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  • Govt-TLP reach agreement to establish ‘Counter Blasphemy Wing’

    Govt-TLP reach agreement to establish ‘Counter Blasphemy Wing’

    The federal government and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have signed a 12 point agreement on Saturday.

    The agreement has been signed to settle matters that led to TLP starting its ‘Pakistan Bachao March’ from Karachi on May 22.

    From the government’s side, the agreement was signed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

    The government has accepted a multitude of TLP demands including the establishment of a “Counter Blasphemy Wing.”

    The agreement also states that Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act will be imposed on accused persons arrested on charges of blasphemy.

    TLP has also demanded a reduction in petroleum prices.

    The agreement also states that the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will write a letter to the United States (US) government in three days, demanding the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.

  • Not involved in leg pulling business, says Miftah Ismail

    Not involved in leg pulling business, says Miftah Ismail

    Former Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail has said that he is not involved in the business of leg pulling but asserted that he speaks the truth. He made the comments while speaking to The News.

    The former minister was referring to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement in which the Premier said without naming anyone that the people criticising current Finance Minister Ishaq Dar have no place in his party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

    Miftah Ismail said he is in Islamabad to meet friends and is also trying to contact former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

    He further added he has no clue about the PM’s statement about Dar’s leg pulling, and he does not know why the PM gave the statement. According to sources of The News, Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have no intentions of parting ways with PML-N.

    However, Miftah Ismail served PML-N as Finance Minister in 2017 while Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was Prime Minister at that time.

  • Indian mother names child ‘Biparjoy’ after cyclone

    Indian mother names child ‘Biparjoy’ after cyclone

    A woman in Gujarat India has named her one-month-old daughter ‘Biparjoy’.

    The family of the baby girl was in a shelter house in Jakhau in Kutch district, when she named the child after the cyclone. They are among thousands of Indians evacuated to safer locations due to the storm.

    The name ‘Biparjoy’ was coined by Bangladesh. It means disaster or calamity in Bengali.

    The reasoning behind naming cyclones is pretty simple. The storm is either given a code or a name, and it’s simpler to remember a name than a string of letters, numbers, or technical terminology.

  • Imran Khan’s former principal secretary goes missing

    Imran Khan’s former principal secretary goes missing

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said in a tweet that his former principal secretary Azam Khan has gone missing.
    “Azam Khan, who was my Principal Secretary, has gone missing since last evening. Anyone who was perceived to be close to me is targeted,” he wrote.

    In his tweet, Khan also condemned the attack on the residence of the former Governor of Punjab, Latif Khosa.

    “Also I strongly condemn the attack on ex governor Latif Khosa’s house last night just because he has been critical of the fascism unleashed on our nation,” he added.

    On Thursday night, unidentified persons attacked the residence of Latif Khosa, in the Defense area of Lahore.
    Latif’ Khosa’s driver got injured while he remained safe.
    The attacker managed to run away from the spot after firing.

  • Events of May 9 led to political death of PTI: Firdous Ashiq Awan

    Events of May 9 led to political death of PTI: Firdous Ashiq Awan

    The Central Secretary Information of Istehkam-e-Pakistan, Firdous Ashiq Awan, has said that the events of May 9 are the reason for the political death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

    In her statement, she said that she was away from politics for almost two years, stressing that it was difficult for her to stand with the PTI chairman Imran Khan and the party’s narrative.The former minister, once one of the most prominent faces of the then-ruling PTI said that when Imran was targeting his political rivals, she was standing by him but when he turned the direction of his cannons towards the armed forces of Pakistan, she became silent.

    She further added that there is economic and political instability as well as hatred for each other in the country.
    She added that doors are always open for PTI victims and Istehkam-e-Pakistan party is working for the stability of Pakistan.

  • Pakistani film ‘Hum-Saya’ receives Best Short Documentary award at Venice Film Festival

    Pakistani film ‘Hum-Saya’ receives Best Short Documentary award at Venice Film Festival

    Director Dawood Murad’s venture ‘Hum-Saya’, produced by the Centre For Social Justice, has received the prestigious award for ‘Best Short Documentary on Human Rights’ at the Venice Intercultural Festival 2023. The film focuses on the story of two girls who are abducted, forcibly converted and then married off, while also exploring the turmoil their families undergo.

    In an Instagram post, the director revealed that the film will also be screened in Venice, Italy, on June 23 and later at Kellogg College, Oxford, on June 16.

    A recent report compiled by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan found that in the year 2021, at least 60 cases of forced conversions were reported in the media, out of which 70% of the girls were under the age of 18 and were from Sindh.

    The data also revealed that blasphemy cases were on the rise in the country. In 2021 there were 585 blasphemy cases registered in Punjab, out of which 16 were filed against the Ahmadi community.

  • Senator Talha Mahmood’s dedication shines through in Hajj 2023 preparations

    Senator Talha Mahmood’s dedication shines through in Hajj 2023 preparations

    Good news for this year’s pilgrims, as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Senator Mr Muhammad Talha Mahmood has announced that after his tremendous hard work the Arrangement for Hajj 2023 has been successfully completed and pilgrims who participated in the government scheme will not incur additional costs for their sacrifices. Senator faced alot of obstacles to achieve this but with a clear vision and dedication he made it happen. With the constant efforts by the Senator, Pilgrims who had previously paid extra costs under the government scheme have been refunded successfully.

    Mr. Muhammad Talha Mahmood ensured all arrangements and facilities for the pilgrims under his supervision by working day and night. After countless meetings, committee hearings, and several interactions, the Senator made it happen. Furthermore, Hajj assistants will be responsible for offering food, accommodation, transportation and medical facilities to the Pakistani pilgrims. They will depart to Saudia Arabia in different groups along with the pilgrims.If it wasn’t for Mr.

    Muhammad Talha Mahmood, these productive changes in the arrangements of the Hajj wouldn’t be possible.

    The Senator emphasized the crucial role of Hajj assistants, who will accompany pilgrims in different batches to Saudi Arabia. These assistants have been entrusted with the responsibility of providing essential services such as food, accommodation, transportation, and medical facilities to the Pakistani pilgrims. Their presence and expertise will help alleviate any concerns pilgrims may have, allowing them to focus solely on their spiritual journey.

    Pakistan has been granted a quota of 179,000 pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. Among them, 85,000 pilgrims will perform Hajj in the public sector, while 89,000 will do so in the private sector. This allocation signifies the significance Pakistan holds in the global Muslim community, as well as the Senator’s commitment to ensuring that a broad spectrum of pilgrims can benefit from the government’s initiatives.

    Another initiative was taken by the Senator for the convenience of the Hajj pilgrims. Pilgrims leaving from Pakistan will be able to do the immigration at their respective airports. This will allow the official Hajj pilgrims to save time after arriving in the kingdom as they would be fulfilling all the immigration requirements at the airport of origin.

    Furthermore, the Senator has launched a complaint portal for all the participants where they can easily file complaints or make any suggestions. This new initiative was funded by the Senator personally, to efficiently solve, manage and receive the complaints. More than 10,000 complaints by Pilgrims were registered on the portal already and they were solved efficiently by

    the Senator. The senator emphasized that any negligence done by the pilgrim’s assistants would not be tolerated.

  • May 9 riots: Court orders completion of suspects’ identification parade within 48 hours

    May 9 riots: Court orders completion of suspects’ identification parade within 48 hours

    Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan bench on Friday directed all session judges and special courts to complete the identification parade process of suspects involved in May 9 riots within the next 48 hours.

    Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh issued a 13-page decision on the petition of Citizen Muhammad Ramzan, stating that the petitioner has been waiting in jail for identification parade since May 25.

    Delay in identification parade is against fundamental human rights, Justice Shaikh further said in the decision, adding that the registrar should send a copy of the decision to all the session judges and IG Punjab.

    The court has said that the delay in the identification parade makes the whole process doubtful and it is a violation of basic human rights and fair trial.

    On May 9, supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and law enforcement agencies engaged in violent clashes as protests to mark the arrest of former Prime Minister turned into riots.

  • Nawaz Sharif gets duplicate BA degree from PU

    Nawaz Sharif gets duplicate BA degree from PU

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has received a duplicate graduate degree from The Punjab University (PU), Geo has reported.

    The degree was issued by the examination department of the university, upon the request of the former prime minister.

    Punjab University’s examination branch issued Nawaz’s duplicate degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA).

    The former premier filed for his duplicate bachelor’s degree through a third person, a PU official revealed on condition of anonymity.

    He said that a fee of Rs 2,990 for the degree was submitted on June 7 in the university’s bank account. The degree was issued after following the due process.

  • Too lazy to try on? Google’s new AI shopping feature allows you to try clothes before buying

    Too lazy to try on? Google’s new AI shopping feature allows you to try clothes before buying

    Google has recently introduced a new shopping feature with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is currently only available to customers from the United States. With the help of images from real models that range in sizes from XXS to 3XL, the feature will allow customers to check sizes of clothes from all kinds of brands such as H&M, Anthrpologie and more.

    Through this feature, users can scroll through different body sizes, hair, ethnicities and skin tones, to find the one that resembles their own appearance and save it as their default virtual representation, thus making shopping much more easier.

    Verge reports that Google designed the feature to help shoppers who were disappointed with their online shopping experience, referencing to data that shared that 59 per cent users who used online shopping were disappointed with their clothing purchase because it looked quite different on their bodies as compared to what they expected it to be, while 42 per cent customers revealed that they did not find clothes fit to their taste.

    Google further added that although currently there is a selection of brands that allow this virtual try-on experience, soon it will expand to include men’s clothes and other apparel as well by later this year.

    Verge also adds that new filters will be added to Google Shopping like machine learning or visual matching algorithms which will allow customers to purchase cheaper alternatives similar to the clothes they are looking for across various clothes platforms.