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  • Bride calls off wedding after uncle injured in celebratory firing

    A 22-year-old bride in Uttar Pradesh, India, cancelled her wedding after her uncle was allegedly hurt in a celebratory firing by the groom’s guests.

    As per details, Iram cancelled the wedding with Shahzad a few hours prior to the wedding, which was scheduled on Wednesday night after the accident took place.

    “How can I marry him? If his family is behaving this way in front of my whole family, how will they behave when I will be alone with them at their place?” questioned Iram.

    Soon after the girl announced her decision, her family members broke the groom’s car, beat his relatives and held them hostage for some time.

    The situation was brought under control after the police reached the spot.

    An FIR was registered and the woman’s uncle was taken to a hospital where his condition is said to be stable.

    Police officials told reporters that the video of the ceremony is being analysed to identify those who opened the fire.

  • Justice Athar Minallah expresses anger over TikTok ban, asks PTA for justification

    Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah expressed anger over the fourth ban on video-sharing app TikTok by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and has asked the authority for justification regarding the ban.

    Chief Justice IHC was hearing a citizen’s petition against ban. During the hearing, CJ IHC remarked: “Why has TikTok been banned? If banning TikTok is the only solution, then Google should also be banned.”

    The PTA lawyer said that the ban was imposed under PECA in light of the orders of the Sindh and Peshawar High Courts. Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah directed the PTA counsel to read out both the judgements and remarked that neither of the courts had asked for a complete closure of TikTok, but had rather asked to create a mechanism.

    TikTok was banned for the fourth time in Pakistan on July 21, 2021 for its failure to take down “inappropriate content”. Days before the ban, President Arif Alvi had joined TikTok to “spread the message of positivity & motivation for the youth of Pakistan“.

    For this first time, Pakistan blocked the video-sharing app on October 9, 2020. However, the ban was lifted after the TikTok management assured the Pakistani authorities that it will block all accounts repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality

  • Imran’s close friend Awn Chaudhry resigns after refusing to leave Tareen group

    Imran’s close friend Awn Chaudhry resigns after refusing to leave Tareen group

    Awn Chaudhry has resigned as Special Coordinator to Chief Minister (CM) Punjab on Political Affairs. In his resignation, Awn wrote that he was summoned to the CM House where he was asked to disassociate from Tareen group or resign. “My conscience does not allow me to abandon my association with the most loyal member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who served selflessly,” says Awn.

    As per Geo News, Awn Chaudhry was accused of lobbying for the Tareen group and recruiting new members of the Assembly into the Tareen group.

    Earlier this week, Punjab MPA Nazir Chohan, a Tareen loyalist, quit Tareen’s PTI faction, saying, “Jahangir Tareen used me.”

    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘Couple Goals’: Manzar Sehbai flaunts love for wife Samina Ahmed
    
			
    ‘Couple Goals’: Manzar Sehbai flaunts love for wife Samina Ahmed
    
			
    

    Veteran actor Manzar Sehbai shared a picture of his wife Samina Ahmed and showered his love for her.
    




    Taking to Instagram, the Alif actor wrote: “Aap ki tareef main kya kahiye, aap humari jaan ban gye.”
    




     




    Earlier, he also shared a picture of his wife, saying “Queen of my heart.”
    




     




    On her birthday, Manzar also shared a heartfelt note for his “one and only Samina.”
    




     




    Samina and Manzar tied the knot on April 4, 2020 in a private ceremony that took place in Lahore. 
    




    On their first wedding anniversary, the Bol  star had shared another photo with Samina and wrote: “Today is our first wedding anniversary,” followed by heart emoji.
    




     

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Anoushey disappointed over preferential treatment for Zahir Jaffer, Mariyam supports Wishah Abubakr
    
			
    

    Anoushey Ashraf has expressed her disappointment over the preferential treatment for Zahir Jaffer by authorities of Adiala Jail. Zahir  was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon for a headache.
    




    “Every time Zahir Jaffer asks for hospitals, bail and nice ironed shirts to wear to his trials.I hope the people deciding his fate remember, see and shudder when they think of this angelic face,” wrote Anoushey. 
    




    “I hope they can’t sleep knowing she’s waiting on them to deliver justice,” she added. 
    




    


    




    Netizens demanded the end of special treatment towards the alleged murderer, after which Punjab Jail Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan ordered prison authorities to stop  any preferential treatment for Zahir.
    




    Diyar-e-Dil star Mariyam Nafees has raised voice for Wishah Abubakr who has has accused her husband, Shahzawar Bugti, the son of Nawab Akbar Bugti, of domestic violence by sharing her private videos on social media.
    




    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Olympic finalist Arshad Nadeem had no ground to practice, says father
    
			
    Olympic finalist Arshad Nadeem had no ground to practice, says father
    
			
    

    Pakistani Olympian Arshad Nadeem’s father has claimed that he had no ground to practice and worked on his own without any support from the government.
    




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    According to Geo News, Muhammad Ashraf, father of javelin thrower Arshad, revealed that his son did not even have a ground to practice.
    




    Muhammad Ashraf further shared that Arshad was initially interested in cricket but he suggested his son try javelin throw instead.
    




    Nadeem’s father, who works as a mason to bear the expenses of Arshad’s training, said that Arshad trained in his own house’s courtyard and streets. Money for fitness machines was also provided by his father.
    




    He added that the government provided no support to Arshad and the expenses of sending him to Multan, Faisalabad, and Lahore for practice were completely borne by him.
    




    Arshad’s younger brother is also a javelin thrower and he is in Lahore for training.
    




    Muhammad Ashraf demanded that the government support young athletes and build grounds where athletes can practice.
    




    Arshad topped his group during the group stage competition and ranked third in both the groups. He will be participating in the final contest on August 7.
    




    Taking to Twitter, Arshad appealed to the people of Pakistan to pray for him for the final competition.
    




    
https://twitter.com/ArshadNaadeem/status/1423108260811485184?s=20

    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Get vaccinated, save your job: CNN fires unvaccinated employees
    
			
    

    American news channel CNN fired three employees for entering its New York headquarters without getting a Corona vaccination. 
    




    CNN Cheif Jeff Zucker sent a memo to its employees saying that vaccination was necessary and no negligence would be tolerated.
    




    “All three have been terminated. Let me be clear — we have a zero-tolerance policy on this,” added the memo. “You need to be vaccinated to come to the office. And you need to be vaccinated to work in the field, with other employees, regardless of whether you enter an office or not. Period.”
    




    The United States (US) is one of the world’s most affected countries by the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than 30 million people infected and more than 600,000 dead.
    




    Vaccination is mandatory to control the virus worldwide. 
    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    PIA denies reports of not providing mineral water to passengers
    
			
    

    The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has denied the rumours that it will not supply mineral water to passengers on domestic flights, Geo News has reported. 
    




    Some media reports suggested that  PIA has decided to stop serving bottles of mineral water to passengers on all domestic flights as part of the national carrier’s efforts to reduce its huge losses.
    




    “PIA refutes a web news item intended to damage our repute that we will not provide water onboard,” said the PIA, adding that it is a “misrepresentation by some prominent media outlets”, which is both irresponsible and unprofessional.
    




    PIA categorically rejected the reports saying that “such reports only intended to mislead passengers”.
    




    In a separate development, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has barred barred airlines from serving food on domestic flights due to the sharp increase of Covid-19 cases in the country. 
    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Hindu temple attack: CJP reprimands authorities over no arrests
    
			
    Hindu temple attack: CJP reprimands authorities over no arrests
    
			
    

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed rebuked the Punjab Police chief for failing to take action to protect the Hindu temple from a mob in Rahim Yar Khan. The CJP directed him to arrest all culprits involved in the incident.
    




    Justice Gulzar had shown concern over the tragic incident and summoned Chief Secretary Punjab and IG Punjab to appear at the apex court and submit a report on the incident.
    




    During the hearing today, the CJP expressed anger over the incident and criticised the officials. “Three days have passed, but no one has been arrested.”
    




    He said the police acted as a silent spectator while the mob vandalised the temple. “What were the police and administration doing?” the CJP questioned.
    




     IGP Inam Ghani informed the court that terrorism clauses have been added in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against the mob. 
    




    CJP added, “If the deputy commissioner and the DPO cannot perform their duties, they should be fired.”
    




    Justice Amin said police have failed to perform their duty.
    




    “Had there been professional officers in the force, the issue would have been solved by now.” 
    




    “Think, how would Muslims have reacted if a mosque was attacked,” CJP Gulzar remarked, adding that one should think about how the incident would impact Pakistani Hindus.
    




    The Supreme Court ordered the officials to submit a report on the next hearing on August 13.
    




    On Wednesday, hundreds of people reportedly vandalised a Hindu temple in Bhong town and blocked the Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) after a nine-year-old Hindu boy, who allegedly urinated in a local seminary.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Three men sentenced to death for gang raping teenager in Kasur
    
			
    

    A gender-based violence court on Thursday sentenced three men to death for the gang-rape of a mentally challenged minor girl, reported Dawn.
    




    As per reports, the court also imposed a fine to compensate the family of the survivor.
    




    The accused abducted a 13-year-old girl from Eisanagar on Aug 21, 2019, held her at a deserted house and raped her. Locals and family found her at the house of Javed, one of the four accused, after they heard the girl crying.
    




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    The survivor’s father filed an FIR at the B-Divison police station near Essa Nagri. The suspects were arrested after their DNA reports confirmed the rape.
    




    Two years later in 2021, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajawal Khan awarded the death penalty to Javed, Shaimoon Masih and Haroon Masih and acquitted Younis by giving him the benefit of the doubt.