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  • Sarim Burney admits to wrongdoing in human trafficking case

    Sarim Burney admits to wrongdoing in human trafficking case

    The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said that social worker Sarim Barney has admitted to making a mistake in his initial statement in a human trafficking case.

    His wife Aliya may also be investigated in the case in the coming days.

    An FIR has been registered against the social activist running a Welfare Trust in Karachi by the Human Trafficking Cell of FIA on charges of trafficking of children from Pakistan to America.

    The present charge includes the smuggling of a newborn girl named Haya to America. The girl was allegedly bought from her parents for 1 million rupees. Sarim Burney and his acquaintances assisted in the transfer.


    The girl’s parents are poor, and their statement has been recorded by FIA.


    Geo’s Afzal Nadeem Dogar reports that more than 15 girls, along with other children, have been smuggled this way.


    American crime agencies are also investigating Sarim Burney. His records of the children he transferred to America have been provided to the FIA officials from the embassy.

    FIA officials state that Sarim Burney’s wife is also a beneficiary in the documents of the trust. After verification by the Sindh government, Alia Sarim Burney will also be named in the case.


    More cases of child trafficking and money laundering will be registered against Sarim Burney, FIA told Geo.

    Burney is accused of trafficking more than 25 children to the US and illegally getting them adopted in the country, as per FIA. He has also been accused of fraud and falsification of documents, said the agency.


    Sarim was placed under surveillance by US authorities during his recent visit to the US and was questioned twice.

    Earlier today, the FIA said that the social worker admitted “wrongdoing” in the human trafficking case against him in the wake of his arrest. “Sarim Burney was interrogated twice. He admitted making a mistake in the initial statement following his arrest,” said the officials.

    He appeared before the court today(Wednesday), where he candidly told reporters that he would emerge from this. However, the investigation officer requested the court to order Burney’s physical remand for investigation regarding the matter.

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  • Dear male colleagues, Sherry Rehman has a message for you

    Dear male colleagues, Sherry Rehman has a message for you

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President and Parliamentary leader Sherry Rehman has highlighted a very common and a misogynistic issue women face in the workplace.

    In her latest post on X (formerly Twitter), Rehman alluded to male professionals in Pakistan who discriminate in their manner of addressing female colleagues.

    “I am sorry but I cannot allow myself to be called only “Sherry” if the colleagues next to me are called so and so sahibs along with their full names as a mark of respect.

    I have no problem if you call me Sherry if you are calling my other male colleagues by their first names too”, she pointed out.

    While men in workplaces are commonly referred to as ‘Sir,’ ‘Sahab,’ or by their full name out of respect for their professional status or simply their gender, women, on the other hand, are mostly called by their first name or derogatorily as ‘larki’ or ‘bibi,’ etc.

    While professionally, calling someone by their first name is not inherently wrong, using more socially respectful language for men compared to women makes the practice sexist.

    This lack of courtesy traditionally stems from the patriarchal idea of deeming women as intellectually and professionally inferior.

  • Expect to pay 10,000 on Eid to your butcher

    Expect to pay 10,000 on Eid to your butcher

    Butchers in Karachi have released the rate list for slaughtering animals on Eid ul Azha.

    On the first day of Eid, it will cost 20 thousand rupees to slaughter a heifer. The rate for goats has been fixed at 10 thousand rupees, and for camels, it has been set at 40 thousand rupees.

    The Qurbani rate will be almost half on the second and third day of Eid.

    However, rates are expected to skyrocket as Eid draws closer.

  • Complaint registered against ‘bad mannered’ Ambani wedding in Italy

    Complaint registered against ‘bad mannered’ Ambani wedding in Italy

    Ananat Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding events are making waves on social media but locals and police in Portofino were enraged by the loud music and bad manners on display by the wedding party.

    While the wedding is set to take place in July, Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia, booked the whole Italian village of Portofino and took over 800 guests there for a four-day cruise.

    While the guests must have enjoyed the luxury, locals, and tourists who were stopped from accessing the main attractions were less than thrilled and took to social media to voice their disappointment.

    “Many billionaires have come to party here, but no one has ever taken away access to the main part of the city. Who do they think they are? They can’t just come in and throw their party and make it difficult for people to do their daily chores,” Express Tribune quoted an angry local.

    Another News source reported that a number of complaints were registered to the police as the cruise pulled into the port of Genoa and pumped out loud music until dawn.
    The manager of the Puny restaurant in Genoa refused to serve lobster sandwiches to the party-goers despite an offer of 10,000 euros, stating that he found their behaviour to be “offensive, bad-mannered and incorrect.”


    “I have my customers and an illustrious history to protect,” added Andrea Miroli, the manager at the restaurant.


    The pre-wedding celebration had a long list of guests, including Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Jeff Bezos, and world-renowned Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli.

  • Reduction of sentence for Punjab prisoners expected on Eid ul Azha

    Reduction of sentence for Punjab prisoners expected on Eid ul Azha

    The Interior Ministry of Punjab has prepared a summary to reduce punishment and release prisoners on Eid-ul-Azha. The summary, prepared by the Home Department, will be presented to the provincial cabinet for approval.

    Male prisoners over 70, female prisoners over 60, and women incarcerated with children under five will benefit from the leverage. As per the summary, prisoners must have completed two-thirds of their sentence and be required to have good conduct for commutation and release.

    Secretary of Interior Punjab Noor Ul Amin Mengal visited the Central Jail Lahore, where he inspected the jail kitchen, hospital, prisoner barracks, and industrial and vocational center.

    The Secretary ordered that food be provided to the prisoners per the rules of hygiene.


    Previously, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz announced the remission of sentences for those imprisoned in Punjab jails and the release of 155 of them on payment of diyat (blood money) on their behalf by philanthropists. She visited Kot Lakhpat jail and had a luncheon with the female prisoners.

  • FIA arrests social activist Sarim Burney from Karachi

    FIA arrests social activist Sarim Burney from Karachi

    The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested social activist Sarim Burney from Karachi on charges of human trafficking, Geo News reported on Wednesday.

    Authorities apprehended him when he landed in Karachi from a tour to the United States (US) of America. A source in FIA revealed that authorities arrested Burney on a complaint by the US government.

    Sarim Burney allegedly adopted 25 children and illegally smuggled them to the US, the FIA source added.
    The source claimed that the FIA has started an investigation into the matter.


    The activist runs the Sarim Burney Welfare Trust International, a non-profit trust “representing the oppressed and less privileged population”, according to the organisation’s website.

    As per the website, the trust provides “legal services for child abuse, harassment, sexual assault, human trafficking, domestic violence, violation of human rights, workers compensation rights and other serious crimes.”

  • Who are Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu? And why is Indian twitter teasing Modi about them?

    Who are Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu? And why is Indian twitter teasing Modi about them?

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, contrary to popular expectations, is seeing a major blow in the elections. The strongman of the right-wing Hindutva BJP, seeking a third term as Premier, could not get a clear majority. While his opponents are celebrating the unexpected result, Indian Twitter is having a riot about Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, who have emerged as key players in the elections. The two politicians are popular for their secular leanings yet are known for changing their positions frequently.

    Indian publications like NDTV are making headlines, such as “Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result: India Congress may send feelers to Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar.”

    The leading coalitions- that of Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Rahul Gandhi’s Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)-are trying to include the two in their bloc.

    Kumar and Naidu have traditionally allied with the Congress and are meeting with them today. Meanwhile, Twitter users are having a riot with memes.

    A user posted a video of a movie scene in which a man is busy with several incoming calls, with the caption “Nitish Kumar right now.”

    Another netizen made fun by using a scene from Johny Lever’s movie where he could be seen telling another character that even though I am looking elsewhere, my heart belongs to you.

    An X user quoted the famous Shahrukh Khan reference of “Palat” as the voice of INDIA.

    Another account posted a video of a man lured by two ladies at the same time and suggested that this could be Nitish at the moment.

    Another meme that is gaining a lot of traction is of Gandhi smiling, quoting, “Aa gaya sawaad.”

  • Gold medalist to shoe-seller; two youths killed in Karachi

    Gold medalist to shoe-seller; two youths killed in Karachi

    Two incidents of youth being robbed and killed in Karachi have been reported in the past three days.


    20-year-old Abdul Basit was murdered by two robbers upon resistance near the Nasir Jump area of Korangi. He belonged to Quetta and used to sell slippers.


    An investigation has revealed that Basit had given money and mobile phones to the robbers but the robbers still shot him dead.


    Another incident that is making waves is the death of 27-year-old Itteqa Moin, a gold medalist mechanical engineer, and Hafiz-e-Quran who was killed on Saturday by robbers in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. The young man was pursuing an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration and got married a year ago.


    CCTV footage shows Itteqa returning from a bakery run when he was halted by two armed men on a motorcycle. They snatched his motorcycle, mobile phone, and cash, and started beating him, eventually shooting him dead.


    The family claims that the incident took place near their home and Itteqa had not put up resistance but was killed while the police’s version says that he did show “some resistance” and this provoked the robbers to open fire at him.


    SHO of the area has been suspended over failure to control crimes while the police investigation is ongoing.


    Police said that in Korangi Crossing, citizens caught two robbers and handed them over to the police in a severely injured condition. One of them died of serious injuries from the violence while the condition of the other is critical.

    However, the robber who was handed over to the police was not involved in the murder of Abdul Basit.


    Dawn’s Imtiaz Ali reported on April 5 this year that data presented in front of a high-level committee shows that more than 250 Karachiites were shot dead and 1,052 others were wounded by street criminals between 2022 and March 28, 2024.

  • Itna bara haar, kiska aur kitnay paison ka?

    Itna bara haar, kiska aur kitnay paison ka?

    A groom attracted more attention than he should have in Punjab Kot Addu’s district on his wedding day when his uncle gave him a 30-foot-long currency garland as salami.

    The garland, which was several times longer than the groom’s height, had Rs50 and Rs100 notes attached and was worth Rs500,000. 

    The groom, Sanaullah, got married in Kot Addu’s Mirpur Phagal area. His uncle Sajjad Hijana gave him the currency garland as salami.

    Guests from the groom’s side stayed busy handling the garland during the event.

  • 11 killed inside Balochistan coal mine after inhaling methane gas 

    11 killed inside Balochistan coal mine after inhaling methane gas 

    11 people, including miners, have been killed after inhaling methane gas inside a coal mine in Balochistan’s Sanjdi area, approximately 50 kilometres from Quetta. 

    Chief Inspector of Mines in Balochistan, Abdul Ghani Shahwani told Dawn that nine mine workers along with a contractor and a manager went inside at around 5 pm. After one and a half hour, they lost contact with the workers inside the mine.

    “The coal miners were working around 1,500 feet deep in the mine when the gas eruption started and quickly spread. All the coal miners fell unconscious,” said the Chief Inspector. 

    As the rescue teams reached the site, no body was found alive. All the miners who lost their lives belonged to Swat. 

    The mine is owned by the United Coal mining company. The company has launched an investigation into the incident