Tag: mutton

  • Move over chicken; mutton is Pakistan’s favourite meat

    Move over chicken; mutton is Pakistan’s favourite meat

    In a recent survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, people across the country were asked about their favorite type of meat.
    The survey revealed the following preferences:
    • 41 percent of respondents chose goat meat as their favorite.
    • 25 percent favored beef.
    • 23 percent preferred chicken.
    • 11 percent either didn’t know or didn’t answer.

    Gallup & Gilani Pakistan conducted the survey to gather information about people’s food preferences. Understanding what people like helps businesses and policymakers make decisions.

    We agree that nothing beats a good mutton karahi. Or a good mutton pulao. Or a good mutton haandi. Or paai.

    As you can tell, The Current too is a mutton fan.

  • TV, 29 books, four pillows and so much more: list of things provided to Khan in jail

    TV, 29 books, four pillows and so much more: list of things provided to Khan in jail

    The details of a report submitted to the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the facilities available in Attock Jail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, who was arrested after his conviction in the Toshakhana case, have come to light.

    On the orders of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial, the Attorney General submitted a report to the apex court regarding the facilities provided to the PTI Chairman in jail.

    The report states that Chairman PTI has been kept in the most secure high observation block in Attock Jail and the adjoining barracks of Chairman PTI have also been kept vacant.

    Chairman PTI is kept in a barrack measuring 9 by 11, the wall of the washroom of Chairman PTI is 6 feet high and the size of the washroom is 7 by 4. The walls of Khan’s washroom have also been plastered and distempered. 

    The report states that being a prisoner of a better class, Chairman PTI has also been given the facility of mattress, air cooler, four pillows, a table and a chair. Apart from this, Imran Khan has also been provided with four English translations of the Holy Quran and 25 historical books.

    The Attorney General’s report states that Khan has been provided with a 21-inch TV and a daily newspaper; he is also provided with staff for the check-in barracks, washrooms and cleaning of clothes, and additional 54 officers have been assigned duty in jail for his security.

    The report states that according to the law, the prisoner’s family can meet for two to three hours on Tuesday, while the prisoner’s lawyers can meet for two to three hours on Wednesday. Khan’s wife and lawyers have met him three times. Chairman PTI is examined by a team of five doctors.

    It also states that Imran Khan is served desi chicken cooked in desi ghee on his request and is also provided mutton prepared in desi ghee.

    The PTI chief has been provided better class facilities in jail, the report stated, adding that the suspect has been given all the facilities according to the jail manual, rules and law.

    Imran Khan is allowed to walk in the corridor in front of the jail, as per the report.

  • Pakistan’s weekly inflation reaches record high of 48.35%

    Pakistan’s weekly inflation reaches record high of 48.35%

    According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has risen by 1.05 per cent to reach a record high of 48.35 per cent year-on-year for the week ending May 4. The SPI for the aforementioned week was recorded at 254.84 points, compared to 252.2 points the previous week.

    Of the 51 monitored items, 30 items experienced an increase in average price, while 9 items decreased, and 12 items remained unchanged during the week.

    The items that experienced an increase in average prices on a week-on-week (WoW) basis were chicken (8.91 per cent), potatoes (3.99 per cent), powdered milk (3.81 per cent), pulse gram (1.96 per cent), pulse masoor (1.83 per cent), eggs (1.81 per cent), mutton (1.71 per cent), pulse mash (1.58 per cent), cooked daal (1.36 per cent), and bread (1.13 per cent). The non-food items that saw an increase were gents sponge chappal (58.05 per cent), gents sandal (33.36 per cent), ladies sandal (14.31 per cent), and washing soap (1.27 per cent).

    On the other hand, a decline was seen in the prices of onions (16.69 per cent), garlic (3.44 per cent), tomatoes (3.41 per cent), diesel (1.70 per cent), mustard oil (0.99 per cent), LPG (0.96 per cent), cooking oil 5 litre (0.40 per cent), and vegetable ghee 2.5kg & 1kg (0.10 per cent each).

    Monitored Items Average Price Increase/Decrease
    Chicken +8.91%
    Potatoes +3.99%
    Powdered Milk +3.81%
    Pulse Gram +1.96%
    Pulse Masoor +1.83%
    Eggs +1.81%
    Mutton +1.71%
    Pulse Mash +1.58%
    Cooked Daal +1.36%
    Bread +1.13%
    Onions -16.69%
    Garlic -3.44%
    Tomatoes -3.41%
    Diesel -1.70%
    Mustard Oil -0.99%
    LPG -0.96%
    Cooking Oil 5L -0.40%
    Vegetable Ghee 2.5kg -0.10%
    Vegetable Ghee 1kg -0.10%
  • ‘She didn’t make mutton for me’, Police arrest husband for complaining against wife

    ‘She didn’t make mutton for me’, Police arrest husband for complaining against wife

    A man has been arrested in India after he called the police to complain about his wife who did not cook meat (mutton) for him.

    According to media reports, Navin continuously called on the Police Helpline during the Holi festival on Friday to complain about his wife.

    As per the police, when Navin dialed the Police helpline for the first time on Holi, the police thought that it was a prank call. However, police helpline staff got suspicious after he made six calls and they reported the incident to their superiors.

    Police high officials decided to take immediate action against him. The next morning the police tracked him down and arrested him.

    According to the police, Navin came into the house in drunk condition on Friday night and brought mutton for cooking. He asked his wife to cook mutton for him, but she refused after which he picked up the phone and called the police.

    The case was filed against him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 290 and 510 but he was later released after a warning.

  • ‘No mutton, no marriage’: Groom calls off wedding

    ‘No mutton, no marriage’: Groom calls off wedding

    A groom called off his wedding after the bride’s family did not serve mutton to the wedding guests in India on Wednesday. The groom later married another woman from the area.

    As per reports, Ramakant Patra, the 27-year-old groom from Rebanapalaspal, reached Bandhagaon village with the wedding guests for his wedding on Wednesday afternoon.

    The bride’s family gave a warm welcome to the groom’s family and friends. Once the rituals were done, the wedding guests were invited for lunch.

    The guests demanded to eat mutton before the lunch was served. When the lunch was served, they found out that there is no mutton, after which they got into an argument with the bride’s family.

    When Patra discovered that mutton had not been served, he called off the marriage.

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    The bride’s family tried to convince the groom to go ahead with the wedding but he did not agree. The groom and his family left the venue.

    Patra later married another woman of the area the same night before returning to his home.

    No complaint about the incident was reported to the police.