Torrential rains have been predicted in the country from August 14 to August 18.
The weather department shared details of the new spell, saying monsoon winds from the West, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal will affect the country. Heavy rains will descend in some places in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
There is a possibility of light rain in the coastal areas of Sindh during the evening or night of August 15 to August 18, according to the meteorological department.
Additionally, rain continues in various districts of Balochistan, and the Meteorological Department has predicted a new spell of rain with wind and thunder in 16 districts from August 15.
Meteorologists have also warned of strong winds and thunderstorms in the coastal areas of Khuzdar, Lasbela, Awaran, Kalat, Zhob, Barkhan, Musa Khel, Mastung, Sibi, Shirani, Kohlu, Bolan, Harnai, Nasirabad, Jafarabad and Makran during August 15 to 18. Intermittent rain and heavy rain in some places have been predicted. 6.6 mm of rain was recorded in Barkhan and Kalat during the last 24 hours.
Besides this, Monday was the hottest day in Nokundi, with a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius.
Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) has dedicated its history museum to alumnus Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
The News reported that Vice Chancellor Dr Shagufta Naz said that in politics, Maryam Nawaz has achieved significant success and became the Chief Minister of the largest province, making it the biggest goal an alumnus has achieved. “Maryam Nawaz’s remarkable success in the political arena and her recent elevation to the highest executive position in Punjab is a matter of immense pride for LCWU,” she said.
She added that the History Museum is dedicated to Maryam, acknowledging her highest status among the alumni.
The VC asserted that during LCWU’s centenary celebrations, a history museum was established in which biodata of prominent alumni and monuments related to the institution were collected.
Maryam Nawaz has also been formally invited to visit the university and visit the History Museum.
There were rumours that getting a visa to Dubai was become harder and its possible that it’s true. What’s more shocking is that it might also include your comments on social media.
Dr. Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi, the Consul General of the UAE in Karachi, explained why some Pakistanis might have trouble getting visas to the Gulf country.
In an interview on Geo News’ program “Geo Pakistan,” he said, “Anything shared or liked on social media in Pakistan or the UAE can affect your visa application. Even if you share or like something positive or negative, it could lead to your visa being denied or your application being banned.”
“The Gulf nation has warned Pakistani expats living there not to spread negative information about the country, its institutions, or its politicians. Many Pakistanis have been arrested, and five of them have been sentenced to 14 to 15 years in prison,” said Dr. Bakheet.
He said, “The UAE government wants people to leave their home country’s issues and politics behind when they come to the UAE. They’ve been trying to make the Pakistani community aware of this. The UAE checks visa applicants’ social media activity and advises people to be careful about what they post online, as it can affect their visa chances.”
When asked if social media accounts like Instagram, Facebook, and X could affect visa approvals, he confirmed they could. He warned people not to speak negatively about their home country or discuss topics that might cause trouble in the UAE.
When asked about a set number of visas, the consul general said, “There wasn’t a fixed quota. The Gulf country had given out 70,000 work visas to Pakistanis in the past year and a half.”
He also mentioned that the Pakistani business community is getting support in the UAE. He praised the work of Pakistani expats in construction and encouraged Pakistani youth to focus on IT and AI, as there are many job opportunities in these areas in the UAE.
Last month, Secretary Overseas Pakistanis, Dr Arshad told the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis that many countries have issues with Pakistanis. He highlighted that the Pakistani community is known for having a poor work ethic and that they are linked to 50 per cent of all crime in the UAE.
A man from Sahiwal shot his sister dead after she skipped her 9th-class Mathematics board exam.
Sadia, 16, had taken her 9th class exam conducted by the Sahiwal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, but she skipped the Mathematics paper, as per the FIR.
Her family came to know about her actions after the result was announced.
The victim’s brother, Adil Hussain, admonished her over the result, and a severe argument took place. On Saturday night, Sadia was in her room when Adil again shouted at her for failing the exam.
The argument escalated, leading to the suspect drawing out a weapon and firing six shots at his sister. The suspect escaped while Sadia succumbed to her injuries on her way to the Rural Health Centre, Hujra.
Sadia and Adil’s father had passed away.
The local police registered a case on the report of their mother, Sajida Bibi.
The infamous August 14 ‘Bajas’ have been banned in the federal capital territory during this year’s Independence Day celebrations.
Samaa News has reported that Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Irfan Nawaz imposed a ban on the sale and use of “Baja” to ensure order and the peaceful observance of Independence Day.
The DC requested the public to refrain from using these items, “In light of recent observations and to ensure a safe and orderly Independence Day celebration, we are enforcing a complete ban on the sale and use of bajas,” he stated.
“We request all residents to cooperate by avoiding the use of these items,” the notification added.
The DC has also instructed stall owners to stop the sale of ‘baja’ immediately. He warned that legal action would be pursued against anyone found violating this directive.
However, Samaa reported that the baja is being sold openly at various stalls across Islamabad.
An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said.
The aircraft, an ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo.
Voepass initially said the plane was carrying 58 passengers, but a statement on the airline’s website later revised the figure to 57.
Images broadcast on local media showed a large plane spinning as it plummeted almost vertically, while other footage showed a large column of smoke rising from the crash site in what appeared to be a residential area.
“There were no survivors,” the city government in Valinhos — which was involved in the rescue and recovery operation in nearby Vinhedo — said in an to AFP.
Vinhedo, with about 76,000 residents, is located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.
Recovery of the victims’ remains for “identification” has begun and “will continue throughout the night,” Sao Paulo State Governor Tarcisio de Freitas told reporters at the scene.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared three days of mourning.
Voepass said it was cooperating with authorities to “determine the causes of the accident,” while giving full assistance to families of the victims on flight 2283.
The plane, a twin-engine turboprop, took off “without any flight restrictions, with all its systems operational,” the company said.
Brazil’s CENIPA aviation accident agency has launched an investigation.
ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft maker and Airbus subsidiary, said its experts were working to help investigators.
Truck driver Martins Barbosa, 49, was working when he learned of the plane crash, which occurred 150 meters (500 feet) from his home.
“I thought it might have fallen on my house, with my son inside,” he told AFP, adding he felt despondent before learning his family was okay.
Nathalie Cicari, who lives near the crash site, told CNN Brasil the impact was “terrifying.”
“I was having lunch, I heard a very loud noise very close by,” she said, describing the sound as drone-like but “much louder.”
“I went out on the balcony and saw the plane spinning. Within seconds, I realized that it was not a normal movement for a plane.”
Cicari was not hurt but had to evacuate her house, which was filled with black smoke from the crash.
“I arrived at the scene and saw many bodies on the ground — many of them,” another witness, Ricardo Rodrigues, told local Band News.
Firefighters, military police and state civil defense were deployed at the scene.
Military police told local media the accident had not caused any casualties on the ground, and that the fire sparked by the crash had been brought under control.
The plane’s black box “has already been found, apparently preserved,” Sao Paulo state security official Guilherme Derrite told reporters at the scene.
The doomed plane recorded its first flight in April 2010, according to the website planespotters.net.
Air safety has improved dramatically in recent decades, with deadly passenger plane crashes becoming ever-more rare worldwide, though more frequent in developing nations.
Excluding Friday’s crash, CENIPA data shows Brazil has recorded 108 aircraft accidents so far this year, resulting in 49 deaths. Over the last ten years, 746 people have died in 1,665 accidents in the country.
In January 2023, another ATR 72 operated by Yeti Airlines crashed after stalling in Nepal, killing all 72 on board.
Nepalese authorities attributed the incident to pilot error.
Sajid, a father of three, has committed suicide in Chishtian after receiving a high electricity bill.
ARY News has reported that Muhammad Sajid, a resident of Chishtian’s Mehboob Colony, took his life after arguing with his brothers over a high electricity bill.
Sajid was reportedly the family breadwinner, a father of three who worked as a vegetable vendor. He fought with his brothers after they received an electricity bill of 17,000 rupees.
Sajid committed suicide after consuming poison.
His last words, as quoted by his brother, were, “I am a poor man. How can I pay the bill of 17,000 rupees?”
Such incidents are now seen happening at a regular pace. Previously, a 65-year-old woman, Razia Bibi, suffering from a hernia, jumped into a drain after her family received a high electricity bill.
Bird collisions with planes at domestic airports have increased as national carrier PIA reports that the airline has incurred losses amounting to crores of rupees as a consequence of these collisions.
PIA reported 38 bird strike incidents involving its planes from January to June this year.
The majority of these collisions occurred at Lahore Airport, with 14 incidents, and Karachi Airport, with eight incidents, over the past six months. Additionally, seven cases were reported at other locations. Four incidents were reported at Multan Airport and one each at Sukkur, Faisalabad, and Gilgit Airports.
The incidents primarily occurred during landing and take-off, resulting in additional expenses of crores of rupees for PIA.
The Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for keeping birds away from airports, but the necessary systems have not been installed.
Sahil, an organisation working for the protection of children’s rights, has released a Six Month Cruel Numbers data revealing that a total of 1,630 cases of child abuse were reported from across the country.
The data sheds light on the first six months of 2024, with 862 cases of child sexual abuse, 668 cases of abduction, 82 cases of missing children, 18 cases of child marriages, and 48 cases of pornography after sexual abuse were reported.
The data also shows that out of the total reported cases, (962) 59 percent of victims were girls and (668) 41 percent were boys.
About 81 daily national and regional newspapers were monitored from January to June 2024 to collect data on child sexual abuse, abduction, missing children and cases of early marriages. The areas include the four provinces along with the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
The data shows that the most vulnerable age group remains children aged 6-15, with 693 cases reported in this bracket. Additionally, 94 cases involved children aged 0-5, 231 children were from the 16-18 age bracket, and in 612 cases, the age of the victims was not mentioned.
In the year 2024, January-June, the abusers involved in 47pc of the total cases were acquaintances, 18pc were strangers, while in 9pc acquaintances along with strangers committed crimes against children.
In the first six months of 2024, 78pc of the total cases were reported from Punjab and 6pc from the ICT. The rest of the cases were reported from other provinces including 11pc cases from Sindh, 3pc cases from KP, and 2pc cases from Balochistan, AJK and GB.
Out of the total reported cases, 44pc were from urban areas and 56pc were from rural areas.
Cases of violence against women
In the first six months of the year, violence against women, Sahil observed that a total number of 1,732 cases were reported, which included different forms of violence such as murder, suicide, abduction, rape, honour killing and torture.
Sahil’s objective
Sahil is working on child protection with special focus on child sexual abuse since 1996.
It aims to develop a protective environment free from all forms of violence for children, especially child sexual abuse.
It also provides legal, emotional and psychological support to the victims.
