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  • In Saudi Arabia, women riders debut in camel beauty contest

    In Saudi Arabia, women riders debut in camel beauty contest

    For the first time in the kingdom, Saudi women paraded camels in a beauty pageant for the “desert ship”.

    “I hope today to reach a certain social standing, InshaAllah (God willing),” said Lamia al-Rashidi, 27, who participated at the weekend contest in the Rumah desert northeast of the capital Riyadh.

    Part of the famous King Abdul Aziz Festival, this event was previously a men-only event.

    “I’ve been interested in camels ever since I was little,” said Rashidi, whose family owns 40 camels.

    “Once this event was opened to women, I decided to participate,” said the young woman, wearing a black face covering and with a colourful shawl over her shoulders.

    The top five in the field of about 40 participants in the women’s event returned home with a total prize pool of one million riyals (about $ 260,000).

    The beauty of a camel is judged by several criteria, but the shape and size of the lips, neck and hump are the main attributes.

    Since Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman came to power in 2017, Gulf countries have lifted some restrictions on women as the country is opened up with radical reforms.

    This shift allows women to grab the steering wheel and participate in a mixed gender environment.

    “Women have always been an integral part of Bedouin society. They owned and looked after camels,” said Mohammed al-Harbi, a manager of the festival.

    Women´s participation was in keeping with “the historical heritage” of Saudi Arabia, he told AFP.

    Munira al-Mishkhas, another participant, chimed in: “Camels have been a part of us for a long time, but staging a contest for us (women) is a big step forward.”

    At just seven years old, Maras Binto Enad was the youngest contestant and her animal finished third. Her proud father, a 35-year-old camel dealer who said he had more than 200 beasts, was very pleased with the admission of the female.

    “This will increase enthusiasm for the festival and increase the value of the camels,” said Enad bin Sultan, clad in traditional costume and red-and-white keffiyeh headdress.

    The 40-day festival, which kicked off last month, is an annual Bedouin event that lures breeders from across the Gulf with total prize money of up to $66 million.

  • Video: Amar Khan makes the crowd go crazy with scintillating moves on Katrina’s ‘Tip Tip Barsa’

    Video: Amar Khan makes the crowd go crazy with scintillating moves on Katrina’s ‘Tip Tip Barsa’

    Actor Amar Khan performed on Bollywood song Tip Tip Barsa Paani featuring superstar Katrina Kaif on friend Saboor Aly’s wedding.

    The Baddua star’s celebrity friends like Kinza Hashmi, Aiman Khan and Nida Yasir cheered her. 

    Celebrity couple of Ali Ansari and Saboor Aly tied the knot in Karachi on January 7th. The Fitrat star turned to her Instagram to drop enchanting photos from the event. Saboor, who donned a beige lehenga for her big day looked gorgeous in minimalist jewelry. Groom Ali on the other hand wore a white coat with turban.

    Saboor Aly drops enchanting photos from Nikkah: Saboor Ali for life
  • PM Khan honoured with international sports award

    PM Khan honoured with international sports award

    Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Sunday was awarded the “International Sports Personality Award,” at the 11th edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    According to The Khaleej Times, the awards were distributed by the Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Chairman of Dubai Sports Council and Mattar Al Tayer Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.

    It should be noted that PM Imran Khan was announced as a winner back in November 2021 for dedicating his life to sports.

    During his illustrious 21-year cricket career, Imran Khan made numerous contributions to Pakistan cricket including leading the green shirts to the 1992 World Cup title.

    After making his debut in 1971, he went on to make several records, becoming one of the greatest players ever to grace the game.

    In his stellar career, Imran represented Pakistan in the 88 Test matches and scored 3807 runs with six centuries as well as took 362 wickets at an average of 22.81.

    While in the ODIs, he represented his country in 175 matches and took 182 scalps at an average of 26.61, along with 3,709 under his belt as well.

  • ‘Whole human disappears in 10 feet’: Twitter schools PTI’s Shahbaz Gill for ludicrous statement

    ‘Whole human disappears in 10 feet’: Twitter schools PTI’s Shahbaz Gill for ludicrous statement

    Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill took to Twitter to comment on why the Governor House in Murree was not opened for the people stuck in Murree since many started providing assistance to the ones stuck in the snow-covered area, where at least 22 people were killed.

    Gill tweeted, “Some people are criticising that there is a Governor House in Murree, why it has not been opened?”

    “I have just returned from a failed attempt to enter the Governor House,” tweeted Gill, adding, “there is 10 feet snow and there is no way to get inside. When I tried to walk, my whole leg sank in the snow.”

    Gill’s statement of his leg sinking into ten feet of snow caught the attention of netizens. Twitterati schooled Gill that it was impossible for a human to walk through ten feet of snow, as the entire body sinks in that much snow.

    https://twitter.com/Raza1512/status/1480347122813734913
  • Missing infant during United States evacuation from Kabul reunites with family

    Missing infant during United States evacuation from Kabul reunites with family

    A two-month-old baby boy, Sohail Ahmadi who separated from his family during the United States (US) evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan in August last year has been reunited with his parental grandfather, Mohammad Qasem Razawi.

    The video of the boy went viral when the two-month infant was handed to the US soldier over the fence on August 19, 2021. Due to chaos, the infant was separated from them. However, his father, Mirza Ali Ahmadi desperately searched for his baby boy everywhere in the airport.

    Due to the uproar situation, officials told him that his son might be taken out separately from the country and could be reunited later in the US.

    Other family members including his wife and four other children went inside the plane and successfully landed at the military base in the US state of Texas but they were not able to find their son, Ahmadi for several months.

    When the international media outlet, Reuters covered the story of the missing infant of Ahmadi in November, the 29-years-old taxi driver, Hamid Safi was traced through online posts where his whereabouts got confirmed.

    The grandfather of the baby boy who resides in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan, made a long journey to Kabul to reunite with his grandson.

    The taxi driver, Safi said that the infant baby was found crying on the ground of the airport by him when he dropped off his brother’s family for evacuation to the airport.

    Safi took the baby boy to his home and decided to raise him alone along with three daughters. His mother’s greatest wish was to have a grandson before she died.

    His family also named the baby boy, Mohammad Abed.

    While giving an interview to Reuters in late November, ” I am keeping this baby. If his family is found, I will give him to them. If not, I will raise him myself.”

    Initially, Safi refused to hand over the baby and demanded to evacuate him and his family to the US as well.

    The baby boy was returned to his grandfather after long negotiations. The Taliban police also briefly detained Safi and arranged settlements between the families by the Taliban police to compensate around 100,000 Afghani ($950) to the taxi driver for raising their infant for about five months.

    His parents expressed their happiness while witnessing the reunion of their son through online video chat.

    “There are celebrations, dance, singing,” Mr Razawi said. “It is just like a wedding indeed.”

    His family hoped that the arrangements would soon be made to bring their baby to the US state of Michigan, where they have now settled.

  • Bigg Boss 15’s most loved contestant Umar Riaz trends on social media after unfair eviction

    Bigg Boss 15’s most loved contestant Umar Riaz trends on social media after unfair eviction

    India’s biggest celebrity reality show Bigg Boss has been trending on social media, especially twitter since last three days in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to the unfair eviction of surgeon and model Umar Riaz.

    Umar has become the most trended contestant of this seasons before and after his eviction.

    Umar lasted for fourteen weeks on the show which will have its final on 30th January.

    Umar tackled fellow contestant Pratik Sehajpal to the floor during a task, last week which was termed as violence by the makers of the show. Many viewers of the show brought up the fact that Simba Nagpal was not punished for angrily pushing him inside the swimming pool.

    Umar’s fans have taken over Twitter to call this an unfair eviction considering many other contestants have also shown aggression during the tasks but none of them had to face the brunt like Umar. In his latest tweet though, Umar also hinted at his eviction being unfair when he wrote that he can never believe his fans didn’t vote for him. After the fight that took place last week, Bigg Boss had announced that Umar will have to take the punishment as per the viewers’ decision in the Weekend Ka Vaar episode.

    The Befikar Raho star took to his twitter handle to share his stance after his controversial ouster.

    Netizens also loved his bond with co-contestants Karan Kundra and Rashami Desai.

    Umar’s younger brother Asim Riaz is amongst the most loved Bigg Boss contestants of all time and became a runner up in season thirteen.

  • ‘Log soch rahay bohat’: Falak Shabir breaks silence on Sajal and Ahad’s alleged separation

    ‘Log soch rahay bohat’: Falak Shabir breaks silence on Sajal and Ahad’s alleged separation

    Actor Ahad Raza Mir is being trolled on social media for skipping his sister in law Saboor Aly’s wedding. Ever since the Sammi star remained absent during Sajal’s Khel Khel Mein‘s events in Karachi the social media fans started speculating regarding their separation.

    The speculation got fueled by the couple’s silence on the matter. Social media users have now expressed their displeasure at Ahad getting spotted in Dubai at a wedding instead of Saboor’s events.

    Now singer Falak Shabbir has shared his stance on the matter. The Roag singer stated that he wants the speculation to be untrue as he finds them to be a beautiful couple.

    Earlier actor Mathira took to her Instagram handle to mention that she feels bad that netizens are taking the attention away from Saboor’s wedding.

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  • Woman in Sialkot dragged in public, brutally tortured over land dispute

    Woman in Sialkot dragged in public, brutally tortured over land dispute

    An aged woman was dragged and beaten up openly on a road in Sialkot. The unfortunate incident which was captured on camera occurred due to a land dispute.

    The woman is shown being seized by her hair, dragged, kicked, and even attacked with sticks in the footage.

    After the video went viral, Sialkot police took action, registering a case in opposition to 15 suspects, and arresting nine, together with four women.

    The elderly woman stated the incident arose because of a “land dispute” that she has had for the last 13 years.

    The culprits “banged my house door, forced their way in and dragged me through the streets to the public square where they tortured me”, the woman said.
    “I seek justice and the arrest of these people,” she pleaded.

    Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar sought a report from the Inspector General of Police over the incident and ordered immediate action against the suspects.

    He said that justice must be provided to the elderly woman and those involved in this crime “do not deserve any concessions”.

  • Australian judge offers Djokovic ray of hope in deportation fight

    Australian judge offers Djokovic ray of hope in deportation fight

    An Australian judge demanded to know what more Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic could have done to meet the country’s strict pandemic entry requirements, offerring a ray of hope to the detained tennis ace as he fights deportation.

    The 34-year-old world number one arrived in Melbourne last week ahead of Australian Open, hoping to win a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.

    But guards at the Melbourbne’s Tullamarine Airport decided the unvaccinated star had failed to present a solid medical reason for not being vaccinated.

    Djokovic’s visa was revoked and he was moved to an immigration detention facility pending deportation.

    In an emergency online court hearing Monday, Federal Judge Anthony Kelly listened to extended legal wrangling about the process, before jumping to the 34-year-old’s defence.

    Declaring himself “somewhat agitated”, Kelly said Djokovic had provided evidence from “a professor and an eminently qualified physician” about a medical exemption.

    “What more could this man have done?” the judge demanded.

    The proceedings were being watched live and anti-vaccine activists shared a link to the livestream, defying a court order by broadcasting the proceedings live on YouTube.

    Eventually, the judge pressed ahead without a public livestream, and Djokovic’s team of top lawyers made his case.

    The Australian Open gets under way in just seven days, and the nine-time defending champion’s participation now entirely depends on whether Judge Kelly believes the government acted improperly in revoking his visa.

    Most foreigners are still banned from travel to Australia, and those granted entry must be fully vaccinated or have an exemption like “acute” illness.

    Meanwhile, much of Australia is tightening restrictions to battle an Omicron-fuelled wave of infections.

    As per reports, the country is now approaching 100,000 cases a day, having been virus-free for much of the pandemic.

  • Fifth wave of Covid in Pak: Positivity rate jumps to 3.66%

    Fifth wave of Covid in Pak: Positivity rate jumps to 3.66%

    The Covid-19 positivity rate in the country has jumped to 3.66 per cent. As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1649 cases of the deadly virus were reported in the last 24 hours and three people lost their lives. Moreover, the number of critical patients have increased to 617.

    The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) is shortening the recommended time for isolation due to Covid-19 for the public. CDC has also shortened the isolation and quarantine period if one is infected.

    As per CDC, if a person tests positive for Covid-19 should follow these guidelines:

    • Stay home for five days.
    • If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after five days, you can leave your house.
    • Continue to wear a mask around others for five additional days.