At least 36 people were injured, and 20 were hospitalized Sunday after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu hit severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing.
Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history.” The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members, he said during an afternoon news conference. “Medical care was provided to several guests & crewmembers at the airport for minor injuries while some were swiftly transported to local hospitals for further care,” Hawaiian Airlines tweeted.
The turbulence occurred 15 to 30 minutes before the plane landed in Honolulu, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members.
The Islamabad Police on Sunday discovered a child’s body hanging from a tree in Sector I-8’s forested region.
According to the authorities, the victim has been identified as Zubair, who is 14 or 15 years old. As per the details, the victim is from Afghanistan. The body has been taken collected by police and sent to the hospital for an autopsy.
According to representatives of the industrial police, they were informed that a child’s body was hanging from a tree.
Emergency personnel and cops then reached the place and found the boy’s body. .
According to the family of the child, he went missing on Saturday night.
Additional Inspector General of Police Jawed Alam Odho has advised the residents of Karachi to not resist robbers if they are being held up.
The police chief’s statement has come forward during a press briefing in Karachi on the killing of a young man in a mugging incident.
On Thursday, two robbers shot dead a 21-year-old student — Bilal Nasir — of the NED University of Engineering and Technology.
During the mugging bid, Bilal succeeded in getting hold of one of the robbers, but the robber opened fire from close range. The youth was shot in his chest and leg, killing him on the spot.
Police have managed to arrest one suspect in Bilal’s killing—Nizamuddin. According to Odho, the suspect is a teenager, an Afghan who has been illegally living in Karachi.
Odho remarked that this year, the situation of robbery, dacoity, and street crime had remained “stable” with an overall increase of 7 per cent.
He also said that in 2022, 518 people were severely injured or killed during street crimes. However, in 2021, the figure was 522.
A man in Lahore was arrested by police for wearing a burqa and pretending to be a woman, 24 News has reported.
The incident took place in Lahore’s greater Iqbal Park, where the burqa-clad man was waiting to meet his lover.
The park’s gardeners became suspicious of the burqa-clad man’s gait and gestures, informing the police of their suspicions. The man was then promptly apprehended by police officers.
In another story of romance gone wrong, a Sindh based gang has honey trapped Lahori men through phone calls, lured them to Sindh before kidnapping them and asking ransom from their families.
A Sindh based gang has honey trapped Lahori men through phone calls, lured them to Sindh before kidnapping them and asking ransom from their families, reports SAMAA.
The group first selects their targets who are then are approached by women to start a romantic relationship with them.
The women then call the victims to meet them, eventually succeeding in luring the unwary callers to northern Sindh catchment areas, where even the police are afraid to go. Once captured, they would demand a ransom from their family in exchange for their release.
Authorities in Punjab have now issued a warning to young people to stay away from such calls, especially those who live in Lahore and other parts of Punjab.
A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.
The “AquaDom,” which was 14 metres (46 feet) high and contained 1,500 tropical fish, has been dubbed the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.
According to Reuters, two people were injured by the glass.
Police said there had been “incredible” damage. The video showed an empty tank, water pouring into the lobby, and debris strewn everywhere.
Guests have been moved out of the hotel following the incident at 05:50 (04:50 GMT).
The front doors of the Radisson Blu are now hanging into the street, distorted at an angle by the pressure of the exploding tank, and a pile of rubble is in front of them.
The hotel’s damage was inspected by Berlin’s mayor, Franziska Giffey, who compared the tank explosion to a tsunami.
She expressed relief that it had occurred so early in the day, noting that if it had occurred an hour or so later, the lobby and the street outside would have been crowded with guests, many of whom would have been children.
Since the aquarium was updated two years ago, visitors can use a clear-walled lift inside. The hotel advertises that some of its rooms have views of it.
More than 100 firefighters were present, according to Berlin’s fire department, while the cause of the accident is still unknown.
The hotel’s interior was allegedly searched by rescue dogs to find any potential victims, but none were found.
Police warned locals to drive carefully as “massive amounts” of water was gushing into the streets nearby.
According to a police source who spoke to the local media, there is no proof that the break was caused by a targeted attack.
There were more than 100 distinct fish species in the aquarium.
On Friday, the attraction posted a notice on its website asking guests to reschedule their tickets due to a temporary closure of the attraction.
The largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, AquaDom received the Guinness World Record after it debuted in December 2003.
Its construction reportedly cost about €12.8 million (£11.2 million) at the time.
Clothing brand Generation, in collaboration with Centre For Human Rights, has launched a campaign to create awareness about the legal aspects of a Nikkahnama and the importance of reading it before signing.
One of the posts talk about the legal aspect of officiating a Nikkah. “Your Nikkah can be officiated by any adult, a cleric, your favourite aunt, your best friend or whoever you choose and trust to have your best interests at heart can officiate your Nikkah and it will be legal and binding according to Pakistani law.”
Another post reads about the little known fact about the bride’s right to encapsulate special conditions in the Nikkahnama.
“Did you know? As the bride entering a marriage, you can add any sort of special conditions to the Nikkahnama, they could be as cute as going on a vacation every few months or as serious as reserving the right to education and continue working after marriage. Pakistani law also empowers you to ask for delegated right to divorce, a much simpler process in comparison to Khula.”
“However it is imperative to not have the section crossed out in your Nikkahnama.”
The campaign is being lauded by most people. However, it is also getting criticism from some sections of society for unconventional thinking. One social media user criticised the campaign, saying, “Women can not officiate a Nikkah.
The Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC), Dr Syed Muhammad Anwar, directed the Ministry of Human Rights to establish a specialised protection center for transgender children.
A two-member bench of FSC including Chief Justice Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain Sheikh heard a petition regarding the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018.
During the hearing on Thursday, the Chief Justice remarked that the human rights ministry appeared insincere in the provision of rights to transgender children. The committee will include Rabiya Javeria Agha, Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights, Zamurd Khan, the Chairperson of Sweet Homes, representatives of the Akhuwat Foundation and leaders of the transgender community.
The Court also ordered that a progress report be submitted on the establishment of the Child Protection Centre.
During the hearing, Rabiya Javeria Agha, while briefing the honourable court about existing child protection mechanisms, said that there is already a child protection center in the Capital.
The court also expressed concern about the treatment meted out to transgender kids by their families. The court noted that in most cases the families abandoned these children and they were then influenced by predators and mafia which led them to become sex workers.
Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has sealed a school canteen for using reused oil, slapped 97 canteens with hefty fines, and issued warning notices for improvement to more than 400 others during a province-wide inspection drive against the school canteens.
Food safety teams inspected 632 school canteens, including 220 in Lahore, 176 in Rawalpindi, and 236 in Multan, on the directives of PFA DG Mudassar Riaz Malik.
According to The News, PFA teams also visited numerous cafeterias and canteens in Lahore Gulberg for inspection under the supervision of its director general. The authority imposed an emergency prohibition order on a school canteen since it was using reused oil and violating the Punjab Pure Food Regulations.
According to Mudassar, PFA has classified the food items being sold in schools into three categories: red, yellow, and green.
In order to protect children’s bones and prevent them from contracting fatal diseases, he said, PFA prohibited coloured snacks, unhealthy cola/carbonated and energy drinks, gutka, betel nuts, and ice-lollies from being sold in school canteens.
