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  • ‘In grief’, Parents of Zahir Jaffer publish message for Noor

    Parents of alleged murderer, Zahir Jaffer, Asmat and Zakir Jaffer have published a public message of grief in a local newspaper and lending their support to Noor’s family. However, the notice does not mention their son, who is the alleged killer of Noor Mukadam.

    “We are devastated and grief-stricken at the brutal murder of Noor Mukadam, daughter of H.E. and Begum Shaukat Ali Mukaddam,” reads the message.

    “We strongly condemn this unimaginably heinous act. There are no words that could comfort Noor’s family and loved ones at this difficult time. As parents, we cannot begin to imagine the pain that her family is going through. We stand unreservedly by Noor’s family and are committed to ensuring that the law takes its natural course and that justice is served.

    Earlier, a statement was issued by the Jaffer family, which condemned the act of Zahir Jaffer.
    “Our shock and grief at this horrific act has led to a prolonged silence that we very much regret. However, we categorically condemn this atrocity and forever denounce Zahir and his actions,” read the statement. However, the statement reads, ‘Jaffer family’ and does not name Zahir’s parents in the statement.

    Islamabad police, arrested Zahir Jaffer, Zaqir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee for hiding evidence and abetting the murder. The court gave the police a two-day remand for the parents of Zahir Jaffer and they are to remain in police custody

  • Man snatches woman’s earrings to fund birthday party

    Police arrested a 31-year-old junior engineer for allegedly snatching the gold earrings of a woman in the Mansarovar Park area of India’s Delhi and selling them to bear the expenses for his birthday celebrations.

    As per reports, a case was reported on Friday at Mansarovar Park police station regarding the snatching of gold earrings of a woman by a man riding a bike.

    Police checked over 30 CCTV footages during the investigation and found out the escape route of the suspect.

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    CCTV footage showed the suspect wearing a mask a senior police officer said, adding that there was no registration number on both the number plates of the bike.

    On Sunday, police spotted a motorcycle of the same features with blank number plates and detained the suspect, Mohit Gautam, the officer said.

    During interrogation, Gautam told that he snatched the gold earrings of the woman to celebrate his birthday on Sunday as he was running out of money, they said.

    Gautam said he had sold the earrings to a goldsmith, who police say is on the run.

  • ‘Will accept no one’s definition of our life, Judicial process ineffective in Pakistan’: Mehwish Hayat slams system

    Mehwish Hayat took to her Instagram account to condemn the rising violence against women and Judiciary’s proceedings on all the important cases. The Punajb Nahi Jaungi star also questioned the government and the Judicial system in a series of Instagram stories .

    “Time for hashtags and slogans is over, we demand to know what the government is going to change the system,” she wrote.

    The Load Wedding diva also said that its time for women to define their own narrative adding that, “We will not be bullied into silence.”

    “Laws are there, but we need to make the enforcement of them more rigorous and less Traumatic for the victim.”

    “Action has to be taken now. Before another victim, becomes a hashtag,” she concluded.

    On the work front, Mehwish will be seen next in Humayun Saeed starrer London Nahi Jaunga, also featuring Kubra Khan.

  • Pakistani Olympian Mahoor Shahzad apologises for her racist comments about ‘Pathans’

    Pakistani Olympian Mahoor Shahzad apologises for her racist comments about ‘Pathans’

    Pakistani Olympian and the flag bearer for Pakistan at Tokyo Olympics, Mahoor Shahzad, apologised for her racist comments about Pathans (Pashtuns).

    A video clip of the badminton player has gone viral on social media. In the 21-second clip, which was recorded after her second defeat in Olympics’ badminton event on Tuesday, she can be heard saying: “People appreciated me a lot, but yes, there are some of our badminton players, who are Pathan. And because I am the number one [badminton player] in Pakistan and played in Olympics, so some of our Pakistani badminton players are really jealous at how I have reached this position.”

    “Pakistanis have a problem that they don’t want to do something good nor do they let anyone else do it,” Shahzad said before the clip ends.

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    On early Wednesday [Pakistan time], Shahzad posted an apology note on her social media accounts.

    “I am writing this apology for my Pathan brothers,” she said. “In no way I intend to pass any racist comments. There are some Pakistani badminton players who are running a negative campaign against me, so I only referred to them in this video.”

    “I am sorry from the core of my heart for hurting the feelings of my Pathan brothers and sisters.”

    “Whatever I have achieved and where I stand today is because of the love and support of all of you,” she said.

    https://twitter.com/OfficialMahoor/status/1420412535937945608?s=20
  • Noor’s friends start GoFundMe campaign for a strong legal team

    Noor’s friends start GoFundMe campaign for a strong legal team

    Social media is enraged after the brutal murder of Noor Mukadam in Islamabad. Amid all the different stories done by various news outlets, what people want right now is that the authorities punish her murderer, Zahir Jaffer.

    Noor’s friends and friends of her family have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to hire a strong legal team to bring Noor’s killer to justice.

    “As friends of Noor and friends of her family, we cannot watch her life flicker out without getting justice. Zahir Jaffer comes from an extremely well-connected and wealthy family. He and his parents have already secured legal representation from the best lawyers in the city, and they have the resources to fight this battle endlessly,” GoFundMe campaign for Noor stated. 

    “We, as friends of Noor, are launching this campaign so that as her family grieves their beautiful daughter, they do not have to carry the additional burden of worrying about how they will afford the legal representation they need for bringing Noor’s killer to justice,” it added.

    The money raised through this campaign will be used to fight Noor’s case. “Going by past experience, this will likely be a lengthy process, spread over multiple stages of litigation. Our total has been calculated to account for all of this, and all proceeds raised through this platform will be used to directly fight Noor’s case.”

    The campaign aims to use the remaining funds (if any) for the victims of domestic violence. “In the event that any funds remain, they will be directed to aid victims of domestic violence.”

    You can donate here: https://gofund.me/e18511f7

  • Mawra Hocane reveals who’s life will she rescue on a sinking ship from Farhan, Humayun and Ameer

    Mawra Hocane reveals who’s life will she rescue on a sinking ship from Farhan, Humayun and Ameer

    Sanam Teri Kasam star Mawra Hocane appeared on Vasay Chaudhary’s show Mazaaq Raat on its Eid special episode. Mawra graced the show with her Sabaat co-star Ameer Gillani.

    On being asked by the host that whom will she rescue by giving a life jacket on a sinking ship, she was quick to answer with a smile. Vasay gave her four options to choose from, (Humayun Saeed, Farhan Saeed, Ameer Gillani or Vasay Chaudhary).

    Surprisingly she didn’t chose her brother in law Farhan Saeed. The Sammi diva stated that she will save her rumoured boyfriend Ameer Gillani.

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    She also said that she would rather call Zulfi Bukhari instead of Fawad Chaudhary for a call when she is bored. The Dassi star mentioned that she would like to go on titanic with politician Qaim Ali Shah from the choices given to her.

    On the work front, the Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2 actress and Ahsan Khan are teaming up for an upcoming project, which is tentatively titled as Qissa Meherbano ka. The team is currently shooting in Islamabad, it also stars Mashal Khan and Zaviyar Ejaz in pivotal roles.

  • Six-year-old girl raped, killed in Karachi

    A six-year-old girl was raped and then killed in Karachi on  Wednesday. The girl went missing from Karachi’s Korangi area and was later found dead in a dumpster in the city.

    SSP Korangi Shahjahan Khan said that a girl from Korangi was reported missing. Her parents told the police that their daughter went to play outside but did not return.

    Taking action after the parents’ complaint, the police started an operation and found the body of the girl. The minor was allegedly raped and later choked to death.

    Medical Laboratory Observer, Dr Samia, said samples for DNA and other tests have been collected. The detailed report will confirm how many suspects raped the girl, she added.

    As per reports, the body of the girl named Maham was shifted to the hospital for postmortem. The autopsy report confirmed that the girl was killed after being sexually assaulted.

  • Video: PM Boris Johnson struggles with his umbrella, Prince Charles bursts into laughter

    Video: PM Boris Johnson struggles with his umbrella, Prince Charles bursts into laughter

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was caught in a tricky situation at a memorial service for police officers when his umbrella just refused to open, causing great amusement to Prince Charles and other dignitaries who could not stop their laughter seeing him in a fix.

    The clip that went viral on social media after being shared by Sky News, shows Johnson struggling to control his errant umbrella.

    Johnson’s umbrella first refused to open and when it did, it turned upside down much to the amusement of Prince Charles and the other officials who were attending the event with the PM.

  • Sajid Sadpara summits K2 again, buries father Ali Sadpara on K2

    Sajid Sadpara summits K2 again, buries father Ali Sadpara on K2

    Sajid Ali Sadpara reached the summit of K2 — for the second time — along with his teammates Canadian filmmaker Elia Saikaly and Nepal’s Pasang Kaji Sherpa on Wednesday. Wednesday proved to be an exceptionally good day as a total of 24 climbers were successful in reaching the summit of K2.

    The K2 expedition was planned by Sajid and his teammates to find the bodies of his father Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Iceland’s John Snorri and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr. The three climbers were last seen on February 5 near the Bottleneck on K2 as they attempted to reach the summit.

    Sajid Sadpara, who was accompanying the three on Feb 5, had to abandon his summit bid after his oxygen regulator malfunctioned and he returned to camp 3. Bad weather thwarted multiple attempts to search for the missing climbers. The climbers were presumed dead on February 18.

    After successfully finding the dead bodies of the three, Ali Sadpara has been buried on the world’s second highest peak K2.

    This was confirmed by Ali Sadpara’s son Sajid on Twitter.

    Sajid said that he has temporarily buried his father’s body in the snow at K2 Camp 4 so that the body can be protected from avalanches and other mishaps.

    He mentioned that a climber from Argentina helped him a lot in this important mission. He brought the body of Ali Sadpara from the height of bottleneck to Camp 4 with him.

    Ali Sadpara’s son said that after burying his father’s body, he hoisted the Pakistani flag on it to mark his grave and recited the Holy Quran on behalf of the whole nation.

    Cheif Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar also paid tribute to Sajid Sadpara in a tweet, saying: “The whole Nation is proud of @sajid_sadpara for retrieving the body of National Hero Ali Sadpara after a thorough search from the heights of K-2

    He further added: “On behalf of people of Punjab I pay my respects and honour to late Ali Sadpara and family for their services to the Pakistani Nation!

  • Kubra Khan reveals the real reason of rejecting Humayun Saeed’s ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’

    Kubra Khan recently appeared on Ahsan Khan’s show in which she revealed the reason behind rejecting Humayun Saeed’s blockbuster drama Meray Pass Tum Ho.

    The Alif star was offered the character of Hania, played by Hira Mani. Kubra while revealing the reason for rejecting the drama said that she was on a break at that time, adding that she did not feel like doing the character of Hania after reading the script.

    Hania’s character was a supporting role.

    On the work front Kubra will be seen in drama serial Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay. Based on Umera Ahmed’s novel, it features Mahira Khan Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan as Mehreen, Aswad and Mashal respectively. The drama is directed by Pyar Ke Sadqay fame Farooq Rind.