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  • 12 dead as a bus carrying Chinese workers plunged into ravine

    12 dead as a bus carrying Chinese workers plunged into ravine

    Nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis lost their lives on Wednesday. Chinese workers and accompanying Pakistani staff were proceeding to their workplace for an ongoing project, as per a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). 

     “The bus plunged into a ravine after a mechanical failure resulting in leakage of gas that caused a blast. Further investigations are underway,” said MoFA.

    “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely in contact with the Chinese Embassy for coordination and facilitation,” read the foreign affairs ministry’s statement.

    The ministry added, “The Government and people of Pakistan extend sincere condolences to the families of Chinese and Pakistani workers who lost their lives in the incident. We also pray for quick recovery of the injured.”

    The Foreign Office said Pakistan attaches great importance to the safety and security of “Chinese nationals, projects and institutions in Pakistan”.

  • Father reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search

    Father reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search

    A man reunited with his kidnapped son after a 24-year hunt across China. After travelling half a million kilometres across China on a motorbike, handing out missing-person flyers, which cost him his savings and left him with huge debts, Guo Gangtang was finally reunited with his son.

    As per reports, Guo Gangtang, 51, began searching for his then 2-year-old son after he was kidnapped in 1997 from their home in a village in the eastern province of Shandong.

    When he tried to find his son, he found no trace but Guo did not give up and began a decades-long search.

    Guo travelled China on a motorcycle with a flag that had his lost son’s picture and carrying a bag full of flyers.

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    Police in June tracked down a man matching his son’s description in central Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

    After a DNA test confirming the relationship, a family reunion with his son Guo Xinzhen was arranged on Sunday.

    The 26-year-old, Guo Xinzhen, is now a teacher.

    Guo’s son was found after the Ministry of Public Security launched a nationwide campaign this January to solve cold cases involving child abduction.

    Police have located and rescued 2,609 missing or abducted children this year, including adults who had gone missing or were kidnapped as kids. One victim was traced after 61 years.

    Guo’s motorcycle journey of around 500,000 km (311,000 miles) took him to most of China’s provinces. He also went through 10 motorcycles.

    In 2012, Guo set up a website “Tianya Xunqin”, which translates as “Find your family on the edge of the world”. It has since helped dozens of people locate family members, he told local media.

    Guo Gangtang’s story has been covered extensively by local media over the years and inspired the 2015 hit film “Lost and Love” starring Chinese megastar Andy Lau in the role of a character based on Guo.

    “I’ve found my son, and I want to get back to normal life as soon as possible,” Guo said in a video on his Tiktok social media page on Tuesday.

  • Women traffic police officers deployed in Karachi

    Karachi Traffic Police has deployed female police officers for the first time in the city. Geo news has reported that four female traffic wardens have been deployed at Sharah-e-Faisal and Clifton areas.

    The deployed female police officers are also trained motorcyclists. The duty of these officers include “monitoring the traffic and spreading awareness among motorcyclists”. They are also expected to assist people with broken cars and call for further assistance if required.

    As per traffic police officials, the female traffic police officers do not have the authority to issue challans or charge people for disobeying traffic regulations.

    A video of the newly deployed female traffic police officers was shared by the Karachi Traffic Police on social media.

  • Humayun Saeed breaks silence on ‘Mere Paas Tum Ho’ sequel, thanks Ammy Virk for appreciation

    Humayun Saeed breaks silence on ‘Mere Paas Tum Ho’ sequel, thanks Ammy Virk for appreciation

    Actor Humayun Saeed is currently working on multiple projects, be it Main Manto Nahi hoon with Maya Ali or his forthcoming feature film London Nahi Jaunga costarring Mehwish Hayat and Kubra Khan followed by another Nadeem Baig film featuring Urwa Hocane.

    The Punjab Nahi Jaungi actor was asked by a journalist if he’s working on the sequel of his blockbuster drama serial Mere Paas Tum Ho that also starred Ayeza Khan, Adnan Siddiqui and Hira Mani in primary roles.

    Humayun responded back in an Instagram story stating that “no sequel, for the time being”, hinting that there is a possibility of the sequel once he wraps up his other three projects.

    Indian Punjabi star Ammy Virk recently praised the drama to which the Jawani Phir Nahi Aani actor replied with a humble ‘Thanks :)’.

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  • Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan debut as a reel pair in ‘Zindagi’, announces release date

    Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan debut as a reel pair in ‘Zindagi’, announces release date

    Falak Shabbir announced a news for his and Sarah’s fans earlier, now the Roag singer has revealed it. It’s a music video that features them both together, marking it as their first on-screen collaboration.

    The duo took to social media to announce the same. Zindagi will be released on YouTube tomorrow, July 16, on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary.

    Falak surprised Sarah Khan with multiple flowers and a heart shaped gold necklace. The Alvida actress was elated and expressed her gratitude on her social media handles. The venue was well decorated with pink balloons and oozed romantic vibes.

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    Earlier, during a Question and Answer session on Instagram a fan asked for an advice for ‘single girls’, to which Sarah replied, “Get you a man like Falak”.

  • ‘Those who have not read a book in their life will now decide the future of children in Punjab’: Fawad Chaudhry

    ‘Those who have not read a book in their life will now decide the future of children in Punjab’: Fawad Chaudhry

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ on Tuesday said, ” I am amazed that those who have not read a book in their life will decide the future of children in Punjab.”

    Fawad expressed concerns over the news that the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) confiscated an Oxford University Press (OUP) Social Studies book for grade 7 on Monday for including Malala Yousufzai’s picture. He said that when he looked into the matter, he came to know that the Punjab Assembly has formed a board to look into such matters.

    The minister said removing Malala’s image is not a problem of a political party, instead, it is a reflection of the division in society.

    “It is quite unfortunate that this division exists,” he added.

    “Political parties are not the issue,” said Chaudhry. “Every political party has some conservative voices that have a negative approach owing to the prevalent syllabus being taught in the country,” he added.

    Highlighting the Punjab government’s decision to remove a chapter on reproduction, Chaudhry said that in this way, we will mentally impair the next generation.

    “We already have many conservative individuals around us. And in the future, if we don’t pay attention to our curriculum and teachers, social problems will increase,” said Fawad. He further added, “Extremism is already high in Pakistan.”

    Reacting to the removal of Malala’s book from Peshawar University during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) last tenure, Fawad stressed that governments should not submit to pressure.

    “This depends on individuals and their mindsets, as conservative mindsets lead to extremist trends,” added the minister.

     Fawad said that such conservative decisions by individuals will make Pakistan lose the position it has created for itself while fighting the war on terror.

  • Chaman border is now closed after reports of the Taliban capturing the crossing on the Afghan side

    Chaman border is now closed after reports of the Taliban capturing the crossing on the Afghan side

    The Afghan Taliban have claimed that they have captured the important Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, reports Geo News.

    “The (Taliban) Mujahideen have captured an important border town called Wesh in Kandahar,” a statement was given by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

    “With this, the important road between (Spin) Boldak, Chaman, and Kandahar customs have come under Mujahideen control.”

    “The Taliban have taken control of the Afghan side of the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing,” a Pakistani security source told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

    “They have raised their flag and removed the Afghan flag.”

    “The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman is on high alert,” said Levies officials. “Additional security has been deployed at the gate.” Pakistan has also suspended activities at the Chaman crossing point.

    “We are in contact with the local leadership of the Taliban on resuming trade and movement of people,” said Levies officials.

    Earlier this week, after seizing about one-third of Afghanistan’s districts, the Taliban swept through the northeastern Badakhshan province, reaching the mountainous border with China’s Xinjiang region.

  • ‘Massively disturbing this 3-0 score line’: Ramiz Raja reacts to Pakistan getting whitewashed

    ‘Massively disturbing this 3-0 score line’: Ramiz Raja reacts to Pakistan getting whitewashed

    Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Ramiz Raja has reacted to Pakistan’s “disturbing” 3-0 whitewash by England in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series on Tuesday.

    Taking to Twitter, he wrote: “What started off as an aberration, a momentary glitch became a norm! Massively disturbing this 3-0 scoreline!!”

    Pakistan’s Babar Azam-led unit suffered a three-wicket defeat in the third ODI despite posting a gigantic 331-run total on the scoreboard.

    On the other hand, he was angrier while giving his views on his YouTube Channel. “I’m not surprised with the result in today’s game. This was on the cards as this team had already mentally disintegrated.”

    He said that Pakistan never recovered from the shocking defeat in the first ODI, which led to bad headlines about the team across the globe.

    “It has become a trend that we have stopped learning from our mistakes,” Raja said. “Whenever there is added pressure, we make more mistakes. As in today’s game, we made fumbles and dropped catches on the field. Similarly, our bowling was below par due to the added pressure.”

    “They started bowling half-trackers and shorter lengths on a straight pitch, which is nothing less than inviting batsmen to hit you all around the park,” he added.

    Meanwhile, Azam became the quickest to reach 14 ODI centuries milestone in just 81 innings. This also makes Azam the first-ever Pakistan skipper to score an ODI century against England in England.

    On the list of quickest to 14 ODI centuries, the 26-year-old is followed by Hashim Amla (84 innings), David Warner (98 innings), Virat Kohli (103 innings) and Quinton de Kock (104 innings).

  • ‘Why do we want the models to be white and sultry,’ Zara Shahjahan on fake beauty standards

    ‘Why do we want the models to be white and sultry,’ Zara Shahjahan on fake beauty standards

    Pakistani fashion designer, Zara Shahjahan, called out social media users over demeaning comments related to beauty standards.

    The designer explained how she and her team were left with no choice but to hire models from Turkey. “Let’s talk about these pictures. So I had a shoot in Turkey. My team left a day earlier and the day me and the model had to leave, Turkey announced 15 days of quarantine. We were left with no choice but to hire models from there,” she wrote in a social media post.

    Sharing a picture of a model from her recent campaign, she wrote, “I tried to find girls who look South Asian and finally found these two very stunning Mexican models who flew from LA for the campaign. We were very happy, the campaign look really beautiful and we launched, but what happened after is quite disturbing.”

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    “These pictures started getting a lot of hate. ‘They look like maids’ is one comment which disturbed me the most,” the designer added.

    “Are we these people? Why do we want the models to be white and sultry?” Zara questioned.

     She concluded her post by thanking God for her loyal customers, “Thankgod for my loyal customers who know my brand and the collection was sold out but I don’t seem to get the irritation of a lot of women to these two pictures.”

  • Nadia Hussain sets the dance floor on fire with her daughters, Sanam and Sunita get impressed

    Model and actress Nadia Hussain shared a video of her dancing on her Instagram handle. Her daughters can be seen in the video as well who are dancing alongside their mother on Mahira Khan’s song Shakar Wandaan.

    Sanam Jung and Sunita Marshal were quick to appreciate the Nadia and her daughters in the comments section.

    On the work front, Nadia Hussain can be currently seen in Hum Tv’s Yun Tu Hai Pyar Bohut alongside Hira Mani and Affan Waheed.