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  • Police arrest 60 suspects in Nankana Sahib lynching case

    Police arrest 60 suspects in Nankana Sahib lynching case

     The Nankana Sahib police arrested 60 suspects involved in the lynching of a man outside the police station on Saturday morning, reports Dawn.

    Several police teams launched a massive crackdown at the residences, business points, and other places to round up the suspects.

    Sheikhupura Regional Police Officer (RPO) Babar Sarfraz Alpa said that the police were very clear in its action against the attackers whether they were from any religious organsation or a political party.

    Mob storms police station, kills man accused of blasphemy

    A violent mob stormed a police station in Nankana Sahib on Saturday, dragging out a man accused of committing blasphemy before burning him to death.

    The man had been accused of desecrating the Holy Quran.

    Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police, Dr Usman Anwar, suspended Nankana Sahib Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police Nawaz Waraq and Warburton Station House Officer (SHO) Feroz Bhatti. The SHO and other police personnel allegedly ran away from the mob, trying to save their own lives.

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif also took notice of the incident.

    “Why didn’t the police stop the violent mob? The rule of law should be ensured. No one should be allowed to influence the law,” he was quoted as saying in a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has condemned the incident, saying killing and burning someone accused of blasphemy is a cruel act.

    This is not the first time that a mob has burnt a man to death on the suspicion of blasphemy. In 2021, Sri Lan­kan engineer Piryantha Kumara was burned to death on the alleged charges of blasphemy by his own factory workers in Sialkot. In 2017, Mashal Khan, a student of Abdul Wali Khan University was lynched by his peers within the premises of the institution on the same accusations.

  • Cheesier than cheese Valentine’s day gift ideas

    Cheesier than cheese Valentine’s day gift ideas

    Disclaimer: If you are someone who does not like the idea of expressing love, then this list of gifts is not for you because this article is cheesier than the actual cheese.

    There is a difference between loving someone and making them feel loved. When you love someone, it is not necessary that they feel it too. Valentine’s Day provides you the opportunity to make the person you love, feel loved and no, this day is not about your parents, siblings or friends. This day is about romantic love.

    What better way can there be to show your love than giving a thoughtful gift to someone to cement your commitment, dedication, and loyalty? There is no better feeling in the world then to be shown and told that you are loved.

    So here are some gift ideas that will make you feel really special:

    A book about them:

    This one is my personal favorite, making a book about the person you love. This has to be one of the most thoughtful gifts one can ever get. You can write the things you love about someone in the book. You can write about your love story. Make your loved one feel special by mentioning which of their personality traits inspires you.

    This gift is easy to give, more fun to give and it will definitely make them blush!

    You can get an idea about how to make a book about someone you love by watching this video.

    Scented-Candles

    Scented-cables have have an association with romance which makes them a perfect Valentine’s gift. Scented candles are able to evoke strong emotional reactions and affect how we feel. Our sense of smell is more powerful than we can imagine, so pick a scent that you believe might bring back fond memories.

    Love Jar

    This gift will help you save money. Only a box, some scissors, and papers are required. You tear the paper into small squares. You can write the reasons why you love them on those square papers.

    You can learn how to make a DIY Love Jar by watching this video.

    Chocolate Bouqet

    This tutorial will help you to learn how to make a chocolate bouquet.

    Create a playlist for your partner:

    Create a playlist for you partner with all of the songs that makes you think of them . Creating a playlist filled with lovey-dovey songs for your partner isn’t going to cost you any money at all. You can make a playlist for your partner on Spotify.

    Customized jewelry

    A piece of jewellery, such as a necklace, bracelet, or pair of earrings, can be a sentimental and meaningful gift. In addition you can give Engraved Split Hearts Shape Necklace to your partner.

  • Mooove over men! This Valentine’s day, India wants people to hug cows

    Mooove over men! This Valentine’s day, India wants people to hug cows

    It looks like the lonely singles in India will have something to do other than side-glaring at all the happy couples out there.
    An appeal signed by The Animal Welfare Board of India has encouraged people to hug cows on Valentine’s Day, suggesting that it will bring about “emotional richness” and “increase individual and collective happiness.”

    Calling cows the backbone of Indian culture and rural economy, the organisation has emphasized how the mammal sustains life, represents cattle wealth and biodiversity. “It is known as ‘kamdhenu’ and ‘gaumata’ because of its nourishing nature like a mother, the giver of all providing [sic] riches to humanity.
    Vedic traditions are almost on the verge of extinction due to the progress of west [sic] culture over time. The dazzle of western civilization has made our physical culture and heritage almost forgotten.
    In view of the immense benefits of the cow, hugging [the] cow will bring emotional richness hence will increase our individual and collective happiness. Therefore, all the cow lovers may also celebrate February 14 as Cow Hug Day, keeping in mind the importance of the mother cow and making life happy and full of positive energy. This [was] issued with the approval of competent authority and on the direction of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.”

    As soon as this news began circulating on social media, #CowHugDay started to trend both in Pakistan and India, and for once users from both countries began to bond over the pointlessness of politics.

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    Ok, RUDE

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  • This smart diaper will send a phone notification when baby needs a diaper change

    This smart diaper will send a phone notification when baby needs a diaper change

    A team of researchers from Penn State have developed ‘smart diapers’ with built-in sensors that notify parents when their baby needs to be changed.


    The diaper is made out of paper that has been pre-treated with sodium chloride (salt) and has an outline of a circuit board on it that is traced over with a pencil to transfer graphite to the surface with a tiny lithium battery attached.


    “Once the diaper gets wet, the graphite reacts with the liquid and sodium chloride and, as it’s absorbed by the paper, electrons will flow to the graphite to set off a sensor,” the description states.


    It can even tell parents how moist the diaper is, which may help them decide whether it needs to be changed right away or not.

  • 25 killed in Kohistan bus-car collision

    At least 25 people were killed on Tuesday night while 12 were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch after colliding with a car on the Karakoram Highway, Express Tribune has reported.


    The passenger bus going from Gilgit to Rawalpindi crashed head-on with the car travelling in the opposite direction in the Shitial region, according to the local police.


    Eyewitnesses have stated that the bus and the car collided as a result of speeding, and both vehicles then slid into the ditch.


    After being alerted, the police and emergency workers arrived quickly on the scene and transported the dead and injured to the RHC Hospital.


    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over loss of lives in the tragic bus accident.


    He expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the high ranks of the departed souls.


    The prime minister instructed the relevant authorities that all provisions of available medical facilities be provided to the injured passengers.

  • ‘Miracle moment’: Indian man walking to Makkah reaches Pakistan after waiting months for visa

    ‘Miracle moment’: Indian man walking to Makkah reaches Pakistan after waiting months for visa

    A 29-year-old Indian man named Shihab Chottur arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday through the Wagah border during his journey to Makkah to perform the Hajj.
    The Keralite had begun his walking 8,640-kilometer trek from Malappuram on June 2, 2022. He had been waiting for a Pakistani visa in Amritsar since the previous four months in order to continue his journey. .

    Shihab has so far walked 3,300km, covering seven states from Kerala to Punjab.
    In September last year, he was denied entry to Pakistan since there is no agreement between New Delhi and Islamabad about transit visas for people travelling on foot.

    Chottur decided to remain in a school in Amritsar while he awaited the visa.


    He was granted a two-day transit visa for Lahore and is presently in Pakistan.

    While sharing videos on his instagram, Chottur wrote, “Miracle Moment” to describe his arrival in Pakistan.

  • Pakistan sends aid to Turkey to help in Earthquake relief operations

    Pakistan sends aid to Turkey to help in Earthquake relief operations

    Pakistan has send aid along with rescue and relief teams to it’s close ally Turkey after powerful earthquakes devastated the southern region of the country early on Monday morning.

    “On the instructions of Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan Army has dispatched two contingents; Urban Search and Rescue Team comprising rescue experts, sniffer dogs, search equipment and a Medical team comprising Army doctors, nursing staff and technicians along with 30 bedded mobile hospital, tentage, blankets and other relief items,” Radio Pakistan has reported.


    The aid contingents have been flown to Adana, Turkiye via special PAF aircraft, to undertake relief efforts for Turkish people while working in close coordination with the Turkish Government, AFs and their Embassy in Islamabad.


    “The contingents will stay there till the completion of relief and rescue operations.”
    The National Disaster Management Authority in a tweet wrote, “NDMA dispatched humanitarian assistance to the earthquake hit Turkiye through PAF C-130 aircraft from Nur Khan Air Base.”

    Pakistan on Monday said it will send two C-130 planes carrying relief and 36 search and rescue personnel.


    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said early on Monday that 45 countries had offered help with search and rescue efforts.

    The confirmed death toll in Turkey and Syria has soared above 4,300.

  • 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Turkey kills at least 76 people

    7.4 magnitude earthquake in Turkey kills at least 76 people

    At least 76 people have been killed and 440 injured after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southern provinces early on Monday morning with the tremors felt as far as away as Syria and Lebanon. An additional 440 people have been injured with numbers expected to rise.


    The strongest of the numerous strong aftershocks, measuring 6.7 magnitude, was felt throughout the region.

    Syria has reported 42 deaths so far as rescue operations continue after day break.

    Social media has been flooded with numerous videos of the earthquake and it’s aftermath. In one video, an apartment complex collapses, raising billows of dust visible even in the dark. Others show people stuck under rubble while survivors move to help them.

    Turkey’s disaster agency has appealed for help from the international community as it conducts search and rescue operations.

  • NO, ScrapFest is not an LGBTQ event

    Social media users are demanding a ban on ScrapFest for allegedly promoting homosexuality in Pakistan. The hashtag #BanScrapFest trended on Pakistani Twitter this week, after a recent news report stated that the event is LGBTQ exclusive.


    However, Urvah Khan, one of the organsiers of the event, confirmed to The Current said that the show exclusively features artists from minority groups of Pakistan, not just based on gender and sexuality.

    Urvah told The Current that ScrapFest (Pakistan) is a performance based music festival showcasing artists from the trans and underground community of Pakistan. Ranging from trans singers/ dancers/ comedians, rappers and hip hop artists from Lyari to musicians and more.

    “This show exclusively features artists from minority groups of Pakistan. Not just based on gender and sexuality but also featuring artists who continue to face discrimination based on race and class”


    While talking about the reasons why the event has been shifted to a virtual venue, Khan said, “The event has been shifted virtually to ensure the physical safety of our artists and audiences. Regardless, by going virtual, now the whole world will be able to see the talent, drive, passion and commitment our artists and communities hold.”


    ScrapFest is a platform created by an artist for artists. Artists who don’t get paid opportunities to showcase their art respectfully come together on this platform to celebrate one another.


    “ScrapFest in Pakistan represents the trans and underground community here. I find it deplorable that when finally the chance to perform for a mainstream audience is given to indigenous, transgender and underground artists in order to come out of an economy of crime, abuse and violence; suddenly folks here are branding this event as such,” she said while talking about the criticism the event is being subjected to.


    “When I am in Canada, I belong to multiple minority groups myself. I do and will continue to support, empower and create performance based opportunities for any artists belonging to any marginalized community.”

    Talking exclusively to The Current, Dr Mehrub, who is hosting the event said that she has no clue how and why the event is being branded as LGBTQ exclusive.
    Mehrub continued by saying that she does not feel anything about the hate the event is getting because it has become a norm

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    She said that she and other transgenders are exhausted at this point. Mehrub further said that “i don’t think that the event was very well managed,” adding that if an event is including minorities and sexual minorities in the lineup one needs to understand the politics going behind it. “You need to follow certain measures and protocols,” she said.

  • 97% of nikahnamas in past six years have not given women the right to divorce in Punjab

    97% of nikahnamas in past six years have not given women the right to divorce in Punjab

    Sixty per cent of the “nikahnamas” (marriage registration forms), registered in Punjab from 2016 to 2022, were found to be incomplete, according to a diagnostic study titled “Protecting Women’s Marriage Rights in Pakistan”, The News has reported.


    The Inter-Provincial Working Group on Protecting Women’s Marriage Rights conducted its first working group meeting on Thursday, during which the study’s conclusions were addressed.
    The third meeting in a series of working groups was held to address regional variations in Pakistani law and the framework for its implementation.

    “The diagnostic study shows that the bride’s CNIC number was missing in 48 per cent of the total ‘nikahnamas’ out of which 75 per cent of bride’s were marked as between the age of 16-18. Only 8 per cent of ‘nikahnamas’ contained the right of monthly allowance, 39 per cent had ‘nan nafqah/haq maher’ documentation column crossed out or left blank and 97 per cent of the ‘nikahnamas’ did not give delegation of right of divorce out of which 40 per cent had the column crossed or left blank. In addition, 51 per cent of the forms did not contain any special conditions,” read The News report.


    “There are different laws and policies such as Article 11-3 and Article 25 A of the constitution which give a differing interpretation of the age of child. There should be uniformity and consensus in federal and provincial laws,” said Chairperson NCHR Rabiya averi Agha while emphasising the importance of focusing on the ‘nikkahnama’ as a legal document to ensure protection of women marriage rights.”