Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai is currently on a holiday in Cappadocia, Turkey, with her husband Asser Malik. Asser took to his Instagram to share pictures from their romantic getaway.
Have a look at the pictures:
Malala re-shared the pictures on her Instagram story with a flower emoji.
Malala and Asser tired the knot in a small intimate nikkah ceremony in November last year. The couple has been made several public appearances post-Nikkah.
On behalf of Noor’s father, Shaukat Mukadam, different appeals have been filed by lawyer Shah Khawar in Islamabad High Court (IHC), reports Arab News. The appeals challenge the acquittal of Zahir’s parents, Asmat Adamjee and Zakir Jaffer. The appeal also challenges the acquittal of domestic helper Jamil, and six Therapy Works employees including its CEO Tahir Zahoor.
The appeal states, “Digital evidence is available against the accused. The acquittal of the trial court was against the law.” “The accused should be punished in accordance with the law,” it added.
A sessions court on Feburary 24 sentenced Zahir Jaffer to death for the murder of Noor Mukadam. The staff members at Zahir’s house who aided in keeping Noor in Zahir’s house, Iftikhar and Jameel, were sentenced to 10 years in jail. Additional Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani announced the verdict. All other accused were acquitted, including Zahir’s parents and TherapyWorks staff.
In order to discourage mobile phone snatching in Karachi, the Karachi Electronic Dealers Association (KEDA) have decided to ban any non-Karachiite from selling mobile device in the city. Only people with Karachi addresses on their CNICs will be able to resell mobile phones at the city’s electronics market
KEDA President Mohammad Rizwan Irfan said the decision has been taken in response to a sharp increase in local mobile phone snatching incidents.
“The new SOPs have been devised in consultation with the police and the CPLC in order to control the rising cases of mobile theft,” said Rizwan, adding that 100-120 million mobile phones have been seized since 2016.
Talking to a local news publication, Chairman KEDA’s Law & Order Committee Hamza Memon said, “From now on, no shopkeeper will buy a mobile phone without a copy of the identity card.”
“Over one million stolen mobile phones have been handed over to the authorities in the past three years by shop owners,” he added.
The Punjab Police has arrested the alleged murderer, Shahzaib Khan who killed his newborn daughter in Mianwali on Sunday because he wanted a son.
The police confirmed the arrest on their official Twitter on March 10 by posting Shahzaib Khan’s image.
The newborn girl, Jannat was murdered by her father on Sunday in Mianwali. He shot her four times and was taken immediately to a hospital but unfortunately, was pronounced dead.
Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Usman Buzdar, and Punjab Inspector General (IG) of Police, Rao Sardar Ali Khan, took notice of the incident.
Former Punjab CM, Shehbaz Sharif also tweeted after police arrested the accused.
“I am unable to process the mind-numbing incident of the killing of a baby girl. Utterly grotesque and barbaric. How could a father do this to his own child? Wish we could learn how our beloved Prophet (PBUH) treated his daughter & women in general” he wrote.
Spokesperson of Mianwali police, Zarrar Khan said, “The police were told by the complainants that the killer had been complaining for three or four days that he had wanted a son and he had been very angry.”
The First Investigation Report (FIR) was filed in a police station by Shahzaib Khan’s cousin, Hidayatullah.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered to reopen Monal restaurant in Islamabad and suspended the previous order by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
At the hearing on Tuesday, Judge Mazahir Naqvi suspended the IHC order which was issued to close down the popular eatery spot.
The judge asked angrily, “What is this monarchy?”
“How can the orders be implemented before the documents were even signed,” he asked.
The restaurant lawyer, Makhdoom Ali Khan, raised the point in the last hearing that the eatery spot was closed down before written documents were issued by the high court.
He argued that the legal dispute between the Monal and Capital Development Authority (CDA) is still ongoing in civil court.
He continued that the IHC announced the verdict without recording evidence. Monal restaurant was not even involved as a party in the case.
On January 11, IHC ordered Islamabad’s Chief Commissioner to seal the Monal Restaurant in Margalla Hills National Park and Navy Golf Course after hearing a case against encroachments.
Father to a seven-day-old daughter, Shahzaib Khan murdered his newborn in Mianwali on Sunday because he wished for a son.
Shahzaib Khan and Mashal Fatima tied the knot two years ago. A week earlier, the couple welcomed their daughter who was named Jannat.
On Sunday, the husband entered the house aggressively and snatched the baby girl from her mother’s arms. He shot her four times and escaped from the house. The daughter was immediately taken to a hospital but unfortunately, doctors pronounced her dead.
According to autopsy reports, four bullets were found in her deceased body. The father’s cousin Hidayatullah filed the First Investigation Report (FIR) in a police station.
According to Hidayatullah, Shahzaib Khan was disturbed when he become a father of a daughter.
“He stayed out of the house ever since she was brought back home and refused to accept her,” Hidayatullah said.
Punjab Inspector General of Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan also took notice of the incident. He assured that violence against women and children will not be tolerated.
Among developing countries, Pakistan has one of the highest prevalences of child malnutrition in South Asia. According to the National Nutrition Survey, 2018, 40.2 per cent of children under five are stunted, while 17.7 per cent are wasted. Children are commonly deficient in vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc, and folic acid. Alarmingly, 49.1 per cent of children between the ages of six months and 5 years suffer from iron deficiency. A similar survey in 2011 showcased 43.8 per cent of children to be anemic or iron deficient. It goes to show that in the seven years since the research, nothing was done to address this problem in Pakistan.
The iron requirement of a child’s body is usually higher for the initial two years when growth is rapid. This is the time when the human body consumes the highest amount of iron. Therefore, any depletion of iron at this stage could result in growth retardation, resulting in impaired cognitive and physical activity. In extreme cases, it even leads to early death. Moreover, children or adults deficient in iron feel tired, lethargic, and fatigued most of the time, which interferes with their daily routine, resulting in a social cost visible in terms of loss of productivity and poor academic performance. In short, in the longer run, iron deficiency or anemia could adversely affect a country’s GDP due to dysfunctional human resources.
Deficiency of iron is a condition in which an individual’s blood suffers from a lack of sufficient red blood cells. The role of red blood cells is critical in transporting oxygen to the body tissue.
Apart from children, women, and adolescents of childbearing age are highly vulnerable to premature deaths due to iron deficiency. Moreover, the micronutrient deficiency in women is the most significant cause of complicated pregnancies and the birth of malnourished children later in life.
Since iron deficiency could cause a country billions of dollars of economic loss, it was natural that political parties would include the challenge of malnutrition in their manifestos. However, unfortunately, not much has been done in this area. To begin with, two things are of critical importance to bridging the iron gap. One is imparting education to adults about an infant’s diet, which should include iron-rich items like apples, egg yolks, spinach, and cereals. The second is to fortify milk and cereal products with iron for children up to three years. Iron-fortified milk at the right age is extremely important for supplying required iron to the human body.
There are other means through which the nutritional value of food can be enhanced. For example, the field of iron fortification has experienced stupendous growth to address iron deficiency without compromising on the taste of the food and beverages. Referred to as ‘iron-plus’, these improved iron sources have increased the absorption of iron in the human body by three times. The latest ‘Global Fortification Data Exchange’ data, figures food fortification intervention has shown positive results in most countries.
Countries like Pakistan can take advantage of this scientific research to eradicate iron deficiency and malnutrition. A Diet analysis conducted in 2016 revealed that 67.6 per cent of households in Pakistan were hard put to eat a nutritious diet with their current food budget. Therefore, a joint initiative by the government, food industry, and citizens is required to bring up a healthy generation.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner Lahore, Dr Atiya Sultan has assured full security to the Aurat March Lahore. “After the disposal of our petition, we had an excellent meeting with ADC Dr Atiya Sultan who assured us of full security for the March in Lahore. We are grateful for women in public office who pave the way and understand our movement and its importance,” a tweet from the official Twitter account of Aurat March Lahore, read.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Aurat March Lahore filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) asking the court to protect its right to hold a women’s march petition in Lahore High Court (LHC). Earlier today, LHC observed that the administration has not stopped the Aurat march.
Aurat March Lahore, in a statement on Sunday, said that on March 4, Lahore’s additional deputy commissioner issued directions to Civil Lines SSP to hold a meeting with the organizers and ask them not to take out the march.
Ahmad Nawaz, a survivor of the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar attack, has secured the position of the President of “Oxford Union”, a famous debating society at Oxford University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The society was founded in 1823.
He shared the announcement on his Twitter handle saying, “I am so extremely proud to announce that I have been Elected President of the @OxfordUnion. One of the world’s biggest & historical platforms!.”
He also thanked his parents, friends, and team who have been supportive throughout his journey.
He enrolled in Oxford University to study Philosophy and Theology in 2020.
At the age of 14, he was shot in the arm in the massacre, and his brother, Haris was martyred in the APS attack. After hospitalisation for several days in Peshawar, he was taken to Birmingham for emergency surgery to save his arm.
He is also a human rights activist to empower youth and ensure access to education for deprived children.
Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai, in a recent essay, Please stop telling us how to dress, has talked about the criticism and pressure women have to face on the choice of their dressing.
Malala, sharing some text from her essay on her Instagram, wrote: “Years ago I spoke against the Taliban forcing women in my community to wear burqas – and last month I spoke against Indian authorities forcing girls to remove their hijabs at school. These aren’t contradictions – both cases involve objectifying women. If someone forces me to cover my head, I will protest. If someone forces me to remove my scarf, I will protest.”
“Whether a woman chooses a burqa or a bikini, she has the right to decide for herself. Come and talk to us about individual freedom and autonomy, about preventing harm and violence, about education and emancipation. Do not come with your wardrobe notes,” she added.
“Someday I might make changes to my wardrobe. I also might not. But exploring and understanding clothing will remain part of my life, as will defending every woman’s right to determine what she wears. I love my patterned, floral shalwar kameez. I love my jeans too. And I am proud of my scarves,” she wrote while concluding her essay.