Meesha Shafi has lashed out on Hum Style Awards’ jury for nominating her despite getting on board a host with harassment allegations on him. The ceremony was hosted by Urwa Hocane and Ali Zafar.
Th Bhaag Milkha Bhaag actress took to twitter to voice out her thoughts.
The ceremony was held in Lahore on Sunday, July 4 and was a star-studded affair.
A woman withdrew her allegation of getting repeatedly raped by a man at his house where she was staying after “returning from the United Kingdom” to attend her father’s funeral, claiming that the “suspect” was her husband.
As per reports, the woman had earlier alleged that she had come to Pakistan from the UK six months ago for her father’s funeral. She said she was living at the house of her father’s close friend in Wahdat Colony, where his son allegedly raped her for three days.
Police had filed a rape case against the suspect and detained him.
However, when the woman appeared before a judicial magistrate, she claimed in a statement on Sunday that the suspect is her husband.
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Deputy Inspector General (investigation) Shariq Jamal Khan told the media that the woman had first accused the man of raping her for three days but during the inquiry, she did not agree to undergo medical inspection and also backtracked on the rape allegation.
The officials said the families of the woman and the suspect submitted a marriage certificate showing she was married to the accused. After that, she removed the rape complaint.
The DIG said the woman was also involved in different cases of bounced cheques and presenting fake ID cards and documents to hide her identity.
He said police investigations had revealed that the woman, who is from Multan, has never been to the UK.
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will be on a day-long visit to Gwadar today, accompanied by his federal ministers.
As per reports, PM Khan will inaugurate Gwadar Free Zone, the Expo Centre, Agricultural Industrial Park as well as three factories to boost economic activity in the region.
Focal Person to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Digital Media, Azhar Mashwani, tweeted that PM is also expected to lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects in the city, which includes water supply projects and a desalination plant. that would solve the problems of Gwadar residents related to water and electricity.
Prime Minister’s Historic visit of Gwadar
• Groundbreaking of:
– 2200 Acres Phase 2 of Gwadar Free Zone (phase 1 was 60 Acres)
– 6 new industriesMOUs for Gwadar City:
– 1.2 Million Gallons / day water desalination plant
– Provision of Solar Systems#GwadarRisingWithCPEC— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) July 5, 2021
PM will interact with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) workforce.
Through video link, major expressions of investment by the Chinese investors and the ambassadors of Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Kenya, and Qatar are also expected, according to sources.
PM’s last visit to Balochistan was in April.
The 5th Hum Style Awards 2021’s ceremony was held in Lahore on July 4, 2021. The ceremony turned out to be a star-studded affair with the biggest names of the entertainment and fashion industry bringing their A-game to the red carpet.
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Let’s have a look at the Hum Style Awards 2021 winners list and other details about the show:
Emmad Irfani
Nausheen Shah
Bilal Ashraf
Maya Ali
Giti Ara
Hasnain Lehri
Shamoon Ismail
Khushhal Khan
Emraan Rajput
Amna Chaudhry
Momal Sheikh
Karishma Ali
Adnan Siddiqui has reveled the first look of his production venture Dum Mastam featuring Imran Asharf and Amar Khan in leading roles. Directed by Ehteshamuddin and penned by Amar Khan, the movie is based on the film industry.
Sharing the poster of the film Adnan wrote, “Have waited with baited breath to unveil the fresh from the oven poster of my first 70mm baby, Dum Mastam. It is a beautiful creation of our hard work and heart work.”
On the work front, Imran is currently being seen in Wajahat Rauf’s Raqs-e-Bismil and Amar was last seen in Qayamat opposite Ahsan Khan.
Senate passed two key government bills related to human rights last month, which include the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 and the Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill 2021.
Both the bills were opposed by Mushtaq Ahmed from Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Atta-ur-Rehman from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), and Rana Maqbool from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) .
Analyst Ansar Abbasi took to his Twitter account to oppose the bill using the hashtag “We_Reject_Domestic_Violence_Bill_2021”.
Twitter is criticising Ansar Abbasi for starting the trend. Have a look at some of the Tweets:
Notable personalities from the local entertainment industry have taken to social media to criticise the dressing of female celebrities. Several actresses are receiving flak for wearing allegedly ‘bold’ dresses.
Trigger warning: Violence
Two men were arrested by the Peshawar Police on Saturday for viciously beating their sister with a hammer and a helmet over a property dispute.
As per reports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have confirmed their arrest. They were arrested by the Capital City Police from Amin Colony in Peshawar.
During interrogation, both men confessed to torturing their sister Masmaat for demanding a share in the ancestral house.
The video on Twitter was posted by the victim’s son, demanding action against his maternal uncles. He tweeted: “Today my maternal uncles attacked my mother when I and my brother were not home.”
Right after this, Peshawar Deputy Inspector General Abbas Ahsan responded saying, “Action taken, both of them have been arrested and the case being registered.”
@AbbasAhsan
I never imagined I will do this. I am uploading this video in position of very helplessness. Today my three maternal uncle attacked my mother when I and my brother were not home. They attacked and badly beat my mother and grandmother#HelpArsalanFamily
Helpthisfamily pic.twitter.com/Bf5C9V67cO— طLح رشid (@TALHArashid47) July 3, 2021
In the video, it can be seen that they entered their’s sister’s house and repeatedly thrashed her.
The local police shifted the woman to the hospital for medical examination after which a case will be registered against the accused.
Following the incident, social media users expressed outrage and demanded justice.
Positioned at top of the points table after five wins in six matches, Lahore Qalandars seemed strong frontrunners to clinch the elusive PSL trophy. At one stage, it even appeared that the sixth time might finally be the charm for them. Even Aqib Javed, Qalandars’ head coach, went a step further and billed Qalandars as the favourites to win the tournament in an interview with Cricket Pakistan.
Much to the chagrin of their fans, Qalandars squandered the impressive start and it all went downhill for them from there onwards. In the next four matches, they suffered four losses, which saw them getting stormed out of the playoffs for the fifth time in six editions.
This column attempts to shed light on and assess what went wrong for Qalandars this time around
Irrespective of whether a team is batting first or second, the top order holds the onus to provide a solid foundation. While Qalandars’ top 3 batsmen fared decently during the home games, they could not get going in the Abu Dhabi leg of the tournament. Before the tournament had to be moved from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi, Qalandars had played four games where their top 3 batsmen scored a total of 356 runs averaging 89 runs per game. In the Abu Dhabi leg of the tournament, Qalandars’ top 3 could muster a meager 289 across six innings averaging just over 48 runs per game.
It cannot be denied that toss plays a crucial role in the outcome of a match. In the Pakistan leg of the tournament, Qalandars registered three wins in four games with all of the wins coming when Qalandars opted to bowl first after winning the toss. In the match against Multan Sultans where they batted first, they ended up losing by seven wickets, which indicates that chasing is not their strong suit. However, with the change in conditions from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi, Qalandars’ batsmen found even chasing par scores an uphill task. In the three consecutive losses against Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, and Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars batted second. Inexplicably, in their last league game against Multan Sultans where a win would have ensured Qalandars a spot in the playoffs, skipper Sohail Akhtar opted to chase again. The move backfired again as Qalandars were bundled out for 89 in reply to Sultan’s 169.
While Shaheen and Faulkner regularly provided good starts with the new ball, Qalandar’s death bowling was not up to the mark in the Abu Dhabi leg of the tournament. In overs 16-20 in losses against Islamabad, Quetta, Karachi, and Multan, Qalandars conceded 36 (9 runs per over), 38 (9.5 runs per over), 44 (11 runs per over), and 38 (9.5 runs per over) respectively. While it is their batting that is the main headache, Qalandars need to make sure that their bowlers continue their good impact from the powerplay and middle overs into the death overs heading into the next edition. Every cloud goes the saying, has a silver lining. Similarly, despite not being able to advance into the playoffs, Qalandars can take some positives particularly from the individual performances of the quartet of Rashid Khan, Tim David, James Faulkner, and Shaheen Afridi who gave a good account of themselves. Not being able to make it into the playoffs for five times in six editions despite having eminent T20 players in the ranks cries out for sweeping changes on multiple fronts and Qalandars need to ensure that they make these sweeping changes in their system before the seventh edition kicks off if they want the seventh time to be a charm for them.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yusuf on Sunday said that the mastermind of the attack, which killed three people and left 24 others injured, “is an Indian citizen and [Indian intelligence agency] RAW is in touch with hum”.
Yusuf was addressing a press conference alongside the Punjab police chief and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry.
Yusuf added that the IG has said we have the intelligence that a foreign intelligence agency was involved. “Today without a doubt I want to say, [the circumstances] of this entire attack lead to Indian-sponsored terrorism.”
“I want to make sure that our message is heard very clearly, that this particular incident on June 23 in Lahore…we have concrete evidence and intelligence, including financial and telephone records that point to direct Indian sponsorship of these terrorists,” Moeed Yusuf added.
“Through forensic analysis, electronic equipment that has been recovered from these terrorists, we have identified the main mastermind and the handlers of this terrorist attack and we have absolutely no doubt or reservation in informing you that the main mastermind belongs to RAW, the Indian intelligence agency, is an Indian national, and is based in India,” he said.
The National Security adviser also talked about the attempts of cyberattacks against Pakistan’s intelligence agencies, adding, “We have no doubt that the Johar Town and cyber attacks are linked. And the number in which [the cyber attacks] were done, there is no doubt that there was state involvement of our neighbour.”
On June 23, a powerful blast near the residence of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed killed three people and injured 24 others, including a police constable.