Yasir Hussain captured a special selfie straight from the hospital as his wife Iqra gave birth to their son, Kabir Hussain.
Celebrity couple of Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain are blessed with a baby boy. The Jhooti pair has named their son, Kabir. Yasir took to his Instagram handle to announce the birth of their child with an emotional caption.
Star actresses Ayeza Khan, Maya Ali and Minal Khan poured in their best wishes and cheering for the newly born.
Pakistani cricketers have extended best wishes to the national contingent taking part in the Tokyo Olympics.
The quadrennial sporting extravaganza, initially scheduled for summer 2020, started on Friday with an opening ceremony without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi and women team’s all-rounders Aliya Riaz and Nida Dar gave their encouragement and support to their fellow national athletes who would be vying for glory in nine different events.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released a video with messages of the seven men and two women players.
Wishing good luck to the Tokyo Olympics contingent, all-rounder Aliya Riaz said: “Please enjoy yourself and give it your best shot; we are all behind you.”
All-rounder Nida Dar said she was rooting for Pakistani athletes as it was a big occasion for them and vowed to give them all the support they needed.
“I am backing the Pakistan Tokyo Olympics contingent to do well in the biggest sporting extravaganza. It is a big occasion for these athletes; we would be giving them all the support they need and would follow their progress,” she said.
Especially wishing Mahoor Shahzad, Bisma Khan, and Arshad Nadeem the best of luck, former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed hoped the athletes would bring glory to the country.
“I want to wish Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics contingent the very best. My best wishes are with all the athletes, especially Mahoor Shahzad, Bisma Khan, and Arshad Nadeem. I am sure you all will give it your best to bring glory to the country,” Sarfaraz said.
Shadab Khan, expressing his support, said: “My best wishes are with all the athletes who are representing Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics. Go well.”
“Good luck to the entire Pakistan Tokyo Olympics contingent, especially Shah Hussain and Talha Talib,” pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi said.
Wishing the best for the athletes, Faheem Ashraf said: “My best wishes are with Pakistani athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Good luck and go well.”
Batsman Fakhar Zaman said: “I want to wish the very best to Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics contingent, especially Mahoor Shahzad and Najma Parveen.”
Asking the players to enjoy themselves while they are out there and assuring that the whole country was backing them, Hasan Ali expressed his confidence in the contingent.
“My best wishes are with our Tokyo Olympics contingent. Please […] enjoy yourself and give your best. The entire country is backing you,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Hasnain added: “My best wishes are with the athletes and officials representing Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics, especially Arshad Nadeem and Bisma Khan.”
Pakistan athletes would be competing in 200 metre Athletics, Badminton – Women Singles, Judo – 100 Kg, Shooting – 10 metre Air Pistol, Swimming 100 metre Freestyle Men’s and 50 metre Women’s, and 67kg Weightlifting.
Pakistan’s last Olympics medal was the bronze the national hockey team achieved in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last individual medal was the bronze grabbed by boxer Hussain Shah in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Pakistan Tokyo Olympics contingent (athletes):
Arshad Nadeem – Javelin Throw
Bisma Khan — Swimming 50 metre Freestyle women
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir — Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metre
Gulfam Joseph — Shooting 10 metre Air Pistol
Mahoor Shahzad — Badminton Women’s Singles
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar — Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metre
Najma Parveen — Athletics 200 metres
Shah Hussain Shah — Judo 100 Kg
Syed Muhammad Haseeb Khan — Swimming 100 metre Freestyle Men’s
Talha Talib — Weightlifting 67kg
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent special Bangladeshi mangoes to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Eid.
The mangoes were handed over to the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Protocol at the Prime Minister’s Office on Eid-ul-Azha.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent Bangladeshi premier quality ‘Haribhaga’ mangoes as a goodwill gesture to her Pakistan counterpart.
The mangoes were received by PM Khan with much appreciation, according to a press statement issued by the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad.
Addressing an election rally in Kotli, Azad Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “Our ally, the one we considered our friend used to do drone attacks on our country. Drone attacks used to occur in Pakistan both during the tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, Nawaz Sharif, and former President, Asif Ali Zardari’s time.
They both used to condemn the attacks but deep with they had permitted for the attacks to occur. Why doesn’t any drone attack happen in my [PM Imran Khan] term.”
“You should not blame the United States for the drone attacks, our own people were involved,” added the prime minister.
PM Khan asked the people to question the Opposition as to what did they do for the betterment of their people while they were in power
“Both PML-N and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) both had five years in power, how much did these two parties advocate for the people of Kashmir internationally?” questioned PM Khan.
Khan reiterated that ever since the Indian Prime Miniter Narendra Modi’s party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power, the people of Kashmir have gone through the most turmoil.
“The ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) being practiced by Modi is that of the Nazism, ‘borrowed by the German Nazi’,” said the PM.
“India has the strongest lobby with Israel and our Prime Minister (Nawaz Sharif) was busy inviting Modi to weddings for his own benefit.
Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan had rubbished talk of him “wishing to turn Azad Jammu and Kashmir” into a new province of Pakistan.
“I do not know where all this talk has sprung from,” he said, dismissing any notion of such an idea.
“But what I want to make clear now, is that in 1948, there were two United Nations Security Council resolutions which granted the people of Kashmir the right to decide their own future. According to the UN resolutions, the people had to decide whether they want to join Hindustan or Pakistan.
“I want to clarify to all of you today. InshaAllah, a day will come, when all the sacrifices made by the people of Kashmir, will not be wasted. God will grant you that right. There will be a referendum, InshaAllah.
The 27-year-old daughter of former diplomat Shaukat Mukadam was found dead at a residence in the capital’s upscale Sector F-7/4 and the alleged murderer, Zahir Jaffar was arrested for the crime.
PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz took to Twitter to condemn the brutal murder of Noor. “From rape apology to victim-blaming, this regime has caused irreparable damage to the safety & dignity of women,” wrote Maryam Nawaz.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, “This has no place in our society, lives, religion or culture. We must work harder and do more for prevention & for justice.”
PML-N leader Miftah Ismail took to Twitter to condemn the murder, “I hope Noor Mukadam’s gruesome murder turns into an APS moment for our nation and we stop violence against women.”
“Too many women get abused, battered, raped and killed in Pak. New laws are needed. Social mores need to change. Men need to behave. Women should be heard & believed.”
Claim: Barrister Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker released after completing 5 years jail term
Fact: Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker was released without completing his jail term
The convict in Khadija Siddiqui stabbing case, Shah Hussain, was released from the Jail on 17 July, ARY News reported. As per the details he was released after completing his five years in jail term, which according to leading lawyers is not true.
Karachi based lawyer Jibran Nasir while talking exclusively to The Current said that government needs to explain how and why Shah Hussain has been released without completing his five years sentence.
Explaining the case, Nasir said: “He [Shah Hussain] served 1.5 months in jail during trial and was then released on post arrest bail. Between conviction from trial court and acquittal from High Court, he served a little over 11 months in jail. Then post the Supreme Court decision overturning acquittal, he served 2.5 years. Total 3.5 years in jail.”
“The only ways for a convict to come out of jail before completion of sentence is either through remission of sentence which can be done by the provincial government, federal government or the President. But that doesn’t apply here. For the offence for which Shah Hussain was convicted [stabbing Khadija Siddiqui 23 times] i.e. PPC 324 and 337, the government cannot remit the sentence without consent of the victim i.e. Khadija,” he added.
“Second way is for a convict to be released on probation is for good behaviour, but that also doesn’t not apply to criminals convicted for Sec 324 and 337.”
Siddiqui was stabbed more than two dozen times on a busy Lahore street while she was picking her six-year-old sister Sofia Siddiqui from school on May 3, 2016.
A Lahore judicial magistrate had handed down seven-year rigorous imprisonment to Hussain after finding him guilty of attempted murder on July 29, 2017.
However, a sessions court in March 2018 set aside the minor penalties of the convict and commuted the sentence to five years, out of which Shah Hussain was released after serving 3.5 years.
VERDICT: FALSE
Contrary to previous reports which stated that Noor Mukadam, 27, was shot and then beheaded, her post mortem report states that she was stabbed several times and then beheaded.
According to Samaa TV , the post mortem report reveals that the victim was assaulted, stabbed and after she died, she was beheaded.
The incident took place on July 20 in F-7/4 in Islamabad, reportedly at the residence of Zahir Jaffer, who was arrested for Noor’s murder.
A case under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code has been registered against the suspect at the Kohsar Police Station.
A special team has been created to investigate the case and the police has recommended that Zahir be placed on the Exit Control List.
“InshaAllah justice will be served in this case…no one will be allowed to leave the country and people will see justice be served. There is no one more powerful in Pakistan than the law,” PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry said.
Syra Yousuf celebrated the birthday of her daughter Nooreh and penned down a heartfelt birthday note for her.
“You bring joy to my life. Happy birthday bubble,” wrote the Mera Naseeb actor.
While Shahroz also celebrated his daughter’s birthday with her grandparents.
Fans and fellow showbiz stars also dropped sweet birthday messages for Nooreh in the comment box.
Sharing a video of Nooreh, in which she was reciting Ayat-ul-Kursi and wrote: “Shukkar Alhamdulillah you are the greatest gift of my life. Happy Birthday Princess.”
The celebrity couple separated in late 2019 and later confirmed their divorce in February 2020.
The third of Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated in Pakistan today. Celebrities spent time with their families, finding joy in the little things and celebrating the occasion with zeal.
Pakistani celebrities shared their adorable Eid pictures with their fans and followers.
Here’s a list of celebrities oozing style and colours on third day of Eid:
The Sindh government has officially decided to write a letter to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) to block phone SIMs of unvaccinated people amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in the province.
Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Law, Murtaza Wahab, took to Twitter to announce the decision.
“#SindhGovt has decided to write to NCOC & PTA that mobile sims of unvaccinated people should be blocked,” he wrote in a tweet.
According to details, Chief Minister Sindh has also said that the PTA would be contacted through the federal government to encourage the users via text messages to get vaccinated and those not getting a shot in a week will have their SIMs blocked.
As cases are increasing in the province, the Sindh government has decided to tighten the restrictions. The Covid-19 task force held a meeting on Friday and made the following decisions:
The new restrictions will be imposed from Monday, July 26. The positivity rate in Sindh is 10.3 per cent, the task force participants were informed. Karachi’s situation is getting worse day by day. At least 1,002 patients are in critical care.
As per reports, the province reported six cases of the Delta variant on Monday, the province’s health secretary, Qasim Soomro, confirmed.
The guidelines to avoid exposure to the new variant are the same:
Total tests conducted in the last 24 hours were 25,215 out of which 1,425 cases tested positive. The positivity rate was 5.65 per cent as per NCOC.