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  • IN PICTURES: Maryam Nawaz raising bar for all the Dulha ki ammis out there

    The reception of Junaid Safdar is scheduled to be held on 17 December in Lahore, and the pre-wedding festivities are at full swing. The pictures and videos from the events are being widely shared on social media. The one thing we love most about the pictures are Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz’s looks. Maryam Nawaz is making our heads turn with her multitudes of looks in all the events.

    On one of the pre-wedding event Maryam opted for a while minimal dress with statement red lipstick and all we can think is how can someone carry this look so gracefully?

    This Mayun look of Maryam Nawaz is our personal favourite at The Current. The yellow outfit featured sliver glittery embroidery all over, making it look absolutely regal and ethereal.

    Now coming towards the Mehndi look: we love how she carried her sky blue dress and accessorised it with silver jewellery, letting the outfit steal all our attention.

  • ‘We have battled before and will do again’: Fawad Chaudhry warns TTP

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry warned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that the government will only talk to those who respect the Constitution and law of Pakistan. Otherwise, the government has battled before and will do again, reports Dawn.

    The information minister said that the Taliban government had once again pressed the TTP to abide by the ceasefire agreement. “And I think their advice is sane,” he added.

    Chaudhry’s remarks came after TTP’s announcement of ending a month-long ceasefire with Pakistan and the death of a policeman in an alleged armed attack on a polio vaccination team by TTP in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    The banned organisation TTP said the government had not only failed to implement the decisions reached between the two sides but also raids had been conducted by Pakistan in Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Bajaur, Swabi, and North Waziristan where they killed and detained militants.

    Prior to this, both sides [Pakistan and TTP] had reached a month-long ceasefire from November 1 to November 30, 2021. According to which the Pakistani government promised to release 102 imprisoned mujahideen.

  • Policeman rapes 19-year-old boy in Sehwan

    Police Inspector Pir Allahbachiao allegedly raped a 19-year-old boy with two accomplices after intoxicating him in Sehwan. They drugged him with a pack of laced juice.

    They dragged the boy to the lounge and sexually assaulted him one by one. Some people saw the inspector raping the young driver and informed the victim’s family. The suspects escaped immediately when his family members reached the place.

    The boy was shifted to the hospital for medical assessment and the first information report (FIR) was registered against the inspector and his accomplices under the victim’s father’s name.

    Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Sayed Peer Muhammad Shah taking the notice of an incident on Sunday, directed Senior Superintendent of Police
    (SSP) Jamshoro to submit a detailed report at the earliest.

    He also ordered SSP Javed Baloch to arrest suspects on immediate action so justice would prevail.

  • PIA flight makes emergency landing, two take-offs scare passengers

    The plane with flight number PK-301, run by the PIA airlines, was travelling from Islamabad to Karachi when a sudden technical fault was discovered in the airplane’s engine, making the passengers extremely anxious.

    A team of engineers checked and fixed the issue. However, when the flight tried to take off again, loud noise from one of the engines was heard, which again scared the passengers and they refused to fly.

    In the end, the flight — PK-301 — took off with only six passengers, with the luggage all left behind in Islamabad.

    According to an official statement by the airline spokesman Abdullah Khan said the remaining passengers will be accommodated on the 7pm PK-309 flight.

  • ‘You people did not miss the chance to demean me,’ says Shehryar Afridi in leaked audio

    ‘You people did not miss the chance to demean me,’ says Shehryar Afridi in leaked audio

    Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Khan Afridi’s leaked audio during his visit to France in October reveals Afridi was not happy with the organisers of an event where he was asked by journalist Younas Khan whether he had any interactions with parliamentarians or Tink Tank when he was touring France.

    Afridi’s leaked audio reveals that he was unhappy and can be heard talking to the organisers that he came to the event at their request. “If I did not answer the questions there, people would have said that I was scared and ran away,” said Afridi.

    “When the journalist was asking me questions, why did you [organisers] stay silent, why didn’t you ask him why this news was published?” Afridi questioned using explicit language.

    Trigger warning: The video contains explicit language

    Shehryar Afridi told the organisers of the ceremony that you did not miss the chance to demean me, adding, “As far as I am concerned, it would have been good, but it is a matter of Pakistan’s honour.”

    “If you do not ask this journalist about the news, I will not spare you,” warned Afridi.

    Earlier in October, reporter Younas Khan shared the clip on Twitter. “You are the chairman of the Kashmir Committee. Your job is to play a role in diplomacy on the Kashmir issues all over the world.”

    “You are in France. Which Think Tank did you meet here? Have you talked to any parliamentarian on Kashmir?” questioned Younas.

    “The culture is different here, you have to take appointments a month prior from parliamentarians and think tanks here. There is a proper channel here,” said Afridi.

    He added that he is reaching out to the Pakistani and Kashmiri communities during his stay in France and Italy. He also mentioned that he met stakeholders during his United States (US) visit. Afridi said that his next visit to Canada, Brussels, and Britain will include interactions with parliamentarians and Think Tanks.

  • ‘I don’t deserve to play’: Kamran Akmal refuses to play in PSL 2022

    ‘I don’t deserve to play’: Kamran Akmal refuses to play in PSL 2022

    Pakistan’s veteran cricketer Kamran Akmal, the most-capped player in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as well as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer, has refused to take part in the next edition of the league after being picked in the draft in the lowest category of players by his team Peshawar Zalmi.

    Peshawar picked Kamran but the wicket keeper-batter refused to play as he feels he doesn’t “deserve to play in this category”.

    “Last 6 seasons it was a great journey. Thank you for supporting me through thick and thin M.Akram bhai @JAfridi10, @darensammy88, @WahabViki. I think I don’t deserve to play in this category…Thank you once again.. @PeshawarZalmi Best of luck. Thank You all the fans for supporting,” Kamran Akmal tweeted.

    The six PSL franchises on Sunday finalised their squads in the quest to lift the trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 27.

    Defending champions Multan Sultans selected Australia’s Tim David, who was previously with Lahore Qalandars, in the Platinum Category, while their other notable picks included West Indian duo of Odean Smith and Rovman Powell, and Pakistan trio of Anwar Ali, Imran Khan Snr and Rumman Raees.

    Meanwhile, Zalmi’s potential final squad is as follows:

    Hazratulah Zazai – Platinum

    Liam Livingstone – Platinum

    Wahab Riaz – Platinum

    Haider Ali – Diamond

    Sherfane Rutherford – Diamond

    Shoaib Malik – Diamond

    Hussain Talat – Gold

    Saqib Mahmood – Brand Ambassador – Gold

    Usman Qadir – Gold

    Arshad Iqbal – Silver

    Kamran Akmal – Mentor – Silver

    Salman Irshad – Silver

    Sameen Gul – Silver

    Tom Kohler-Cadmore – Silver

    Mohammad Aamer – Emerging

    Sirajuddin – Emerging

    Ben Cutting – Supplementary

    Mohammad Haris – Supplementary

  • Wife planned assassination of Sindh Bar Council Secretary: police

    The initial investigation of police revealed that the wife of a secretary of the Sindh Bar Council plotted the murder of her husband, Irfan Ali Mahar, who was assassinated by unknown assailants earlier this month in Karachi. She was frustrated by the domestic abuse she was facing when she asked her brother to assist her in the murder.

    On December 1, Mahar left his house to drop off his daughter at school. He was driving near Chappal Plaza in Block 13 of Gulistan-i- Jauhar when two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire and shot him multiple times.

    The acting police chief of Karachi and Counter-Terrorism Department officials held a press conference on Sunday to reveal the initial findings of the case.

    Acting Karachi police chief, Ghulam Nabi Memon said in the press conference that prime suspects including accomplices who assisted them have been arrested, one of them is the brother-in-law of the deceased.

    Memon further added that Mahar’s wife planned to assassinate her husband with the help of her sister and brother as she was infuriated, due to quarrels and property disputes between them.

    Mahar’s wife persuaded her brother to kill his brother-in-law and gave him Rs 220,000 on different occasions. Later her brother asked his friend, Wajid Jakhro to assist him in murdering his brother-in-law, Mahar.

    Memon revealed that Mahar’s wife gave the information to her brother on the mobile phone regarding Mahar leaving the residence for dropping off his daughter at school on December 1. The suspect chased him and killed Mahar at the spot when he was coming back to the house after dropping off his daughter at school.

    The police claimed that they recovered the murder weapon, motorbike, helmet along Call Data Record (CDR) of the suspects.

    The motorcycle was ridden by Jakhro while Mahar’s brother-in-law opened fire on Mahar leaving him to die at the spot. They have no affiliation with any political party, the acting police chief said.

    The representatives of Sindh Bar Council who were in the press conference were satisfied with the ongoing investigation.

  • NCOC confirms first case of Omicron variant in Pakistan

    The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in Pakistan.

    “The National Institute of Health, Islamabad has been able to confirm that a recently suspected sample from Karachi is indeed the ‘Omicron variant’ of SARS-CoV2. This is the first confirmed case but continued surveillance of identified samples is in place to identify trends,” a tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Centre read.

    In another tweet, NCOC stressed upon the importance of getting vaccinated to stay safe from new variants.

    On December 8, the first suspected case of the Omicron variant was detected in Pakistan. The case was detected in a 57-year-old female patient, who was unvaccinated. As per, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho the patient had no travel history.

  • ‘Braindead journalists’: Twitter reacts to Hassan Ali shutting down journalist during PSL drafts

    ‘Braindead journalists’: Twitter reacts to Hassan Ali shutting down journalist during PSL drafts

    Pakistan cricket team’s star pacer Hassan Ali always remains in the discussion for some reason or the other. Once again, Ali is in discussion and this time the matter is a bit hot. This time the bowler had an argument with a journalist, whose video has now gone viral on social media. The draft event of the seventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was held on Sunday December 12 in Lahore, where the incident took place.

    A press conference was also held on the sidelines of the draft event of PSL 2022. Ali also participated in this event and Ali, who plays for Islamabad United in PSL, was answering questions, when a journalist wanted to ask him a question but he refused to listen to his question.

    In the viral video, it can be seen that the journalist asked Ali a question but before hearing the question, he said: “Next question.” The journalist who asked the question was Anas Saeed. Anas tried to ask the question again, but Hassan again deferred by saying “next question”. Here a brawl started between the two.

    Anas asked Hassan to listen to his question, then Hassan said: “I don’t want to answer you.” Hassan further said: “You first sit on Twitter and write good things and then I will reply. You should not be personal with anyone. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can’t stop you, but we have the right.”

    Ali looked quite upset during this and did not listen to Saeed’s question. The video of this spat between the two went viral on Twitter. Anas Saeed re-tweeted it and wrote, “Journalists have to face such allegations in every round, sometimes stealing eyes by calling it a caste allegation will not do anything. I will come back strong.”

    In another video, the journalist can be heard saying that rumours about Hassan circulate on social media while Hassan instantly said: “Next question please.”

    Earlier, Saeed took to Twitter and posted Ali’s video in which he was having a fun time with his teammates Khushdil Shah and Iftikhar Ahmad. While Anas Saeed took to Twitter and pointed out that taking off the masks on a flight is against the Covid-19 protocols.

    Meanwhile, several sports journalists critised the cricketer while many fans extended their support for him.

    https://twitter.com/TheWhimsicalAli/status/1470085866471182343?s=20

  • ‘Shaan-e-Pakistan’, Justice Rana Shamim’s son announces the formation of own political party

    ‘Shaan-e-Pakistan’, Justice Rana Shamim’s son announces the formation of own political party

    Advocate Ahmed Hasan Rana, son of former chief judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim, has announced the formation of his own political party.

    In a video shared by journalist Murtaza Ali Shah, Ahmed can be seen saying, “This [party] is only on WhatsApp right now, we have not officially registered it. Like-minded people, my friends from my school, college, and the university have got together to form this [political] party.”

    “Its name is Shaan-e-Pakistan, but there is some time required to launch it. We need funds. We are trying to establish it on our own, and trying our best to generate funds on our own. [We don’t want that we get stuck] like Imran Khan sahib,” said Ahmed.

    Talking about his strategy in running his political party, Ahmed said that he idolises the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said he will not bring a different political manifesto than the prime minister.

    “There should be a Madina ki riyasat, education should be free, there should be ease of doing business. One really needs to do things and not just talk,” said Ahmed.

    “Imran Khan has been trying but could not deliver from the past three years. All he says is ghabrana nahi hai [don’t worry]. He has failed to make a single policy,” added Ahmed.

    When asked how differently will Ahmed perform than the premier he said, ” I am a lawyer and we are told to make a policy first, implementation comes second.”

    “Khan sahib is doing the same as his predecessors Benazir and Nawaz, he is asking for another chance. I can do better than Khan sahib, I am certain of it,” said Ahmed.

    Ahmed was still drinking his famous “juice” while conversing about his future political plans.