An educational institute in Islamabad has been sealed after the emergence of the coronavirus cases, confirmed the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday.
As per details, the institution was sealed after 16 coronavirus cases were reported. Meanwhile, contact tracing is currently underway to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
Educational institutes across Pakistan have reopened today (Sept 15) after nearly a six-month-long break due to the pandemic.
Earlier in the day, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood welcomed the students and advised them to follow all the SOPs (standard operating procedure)
Travel expert and aviation vlogger, Noel Philips, recently released a vlog, sharing his experience of travelling on Pakistan International Airline (PIA) that is now banned in Europe and theUnited States(US) after it was revealed by the aviation minister that a large number of commercial pilots hold fake licenses.
Noel shared his experience in a video titled ‘Flying a banned airline – Pakistan International Airline‘.
Phillips said he was quite surprised after “seeing so many people with so much excess baggage”. As he entered the plane, he was welcomed and guided to his seat by a PIA official.
He then shared that a few passengers were shouting on flight attendants.
“Most of the customers are onboard and a few people are on wrong seats and we’ve got passengers shouting at flight attendants and things, flight attendants running around with bits of paper in the hands.”
Because of the chaos, the flight took off half an hour later than the scheduled time.
Phillips said he liked the food served on his flight.
Sharing the cons, he said he was shocked to see garbage under the seats after he pushed his seat back. He further said that when he laid down to take some rest, he was woken up by “the unmistakable smell of cigarette smoke.”
“Passengers are strictly prohibited from smoking onboard PIA flights. I mean, there is a sign and everything and I am sure that not a single member of the crew or passengers would ever want to bend those rules, not on PIA surely.”
Phillips, who flew from India to Islamabad, said that he liked the capital’s scenic views, the hospitality of Pakistani people and masala curries.
He wanted to share what people think about PIA through his vlog and was of the opinion that even a little amount of investment can improve the airlines.
“And I really do think that given a little bit of investment in their aircraft, PIA could be up there with some of the best airlines,” he said while signing off.
A girl, named Fatima, has recently come forward to share her story of being harassed and tortured by a guy named Ibsham Zahid.
She posted a few screenshots on an Instagram account.
The girl shared images, audio and video clips that show how she was being forced into a ‘relationship’ by Ibsham.
As per the girl’s account, Ibsham started threatening her after she refused to get into a relationship with him. The girl shared a video that shows the boy threatening the girl to kill her father if she doesn’t consent to the boy’s wishes.
Ibsham can be seen flaunting his weapons to frighten the girl and her family.
“Hum Baloch hain. Hum dil nahi tortay, hum hadian tortay hain. Samajh mein aa rahi hai baat? Warna wo jo cheezain pari hui hain na wo istemal ho jayain gi ap per,” Ibsham said in the video.
Amid all this, Ibsham’s sister also took to social media to tell her side of the story, in a very long Instagram post, she revealed that Ibhsam is just 16 years old and he is suffering from mental health conditions. She revealed that her brother was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anger management issues and is highly emotionally unstable.
She also mentioned that her parents are making conscious efforts for his treatment through the help of multiple professionals but they have not been able to successfully do it.
She further mentioned that she, along with her mother, had also gone to Fatima’s house to apologise for Ibsham’s actions.
Upon receiving a clarification by Ibsham’s sister, Fatima stated that Maarosh was twisting the facts to tell another version of the story and she was “lying about the events that never happened”.
For the very first time, the South Waziristan district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has hired a woman as the head of the Education Department.
As per reports, the area has the lowest female literacy rate in the country.
Noor Khadija, who comes from a family of educators and has been linked with the education department for ten years, was appointed South Waziristan’s deputy district education officer in August.
“It was my long-standing desire to serve my community, specifically girls, to remove obstacles in the way of their education,” Khadija told a local media outlet.
A portrait of Fatima Jinnah hangs on the wall in Khadija’s office.
“As a woman, Fatima Jinnah proved that women could make a difference and play a decisive role to lead the society for positive change,” Khadija said.
“I will strive to provide girls schools with all missing facilities, to empower girls through education, which is of paramount importance for a vibrant society,” she added.
COVID-19 cases continued to drop in the capital city in the last few weeks. It is now revealed that the virus is again spreading through hospitals.
DC Islamabad Muhammed Hamza Shafqaat,in a recent tweet said, “COVID cases going up. We have traced each and every case in Islamabad. In the recent surge, 80 percent infection is spreading through hospitals.”
He also urged people “to be extremely careful while visiting hospitals.”
Covid cases going up. We have traced each and every case in Islamabad. In the recent surge 80 percent infection is spreading through hospitals. Please be extremely careful while visiting hospitals. pic.twitter.com/Qyo9kFekz9
The provincial health authorities have told the Lahore High Court that the two-finger test (TFT), an old practice of examining sexual assault survivors, has limited evidentiary value and will be eliminated from the protocol of medico-legal certificate (MLC) unless required.
The test is still used in Pakistan regardless of calls for its cancellation by healthcare professionals and human rights organisations.
“It is not objective of the medical examination of a female victim of sexual assault to comment about the character of the examinee neither TFT is being practiced with that objective nor it has any strong evidentiary value related to the determination of virginity,” says a joint reply by the Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department and surgeon medico-legal Lahore.
As per reports, the reply was submitted on Friday during the hearing of two public interest petitions challenging the TFT for being disrespectful, inhuman and violative to the fundamental rights of women.
The petitions mainly plead the demeaning practice whereby medico-legal officers perform a hymen test and a “two-finger test” as part of medical evaluation of women victims is unreliable and unnecessary and has no scientific basis.
Responding to the points raised in the petitions, the government’s reply states that only certified women medical officer (WMO) do the TFT and that too after the consent of the victim or her guardian in a written form.
“In case of refusal by the victim, the medical examination is not conducted and the referring court is informed in writing,” it says.
Justice Ayesha A. Malik will resume hearing on the petitions on Nov 6 when the petitioners will appear with their responses.
One petition was filed by PML-N MNA Shaista Pervez Malik while women rights activists, academics, journalists and advocates were petitioners in the other. They include Sadaf Aziz, Farida Shaheed, Farieha Aziz, Farah Zia, Sarah Zaman, Maliha Zia Lari, Dr. Aisha Babar and Zainab Husain.
Advocate Sahar Zareen Bandial and Barrister Sameer Khosa are the lead counsel for the petitioners.
Recently, a video of two robbers following proper COVID-19 protocols before looting a jewellery store in Aligarh, India went viral. The CCTV footage shows a few customers were busy choosing jewellery when two men entered the store wearing masks and sanitized their hands before taking out pistols.
The robbers snatched the cash and stuffed their bags with jewellery reportedly of worth Rs 40 crore.
An influencer couple in Dubai, named Anas and Asala Marwah hosted a gender reveal party at the World’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa. It lit up to reveal the gender of their second baby and the video of the event has now gone crazy viral on social media.
Anas Marwah took to his Instagram account to share the video. The video shows the couple with their daughter, friends and family watching the light-show on Burj Khalifa followed by the big reveal.
Anas and Asala Marwah have a following of over 7 million on their YouTube channel The Anasala Family. The couple had the words “It’s a boy” appeared onto the Burj Khalifa that reportedly cost them over $100,000 (Rs 16,600,000)
Child protection NGO Sahil, in a reportCruel Number released on Thursday, revealed that at least 173 children were gang-raped in Pakistan in the first six months of 2020, whereas there were 227 reports of attempted sexual assault.
According to the report, 38 children were killed after they were sexually abused. More than eight children were subjected to sexual abuse on average every day in the first six months of 2020 in Pakistan.
Sahil reported that as of June this year, 497 children were sexually abused. 57% of cases were reported in Punjab, 32% were reported in Sindh and 6% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The report further said that more than 35 cases were reported in Islamabad, 22 in Balochistan, 10 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and one in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Out of the total reported cases, 62% were from rural areas and 38% reported from urban areas. Of the total children who were victims of sexual abuse, 53% were girls and 47% boys.
Sahil also highlighted that 51 cases of underage marriage were reported.
The results were taken from 84 newspapers and cases reported in all four provinces, the capital city, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
On Tuesday night, two robbers reportedly gang-raped a mother of two on the Motorway within Gujjarpura police’s jurisdiction. The incident has sparked outrage among the citizens, with people criticising the authorities and the police officials for not doing their job properly and “protecting us”. Countrywide protests are being organised to express solidarity with the victim and demand justice for her.
Lahore
#MotorwayIncident: A Protest for Justice
Date: 12th September, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 05:00 PM
Venue: Liberty Round About
Peace Protest For Motorway Rape And Transgender Murders
