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  • Imran se barra kaptaan nikla Shehbaz: Cabinet with 70 members

    Imran se barra kaptaan nikla Shehbaz: Cabinet with 70 members

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif this week appointed eight more special assistants for himself.

    With the eight new special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM), the cabinet now consists of 34 federal ministers, including one without a portfolio, seven ministers of state, four advisers to the PM and 25 SAPMs.

    According to the notification, the Premier was “pleased” to appoint MNA Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Babar, MNA Maahr Irshad Ahmad Khan, MNA Raza Rabani Khar, MNA Mahesh Kumar Malani, Faisal Karim Kundi, Sardar Saleem Haider, Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi and Mohammad Ali Shah Bacha on the post of SAPM.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan had a 52-member federal cabinet, including 25 federal ministers, four ministers of state, four advisers and 19 SAPMs.

    PTI’s Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry criticized PM Shehbaz for adding eight more members to his cabinet.

    “People are drowning in the quagmire of inflation and the imported government is increasing the army of cabinet members. Eight new non-important members have been added unnecessarily to the cabinet and this is an expression of the priorities of the Shehbaz Sharif government,” said Fawad while talking to The Nation.

    Chaudhry claimed that the back of the country’s economy had been broken and the middle class was shedding tears on monthly expenses while, at the same time, the “imported government” was playing the flute, like Nero.

    “It is a necessary evil in parliamentary systems, especially, when governments are based on a coalition,” said the president of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, while talking to The Express Tribune.

  • Deep condolences: US assures Pakistan of support

    Deep condolences: US assures Pakistan of support

    United States (US) State Department spokesperson Ned Price has extended his condolences to Pakistan and affirmed his country’s support for flood victims.

    In a briefing, Price said: “We are deeply saddened by the devastation and the loss of life throughout Pakistan that these historic floods have caused. We stand with the people of Pakistan at this difficult time.”

    He revealed that the US has provided more than $53 million in assistance to Pakistan and stated that more assistance will be provided.

    Giving details, the spokesperson said, “As of September 12th, earlier this week, a total of nine US Central Command flights delivered more than half of 630 metric tons of relief supplies from USAID’s Dubai warehouse for the response to the massive floods. In total, CENTCOM will airlift more than 41,000 kitchen sets, 1,500 rolls of plastic sheeting, tens of thousands of plastic tarps, and 8,700 shelter fixing kits – all in support of USAID’s flood relief.”

    Ned Price said that Pakistan’s F-16 program, is an important part of the broader US-Pakistan bilateral relationship, and this proposed sale will sustain Pakistan’s capability to meet current and future counterterrorism threats by maintaining the F-16 fleet.

    “This is a fleet that allows Pakistan to support counterterrorism operations, and we expect Pakistan will take sustained action against all terrorist groups,” he added.

    Last week, United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres visited flood-affected areas of Pakistan.

    He urged the international community to support disaster-hit Pakistan as the country needed substantial financial help to overcome post-flood crises.

    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Commi­t­tee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that that the number of acutely hungry people in Pakistan is expected to rise substantially.

    Record monsoon rains and glacier melt in northern areas of the country have triggered unprecedented floods, sweeping away infrastructure and killing 1,481 people as yet.

  • Nursing Home apologises for hiring strippers to entertain senior citizens

    Nursing Home apologises for hiring strippers to entertain senior citizens

    A nursing home in Taiwan has issued an apology for hiring strippers to entertain senior citizens.

    The Taoyuan Veterans Home, a state-run facility for retired army veterans, hired a stripper to perform for a group of retired seniors in commemoration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is an important occasion in Chinese culture. The Moon Festival, which took place this year on September 10, is also known as the Mooncake Festival.

    After a video from the event was widely shared on social media, the facility came under intense criticism. The video shows the scantily-clad dancer performing for a crowd of about a dozen men in wheelchairs. The men can be seen laughing, clapping, and enjoying the performance.

    “The intention of the event was to entertain residents and make them happy. We are very sorry for the offence that was caused,” the senior care facility said in a statement after receiving backlash.

    The nursing home said that it will be careful in the future while organising events for its geriatric patients.

  • ‘Babar hits a cover drive, calculate kinetic energy,’ now a part of Physics syllabus

    ‘Babar hits a cover drive, calculate kinetic energy,’ now a part of Physics syllabus

    Cricket commentators and fans agree that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s cover drives are poetry in motion. Often termed as treat for sore eyes, the graceful shot has thrilled cricket aficionados since Azam made his debut. Now, his absolute best shot have got more recognition and are taught to students in Physics book.

    According to ESPN Cricinfo, “cover drive in cricket is the act of stroking the ball through the covers with well-timed wristwork and conventional movement of the front foot toward the pitch of a delivery aimed at or outside the off stump.”

    A tweet by Shiraz Hassan has been circulating on the internet. It points out that Federal Board has added a question regarding captain’s shot in a Physics book.

    Shiraz wrote, “Babar Azam’s cover drive related question in 9th grade physics syllabus (federal board) (via Reddit).”

    The question says:

    Babar Azam has hit a cover drive by given kinetic energy of 150 J to the ball by his bat. 

    a) At what speed will the ball go the boundary if the mass of the ball is 120g? 

    b) How much kinetic energy footballer must impart to a football of mass 450g to make it move at this speed?

    Twitteratis are now reacting to this tweet

    https://twitter.com/BozoHeadrock/status/1569712527159828481
  • IT sector’s GDP contribution will increase from 2.7% to 13% by 2025: MoITT

    IT sector’s GDP contribution will increase from 2.7% to 13% by 2025: MoITT

    According to estimates from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), the GDP share of the digital and information technology (IT) sectors would rise to 13 per cent by 2025 as a result of the rapid growth of the digital economy over the next five years.

    MoITT’s offical documents reveal that the size of the digital economy will significantly increase over the next five years as Pakistan’s adoption of digital technology expands. In the upcoming years, the GDP’s share of the digital economy will increase, according to Brecorder.

    While the GDP contribution of the digital and IT sectors will rise from 2.7 per cent to 13 per cent, the GDP contribution of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) core industry will rise from 1.2 per cent to 8.15 per cent.

    According to the data that is currently available, Pakistan’s digital economy is measured in two ways, i.e. The key industries of ICT, digital technology, and IT. The ICT core industry’s share of the global GDP in 2019 was 1.2 per cent. The IT and telecom industry in Pakistan makes about 2.7 per cent of the country’s GDP.

    Modern ICTs have the ability to accelerate social and economic growth, and this promise will be further realised with the maturation of four enabling technologies: IoT, cloud computing, big data analytics, and AI.

    The cornerstone for nations to build a digital economy and improve their overall economic competitiveness and well-being is ICT infrastructure and services. They can support sustainable cities and communities by lowering poverty and hunger, improving health, generating new jobs, reducing climate change, and enhancing energy efficiency.

    In low- and middle-income nations, mobile remains the main method by which many users access the internet (LMICs). The Information Technology University (ITU) estimates that 87 per cent of broadband connections in developing nations occurred through mobile devices in 2019. Mobile networks and devices are propelling economic growth by connecting consumers and businesses and delivering public and commercial e-services across a range of industries.

    According to the report, Pakistan’s mobile ecosystem is becoming more and more crucial to the country’s economic development due to its direct impact on GDP and the productivity and efficiency benefits it fosters in a variety of economic sectors.

    The majority of nations currently use 4G as the cornerstone of mobile broadband, and this number is continually increasing. The switch from 4G to 5G is happening at the same time all across the world.

    In 2019, 4G connections made up more than 50 per cent of all mobile connections worldwide for the first time, according to the most recent GSMA research. In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), 4G covered 82 per cent of the population compared to 90 per cent for 3G. Compared to 10 years for 3G, LMICs took about seven years to reach more than 80 per cent coverage for 4G.

  • Kanwal Aftab, Zulqarnain Sikandar host colourful baby shower ceremony post robbery incident

    Kanwal Aftab, Zulqarnain Sikandar host colourful baby shower ceremony post robbery incident

    TikToker-couple Kanwal Aftab and Zulqarnain Sikandar are grabbing headlines for multiple reasons, be it their very recent baby shower or an unfortunate robbery at their house earlier this month.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt-qYgN8zOs&t=15s

    The duo went out to do flood relief work for two days in Sindh and came back home to find their house broken into, and everything from cash to jewelry stolen. Revealing the news through their YouTube channel, they said that everything got stolen, primarily jewelry and cash from their house. Even watchmen were unaware of the theft, they added.

    In the vlog, they shared that the police investigation was underway.

    Earlier, the couple collected money, made packages and dispatched them to flood-affected areas, not only this, the couple also visited the flood-stricken areas to meet and help the victims there.

    Post the robbery tragedy, the couple had their stellar baby shower ceremony in Lahore.

    Photo: Instagram/ Mrs @ch.zulqarnain25
    Kanwal Aftab's baby shower pictures goes viral

    On this auspicious occasion, the couple held a baby shower ceremony (godh bharai) and shared the event’s photos and videos on social media. The clip and photos went viral soon after they uploaded it.

    The couple had their wedding ceremony in January this year. The pictures and videos of the couple from their special day went viral on social media.

    The bride looked elegant in an Ali Xeeshan ensemble.

    Have a look at the pictures:

    Have a look at the pictures from their Mayun, Mehndi and Milad also:

  • Zhalay Sarhadi strongly reacts to a troll referring to her as ‘nude’

    Zhalay Sarhadi strongly reacts to a troll referring to her as ‘nude’

    Actor Zhalay Sarhadi has expressed her dismay on a netizen’s crass comment under her latest picture on Instagram. The social media user commented, “Height me lambi ho ap or andar se nangi be ho (you are tall in height and internally nude)”.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt-qYgN8zOs&t=15s

    The Carma star was quick to clap back at the netizen’s vulgar comment. Zhalay gave him a shut up call and even schooled him on his mentality.

    Recently the Uraan star responded to a fan’s comparison of her with Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra. The Digest Writer diva indulged in a ‘Question and Answer’ session on her official Instagram handle.

    Last year also, a netizen quipped her about the similarity with the Baywatch actor.

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    Pyar Ke Sadqay fame actor Omair Rana intervened to make a correctionon fan’s question.

  • Bollywood’s Richa Chadha clarifies wedding rumours with Ali Zafar

    Bollywood’s Richa Chadha clarifies wedding rumours with Ali Zafar

    Bollywood star couple, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal recently shared updates regarding their wedding preparations. While reporting this news, an Indian journalist Prashant Jain of Navbharat Times tagged singer Ali Zafar instead of the Mirzapur star, Ali Fazal.

    Responding to him, Chadha tweeted, “Ali Zafar is a Pakistani singer/actor, who is already married,” along with a thinking face emoji.

    She added: “Am also a fact checker.”

    Richa Chadha Fact-Checks Tweet That Confused Ali Fazal And Ali Zafar
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt-qYgN8zOs&t=8s

    Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha are dating since 2015, but made it official in 2017, when the 3 Idiots actor Instagrammed a selfie with Richa Chadha, saying: “Hai toh hai.” Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, co-stars of Fukrey, also shared screen space in Fukrey Returns. They also had extended cameos in Netflix’s Call My Agent: Bollywood.

    During an interview last month with News18, Richa Chadha on being asked about her wedding plans: “We will get married this year. We’re very excited to get married but just worried about Covid and want to be responsible. Don’t want to be in the news for the wrong reasons. Plus, we’ve both gotten really, really busy when stuff opened up, and work resumed at full pace. So I’m saying we have to like do a live production job of taking combination dates and making this happen this year.”

  • Groom runs away from wedding after first wife comes with police

    Groom runs away from wedding after first wife comes with police

    Indian weddings are full of drama and several stories of celebrations gone wrong have gone viral on social media. The latest to join this dubious hall of fame is a video of a groom running away from his wedding in Hyderabad.

    The man, named Syed Nazeer aka Khaleel, was trying to remarry without informing or taking the permission of his first wife Dr Sana Samreen.

    During the wedding reception, a furious Dr. Sana entered the venue with policemen in tow. The groom panicked as soon as he saw his first wife and ran away from the back door.

    “My sister married Nazeer soon after he came back from New Zealand in 2019. During the Covid-19 lockdown, he was stuck here and we took care of his expenses. However, he demanded Rs. 1.5 million which we could not pay. He then began staying away from my sister,” Sana’s brother told Deccan Chronicle.

    Dr Samreen also told media that she has given away almost all her savings to her husband but he still chose to remarry which angered her.

    “I am a doctor. During the second wave of COVID-19, I served Syed’s uncle who was COVID positive and gave most of my savings to him during the lockdown,” said Sana.

    Hopefully, Nazeer will now think twice before trying to get married again.

  • Sharjeel Memon blasts PTI for allegedly spreading propaganda about flood donations

    Sharjeel Memon blasts PTI for allegedly spreading propaganda about flood donations

    Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon bashed Pakistan-Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) on Monday for reportedly orchestrating a social media campaign to allege misappropriation of relief commodities for flood victims in Sindh. He asked that the government take urgent action against those participating in the campaign.

    A picture of a flour bag with “UK Aid” printed on it was being shared on social media, and many Twitter users claimed that the bags were part of the aid Pakistan received from the UK and were being sold in the stores of Karachi.


    “A fake picture of selling relief goods is circulating on social media. What message are some elements sending to the world with such actions,” asked Sharjeel.
    “Tell me what is the fault of the flood victims that such campaigns are being run? The PTI should tell us what type of politics this is?” he added. “More than 600 people circulated the picture while tagging international agencies and the United Nations. I appeal to the interior minister to take action against those who were involved in this campaign,” Sharjeel Memon demanded.

    He stated that he will file a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC). “A hideous conspiracy was hatched to stop relief efforts for flood victims,” the provincial minister said.

    Shortly after the images were released on Twitter, the Sindh CM House and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) denied the claims, claiming that the photos were outdated.