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  • Suspect who ran over activists in Islamabad turns out to be serving lieutenant

    Suspect who ran over activists in Islamabad turns out to be serving lieutenant

    In a new development, the driver who crushed two activists of the ‘Save Gaza’ campaign to death on Monday turned out to be a serving lieutenant of Pakistan Army and also the son of a brigadier.

    The suspect has been handed over to the Military Police for legal proceedings, the police said on Friday.

    Four people, including a police inspector, were also injured as the vehicle ran over the participants of a protest being held just outside the Red Zone in solidarity with Gaza.

    Subsequently, a case was registered at the Kohsar police station under sections 322, 337-G, 427 and 279 of the Pakistan Penal Code against the driver.

    Police said that the car involved in the accident was registered in the name of the suspect’s father.

    After the driver’s arrest, his father reportedly also reached the police station and attempted to influence the police for the release of his son.

    However, after the MP and other departments of the army learnt about the incident, they arrived at the police station and took custody of the lieutenant.

  • LHC Chief Justice says respect the court otherwise don’t keep high expectations

    LHC Chief Justice says respect the court otherwise don’t keep high expectations

    Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has said while addressing a ceremony by Punjab Judicial Academy on Friday, “Beware of those who want to sow discord.”

    He emphasised the need to avoid institutional confrontation because it would only weaken the institutions.

    The Chief Justice emphasized that the “judiciary does not want a face-off” with any bar, institution, or government, however, “this gesture should be seen by all parties”.

    Justice Shahzad stressed the legal fraternity not become the “B team” of any government, agency or institution, except for enhancing coordination to improve the system.

    He further said that they will “respect everyone until the courts are given due honour, otherwise, no one should set high expectations”.

    The CJ advised the judges, who completed their pre-service training course, to realise a big responsibility on them which demands them to work fearlessly, without accepting any pressure and greed.

  • Japan’s ‘Friendship Marriage’ is a new relationship trend without romance

    Japan’s ‘Friendship Marriage’ is a new relationship trend without romance

    ‘Friendship Marriage’ is a new relationship trend that is gaining popularity in Japan.

    Under this new type of marital relationship, people are becoming platonic partners without falling in love or having sex, as per South China Morning Post.
    A marriage agency called Colorus, which specialises in friendship marriage, shared data related to the new trend. Since March 2015, around 500 people in Japan have indulged in this type of marriage. They have formed households and some have even raised children, reports NextShark news agency.

    In friendship marriages, partners are legally spouses but without romance or sexual intimacy. They are free to live together or separately. Couples can also decide to have children through artificial insemination. In this relationship, both individuals are also free to pursue romantic relationships with other people outside the marriage, as long as there is a mutual agreement.

    Around one per cent of Japan’s population of 124 million are choosing this kind of relationship that is based on shared values and interests, the report added. They include asexual individuals, homosexuals, and heterosexuals who are disillusioned with traditional marriage.

    People interested in this type of relationship are on average 32.5 years old with incomes exceeding the national average, reveals the data by Colorus. The trend is also becoming popular among asexual individuals and homosexuals trying to avoid traditional marriages.

  • Kabhi haan, kabhi na; Gandapur to attend SIFC meeting after all

    Kabhi haan, kabhi na; Gandapur to attend SIFC meeting after all

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that he will attend the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) meeting in Islamabad today after receiving an invitation from the federal government, The News reported on Saturday.

    “Yes, surely, I will represent my province in the SIFC meeting,” replied Gandapur when he was asked about whether he would attend the meeting or not.

    Earlier, the KP government had strongly criticised the federal government for apparently ditching CM Gandapur.

    “Ignoring the province and its people from their representation in the Special Investment Facilitation Council is a great injustice to this province,” said KP government’s spokesperson Barrister Saif.

    The SIFC meeting will be chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at PM House today.

    The country’s top civil and military leadership, federal ministers and chief secretaries would attend the meeting.

  • Panicked govt brought students back from Kyrgyzstan over fake news, says journalist Azaz Syed

    Panicked govt brought students back from Kyrgyzstan over fake news, says journalist Azaz Syed

    Journalist Azaz Syed in his political talk show ‘Talk Shock’ recently revealed that the government of Pakistan spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring back students from Kyrgyzstan over “fake news and propaganda” while no other country did that.

    Syed said, “A panic spread over social media over fake news due to which students got scared and the government also panicked even though the Pakistani Ambassador over there insisted that students are safe.”

    “PM Shehbaz ordered the evacuation plan for students due to which 12 chartered planes were organized,” said The News journalist.

    Azaz added that the government government paid fines for the few illegal migrants that were present in Kyrgyzstan. “More than four thousand people returned and many of them had no money to travel further in Pakistan or to eat, so the government made those arrangements as well.”

    Azaz noted, “All of this over fake news. Look at India, their embassy released a press release for students to stay there because there are no threats. Almost 19,000 Indian students are present there and multiple other foreign citizens were also there and none of them returned.”

    He further said that most of the Pakistani students who returned “were in their initial study years while those doing their house job or final exams before graduation are still there.”

    “How will the returned students continue their studies now?” asked Azaz Syed.

    Fakhar Durrani, another senior journalist with The News, stated, “There was intense pressure on the government by PTI propaganda online that they completely panicked.”

  • Humaima Malick and Shaan Shahid set to sparkle on-screen again

    Humaima Malick and Shaan Shahid set to sparkle on-screen again

    Superstar Shaan Shahid’s new spy thriller movie, ‘Red, White, and Green,’ will feature his old co-star Humaima Malick, as per an Instagram story shared by the ‘Legend of Maula Jatt’ actress.

    Shaan is going to direct and act in a new movie about spy agencies in Pakistan and the US. He’ll star alongside Humaima, Mohib Mirza, and Uzma Khan. We don’t know when it’s coming out yet, but fans are excited for Shaan’s comeback.

    It’s the second time he’s teaming up with Humaima and Mohib after their work together in ‘Arth’ back in 2017.’

    Arth’ was quite different, focusing on love, betrayal, and self-discovery. Shaan played Ali, who gets involved with Humaima’s character, Umaima, while Mohib’s character, Umer, supports Ali’s wife.

    ‘Arth’ wrapped up with a positive vibe, telling a touching story about love, betrayal, and finding redemption. It showed how important it is to respect yourself and grow personally. Now, we’re waiting to see if ‘Red, White, and Green’ can capture that same hopeful feeling with its mix of action and drama.

  • No foul play in Raisi chopper crash: Iran

    No foul play in Raisi chopper crash: Iran

    Iran’s army has so far found no evidence of suspicious activity in a helicopter crash that killed the country’s president Ebrahim Raisi and seven others, state media reported.

    President Raisi, 63, along with his entourage died on Sunday after his helicopter went down in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration on the border with Azerbaijan.

    “No bullet holes or similar impacts were observed on the helicopter wreckage,” said a preliminary report by the general staff of the armed forces published by the official IRNA news agency late on Thursday evening.

    “The helicopter caught fire after hitting an elevated area,” it said, adding that “no suspicious content was observed during the communications between the watch tower and the flight crew”.

    Raisi’s helicopter had been flying on a “pre-planned route and did not leave the designated flight path” before the crash.

    The report said the wreckage of the helicopter had been found by Iranian drones early on Monday but the “complexity of the area, fog and low temperature” hindered the work of search and rescue teams.

    The army said “more time is needed” to investigate the crash and that it would announce more details later.

    Raisi was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday, concluding days of funeral ceremonies in major cities of Iran, including the capital, attended by throngs of mourners.

    Among the people killed in the incident was Foreign Min­ister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian who was also buried on Thursday, in the town of Shahre Ray, south of Tehran.

  • PML-N’s Talal Chaudhry blames awaam for always abandoning political leaders

    PML-N’s Talal Chaudhry blames awaam for always abandoning political leaders

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senator Talal Chaudhry recently castigated the people of Pakistan for abandoning political leaders throughout history such as Zulifqar Ali Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and even Imran Khan.

    Chaudhry stated on Azaad Urdu’s podcast, “The people used to say that if something happened to Bhutto, the Himalayas would cry. The day Bhutto was hanged, the people went to work the next day.”

    He further said, “The people told Nawaz Sharif ‘Qadam Barhao, ham tumhare saath hain’ (Step up, we are with you) and when he [Nawaz Sharif] did – he became a hijacker [Sharif’s conviction in 2000 Musharraf’s Plane Hijacking case] but people went to work.”

    Similarly, he said “Then the same people claimed, ‘Imran Khan is our redline.’ He is now inside [prison] and the people are at work.”

    The PML-N senator then blamed the PTI government for their past behaviour of not engaging with political leaders and opposition when they [PML-N] wanted a charter of the economy.

    Social media reactions were mostly critical of senator’s views.

  • South Koreans contest to find out who is best at doing nothing

    South Koreans contest to find out who is best at doing nothing

    South Korea held one of the strangest competition in the world where contestants are judged for being best at doing absolutely nothing.

    In Seoul, more than 100 people gathered over the weekend to do nothing. Officially, the event is called Space-Out competition which was started by a visual artist, Woopsyang, as a protest against the country’s hyper-competitive society almost 10 years ago in 2014.

    The Space-out competition was founded by a visual artist who goes by the pseudonym Woopsyang, after she suffered severe burnout. 
    CNN

    She suffered severe burnout and this event provided her along with others a respite.

    Spectators vote for the participant who’s best at zoning out for 90 minutes without falling asleep, checking their phone or talking.

    Participants’ heart rates are monitored, while onlookers vote for their 10 favorite contestants. Whoever has the most stable heart rate among the 10 takes home the trophy.

    More than 4,000 people applied to participate in the competition while the 117 contestants ranged from a child in second grade to people in their 60s.
    This year’s competition was won by freelance announcer Kwon So-a, who took home a trophy shaped like the sculpture of “The Thinker.”

    Freelance announcer Kwon So-a won this year’s competition in Seoul and took home a trophy shaped like Auguste Rodin’s sculpture “The Thinker.” 
    Charlie Miller/CNN

    Doing nothing is “good for your mental health as well as your physical health because your body has to relax, but your body can only relax when your brain relaxes,” she said while talking to CNN.

  • Hamad Azhar, Mian Aslam to lead PTI in Punjab: Omar Ayub

    Hamad Azhar, Mian Aslam to lead PTI in Punjab: Omar Ayub

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub said on Thursday that PTI founding chairman Imran Khan has given responsibility to PTI leaders, including Hamad Azhar and Mian Aslam, to lead the party in Punjab.

    While talking to journalists on Thursday outside Adiala jail, Omar Ayub revealed that Hamad Azhar and Mian Aslam met the founder PTI in Adiala jail, adding that the party trusts them and always backs them. He stated that Hamad Azhar and Mian Aslam are committed and loyal party workers.

    The opposition leader blamed Shehbaz Sharif’s government for the violence in Azad Kashmir.