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  • Govt considers reopening marriage halls in Punjab from September

    Govt considers reopening marriage halls in Punjab from September

    The Punjab government has considered reopening marriage halls in the province from the first week of September after country-wide protests by halls association against continuous closure of businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

    According to reports, the Marriage Halls Association on Monday threatened to march towards the Chief Minister House in Karachi if they were not allowed to restart their businesses under suggested coronavirus SOPs.

    Head of the Marriage Halls Association Rana Raees said that wedding halls remained closed till date due to the coronavirus spread.

    “The government has allowed other businesses to reopen under devised SOPs. However they remain reluctant to allow marriage halls to operate,” he said.

    He said that they had given a sample to the government to reopen marriage halls while following the SOPs.

    “We have gone bankrupt due to the ongoing financial crisis amid the pandemic,” said Raees and demanded the government to allow halls to resume their work under SOPs.

    He also warned that if the ban will continue then they could extend the scope of their protest and could march towards the chief minister’s house for the fulfilment of their demands.

    Following the protests, the Punjab government announced that the marriage halls will be allowed to operate in the province from the first week of September if the coronavirus situation improves in the province.

    Provincial Minister for Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal reached out to the protesting owners of the wedding halls outside the Punjab Assembly.

    “You will be allowed to arrange wedding functions from the first week of September,” he said adding that he would meet their representatives for outsourcing functions after two days.

    The protestors, however, refused to accept his offer and demanded to immediately reopen activities of the marriage halls.

    https://twitter.com/GOPunjabPK/status/1283036958575517700?s=20

  • These pictures of Gwadar Marine Drive after CPEC works will take your breath away

    Stunning views of Gwadar Marine drive after the completion of roads and other construction work under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are breaking the internet, and we guarantee you that the following pictures will take your breath away.

    The pictures were first shared by official handle of the CPEC on Twitter as the completion of construction work was announced.

    It wasn’t later that Twitterati among other netizens started reacting to the pictures and expressed their delight.

    Here is what Marine Drive looked until around three years ago.

    Earlier, it was reported that Gwadar’s population is set to exceed two million people in the long run with high-paid expatriate professionals accounting for up to 80 per cent of the population.

    High-paid jobs, tax-free environment, high-tech industries, mega shopping malls, luxury resorts, manmade islands and Pakistan’s largest international airport, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in 2019, are all included in the new Gwadar Smart City Masterplan that will see Gwadar become the third-largest city in Pakistan by economic output with assistance from China under the CPEC.

    The governments of Pakistan and China project Gwadar’s economy to surpass $30 billion per annum in the long-term, creating 1 to 1.2 million high-paid jobs with an income per capita of $15,000. Pakistan’s current income per capita meaning the economic output the country generates per person is around $1,500 which Gwadar will eclipse by some 1,000%.

  • Eid ul Adha: Cattle markets to operate from 6 am to 7 pm

    Eid ul Adha: Cattle markets to operate from 6 am to 7 pm

    The National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) has decided to allow cattle markets to function between 6 am to 7 pm.

    According to reports, the decision was taken in a meeting held in Lahore by Federal Minister for Planning and NCOC chief Asad Umar.

    “The movement of cattle and people between villages and cities increases the risk of the virus spreading,” said the minister, adding that better management of livestock markets was essential to prevent its spread.

    He told that about 700 cattle markets had been set-up across the country. However, the size of the markets will be small and the number of people visiting it at time will be controlled.

    The meeting reviewed the management of cattle markets and standard operating procedures (SOPs), which have been given to all relevant departments.

     No cattle markets will be allowed inside cities. Wearing masks inside the market was made compulsory and all the visitors will be screened at the entrance. Children and the elderly won’t be allowed to come to the cattle markets.

  • Saudi Arabia honours Pakistani doctor for his work as ‘captain’ of COVID-19 team

    Saudi Arabia honours Pakistani doctor for his work as ‘captain’ of COVID-19 team

    Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has awarded Pakistani doctor Zia Ullah Khan Dawar a medal to acknowledge his work as one of the ‘captains’ of the country’s COVID-19 team.

    Dawar, a public health specialist, has been residing in Saudi Arabia for the past four years. He worked on programs to stem tuberculosis, dengue fever and malaria. He is now working with the country’s health ministry in Jeddah with a COVID-19 surveillance and data analysis team.

    Speaking to Arab News, Dawar said that it was proud moment for him and the country.

    “Saudi Ministry of Health gave awards to doctors and health professionals in recognition of 100 days of their services in fighting against the virus and I am one of the foreign doctors [awarded]. I am feeling so proud to get the recognition of my services. I come from North Waziristan so it is not only an honour for me but [also for] my area and for Pakistan.”

    “We were working in a mobile team which is a challenging and risky job,” Dawar added. “Whenever any positive case was reported, we immediately had to go to the site and do the needful.”

    Saudi Arabia has reported over 235,000 COVID-19 cases so far.

  • Man dies, kills bystander after ‘falling from hotel balcony’

    Man dies, kills bystander after ‘falling from hotel balcony’

    A British man has died after falling from a balcony of a five-star hotel in Spain, killing another person on the ground below.

    According to reports, the man is said to have fallen from the seventh floor of the in Marbella, Spain landing on top of another man in the early hours of Saturday.

    One of the victims is said to be 46 years old, while the other’s age remains unknown. Spanish police are now investigating the incident.

    A Foreign Office spokesman said officials were supporting the family of a British national in Spain after a death at the hotel.

    The spokesman said: “We are supporting the family of a British man following his death in Spain, and are in touch with the local police.”

  • Quran complex to be set up in Islamabad

    Quran complex to be set up in Islamabad

    Minister for Religious Affairs, Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri has announced that the government is planning to build a Qur’an complex in Islamabad to preserve historical manuscripts of the Muslim scripture.

    According to Radio Pakistan, Qadri revealed the government’s plans while talking to the media during his visit to an exhibition of historical manuscripts of Holy Quran in the Federal capital.

    The minister also shared that the government is encouraging such activities and is working towards publishing a translation of the Holy Quran acceptable to all school of thoughts.

    Read more – Space museum to be set up in Islamabad

    He added that the publishing of Holy Quran on papers used in printing newspapers has been banned.

  • UK to Pakistan fares increase by threefold after PIA ban

    UK to Pakistan fares increase by threefold after PIA ban

    Ticket prices for flights to Pakistan from the United Kingdom have increased three times after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was banned from entering three destinations in the UK. PIA is also facing a six months ban from the European Union and a suspension on all types of flights from the United States.

    The cost of a return flight from London, Manchester, and Birmingham to Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi was previously £500-650 (Rs 105053-136568), but after PIA was barred from operating by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, ticket prices have tripled and are now £1,500-2,700 (Rs 315,158-567,284), according to a report in Geo News.

     According to Skyscanner, a major travel website, the cheapest return ticket from London to Lahore is being offered by Turkish Airlines which costs a whopping £1,445 (almost Rs300,000). British Airways, which just started operating in Pakistan, is offering the same flight for over £2,000 that would cost the passenger over Rs400,000.

    The return tickets from the UK to Pakistan offered by Qatar Airways and Emirates cost over £2,500 (Rs 525,262) which is a record price for a return ticket. Another flight by Qatar Airways and British Airways costs £2,796 (587,453).

    This price hike came after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan claimed that around one-third of Pakistani pilots had allegedly fake licenses. The news created panic across the world, leading to a ban on PIA by certain states and countries.

  • VIDEO: KP police constable rescues stray dog from canal

    VIDEO: KP police constable rescues stray dog from canal

    A video doing rounds on the internet shows a police constable rescuing a dog from a canal. Superintendent (SP) Hassan Jahangir Wattoo took to Twitter to applaud the police constable.

    He shared the video with the caption, ‘A dog fell into a canal and couldn’t get out. A KP Police Constable can be seen rescuing it to safety. Kindness towards all living beings is our motto.’

    In the video, the police officer can be seen pulling the animal from the canal as the stray dog was struggling to come out.

    People on the internet cannot stop praising the police constable for his kindness towards the animal.

    https://twitter.com/ssnaqi/status/1281220528611553280?s=20
  • Teenager accidentally kills himself while recording TikTok video

    Teenager accidentally kills himself while recording TikTok video

    A student of 10th grade accidentally shot himself while recording a video for TikTok.

    As per reports, the boy Abdul Samad, a resident of Abbottabad was filming a video with a pistol when he accidentally pulled the trigger, critically injuring himself.

    The body was taken to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after post-mortem.

    TikTok is a Chinese video-sharing social networking application used to create short dance, lip-sync, comedy and talent videos.

  • Man’s fourth wife beats him for marrying a minor for fifth time

    Man’s fourth wife beats him for marrying a minor for fifth time

    A resident of Okara allegedly married a minor after which he was mishandled by his previous wife in public.

    According to reports, the man named Jamal was getting married for the fifth time to a 13-year-old girl. He had already married and divorced four women in the past. The woman who assaulted Jamal claimed that she was his fourth wife.

    The fourth wife had brought along marriage and divorce documents of Jamal’s previous marriages.

    She said that the man has had a history of such short-term marriages and had a reputation for marrying and divorcing women after a few days.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtCHlBcmaWA