In the warm-up match of the Junior Hockey World Cup, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 2-0, the first goal for Pakistan was scored by Abdul Hanan, and the second goal by Ghazanfar.
The Junior Hockey World Cup organized by FIH will start tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The Pakistani team will start their campaign with a match against the Netherlands on December 6. New Zealand, while the third and final match will be played against Belgium on December 9.
Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh around noon on Tuesday, the country’s weather office said, with sustained winds of 90-100kph (56-62mph), gusting to 110kph.
The cyclone was forecast to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh state later Tuesday as a “severe cyclonic storm”, packing winds up to 100 kilometres, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
In Chennai, cars were seen floating on raging torrents, homes were flooded, and a crocodile was spotted swimming the streets in the city.
In some parts of the flooded city, people used boats to get out of their flooded neighbourhoods to the safety of government relief shelters.
The IMD warned of “exceptionally heavy rainfall” in some areas.
“We are facing the worst storm in recent memory,” Tamil Nadu state chief minister M.K. Stalin said, in a statement late Monday.
Police said on Tuesday that eight people had been killed in the state capital of Chennai.
They included some who drowned, as well as one person hit by a falling tree, another electrocuted by live wires in the water, and one crushed by a falling wall.
Trees were uprooted and vehicles swept away due to the heavy rains, according to images posted on social media.
Apple iPhone manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron and automaker Hyundai suspended their operations in Tamil Nadu due to the storm, local media reported.
The cyclone is expected to hit India’s southeast coast near the town of Bapatla, on the 300-kilometre (185-mile) stretch between Nellore and Machilipatnam.
Hundreds of people from coastal villages in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh have moved inland, with emergency rescue teams deployed to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone’s landfall, according to local media.
Sea surges of waves up to 1.5 metres (nearly five feet) above normal tide levels are expected when the cyclone makes landfall, the IMD said.
Home Minister Amit Shah said the government was “braced to provide all the necessary assistance to Andhra Pradesh”, with rescue teams deployed and more “on standby to mobilise as needed”.
The cyclone is expected to weaken late Tuesday.
Scientists have warned that storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer with climate change.
Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the Northwest Pacific — are a regular and deadly menace on coasts in the northern Indian Ocean, where tens of millions of people live.
Schools, colleges, offices and banks were closed on Monday and Tuesday in at least four districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, because of weather conditions, a government notice said.
A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for deliberately driving into a flock of pigeons and killing one, police said Tuesday, reportedly because he was angry that the birds were on the road.
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, “used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal”, in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesman told AFP.
Ozawa sped off from a traffic light when it turned green, ploughing his taxi into the bevy of birds at a speed of 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour, local media said.
The sound of the engine reportedly prompted a surprised passer-by to report the incident.
Tokyo police had a veterinarian perform a post-mortem on the hapless pigeon and determined its cause of death as traumatic shock, according to local media.
“Roads belong to humans, so pigeons should have dodged out of the way,” Ozawa was quoted by local media as telling investigators.
Police called his behaviour “highly malicious” for a professional driver, before deciding to go ahead with the arrest, broadcaster Fuji TV said.
“Wow, can you get arrested for running over a pigeon?”, one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“He could’ve just honked his car horn or something. But intentionally killing it? That’s crossing the line,” another posted.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has barred television channels from airing anything that casts doubt on the electoral process.
The notification, issued on November 3, states, “All the satellite TV channel licensees were directed vide this office directives dated 3* November, 2023 to strictly comply with the PEMRA’s Code of Conduct 2015 and ensure that no speculative, doubtful and false information/content with reference to electoral process or conduct of General Elections is aired, broadcasted or televised in any manner, whatsoever, which may subsequently hamper smooth conduct of the General Elections 2024.”
It further says that all the licensees, while airing their transmission before General Elections 2024, must be mindful of the fact that no such content/discussion / comment is aired which may create doubts or an impression in the minds of the public about the polls or may sabotage elections through any negative/false news, information or report aired on any satellite TV channel, inadvertently.
Anchor Person Mohammad Malick took to X (former Twitter) and wrote, “Has Pemra gone absolutely bonkers? media barred from even discussing the possibility of flawed election process by EC. All media outlets & journo orgs must outrightly reject this ridiculous ‘unholy commandment’. this is brazen censorship and must be resisted.”
Has Pemra gone absolutely bonkers? media barred from even discussing the possibility of flawed election process by EC. All media outlets & journo orgs must outrightly reject this ridiculous ‘unholy commandment’. this is brazen censorship and must be resisted. pic.twitter.com/a7XSHqBAlp
— Mohammad Malick (@MalickViews) December 5, 2023
Secretary General South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Imtiaz Alam said, “Indeed, Election Commission of Pakistan should be respected, but it must earn respect by ensuring even-playing field fo all and transparently conducting electoral process. However, PEMRA order must be rejected. Media must critically evaluate the conduct of elections and ECP.”
Indeed, Election Commission of Pakistan should be respected, but it must earn respect by ensuring even-playing field fo all and transparently conducting electoral process. However, PEMRA order must be rejected. Media must critically evaluate the conduct of elections and ECP. pic.twitter.com/RAQyAwcppU
— Imtiaz Alam (@ImtiazAlamSAFMA) December 5, 2023
The interim Sindh government has alloted 52,000 acres of state land for corporate cultural farming, disclose official documents.
As per a report filed by Geo’s Benazir Shah and Rasheed Memon, the caretaker government of Sindh gave ultimate approval last week to allot 52,713 acres of state land for the project, out of which 28,000 acres will be rendered in Khairpur, 10,000 in Mithi, 9,305 in Dadu, 3,408 in Sujawal, 1,000 acres in Thatta, and 1,000 in Badin.
The land is being allotted under the authority of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). SIFC is a top military body that was established in June this year to attract foreign investment in the country.
According to state documents seen by Geo.tv, earlier this year, the chief secretary of Sindh issued a directive to the provincial Land Utilisation Department and the Board of Revenue to explain the availability of land in the province.
The documents even recommend that the land be leased out to the Pakistani army, insisting that the latter had “well-trained manpower” for the job.
The minutes of a cabinet meeting in Sindh on December 1st imply that the interim government in Sindh is considering leasing state-owned land to a private company affiliated with the Pakistan military.
The agenda read: “…approval of a joint venture agreement for the corporate agro-farming initiative in Sindh between the Land Utilization Department and Green Corporate Initiative Pvt Ltd”.
Hania Amir is going viral on the internet for a very, very weird reason. The actress shared pictures of her trip to Dubai where she went around with Indian rapper Badshah, including dining together in a restaurant. Indian media outlets quickly assumed the two were dating. Because lo and behold, if you’re seen sitting next to a man, you have to be romantically linked with him.
We have to question our media: why in this day and age are y’all still resorting to such sexist thinking? Can Hania actually spend time with a male friend without dating him? Men and women can remain friends, and its clear from their past interaction that the two respect each other.
Rather than trying to fuel rumors to get more traffic on your websites, can we instead celebrate that despite political and cricket rivalries, here are two public figures from Pakistan and India who keep uplifting each other publicly?
Also, Hania Amir doesn’t need to be linked to another man in order to be recognised publicly. Her projects have gotten immense praise, and she continues to remain booked and busy, so stop trying to assume she has to be dating someone just to get some attention. Insinuating such a thing is deeply demoralising, and proves how women can never be recognised for their achievements alone.
We’re not going to be paying any heed to careless rumours, but instead we’ll be celebrating the wholesome friendship between Hania and Badshah. In January, Badshah gushed about the ‘Mere Humsafar’ actress by calling her an instant mood lifter during an Instagram live.
“Yes I follow her she’s a very funny person. My mood uplifts every time I see her posts, and I think its also just her personality. I think she’s a very bright human being,” responded the rapper.
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen was arrested by the police in Chaman, Balochistan on Monday. Consequently, the Interior Ministry has decided to shift him to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With this, Pashteen has been banned from Balochistan, Caretaker Information Minister Balochistan Jan Achakzai has said.
Pashteen was arrested yesterday from Chaman when he was going to speak to a massive sit-in, protesting against the alleged murder of a Baloch student at the hands of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in Turbat.
پشتون تحفظ موومنٹ کے رہنما منظور پشتین ایک قافلے کی شکل میں چمن سے تربت کی طرف جارہے تھے کہ چمن میں فوج اور پولیس نے ان کی گاڑی پر سٹریٹ فائرنگ کردی ہیں، انکی گرفتاری کی کوششیں جاری ہیں، پورا علاقہ فوج، ایف سی اور پولیس نے محاصرہ کر لیا ہے۔
پی ٹی ایم سوشل میڈیا ٹیم
— Manzoor Pashteen (@ManzoorPashteen) December 4, 2023
The Deputy Commissioner of Chaman has claimed that Pashteen was arrested after armed men from his vehicle allegedly opened fire at a police vehicle. PTM leaders have accused law enforcement officers of initiating the gunfire, saying that Pashteen emerged unharmed from the shooting incident. In a video released by PTM on Youtube, member central committee Haji Abdul Samad Khan can be seen relating the incident where people inside their vehicle were also injured, including a woman.
Jan Achakzai stated that Pashteen had addressed the Chaman sit-in without the approval of the administration, referring to PTM as “an anti-state organisation”, reports Express Tribune.
He also stated that an FIR had been lodged against Pashteen by police in Chaman, noting that four people were injured as the PTM chief’s guards opened fire on them.
Renowned Journalist Azaz Syed criticised the arrest as a move against the freedom of speech.
منظور پشتین کی گرفتاری اس بات کا ثبوت ہے کہ ہم سچ سننے اور سمجھنے کے لیے تیار نہیں۔ اگر ملک ٹھیک کرنا ہے تو منظور پشتین کا سچ سن کرمسائل حل کرنا ہونگے۔ پورے پاکستان کو منظور کی فوری رہائی کے لیے آواز اٹھانا ہوگی۔#ReleaseManzoorPashteen #truth #reality #HumanRights… pic.twitter.com/VvmYZFPuue
— Azaz Syed (@AzazSyed) December 4, 2023
Fellow PTM leader Ali Wazir reasserted his determination to the cause they stand for in face of the oppression of the state.
دھونس دھمکی قید وبند سے ہمارے حوصلے اور جذبات کو تھوڑا نہیں جا سکتا ہمارےعظم و جذبے میں مزید پختگی اور استقامت أٸے گا۔#ReleaseManzoorPashteen#StopStateTerrorism#StopPakiMafia pic.twitter.com/3FUPv4geh0
— Ali Wazir (@Aliwazirna50) December 4, 2023
Salma Khan, member of the PTM, called out the state for using disruptive tactics to create chaos.
#ManzoorPashteen is a figure respected and loved by all Pashtuns, including those who stand opposed to him. It’s both foolish and cruel to attack or arrest him.
State must cease these disruptive tactics that aim to create chaos.#ReleaseManzoorPashteen pic.twitter.com/ujRGCfVFJG
— Salma khan (@Salma_Pashteen) December 5, 2023
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Anchor and Journalist Sanna Ejaz condemned the attack and arrest.
Strongly condemn the attack and arrest on PTM leader @ManzoorPashteen in Chaman, it is the obvious reason to malign the genuine cause of the Pakhtun crossing (freedom of movement as per UN Human Rights charter) across the Durand Line boundary.#ReleaseManzoorPashteen pic.twitter.com/wYPr2NzKZu
— Sanna Ejaz(سیاله) (@sanaejaz2) December 4, 2023
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued NOC (No Objection Certificate) to fast bowlers Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan and spinner Usama Mir to play in the Big Bash League in Australia.
PCB has issued the NOCs keeping in mind the workload of the players and the future tour program of the Pakistan men’s team. The Board feels that this decision is in the best interest of all stakeholders, with a balance between game time and workload management being of utmost importance.
Haris Rauf and Usama Mir have been issued NOCs for five matches, while Zaman Khan’s NOC is valid for four matches. All these matches will be played between December 7 and December 28.
Actress and social media influencer Kiran Ashfaque made headlines yesterday when pictures of her marriage to PPP official Hamza Asim Chaudhary went viral on social media. Previously, Kiran was married to actor Imran Ashraf and divorced him after four years of marriage.
The actress was not here for the cynics shaming her for finding love for the second time. Kiran responded to a troll who accused her of marrying soon after getting divorced:
“You mean I should have kept residing at my parents and remained depressed about my life while my parents were worried about me?”
Kiran’s marriage to Hamza was held in his residence in Lahore which was attended by family and friends. The actress had shared pictures from the event on her social media.
The actress had previously done a Q and A on her Instagram where she revealed her previous marriage broke up because of how much her ex urged her to change herself.
READ MORE: Kiran Ashfaque talks about her divorce with Imran Ashraf in a Q&A session on Instagram
Responds to a fan asking why they divorced because the couple had looked happy, Kiran had responded: “Not all that glitters is gold.”
Another answer got praises where Kiran urged her followers to never change themselves for another man, and to remain proud of how bold they are.
We’re still shocked that to this day, women are facing more scrutiny for choosing to break off unhappy marriages. Why should Kiran have to keep justifying her choices, and have to fight off the label of ‘Imran Ashraf’s ex-wife’? It’s gross and absolutely not acceptable, and we send our sincerest regards to Kiran for living rent free in the minds of haters while doing whatever she loves.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed ARY News to apologise and pay Rs50,000 in damages to senior journalist Asma Shirazi for misreporting against her.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the IHC issued a verdict on Shirazi’s appeal against the December 21, 2022, verdict of the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) Council of Complaints.
“The court is of the view that editorial side and the airing committee of the licensee/respondent No.3 [the TV channel] is not vigilant enough that picture of the appellant was wrongly placed along with the news content, when she has nothing to do with that particular news item on aired by respondent No.3 […],” the verdict stated.
“The facts were deliberately concocted to make the viewers’ believe that the appellant’s journalism was criticised during the [SC] proceedings,” the journalist had contended in her appeal against the TV channel.
Shirazi said that Pemra rejected her complaint against the TV channel as non-maintainable, stating that “no legal point had been made by the complainant in the instant matter as a proper forum for defamation was available” to her.
The IHC, in its decision, said that TV channels are obligated by Pemra laws to disseminate news and reports in an accurate manner.
It is also mentioned in the decision that a senior journalist has a right to damages; however, it is not the duty of the court to determine the extent of damages when there is no information available on record.
It also stated that Shirazi still has the right to approach the competent court to seek damages under defamation law.