Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali has praised Arshad Nadeem for qualifying for the Javelin Throw event’s final in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Speaking to reporters via an online link on Wednesday, Hassan said that Arshad is the pride of Pakistan and he will reward him for winning the Olympics medal.
“I am happy for Arshad and tweeted on his achievement. He is the real face of Pakistan as he reached Olympics from a small town in Pakistan. I will give a reward to him if he wins a Gold medal in the event,” he said.
Arshad will be participating for the final contest on August 7.
Singer Asim Azhar clapped back at a troll on Twitter for leaving a classist comment under his pictorial tweet. The Tera Woh Pyar singer replied the netizen in a sarcastic manner.
Asim posted two photos of him on his Twitter handle, under which a user left a comment saying, “Bhai ye rs 800 me shirt li na apne?” (Have you bought this shirt in Rupees 800?)
The United Kingdom (UK) has recently announced that it is removing India from the Red List and moving it to the to Amber List from August 8 while Pakistan is still on the Red List.
Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps took to Twitter to announce the news.
UAE, Qatar, India and Bahrain will be moved from the Red List to the Amber List
All changes come into effect Sun 8th August at 4am.
The website of the UK’s government states the rules if you are travelling from a country that lies in the Red List.
“What you must do if you have been in a country or territory on the Red List in the 10 days before you arrive in England,” states the website.
“If you have been in a country or territory on the Red List in the last 10 days you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK,” it added.
Travellers who are fully vaccinated will have to follow these rules:
Before you travel to England you must:
Take a Covid-19 test – children aged 10 and under do not need to take this test
Book a quarantine hotel package, including 2 Covid-19 tests
Complete a passenger locator form
On arrival in Englandyou must:
Quarantine in a managed hotel, including 2 Covid-19 tests
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari criticised the move and tweeted: “I had stated in April this year that UK was playing politics on Covid restrictions when they put Pak on Red List 2 weeks before India despite the Covid management disaster in India as opp to Pak’s good management raised internationally. NOW UK again playing politics targeting Pak.”
I had stated in April this year that UK was playing politics on Covid restrictions when they put Pak on Red List 2 weeks before India despite the Covid management disaster in India as opp to Pak’s good management raised internationally. NOW UK again playing politics targeting Pak pic.twitter.com/rIHTEDXqRU
Social media users are not happy with the decision as Pakistan’s Covid-19 situation is not as bad as India.
India: 40,000 daily cases = coming off redlist Pakistan: 5000 daily cases = Kept on redlist
This decision is not logical, but only political. If British Indians can travel to see their families, why cant British Pakistanis, where daily rate & Avg is much lower? pic.twitter.com/37FcuVsd2d
How can you not take Pakistan off the red list? You put them on before India and cases were a fraction of India and now they’re still a fraction and you haven’t removed.
Aangan fame actor Iffar Omar has lashed out at writer Khail-ur-Rehman Qamar for his insensitive comment regarding Noor Mukadam’s murder case. “This is the most irresponsible and disturbing statement by this man,” wrote Iffat while sharing a screenshot of the Pyaray Afzal writer’s tweet.
Recently, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar was invited on a show at MYK News Tv. The host showed the Mere Paas Tum Ho writer a series of celebrity images and he had to comment his honest opinion on the featured celebrities. When Iffat Omar’s picture appeared on the screen, Khalil said: “Ye wo hai jis se me nafrat bhi nahi karna chahata, Ye meri nafrat ke bhi laik nahi hai.”
Iffat stated earlier that she’ll opt out of Humayun Saeed’s London Nahi Jaunga as Khalil is the writer of this forthcoming feature film.
A video clip of a mob attacking a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) is doing the rounds on social media. People are urging Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action against the mob.
Hundreds of people reportedly vandalised a Hindu temple in Bhong town and blocked the Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) after a nine-year-old Hindu boy, who allegedly urinated in a local seminary, was granted bail by a local court on Wednesday.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill, said in a tweet that the PM Office had taken notice of the sad and unfortunate incident.
It is very sad & unfortunate incident. PM office took notice of this untoward incident & directed district administration to probe the case & take strict action against the culprits.Pakistani constitution provides freedom & protection to minorities to perform their worship freely https://t.co/RuLOe69VSb
He said that the prime minister had directed the district administration to probe the matter and take strict action against the culprits.
Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed has also taken notice of the attack on the Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan and has set a hearing in relevance to the matter tomorrow.
Pakistan’s chief justice has taken notice of an attack on a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan and fixed the matter for hearing tomorrow.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari tweeted, “The act was a violation of the Constitution and the basic human rights of Pakistanis. Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) is in touch with RYK police since yesterday to ensure action against perpetrators – got a report – following up – our Parl Secy going to visit today.”
The attack on the Hindu temple in RYK is not simply condemnable but violates our constitution & the basic human rights of our citizens. MoHR in touch with RYK police since yesterday to ensure action ag perpetrators – got report – following up – our Parl Secy going to visit today.
There are reports of some old monetary dispute between Hindu and Muslim groups in the area, which was stated to be the actual cause of the unrest.
A small town close to the River Indus and Sindh-Punjab border, Bhong houses a number of gold traders who originally hail from Ghotki and Dehrki (Sindh).
Zahir Zakir Jaffer, the main accused in the July 20 murder of Noor Mukadam, was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon with a headache, according to doctors at the hospital, Arab News reported.
“Zahir Jaffer was brought to the PIMS emergency room today afternoon for a checkup,” Khawaja said. “He was checked for a headache and his blood pressure and temperature were also noted, which were found to be normal.”
A doctor at PIMS, Waseem Khawaja, confirmed this to Arab News saying that Jaffer was brought to the hospital but was discharged after a brief check up.
“Nothing to be worried about, he was found to be in good health,” the doctor added.
Deputy Executive Director Dr Zulfiqar Ghauri, also confirmed the news to Arab News.
American President Joe Biden has called on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after a report by the New York state attorney general’s office found that he had sexually harassed 11 women, reportsThe Guardian.
After the publishing of the official report, the president told reporters that the governor should resign. “I understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach. I don’t know that for a fact. I’ve not read all that data.” he added.
The New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed that the reports showed Cuomo engaged in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging and made inappropriate comments to multiple women.
According to news network CNN, the third-term Democratic governor has denied touching anyone inappropriately and vowed to continue as governor.
“I do kiss people on the forehead, I do kiss people on the cheek,” he said, in a video response. He also showed a couple of photos of him kissing and hugging both men and women and said his behavior was “unremarkable” for a politician.
Investigators spoke to 179 people including members of his executive staff and reviewed more than 74,000 pieces of evidence including emails, texts, audio files, and pictures.
The first allegations were made earlier this year in February when two former aides accused the governor of sexually harassing them. Later, several other women came forward with their own accounts of misconduct.
Once a rising star in the Democratic Party, the 63-year-old can now can face possible criminal prosecution.
Cuomo has been serving as the governor of NY state since 2011 and was previously married to famous American politician Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter, Kerry Kennedy.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the launching ceremony of Defence Analyst Ikram Sehgal’s book, said, “I was friends with both former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif. Sharif was more interested in cricket and by chance, he became prime minister.”
Speaking about his early days in politics a little over two decades ago, PM Khan said, “I knew them [Benazir and Nawaz] personally and they both offered me party tickets again and again, but I was opposed to their corruption and challenged them,” the premier recalled.
The premier said he had studied politics in university and therefore understood international politics, but every country has its own culture of politics. “I had no knowledge of Pakistani politics and that is how I began my career in it,” he said.
Taking a jibe at the opposition, PM Khan said that the leaders of Pakistan’s political parties spent their summers abroad and never thought about the country.
A housing society in Karachi removed animals from former cricketer Shahid Afridi’s residence.
According to GEO News, the residents of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) have filed a complaint over former national cricket team captain Shahid Afridi keeping animals at his house. One of the animals taken from his house is a deer. The details of the other animals are unknown.
The DHA administration then, got the animals removed from Afridi’s house. The authorities also said they had asked the former cricketer to remove other supplies for livestock from his house.
In 2018, Afridi had a lion at his house and after a complaint was filed by a citizen, the Wildlife Department had launched an inquiry into it.
Noor Mukadam’s sister Sara Mukadam has penned down a heartfelt for her sister on the social media site, Instagram, talking about her sister, who was brutally murdered in Islamabad on July 20.
“Noorah! I miss you so much! I don’t know how to live a life without you. I miss you every breathing moment. We had made so many plans for your birthday this year,” wrote Noor’s sister while sharing a picture of herself with Noor.
“Noorah! I miss you so much! World is not the same without your Noor. We can never celebrate another birthday, another Eid, or lead normal lives,” she added more.
Noor Mukadam is the daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat. She found murdered at a residence in the capital’s upscale Sector F-7/4 and the alleged murderer, Zahir Jaffar was arrested for the murder.
