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  • LHC sends notification to Punjab Govt to submit reply on ‘Joyland’ ban

    In response to a petition challenging a ban on the screening of the movie Joyland in the province, the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sent notices to the Punjab government and the film censor board.

    The petition was filed by the Distribution Club (Pvt.) Limited and film’s co-producer Sana Zahra while advocate Usama Khawar is representing the petition.


    Khawar claimed that both the national and provincial film censor boards had initially given the movie the go-ahead for nationwide release in Pakistan in August 2022.


    He said that the challenged prohibition order was a prime example of a non-speaking order because the respondent provincial government did not apply any thought or reasoning to it, and no justifications were given.


    Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabbir heard the arguments made by the attorney before sending notifications to the respondent requesting that they submit their responses by December 13.

  • EliteGate; Twitter has loads of fun with Muzamil Hasan’s podcast

    EliteGate; Twitter has loads of fun with Muzamil Hasan’s podcast

    Digital creator Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is under fire again for not acknowledging his privilege, and trying to prove that he belongs to a “middle-class family.”

    During Tuesday’s episode of Shehzad Ghias Shaikh’s podcast Muzamil talked about his early life and his education at one of the most renowned and expensive schools, The Beaconhouse School System.

    Ghias pointed out that Muzamil portrays him as a self-made man and talks about his struggles, however, his sister has studied at an elite private university, Lahore University of Management Sciences, and he always lived in an elite area.

    Responding to this, Muzamil said that his sister studied at the university only with financial aid and stressed that he had grown up in a middle-class household.

    When asked by Ghias that when did he go to the United States (US) for the first time, he replied, “In 9th grade.”

    Following the interview, Twitterati was of the view that even if Muzamil belongs to the upper class he should admit it while others shared several memes related to the situation.

    https://twitter.com/superkhadijaman/status/1597914479366647814?t=sVDn2u8cwe6v7RPCqGRO2g&s=19
  • Islamabad Police intensifies crackdown against vehicles with tinted windows

    Islamabad Police intensifies crackdown against vehicles with tinted windows

    Islamabad capital police stepped up their enforcement of the law against cars with tinted windows and black paper. In order to combat the vehicles, special squads have been formed.

    The Islamabad police believe that it is their moral obligation to promote road safety while upholding the law, hence they intend to implement a zero-tolerance policy.

    The Excise and Taxation Department and the Islamabad Transport Authority also fined 65 automobiles for having decorative or non-pattern licence plates, while 30 vehicles received fines for having tinted windows.

    Tinted glass and fancy license plates were on the administration’s radar, thus the action was carried out on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon.

    According to a release from ICT, the administration advised taking strict action against smoke-emitting cars and those operating without valid licenses. The Excise officers and traffic police physically checked automobiles at G-14, Srinagar Highway, and E&T Department, where 65 vehicles had their non-pattern and fancy number plates removed.

    The ICT administration declared that its campaign against tinted glasses and road safety measures was in full swing and added that commercial cars lacking fitness certificates would not be permitted on the roads at any cost since there must be no compromise on public safety.

  • Suicide attack by TTP on FC truck leaves two dead, 23 injured

    Suicide attack by TTP on FC truck leaves two dead, 23 injured

    An explosion in Quetta’s Baleli area on Tuesday left one policeman and one child dead. The explosion also left 23 people injured including 20 police men.

    Police said that a truck of Frontier Constabulary (FC) was targeted in the explosion. They said that the injured cops and civilians were rushed to a nearby hospital.

    Emergency responders and police rushed to the scene to provide rescue assistance. Police said, adding 16 Balochistan constabulary also suffered multiple injuries.

    Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed the attack. This is the third attack by the militant organisation since they announced an end to ceasefire on Monday.

  • Husband slaughters wife and three daughters in Karachi before attempting suicide

    Husband slaughters wife and three daughters in Karachi before attempting suicide

    A resident of Karachi, identified as Fawad, killed his wife and three daughters in Shamsi Society in Malir before attempting suicide. He is now admitted in a hospital where his condition is said to be critical.

    Local police have said that they found the bloodied remains of a woman aged 38 and three girls, 16, 12, and 10 in the house.

    According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sajid Sadozai, the man first killed his daughters then his wife with a sharp-edged tool as a knife has been recovered from the scene. He also added the incident was the result of an internal dispute within the family.

    “The suspect, a sales manager at a spice-selling company by profession, tried to commit suicide after killing his wife and daughters,” the police official said.

    The SSP said the house was locked from the inside after the murders, “which indicates the suspect was behind the killings”.

    When the incident happened, Fawad’s brother, whose family lives just one floor below Fawad’s, was at work and the neighbours were also unaware of the incident.

  • HIV spread in Sindh: Govt to launch mobile app for screening test

    HIV spread in Sindh: Govt to launch mobile app for screening test

    Sindh government on Monday announced launching a mobile application for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening test, Samaa has reported.


    Head of Communicable Disease Control Program of Sindh Health Department, Dr Ershad Kazmi, while addressing an awareness session on HIV at Karachi Press Club said that there are some people who want to get tested for HIV but want to keep their identity hidden.


    He said that this application is being launched for such individuals to get tested without revealing their identity.

    The UNAIDS research estimates that 0.21 million persons in Pakistan are HIV positive.

    According to Dr. Ershad, 19,766 of the 90,300 HIV-positive individuals in the country are registered in Sindh and are receiving free medical care from the government.


    1,500 transgender people were registered in Sindh through the UNDP HIV Program.

  • 2-year-old child, kidnapped, tortured, killed in Lahore

    2-year-old child, kidnapped, tortured, killed in Lahore

    A toddler, kidnapped from outside his house on Sunday, was found this morning, tortured and strangled to death, Samaa has reported.

    The tortured body of the two-and-a-half years old boy, named Zeeshan, was found near the Chohang area in Lahore. The child had gone missing while playing outside his house on Sunday evening.

    The family started a search for the boy and later found his body in a cemetery in the morning.

    However, the child’s family did not report their child missing to the police, and they instead carried on their own independent search for the minor.

    Initial investigations revealed that Zeeshan had been strangled to death, but a full investigation, autopsy, and forensic examination will determine the precise cause of death.


    Police are investigating the case.

  • Pakistan Customs seizes 67 non-custom paid vehicles in an operation

    Pakistan Customs seizes 67 non-custom paid vehicles in an operation

    Pakistan Customs has impounded 67 non-custom paid vehicles in a crackdown against the smugglers in Quetta.

    67 non-custom paid vehicles, sugar, and fertiliser valued at approximately Rs336 million were confiscated in accordance with the Prime Minister’s goal to eradicate smuggling.

    The Customs team launched a crackdown in Nokandi, Quetta, and thwarted the attempt to smuggle goods across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

    Earlier, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on February 21 that non-custom paid vehicles worth Rs11.2 billion were seized between July 2021 and January 2022.

    During the July–January 2020–2021 period, smuggled goods worth a total of Rs35 billion were discovered, compared to Rs22 billion during the same time the previous year.

    Many people in Quetta continue to purchase non-custom vehicles despite the fact that they are illegal since they are much more expensive than legal or custom-paid vehicles.

    For instance, if a car is sold for Rs5 million at a dealership or local car market, it may be offered by smugglers for Rs2.5 million or even less. As these are smuggled vehicles, non-custom-paid automobiles are less expensive and lack the necessary paperwork or legal documents.

  • More than five women killed every hour by someone in their family: UN

    More than five women killed every hour by someone in their family: UN

    More than five women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family in 2021, it was revealed in a United Nations (UN) and UNODC report on femicide released on Nov 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.


    Of all the women and girls intentionally killed last year, some 56 per cent were killed by intimate partners or other family members (45,000 out of 81,000)*. The data suggests that the home is not a safe place for women.

    UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said: “Behind every femicide statistic is the story of an individual woman or girl who has been failed. These deaths are preventable—the tools and the knowledge to do so already exist. Women’s rights organizations are already monitoring data and advocating for policy change and accountability. Now we need concerted action across society that will fulfill women’s and girls’ right to feel and to be safe, at home, on the streets, and everywhere.”


    UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said: “No woman or girl should fear for her life because of who she is. To stop all forms of gender-related killings of women and girls, we need to count every victim, everywhere, and improve understanding of the risks and drivers of femicide so we can design better and more effective prevention and criminal justice responses. UNODC is proud to launch the 2022 femicide study with UN Women to galvanize global action and salute the efforts of women’s rights organizations around the world to end this crime.”

  • Hate in our society: Man kills friend over transgender friendship

    Hate in our society: Man kills friend over transgender friendship

    A man in Hairpur shot dead his friend over his alleged friendship with a transgender person, Shahid Tabassum has reported for 24 News. As per details, the man shot his friend Hassan Shah in a guest house, after a heated exchange between both. The victim died on the spot and local police shifted the body to the morgue.


    The incident occurred in the premises of the Police Station City. The transgender person is yet to be identified.

    The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2018 ensures basic rights for the people belonging to the marginalised community.


    The act was enacted in the year 2018 to guarantee transgenders equal rights to Education, basic health facilities , issuance of CNICs and passports and giving them a right to vote and contest elections.