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  • We are most affected by the ‘wife’ clause, says PPP’s Naveed Qamar

    We are most affected by the ‘wife’ clause, says PPP’s Naveed Qamar

    The Parliamentary Committee on Legislative Business witnessed objections over a clause of the Electoral Reforms Bill, which calls for disclosing the number of wives with parliamentarians saying they will take it up in the relevant Senate Committee for necessary amendments, reports The Express Tribune.

    Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, who was part of the parliamentary meeting, questioned: “We are asked how many wives you have. What is this? What have wives got to do with this?”

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ayaz Sadiq, and Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Naveed Qamar, too, raised questions over the Electoral Reforms Bill.

    Naveed Qamar said that the PPP was the most affected by the wives’ clause.

    A committee had been set up by Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri to approve the bills. A no-confidence motion against the deputy speaker was moved by the Opposition after which Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser formed a committee to review the bills.

    Ayaz Sadiq said that if the House is to be run, the bills should be brought to the committee. “We should create terms of reference, important legislation should be made in this committee. If the minister or member has introduced the bill, he can withdraw it in the House.”

    Abbasi said, “Twenty-one days have passed and according to the law, we cannot change it.”

  • Video: Meherbano displays her impressive dancing skills

    Video: Meherbano displays her impressive dancing skills

    Mehar Bano has uploaded a video of herself on Instagram grooving on a song called Bad.

    In the video, she can be seen enjoying the moves with a choreographer friend.

    Earlier, the actress had received hate for her dance videos but in a post, she clearly said, “If you don’t like me dancing, please don’t take it up with me. I can’t hear you over all this music and joy and freedom of expression that I enjoy every day.”

    On the work front, the Churails fame actress is currently featuring in Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 opposite Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz.

  • PM Khan informed about a serious rift in his cabinet

    PM Khan informed about a serious rift in his cabinet

    Serious disagreements between cabinet members have led to problems at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has been informed about the current rift, reports The News.

    Important facts were brought to light in Geo News Programme, ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’. According to reports, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is worried about the interference of Asad Umar and Ali Zaidi.

    Asad Umar, Minister of Planning Commission and Special Initiatives heads the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE), and Ali Zaidi, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, is its member.

    Reportedly, Special Assistant to PM Khan Tabish Gauhar has lodged a complaint with the premier, pleading that the two cabinet members were interfering in the affairs of the Ministry of Energy.

    Sources say that Hammad and Tabish are in favour of using the full capacity of the existing terminals. However, they are being pressured in the cabinet to sign the Sui South gas pipeline agreement with the new terminals rather than the old Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals.

    Asad Umar gave a tough time to the Energy Ministry for arranging LNG at a higher cost and for the dry docking of the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) at the Engro Terminal. 

    The decisions forced the country to face a gas-electricity crisis, subjected the government to the wrath of the Opposition, and triggered a backlash from the masses.

    In the CCOE meeting, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, along with Umar and Zaidi, objected to the delayed dry-docking from June 29 to July 5 and why it wasn’t done earlier in 2019. Tarin wanted an inquiry in this regard and ordered Railway Minister Azam Swati to lead the inquiry. Sources have revealed that Tabish was trying to put an end to the inquiry.

    However, Gauhar is currently not attending the CCOE meetings. Sources said that despite protests from Gauhar, the inquiry will go ahead since it is part of the written procedures of the CCOE and has been ratified by the federal government.

    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Alizeh Shah flaunts her tattoo in latest pictorial outing
    
			
    Alizeh Shah flaunts her tattoo in latest pictorial outing
    
			
    Actress Alizeh Shah took to social media to post a picture of herself in her latest hairdo. The Ehad-e-wafa actress flaunts her tattoo in the image that consists of a sad emoji.
    

    She captioned her post as ‘who let the dogssss out’.
    

    


    

     
    

    There’s no update yet if the tattoo is temporary or permanent.
    

    The Daldal diva created waves with her appearance on the red carpet of 5th Hum Style Awards. Alizeh posted pictures from a family photoshoot done post the awards show. She is seen enjoying posing with her mother and brother.
    

    


    

     
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Burger King workers write ‘we all quit’ on signboard, quit jobs
    
			
    Burger King workers write ‘we all quit’ on signboard, quit jobs
    
			
    Employees and a general manager at a Burger King outlet in Nebraska, United States, quit their jobs amid worsening work conditions and used the restaurant’s sign to let customers know.
    

    “We all quit,” the sign at the Lincoln Burger King read. “Sorry for the inconvenience.”
    

    Rachael Flores, who had worked as a general manager there since January, had put in her two weeks notice and eight other employees also resigned before deciding to post the message on the sign, KLKN reported.
    

    

    


    

    

    

    “They have gone through so many district managers since I’ve been GM,” Flores said. “No one has come to the store to help me out. They’re so in and out.”
    

    Flores said the restaurant is short-staffed and she would end up working 50 to 60 hours a week. She said at one point they did not have working air-conditioning in the kitchen, where temperatures reached 90 degrees. Flores had to go to the hospital as she was dehydrated.
    

    Employees had joked on Friday about putting up the message. On Saturday, they put it up on one side of the sign.
    

    Read More: Restaurant makes ‘world’s most expensive burger’ for $6,000
    

    “They wanted to put up a sign to say, you know sorry there’s really not going to be anyone here,” Flores said.
    

     “Just kind of a laugh to upper management. That was put up (Saturday) before we opened, and I didn’t think anybody was going to notice it, because we did just one sign, and then it went pretty crazy on Facebook. I got a call from my upper management and they told me I needed to take it down.”
    

    Flores’ boss fired her later that day and the location is still open. Burger King did not responed to the incident.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Mahira, Kubra and Zainab bond over selfies and videos on ‘Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay’ sets
    
			
    Farooq Rind’s directorial Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay is currently on floors in Karachi. The much awaited drama stars Mahira Khan, Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan in lead roles, along with an interesting supporting cast headlined by Zainab Qayyum and Shamim Hilaly. The Dil-e-Gumshuda actress shared exclusive selfies and videos from the sets  showing the female cast members bonding on-sets.
    

    The drama is based on Umera Ahmed’s novel of the same name and is being produced by Momina Duraid.
    

    


    

     
    

    


    

     
    

    


    

     
    

    


    

     
    

    


    

     
    

    Earlier Usman Mukhtar, the lead hero of the drama posted how he felt left out in the selfies of female cast members. He even edited a selfie and photobombed himself.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    More than half a million vaccine doses administered for first time on July 12, says Asad Umar
    
			
    Asad Umar in a tweet has said that 525,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered yesterday. 
    

    “For the first time we crossed half a million doses of vaccination yesterday. 5 lakh 25 thousand doses were administered yesterday,” Asad Umar tweeted.
    

    “Highest ever first dose was also achieved yesterday with 3 lakh 90 thousand first doses administered. The pace will increase further inshallah,” he added. 
    

    

    


    

    

    

    As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 1,590 cases of Covid-19 yesterday with the positivity rate  of 3.63 per cent.
    

    

    


    

    

    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘Difficult to control yourself as a bachelor while working with female co-stars’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    
			
    ‘Difficult to control yourself as a bachelor while working with female co-stars’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    
			
    Actor Shahroza Sabzwari opened up on marrying his ladylove Sadaf Kanwal post his split with ex-wife Syra Yousuf.
    

    In a recent interview, Shahroz shared that he had the pure intention of marrying quickly after divorce because the phase he was going through was difficult. “As a religious man I had to marry after break up because our religion doesn’t allow many things which I also try to avoid but as a human, we are helpless but if you marry, things get beautiful,” he asserted.
    

    The Nand star stated that it’s difficult working with female actors in this industry as a bachelor hence he chose to marry early so that he refrains from immoral activities.
    

    Read More – ‘Sadaf has brought luck to my life, my parents are very happy with her’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    

    He further declared that it was Sadaf, who was in his mind, “We were friends but I clearly said to her that there would be no drama, I want to marry, I told her all my situation, I told her that I would not want to live a bachelor life”.
    

     According to Sabzwari, he is a working man and works with a lot of women. “In such an environment it is really difficult for a bachelor to stay on the right path, you can fall for any bad”.
    

    Shahroz and Sadaf tied the knot in May 2021 the same year he had parted ways with his first wife of seven years, Syra Yousuf over ‘irreconcilable differences.’ The former couple is parents to a daughter named Nooreh.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    US has never asked for military bases within Pakistan,’ says senior western diplomat
    
			
    US has never asked for military bases within Pakistan,’ says senior western diplomat
    
			
    The United States (US) has “at no stage or at any level even asked” Pakistan for military bases, as its forces depart from Afghanistan, a senior western diplomat has said, reports The News.
    

    “Nobody in the entire US administration asked for bases, and yet there is so much focus on the issue in Pakistan,” said the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak publicly on the subject.
    

    “The recurring debate and the hashtag ‘Absolutely Not’ campaign in Pakistan has left everyone scratching their heads in Washington,” he said.
    

    Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with Jonathan Swan of HBO Axios, in June, reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the use of military bases and categorically stated that Islamabad will not allow it.
    

    The prime minister was again asked by the US media for his comments on giving access to the CIA to military bases.
    

    “Will you allow the American government to have the CIA here in Pakistan to conduct cross-border counter-terrorism missions against Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban?” Swan asked the premier.
    

    “Absolutely not,” PM Khan responded.
    

    Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said earlier that Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan, but there are some elements who do not want peace in the region.
    

    The FM had categorically stated that Pakistan has refused to give military bases to the US and added that he had told all the political parties in a briefing that they have no such intention.
    

    “Search for bases could be their wish. There’s no question of giving them bases, we have to see our interest.”
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    WHO warns against mixing, matching Covid-19 vaccines, calls it ‘dangerous trend’
    
			
    WHO warns against mixing, matching Covid-19 vaccines, calls it ‘dangerous trend’
    
			
     The World Health Organization’s chief scientist on Monday advised people not to mix and match Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact.
    

    “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match,” Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing.
    

    “It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose.”
    

    Read More: Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants
    

    The advice came after a study conducted in the United Kingdom earlier found that adopting a mix-and-match approach to Covid-19 vaccines gives a more robust immune response.