Mann Jogi’s episode 6 brings forth a new love song, which makes the show even better.
Aliya and Ibrahim’s love story is so sweet, showing how much they love each other even when they’re far apart.
Ibrahim’s humor, like getting lost in a general store, and Aliya’s worried search for him, add a delightful touch to the drama. Bilquis Aunty’s character is also evolving, and her jokes and affectionate moments are winning hearts, making the drama even more enjoyable.
The director shows a flashback to reveal Ibrahim’s painful past, showing how the terrible 2005 earthquake affected him. This adds depth to the story and reminds us that it’s also about remembering those who suffered in the earthquake of 2005 in Kashmir.
Sabeena Farooqi and Bilal’s Abbas’s great and amazing performances add an exciting side to the story of Chaudhry Shabbirs’s ex-wife, keeping viewers engaged.
The drama is written by Zafar Mairaj, produced by Sultana Siddiqui, and directed by seasoned director Kashif Nisar.
Pakistan will join a wave of protests across Asia on September 13, calling for an end to fossil fuels and a rapid transition to renewable energy. These demonstrations will urge world leaders to take immediate action on climate change ahead of the United Nations Summit of the Future and COP29.
Pakistan Maholiati Tahaffuz Movement, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum will organize a protest at the Karachi Press Club, highlighting the impact of fossil fuels on coastal communities and the environment.
The Policy Research Institute for Equitable Development (PRIED) and partners, including Indus Consortium, Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy, and Alternative Law Collective (ALC), will protest at an ADB-funded coal site in Jamshoro, Sindh, demanding an end to coal expansion and a shift to sustainable energy sources.
In Faisalabad, the Pakistan Labour Qaumi Movement, the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, and the Labour Education Foundation will organize a protest at Aman Ghar, a labour training centre.
These actions will show how important it is for Pakistan to stop coal expansion and rapidly phase out existing coal. They will also highlight the Global North’s continued support of coal projects in Asia despite its promise to move away from fossil fuels.
The ex-boyfriend of Ugandan Olympian athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained while he tried to set her on fire.
Rebecca, a 33-year-old marathon runner, represented Uganda at the Paris Olympics 2024 and finished 44th in the marathon. She suffered burns to more than 75 percent of her body in an attack on September 1, dying four days later.
The two of them were taken to a nearby Kenyan hospital. Her former boyfriend Dickson Ndiema Marangach attacked her when she returned home from church with her children.
Local police report say that there was a dispute between Rebecca and her ex-boyfriend over land.
Rebecca, he third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021, has shifted the country’s focus on the issue of domestic violence in the country, particularly within its running community. Rights group say that female runners are at a high risk of exploitation and violence because men are drawn to their money which is far more than local income.
Talking to Reuters, Rebecca’s father said, “This guy is dead because he killed my daughter. He has died because of his actions.”
Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released the details of the funds given to various federations and athletes over the last five years (Financial year 2019/20 to financial year 2023/24). The bulk of the funds released by the Board have been given out in the last two years.
According to the PSB document, more than 50 crores were released to various federations and players in the financial year 2023/24, more than 42 crores during 2022/23, 40 crores in 2020/21, six crores 95 lakhs to federations in 2021/22, and only 2.5 crores in 2019/20.
The PSB has allocated specific amounts to different sports federations and athletes. For instance, the PSB released 10.36 million rupees to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in five years, more than 5.9 million of which were given to PHF last financial year, and more than 10 crore to the Athletics Federation. In 2023/24, a grant of 10 crores was released to the Volleyball Federation, whereas in the last five years, the Volleyball Federation received more than 11.5 crores.
PSB gave seven crores to the Athletes Federation of Pakistan in the financial year 2023/24, seven crores to the Netball Federation in five years, six crores to the Taekwondo Federation, and four Crores 86 Lakh to the Tennis Federation in the last five years.
During the last five years, the Squash Federation received five crores, the Rifle Association received 2.65 million, the Boxing Federation received three million, the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association received 2.47 million in the last five years, and the Cycling Federation received around four million funds.
Kamala Harris went on the offensive against Donald Trump in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival’s skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close election.
In a performance that earned her the endorsement of pop superstar Taylor Swift, the Democrat clashed with the “extreme” Republican on hot-button issues from abortion to democracy and accused him of being a friend to dictators.
Trump repeatedly raised his voice as he hit back at the vice president on immigration and the economy, branding her a “Marxist” and blaming her for what he said were the failings of President Joe Biden’s administration.
The former president claimed after that the ABC News-hosted clash in Philadelphia was his “best debate”, while Harris’s campaign also claimed victory and challenged him to a second debate in October.
With less than two months until the election, Harris, 59, was under pressure to deliver in front of an audience expected to run into the tens of millions after her sudden replacement as the Democratic candidate in place of Biden.
She started on the front foot by surprising Trump by approaching him to shake his hand before they took to their lecterns.
Then the niceties ended.
Trump, who only a few weeks ago had believed himself to be cruising to victory, reacted to pressure from Harris by resorting to the kinds of finger-jabbing insults and meandering invective that he uses at his rallies.
Harris responded by looking on in amusement and occasionally exclaiming “c’mon”, before declaring that she represents a fresh start after the “mess” of the Trump presidency — and saying: “We’re not going back.”
‘Eat you for lunch’
One of their most intense exchanges was on abortion.
Trump insisted that while having pushed for the end of the federal right to abortion, he wanted individual states to make their own policy.
Harris said he was telling a “bunch of lies” and called his policies “insulting to the women of America.”
Within minutes, Trump hammered at the Democrat’s weak spot on immigration by falsely claiming that she and Biden had allowed “millions of people pouring into our country from prisons and jails, from mental institutions and insane asylums.”
Harris pointed out that Trump is a convicted felon, called him “extreme” and said it is “a tragedy” that throughout his career he had used “race to divide the American people.”
The rivals also clashed on foreign policy, with Harris telling Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “eat you for lunch” when it came to the war in Ukraine and that foreign dictators were “laughing” at him.
Trump shot back by accusing Harris of being weak on the war in Gaza, saying she “hated Israel” and that Israel would be “gone” within two weeks if she was president.
Another jarring clash came as Trump doubled down on his unprecedented refusal to accept losing to Biden in the 2020 election, before trying to overturn the result.
Harris responded by mocking his catchphrase as a reality TV star, saying that Trump had been “fired by 81 million people.”
Swift endorsement
Taylor Swift broke her silence on US politics minutes after the debate, backing Harris as president and praising her as a “steady-handed, gifted leader.”
Her message on Instagram — which received 3.6 million likes in the space of an hour — was signed off “childless cat lady” in a jibe at an insult that Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance directed at Democrat-supporting women.
The last presidential debate in June had resulted in a crushing victory for Trump, after Biden delivered a catastrophic performance that ended up dooming his reelection campaign.
Biden said the Harris-Trump debate “wasn’t even close”, in a post on X.
Trump had long seemed invulnerable. He has been convicted of falsifying business records to cover up an affair with an adult film star, found liable for sexual abuse, and faces trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election — and still is polling neck-and-neck with Harris.
But Harris clearly needled him on one of his favorite, if less serious topics: the size of his trademark rallies.
Attendees, she said, prompting an angry retort, were leaving early out of “exhaustion and boredom.”
At another moment where Trump appeared to be losing his cool, he talked at length about a debunked conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants have been eating local people’s pets in Ohio.
“They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats,” he said before being corrected by the ABC News moderator that the authorities in the town of Springfield have said this did not happen.
Actor and model Emmad Irfani is in the spotlight for his outstanding performance as Adeel in the drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum.
Irfani recently appeared as a guest on Showtime with Ramiz Raja, where he talked about his experience working with Mahira Khan.
“Mahira is someone everyone should take lessons from on how to behave on set,” he said.“She’s such a superstar with so much humility, treating everyone with respect. As actors, you are fortunate to get a lot of importance, but the people working behind the camera are the ones putting in more effort,” he acknowledged.“
So, just be kind to everyone, be nice to everyone, because that’s what you have. The results are not in your hands, but you have respect.It’s important how you treat people. This is what I believe,” he added.
Emmad Irfani has starred in dramas such as Jalan and Cheekh, and currently, he is starring in Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum alongside Fahad Mustafa and Hania Aaamir.
The drama is written by Farhat Ishqtiaq and directed by Badar Mehmood. It airs on ARY Digital on Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 PM.
The government has taken on an extra Rs247.89 billion in debt for the week ending August 30. This new borrowing pushes the total government debt for the fiscal year 2025 up to Rs439.67 billion, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
For those unaware how this is categorised, the borrowing falls into three main categories: budget support, commodity operations, and other expenses.
Out of the total Rs247.89 billion borrowed in the said week, Rs248.84 billion was used to support the budget, Rs951.06 million was spent by the government on commodity operations, and Rs0.97 million went to various other needs.
Considering yearly borrowing, the government has borrowed a sum of Rs680.95 billion for budget support, Rs239.54 billion for commodity operations, and Rs1.74 billion for other expenses.
The main sources of this funding are the central bank and scheduled banks.
Shockingly, the government has already borrowed Rs44.13 billion from the State Bank this year.
The Federal Government has repaid Rs176.62 billion, while the Provincial Government has borrowed Rs246.34 billion.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Government has repaid Rs14.79 billion, and the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Government has repaid Rs10.8 billion.
Scheduled banks released Rs636.82 billion in loans, with Rs660.33 billion going to the Federal Government.
The Pakistani rupee (PKR) got stronger by 8.05 paisa, or 0.03 per cent, against the US dollar (USD) on Tuesday. The local unit finished the day at PKR 278.62 per USD, a little better than Monday’s closing rate of 278.7.
During the day, the highest rate for the rupee was 278.80, and the lowest was 278.65. In the open market, exchange companies were selling the dollar at 281.03 and buying it for 279.46.
Recently, the rupee has mostly stayed between 277 and 279 against the US dollar. Traders are paying attention to good news, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving a new $7-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
Worldwide, the US dollar stayed steady on Tuesday. The Japanese yen moved slightly down from a one-month high as investors waited for US inflation data and reconsidered the chances of a big interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week.
Comparing the rupee with other major currencies:
Currency
Monday’s rate
Tuesday’s rate
Value change
Swiss Franc (CHF)
329.37
328.23
1.14 PKR
British Pound (GBP)
365.22
364.75
46.77 Paisa
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
74.26
74.27
1.22 Paisa
UAE Dirham (AED)
75.86
75.88
2.19 Paisa
Japanese Yen (JPY)
1.9475
1.9395
0.8 Paisa
Euro (EUR)
308.21
307.51
70.2 Paisa
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
39.19
39.13
5.95 Paisa
Exchange rates for September 10, 2024
The Swiss franc dropped by 1.14 rupees, closing at 328.23, down from 329.37 the day before.
The British pound got cheaper by 46.77 paisa, ending at 364.75 compared to 365.22 the previous day.
The Saudi riyal closed at 74.27, gaining 1.22 paisa from 74.26.
The UAE dirham became slightly more expensive, increasing by 2.19 paisa to close at 75.88 from 75.86.
Against the Japanese yen, the PKR gained 0.8 paisa, closing at 1.9395 versus 1.9475 the day before.
The PKR improved by 70.2 paisa against the euro, finishing at 307.51, compared to 308.21 previously.
The Chinese yuan lost 5.95 paisa, closing at 39.13 compared to 39.19.
Since the start of this financial year, the rupee has weakened by 27.83 paisa, or 0.1 per cent, against the dollar. However, it has strengthened by 3.24 rupees, or 1.16 per cent, so far this calendar year.
Founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur was abducted after a power show at Sangjani.
Speaking to journalist at Adila jail, former Prime Minister Khan allegedly said that the establishment had tricked him over the September 8 rally at Sangjani and arrested PTI’s top leadership.
Khan expounding on the postponed rally of August 22 he said, “PTI leader Azam Swati visited Adiala jail at 7 AM and conveyed the establishment message.” This was followed by Khan rescheduling the rally in Islamabad.
Khan alleged that the establishment had offered him ‘acquittal in all cases’ if he remained silent for three years.
He criticized the incumbent government for barring the PTI supporters from reaching the Sangjani area by blocking the roads with containers.
Responding to Chief Justice Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa’s tenure extension, Khan warned of street agitation if parliament tries to extend CJP’s tenure through constitutional amendments.
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal is to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring India, its chief prosecutor has said, accusing her of carrying out “massacres”.
Weeks of student-led demonstrations in Bangladesh escalated into mass protests last month, with Hasina quitting as prime minister and fleeing by helicopter to old ally India on August 5, ending her iron-fisted 15-year rule.
“As the main perpetrator has fled the country, we will start the legal procedure to bring her back,” Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), told reporters on Sunday.
The ICT was set up by Hasina in 2010 to probe atrocities during the 1971 independence war from Pakistan.
Hasina’s government was accused of widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention and extrajudicial killing of her political opponents.
“Bangladesh has a criminal extradition treaty with India which was signed in 2013, while Sheikh Hasina’s government was in power,” Islam added.
“As she has been made the main accused of the massacres in Bangladesh, we will try to legally bring her back to Bangladesh to face trial”.
Hasina, 76, has not been seen in public since fleeing Bangladesh.
Her presence in India has infuriated Bangladesh. Dhaka has revoked her diplomatic passport, and the countries have a bilateral extradition treaty which would permit her to return to face criminal trial.
