Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, while speaking at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) jalsa in Jhelum, said, “Jub daku is mulk pe hamla karde tou chowkidar yeh nahin keh sakta ke mai neutral hoon” [When thieves attacks the country, the guards of the country cannot say that they are neutral].”
Chaudhry further said that the people of Jhelum demand from the ‘chowkidaars’ that they fulfill their duty and hold elections.
After Chaudhry, former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan critisiced PM Shehbaz Sharif, calling him Mir Jafar and saying that he conspired with the Americans to topple his government.
“Shehbaz Sharif, you are Mir Jafar, you betrayed Sirajud Daula in the same way you conspired with the Americans,” said the PTI chairman.
Israeli troops killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank according to the Palestinian health ministry. She was wearing a press vest when she was killed.
On Wednesday, she was injured by a live bullet while covering Israeli operations in Jenin, and she was brought to the hospital in critical condition. She was declared dead at the hospital.
Palestinian journalist narrates the story of how she was killed. “At 6:30 am, a vehicle carrying a group of journalists arrived at the first roundabout in Jenin refugee camp. They were there to cover an Israeli raid on the camp, and a number of Israeli snipers were stationed on rooftops.”
“Shireen Abu Akleh got out of the vehicle, wearing a helmet and a flak jacket clearly marked with PRESS. An Israeli sniper shot her, hitting just below her ear. She fell near a wall, and the shooting continued, hindering other journos from reaching her.”
“Her colleague, Ali al-Samoudi, was also shot in the back. They were both transferred to Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, and her death was announced there.”
People on social media are condemning the brutality of the Israeli forces:
Horrible news: Al-Jazeera senior journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh @ShireenNasri shot dead by Israeli forces while covering a raid in Jenin (West Bank) today. Veteran reporter, covered conflict for >15 years pic.twitter.com/nyPbOCwj19
JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME . The journalist "Shireen Abu Aqleh" was killed by the Israeli bullets in #Jenin, Palestine. Renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen, an icon for all of us who grew up watching her everyday on TV. pic.twitter.com/eo53ZA5vcr
Politician and television personality Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s third wife Syeda Dania has announced that she is seeking divorce from the former MNA.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Shah dropped a bombshell video to reveal that her marriage with Liaquat has hit the rock bottom after which she approached the court to carry out the legal procedure.
In her application, she accused Liaquat of forcing her to make adult videos to “send to people abroad” and locking her up for five days if she refused to do it. She also said he “forced her to appear before non-mehram men”. She also accused him of being impotent and consuming drugs.
In an exclusive interview with Dunya News, Shah said, “he (Liaquat) was very cruel. He would lock me in the room for four days straight. He wouldn’t give food to me on time and would keep me up all night long. I’m a child, I’m not even old enough. He would humiliate me. He would bring every single matter to me, be it the maids or even the media, anything he disliked, he would misbehave with me. He used to push me around and even threatened that he would shoot me. He even tried to strangle me.”
Shah told the media outlet that Liaquat abused her and at the time she felt like she was being punished. She likened the experience to having been in “hell” and said that if anyone from her family was harmed, Liaquat would be responsible.
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Liaquat took to Instagram and shared a video of Shah that he claimed is two days old in which she denied news of the divorce and asked people to leave them in peace if they couldn’t wish them well. Liaquat said if they hadn’t contracted a nikah, he would’ve revealed the “truth” to the entire nation, which he claimed would shock everyone. He requested journalists and the media to investigate Shah’s appearance in order to judge if he could’ve harmed her in these three months.
As per reports, Shah, who tied the knot with Liaqaut in February 2022, demanded Haq Mehar in her suit which includes a house worth Rs110 million in Karachi, Rs250,000 in cash, one Toyota Corolla GLI 2022 model, 3 tola gold jewellery worth around Rs400,000.
While announcing his marriage Aamir revealed that his new wife is, “Saraiki, lovely, charming, simple and darling. I would like to request all of my well-wishers, please pray for us. I have just passed the dark tunnel, it was a wrong turn,” Liaquat expressed.
Earlier she denied her split with Aamir in a video message.
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A screenshot of Dania’s Instagram handle floated on the web, presenting that she has deleted all posts with her husband.
At the time of his wedding announcement, celebrities from the local entertainment industry shared their take on social media.
Arsalan Naseer congratulated him and even added a funny analysis that university students don’t have a similar luck in context of their grades.
The Chupke Chupke star posted another humorous caption.
Actor Adeel Chaudhry compared Aamir to his fictional character from the drama serial Fasiq.
Faysal Qureshi’s better half Sana expressed her amusement on the latest development.
Jawani Phir Nahi Aani hero Ahmad Ali Butt shared a meme.
Dania just posted a video on her Instagram handle and followed Aamir back just after the speculation by netizens.
Senior actor Aijaz Aslam recently appeared with his wife Sabeen on The Couple Show hosted by Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf.
On being asked about a leading lady who has attitude problems, unprofessional and needs to work on her behaviour, the Nand star gave a shocking answer.
Aijaz named Urwa Hocane and stated, “Although I haven’t worked with her but I have heard (from friends and colleagues) that it is Urwa, she gets very angry on the sets, quickly loses her temper and even instructs the director on creative aspects.”
The hosting duo kept nodding while Aslam was talking, however Aagha mentioned later that he recently met the Tich Button diva at an event and felt that she was grounded.
Last year the Udaari star revealed that she regrets leaving Meray Paas Tum Ho after shooting a schedule of it.
Appearing on Vasay Chaudhry’s show Ghabrana Mana Hai, Urwa said: “It is one of my biggest regrets and yes I was offered the role of Miss Hania in Meray Paas Tum Ho.”
The actor further revealed that she had even shot a few scenes for the drama. During the show, Chaudhry also played a clip from the drama serial that featured Urwa and Humayun Saeed.
Urwa further shared: “After wrapping up my initial shoot, I started working on the production of my upcoming film Tich Button when Nadeem Baig called me and said that Mohammad Ahmed Sahab, who was playing the role of my father, has to leave for Canada so I had to spare a week to shoot my scenes with him.”
“At that point, it was impossible for me as I was so caught up in production work. So I had to leave the project because of the date clash and I regret my decision,” said the actor further.
Hira Mani was later roped in to play Miss Hania and the actor received a lot of applause for her performance. Meray Paas Tum Ho was a blockbuster hit breaking all records and the finale was even screened in cinemas with sold-out shows.
Meanwhile, Hocane also talked about her first venture as a producer Tich Button which features Farhan Saeed, Iman Aly, Sonya Hussayn and Feroze Khan.
“The film will be release, once the cinemas are fully operational again,” said Hocane.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met with officials, including captain Babar Azam and head coach Saqlain Mushtaq, to review the specifics of the new central contracts.
As the players’ current central contracts will be expiring on June 30, discussions on new central contracts have begun at PCB Headquarters.
According to sources, Babar Azam and Saqlain Mushtaq have proposed a 20 per cent raise in salaries. They have also provided opinions on the cricketers’ potential and participation in future plans.
The details for the next cricket season, including contract contracts, budgets, and player categories, were discussed at the conference. The increase in monthly compensation for centrally contracted players was also a topic of discussion.
The new contracts will be finalised soon by the PCB, but the official list of new central contracts will be issued on July 1st. Major changes are predicted in the new central contracts, according to reports, with numerous superstars losing their contracts.
Addressing a gathering of party leaders in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said it was not the right time to go for Umrah.
Khan while apparently taking a jibe at Shehbaz Sharif, also calls out his own party members for going on Umrah in the month of Ramzan, Khan said, “It was not the right time to go to Madina. Your every hour counts.”
On a separate occasion, the former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said, “You will be answerable to Allah on the Day of Judgment. He will ask you did you support justice? Did you fight against oppression? Did you jihad against injustices? Did you protest against the imported government?”
“You can’t say that you are neutral. He [Allah] has not allowed you that,” he stated while adding that only animals can be neutral.
The ancestral home of Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern district of Hambantota, was set on fire after his resignation on Monday.
Video footage showed the entire house burning. Later, the police were forced to use tear gas to disperse protesters. Not only this, the protestors also attacked the homes of at least 31 politicians.
The country is facing months of street protests because of inflation and mismanagement of government finances which has left the nation with as little as $50 million of useable foreign reserves.
On Monday, Rajapaksa resigned amid mass protests because of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka gave emergency powers to its military and police to detain people without warrants. A recent clash in the country resulted in the killing of eight people and injured more than 200. Ruling party parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala died after a standoff with anti-government protesters in the town of Nittambuwa near Colombo.
Multiple temples in Karnataka, India, played Hanuman Chalisa and other Hindu hymns at 5am to counter the Azan — the Muslim call for prayers, reports Hindustan Times.
Chief Minister (CM) Basavaraj Bommai and Home Minister Araga Jnanendra had previously been asked by Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik to show “guts” and take action against the unauthorised use of loudspeakers in mosques.
Reportedly, some Sri Ram Sene activists were taken into preventive custody to assure harmony across Karnataka.
“To control noise pollution, strict measures will be taken according to the court’s order. Everybody must follow court orders strictly. Strict legal action against the culprits will be taken,” said Araga Jnanendra
It is being reported that the governing and managing bodies of the temple did not endorse the Sri Ram Sene campaign.
Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan is still a member of the National Assembly, adding that he is yet to resign, reports Geo News.
The speaker has sent letters to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members in order to confirm their resignations.
It was further reported that PTI has decided not to appear before the Speaker National Assembly to confirm their resignations. It is also being reported that the PTI fears that more than two dozen members may refuse to confirm in front of the speaker.
Geo News further reports that if Khan is arrested, protests would be held across the country and important highways would be blocked.
After a fourth consecutive session of losses on May 10, Pakistan’s currency hit an all-time low in the interbank market due to a lack of clarity on foreign cash inflow and a stronger US dollar.
The rupee ended the day at Rs188.66, down Rs1.13, or 0.60 per cent, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). After a 0.48 per cent decline on Monday, the rupee finished at Rs187.53. Prior to Tuesday, the PKR’s lowest closing was Rs188.18 on April 7, 2022.
Oil prices, a key indicator of currency parity, dipped in tumultuous trade on Tuesday as the market weighed the impact of expected European Union penalties on Russian oil against demand concerns stemming from China’s coronavirus lockdowns, a strong dollar, and rising recession threats.
Despite the decline, the price of oil remains far above $100 per barrel, a high level for oil-importing nations like Pakistan, which is already grappling with a growing current account deficit and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
