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  • ‘Theatrics of Usman Buzdar’: CM Punjab gets trolled for helicopter survey of Murree

    ‘Theatrics of Usman Buzdar’: CM Punjab gets trolled for helicopter survey of Murree

    Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Sunday arrived in Murree to review the rescue operation in the area after at least 22 people died in their snow-trapped cars.

    The CM’s visit received a lot of criticism as he did an ‘aerial survey’ of Murree. CM Buzdar arrived in his helicopter and overlooked the snow-covered area.

    Journalist Sumaira Khan took to Twitter and shared a video where CM Buzdar can be seen travelling in the helicopter and overlooking Murree.

    Twitter reacted to the shared video.

  • Murree: PM Khan says extreme snowfall, people not checking weather left administration unprepared

    Murree: PM Khan says extreme snowfall, people not checking weather left administration unprepared

    After several hours to the tragic deaths in Murree, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan took to Twitter to express his thoughts.

    “Shocked and upset at tragic deaths of tourists on road to Murree. Unprecedented snowfall and rush of people proceeding without checking weather conditions caught district admin unprepared. Have ordered an inquiry and putting in place strong regulations to ensure the prevention of such tragedies,” he tweeted.

    His statement came after Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid blamed people for coming to Murree.

    “Nothing went wrong. People came in large numbers. We need to construct two or three Murree’s, three or four Nathia Gali’s. We need to understand that Murree alone cannot bear the weight of tourism,” said Rashid.

    Currently, an emergency has been declared in Murree by Punjab Government and 21 deaths have been reported so far.

    Twitter is disappointed with PM Khan’s statement with many saying that the PM is blaming the victims.

    https://twitter.com/qaisarwali/status/1479763592488513538?s=20

  • At least 18 tourists die in Murree snowfall as situation worsens

    At least 18 tourists die in Murree snowfall as situation worsens

     Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed said that at least 1,000 cars are still stuck in Murree and “around 16 to19 deaths have occurred in cars,” he said.

    Thousands of tourists are trapped on the roads in the area since last night. At least 16 to 19 people died of the extreme cold, while in their cars, during the snowstorm. The victims were stuck in their vehicles due to heavy snowfall at the tourist spot.

    Administration of Rawalpindi and Islamabad closed the roads going to Murree due to large number of vehicles entering the hill station.

    Thousands of tourists entered the hill station on Friday to witness the snowfall causing heavy traffic jams on the Murree-Islamabad Motorway. The authorities decided to close all kind of traffic going towards the hill station to avoid a further brutal traffic jam.

    “We request all motorists and tourists to cooperate with the authorities,” the NHMP wrote on its official Twitter account. 

    Furthermore, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed has said that all the routes from Islamabad to Murree have been closed. The decision was taken keeping in view the rush of tourists and traffic jams in Murree. Sheikh Rasheed has also requested citizens to postpone their plans to visit the hill station.

    Journalist Benazir Shah tweeted that SHO Murree told her that people did not die due to the extreme cold but because they left their car heaters on and the fumes caused their death. She also mentioned that the SHO told her that Muree had a 4000-5000 car parking capacity and the area has seen a record snowfall in the area.

    TRIGGER WARNING: The following video has graphic, distressing content of cars in which passengers have died due to the extreme cold. The Current has blurred the video.

    Meanwhile, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Taimoor Khan also left for Murree to monitor the traffic situation in the area.

    Rawalpindi Police also issued a travel route for all the tourists visiting Murree.

     Islamabad and Murree administrations are working to facilitate tourists round the clock.

  • Twitter welcomes first female Supreme Court Judge of Pakistan

    Twitter welcomes first female Supreme Court Judge of Pakistan

    History has been made as a divided Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the nomination of the first woman judge to join the Supreme Court (SC).

    Lahore High Court Justice Ayesha A. Malik’s nomination was secured by a majority of five to four during a heated JCP session that lasted nearly three-and-a-half hours, reports Dawn.

    She may even have a chance to become the first woman to be Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan. If she is elevated following approval from an eight-member bipartisan parliamentary committee, Justice Malik will remain a judge of the SC until 2031.

    The justice gave her landmark judgment back in June, when she had declared virginity tests for examination of sexual assault survivors “illegal and against the Constitution of Pakistan”. She was called upon as an expert witness in family law cases conducted in England and Australia involving issues of child custody, divorce, women’s rights, and constitutional protection for women in Pakistan.

    Following the news, congratulations are in order and people have shared their happiness on Twitter.

  • ‘Genocide of 200 Million Indians’: Javed Akhtar slams Modi for silence over app auctioning Muslim women

    ‘Genocide of 200 Million Indians’: Javed Akhtar slams Modi for silence over app auctioning Muslim women

    Indian lyricist and activist Javed Akhtar took to Twitter on Monday to criticise Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking action against Indian the app called “Bulli Bai”, which has been displaying pictures of more than 100 Muslim women for auction.

    The musician expressed his anger and wrote: “There is an online auction of hundred women. There are so-called Dharm Sansads, advising the army the police n the people to go for the genocide of almost 200 MLN Indians. I am appalled with everyone‘s silence including my own n particularly of The PM. Is this Sub ka saath?”

    The poet referred to the slogan “Sab ka saath, Sab ka vikas, Sab ka Vishwas, Sab ka prayaas” that was a part of Narendra Modi’s speech on India’s 75th Independence anniversary.

    However, Javed was trolled by netizens as they started targeting and abusing his great grandfather who was a freedom fighter. 

  • Shehryar Afridi calling Pakistani community in Europe to physically attack a journalist is unacceptable, says RSF

    Shehryar Afridi calling Pakistani community in Europe to physically attack a journalist is unacceptable, says RSF

    Reporters Without Borders also known as Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) took to Twitter to condemn the attack on Younas Khan, a journalist who questioned the chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi in France during an event.

    RSF’s condemnation comes in relevance to Afridi’s leaked audio, where he was not happy with the organisers of the event during which Younas Khan questioned him whether he had any interactions with parliamentarians or Tink Tank when he was touring France.

    RSF tweeted, “Pakistan: #RSF strongly supports Paris-based Pakistani journalist @younaskhan1977, who is now the target of death threats after he was thrashed and insulted by a famous Pakistani politician, @ShehryarAfridi1, recently visiting #France.”

    “@younaskhan1977’s only wrongdoing was to ask a question that displeased @ShehryarAfridi1. In a leaked audio clip, the politician can be heard calling members of the Pakistani community in Europe to physically attack the journalist. These threats are unacceptable,” added RSF.

    Afridi’s leaked audio revealed that he was unhappy and could be heard talking to the organisers that he came to the event at their request. “If I did not answer the questions there, people would have said that I was scared and ran away,” said Afridi.

    “When the journalist was asking me questions, why did you [organisers] stay silent, why didn’t you ask him why this news was published?” Afridi questioned using explicit language.

    Shehryar Afridi told the organisers of the ceremony that they did not miss the chance to demean him, adding, “As far as I am concerned, it would have been good, but it is a matter of Pakistan’s honour.”

    “If you do not ask this journalist about the news, I will not spare you,” warned Afridi.

  • Pak embassy in Serbia tweets against PM Khan, say they have no other option

    Pak embassy in Serbia tweets against PM Khan, say they have no other option

    With inflation crushing the economy of the country, the Pakistan embassy in Serbia tweeted a clip of Saad Alavi’s song, “Aap ne ghabrana nahi hai”.

    Taking to Twitter, the embassy’s official Twitter account tweeted, “With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect @ImranKhanPTI that we government official will remain silent & keep working for you without been paid for past 3 months.”

    “Our children been forced out of school due to non-payment of fees Is this #NayaPakistan?” read the tweet.

    https://twitter.com/PakinSerbia/status/1466647603395928064

    Further stating their grievances with how the people are being treated, the embassy handle tweeted, “I am sorry @ImranKhanPTI, am not left with another option.”

    https://twitter.com/PakinSerbia/status/1466649039785668612

    However, Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad for Foreign Affairs said that the “social media platforms have been hacked.”

  • Mawra Hocane reveals her ‘one in a million’ in a Q and A session

    Mawra Hocane reveals her ‘one in a million’ in a Q and A session

    Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane, while answering fan questions on the completion of her decade in showbiz, has revealed who is one in million for her.

    Hocane answered fans’ questions on Twitter on November 30, on the occasion of completing her 10th year in the showbiz industry, and also revealed when her first drama aired.

    The shooting of the first play of her career started in November 2011 but this playaired in February 2012. However, according to the shooting, she completed 10 years in the industry, she revealed in her tweet.

    “Shot my first serial in November 2011 that later aired in February 2012. 10 years & almost 25 projects later.. all I have is utmost gratitude. ALHUMDULILLAH. Being an artist has given me so much more than I could’ve asked for!”

    One of the user asked: “Who is your favourite co-star or whom are you most comfortable with?”

    Replying to the fan, she said: “Oh it has to be my closest friend Ameer Gilani. Shooting Sabaat with him was like a breeze.”

    While answering to another fan, who asked her to say one word for Ameer, she said: “One in a million, unique and honest! I hope we see more of him! He’s truly gifted.”

    Talking about Ayeza, Hocane said: “Ayeza is a brilliant human being.. I worked with her in shaadi mubarak.. she was warm then she’s super super warm today.. this mad world didn’t change her even one bit!”

    In response to a question, Mawra called Mahira Khan her best friend and wrote that although they rarely meet, they are best friends.

    On the work front, Mawra can currently be seen in Hum TV’s Qissa Meherbano Ka opposite Ahsan Khan and Zaviyar Nauman Ijaz.

  • ‘At least KFC has Pakistani CEO’, netizens react to Twitter’s new Indian CEO

    ‘At least KFC has Pakistani CEO’, netizens react to Twitter’s new Indian CEO

    Indian born Parag Agrawal has been named as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter after co-founder Jack Dorsey’s resignation.

    The news is making headlines in India. This is not the first time that an Indian has been appointed as a CEO of a well-known organisation. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet, the umbrella network of Google. Similarly, Shantanu Narayen is Adobe’s and Satya Nadella is Microsoft’s.

    Since Agrawal’s appointment, Pakistanis have been tweeting about the Indian CEOs who have taken over the Information Technology (IT) world.

    There are a few hilarious ones.

    https://twitter.com/ChaiNotCoffee/status/1465645570756952070?s=20

  • ‘Utterly misogynistic’: Anger at Abrar ul Haq for posting video of minor girl getting ‘roti training’

    ‘Utterly misogynistic’: Anger at Abrar ul Haq for posting video of minor girl getting ‘roti training’

    Twitter users are angry at Abrar Ul Haq for posting a video of a girl making a roti. The singer turned politician posted a video of the girl on Twitter and wrote, “Right age for the training.”

    Twitter users have expressed their displeasure over the video. Some people are criticising it saying that the video is reinforcing patriarchal gender roles while others are criticising it for letting the girl go near a lit stove.

    Here is how people on Twitter are reacting :

    https://twitter.com/Stephanie_Waal/status/1464273846958182407

    Earlier, Abrar ul Haq faced backlash over his is song ‘Begum Shak Karti Ha’, which featured actor Saba Qamar. The song received criticism, with people calling it the copy of the children’s song ‘Baby Baby Shark’, which the singer earlier criticised.

    Read more- ‘Regressive, copied’: Abrar-ul-Haq criticised for song with Saba Qamar

    Abrar in August this year criticised young mothers for giving gadgets to children and sang Baby Shark at a convention to mark Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) three years performance.

    He said that when he was a child, mothers used to recite Kalima and nowadays, young mothers give mobile phones to their children, which play Baby Shark.

    Read more- Abrar-ul-Haq sings ‘Baby Shark’, critcises young mothers for giving gadgets in children’s hands