After joining Diljit Dosanjh on stage at his London concert, actress and model Hania Aamir received a heartwarming message from his manager Sonali Singh.
Sonali took to her Instagram account to praise Hania Aamir, saying, “@haniaheheofficial you have no idea the impact you had on all of us that day. It’s how you make someone feel that truly lingers forever. You were the ray of sunshine I desperately needed on the day.”
The Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum actress attended Diljit’s Dil -luminati tour at the O2 Arena in London, where she enjoyed the concert but also joined Diljit on the stage.
Diljit also expressed his admiration for Hania, calling her a superstar.
When Hania initially refused to come up on stage, he said in Punjabi, “When a superstar is among us, and she’s just standing in the audience, it can’t be that she doesn’t come on stage.”
She posted the pictures of her concert and thanked Dosanjh on her Instagram post with the caption, “hona ni mai recover
what a night. It was magic. The love, the respect, the soul. Impeccable. It was all heart.
@diljitdosanjh sir ek he dil hai kitni dafa jeeto ge. Pyar aur sirf pyar ”
“The entire team is just An honour to have come across so many beautiful souls. Truly memorable. Thank you for all your love and warmth ” She wrote.
Currently,Hania Aamir is starring in Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum which is written by Farhat Ishqtiaq and directed by Badar Mehmood. It airs on ARY Digital on Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 PM.
Cricket is not just a sport but a reason for happiness, especially in Pakistan and India. Pakistanis are not happy with their current cricket team as they are unable to secure a trophy after the 2017 Champions Trophy. You can bring this happiness back to their faces if you have a real passion and talent for cricket.
Almost every Pakistani has a dream to play for Pakistan, but the competition for cricket in the country is very high, so the dream of playing for Pakistan remains a dream. But don’t worry; we have a complete guide that will definitely help you choose the right way to fulfil your dream.
After the Partition in 1947, Pakistan played its first international match in 1952 against the Republic of India in Lucknow, registering its first victory. Women’s cricket in Pakistan developed after 50 years of Partition in 1997.
Cricket in Pakistan is governed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which is a full-time member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Pakistan regularly participates in international cricket series.
Pakistan organized three major domestic cricket leagues, including the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, the Pakistan Cup (List A) and the National T20 Cup (Domestic T20). Apart from this, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a huge opportunity for young players to be attracted to both national and international levels. PSL has produced many good players for Pakistan, like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Haris, Saim Ayub and many others. Your performance in this event defines your selection for the national team.
Here is how to start your cricket career:
1-Focus on your skill:
First of all, you must develop the skill that you want to become a bowler or a batter. Try to focus on both, but give privilege to the skill you wish to acquire, as well as on fencing and your fitness. Join a nearby cricket club or academy for basic and structural training. Participate in matches to gain experience and exposure. If you’re in school, college or university, try out for the cricket team; this can help you gain visibility.
Stay Informed with cricket news, especially regarding team selections and trials. Networking with fellow cricketers and coaches can provide valuable insights and opportunities.
Attend trials and camps organized by PCB or local cricket associations, and make sure your performances are consistent to catch the eye of coaches and selectors. If you’re young enough, aim to play in age-group tournaments (Under-15, Under-19).
Attend trials and camps organized by PCB or local cricket associations, and make sure your performances are consistent to catch the eye of coaches and selectors. If you’re young enough, aim to play in age-group tournaments (Under-15, Under-19).
As cricket at the school level is at its lowest, you must show your potential at lower levels, such as regional clubs and tournaments.
Tip: Make sure the club or academy you have joined has strong connections with the regional and departmental teams so you can easily get the attraction.
2- Make your presence on Domestic cricket
To join the national team, you must have to play domestic cricket. PCB chairman Mohsi Naqvi has set domestic performance as a criterion for joining the national squad. Many professional teams represent companies like Habib Bank, PIA, Punjab Bank, etc and are known as departmental cricket teams. These teams participate in a domestic tournament called the Patron Cup. Apart from this, many regional teams participate in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy.
3- Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The trophy is named after the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This trophy includes five regional and two departmental teams, including from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Karachi, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh, Combined Services, and Pakistan Railways.
4- Pakistan Cup
The Pakistan Cup (Previously Pentangular One Day Cup) is another domestic List A cup. A total of six regional teams participated in this event.
5- National T20 Cup
The national T20 Cup is organized by PCB every year with the same structure as the Pakistan Cup. It is also one of the oldest T20 leagues in the world. Sialkot Stallion is one of the successful teams in this event, with six titles.
This event started in 2004-2005 and became one of Pakistan’s professional cricket leagues with 14 teams.
Format: The 18 qualifying teams will be split into four groups of five. The top two teams from each group will move on to the Super 8 round. In this stage, the teams will be placed into one group of eight. The top four teams from this group will then advance to the knockout stage, which will include two semi-finals and a final.
6- Pakistan Super League
Pakistan Super League (PSL) is one of the leading cricket leagues in the world nowadays. This event includes six teams from the country: Lahore Qalandar, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, and Islamabad United.
Different franchise owners and investors own the whole team.
Format: The format of this event is a double-robin in which teams have to compete against each other twice, with the top four teams qualifying for playoffs.
To be a professional cricketer, you must have to play these leagues and local events to gain attention. Apart from this, PCB conducts camps in different parts of the country to find hidden talents. If you look at an example, you must see the story of national fast bowler Haris Rauf and how he was selected through Lahore Qalandrs trial camps for PSL.
This process is not also as easy because of politics in clubs and local cricket. Apart from this, former cricketers have limited access to the board, while the decisions of the board are made by people who have no background in cricket.
Former crickets must have their academies like Salman Butt, but many of them spend their time fighting and criticizing the national team on social media and TV channels instead of taking some positive steps.
FAQs:
1 What are the initial requirements to become a cricketer?
To join professional cricket, you must develop your skills, like batting, bowling, fielding, and mental and physical fitness.
2- How can I improve my cricket skills?
You need to join a local cricket club or academy which regulary conducts cricket training and matches. You must have to be passionate about your game to become a good cricketer.
3- Which one is the best cricket club in Lahore?
Ludhiana GymKhana has a strong history of producing players like Wasim Akram.
4- What is the salary in the PCB central contract?
Salaries vary in categories. Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Muhammad Rizwan are placed in the A category, with a monthly salary of 45 lakhs.
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi was injured during the filming of ‘Goodachari 2’ in Hyderabad, Deccan.
Hashmi is currently in Hyderabad for the shooting of the second part of the spy thriller. He sustained a deep wound on his neck while filming an action scene.
Reports suggest that Emraan is expected to stop the film’s shoot and return to Mumbai by Tuesday.
The actor has not yet issued any statement regarding the injury, but business associate Sunny Khanna has confirmed that he was injured during the shoot.
G2 is the sequel to Adivi Sesh’s blockbuster film Goodachari, which starred Sobhita Dhulipala and Jagapathi Babu in lead roles.
Policemen on the run after Dr Shah Nawaz’s murder brought back to Mirpurkhas
The three cops who escaped to Punjab after being nominated in the FIR lodged by the family of blasphemy suspect Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar were brought back to Mirpurkhas on Monday evening after being arrested by Punjab police.
Among the policemen nominated in the case, SI Hidayatullah Narejo and two constables, Nadir and Qadir, had run away after Dr Shah Nawaz was killed in an encounter.
Dawn reports that the police team involved in the encounter, termed as “fake” by Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, went underground to escape the wrath of protestors. The three policemen were tracked down by the Punjab police and taken into custody, from where they were taken to Mirpurkhas on Monday night.
Mirpurkhas police team went to Punjab to take custody of the nominated cops and bring them back.
The policemen had kept their mobile phones switched off to avoid being located, but the Punjab police tracked them down after using modern technology.
TLP leader granted protective bail in Dr. Shah Nawaz murder case
Pir Umar Jan Sarhindi, a leader of a controversial religious-political party Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has been granted a 10-day protective bail by a Mirpurkhas chapter of the Sindh High Court in the case of killing and burning the blasphemy suspect, Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, from Umerkot.
The court granted pre-arrest, interim bail to Pir Sirhindi against a surety bond of Rs 100,000.
A number of people, including police officials, were also nominated on the complaint of Dr Shah Nawaz’s brother-in-law, Ibrahim Kunbhar, who claimed that the suspects helped each other and planned the murder of his brother-in-law in police custody.
Sarhindi’s lawyer also filed an application seeking quashment of the FIR pertaining to murder charges.
The court was requested to order a judicial inquiry into the murder of the slain doctor in a staged encounter.
Simultaneously, notices were issued to all the parties involved, and the hearing was adjourned until October 14.
Dawn reports that Pir Sarhindi led a big rally in Umerkot, forcing the police to arrest Dr Shahnawaz, who later surrendered to the police but was killed in a fake encounter a day after.
The body was then handed over to the family, but when it was being taken to his native village in Umerkot for burial, a mob led by local TLP leadership seized hold of the body and set it on fire.
Allegedly, Pir Umar Jan Sarhindi, Ahmed Shahani, and Riaz Panhwar were among the mob members.
Pir, however, spoke to the media persons outside the court and claimed that he was totally impartial when the violent protest erupted in Umerkot and even tried to stop the mob from damaging government and private properties. He deemed his implication in the murder case as deplorable.
He also claimed that he worked in close coordination with the then SSP-Umerkot and other administrative officers to defuse the situation because he wanted to save the city from a big disaster.
Meanwhile, Advocate Ali Palh has requested that all the accused be placed on the exit control list (ECL), and the names of three police officials have been added to the no-fly list.
Dr. Shah Nawaz’s family files FIR against 45 suspects
The case of Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, the blasphemy suspect killed in an alleged police encounter- took a turn on Friday when his family registered a FIR on Friday (September 27) against 45 suspects after an investigation report was released by the Sindh government.
The suspects nominated in the FIR include top police officials and a cleric.
It was suggested in the inquiry report presented by Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar that the family must register an FIR against the suspects.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Lanjar announced the registration of the case.
The FIR states that the slain doctor was booked from Lyari, Karachi and was taken to Mirpurkhas’ Sindhri area and killed on September 19.
Charges of blasphemy were levelled against Dr Shah Nawaz even though he contended that his Facebook account was hacked. Resultantly, he escaped to Karachi after a violent protest by ‘religious groups’ in Umerkot.
However, a local cleric incited people and held a rally demanding the police to arrest the doctor. Otherwise, the mob will take matters into their own hands, he threatened.
The doctor met a relative in Karachi, and the police team directed by Umerkot’s SSP arrested him in the presence of the relative.
The complainant’s brother informed him on September 19 that Dr Kunbhar was killed in a police encounter in Sindhri at 4 am, with Mirpurkhas’ police registering the case half an hour after that, according to the FIR.
“We could not perform the rites,” the complainant said in the FIR, adding that the mob attacked the ambulance carrying the body, snatched it and set it on fire.
Doctor’s brother-in-law emphasised that his body bore marks of torture in addition to the bullet wounds.
He alleged that the SHO police station filed two “fake” FIRs against the slain doctor while police officials from Mirpurkhas told the media that Dr Shahnawaz was killed in an encounter.
“They were given rewards, cash prizes and garlands by different people at the DIG office,” the complainant recounted in the text of the FIR.
Dawn reports that the case is registered with the Sindri police station on the complaint of the Dr Kunbhar’s brother-in-law under Sections 34 (common intention), 120-B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender), 302 (punishment for murder) and 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code; Sections 6 and 7 (terrorism/punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act and Sections 8 and 9 (punishment for torture/punishment for custodial death) of the Torture and Custodial Death Prevention and Punishment Act of 2022.
Sindh Home Minister confirms Dr Shah Nawaz was killed in ‘fake’ police encounter
An investigation committee probing into the alleged killing of blasphemy suspect Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar in an extrajudicial encounter has concluded that he was killed in a staged police encounter.
The report argues that stern action needs to be taken against those responsible.
The outcomes of the report were shared by Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar in a press conference. It is a 31-page long investigation report compiled after reviewing CCTV footage and call data records.
“Our police officers are involved in this incident […] We are ordering a registration of first information report against them,” the Sindh Home Minister noted.
Stressing upon the suspension of involved police officials, he said that an FIR would be registered against them.
“At least six cases have been registered so far […] no one will be spared.”
Lanjar said that the slain doctor’s family has been updated about the case already and has been asked to register the case. “If the family refuses to file FIR, then the state will,” he emphasised.
DIG Pervaiz Chandio of Shaheed Benazirabad led the investigation team. He, along with other team members, “unanimously” agreed in the report that “Mirpurkhas police killed him [Dr Shahnawaz] in a managed encounter and tried to give it a legal cover but failed.”
Geo News quotes the report that suggested “strict departmental action” against police officials from both Umerkot and Mirpurkhas police who “celebrated” the killing.
Addressing the queries if Dr Kunbhar actually committed blasphemy, Home Minister Lanjar said that the investigation report is based on the encounter itself for a “disciplinary investigation”, not about blasphemy being committed by him or not.
“We have appointed a new DIG and the committee investigating the FIRs will comprise two SSPs from Umerkot and Shaheed Benazirabad,” the minister announced.
Additionally, the minister hinted at compensation being for the slain doctor’s family via Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
Huge protest held in Umarkot against Dr Shah Nawaz’s killing
A huge rally was attended by people from all walks of life in Umarkot, Sindh, on September 25 to protest against the killing of blasphemy suspect Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar.
Protestors walked from Tin Talwar Chowk to Allahwala Chowk, chanting slogans against police brutality and demanding justice for the slain doctor.
The participants asked that a case be filed against the police officers involved in the extra judicial killing and a judicial commission investigate the matter.
Sindh police suspend 10 officials over alleged encounter of blasphemy suspect
The Sindh police have suspended ten police officials, including some seniors and seven subordinates, after a blasphemy suspect was killed in an alleged extrajudicial encounter in Mirpurkhas.
Journalist Naimat Khan shared the official notification released by Sindh police stating that Deputy Inspector General of Police Javed Soonharo Jiskani, Senior Superintendent of Police Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Asad Ali Chaudhary, Inspector Niaz Muhammad Khoso and seven other policemen have been placed on suspension days after the incident in Mirpurkhas district.
The notification further states that the suspension is done with “immediate effect.” Meanwhile, the officers will be able to draw pay and other allowances as admissible under the law.
The suspended police officers will report to Police Line Mirpurkhas during the suspension.
Mother of blasphemy suspect releases emotional message: ‘My son sent me for Hajj’
In an emotional video, Dr Shah Nawaz’s mother was seen sitting with the children of slain blasphemy suspect and victim of police brutality. She related that her son used to offer five prayers regularly. He also sent her to Hajj last year and was a very good father and dutiful son.
The case
A doctor from Umerkot in Sindh was fatally shot by police in an alleged extra-judicial killing in Mirpurkhas, a day after he was arrested on allegations of blasphemy.
On Wednesday, Dr Shah Nawaz was booked by Umerkot police under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code for allegedly posting ‘blasphemous content’ on Facebook while a protest was initiated by religious parties.
Reports suggest that the suspect had managed to flee to Karachi but was arrested by Umerkot police and brought to Mirpurkhas, where he was killed in an alleged extrajudicial encounter by Sindh police.
Although the police denied arresting the man from Karachi, SHO Niaz Khoso at Sindhri police station confirmed the killing of the doctor, claiming the health professional along with his ‘accomplices’ opened fire at the police. As a result, he was shot dead by the police, whereas his accomplices managed to escape.
A day before the incident, Dr Shah Nawaz had posted a video statement on his social media in which he was seen saying his account had been hacked and he could not even imagine sharing anything blasphemous.
The Medical Superintendant in Umerkot District Headquarters Hospital has confirmed that Dr Shah Nawaz was a dedicated doctor who went ‘missing’ on September 12, which could be due to a ‘psychotic episode’.
Before his arrest, certain religious parties staged protests around town and demanded his arrest.
Dr Shah Nawaz is survived by three sons, a daughter and his widow.
‘Body burnt’
As per the reports, after the ‘encounter’, the body was handed over to the family.
They brought it to the doctor’s native village— Janhero — for the burial. They were then heckled by a crowd, which forced them to escape.
The family was followed by a mob of extremists up till Nabisar Thar. Upon returning to Janhero, the mob managed to snatch the body of the suspect and set it on fire even thought the family had hid the body in a car.
Mental disorder
As per the family and friends, Dr Shah Nawaz was struggling with mental health problems and had been under treatment since four years.
His nephew, Dr Shahid, a psychiatrist in the UK, was prescribing him medications.
Dawn quotes Dr Mataro Hingorjo, working as a family physician in Ireland that Dr Shah Nawaz was a “deeply religious person”.
“Academically, he was among the top ten in his class—an intelligent, dedicated nationalist with a strong spiritual side, at least during his periods of mental clarity,” he emphasised.
Jibran Nasir’s take on this
A similar incident of a blasphemy suspect being shot dead by a policeman was reported from Quetta last week. However, the family of the suspect pardoned the police official.
Lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir took to Twitter to share his thoughts regarding the two incidents, “If proper investigations are not made and if any foul play, if found, is not punished then tomorrow any citizen can become a victim and be framed as a blasphemer. Opening and operating a social media account under someone else’s name is not an uphill task. Anyone can steal your identity and make you appear a blasphemer and then your choices are either to die at the hands of the mob or at the hands of an over zealous cop who has forgotten his oath and duty or worse be declared a casualty in an encounter.”
Fighting cancer is tough, with chemo and radiotherapy sessions, weakness, lack of appetite and other side effects.
Indian actress Hina Khan is bravely sharing the harsh realities of her battle with stage three breast cancer.
She was diagnosed in June 2023 and has been undergoing treatment since then.
On her Instagram account, Hina posted a video showing her struggle after standing for an hour at an event. The clip shows that she is rushed into an elevator, where she highlights the sneakers she wore under a sari and explains their importance for her comfort, “What a day it was.. as you all know I have this crippling Neuropathic Pain and it makes standing more than a few Mins at a stretch extremely difficult. This Event was a commitment made months before the side effects of my treatment presented itself. I’ll be honest, initially I wanted to refund and cancel this deal because this Event required me to stand for 1 and Half hour on the stage and I was extremely nervous and not sure if I will be able to pull it off.”
Hina Khan also explained her choice to wear sneakers under her sari: “Now a days anything cushioned in my feet gives me comfort in walking.. which is why we decided to wear a super comfy pair of shoes beneath my Saree.”
Despite the pain and obstacles, Hina remain committed to her work and goals. She expressed gratitude for her ability to continue pursuing her dreams, stating, “Blessed to have what I have and even while facing this phase of my life. I am thankful to Almighty coz I am able to do it and learn from so many brave souls. With the show, some strength, Faith in almighty, some pills and the support of my team we managed to pull it off and I am so proud of myself that I didn’t give up ”
Stage three breast cancer is an advanced stage of breast cancer where the cancer has spread to nearby tissues or organs, including lymph nodes.
Dr Zakir Naik’s tour of Pakistan is not going well. The scholar, whose views are quite divisive, berated and insulted a Pashtun woman during one session, complained about state airline PIA charging him for extra luggage, and now he has made a disparaging comment about unmarried women. A clip that has recently gone viral shows him explaining the options an unmarried woman is left with: either marry a married man or become public property, which he said is equal to becoming a “bazaari aurat.”
However, in the same clip he does mention that people object to the term “bazaari aurat”, but he says to them that there is no better word for these women despite knowing it is harsh. “If you ask a good (pious) woman that if you’re not able to find a man who doesn’t have a wife and you have two options, marry a man who is already married or become a bazaari aurat, then a good woman will always say that I’ll go for the first one.”
The insulting and medieval statement quickly gained ire from people across all the social media forums, and trolling from right-wing accounts.
A Twitter user by the name of Oshaz shared the video and posted, “Zakir Naik keeps on digging himself deeper with every question he answers. First, it was the KPK girl. Now, it’s him telling how an unmarried woman who can’t find a single man has two options. Either marry a married man or become a “bazaari aurat”.”
She was contested by Umar Farroq by acknowledging that with Pashtun girl statement he was surprised but here he agrees with him as he said that the women would go for the first option.
Oshaz in the reply pointed out that there can be a third option as well where “A Muslim woman being pious and religious? Those two options are not it.”
Journalist Maria Memon shared the video on her account “mariamemonedit” with the caption, “It is year 2024 and still a single woman is being conveniently reduced to “bazaari aurat” just because she doesn’t have a husband. It’s 2024 and the women are still being considered respectful only if they have a husband. It’s 2024 and men are still discussing women!”.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has instructed Capital Development Authority (CDA) to provide a complete record of the illegal ‘Northridge Housing Society’ in the C-12 sector of Islamabad.
The society, which infringes on the Margalla Hills National Park, is allegedly linked to former spymaster Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed, Dawn News reported.
During the hearing of the contempt of court petition for violating the Supreme Court June 11 order, Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) counsel Barrister Umer Ijaz Gillani told the court, “As per my client’s instructions, the owner of the society has a very close relationship with Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed.”
The apex court’s June 11 verdict ordered the relocation of the restaurants from the National Park in Islamabad, including Monal, within three months.
Barrister Gillani cleared that he couldn’t prove the ownership as he didn’t have any documents.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa ordered the CDA and Chief Commissioner to prepare the complete ownership record of the housing society.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned the USA that they could suffer fatal consequences. He said the United States will face issues if they give the green light to Ukraine to act on Moscow’s stated aim of destroying Russia with weapons supplied by the United States. Sergei Ryabkov was talking about Joe Biden’s approval of the use of US-supplied weapons to target Russian sites involved in attacks on the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Russia warns USA on a serious note about Ukraine tensions.
“I would like to warn American leaders against miscalculations that could have fatal consequences. For unknown reasons, they underestimate the seriousness of the rebuff they may receive,” Ryabkov said, as state news agency RIA quoted.
He mentions comments from President Vladimir Putin from last week. The President was concerned that the NATO countries were turning the situation into a global war. This has been one of the repeated warnings from the Moscow side about how relations can turn ugly. Let’s discuss Russia warns USA in more detail!
Ukraine and Russia Conflict
Ukraine launched an attack on Russia’s western Kursk region on August 6 and gained a piece of land. It is the most critical act of a forcible invasion of Russia since the Second World War. The Russian President said the attack would be met with some response from Russia.
Do US drones support Ukraine’s strike on Russia?
Forces and the war-supporting economy of southern and western Russia are under attack from Ukraine’s innovative drones. In a meeting at the White House on September 26, the Ukrainian president put forward his requests for further assistance in carrying out the long-range strikes. Such requests received little help. President Jill Biden declared that the United States will provide the unguided, over 60-mile-range Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from the air to the ground.
However, Ukraine wanted more. It has also often requested permission to use the U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to implement long-range bombs in the depths of Russia. They can cover a distance of 190 miles with their rate of movement. The bombs are best suited for hitting fast-moving targets. Before Sullivan’s departure, there were signals that the United States could also hand JASSM to Ukraine. While such missiles are less available than ATACMS missiles, they are abundant in the American arsenal and have increased efficiency as the stealth features make it difficult to defend against attacking forces.
Russia Response
According to Russia, Ukraine has used British tanks and US rocket systems, specifically in the region of Kursk. Kyiv said it had utilized US-made HIMARS missiles to destroy bridges located in Kursk.
Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Sergei Naryshkin stated on Tuesday that Moscow did not accept the West’s justifications for not participating in any of the incursions in Kursk. The United States does not deny that it took part in these events.
Following the Ukrainian attack, the United States, Great Britain, and New York assisted in Ukraine through satellite imagery and information about the Kursk region. The Times said that the intelligence was intended to assist Ukraine in maintaining effective control over the movement of Russian troop reinforcements.
Actress Yashma Gill recently addressed a misunderstanding involving Islamic scholar Zakir Naik and his presumption that she had left the entertainment industry.
A gathering was held at the Governor House in Sindh, Karachi, on October 5, attended by many people, including Yashma Gill. During a Q&A session with Dr. Zakir Naik, who is currently visiting Pakistan, she shared that, “I had once drifted away from my faith but later returned to religion after listening to Dr. Naik’s statements and watching his videos.”
Yashma Gill asked Dr. Zakir Naik, “When Allah has already written a person’s destiny, what control does a human have? If someone is doing right or wrong, who is responsible for it, since we believe that destiny is preordained, like a thief who steals?”
In response, Dr Naik said, “Our sister says she was previously an actress and later became religious after listening to my statements. I congratulate you for returning to the right path from the film industry. It is difficult to leave the media’s trap, but Allah is guiding many people.”
After the video of the event went viral, Yashma posted an Instagram story clarifying the situation. She wrote, “Last night, I had the opportunity to ask Dr. Zakir Naik a question, and I feel fortunate. I probably didn’t express myself properly due to the mic cutting out frequently and the noise from the crowd, which led to the misunderstanding that I had quit the entertainment industry.”
She explained, “To clarify, I am still a part of the industry and continue to work as an actress. If you watch the video from the beginning, you’ll understand. I don’t know what the future holds for me, but I am trying to maintain a balance between my religion and career. I deeply value Zakir Naik’s thoughts, as he played a role in bringing me closer to my faith.”
She added, “I apologize if my words hurt anyone’s feelings.”
Later, Yashma posted another story addressing those asking why she didn’t correct Dr. Zakir Naik immediately. She wrote, “To those questioning why I didn’t correct Dr. Naik at that moment, my answer is that it would have been highly disrespectful to interrupt him.”
The trading floor of the PSX (Pakistan Stock Exchange) buzzed with joy as the market shattered its all-time high today. KSE-100, the main benchmark of the stock market, closed at 84910 points, reporting a 1.62% rise in the index since trading began in the morning.
Each index on the PSX remained in the green, with the OGTI (Oil and Gas Tradable) index posting astronomical gains at an appreciation of 4.81% of the entire index in just one day.
The All Shares Index, which measures the performance of all the companies listed on the stock exchange, also received a boost of 968 points or 1.79%.
In addition, Pakistan’s KSE-30, which reflects the stock value of the thirty largest companies operating in the country, stood higher by 487 points and ended the market session with an overall appreciation of the index at 1.79%.
With growing investor confidence and the market sitting at the cusp of passing the 85,000-point mark, it seems inevitable that the wave of bullish investor sentiments will help to break a new record.
The rise in investor confidence was a welcome surprise following the disturbances caused by PTI protests and growing terror concerns following the attack against Chinese workers. If the sentiments remain bullish, then investors are expected to record massive gains.
