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  • Police arrest cleric for allegedly raping teenage student

    Police have arrested a seminary teacher accused of raping and torturing a student in Rawalpindi’s Pirwadhai.

    As per reports, the Pirwadhai police registered a first information report (FIR) against Mufti Shahnawaz Ahmed on the complaint of the victim’s father. He has been booked in another case for resisting arrest.

    He had gotten pre-arrest interim bail from the relevant court to avoid arrest.

    Rawalpindi Police wrote in a tweet that the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation and Superintendent of Police (SP) Rawal will supervise the probe, while merit will be ensured. The victim’s father stated that he had received a phone call from the management of the seminary, asking him to pick up his daughter who had fainted.

    The young girl told what had happened after she regained her consciousness saying the teacher had been trying to harass her for the past several months.

    She said that the teacher tortured her after she resisted his attempts of sexual harassment. She was then given a drug after which she fainted and didn’t remember what happened after that, the complainant said.

  • Video: Meera makes shocking comments in her TikTok debut, stirs controversy

    Video: Meera makes shocking comments in her TikTok debut, stirs controversy

    Actor Meera is the latest celebrity to join the video sharing app TikTok’s bandwagon. The Baaji diva has recently shared a slightly controversial video which she concluded by saying, ‘Itni izzat karien aurat ki ke aik din wo apko khud hi chairnay pe majboor hojaye’.

    She recently grabbed headlines for referring to ‘Javelin Thrower’ Arshad Nadeem as a ‘cricketer’.

    The Load Wedding hero, Fahad Mustafa stated in a recently resurfaced interview that he was taken aback when she told him to go get a water bottle for her. The Parey Hut Love star acted as if Fahad is a spot boy or a servant on the event. Fahad mentioned that he felt very strange as he was an established actor by then and Meera knew who he was. He said that despite her mistreatment, he provided her with a water bottle.

    The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2 actor also confessed that once he lost his cool on Meera when she appeared on his morning show as a guest. Fahad revealed that it was one of those rare moments when he had to lash out on a female actor as she was being rude on the live show, Meera reverted back in anger too.

    Although when the Naagin star met him after a while on a flight, she pretended as if nothing ever happened.

  • No side effects of Covid-19 vaccine on Pregnant women: PMA

    The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has said that Covid-19 vaccine has no side effects on pregnant women and they can get vaccinated for Covid.

    “There is no issue in getting Covid vaccine doses,” said PMA General Secretary Dr Qaiser Sajjad, adding that pregnant women can get Covid jabs after three months of pregnancy.

    He explained that pregnant women are given multivitamins after three months of pregnancy as a preventive measure, and that they can also obtain Covid vaccines available in the country because they pose no risk to the mother or child’s life.

    On Monday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that Covid-19 vaccine is advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women since the possible advantages exceed the dangers.

    “Viral infections are sometimes seen to be worse in pregnant women. Examples include chickenpox and hepatitis E. From information known at present, pregnant women have a higher risk for severe illness from Covid-19 when compared to non-pregnant women,” he added.

    As per the National National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 4,075 cases of Covid-19 in the country.

  • Video of rare pink dolphin goes viral

    Video of rare pink dolphin goes viral

    A video of a Pink dolphin is doing the rounds on social media.

    A Twitter user shared a video that shows a rare pink dolphin swimming across the ocean.

    https://twitter.com/solocuriosos_/status/1427737140520235008?s=20

    According to the website of National Geographic channel, these pink dolphins are found in the Amazon River of South America.

    The website states that it is due to the albinism that occurs when cells that normally make the pigment melanin, responsible for skin, hair, and eye colour, fail to produce it at normal levels, or at all.

    This is usually because of a mutation in one of several genes.

  • Govt seeking new powers to control media by setting up PMDA: Human Rights Watch

    Govt seeking new powers to control media by setting up PMDA: Human Rights Watch

    As part of its crackdown on freedom of expression, the government is seeking broad new powers in the garb of the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA), says Human Rights Watch (HRW).

    “The government claims an ordinance setting up the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) would replace the ‘fractured’ regulatory environment and fragmented media regulations currently in place. The proposed PMDA would bring all media in Pakistan – print, television, radio, films, and digital media – under one regulator,” HRW said in its statement.

    The PMDA law would grant new unchecked powers to the government-controlled regulator by setting up special “media tribunals” that will have the power to impose steep fines for media organisations and journalists who violate its code of conduct or publish content it deems to be “fake news”.

    The proposed law would also increase government control by allowing government officials to be appointed to key positions.

    With journalists under relentless attack for doing their jobs, the Pakistan government needs to stop trying to control reporters and instead start protecting media freedom, added HRW.

    Earlier this month, the representatives of media organisations rejected the proposed PMDA and termed the concept as an unconstitutional and draconian law against freedom of press and expression and a step toward imposing state control to regulate all segments of media under over-centralised body.

    The major stakeholders believe that the proposed PMDA is an attempt to tighten the government’s control over the media from one platform and ignores the fact that print, electronic and social media are separate entities, each with their own defined features.

  • ‘One bad fish can mess the whole sea’: Mathira blasts Ayesha Akram

    ‘One bad fish can mess the whole sea’: Mathira blasts Ayesha Akram

    Blind Love star Mathira took to her Instagram stories to slam Ayesha Akram who was recently harassed by a mob of 400 men at Minar-e-Pakistan.

    The Tum Hee Ho actor believes that women like Ayesha make it difficult for real victims to be taken seriously.

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    The Meer Abru diva, Sanam Chaudhry also recently took to her Instagram stories to share her doubts on the entire controversy.

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    Mathira has been active on her social media handles lately.

    Read More: ‘Ayesha ka dukh nazar nahi aa raha’: Sanam, Mathira think Ayesha is ‘cashing on the unfortunate incident’

  • Video: Sarwat Gillani celebrates Raksha Bandhan with her cook Ghanaish

    Video: Sarwat Gillani celebrates Raksha Bandhan with her cook Ghanaish

    Actor Sarwat Gillani celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan with her cook Ghanaish. The Ahista Ahista star took to her Instagram stories to share the video of her celebrating the festival which is traditionally celebrated by siblings. She mentioned that she wants minority members to feel welcomed and empowered in Pakistan.

    The Churails star is known to empower the minority communities of Pakistan as she played the female lead in the drama serial Seeta Bagri, which was based on the Hindu community of Pakistan. The drama showed Hindus in a positive light and endorsed the idea of them being patriotic Pakistanis.

    TV One Seeta Bagri: Same Old Indian Soap Or Not? [Review] - VeryFilmi

    The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani star recently also expressed her stance on the problematic statements of the senior journalist, with a comment, “When ‘educated’ people make such statements you know the state of affairs and state of mind both are in the wrong place.”

    “What about the murderer, follow some rules and do not kill people,” she stated in another comment.

  • Video: Junaid Safdar Gets Married

    Video: Junaid Safdar Gets Married









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    How many people were evacuated from Afghanistan so far? 

    I came across this Infographic by Al Jazeera which explains how many people have been evacuated from Afghanistan a week after the Taliban took over. 

    Check it out here. Stats According to official statements and local reports, at least 28,000 people have been evacuated so far. 

    The US, which has stationed thousands of troops to secure the airport, has set a deadline to complete the evacuations by August 31. But there are up to 15,000 Americans and 50,000- 60,000 Afghan allies who need to be evacuated, according to the Biden administration. Other updates The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan. 

    The organisation urged “the future Afghan leadership” and the international community to work together to ensure that Afghanistan is never used again as a platform or safe haven for “terrorists”.  

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    This week Mahwish Bhatti writes for The Current about the increase in violent crimes against women in Pakistan. 

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    One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impact of the climate crisis – UNICEF 

    A new report from UNICEF analysed the risks of climate change for children. It found that one billion children — nearly half of the world’s 2.2 billion — live in countries that are categorised as “extremely high-risk”. Stats330 million children are highly exposed to riverine flooding, 400 million children are highly exposed to cyclones, 600 million children are highly exposed to vector borne diseases. 

    What needs to be done? We need to invest in climate adaptation and resilience in key services for children. 

    Provide children with climate education and greens skills, critical for their adaptation and preparation for the effects of climate change. 

     Include young people in all national, regional and international climate negotiations and decisions. 

    Read the report

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    It was the top trend on Sunday. People used this hashtag to demand the release of Saad Rizvi, son of Khadim Rizvi. 

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    Qasim Ali Shah was trending on Pakistani Twitter after some private pictures of him went viral on social media. 

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  • Internet sensation dwarf cow Rani dies in Bangladesh

    Rani, who went viral on social media for being the world’s smallest cow, has died in Bangladesh.

    As per reports, Rani was just 51 centimeters (20 inches) tall and weighed almost 26 kilograms (57 pounds). She was in the running for the title of the world’s smallest cow.

    “Rani’s stomach had swollen a lot and she was taken for treatment at around noon on Thursday. However, the vets could not save her life and she died within hours,” Sajedul Islam, a local livestock officer, told Anadolu Agency.

    He said the swelling was due to “overeating and gas accumulation in her stomach”.

    Rani had become a celebrity worldwide and thousands flocked to see her at her farm in Bangladesh. Guinness Book of Records has been informed about Rani’s death.

    The crown for the world’s smallest cow is currently held by Manikyam in India, who is 61.1 centimeters (24 inches) tall.

  • Taliban reassure that TTP will not be given permission to operate in Afghanistan against Pakistan: Rashid

    Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Monday that the Afghan Taliban had reassured the government that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would not be given permission to operate in Afghanistan against Pakistan.

    While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Rashid said that some of the TTP members such as Maulvi Faqir Mohammad had been released by the Taliban after their takeover of Kabul on August 15, further adding that the government was in complete contact with the Taliban on the matter.

    “The Afghan Taliban have reassured [us] that Afghanistan’s land will not be allowed to be used in any case by the TTP,” said Rashid.

    He said Pakistan desired peace in Afghanistan since peace in one country was related to peace in the other.