Tag: Pakistan People's Party

  • Two girls allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in Mirpurkhas, Sindh

    Two girls allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in Mirpurkhas, Sindh

    Two females including a minor were allegedly kidnapped, gang-raped, and paraded naked in the Naukot area of Mirpurkhas district in Sindh on Monday. There was a dispute between the Tangri and Rajput communities over a free-will marriage.

    The incident took place because a woman from the Tangri community fled from home to marry a man belonging to the Rajput family.

    Geo reported that over 20 men of the Tangri community raided the house of Muhammad Hanif Rajpoot and abducted two girls from his family.

    The victims were rescued after 20 hours when the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA of Mir Tariq Talpur took notice of the incident.

    Dr Zebunisa Kolachi who conducted an initial examination confirmed that both girls were raped.

    Both victims revealed more details about the horrific incident which they faced.

    They said, “Both of us were stripped off our clothes, forced to parade naked, and then raped by many men for hours during detention at an unknown location.”

    The First Investigation Report (FIR) has been filed on the complainant, Ali Raza Rajput who is the husband of one of the abducted victims.

    The relatives of the victims protested regarding the heinous act in the town and also alleged that the police of the Naukot area is reluctant to arrest the assailants.

    The parents of the victims said, “Nobody feels safe from people of these gangs of Tangri community but the police of Naukot town have never bothered to take any action against them.”

    Parents also revealed that the Tangri gang also took away valuable goods, gold, and cash at a gunpoint from the house.

    Police have arrested 12 suspects who were nominated in the FIR.

  • PM Khan says people have no better option than PTI, party set to launch election campaign

    PM Khan says people have no better option than PTI, party set to launch election campaign

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday said the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will contest Punjab’s local bodies elections.

    While chairing the Central Executive Committee’s (CEC) meeting, the premier decided to speed up and mobilise people at the grassroots level.

    The premier has decided to hold public gatherings in different parts of the country to mobilise workers and voters of the ruling PTI for the upcoming local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [second phase] and in Punjab, expected to be held in May.

    PM Khan during the CEC meeting said that the people of Pakistan have “no better option than the PTI”. It is being reported that during the meeting, the distribution of tickets during the elections and considered recommendations for mayors in major cities was also discussed

    During the meeting, the PM said that the organisational structure of the party would be formed. “Our workers are a valuable asset to the party and the tickets will be distributed on the basis of merit.”

    It is pertinent to mention here that the two Opposition parties — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) — have united towards achieving their common goal of sending the government packing.

    PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif hosted PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at his Lahore residence on Saturday, January 5, to discuss the present political situation.

    Speaking after the lunch, Shehbaz said, “Broken hearts can be united again. Both PPP and PML-N are united to take Prime Minister (PM), Imran Khan, out.”

  • Senate Interior Committee passes bill to decriminalise suicide in Pakistan

    Senate Interior Committee passes bill to decriminalise suicide in Pakistan

    The Senate Interior Committee has passed the bill for decriminalising suicide in Pakistan and demanded amendments in section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The bill was first introduced by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member, Senator Shahadat Awan, in the Senate.

    It stated, “Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.”

    Awan said that the families do not take suicide victims to hospitals in fear of police and other legal obstacles.

    The committee also recommended that the government should initiate psychological treatments for victims who take extreme action of attempting to end their lives.

    During the meeting, a senator from Balochistan Awami Party, Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, said that suicide is forbidden in Islam but what should be done about those who survive during the suicide attempt.

    In response, Azam Nazeer Tarar from Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) said that there are other actions which are forbidden in Islam that are not accountable by law. He added that here we are talking about humanity.

  • Shehbaz Sharif invites Bilawal Bhutto for lunch, meeting arranged on directives of Nawaz Sharif

    Shehbaz Sharif invites Bilawal Bhutto for lunch, meeting arranged on directives of Nawaz Sharif

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif contacted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday and invited him for a luncheon meeting on Saturday, reports Dawn.

    Bilawal accepted the invitation. The PPP chairman arrived in the city along with his father Asif Ali Zardari earlier in the day for the luncheon meeting on Saturday.

    Officials privy to the matter have told the news outlet that the meeting is being arranged on the directives of party supremo Nawaz Sharif who, they claim, has been contacted multiple times by the PPP.

    It is being reported that in-house change, both in the National and in Punjab Assembly, will be on top of the agenda of the meeting.

    PML-N leaders say the PPP wishes to start the no-confidence or in-house change process from Punjab, while they wish to see a change in the federal setup.

  • PPP’s Kaira reveals why Imran Khan is no longer his favourite cricketer

    PPP’s Kaira reveals why Imran Khan is no longer his favourite cricketer

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Imran Khan was his favorite cricketer but when Khan got involved in politics, Khan broke all his dreams.

    The PPP leader was invited to the Geo News programme ‘Jashan-e-Cricket’ with actor Eshal Fayyaz and talked about several things.

    Kaira added that the young cricketers are doing real good and that Babar Azam is leading the team really well. In his opinion, wicket-keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is a great batter as well and Shaheen Shah is doing really well.

    PPP leader Kaira further said that PPP needs to do a lot in Punjab.

    On another question about PPP’s stake in Lahore, he said that 25-30% of the people would think that Lahore’s government could belong to PPP.

  • Pakistan’s first transgender doctor gets job at JPMC

    Pakistan’s first transgender doctor gets job at JPMC

    Pakistan’s first transgender doctor, Sarah Gill, has got a house job at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi.

    On Tuesday, a confirmation letter for a house job at the JPMC was given by the Executive Director Prof Dr Shahid Rasool to Dr Gill.

    Previously, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto gave directions to the Sindh government to arrange a house job for her.

    In response, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah gave directions to the JPMC to issue a confirmation letter to perform her house job at the hospital.

    In September 2021, another transgender lawyer and activist, Nisha Rao, was also granted admission to the MPhil programme to study law.

    She was also the first Pakistani transgender person to have received a law degree from the Sindh Muslim Government Law College in 2020.

  • Sharmila Faruqi vs Nadia Khan: Where will Sharmila use the defamation money?

    Sharmila Faruqi vs Nadia Khan: Where will Sharmila use the defamation money?

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharmila Faruqi has recently sent a legal notice and filed a defamation suit of Rs 50 million against Nadia Khan.

    Recently on TheCurrent Instagram, Sharmila Faruqi responded under a post regarding her and Nadia defamation suit.

    She revealed that the monetary compensation would be used for charitable purposes.

    She said, “The money will go to Lady Dufferin Hospital Karachi.”

    In response to Sharmila Faruqi’s defamation, Nadia Khan is also preparing for a defamation suit of Rs. 50 crores for using derogatory remarks for her.

    She updated her followers regarding the action while uploading a post on her Instagram, saying she was sending the notice because Sharmila used, “insulting remarks for a woman”.

    Federal Ombudsman has also restrained Nadia Khan to make any statement or discussion regarding the issue in the media till the next date of hearing. Sharmila Faruqi shared the document on her Instagram story.

  • Sharmila Faruqi files five crore defamation suit against Nadia Khan for ‘ridicule’, Nadia responds

    Sharmila Faruqi files five crore defamation suit against Nadia Khan for ‘ridicule’, Nadia responds

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharmila Faruqi has taken legal action and filed a Rs 50 million defamation suit against host and actor Nadia Khan for making a video with Sharmila’s mother, Anisa Faruqi. In the video, the morning show host can be seen sarcastically praising Anisa’s makeup at Actor Saboor Aly’s wedding.

    The notice said, “instead of understanding the agony of a daughter, whose mother has been grieving the loss of her husband, and subjected to sarcasm and ridicule by you, you resorted to the same YouTube channel as means of revenge.”

    The notice claimed that the TV host violated the privacy of Sharmila Faruqi’s mother, Anisa which prompted Faruqi to take legal action against her.

    “By stating that my client has taken upon the case of her mother against you for media time and that decent families do not function like that, and also that she is using [the] sympathy card against her mother for publicity, not only have you adversely affected my client’s goodwill but have also injured her reputation lowering her estimation of many of her followers/voters/supporters reducing her to ridicule, unjust criticism, dislike, contempt or hatred,” the notice added.

    The PPP leader also demanded to take down the video within 15 days from the issuance of the legal notice.

    In response, Nadia Khan also preparing to send legal notice of Rs 50 million for using derogatory remarks for her. She updated her followers regarding the action while uploading a post on her Instagram, saying she was sending the notice because Sharmila used, “insulting remarks for a woman”.

    On January 20, Sharmila Faruqi also went to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime head office to lodge a complaint against Nadia Khan.

    Later, Nadia Khan has uploaded a video with her husband to share her stance in which she has stated that her perceived intentions cannot be punished by any law and that she only praised Anisa.

    “Sharmila should be thankful that I praised her mother. Elderly people like to be appreciated and I just did that.”

    The controversy began between them when Nadia Khan uploaded the video of Saboor Aly’s wedding function on her Youtube channel on January 13 in which she was seen sarcastically praising the makeup of the PPP leader’s mother, Anisa Faruqi.

    Watch the video here:

  • PPP plans protest against PTI in Islamabad, PTI retaliates with own protest in Sindh

    PPP plans protest against PTI in Islamabad, PTI retaliates with own protest in Sindh

    Addressing a press conference in Karachi, federal Minister for Marine Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi along with federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will launch a mass movement from February 26 from Ghotki towards Karachi, a day before Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) planned long march towards Islamabad on February 27.

    The PTI leaders said that the march would lead to the fall of the “Zardari mafia” and put PTI in charge of the provincial government in 2023.

     “Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is clear about this and confident that this bandit rule in Sindh should end. And for that, the PTI Sindh is going to launch a massive movement from February 26 to reach out to every single person in the province and unite the people against this unjust rule of corruption and bad governance,” said Zaidi.

    “The PPP government has only promoted the culture of corruption, bribery, and incompetence. From water supply to farmers to jobs for youngsters, every segment of life is marred by corruption,” said Zaidi.

    “The PPP administration in Sindh is not a government but a mafia”, said Zaidi, adding that the key example of this corrupt system was the chief minister, who was actually an accountant of former president Asif Ali Zardari and was given the role only to serve his master.

    Earlier this month, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari announced that he will lead a “long march” against the PTI government from Karachi to Islamabad on February 27.

    Bilawal said that the nation wants to get rid of the “selected” government and a transparent election is the only solution.

  • Nadia Khan responds to Sharmila Faruqi’s legal action plan against viral video

    Nadia Khan responds to Sharmila Faruqi’s legal action plan against viral video

    Pakistani TV host, Nadia Khan has finally spoken up about the controversy surrounding her viral video with Pakistan People’s Party leader (PPP) Sharmila Faruqi’s mother, in which she was sarcastically praising her makeup.

    While talking to Samaa News, Nadia Khan said, “Sharmila can go to the cybercrime authorities if she wants to but it’s redundant to drag this issue on after the video has been deleted.”

    She added, “Things could escalate if I would have said anything further on the issue.”

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    Sharmila Faruqi, while talking exclusively with The Current expressed her anger saying, “I inboxed [Nadia] and said it is very shameless of you to do this.”

    To which Nadia, as per Sharmila, replied, “There is nothing wrong in this. I have not asked anything wrong and I have not done anything wrong. Stop using harsh words with me.”

    Sharmila continued by saying, “She is shameless and heartless and it’s very very unfortunate,” adding, “I have a lot of respect for people in showbiz, they work really hard.”

    She then said that her mother is a very “simple woman.” She said that she lost her father and her mother lost her husband three months ago. My mother was at Saboor Aly’s wedding.”

    “She [Anisa] is trying to survive without her husband,” she said adding, “You [Nadia] don’t have anything else to do so you want to get publicity and ratings by making such videos,” said Sharmila.