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  • VIDEO: Muslim man praised in India for saving trapped Hindu girl

    VIDEO: Muslim man praised in India for saving trapped Hindu girl

    A video is making rounds on social media in which a man can be seen risking his life to save a girl who was trapped under a moving g train in Bhopal.

    As reported by Indian media, the incident took place on February 5. A girl, Sneha Gaur, was passing under a parked goods train and suddenly, the train started moving. When Sneha got trapped under the train, she started screaming

    A Muslim man named Mohammad Mehboob, who works as a carpenter, was rushing to a furniture factory when he saw Sneha Gaur trapped under a train.

    As the train started moving, Mohammad slid onto the tracks past the wheels to reach Sneha and ensured that she stayed down without hitting the moving wagons.

     “On February 5 evening, I was returning from the Golden Mosque after namaz on a two-wheeler. We were getting late for the furniture factory so we crossed the goods train to stand on the railway track but one of my friends was crossing it by lying down under the goods train. A young woman followed him but suddenly the goods train started moving and the woman got stuck,” said Mohammad Mehboob while talking to Indian media.

    “She panicked and people tried to tell her to lie down between the tracks but she did not understand what to do. I decided to save her and entered the track by crawling down. I held her hand and asked her to lie down silently. As many as 26 bogies passed over us. After the train passed, we stood up and the girl left without saying anything,” he added.

  • PPP announces party’s long march schedule towards the capital

    PPP announces party’s long march schedule towards the capital

    Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Tuesday announced the schedule of the party’s long march, which is set to take place on February 27.

    PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will start the long march from Karachi and will reach the capital in 10 days.

    According to the schedule, the long march will start from Karachi’s Mazar-e-Quaid on February 27.

    The marchers’ will reach Multan on March 3, where they will be hosted by former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.

    The march will reach Lahore on March 6 . The last stop of the march will be Islamabad on March 8.

    The PPP, however, has not disclosed the final venue where the participants will stay after reaching the capital from all over the country.

    PPP office-bearer, on condition of anonymity, told Dawn that the leadership would decide the duration of the stay in Islamabad after seeing the response of the masses and assessing the situation. However, he said, many party leaders believed that the past history showed that indefinite sit-ins staged by political parties had never remained successful.

  • Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri passes away

    Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri passes away

    Iconic musician, Bappi Lahiri known for his contribution to the Bollywood disco genre, has passed away in Mumbai.

    The musician had been undergoing treatment for multiple health issues over the past month. He was 69.

    Dr Deepak Namjoshi, director of the hospital, evaluated his case and said, “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday. But his health deteriorated on Tuesday and his family called for a doctor to visit their home. He was brought to the hospital. He had multiple health issues. He died due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) shortly before midnight.”

    Lahiri, also known as Bappi Da, was famous for composing songs for movies including Disco Dancer, Himmatwala, Sharaabi, Adventures of Tarzan, Dance Dance, Satyamev Jayate, Commando, Aaj Ke Shahenshah, Thanedaar, Numbri Aadmi and Shola Aur Shabnam.

    The news of his demise comes after rumours spread in September about his deteriorating health.

    “I am shocked to see so many reports stating that I’ve lost my voice. It’s ridiculous and I’m really unhappy,” he said.

    The composer’s last contribution to Bollywood was the song Bhankas from the 2020 film Baaghi 3.

  • Usman Qadir’s ‘Parchi’ celebration goes viral, reveals what was written on it

    Usman Qadir’s ‘Parchi’ celebration goes viral, reveals what was written on it

    Peshawar Zalmi outclassed Quetta Gladiators in the 22nd match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday night. A video clip from the match of spinner Usman Qadir, in which he dismissed batter Umar Akmal with a flighted delivery, got the attention of social media users where he celebrated in a unique style.

    After taking his brother-in-law’s wicket, he took out a ‘parchi’ (white paper) from his pocket and waved it in the air. People were wondering what was written on it?

    Later, Usman revealed that the piece of paper had this message written on it: “Allah is the biggest planner.”

    Usman was the star in Zalmi attack with three wickets. Salman Irshad had two while Livingstone, Wahab Riaz and Hussain Talat chipped in with one apiece.

    Zalmi’s star from the batting end was Hussain Tallat, who had brilliant partnerships with Shoaib Malik and Ben Cutting. He posted 51 in 33 balls with the help of six fours and a six. Talat also grabbed a wicket in his two-over spell.

    With his brilliant performance with the bat and the ball, Talat was given Player of the Match award.

    Meanwhile, Will Smeed was the only one to fight out for Quetta as he kept scoring runs at one end and desperately watched others giving away their wickets. Smeed scored 99 off 60 balls.

    Gladiators managed to reach 161 with the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs but that was not enough as Zalmi defended the total and won by 24 runs.

  • Govt drops petrol bomb, average car’s 35 litres now costs Rs 5,600 per litre

    Govt drops petrol bomb, average car’s 35 litres now costs Rs 5,600 per litre

    The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs12.03/litre, diesel Rs9.53/litre, kerosene Rs10.08/litre and light diesel oil (LDO) by 9.43/litre. The new rates will be effective from today (February 16) and will be revised at the end of the month.

    As per the press release issued by the Government of Pakistan’s Finance Division, the prime minister has considered the recommendation to increase the prices of petroleum products in line with changes in the international oil prices.

    The previous price of petrol was Rs147.83 per litre.

    According to Reuters, oil prices jumped to a seven-year high on Monday when the United States (US) warned that Russia could soon invade Ukraine.

    Russia is one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, and fears that Russia could invade Ukraine have driven the rally in oil closer to $100 per barrel, a level not seen since 2014.

    Last month, PM Imran Khan rejected the summary of increasing prices of petroleum products in the public interest.

  • Is Hamza Shehbaz going to be JKT’s new best friend? PML-N claims contact with Jahangir Tareen group

    Is Hamza Shehbaz going to be JKT’s new best friend? PML-N claims contact with Jahangir Tareen group

    Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz said: “We are in contact with everyone (including the Jahangir Khan Tareen group) as our sole target is removing Imran Khan.”

    When asked about Minis­ter for Water Resources Moonis Elahi’s statement that his party (Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid) stood with Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, Hamza said: “The Opposition is working on its plan to send the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government home and it will succeed.”

    The Jahangir Tareen group held a meeting at the residence of the chief minister’s former adviser, Awn Chaudry.

    In a conversation with the media after the meeting, disgruntled PTI leader Jahangir Tareen said that the political meeting was important in light of the current political situation in the country.

    Shedding light on the meeting, Tareen said that the current political situation and inflation came under discussion.

    “Politicians keep contact with each other, and these contacts will continue to exist,” he added. He also said that the politicians would consult each other on the country’s situation.

    Talking about the no-confidence motion, Tareen said: “No discussions regarding the no-trust motion took place as it’s too early to talk about it.”

  • After Karnataka, Hijab conflict begins in India’s Uttar Pradesh

    After Karnataka, Hijab conflict begins in India’s Uttar Pradesh

    The dispute concerning the banning of the hijab has reached India’s large and populous state, Uttar Pradesh. A group of young men distributed a memorandum to college officials on Monday.

    They insisted that the administration of Dharma Samaj College implement a complete ban on the hijab in its premises. The college is located in the Aligarh district.

    The College Chief Proctor, Mukesh Bharadwaj, while talking to Reuters said, “Two years ago the same issue was raised and it has been raised again. We do not allow any type of religious uniform and we have a civil code of uniform for everyone.”

    He further added, “There is a changing room for girls and they can change their dress there before attending class.”

    He said, “We are investigating the matter.”

    The tension arose when the Indian state, Karnataka, banned religious clothes in government schools and colleges in February amid a controversy over the hijab and saffron scarves.

    Various incidents have been reported in the state when hijab-clad students were denied entry to college campuses over a fear of clashes with people belonging to the Hindutva ideology.

    Recently, the Muskan Khan incident has grabbed attention from all over the world. Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai spoke out regarding the incident as well as various Pakistan government ministers.

    Scholar and Professor Noam Chomsky also condemned the growing hatred against Islam and compared the brutal situation of IoK to Israeli forces occupying Palestine and blamed Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu nationalist regime for it.

  • Hrithik Roshan’s ex-wife praises his rumoured girlfriend, says she’s ‘super coool’

    Hrithik Roshan’s ex-wife praises his rumoured girlfriend, says she’s ‘super coool’

    Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s ex-wife Sussanne Khan has praised his rumoured girlfriend Singer and Actor Saba Azad for her performance.

    Sussanne recently attended Saba’s gig in Mumbai and shared a picture on her Instagram stories, writing: “What an amazing eve! You are super coool and supremely talented.”

    Screenshot of Sussanne Khan’s story

    Later, Saba thanked Sussanne in an Instagram story, where she wrote: “Thanks my Suzie. So so happy you were there last night.”

    Screenshot of Saba Azad’s story

    Rumours about Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad dating surfaced after they were pictured together at a Mumbai eatery twice a week.

    Saba Azad has starred in films like Dil Kabaddi and the 2011 movie Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge. She was also a part of the Netflix anthology Feels Like Ishq. She is currently seen in the web series Rocket Boys, which is streaming on SonyLIV.

  • Osman Khalid Butt, Meesha Shafi shocked and disappointed over acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s brother

    Osman Khalid Butt, Meesha Shafi shocked and disappointed over acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s brother

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday acquitted the prime suspect and brother of model Qandeel Baloch, Waseem Azeem, in her murder case, abolishing the life imprisonment awarded to him by a sessions court.

    The LHC’s Multan bench cancelled life imprisonment of the accused after witnesses deviated from their statements in the trial court and Qandeel’s mother submitted a reconciliation agreement stipulating parental pardon.

    In 2016, Muhammad Waseem was arrested after he confessed to killing Qandeel Baloch, 26, for posting what he called ‘scandalous’ pictures on social media. The case became Pakistan’s most high profile “honour killing” of recent years.

    Actor Osman Khalid Butt tweeted, “Qandeel Baloch’s murderer walks free today after serving less than six years of his life sentence. He is on record admitting to drugging and murdering his sister. Someone please make this make sense to me.”

    He went on to comment, “We are in the concluding stages of a high-profile and incredibly brutal murder case even now – how does this ruling inspire any confidence (except to the guilty) in our judicial system? Six years – and an anti-honour killing Bill – later, we’re back to square one.”

    Osman concluded with, “This is not the first time sentences for heinous crimes have been reduced or overturned. Why do these loopholes still exist in our judicial system whereby murderers can eventually walk free?”

    Singer Meesha Shafi also spoke about Waseem’s acquittal. “So Qandeel Baloch killed in cold blood,” the popular singer tweeted, adding, “Her father, who tried to pursue justice above and beyond his means.. passed away. Her murderer, her brother, alive and roaming free once again. We’re living in the opposite world.”

    During the hearing on Monday, defending lawyer Sardar Mehboob argued before LHC Justice Sohail Nasir that the father of the model and complainant had passed away, adding that the witnesses had also deviated from their statements in the trial court.

    He said the sessions court had ignored the settlement reached between the parties. After hearing the arguments, the court acquitted Waseem by cancelling his life imprisonment. “He has been fully acquitted”, his lawyer Mehboob told AFP, without giving further details. The court order has yet to be made public.

  • Karachi Kings spinner Imad Wasim fined for breaching PSL Code of Conduct

    Karachi Kings spinner Imad Wasim fined for breaching PSL Code of Conduct

    Karachi Kings’ former captain Imad Wasim has been fined five per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 one of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Code of Conduct during his team’s clash against Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.

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    The incident happened in the first over of the match when Imad Wasim used inappropriate language after dismissing opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who had earlier hit him for a couple of sixes. Wasim was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

    While he also celebrated in a teasing style when he got the wicket of Islamabad captain Shadab Khan.

    The Article relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during a PSL Match”.

    Meanwhile, Imad admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed to be imposed by the match referee Ranjan Madugalle and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

    The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Richard Illingworth, third umpire Rashid Riaz and fourth umpire Nasir Hussain.