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  • VIDEOS: Highlights from Imad Wasim’s reception

    VIDEOS: Highlights from Imad Wasim’s reception

    Pakistan’s all-rounder Imad Wasim tied the knot with Sannnia Ashfaq on Saturday at the Faisal Mosque, Islamabad with all family and friends giving best wishes to the happy couple.

    The valima ceremony is happening tonight in Islamabad, and the pictures have started pouring in online. Here are some of the highlights of the event.

    The bride and groom in their red and gold outfits have arrived at the location.

    Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations Asif Ghafoor, Babar Awan and Asad Umar graced the event with their presence.

    Momina Mustehsan all glammed up for Imad’s reception.

    Here comes the cricket stars Umar Gul, Ahmad Shahzad and our captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.

    The cricketers selfie

    Celebrities on Twitter wishing Imad Wasim a happy life ahead.

  • Samundar Katha Lake is KP’s latest tourist hotspot

    Samundar Katha Lake is KP’s latest tourist hotspot

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has opened a new tourist spot in to promote tourism in the country.

    Samundar Katha Lake, near Barra Gali, has been created artificially among mountains. Tourists can enjoy speed boats, zip-lining, and horse riding there. Many tourists from all over the country have already started visiting.

    After Governor House Murree, Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced to open Governor House Nathiagali for the general public in a bid to generate revenue to help maintain these historic buildings. The eight-room historical building is spread over 76 kanals and is situated 7,922 feet above sea level. You can book a room in the building for Rs 40,000/night.

  • No corruption found in Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro project

    No corruption found in Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro project

    An audit by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service has failed to find any irregularities in the process of the project’s development, The Express Tribune reported Monday.

    According to reports, a team led by Punjab Works director-general (DG) conducted the audit, and PAC has so far reviewed some 53 audit papers while the Special Departmental Accounts Committee (SDAC) has reviewed around 97.

    However, the authorities have found no evidence of corruption so far.

    The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government last year in September had ordered the audit of all the metro bus projects started by the former ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi-Islamabad.

    Jailed ex-prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had laid the foundation of the 23 km project in March 2014.

    The project in twin cities initially was estimated to cost Rs44.8 billion, however, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) had revised the cost of project downwards by Rs285.4 million to Rs44.56 billion.

  • Man striving for Jinnah’s Pakistan passes away at 90

    Man striving for Jinnah’s Pakistan passes away at 90

    Lahore’s 90-year-old Ikramul Haque, who stood all alone at Liberty Roundabout with a poster stating “Humein Jinnah ka Pakistan chahiye [We want Jinnah’s Pakistan]” for the past six years, has passed away, Dawn reported.

    Known as “the old Jinnah man”, Haque stood at the roundabout every Tuesday. Passing away last Friday, his funeral prayers were held on Sunday at 5 pm at 112/5 F Model Town.

    He had been part of the Pakistan Movement as a student from 1944 to 1948 and was a member of the Muslim Students Federation of Dayal Singh College.

    Haque strongly believed in and advocated Quaide Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan that was not a theocratic state, rather it was about the Muslims, who were a minority in India, and their basic rights.

    He started standing at the Liberty Roundabout in 2013 after growing terrorism and extremism in the country.

    Starting his career as a junior clerk at the Caltex Oil Company in Karachi, he retired as managing director of National Fertiliser Marketing Limited. Haque has left behind a wife and three sons.

  • Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE among six Muslim states that awarded Modi with high civilian awards

    Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE among six Muslim states that awarded Modi with high civilian awards

    Despite the crisis in occupied Kashmir and after the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain has also conferred upon Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi its top award, “The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance”.

    While the Modi-led government paves way for a Muslim genocide in the troubled valley, India’s relations with Islamic nations are better than ever before.

    Several other Islamic nations also honoured Modi with their high civilian award in the recent past. Here’s a list of awards the Indian premier has been conferred with by Muslim-majority countries:

    The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance, Bahrain – August 2019

    Order of Zayed, UAE’s highest civilian award – August 2019

    Grand Collar of the State of Palestine – February 2018

    Amir Amanullah Khan Award, Afghanistan – June 2016

    King Abdulaziz Sash Award, Saudi Arabia – April 2016

    Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen, Maldives – June 2019

    Both recent awards have led to an uproar as a human rights crisis brews in Muslim-majority occupied Kashmir with New Delhi continuing its clampdown in the disputed territory.

  • Punjab govt removes name of Hamid Mir’s father from underpass

    Punjab govt removes name of Hamid Mir’s father from underpass

    The Punjab government has renamed the Waris Mir Underpass on the provincial capital’s Canal Bank Road near the Punjab University (PU), where the late writer and intellectual taught journalism for about 25 years.

    The name of Waris Mir, a Hilale Imtiaz recipient, was removed from the underpass on Saturday and renamed the Kashmir Underpass in a sudden and mysterious move that has been condemned by the Waris Mir Foundation.

    Senior journalist and anchorperson Hamid Mir’s father, Waris, taught for 30 years at the PU’s Mass Communication Department.

    He was not the only one to be honoured by the state in March 2013, since all newly-constructed underpasses, which tallied up to more than a dozen across the city, were named after outstanding intellectuals and prominent personalities, including Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ashfaq Ahmed, Habib Jalib, Justice A R Cornelius, Ustad Daman, Chaudhry Rehmat Ali, Khushaal Khan Khatak, Liaqat Ali Khan, Chakare Azam Rind, Justice A R Kiyani and Patras Bokhari.

    The names had been decided through a procedure in several meetings of the City District Government, headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court (SC).

    Commenting on the move, Waris Mir Foundation spokesperson said “it was nothing but an act of aversion, not against Waris Mir alone, but a sequence of hatred and uncalled-for enmity towards the Pakistani media, in general, which seems to be a line of action of the government”.

    “This act, in general, has only been secretly carried out to hurt the sentiments of hundreds of Waris Mir’s students, readers and his posterity,” the spokesperson added.

  • Behind The Scenes: The Current Life With Shehryar Afridi

    Behind The Scenes: The Current Life With Shehryar Afridi

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  • Robbers create WhatsApp group ‘Dakaiti Qaumi Movement’ to plan thefts

    Robbers create WhatsApp group ‘Dakaiti Qaumi Movement’ to plan thefts

    Dacoits in Karachi have created a WhatsApp group, ‘Dakaiti Qaumi Movement’ to plan robberies.

    As per reports,  members of the group have also set up a welfare program for themselves, on the lines of government agencies. All this was revealed after the leader of the group and his aides were arrested by the police. Further raids are being conducted to arrest other members.

    During the investigations, the kingpin of the robbers and the group admin confessed that the WhatsApp group was made to contact each other without getting traced. Group admin used to plan a robbery and only four to five members of the group used to target those individuals or locations.

    The legal expenses of the member arrested, treatment of the members injured in police action and financial help to the families of the group members was also taken care of by the group.

  • Did you know reading is healthy?

    Did you know reading is healthy?

    We all know books are good for the brain and food for the soul. But what we may not know is that books are healthy for us in other ways as well.

    Unfortunately, according to a recent survey carried out by Gallup, 75% of Pakistanis claim not to read any books at all and only 9% are avid readers.

    Here are some health benefits of reading books which might encourage you to head to the nearest bookstore and grab a book or two.

    Reduces stress

    Research from the University of Sussex suggests that daily reading can lessen stress up to 68 percent, even more than listening to music, drinking a cup of tea or taking a walk.

    Improves IQ

    Books improve verbal IQ and stimulate parts of the brain related to language and memory. Reading also delays cognitive decline in the elderly.

    Helps in weight loss

    For those struggling to lose weight, adding a good novel to your diet and exercise routine could help. A study from Duke University suggested that reading an inspiring novel helped young girls to achieve weight loss within six months compared to those who didn’t read.

    Boosts emotional intelligence

    Reading boosts emotional intelligence. By reading and imagining a character in mind, it becomes easier to see yourself in a character’s actions. Beyond just entertainment, you find inspiration and empathy.

  • CM Buzdar sends mangoes as gifts to TV anchors and party workers

    Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar has been alleged of using public money to send mangoes as gifts to T.V anchors, ministers and party workers.

    A Daily Times writer, Zeeshan Khan Niazi from his Twitter account had yesterday posted pictures of the list including names of Pakistan Tehreeke Insaf (PTI) party workers, ministers, T.V anchors from ARY News channel, among else, to whom mangoes were being sent as a gift.

    Further proving those pictures to be authentic, Arshad Sharif, who is a programme host on ARY news channel has posted pictures of courier boxes and wrote that he has returned the gift and urged Usman Buzdar to give them to “deserving people”, instead.

    Furthermore, in another tweet, he wrote that he has received multiple calls from the chief minister’s staff from different numbers and told them that he “does not accept gifts from government officials”.

    However, chief minister’s spokesperson Dr. Shahbaz Gill has rejected claims of using public money and clarified that CM Buzdar has used his own money to buy these gifts, that are worth a few hundred only.