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  • Ira Khan, Aamir Khan’s daughter, weds Nupur Shikhare in stylish ceremony

    Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has gotten married! The junior Khan is beginning a new chapter of her life with longtime beau Nupur Shikhare after a legally registered ceremony. The wedding took place on January 3, 2024, at Taj Lands End in Bandra, Mumbai.

    After becoming husband and wife, Nupur and Ira appeared publicly together for the first time and posed for photographers. Ira wore a traditional outfit in blue and baby pink, consisting of a golden dhoti, a black embroidered blouse, and a beautiful dupatta. She left her hair open and adorned herself with a maang teeka, a heavy necklace, and matching earrings. Completing her look with a black watch and black footwear, Ira looked stunning.


    Nupur, the groom, wore a blue sherwani with brown footwear, looking handsome beside his bride. The couple’s simple yet elegant appearance enchanted many hearts and created a magical moment.

    Aamir Khan appeared beaming with pride in a pink turban as he posed with Ira’s mother, his ex-wife Reena who was dressed in a blue-green heavily worked dress.

  • Imam shot dead outside mosque in New Jersey, suspect still at large

    Imam shot dead outside mosque in New Jersey, suspect still at large

    An imam who was shot Wednesday outside a mosque in New Jersey has died, the US state’s attorney general said, adding that the killing did not initially appear to be driven by “bias” or domestic terrorism.

    The shooting was reported at Masjid Muhammad-Newark at South Orange Avenue.

    Imam Hassan Sharif was shot multiple times near a mosque in Newark, just west of New York, before being taken to hospital where he later died, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said.

    “We do not yet know the motivation for this crime (but) the evidence collected thus far does not indicate that this was an act motivated by bias, or an act of domestic terrorism,” said Platkin.

    He added that “in light of global events, and with a rise in bias that many communities are experiencing across our state — particularly the Muslim community — there are many in New Jersey right now who are feeling a heightened sense of fear.”

    The state is home to 300,000 Muslim Americans, he said.

    Since the outbreak of the War on Gaza, there has been an increase in Islamophobic and anti-Semitic attacks across the United States.

    The Essex County prosecutor, Ted Stephens, confirmed Sharif was shot more than once, and that “it does not appear the imam was the victim of a bias crime or that this is related to terrorism.”

    “We are dedicated to bringing justice for the imam’s family,” said Stephens, who called it a “dastardly crime.”

    Famous Muslim scholar Dr. Omar Suleiman posted about the death of the Imam and paid tribute to him as a beloved Imam of the Newark Community.

    The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) earlier confirmed that Sharif had worked as a security screener at Newark airport since 2016.

    “We are deeply saddened to learn of his passing and send our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues,” said Lisa Farbstein, a TSA spokeswoman.

    Images published by the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed police vehicles deployed outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark, a two-story yellow and green complex.

    In a statement, CAIR described Sharif as “a beacon of leadership and excellence.”

    “As always, and irrespective of this specific incident, we advise all mosques to keep their doors open but remain cautious, especially given the recent spike in anti-Muslim bigotry,” the organization said.

  • PPP nominates Bilawal as party’s candidate for prime ministership

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has nominated its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the party’s candidate for the position of prime minister in the upcoming general election set to take place on February 8, The News reported on Thursday.

    The PPP’s top decision-making body took a decision in the meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Wednesday at Bilawal House in Lahore.

    The former foreign minister is also contesting the election from NA-127 Lahore, where he will be in competition with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shaista Pervaiz Malik.

    The CEC meeting also discussed the party election manifesto, where it was determined that jobs, health, education, and the empowerment of women and youth will be prioritised.

    All party leaders in the CEC meeting showed confidence in the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former president Asif Ali Zardari.

    PPP leaders, including Secretary General Taj Haider, Syed Khursheed Shah, Rana Farooq Saeed Khan, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Samina Khalid Ghurki, Murad Ali Shah, Chaudhry Aslam Gill and Zulfikar Ali Bader were present at the meeting.

  • Sydney Test; Rain ends second day’s play

    Sydney Test; Rain ends second day’s play

    Australia’s batting continues in chase of Pakistan’s 313 runs in the first innings, however, the second day’s play has ended due to rain.

    Australia scored 116 runs for the loss of two wickets when the game was stopped due to low light and a break was called before the tea break. Later on, it started raining during the break, causing a further delay, and the wicket was covered with covers.

    On the second day of the last Test match, Pakistan got its first success as Australian opener David Warner scored 34 runs and fell victim to Salman Ali Agha while Usman Khawaja was dismissed by Aamir Jamal for 47 runs.

  • Sania Mirza’s New Year post has a cryptic message

    Sania Mirza’s New Year post has a cryptic message

    Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza shared a cryptic message on Instagram for the new year. Her posts always resonate with her followers, and this one seems to have sparked curiosity.
    The enigmatic quote read, “In 2024, I hope you find time to be happy. Not just strong,” leaving room for interpretation as to who it was meant for.
    The couple routinely get bombarded with breakup rumors. However, they’re still going strong after all this time.


    Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik’s son Izhaan notched up his first victory in a swimming competition. Shoaib expressed immense pride on Instagram on his son’s first sports competition.

  • Algerian footballer Youcef Atal fined $49,000 over post for Gaza

    Algerian footballer Youcef Atal fined $49,000 over post for Gaza

    Algerian footballer Youcef Atal has been fined $49,000 in France for sharing a Palestinian cleric’s post about Gaza.

    A case was registered against Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal, accusing him of spreading incitement for sharing a post of a Palestinian cleric about Gaza.

    Youcef Atal shared a video on Instagram after Hamas’s action against Israel on October 7, in which Palestinian cleric Mehmood al-Hasanat threatened Israel.

    Prosecutors say that in the video, Mehmood al-Hasanat prayed to God to “send a black day to the Jews” and to “steady the hands” of Gazans “for throwing stones”.

    The 27-year-old French defender immediately deleted the post and apologized for it, but the club canceled his contract.

    After that, a prosecutor in France started proceedings against him on suspicion of terrorism, and now he has been fined $49,000 for sharing this post.

  • First time in history of Test cricket, 7 Players returned to pavilion with zero run

    First time in history of Test cricket, 7 Players returned to pavilion with zero run

    In the Test match against South Africa, India’s batting line proved to be a wall of sand, setting a unique record for the most ‘0’ in an inning.

    In the Cape Town Test, the South African team was bowled out for 55 runs in the first innings, after which India scored 153 runs for four wickets at one point, but then the South African bowlers turned the tables.

    The Protease bowlers created a new history of Test cricket by taking 6 wickets of India without giving any runs, also in this inning India’s seven players returned to the pavilion without scoring a single run in an inning of a Test match.

    Image: Espncricinfo

    Thus, the Indian team was all out for 153 after losing 6 players without adding any runs.

  • How 379 people escaped deadly fire in a plane in Japan?

    How 379 people escaped deadly fire in a plane in Japan?

    It took firefighters more than eight hours to extinguish the fire that engulfed a Japan Airlines jet after it struck another plane on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday. It took 12 crew members just minutes to usher hundreds of people on board to safety.

    All but one of the six people on the smaller aircraft were killed, but all 379 Japan Airlines passengers and crew escaped down emergency slides minutes before the Airbus was engulfed in flames late Tuesday.

    The blackened husk of the airliner, still sitting on the tarmac Wednesday, bore witness to just how dangerous their escape had been. Several hundred metres (yards) away lay the remains of the coast guard’s DHC-8 aircraft.

    The captain of the coast guard plane — which had been bound for the New Year’s Day earthquake zone in central Japan — was its lone survivor but suffered serious injuries.

    Footage on Tuesday showed a ball of fire erupting from underneath the airliner shortly after landing and coming to a halt on its nose after its front landing gear failed.

    “It was getting hot inside the plane, and I thought, to be honest, I would not survive,” one female passenger told broadcaster NHK.

    “I thought we landed normally. But then I realised I was smelling smoke,” a woman with a small child told NHK.

    “I needed to protect my daughter. That was the only thing in my mind,” she added.

    Another passenger described surviving the crash as a “miracle”.

    “I bounced off my seat from the impact when we landed,” the 28-year-old man told Nikkei Asia.

    “We made it just in the nick of time. It’s a miracle we survived.”

    Takuya Fujiwara from the Japan Transport Safety Board told reporters that the flight recorder and the voice recorder from the coast guard plane had been found, but those of the passenger jet were still being sought.

    “We are surveying the situation. Various parts are scattered on the runway,” Fujiwara said, adding that the authority planned to interview several people involved.

    Asked at a briefing whether the Japan Airlines flight had landing permission, officials at the major carrier said: “Our understanding is that it was given.”

    Widely shared video footage shows flight attendants at the front of a darkened cabin gesturing for passengers to remain seated and thanking them for their cooperation. At one point, the camera pans across to show a window frame filled with orange light.

    “Please get me out of here,” one woman shouts in the video. A child is heard asking: “Why don’t you just open the doors?”

    The actions of crew and passengers have been credited with averting tragedy. Incredibly, none received serious injuries. 

    none appeared to have paused to retrieve hand luggage from overhead lockers, ensuring a clear route to the emergency exits. Less than two hours earlier, the passengers had watched a JAL safety video urging them to do exactly that. In the video, a flight attendant warns: “Leave your baggage when you evacuate!”, extending her open palms for emphasis. An animated sequence then shows the damage that bags and high-heeled shoes can cause to the inflatable evacuation slides.

    Aviation experts said the unshakeable composure displayed by the flight attendants combined with the high level of cooperation among passengers probably prevented a deeply unsettling experience from becoming a major disaster.

    “I can’t speculate on what happened here but human error will probably be found as a contributing cause,” Doug Drury, aviation expert at Central Queensland University, told AFP.

    “Airlines are required to be able to empty an airplane of all passengers and crew within 90 seconds. The flight crews train for events quite frequently in simulation and it is a complicated process that as we saw was completed without fail,” he said.

  • Prisoners rape, kill fellow inmate in Adiala Jail

    Prisoners rape, kill fellow inmate in Adiala Jail

    Jail inmates have raped and killed a fellow prisoner in Adiala Jail, Public TV has reported.

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    The victim, Sabil, was first raped and then hanged to death by his fellow prisoners. He was locked in the mill of Adiala Jail Cell 2 where the harrowing incident took place.

    The jail administration has registered a complaint against four suspects who have been detained.

    According to the FIR, the victim was raped by Waqas, Asif, Naqash, and Bilal by tying his hands and feet and then killed him by putting a cloth noose around his neck.


    The Jailer has said that Waqas pressed down on Sabil’s throat and chest with his foot, quoted PNP.


    On the morning of January 1, the deceased was found lying unconscious in cell 2. His death was confirmed upon being transferred to the prison hospital. There were marks on the neck of the deceased which made the cause of death suspicious.


    Police say that the body of the deceased prisoner has been handed over to his family after an autopsy.

  • No ‘bat’ symbol for PTI: Peshawar High Court

    No ‘bat’ symbol for PTI: Peshawar High Court

    The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has accepted the review petition of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and restored the ECP’s ruling on the intra-party polls and election symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).


    Justice Ejaz Khan announced the reserved verdict today after hearing all parties.
    The Election Commission’s lawyer, Sikander Bashir Mohmand, and PTI’s lawyers, including Shah Faisal Uthmankhel and Qazi Anwar, were present in court today.


    The ECP had submitted a review petition in high court against PHC’s order that suspended the ECP’s decision of declaring PTI’s intra-party elections “illegal” and stripped it of using the ‘bat’ symbol.

    In its petition, the ECP requested the court to review the PTI’s intra-party elections and its decision related to the election symbol.
    However, PTI’s chairman, Barrister Gohar Khan, said that PTI will move to the apex court to get justice in this matter.
    “The Supreme Court has already stated that revoking a party’s symbol is tantamount to disbanding the entire party,” the PTI leader said, hoping that his party would get relief from the top court.