Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has ordered the arrest of policemen involved in the escape of a convicted criminal who was also accused of kidnapping Dua Mangi.
The accused, Zohaib Ali, fled from police custody. After learning about the incident, CM Shah has directed the inspector-general (IG) of police to arrest the accused.
The chief minister was told that Zohaib, along with four others accused, was brought before the court of Judicial Magistrate VII East on January 27, 2022. The accused had received the next date of hearing and was escorted back to the jail by the head constable, Naveed, and constable Zafar Habib, reports Geo News.
The report said that in involvement with Naveed, the accused used a private car to buy shoes from Tariq road and escaped from there due to the negligence of the head constable.
It may be noted that accused Zohaib is convicted in Dua Mangi case and has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of three years with a fine of Rs20,000.
Dua Mangi was kidnapped on November 30, 2019. The Karachi-based teenager, who was kidnapped from outside a restaurant in Karachi’s DHA was kidnapped for ransom. She has returned home a week later.
Pakistan’s journey ended in U19 Men’s World Cup 2022 as Australia beat the national side with a margin of 119-run in a quarter-final match on Friday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to field first but the decision turned out to be a bad one as the Australian side set a huge target of 277 to reach the semi-final.
For Pakistan, Captain Qasim Akram took three wickets for 40 runs. Awais Ali took two while Mehran Mumtaz and Zeeshan Zameer took a wicket apiece.
In reply, Pakistan lost openers Muhammad Shehzad and Haseebullah in 4.1 overs. Abdul Faseeh and Irfan Khan added 50 runs for the third-wicket which turned out to be Pakistan’s best partnership in the match. Faseeh fell for 28 while shortly after Irfan was dismissed for 27.
Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals before being bowled out for 157 in 35.1 overs. Mehran top-scored with 29 off 19 balls.
For Australia, William Salzmann took three while Tom Whitney and Jack Sinfield took two wickets each.
Pakistan, meanwhile is the third most successful side after India and Australia in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, which was launched in 1988 before becoming a biennial event in 1998.
The boys in green have won titles in 2004 and 2006, finished runners-up thrice in 1988, 2010 and 2014, and achieved third positions in 2000, 2008, 2018 and 2020.
Qasim Akram and Zeeshan Zameer will join their teams Karachi Kings and Islamabad United respectively in the ongoing seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after coming back. The players will have to get negative Covid-19 results and complete mandatory quarantine to play in the tournament.
Actor Ayesha Omar has opened up about her horrific road accident with celebrity friend Azfar Rehman.
In 2016, Omar was in a car accident with fellow actor Azfar Rehman and their driver on the Karachi to Hyderabad highway. Reflecting on the incident, she explained, “When I got into an accident, I faced my greatest fear of getting into an accident and that someone would come and kidnap and sexually abuse me, which felt worse than death. When it happened, the fear amalgamated.”
She continued, “I was on the highway at the time, and I was in the middle of the road lying there, and a car stopped. A group of six to seven men got out… I have three to four broken bones so I couldn’t move, but I wasn’t bleeding. I was conscious and in shock and was screaming in pain. They came towards me to help but I was scared that they were going to come and sexually assault me. It happened recently with another woman. I had that fear six years ago… I remember bracing for the worst and praying to God to just kill me.”
Sharing how the situation was not what she had feared, the actor asserted the importance of believing in the goodness in people. She said, “But, they were just trying to help… that’s when I realised you cannot let your fears take over your life. Prepare for the worst but you have to believe in a positive outcome.”
Actor Ayesha Omar has opened up about being sexually abused and her struggle as a child of a single parent in a recent interview.
The Karachi Se Lahore star mentioned about childhood, she revealed, “My father passed away when I was less than two-years-old. My mother was a single parent, so I felt the bumps in the road early on in life. I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship to Lahore Grammar School, which is the most prestigious school for girls in the city, and be admitted there. We couldn’t have afforded that education otherwise because we weren’t very stable during my childhood. There was no help from the family either. I was studying in a school with very rich kids, while I came from a family focused on necessities.”
Explaining how her lack of financial resources led to her excelling in other facets of her life, Omar shared, “I wanted to prove that you don’t need to be coming from a home filled with luxuries to be doing well. I was on top of my class, I’d be part of every school activity. I did theatre, puppets, dance, everything. So, I had that drive in me, which I guess came from the trauma I faced. Maybe it was a way of getting acceptance and approval.”
On how, after stepping into her career, she was faced with many difficult situations, the Bulbulay star reflected, “The biggest bumps came during my professional life. The people who I respected and considered my seniors, the kind I expected to offer me protection in times of need, were the ones who turned their backs and hurt me. I was sexually harassed at a very young age. It happened early on in my childhood, and then later in my career as well. People would delay my payments. I had no one to back me up. I’d go and collect my payments on my own. Back then, social media wasn’t a thing so no one was worried about getting exposed. There are so many people who still haven’t paid me my fair share.”
She added, “It wasn’t a one-off incident. It was at a workplace of mine where I was a salaried employee. This was when I was a fresh graduate. When it happened, I was like, ‘What?’ It was a shock. I asked myself what was happening, what was that person doing, how was that acceptable? You wonder if it’s happening to other people. At the time, there was a lot of shame attached to these things, and also a lot of fear.”
The Rehbara diva continued, “If you were to expose a person in a position of authority and who was much older, you fear that they would harm you in other ways. That person can be vindictive. We’ve seen recently the amount of social ostracisation, backlash and trauma a victim has to face if they choose to speak up. I will always give the victims the benefit of the doubt, whether men, women or children.”
Narrating another incident where she made it a point to get her disapproval across, Ayesha said, “There’s a person who has been in this industry for a very long time, who was been a director as well as actor, he met me somewhere and said something very condescending about me in public. I called him later on and told him that I couldn’t speak to him earlier, but that I didn’t like what he said and that it was very disrespectful. He asked, ‘Is this why you called me?’ and when I said yes, he shut the phone. I had to state my boundaries.”
Earlier this week, Actor Naumaan Ijaz made a striking revelation that the Qaid-e-Tanhai hero is too busy to come on his show. “He is too busy. He don’t have time for us, we asked him many times.”
The Fitoor star took to his Instagram stories to share his stance with fans and the media. Faysal stated that he has the utmost respect for Naumaan and if he would have invited him directly, he would have appeared on his show without any doubt.
Now Naumaan has responded to Faysal’s post with a heartfelt note. He praised his junior and clarified that it’s just unfortunate that every time they approached him, he was busy. However Faysal is like a younger brother to him.
Actor Yumna Zaidi appeared on Naumaan Ijaz’s chat show’s latest episode, on which the Pyaar Ke Sadqay star was asked to share the qualities that she finds attractive in the opposite gender.
The Thakan star was quick to reveal the following:
The first quality is the boy’s eyes. The second is his nails, which reflect the man’s hygiene.
The third one is his choice of shoes, whereas the last factor is his voice. It takes these four qualities to charm her.
She was also asked to share the first thought that comes to her mind when she thinks of her four contemporary actresses.
The list included names of A-list stars like Mahira Khan, Sarah Khan, Saba Qamar and Iqra Aziz.
Yumna said that Iqra is “chulbuli/chirpy”. Mahira is the “light of their industry”, Sarah has a “beautiful smile” according to the Ishq-e-Laa diva and r Thakan co-star Saba Qamar, she said that “She’s a very good actor, lethal.”
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev sealed his place in a second consecutive grand slam final by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 but not without drama after he lost his temper with Jaume Campistol and called him ‘stupid’ and a ‘bad’ umpire during the semi-final clash.
Medvedev took a close first set in a tie-break but was then broken at 4-4 in the second to hand the Greek an opportunity to level the match at a set a piece.
As both players headed to the changeover, Medvedev was warned for a “visible obscenity”, after which he started screaming up at umpire Campistol, complaining about Tsitsipas’ father and coach Apostolos talking to him about the match. (Coaching players during a match is banned in men’s tennis.)
Campistol was unmoved, which enraged Medvedev further.
“Are you mad? His father can’t talk every point. No, are you stupid? Can you answer my question please? Oh my God you are so bad,” Medvedev added.
“How can you be so bad in the semi-final of a grand slam. Look at me! I’m talking to you,” he yelled.
MEDVEDEV BLOWS UP! 😡😡
The Russian has sensationally accused Tsitsipas of being coached and has GIVEN IT to the umpire over it too! 🤯🤯#AusOpen – live on Channel 9, 9Now and Stan Sport. pic.twitter.com/8Xa3qOjvnf
Campistol then called time, to which Medvedev shouted: “what time?”, and then watched as the Russian could not stop Tsitsipas serving out the set.
“Next time, it should be a code violation. If you don’t [call it], what can I call [you]? A small cat?”
The US Open champion took himself off court at the end of the set but as he left, once again implored Campistol to do something about what he felt was blatant coaching.
Medvedev is shooting for back-to-back major titles after upsetting Djokovic in last year’s US Open final.
Like in New York last September, when he stopped Djokovic from completing a calendar Grand Slam of titles, Medvedev will be trying to derail Nadal’s tilt at making men’s tennis history.
Spanish star Nadal will be playing against world number two Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday.
The government is likely to increase the prices of petroleum products by Rs10 for the next month in line with the rising rates in the international market, according to Geo News’ sources.
The price of petrol will move up by Rs7 per litre while the rate of diesel will increase by Rs10 per litre. The existing price of petrol is Rs147.83 and diesel costs around Rs144.
However, the official announcement is yet to be made but as per the news outlet, the final decision will be made on January 30.
Previously, an increase of Rs3 in petroleum products was implemented on January 16.
Despite growing inflation in the country, for the ease of public, the government has planned to launch Ehsaas Petrol Cards for motorcyclists to enable them to buy petrol at a subsidised rate.
Lal Kabootar actor, Ahmed Ali Akbar appreciated the acknowledgment by PTI Senator Faisal Javed on his performance in HUM TV’s drama Parizaad.
PTI Senator penned on his Twitter, ” A character getting more fame than the actor behind it, it is a huge acknowledgment of an actor’s outstanding performance. Such is the case with Ahmed Ali Akbar.”
The actor took to his Instagram story to thanked his praise and tagged him as well.
Ehd-e-Wafa actor also thanked TV actor, Zhalay Sarhadi for her praise for his acting in Parizaad.
Multiple Bollywood actors including Vikram Kapadia of Bazaar fame, Darshan Jariwala of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani fame, and Namit Das of Wake Up Sid fame indulged in an online chat about the drama when the Kapoor & Sons star posted an appreciation note for the drama and it’s star Ahmed Ali Akbar.
Indian designer Manish Malhotra also used the OST of the hit drama for his promotional video proving that Parizaad is not only loved in Pakistan but has a strong following across the border as well.
The last episode of Parizaad will be screened in cinemas nationwide on January 28, 2022 (today)
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on January 24, while answering callers’ questions, during the telecast of the fifth ‘Aap Ka Wazir Azam Aap Ke Sath’, a town-hall-style broadcast where the premier takes questions from the public, said that the corporate sector has made a profit of Rs980 billion.
“I would call them and ask them to increase the salaries of their staff because you have never made such a profit before today,” said PM Khan.
Following PM Khan’s appeal to the corporate sector to increase the salaries of their staff, President and CEO ARY Digital Network Salman Iqbal on Friday announced a pay raise for lower-level employees.
Salman Iqbal said the staff receiving a monthly salary of up to Rs20,000 will be given a raise of 80 per cent. “We have reached this stage with the blessing of Allah Almighty and countless efforts of the team,” he said.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar took to Twitter to congratulate Iqbal and said, “Well done @Salman_ARY for increasing salaries of ARY employees substantially. Big business houses have made exceptional profits in the last couple of years. Hope others will also follow and share the increased profitability with their workers by increasing their salaries.”
Well done @Salman_ARY for increasing salaries of ARY employees substantially. Big business houses have made exceptional profits in the last couple of years. Hope others will also follow and share the increased profitability with their workers by increasing their salaries
Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry praising Salman Iqbal said, “Our salaried class has been affected by inflation and such steps will help this section of society navigate inflation.”
شکریہ سلمان اقبالARY کی طرح باقی میڈیا بھی ذمہ داری کا احساس کریں اور منافع کے ثمرات لوگوں تک پہنچائیں ہمارا تنخواہ دار طبقہ مہنگائ سے متاثر ہوا ہے اور ایسے اقدامات اس طبقے کو مہنگائ سے نبٹنے میں معاون ہوں گے،صحت کارڈ کے ذریعے حکومت نےمیڈیکل اخراجات کا خرچ پہلے ہی اپنے ذمہ لیا ہے pic.twitter.com/egwg9OTiwV
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said, “@salman_ARY took the initiative to share part of [the] profit with his employees. Others should also pass on benefit to their employees.”
As Prime Minister @imrankhanpti requested all businessmen to share their exceptional profit with their employees during his live Q&A with nation, @salman_ARY took the initiative to share part of profit with his employees. Others should also pass on benefit to their employees. https://t.co/Kb5RRJTwPW
