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  • ‘Botox kam karao’: Mathira slams Sadia Imam, Javeria Saud grills Mathira for hypocrisy

    ‘Botox kam karao’: Mathira slams Sadia Imam, Javeria Saud grills Mathira for hypocrisy

    Host and actor Mathira made a jibe at senior actress Sadia Imam on her talk show, OMG. The Blind Love star slammed Imam for getting bad botox treatments and also suggested her to stop getting it in the future. This statement made her guest Javeria Saud uncomfortable who quickly grilled Mathira by saying, “Look who’s talking”.

    Mathira recently slammed Minal Khan on the same show also: “Why do we copy other people’s statuses and try to show them as our own? Are we suffering from an inferiority complex? Or people have become more class conscious?

    Mathira advised Minal to put on her status whatever she ate in her breakfast, even if it’s “anda paratha” instead of copying other people’s statuses. Here is the viral video clip showing Mathira expressing her views on the issue:

    In June, Minal posted an aesthetic picture of “her own” breakfast, Within minutes, social media users pointed out her lazy effort at stealing pictures of Kylie Jenner. The Ishq Hai star cropped the model’s name from the picture.

    Netizens grilled Khan her for the act.

    https://twitter.com/AqsaAbbasy/status/1539154071596240896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539154071596240896%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.dailypakistan.com.pk%2F22-Jun-2022%2Fminal-khan-trolled-for-stealing-american-star-kylie-jenner-s-instagram-story

    Fellow actor Ushna Shah equated Minal’s cyberbullying with that of late Dr. Aamir Liaquat.

    The Balaa star also called out the trolling culture for the sake of digital engagement.

    Amidst the ongoing controversy, a screenshot of an alleged tweet by Kylie Jenner is going viral in which she is supposedly slamming the Pakistani superstar for plagiarising her post.

    The screenshot is fake and is being wrongly spread on social media.

    On the other hand, Minal’s manager Khawar Bedi, indirectly equated her trolling with that of the late Aamir Liaquat.

  • Justice Javed Iqbal challenges formation of inquiry commission in harassment case

    Former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday challenged the formation of an inquiry commission to probe the Tayyaba Gul harassment case in the Lahore High Court (LHC), reports Dawn.

    Gul had lodged a harassment case with an accountability court in Lahore. She also put the issue before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

    Advocate Safdar Shaheen representing Iqbal had filed a petition with the court and made the federal government party to it.

    The federal government could not form an inquiry committee because the matter was sub judice, pleaded the petitioner before the court.

    Shaheen said it violated Article 10-A of the Constitution and no one could start an investigation into a case that was sub judice.

    Last month, Gul said that Justice (retd) Iqbal threatened to destroy her life. She made this revelation before the PAC.

    “Javed Iqbal would tell me that he will destroy my life within a minute,” said Gul.

  • Ban on bathing, diving, boating and swimming on beaches imposed in Karachi till Aug 17

    Ban on bathing, diving, boating and swimming on beaches imposed in Karachi till Aug 17

    Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on bathing, diving, boating and swimming in the sea/beaches and Hub Canal in the territorial limits of Karachi under Section 144. The ban was imposed on August 2 and will stay effective till August 17.

    The decision has been taken in the wake of ongoing torrential rains and high tides caused by the sea.

    “The Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners of Karachi Division are hereby authorised to take action against the violators in coordination with the concerned Senior Superintendents of Police and get the violators booked under section 188 PPC in writing in the concerned Police Stations for the violation of Section 144 Cr. P.C,” says the notification.

    At least six people have died recently in different incidents of drowning.

    Muhammad Ramzan Chhipa has also requested people to avoid going to the beach.

  • Asia Cup 2022: Shoaib Malik not part of Pakistan squad

    Asia Cup 2022: Shoaib Malik not part of Pakistan squad

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2022.

    The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced last month that the Asia Cup 2022 will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 27 to September 11. However, Sri Lanka will still officially have hosting rights.  The Asia Cup, which was last played in 2018, will be played in the T20 format, with nine teams participating.

    Shoaib Malik and Shan Masood are not part of Pakistan’s batting squad while fast bowler Naseem Shah has replaced Hasan Ali.

    Shoaib Malik is Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in Asia Cup. He has scored 907 runs in 21 matches with an average of 64.78.

    Shoaib Malik was part of the T20 World Cup 2021 and scored 101 runs in the tournament with a match-winning knock of 54 on 18 balls against Scotland.

    “It’s been 25 years but Pakistan has not found a replacement for Shoaib Malik,” said former Pakistani cricketer Aaqib Javed said in an interview.

    Read more – Asia Cup 2022 to be held in UAE

    People are expressing their disappointment over the decision to drop Shoaib Malik and Shan Masood.

    Have a look at some of the tweets:

    https://twitter.com/aleeybae/status/1554740957286785024

    Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir

  • Intraday trade: US dollar sheds Rs7.38 against Pakistani rupee

    Intraday trade: US dollar sheds Rs7.38 against Pakistani rupee

    As Pakistan’s import pressure decreased, the US dollar lost strength versus the Pakistani rupee (PKR) for the fourth session in a row during intraday activity in the interbank market on Wednesday.

    The value of the US dollar decreased by Rs7.38 during Wednesday’s intraday trade, falling from Rs238.38 at Tuesday’s interbank close to Rs231.

    The rupee, one of the poorest performing currencies in the world, began losing momentum on Friday after falling for 10 straight sessions in the latter days of July and appreciating by about 5 per cent just last week.

    According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), imports fell by 38.3 per cent over the previous month as a significant decline in imports was observed after the government prohibited a number of luxury goods to address the dollar deficit in the economy.

    Tuesday’s interbank trading ended with the rupee up a pitiful Rs0.46 or 0.19 per cent, reaching Rs238.38, from 238.84 in the previous trading session. In the meantime, the open market exchange rate remained constant at Rs241.

  • ECP verdict: Govt decides to place Imran and other PTI leaders on no-fly list

    ECP verdict: Govt decides to place Imran and other PTI leaders on no-fly list

    After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verdict was announced yesterday in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) foreign funding case, the coalition government has reportedly decided to put the names of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other PTI leaders on the no-fly list to prevent them from leaving the country. The government has also decided to move the Supreme Court (SC) to hear the reference it is going to file in the wake of the ECP verdict.

    The government will put the names of former premier Imran Khan, ex-governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh and former chairman of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Zulqarnain Ali Khan on the no-fly list, reports The Express Tribune.

    The government will also request Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to constitute a full court to hear the case, which is yet to be filed, reports Geo News.

    All the government allies were unanimously on board for taking strict legal action in light of the ECP’s verdict.

    PTI to move IHC

    “The PTI will file two different petitions — one contempt of court petition against ECP for violating the Supreme Court and high court’s decisions for not giving verdict against PPP and PML-N together with PTI, whereas the second petition would be filed against the ECP’s decision for having too many loopholes in the verdict,” announced Asad Umar yesterday.

    “People trust Imran Khan and that’s why they sent their money to him when he started the fundraising events. If you block political donations, the only other way is that of powerful people,” he added.

    Just after the decision was announced, PTI leader Fa­­wad Chaudhry said that most of the money was donated by overseas Pakistanis.

    He said that he could not understand why the PML-N, JUI-F and PPP declared overseas Pakistanis as an “enemy”.

    “We consider overseas Pakistanis to be the backbone of Pakistan’s economy and will continue to rely on them for our funding,” said Fawad. About the certificates that were submitted to the ECP by Khan, Fawad said that these certificates were made by the auditors and Khan had just signed them so the responsibility cannot be put on Imran.

    The former premier had personally issued certificates to the ECP in regards to Article 13(2) of the PPO to the effect that PTI “does not receive funds from prohibited sources”, meaning thereby that the PTI is not a foreign-aided political party.

    On Tuesday, the ECP said that PTI received ‘prohibited funds’ from 34 foreign nationals. The PTI was issued a show-cause notice after the unanimous verdict by a three-member bench of the ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja.

  • Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 7 cities in Pakistan

    Pakistan’s federal authorities have confirmed the presence of the poliovirus in seven cities after samples were collected from various cities in the country. The presence of the poliovirus was confirmed in the samples collected from Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Bannu, Nowshera and Swat.

    Lahore and Islamabad were declared polio-free in April 2021.

    Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel said in a statement that the government was committed to eradicating polio and had established a strategy to do so.

    “We have been taking steps to control the virus in seven cities that have reported positive environmental samples. I appeal to the parents to make sure that their children are vaccinated during every polio campaign,” said Qadir Patel.

    Read more – Shehbaz Sharif, Bill Gates discuss anti-polio campaign

    In order to raise awareness about the virus, the health ministry also solicited collaboration with civil society, religious scholars, academics and the media.

    Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio has not yet been eradicated. To formally eradicate the disease, a nation must be polio-free for three consecutive years. Nigeria was declared free from wild polio in August 2020.

  • Covid-19: Positivity rate in Pakistan jumps to 3.85%

    Covid-19: Positivity rate in Pakistan jumps to 3.85%

    According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan has reached 3.85 per cent.

    In addition, 806 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Pakistan on August 2 and nine people have lost their lives to the deadly virus. A total of 20,949 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours.

    According to the NIH data, 160 Covid-19 patients are in critical care.

    In March this year, the government announced the closure of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The body was set up in March 2020 to deal with Covid-19.

    Read more- Surge in Covid-19 cases: PM urges nation to follow SOPs

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif in June urged Pakistanis to follow Covid-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

  • Pasoori crosses 300 million views on YouTube

    Pasoori crosses 300 million views on YouTube

    Coke Studio’s season 14 song ‘Pasoori’ has reached another milestone of success after crossing 300 million views on YouTube. Singer Ali Sethi took to his Instagram to share video clips from the chartbuster song along with the caption,”300 million.”

    ‘Pasoori’ generated quickly climbed up to third spot in Spotify’s global chart. It was recently featured in Ms Marvel as well.

    ‘Pasoori’ was an international hit. Indian celebrities expressed their love for the song. Alia Bhatt in a recent interview revealed that Pasoori is her favourite Pakistani song.

    Indian actor Manasi Parekh said that It’s the greatest song to be made in the last one year.

    Indian choreographer of viral songs ‘Dil Dooba’ and ‘Lamborghini’, Shazeb Sheikh, could not avoid praising this masterpiece in the comments. Director Mira Nair and Indian playback singer Harshdeep Kaur also dropped down in the comments section to say how great the song is.

    BhargavicPillai, the voice behind ‘Pappu can’t dance Saala’ dropped a heart in the comments section to show her love for the song.

    ‘Pasoori‘ has been written by Sethi and Fazal Abbas, while the composition has been done by Sethi and Zulfiqar J Khan, popularly known as Xulfi. The music has been produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and Xulfi.

  • State Bank of Pakistan fines major banks for violating regulations

    State Bank of Pakistan fines major banks for violating regulations

    Banks operating in Pakistan have been slapped with hefty fines from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) totaling Rs131.4 million as a result of enforcement action against infractions of its established policies.

    According to the specifics, SBP fined JS Bank Limited Rs85.148 million, the highest sanction of the three banks, for breaking regulator guidelines regarding CDD/KYC, Asset Quality, FX, and General Banking Operations. Additionally, the central bank has recommended JS Bank Limited to improve its processes and controls in the areas that have been highlighted.

    In addition, Habib Bank Limited was fined Rs29.035 million for disobeying regulatory directives regarding CDD/KYC. The bank has been urged to tighten its controls and procedures in the highlighted areas in addition to the punitive action.

    Last but not least, the Bank of Punjab was additionally penalised Rs17.243 million for breaking regulatory guidelines relating to Asset Quality & CDD/KYC. Along with taking legal action, the bank has been urged to tighten its procedures and controls in the highlighted areas.

    The SBP has previously imposed fines totaling more than Rs100 million on four banks for regulatory violations.

    Read more: Rupee gains ground against dollar for second day, closes at Rs238

    Earlier, due to a breach of asset quality regulations, the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was fined Rs19.26 million. Additionally, U Microfinance Bank Limited which is owned by Ufone was fined Rs10.26 million and given the go-ahead to launch an internal investigation into any violations of regulatory directives as well as to discipline any indiscreet employees.

    According to SBP, these actions are based on shortcomings in the observance of regulatory directives and do not reflect poorly on the businesses’ financial soundness.