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  • PM Imran, First Lady land barefoot in Madina

    PM Imran, First Lady land barefoot in Madina

    Prime Minister Imran Khan and First Lady Bushra Bibi landed in Madina wearing no shoes in order to pay their respects to the Holy City.

    Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry appreciated PM Khan’s gesture of not wearing shoes, saying: “This is the level of respect, that [PM Imran] opts not to step on the holy soil of Madina with shoes on.”

    “Respect is the first source of love,” added Chaudhry.

    Meanwhile, this is not the first time that PM Khan was seen without his shoes. During his previous visits to the Holy City, the PM opted to walk barefoot.

    2018:PM Imran Khan arrives in Madina on official tour to Saudi Arabia

    PM Khan has carried all his activities barefoot, which happens to be a usual norm for the premier whenever he is in Madina.

    Imran Khan in Madina meeting with officials

    During this vist, PM Khan also visited Masjid al Nabawi as part of his tour activities and was photographed sitting within the premises of Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH).

    PM Imran is currently in Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit. The PM is visiting the Kingdom upon the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.

  • ‘Educational institutions to remain closed till 23rd May’

    The National Command and Operation Centre has announced an extension in the closure of educational institutions given the prevailing situation of COVID-19 in the country. The decision was taken during the meeting of NCOC held earlier on Saturday.

    “In today’s NCOC session, it is decided that in view of ongoing disease trends, education institutes earlier closed till May 17 will continue to remain closed till May 23,” read a tweet from NCOC’s official Twitter account.

    “Review will be carried out on May 18, 2021,” it added.

    Earlier, the NCOC announced a complete ban on tourism, for both locals and outsiders. The ban shall be observed from May 8-16, the week leading up to and including the Eid holidays. In addition to that, all tourist resorts, formal and informal picnic spots, public parks, shopping malls; all hotels and restaurants in/around tourist/ picnic spots to remain closed.

    On May 7, Pakistan witnessed a death toll of 120. The country has recorded 4,109 confirmed COVID in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 8.54%.

  • Asad Umar urges unity against ‘danger knocking at our doors’

    Federal Minister Ministry for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and head of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar has warned the nation about the danger of the COVID-19 “knocking at our doors” and has expressed the need to unite against the virus.

    “The need for caution is clear,” warned Umar. “The danger is higher than ever and [is] knocking at our doors.”

    The minister urged everyone to take the necessary precautions and follow the coronavirus SOPs.

    “Need the country to unite in response and achieve once again what we achieved in the first wave, for which we received global praise. InshAllah we will do it again, together,” said Umar.

    The minister also quoted examples from the other countries of the region including India and Nepal to explain the intensity of the situation.

    He also explained the rationale behind the recent restrictions imposed on mobility. To reduce mobility during the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitar NCOC has announced a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” strategy from May 8 to May 16, with the complete ban on tourism, for both locals and outsiders. All tourist resorts, formal and informal picnic spots, public parks, shopping malls; all hotels and restaurants in/around tourist/ picnic spots to will be remain closed during the mentioned time period.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan has also started local production of the first bulk of the Cansino vaccine, which will be available at the end of the month. A special plant was set up at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad.

    Pakistan is currently administering China’s Sinopharm at govt centres and Russia’s sputnik at private centres, and the first batch of the first shipment of the British coronavirus AstraZeneca has arrived in Pakistan.

    The country is battling with its third wave of COVID-19. According to the NCOC, Pakistan has recorded 4,109 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours while 120 people have lost their lives to the deadly virus.

    Meanwhile, Firdous Ashiq Awan has urged people to avoid the usual, “Jhappiyan or Puppiyan”, this Eid.

  • Lookalikes turn out to be twin sisters after becoming friends on social media

    Lookalikes turn out to be twin sisters after becoming friends on social media

    A woman in Henan, China found her doppelgänger on social medial and later discovered that her “friend” was actually her twin sister.  

    According to the details, Cheng Keke and Zhang Li came across each other in January after Cheng’s younger sister spotted Zhang on the Chinese social media site.

    The two looked so similar that Cheng reached out to Zhang. After they became friends, they realised that they had similar hobbies and interests and the same blood group too.

    “We speak in exactly the same voice. When we are together, it is like looking in a mirror,” Cheng was quoted as saying by LADbible.

    Cheng then discussed her loolalike with her parents and came to know that she was adopted.

    read more – Woman discovers son’s bride is her long-lost daughter

    Zhang’s mother then told her that her family was unable to afford to give a good life to both of the sisters. She added that she had no idea where the other daughter is.

    However, Cheng’s family was keen to go for DNA tests. It was confirmed on April 29 that they are twins.

  • FIA bars Shehbaz from leaving the country

    FIA bars Shehbaz from leaving the country

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was stopped by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from leaving the country earlier today. According to the FIA, Sharif’s name is on the Person-Not-In-List (PNIL), which means that persons who are not on Exit Control List (ECL) or on black list can be stopped through PNIL. On Friday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) said Shehbaz has “one time” permission to fly abroad for medical treatment. Sharif was all set to take a flight to London but the FIA stopped him at immigration at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.

    Talking to The Current, PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar said that this is a blatant violation of court orders despite FIA officials being present in court. “Such pettiness on behalf of the government has only exposed their nefarious designs.” Tarar, who is also part of the legal team in Sharif’s case, said that if this delay gives the prime minister satisfaction for a few days, “let him be happy”.

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that Director General (DG) FIA has the authority to remove a name from a black list. “Shehbaz Sharif’s lawyers have not submitted any application to DG FIA to remove his [Sharif’s] name from the blacklist.” Chaudhry added that communicating something verbally does not mean there will be any change in the record. “The government will move the court against this decision.”

    Talking to the media, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the FIA has added Sharif’s name in another list. She said that despite written order by the LHC, stopping Shehbaz Sharif from travelling is tantamount to contempt of court. Marriyum Aurangzeb added that now we are being told by the FIA that the system has not been updated even though there were two FIA officials present in court when the LHC granted Sharif permission to travel abroad.

  • ‘Thank you, Bilawal,’ says Shehbaz Sharif

    ‘Thank you, Bilawal,’ says Shehbaz Sharif

    Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari congratulated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday after a resounding victory by the PML-N in PP-84 by-election. In a statement tweeted by the PPP’s official Twitter handle, Bilawal Bhutto congratulated Sharif on PML-N’s win and also added that the “consistent wins by the Opposition show clearly how disillusioned people are with the PTI and its anti-people policies. The people of Pakistan continue to give their verdict against PTI, but the selected govt refuses to listen.”

    Shehbaz Sharif responded to this tweet by thanking Bilawal. “There is no doubt that the by-election results represent an overwhelming rejection of the anti-people policies pursued by the PTI government,” tweeted Sharif.

    The last few months have seen the leaders of the PPP and PML-N indulge in a war of words, both online and offline. In March, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz tweeted about a ‘substitute being fostered’, which some say was a dig at Bilawal Bhutto after Asif Zardari had asked Mian Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan during a meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).

    When Bilawal was later asked whether Maryam’s comment was about him, he said that if he wanted to comment on the PML-N’s vice-president, he would have asked his party’s vice-president to comment on it.

  • Sindh launches home service for COVID-19 vaccination

    Sindh launches home service for COVID-19 vaccination

    The Sindh government has introduced a free COVID-19 home service for coronavirus vaccination to facilitate elderly citizens.

    According to details, the facility is currently being offered to residents of Karachi and Hyderabad only for now.

    The mobile helplines for at-home vaccination are 9123 and 1025. Those calling from a landline phone can dial 021-111-119-123.

    The spokesperson said that people will initially have to register by sending their CNIC number to 1166.

    The vaccines shots available with the government are Sinopharm and Sinovac (CoronaVac).

    Read more – WHO praises Pakistan’s COVID-19 vaccination arrangements

    Meanwhile, the Government of Sindh will also start providing coronavirus vaccine to private hospitals in the province.

  • Indian couple exchange wedding garlands using bamboo sticks to maintain social distancing

    Indian couple exchange wedding garlands using bamboo sticks to maintain social distancing

    An Indian couple from Chhattisgrah recently got married while maintaining a distance of six feet between themselves. The viral video shows the couple exchanging wedding garlands using bamboo sticks to practice social distancing.

    The video was shared on Twitter by the additional transport commissioner of Chhattisgarh Dipanshu Kabra.

    Meanwhile, this is not the only wedding to take place in India as COVID-19 ravages the country. Earlier, a couple also tied the knot in PPE after the groom tested positive for the virus.

    Read more – Indian man turns rickshaw into oxygen-equipped ambulance, serves people for free

    India is currently battling with second wave of COVID 19 reporting total 2,14,85,285 and 2,34,071 deaths so far.

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    Agar aap ko bhi meri tarah nahin pata about crypto currency then this tech review by Fahad will answer all your questions.?

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    Danyal Zafar’s favourite scene from Taana Banaa ?

    Danyal Zafar has shared one of his favorite scenes from his ongoing Ramzan special drama Taana Baana.

    Nasa Earth releases satellite images of Hingol National Park  

     National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared satellite images of the Hingol National Park, located 120 miles from Karachi

    Birth inside a polling           station?  

    The child was born at the Mith Tiwana Rural Health Centre, which has been turned into a polling station for the by-poll.

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    Bonjour friends! Our beloved Emily (Lily Collins) is back in Paris as filming for the record-breaker series officially commenced on May 3 in France

    STORIES YOU CAN’T MISS… 

    Haqoomat ja rehi hai? ?

    Journalist Sabir Shakir ki aik video is making rounds on social media in which he is claiming that government apni mudat puri nahi karegi and elections will be held soon.   

     Opposition is also cashing in on the statement as PML-N’s Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that new elections are the need of the hour.  

     Lekin Punjab’s CM Buzdar has denied the rumours and he has said ke haqoomat is not going anywhere before 2023, adding that politics of the Opposition’s PDM is over.  

    Buzdar also said ke performance of his province is ahead of other provinces.   

     

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    PM Imran Khan will take your calls on May 11

    PM Imran will do a third telethon series this month. Pehli baar he did it on March 28 for Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, and the second time he did it on April 4.

    Looking forward to the third telethon. I just hope this time he will choose his words wisely while answering the questions. 
     

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    Firdous Apa’s sexist remarks  

    In an interview with a local reporter, Firdous Apa said that she is a supporter of women empowerment aur unhein khawaateen ke challenges pata hain but in the very next line she passed sexist remarks against women saying that she is “also aware of the tactics women pull these days”. She also added that she knows kay kaun si khawaateen sirf modelling kay liye aatay hain aur kaun awam ke liye kaam karne. 

    Apparently she was referring to Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sialkot Sonia Sadaf jin per few days back Apa shouted publicly for not doing her work properly. 

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    Also watch this video to find out what the khawateen of Aurat Card think of Firdous Apa’s new comments.
     

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    Japan looking to hire Pakistani IT professionals?  ?

    Pakistani government ki 1 crore naukrion ka pata nahi but the Government of Japan has decided to hire thousands of IT professionals from Pakistan in the coming years.   

    Japan is looking for people with expertise in cloud computing, data sciences, programming and artificial intelligence.  

     Lekin it will be mandatory to learn the basic Japanese language besides degrees and required skills and in addition to that Pakistani government will have to arrange boot camps for six months to one year to train people with the required skills.  

    At present, Pakistan is producing over 25,000 IT graduates every year in various disciplines of IT and computer sciences.  

      Experts believe that 1,000 IT professionals can go outside Pakistan every year.   

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    Drama Review ??

    Watch this week’s review to find out Chupke Chupke cool hai ya fazul? Ashar and Saman also reviewed  Ishq Jalebi and Qarar in this week’s drama review.  

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  • VIDEO: Shoaib Malik fails to recognise Sania Mirza’s voice on live television

    VIDEO: Shoaib Malik fails to recognise Sania Mirza’s voice on live television

    Shoaib Malik failed to recognise Sania Mirza’s voice on a phone call during Fahad Mustafa’s Ramzan Game Show Jeeto Pakistan League (JPL).

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    In a video that has gone viral on social media, Fahad takes a live call during the show and asks the person their name. When the person responds “Sania,” Fahad asks her if she is Sania Mirza to which Malik says: “This can not be her.”

    However, the caller proceeds to say: “Yes, this is Sania Mirza Malik.”

    Fahad, who by this time is in fits, says: “Bahu ki call aai hai, welcome to the show.” Meanwhile, Shoaib is in shock.

    “Did my husband failed to recognise my voice?,” questions Sania then. At this point Malik immediately stands up, holds his ears and apologises to his wife for failing to recognise her voice on the call.

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    At the end of the call, Sania remarks: “Ghar ao toh batati hoon.”