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  • PM Khan informed about a serious rift in his cabinet

    PM Khan informed about a serious rift in his cabinet

    Serious disagreements between cabinet members have led to problems at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has been informed about the current rift, reports The News.

    Important facts were brought to light in Geo News Programme, ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’. According to reports, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is worried about the interference of Asad Umar and Ali Zaidi.

    Asad Umar, Minister of Planning Commission and Special Initiatives heads the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE), and Ali Zaidi, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, is its member.

    Reportedly, Special Assistant to PM Khan Tabish Gauhar has lodged a complaint with the premier, pleading that the two cabinet members were interfering in the affairs of the Ministry of Energy.

    Sources say that Hammad and Tabish are in favour of using the full capacity of the existing terminals. However, they are being pressured in the cabinet to sign the Sui South gas pipeline agreement with the new terminals rather than the old Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals.

    Asad Umar gave a tough time to the Energy Ministry for arranging LNG at a higher cost and for the dry docking of the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) at the Engro Terminal. 

    The decisions forced the country to face a gas-electricity crisis, subjected the government to the wrath of the Opposition, and triggered a backlash from the masses.

    In the CCOE meeting, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, along with Umar and Zaidi, objected to the delayed dry-docking from June 29 to July 5 and why it wasn’t done earlier in 2019. Tarin wanted an inquiry in this regard and ordered Railway Minister Azam Swati to lead the inquiry. Sources have revealed that Tabish was trying to put an end to the inquiry.

    However, Gauhar is currently not attending the CCOE meetings. Sources said that despite protests from Gauhar, the inquiry will go ahead since it is part of the written procedures of the CCOE and has been ratified by the federal government.

    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Burger King workers write ‘we all quit’ on signboard, quit jobs
    
			
    Burger King workers write ‘we all quit’ on signboard, quit jobs
    
			
    

    Employees and a general manager at a Burger King outlet in Nebraska, United States, quit their jobs amid worsening work conditions and used the restaurant’s sign to let customers know.
    




    “We all quit,” the sign at the Lincoln Burger King read. “Sorry for the inconvenience.”
    




    Rachael Flores, who had worked as a general manager there since January, had put in her two weeks notice and eight other employees also resigned before deciding to post the message on the sign, KLKN reported.
    




    


    




    “They have gone through so many district managers since I’ve been GM,” Flores said. “No one has come to the store to help me out. They’re so in and out.”
    




    Flores said the restaurant is short-staffed and she would end up working 50 to 60 hours a week. She said at one point they did not have working air-conditioning in the kitchen, where temperatures reached 90 degrees. Flores had to go to the hospital as she was dehydrated.
    




    Employees had joked on Friday about putting up the message. On Saturday, they put it up on one side of the sign.
    




    Read More: Restaurant makes ‘world’s most expensive burger’ for $6,000
    




    “They wanted to put up a sign to say, you know sorry there’s really not going to be anyone here,” Flores said.
    




     “Just kind of a laugh to upper management. That was put up (Saturday) before we opened, and I didn’t think anybody was going to notice it, because we did just one sign, and then it went pretty crazy on Facebook. I got a call from my upper management and they told me I needed to take it down.”
    




    Flores’ boss fired her later that day and the location is still open. Burger King did not responed to the incident.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Mahira, Kubra and Zainab bond over selfies and videos on ‘Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay’ sets
    
			
    

    Farooq Rind’s directorial Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay is currently on floors in Karachi. The much awaited drama stars Mahira Khan, Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan in lead roles, along with an interesting supporting cast headlined by Zainab Qayyum and Shamim Hilaly. The Dil-e-Gumshuda actress shared exclusive selfies and videos from the sets  showing the female cast members bonding on-sets.
    




    The drama is based on Umera Ahmed’s novel of the same name and is being produced by Momina Duraid.
    




     




     




     




     




     




    Earlier Usman Mukhtar, the lead hero of the drama posted how he felt left out in the selfies of female cast members. He even edited a selfie and photobombed himself.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    More than half a million vaccine doses administered for first time on July 12, says Asad Umar
    
			
    

    Asad Umar in a tweet has said that 525,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered yesterday. 
    




    “For the first time we crossed half a million doses of vaccination yesterday. 5 lakh 25 thousand doses were administered yesterday,” Asad Umar tweeted.
    




    “Highest ever first dose was also achieved yesterday with 3 lakh 90 thousand first doses administered. The pace will increase further inshallah,” he added. 
    




    


    




    As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan recorded 1,590 cases of Covid-19 yesterday with the positivity rate  of 3.63 per cent.
    




    


    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘Difficult to control yourself as a bachelor while working with female co-stars’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    
			
    ‘Difficult to control yourself as a bachelor while working with female co-stars’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    
			
    

    Actor Shahroza Sabzwari opened up on marrying his ladylove Sadaf Kanwal post his split with ex-wife Syra Yousuf.
    




    In a recent interview, Shahroz shared that he had the pure intention of marrying quickly after divorce because the phase he was going through was difficult. “As a religious man I had to marry after break up because our religion doesn’t allow many things which I also try to avoid but as a human, we are helpless but if you marry, things get beautiful,” he asserted.
    




    The Nand star stated that it’s difficult working with female actors in this industry as a bachelor hence he chose to marry early so that he refrains from immoral activities.
    




    Read More – ‘Sadaf has brought luck to my life, my parents are very happy with her’: Shahroz Sabzwari
    




    He further declared that it was Sadaf, who was in his mind, “We were friends but I clearly said to her that there would be no drama, I want to marry, I told her all my situation, I told her that I would not want to live a bachelor life”.
    




     According to Sabzwari, he is a working man and works with a lot of women. “In such an environment it is really difficult for a bachelor to stay on the right path, you can fall for any bad”.
    




    Shahroz and Sadaf tied the knot in May 2021 the same year he had parted ways with his first wife of seven years, Syra Yousuf over ‘irreconcilable differences.’ The former couple is parents to a daughter named Nooreh.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    US has never asked for military bases within Pakistan,’ says senior western diplomat
    
			
    US has never asked for military bases within Pakistan,’ says senior western diplomat
    
			
    

    The United States (US) has “at no stage or at any level even asked” Pakistan for military bases, as its forces depart from Afghanistan, a senior western diplomat has said, reports The News.
    




    “Nobody in the entire US administration asked for bases, and yet there is so much focus on the issue in Pakistan,” said the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak publicly on the subject.
    




    “The recurring debate and the hashtag ‘Absolutely Not’ campaign in Pakistan has left everyone scratching their heads in Washington,” he said.
    




    Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with Jonathan Swan of HBO Axios, in June, reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the use of military bases and categorically stated that Islamabad will not allow it.
    




    The prime minister was again asked by the US media for his comments on giving access to the CIA to military bases.
    




    “Will you allow the American government to have the CIA here in Pakistan to conduct cross-border counter-terrorism missions against Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban?” Swan asked the premier.
    




    “Absolutely not,” PM Khan responded.
    




    Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said earlier that Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan, but there are some elements who do not want peace in the region.
    




    The FM had categorically stated that Pakistan has refused to give military bases to the US and added that he had told all the political parties in a briefing that they have no such intention.
    




    “Search for bases could be their wish. There’s no question of giving them bases, we have to see our interest.”
    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    WHO warns against mixing, matching Covid-19 vaccines, calls it ‘dangerous trend’
    
			
    WHO warns against mixing, matching Covid-19 vaccines, calls it ‘dangerous trend’
    
			
    

     The World Health Organization’s chief scientist on Monday advised people not to mix and match Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact.
    




    “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match,” Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing.
    




    “It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose.”
    




    Read More: Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants
    




    The advice came after a study conducted in the United Kingdom earlier found that adopting a mix-and-match approach to Covid-19 vaccines gives a more robust immune response. 
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘The song won’t be cute if she sings it in hospital’: Shaniera Akram schools Minal Khan and Ahsan Moshin
    
			
    

    Activist and Wasim Akram’s better half, Shaneira Akram has schooled actress Minal Khan for not wearing a seat belt. Shaneira shared a screenshot from Minal Khan’s recent video in which she can be seen travelling without wearing a seat belt wrote with her beau Ahsan Mohsin Ikram, the Australian diva captioned her post as, “Come on guys you are famous, and have millions of followers, is it too hard to be a little more responsible?”
    




    She added, “Put your seat belt and eyes on the road, I’m sorry to say but that song won’t be as cute if she is singing it in hospital.”
    




    




    Ahsan recently posted about his drive date with fiancé Minal on his Instagram handle. Minal also posted moments from their special time on her social media accounts.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Tourism banned in Neelum Valley to curb Covid-19 spread
    
			
    

    Tourism has been banned in Neelum Valley from July 19 to July 29 amid the sharp increase of Covid 19 cases in the country, ARY News has reported. 
    




    The decision came after Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan announced on Monday that only vaccinated people will be allowed to visit tourist resorts during the Eid holidays from July 20 till July 22.
    




    People can travel once they are fully vaccinated. Dr Sultan stressed that it is necessary to have a vaccination certificate to travel during the Eid holidays.
    




    While talking to the media, he appealed to all citizens to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and to get vaccinated.
    




    Dr Sultan said that in the last few days, the positivity rate of Pakistan’s Covid-19 cases has jumped from two percent to four percent. The main cause of this surge is violation of SOPs, and the Delta Variant.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Malala’s picture in Punjab textbook causes uproar
    
			
    

    The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) confiscated an Oxford University Press (OUP) social studies book for grade 7 on Monday for including Malala Yousufzai’s picture alongside that of 1965 war hero Maj Aziz Bhatti Shaheed in a list of significant personalities, Dawn News has reported.
    




    Malala’s picture was published on page 33 of the book among other personalities, which includes, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, national poet Allama Iqbal, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Liaqat Ali Khan, legendary philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, Nishan-e-Haider recipient Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed.
    




    The book has already been distributed in various educational institutes across Pakistan.
    




    As per Dawn News’ sources, police and other agencies were conducting raids on shops across the city late at night to confiscate copies of the book for publishing Malala’s picture besides that of Aziz Bhatti.
    




    A team of officials conducted a raid at OUP office located in Gulberg, Lahore, and confiscated the entire stock of the book that had Malala’s picture in it, giving the reason that the book had not been issued a No-Objection Certificate (NOC).
    




    One of the publishers, while talking to Dawn, said, “The Oxford University Press has published the book despite not being issued the NOC.”
    




    
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