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  • Apple’s latest product meets hilarious criticism on social media

    Apple’s latest product meets hilarious criticism on social media

    Apple’s latest product, a knitted phone strap called the iPhone Pocket, has the internet laughing at the design and the price. 

    The tech giant has said that the Pocket, developed with Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, can be worn in a multitude of ways including directly on the body, tied on to a laptop bag or handbag and can be carried by hand. 

    The product comes in two sizes: a shorter size that is available in eight colours and can be bought for $149.95 while a longer version is available in three colours and retails for an eye watering $229.95. 

    Molly Anderson, Apple’s Vice-President of Design, has said, “The color palette of iPhone Pocket was intentionally designed to mix and match with all our iPhone models and colors — allowing users to create their own personalized combination.”

    Apple itself said in a statement earlier this week that the iPhone Pocket was, “Born from the idea of creating an additional pocket, its understated design fully encloses iPhone, expanding to fit more of a user’s everyday items.” 

    The flowery description has not stopped the internet from roasting the company. On social media, many made fun of the Pocket in hilarious ways, targeting its design and price for creative jokes. 

    One X (formerly Twitter) user simply asked, “Do they not know we have pockets?” 

    Another user wrote, “It’s 2025. We were promised flying cars but got $150 socks for our iPhones instead.” 

    One account called it a “cut up sock” while another termed it a test : “iPhone Pocket is an IQ test. Do you want a pocket for $230 or keep the phone in your actual pocket for $0” while many accounts simply compared it to a “a thong for your phone”. 


    One shrewd user however pointed out that even if one percent of Apple users buy the sock, it will generate billions in revenue.

  • ‘Whatever I do, your parents won’t like me’; Jama Taqseem kills joint family system with a single line

    ‘Whatever I do, your parents won’t like me’; Jama Taqseem kills joint family system with a single line

    Episode 19 of Jama Taqseem has everyone raving and for good reason. What a stellar representation of the joint family system and the clear hypocrisy of the beti versus the beta. 

    The episode opens back up with Laila (Mawra Hocane) and Qais (Talha Chahour) arguing over their parents who are both living in the house with them. The traditional mindset vs. the modern is what is at play here and the couple is caught in the middle.

    When Qais comes home, his parents make it a point to tell him that his wife has not been home, went to interview for a job when she’s not allowed to work and they got the worst food to eat. They, of course, threaten to leave.

    Qais takes all of that energy and dumps it on Laila when she comes home, in a scene where many viewers are calling him a “man-child”.  Laila handles Qais telling her that she needs to take care of his parents and to ask her parents to leave the house so he is comfortable. Laila voices what most daughters-in-law feel and says “Mai kuch bhi karoongi, woh mujhe pasand nahi kareingay”. So she might as well do what she wants. And what she wants to do is work. When Qais asks how she can work without telling him, she reminds him that they had decided that she would work before they got married. 

    Regardless, Laila goes out of her way to make sure her in-laws are comfortable, but it does seem like she’s drawing from her mother’s determination and tells them that she is going to work, and would like them to pray for her. 

    The bird’s eye view on this episode is Laila’s headstrong mother and Qais’ equally headstrong father. Both have opposing points of view, and support, from their other half and both are unwilling to change. As Laila’s father tells her mother, both families having different views doesn’t mean one is wrong and one is right. He comes out as the real voice of reason. Qais’ mother on the other hand, is totally under her husband’s influence, calling Laila’s mother out on not being religious, which is just in bad taste – but happens so often. The religion card being the one that makes one better than the other is often thrown at Laila’s parents. 

    But Laila’s mother cannot be taken lightly. She takes them on like a champion, but like her daughter tells her, she’s also being judgemental.

    Qais’ father is no less. He asks his son in a degrading manner if he will eat from his wife’s money and Qais like a real man, says if he has to, then why not? There’s nothing wrong with it.

    The whole idea that this is Qais’ house – and therefore, his parents’ house – arises again but this time its clear as day how hypocritical it is. It happens when Qais’ parents are talking to their daughter and she says that if she was in the city, she would bring her parents to her house and in the same breath says how and why were Laila’s parents living in Qais’ house. The drama’s trajectory is clear. It smashes mindsets and society in one clean swoop and so beautifully, that you can’t stop watching it.


    What about Laila and Qais in this whole tug of war?

     Qais apologises to Laila when he finds out that she is still trying to make his parents comfortable and he stops her parents from leaving. 

    The dream team is still working together and that’s who everyone is rooting for.

  • Pakistan stun Bangladesh 8-2 in Hockey World Cup ‘qualifier’

    Pakistan stun Bangladesh 8-2 in Hockey World Cup ‘qualifier’

    Pakistan have made a winning start in the Hockey World Cup Qualifying Round, defeating Bangladesh by a whopping 8–2.

    As per the details, Pakistan’s Ahmad Nadeem and Afraz scored two goals each while captain Imad Butt, Ghazanfar Ali, Rana Waheed Ashraf and Hannan Shahid netted one goal apiece.

    From Bangladesh, Huzaifa and Ameerul Islam scored one goal each.

    Earlier, Pakistan named an 18-member hockey squad for a three-match series in Dhaka against Bangladesh, a contest that will determine a spot in the World Cup qualifiers.

    The series was initiated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) after Pakistan could not travel to India for the Asia Cup in August-September due to strained political relations between the two neighbouring countries.

    Under the FIH system, Pakistan was given the opportunity to play the three-match series against the team that finished sixth in the Asia Cup.

    Bangladesh secured that sixth position, prompting Pakistan’s travel to Dhaka.

    Head coach Olympian Tahir Zaman said the Bangladesh team is a “good competitive side” and that Pakistan will not take it easy. He added that the team is ready to meet the challenge to qualify for the World Cup qualifiers.

  • In rare concern, Israeli president, top army officials say Jewish settlers’ attacks on Palestinians must end

    In rare concern, Israeli president, top army officials say Jewish settlers’ attacks on Palestinians must end

    Israeli president and high-ranking military officials have condemned attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.

    President Isaac Herzog described the attacks as “shocking and serious”, becoming a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of the settler violence.

    Herzog’s position, while largely ceremonial, is meant to serve as a moral compass and unifying force for the country.

    He said the violence committed by a “handful” of perpetrators “crosses a red line”, adding in a social media post that “all state authorities must act decisively to eradicate the phenomenon”.

    His remarks, and those of two high-ranking military officials, came after dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf in the West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers.

    The Israeli army’s chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, echoed Herzog’s condemnations of the West Bank violence, saying the military “will not tolerate the phenomena of a minority of criminals who tarnish a law-abiding public”.

    On Wednesday, police said three of the suspects were released and that one, a minor arrested on suspicion of arson and assault, will remain in custody for six more days, as ordered by a judge.

    Police said the actions of the three who were released are still under investigation “with the goal of bringing offenders to justice, regardless of their background”.

    Tuesday’s violence in the West Bank was the latest in a series of attacks by young settlers that have surged since the genocide in Gaza erupted two years ago. The attacks have intensified in recent weeks as Palestinians harvest their olive trees in an annual ritual.

    Separately, Israel reopened a crossing into the northern Gaza Strip that had been closed for two months. The move was welcomed by officials at the United Nations (UN), who say Israel has been too slow in surging humanitarian aid to the territory since a ceasefire began last month.

    The Israeli military also said it killed four armed fighters who posed an “immediate threat” in areas of southern Gaza under its control. In Khan Yunis, one person was killed while approaching Israeli troops across the so-called yellow line.

    In Rafah, three people were killed while troops in the area were working to destroy underground tunnels.

  • Suspect arrested in child’s murder case used to give her money, sweets

    Suspect arrested in child’s murder case used to give her money, sweets

    A barber shop employee arrested by Mirpurkhas police for allegedly kidnapped, raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl used to give her sweets and money to befriend her, police have confirmed.

    The divorced man was arrested on charges of kidnapping, raping and murdering Amna Kundrani before he threw her body by a distributary in Jhalori in Mirpurkhas district, local media has reported.

    SSP Sumair Noor Channa confirmed on Wednesday that the child was kidnapped on November 4. After her body was discovered, police investigated the matter and detained Zahid Khashkeli on November 9.

    Zahid was also named as a suspect by Amna’s father. He had said that Zahid misled him when he was looking for his daughter, telling him that he spotted Amna crying outside her school and dropped her inside. 

    On Tuesday, police arrested the suspect. 

    Police believe that Amna was kidnapped between 11:30 am and 12:00 pm, and was murdered within an hour. The child’s body was left in an empty and abandoned school building. The next morning, Zahid stuffed her body into a sack and threw it into Jamrau distributary. 

    The SSP said that the child was strangled to death with a nebuliser pipe. While the suspect has confessed to the crime, police are waiting for DNA results and the autopsy report for preparing the charge sheet. A preliminary autopsy confirmed that the child had been raped. 


    Police also have witness statements that say the child was led away by the suspect. Another unidentified suspect remains on the run. 


    SSP Sumair also told members of the press that the child knew Zahid. He used to give her money and sweets. “This case has underlined the need for all parents to be watchful of their children. We teach them about good touch and bad touch, society also needs to sensitize children against trusting such people,” he observed. 

    The police officer clarified that Zahid is neither mentally challenged nora drug user.

  • Schedule revealed for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

    Schedule revealed for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

    Los Angeles 2028 has published the detailed daily competition schedule for the first Summer Olympics to be held in the United States (US) since 1996.

    The schedule, subject to change, includes specific session times for the largest games ever with 351 medal events.

    As previously announced, action starts on July 12, 2028 – two days before the opening ceremony, as usual – with preliminary competition in basketball, cricket, field hockey, handball, rugby sevens, football and water polo.

    On July 14, the day of the opening ceremony, canoe slalom will be held at the Oklahoma City Whitewater Center. Softball will also be held in Oklahoma City in the second week of the games — at Devon Park, the annual host of the NCAA Women’s College World Series.

    On July 15, the first medals of the games will be awarded in women’s triathlon, which will be held along Venice Beach.

    Later that evening, the first track and field finals will be the women’s shot put, men’s 10,000m and women’s 100m. All four rounds of the women’s 100m will be held on that Saturday, including a preliminary round that’s traditionally for lower-ranked sprinters only.

    The men’s 100m final will be the following evening.

    The women’s 400m hurdles semifinals and women’s 400m final are in the same session, which would make it difficult for a potential Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone double in both events.

    Track and field and swimming will switch places from their traditional spots in the Olympic schedule — track and field in the first week for 2028 and swimming in the second week.

    The switch will aid SoFi Stadium’s transition from co-hosting the opening ceremony with the Coliseum to becoming the first NFL stadium to host Olympic swimming starting July 22.

    The women’s 200m butterfly and women’s 800m freestyle finals are in the same session, making a potential double difficult for Canada’s Summer McIntosh.

    McIntosh is the reigning Olympic and world champion in the 200m fly, and the second-fastest woman in history in the event. This past August, she did swim the 800m free at the World Championships and took bronze behind Katie Ledecky — the four-time Olympic gold medalist in the event — and Australian Lani Pallister.

    Swimming is slated to host the final medal events of the Games on Sunday, July 30 before the closing ceremony at 6 pm.

    As usual, the team and all-around finals in gymnastics are in the first week of the Games. The new mixed team event will be the last artistic gymnastics event on Tuesday, July 25. The format for that event has not been announced.

    The marathons will still be held on the last weekend of the games, keeping with tradition.

    Flag football, which makes its Olympic debut, will be in the first week from July 15-22. If NFL players take part, having that competition early could be helpful given NFL preseason training camps typically open in mid-to-late July with preseason games ramping up in early August.

    Baseball, which returns to the games, will also be early in the schedule from July 13-19 at Dodger Stadium (which hosted baseball as a demonstration sport at the 1984 LA Games).

    Though Major League Baseball has not yet decided whether to allow active big leaguers to participate in the Olympics for the first time, it may be noted that the MLB All-Star breaks the past five seasons have been: July 12-14, 18-20, 10-13, 15-18 and 14-17.

  • Sania Mirza opens up about ‘lowest moment’ after divorce with Shoaib Malik and Farah Khan saved her

    Sania Mirza opens up about ‘lowest moment’ after divorce with Shoaib Malik and Farah Khan saved her

    Former Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has revealed that she suffered something that was very similar to a panic attack after her marriage with Pakistani cricketing star Shoaib Malik ended. 

    The tennis player invited Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan to the first episode of her podcast ‘Serving it Up With Sania’. There, she revealed that Farah was standing by her during the low moment which took place just before she was supposed to start recording a live show. 

    “There was a moment that was one of the lowest moments when you (Farah Khan)

     showed up on my set and I had to go on a live show after that,” Sania said. “I was shivering. And if you would not have come there I wouldn’t have done that show. You told me, ‘No matter what, you are doing this show.’”

    Farah recalled that she was “scared” to see Sania on that day. ” I had to shoot that day, but I just left everything and came there in my pyjamas and chappals.” 

    Farah then went on to praise Sania for being an exemplary single parent. “You’re doing it beautifully,” she remarked.

    Sania married Shoaib in 2010 at the peak of her tennis career in a multi-day ceremony that spread out across India and Pakistan. The two became parents to a boy in 2018, naming him Izhaan Mirza Malik. While the couple managed a long-distance relationship, rumours and speculation about the state of their marriage followed them for years. 

    In January 2024, Shoaib announced that he had married actress Sana Javed, after which Sania’s family admitted that the star couple was already divorced. 

    Sania’s sister Anam Mirza said at the time that the couple had formally separated months before the public acknowledgement of their divorce.

  • 27th Amendment sails through Parliament after return to Senate

    27th Amendment sails through Parliament after return to Senate

    The Upper House on Thursday once again approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill with tweaks made by the Lower House on Wednesday.

    According to reports, Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the constitutional amendment bill in the National Assembly with the changes made to the draft earlier approved by the Senate. The amendment received the 64 votes (two-thirds majority in the 96-member House) in favour and four against amid ruckus due to protest by opposition members.

    Earlier, the session kicked off with Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Ali Zafar maintained that his party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) defectors were disqualified under Article 63-A of the Constitution as they, in the previous session, claimed on the floor of the house that they had resigned.

    “If they have indeed resigned and the article applies, I request that the votes of these two members not be counted [during the re-voting]. Otherwise, we will challenge the entire process,” he added.

    JUI-F’s Kamran Murtaza said that if someone voted against party lines and a resignation was sought from them under Article 63-A, those who wished to vote against the party should follow proper procedures.

    Tarar, however, disagreed, saying that the objection of PTI and JUI-F that a member was automatically disqualified under Article 63-A for voting against party lines was incorrect.

    He explained that the party head could submit a reference to the presiding officer or speaker under the Constitution. “We shouldn’t twist the Constitution for political point scoring,” he added.

    He further explained the process, saying that the presiding officer has two days to examine a written reference submitted by the party head and forward it to the Election Commission.

    The party head must also conduct a hearing with the defector for voting against party directives, as sometimes instructions are not properly communicated. The matter is then sent to the Election Commission, where a formal hearing is conducted. The member concerned can appeal a deseating decision in the Supreme Court.

    On Wednesday, the National Assembly passed the amendment bill that seeks to change the judicial structure and military command, with 234 votes in favour and four against amid opposition’s walkout. It included eight amendments aimed at clarifying the chief justice’s position, due to which the bill was sent back to the Upper House before the president’ ascent.

    Clauses 4, 19, 51, and 55, which collectively proposed to modify the wording of oaths administered to a range of constitutional officeholders, were also removed from the final text.

  • Saima Qureshi, Frieha Altaf battle it out over Hazrat Khadija RA, working women

    Saima Qureshi, Frieha Altaf battle it out over Hazrat Khadija RA, working women

    Actress Saima Qureshi, known for her roles in the dramas Amanat and Bandhay Aik Dor Say created controversy when, on a podcast, she said that a woman earning money was not blessed. 

    When asked why she was working if there was no ‘barkat’ in a woman’s earnings, she said that she is a single mother and has to work and despite working so hard, she still lives in a rented house. 


    The host responded to say that if a man earned money, would he have been able to make his own house, to which Saima said yes, it was possible and she believes that men’s earnings are blessed. 

    He countered by saying that what about the women who run businesses and make money, can they not make their own houses, to which she asked which woman had done so. He replied that actress Mahirah Khan had been able to do it, to which Saima said that Mahirah had her family’s support and is now married.

    The host brought up the example of Hazrat Khadija RA, the wife of The Holy Prophet (PBUH), stating that she was a successful businesswoman before and after she married him (PBUH) to which Saima said, ‘Well, that’s Hazrat Khadija RA and she got married. She should’ve prolonged her work, why didn’t she?’

    Actress Frieha Altaf responded to Saima in another podcast. When asked about what she thought about Saima’s views, Frieha said, “working has blessing, it is a form of worship’, adding that, “Hazrat Khadija RA worked, how can you say this, when The Prophet’s (PBUH) wife was working, you’re saying there was no blessing in her work?…She hired someone because she needed help, she needed a trustworthy person and found him to be trustworthy. It wasn’t that she couldn’t work.”

    Frieha went on to talk about how we have examples in Islam of women that worked like Hazrat Khadija RA and Bibi Fatima RA and that she was “flabbergasted that Ms. Saima Qureshi has said this.”

  • PM to meet Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart among other top global CEOs in Pakistan

    PM to meet Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart among other top global CEOs in Pakistan

    A list of chief executive officers (CEOs) of global retail giants has been finalised to arrange their meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Pakistan.

    According to reports, said companies include Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart among others, representing several countries, including the United States (US), China, the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Netherlands and France.

    Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan and Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani attended the high-level meeting that finalised the list.

    The meeting also discussed preparations for the upcoming interaction between the premier and the CEOs of the top 20 companies. The federal ministers reviewed arrangements and the invitation process for the CEOs to meet PM Shehbaz. Participants also deliberated on strategic measures to promote investment in Pakistan and highlight the country’s economic and geopolitical significance on the global stage.

    SAPM Haroon Akhtar Khan emphasised that Pakistan holds immense strategic importance and offers vast investment opportunities across multiple sectors. He added that the premier’s upcoming meeting with the top CEOs would be a “game-changer for Pakistan’s economy”.

    Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan said that trade policies were being aligned with modern global trends to ensure sustainable economic growth while Food Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain highlighted the need to adopt modern technology to enhance agricultural productivity.

    Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani noted that stability in the investment sector would lead to increased employment opportunities and sustainable economic development. He further said that the government’s outreach to ambassadors and global stakeholders was part of a broader effort to project Pakistan’s positive image internationally.

    It merits a mention that the plan comes a month after PM Shehbaz expressed commitment to transform Pakistan into an attractive destination for investment in the region through transparency and by crafting economic policies aligned with global standards.    

    Presiding over a meeting regarding the country’s economy in Islamabad in October, the premier directed relevant ministries and institutions to ensure the provision of all necessary facilities to foreign investors. He further said that the recent positive economic trends reflect the confidence of foreign investors in country’s economy.

    He termed stabilising country’s economy on strong foundations as the top priority of the government, and directed the officials to ensure the participation of the private sector.

    PM Shehbaz pledged that the government would utilise all investment opportunities to promote public welfare and increase employment opportunities, saying that ongoing economic and financial reforms had set the economy on a new course, and the country was steadily moving toward sustainable progress due to innovation and transparency.