Tag: 24 hours

  • Dr Yasmin Rashid shifted to hospital from jail

    Dr Yasmin Rashid shifted to hospital from jail

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Dr Yasmin Rashid was shifted on Wednesday to Services Hospital as her health worsened in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail, where she has been incarcerated since months.

    Hospital administration confirmed to Geo News that the senior politician had felt abdominal pain and was then shifted to the hospital for medical tests.

    Doctors will observe the cancer survivor for 24 hours to confirm stability.

    The Kot Lakhpat jail’s medical officer released a document declaring Yasmin Rashid a “critical prisoner.” As per the issued document, the senior politician hasn’t eaten anything since Wednesday morning.

    Dr Yasmin is reportedly also dehydrated due to continuous vomiting at the jail.

    The senior PTI leader has been in jail for months in cases linked with the May 9 violent protests that erupted last year after the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan in a corruption case.

  • Food ban to be lifted from domestic flights: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

    Food ban to be lifted from domestic flights: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

    The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) will lift the ban on food services on domestic flights from March 1, ARY News has reported.

    The ban was imposed on January 15, due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. The ban was imposed on both domestic and international flights. However, the ban on international flights has not been lifted yet.

    The spokesperson of PCAA has said that passengers still need to follow precautionary Covid-19 measures during travel.

    As per the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 1,207 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while 14 people lost their lives to the deadly virus.

  • Five rape cases reported in Lahore within 24 hours: Police

    Five rape cases reported in Lahore within 24 hours: Police

    Five rape cases have been reported in Lahore during the last 24 hours, Geo News reported.

    According to the police, all rape cases have been registered at different police stations across the city.

    A man named Maqbool allegedly raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter in Johar Town. The complainant, the suspect’s wife, reported the rape and a case has been registered against the suspect.

    A mother of four children was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Bhagatpura area within the limits of ​​Shadbagh police station, while a 10-year-old boy was raped by an unidentified person in Manawan, as per the police.

    In another incident, an unidentified suspect raped a 17-year-old girl in Lari Ada area after offering her a job. While the Nawankot police arrested a 15-year-old suspect for attempting to rape a seven-year-old girl on Church Road.

    Meanwhile, the government has decided to form a committee to protect women from harassment and abuse.

    Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the federal cabinet, Fawad Chaudhry said that a committee will be formed in which government officials, religious scholars and civil society would guide the government to help prevent these incidents.

  • Kashif Abbasi hosts show after PEMRA lifts 60-day ban within 24 hours

    Kashif Abbasi hosts show after PEMRA lifts 60-day ban within 24 hours

    Anchor Kashif Abbasi has hosted his show “Off The Record” after the 60-day ban imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) was lifted within 24 hours of its imposition, following the submission of a written reply by Ary News.

    On Wednesday, the media watchdog had issued a notification banning Abbasi for 60 days for “acting unprofessionally” and “not intervening” when Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda produced a boot to put down political opponents during Abbasi’s show.

    The ban was roundly condemned by the Association of Electronic  Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND), which called for the ban to be lifted immediately. 

    Vawda had earlier this week appeared on the talk show along with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) representative Javed Abbasi. He had caught the guests by surprise by suddenly placing a black boot on the table they were sitting around.

    He was mocking the opposition parties for their “unconditional” support for the Army Act amendment bill, saying the parties were “lying down to kiss the boot”.

    PEMRA, in its notification, had said the content aired live during the programme appeared to be a “willful attempt to debase and demean a state institution by dragging it unnecessarily in a debate”.

    “Therefore, in view of the aforementioned reasons the competent authority decides that in the exercise of delegated powers of the authority, the broadcast or rebroadcast of the programme is prohibited with immediate effect for 60 days starting from January 6, 2020.”

    The media regulatory authority further said Abbasi was also banned from appearing on television for 60 days. During the ban, he was not to conduct his show or appear on the television channel he was associated with or any other television channel as a guest/analyst or expert.

    In case of non-compliance by the TV channel, the authority said it would proceed under PEMRA laws, which may result in suspension/revocation of the satellite TV channel license conferred to the television channel.

    Amid protests by the journalist community, ARY reportedly approached PEMRA with its right to reply and was subsequently allowed to continue with the programme with Abbasi in his chair.