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  • VIDEO: Woman booked for abusing, threatening traffic warden

    A case was registered against a woman who slapped and misbehaved with a traffic warden who stopped her for parking her car in a no-parking area in Lahore’s Liberty Market.

    In a video doing rounds on social media, a traffic warden requests a woman not to park her car on the road as it is a no-parking area. In response, the unidentified woman started abusing and slapping the warden on his face and giving him threats.

    The warden then could be seen calling women police constables to arrest the woman for violating traffic rules and hitting him. He filed a complaint at the Gulberg police station after which a case was registered.

    According to reports, the incident took place two days ago when the woman had wrongly parked her car on a main road near the Liberty Market exit that resulted in a traffic jam. Warden Furqan asked her to park the car properly on the side. The woman started abusing and asked the warden to speak to her father. Upon his denial, the woman allegedly slapped the warden and escaped from the scene.

    As the video went viral on social media, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) retired Capt Syed Hammad Abid ordered raids for arresting the woman. A police team raided her house, but could not find her there. Her vehicle was detained.

    However,  a sessions court in Lahore granted bail to the woman today (on Thursday). The court directed the woman to deposit a surety bond of Rs50,000 to secure her bail.

  • In a first, Hugo Boss places sportswear order with Pakistan

    Amid economic woes, there is a glimmer of hope after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood announced that Germany’s luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss has placed its first order of sportswear with a Pakistani company. The fashion house is renowned across the world for its smart men’s suits. As of late, the brand has dabbled into casual and sportswear styles in order to attract young buyers.

    In a Twitter update, Dawood shared the news and congratulated Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) for their efforts.

    The 35th International Apparel Federation’s (IAF) World Fashion Convention was held in Lahore on November 12-13, 2019 in collaboration with Dutch industry association Modint.

    Meanwhile, Dawood also congratulated the exporters for their performance despite unprecedented challenges.

  • Karachi police station gives shelter to newly-wed girl after husband abandons her

    Karachi police station gives shelter to newly-wed girl after husband abandons her

    A newly-wed girl from Nawabshah reportedly found shelter at a women’s police station in the metropolis’ west zone after her husband abandoned her.

    According to details, the women’s police station staff is searching for the family of the young girl. The girl said she got married to a man named Ahmed six months ago. After a few weeks, her husband kicked her out of the house. She had to come to Karachi as she was left with no other option.

    After being admitted to a shelter home in Karachi’s Central district, the facility’s management found her uncles and sent her to their house. However, her uncles also refused to keep her at their home. Since then, the girl had nowhere to go.

    For now, she has taken refuge at the Liaquatabad women’s police station. According to the girl, her mother had died and her only brother also passed away two-and-a-half years ago and she has no idea where her father is.

    According to Station House Officer (SHO) Liaqatabad Uzma Khan, Karachi police is trying to trace her father by contacting their counterparts in Nawabshah.

  • Chinese brand Shein apologizes for selling Muslim prayer mats as decorative rugs

    Chinese brand Shein apologizes for selling Muslim prayer mats as decorative rugs

    Online Chinese retailer Shein has apologised for selling Muslim prayer mats as decorative mats after people on social media criticised it for religious insensitivity.

    In an apology note, posted to social media, the brand said: “We offer our sincerest apology to all those whom we have hurt and offended, and hope we can earn your forgiveness.”

    The brand informed its customers that the product was instantly removed from its website and that other retailers were also ordered to stop selling the products to others.

    “We have also formed a product review committee with staff from different cultures and religions so a mistake like doesn’t happen again,” read the post.

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    Many people expressed disappointment in the brand and said that the brand’s act is “unacceptable” and “highly offensive”.

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  • Indian woman delivers baby while standing in queue for COVID -19 test

    Indian woman delivers baby while standing in queue for COVID -19 test

    A 22-year-old pregnant woman in India delivered her baby while standing in the queue for a coronavirus test. According to reports, she was refused admission to the hospital till she cleared the virus test 

    The woman, Palak, was in labour when she arrived at the hospital but was asked to go to the area where tests are done. She could hardly stand and later collapsed delivering the baby on the spot.

    The incident created panic and the medical staff shifted the woman and the newborn to a ward.

    An investigation into the incident has been ordered by the institute while a faculty member, two senior and two junior residents of the obstetrics and gynaecology department have been asked to go off duty.

    The woman’s husband, Raman Dixit, a daily wager, told reporters that Palak was nine months pregnant and labour pains started after which he took her to the hospital.

    “However, staff in the emergency ward of gynaecology did not admit her and told them that she first needed to undergo a COVID-19 test, as per protocol. The test costs Rs1,500 (around PKR 3,000). I was not carrying much cash. I made my wife stand along with a relative in the queue for the COVID-19 test and went home to bring the money. When I returned, I found that my wife had already given birth and was admitted to the ward,” said Raman.

    Dr Srikesh Singh, the spokesperson of the hospital, said that the woman and her baby are doing fine.

    Officiating Director, Prof Nuzhat Hussain, said: “A three-member committee will submit its report on the incident in three days. Till then, the five staff members will remain off duty. The head of obstetrics and gynaecology has been asked to explain why instead of providing emergency care when the woman was in labour pain, she was sent for COVID-19 testing.”

     

  • 105-year-old Pakistani man recovers from COVID-19

    105-year-old Pakistani man recovers from COVID-19

    A 105-year-old man in Punjab has been discharged from hospital after successfully fighting against COVID-19.

    According to reports, the recovered man has served in the Pakistan Army. Fazal Rauf was tested positive and had been isolated in the hospital since then.

    Rauf was tested for the virus again on Thursday and test results came out negative. He was shifted back to his home on Friday and his condition is stable.

    The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases are 234,482 so far in the country.

  • Nine-Year-Old Balochi girl surfing the waves wins the internet

    Nine-Year-Old Balochi girl surfing the waves wins the internet

    Pictures of a nine-year-old Balochi girl surfing the waves are doing the rounds on social media and people cannot stop praising her for her talent. The girl’s name has not yet been identified.

    A few Twitter users also wished her to represent Pakistan at an international level.

  • Foreign students will not be allowed to stay in the US if their classes move online

    Foreign students will not be allowed to stay in the US if their classes move online

    The United States said on Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis.

    “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” US Immigration and Custom Enforcement said in a statement.

    “Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programmes must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status,” ICE said.

    “If not, they may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.” ICE said the State Department “will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programmes that are fully online for the fall semester nor will US Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States.”

    F-1 students pursue academic coursework and M-1 students pursue “vocational coursework,” according to ICE.

    Universities with a hybrid system of in-person and online classes will have to show that foreign students are taking as many in-person classes as possible, to maintain their status.

    Read more – University student expelled for protesting against online classes

    The decision was met with widespread criticism.

    “The cruelty of this White House knows no bounds,” tweeted Senator Bernie Sanders. “Foreign students are being threatened with a choice: risk your life going to class-in person or get deported.”

    Most US colleges and universities have not yet announced their plans for the fall semester.

    A number of schools are looking at a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction but some, including Harvard University, have said all classes will be conducted online. Harvard said 40 per cent of undergraduates would be allowed to return to campus — but their instruction would be conducted remotely. On the local front, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has also announced that it would be conducting its fall semester online.

    There were more than one million international students in the US for the 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE).

    The largest number of international students came from China, followed by India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Canada.

    President Donald Trump, who is campaigning for reelection in November, has taken a bullish approach to reopening the country even as virus infections continue to spike in parts of the country, particularly the south and west.

    With more than 130,000 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus, the US is the hardest-hit country in the global pandemic.

    While cracking down on immigration is one of his key issues, Trump has taken a particularly hard stance on foreigners since the health crisis began. In June, he froze until 2021 the issuing of green cards — which offer permanent US resident status — and some work visas, particularly those used in the technology sector, with the stated goal of reserving jobs for Americans.

  • Indian bride and groom cancel wedding after fight over PM Narendra Modi

    A couple in Uttar Pradesh, India reportedly cancelled their wedding because they have different views about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The bride was of the view that Modi is responsible for India’s economic collapse while the groom disagreed.

    The situation transpired when the bride-to-be and the groom met at a temple to decide how to divide the wedding expenses. The discussion led to India’s present economic condition and the bride-to-be, who is a government employee, held PM Modi responsible for India’s poor economic condition. The groom-to-be, a businessman turned out to be a Modi supporter and disagreed with her.

    The argument turned into a heated discussion after which both of them decided to part ways and called off the wedding.

  • ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’: Pakistani store’s delivery initiative becomes a sensation in Dubai

    ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’: Pakistani store’s delivery initiative becomes a sensation in Dubai

    Pakistani mangoes are popular worldwide and recently a Pakistani Supermarket started a ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’ drive that went viral in Dubai as it offers a short joyride in the supercar.

    It has doubled the sales of mangoes since its launch in mid-June. Minimum order of Dh100 is required to avail the offer.

    Speaking to Khaleej Times, managing director of the Pakistan Super Market Dubai Jhanzeb Yaseen said, “There is no commercial aim behind the campaign. I want to spread the message of happiness and love and the response is overwhelming.”

    He said mango sales had increased by more than 100 percent and most of the customers are now registered for ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’ with a minimum waiting time of one week.

    The regular van delivery service is also available but customers are keen on receiving their purchase in the supercar, he added.

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     “I was expecting a good response from Pakistani and Indian community as they love mangoes. But I’m surprised residents from Western countries are also huge fans of Pakistani mango varieties such as Langra, Sindhiri, Anwar Rattole and Chaunsa, among others,” he said.

    “The campaign has gained popularity since the Lambo mango delivery videos have gone viral on social media. Now I’m planning to extend the service to five days a week to cater to more buyers and clear the backlog,” he said.

    Pakistan is home to about 250 varieties of mangoes and is the fifth largest producer of the fruit in the world after India, China, Thailand and Indonesia.