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  • Lahore’s top designer declares bankruptcy

    Lahore’s top designer declares bankruptcy

    Lahore-based designer Fahad Hussayn, known for his opulent designs and extravagant fashion shows, has declared bankruptcy.

    The designer made the announcement in an Instagram post in which he expressed his heartbreak over the decision.

    Hailing from Faisalabad, Fahad showed keen interest in fashion from a very young age. According to his official bio, “Where an average child would be out with friends playing cricket, Fahad would lock himself in a room with his guru, his mother, and discuss endless possibilities that could lead to a masterpiece.”

    After obtaining his basic education, Fahad continued to pursue his passion at BNU where he studied textile designing before venturing into the world of fashion and glamour. Over the years, Hussayn has established himself as a household brand. Fahad always ensured his presence at fashion weeks, where he would put up larger than life shows. Those who attend his shows say that Fahad’s show is an experience, not a show.

    Fahad has also been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Lux Style Awards and has dressed countless celebrities.

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  • Five sunny pictures that prove yellow is here to stay

    Five sunny pictures that prove yellow is here to stay

    Yellow made a splashing appearance on the fashion scene a year or two back and is still in fashion because celebrities continue to don outfits in the colour. Check out these divas make a style statement in all-yellow outfits.

    Minal Khan

    Hair pulled in a bun, bright pout and an all-yellow dress. Hello spring!

    Kareena Kapoor Khan

    Bebo is looking like a ray of sunshine in this yellow and gold saree.

    Naimal Khawar Khan

    Naimal Khawar showing us how to do a morning wedding.

    Navin Waqar

    Who knew a bright yellow pantsuit could look this good? Navin is pulling off this attire with panache.

    Fouzia Aman

    This marigold yellow Umar Sayeed outfit is the stuff of dreams.

    Mansha Pasha

    I’d like to walk through 2020 in that neon yellow blazer.

  • Newborn diagnosed with coronavirus within 30 hours of birth

    A Chinese newborn has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after birth, in what was reported as the youngest case recorded so far, state media outlet Xinhua said.

    According to reports, the baby was born on February 2 in Wuhan — the epicentre of the virus — and the mother had earlier been tested positive. It is unclear how the disease was transmitted — in the womb, or after birth.

    Only a handful of children have come down with the virus, which has killed 563 people and infected 28,018.

    The report further said that the baby, who weighed 3.25kg at birth (7lbs 2oz), was now in a stable condition and under observation.

    Medical experts say it could be a case where the infection was contracted in the womb.

    “This reminds us to pay attention to mother-to-child being a possible route of coronavirus transmission,” chief physician of Wuhan Children Hospital’s neonatal medicine department, Zeng Lingkong, told Reuters.

    But it is also possible that the baby was infected after birth from having close contact with the mother.

    “It’s quite possible that the baby picked it up very conventionally — by inhaling virus droplets that came from the mother coughing,” Stephen Morse, an epidemiologist at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, told Business Insider.

  • Police issue traffic plan for Pak vs Ban test series in Rawalpindi

    Police issue traffic plan for Pak vs Ban test series in Rawalpindi

    The City Traffic Police Rawalpindi have chalked out a traffic plan to facilitate citizens during the Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium scheduled to take place from February 5 to February 11.

    According to the plan, Stadium (Double) Road will be closed on both sides from morning to evening from Feb 5 to Feb 11. Traffic coming from Islamabad will be diverted to the Expressway from Faizabad Bridge’s slipway Dhoke, Kala Khan, Khanna and Koral.

    https://twitter.com/SSPITP/status/1225086357602734082?s=20

    Traffic from Rawalpindi to Islamabad through Murree Road will be diverted towards Islamabad from a u-turn that is in front of the Kidney Centre.

    Traffic from Islamabad via IJP Road and 9th Avenue will enter Rawalpindi via Katari, Carriage Factory, Chak Madad and Pirwadhai Mor.

    No traffic will be allowed from Ghousia Chowk to Murree Road. However, traffic from Sadiqabad Chowk to Islamabad will have to take Ghosia Chowk via Farooq-i-Azam Road.

    The road from Haroon Chowk and Dhoke Kala Khan Chowk to Ghousia Chowk will also remain closed.

    A traffic police spokesman provided a helpline numbers: 051 9272839 and 051 9272616 for any kind of information and guidance.

    Stickers have been issued to those who would be coming to the stadium for parking.

  • Chitral man booked for spreading coronavirus rumours

    Chitral man booked for spreading coronavirus rumours

    Amid growing fears of the deadly coronavirus in Pakistan, a man in Chitral has been booked on charges of spreading misinformation on social media.

    An FIR has been registered against Irshad Mukarer, a resident of the Darosh area of Chitral district, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

    According to Wali Khan, the SHO of Darosh Police Station, a Chinese citizen working on the Lawi Hydro Power Project in Chitral visited a local hospital for having pain in his stomach where doctors prescribed him some medicines.

    Irshad took his picture at the hospital and posted it on social networking websites saying the Chinese man was infected with coronavirus, medically named ‘2019-nCoV’, SHO Khan added.

    The wrong information circulated spreading fear among the locals. Authorities took serious notice of the incident and the police registered FIR against Khan, who managed to get pre-arrest bail.

    While Irshad denied sharing any post on social media. “I was visiting the hospital to meet an ailing relative where I saw the Chinese man who was in severe pain and I asked for his proper diagnosis. ”Irshad went on to add that the charges against him were baseless and that the police twisted his words and registered the FIR against him.

    The coronavirus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan has claimed many lives and the World Health Organization (WHO) also declared a global health warning.

  • Every mom will relate to Shaniera Akram’s bathroom workout

    Every mom will relate to Shaniera Akram’s bathroom workout

    Shaniera Akram has a great sense of humour and she doesn’t shy away from cracking a joke or poking fun at her husband whenever she gets the chance.

    This morning, Wasim Akram posted a picture of himself working out at the gym. It is no secret that the former cricketer and his wife are fitness freaks.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B8K8DXOp-pc/

    Under the picture, Shaniera commented that she thought that the picture was for her only.

    In response to Wasim’s photo, Shaniera posted a picture of herself in which she showed off her muscles after cleaning the bathroom. Shaniera wrote how she didn’t have time to hit the gym but got her workout done by cleaning. We’re pretty sure every Mom will be able to relate to this.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LXTgIgEBT/

    When Wasim expressed that he was impressed with her workout, Shaniera remarked, “You should be.” Gotta agree with her.

  • Doctor ‘beats up nurse for refusing to be photographed’

    Doctor ‘beats up nurse for refusing to be photographed’

    A doctor at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Jhang, Punjab allegedly beat up one of the nurses for not allowing him to take pictures of her. An FIR has been registered against the doctor for the attack.

    The closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident shows the doctor getting angry at the nurse and then slapping her repeatedly.

    An FIR has been registered against the doctor at the Shorkot Police Station on the request of the nurse. In her complaint, the nurse claimed that the doctor in question entered the nursing room at night when she was on duty and asked her to accompany him on rounds.

    She added that when she paused to collect medical files for the rounds, the doctor started taking pictures of her. When she tried to stop him from taking her pictures, he started beating and slapping her.

    Meanwhile, the doctor has reportedly secured a pre-arrest bail till February 14th from a local magistrate.

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  • CM Buzdar wants strict action against companies selling substandard fairness creams

    CM Buzdar wants strict action against companies selling substandard fairness creams

    Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday directed action against productions of low-quality fairness creams.

    The Punjab CM has approved ‘The Punjab Drug and Cosmetics Amendment Act’, according to which the drug regulatory authority will take action against companies making substandard fairness creams.

    During the meeting, CM Buzdar said that previous governments failed to take any action against mafia selling fake cosmetics.

    “There is no place for such kind of ‘mafias’ in PM Imran Khan’s government”, said CM Buzdar, adding that such people are playing with the health of the nation because they contained toxic ingredients.

    Last year in July, the minister for climate change, Zartaj Gul Wazir had initiated a crackdown on fairness creams across the country and ordered strict action against those selling substandard products.

  • Cleric arrested for selling meth to students, saying ‘it’ll help study Quran better’

    A cleric has been arrested for selling meth to his students, claiming it would “help them study and recite the Quran better”.

    According to The Star, the religious leader from Madura, Northeast Java in Indonesia had been selling the drug to his students at an Islamic boarding school and reasoned that it was permissible under Islamic law.

    Being an avid drug user himself, Ahmad Marzuki managed to avoid the police for two months after they learned of his actions.

    Despite being a fugitive, the religious leader still taught at other Islamic boarding schools in Surabaya and Mojokerto cities.

    On January 20, authorities finally managed to capture him when he was attending a funeral in Madura. Police officers located Marzuki and two other drug users at his home where they found a small quantity of the substance and other drug paraphernalia.

    After he was arrested, Marzuki said he knew meth is illegal under Indonesian laws, but found “no evidence against it in the Quran”.

    K.H. Said Aqiel Siradj, head of Nahdlatul Ulama — Indonesia’s largest independent Islamic organisation — on the other hand, said that while the Quran does not explicitly mention the drug, the religious text’s verses should be interpreted with a consensus among Islamic scholars and deductive analogy.

    Meanwhile, Marzuki will be charged under the Indonesian Narcotics Law. He reportedly also faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of 10 billion Indonesian rupiahs (PKR112 million).

  • Pakistani girl chops off man’s penis for trying to rape her

    Pakistani girl chops off man’s penis for trying to rape her

    A man’s penis was cut off after he attempted to rape a woman in Punjab’s Jaranwala.

    As per reports, a 24-year-old woman chopped off the 30-year-old man’s genitals when he tried to rape her on January 30. The FIR was registered on the complaint of the survivor’s father at the Jaranwala City police station.

    Her father’s statement reads that his daughter told him that the suspect broke into her house with a knife. He threatened to kill her and attempted to rape her. On getting a chance, the woman grabbed the knife from him and chopped off his penis after which the man ran off screaming.

    The police say the man is in police custody and under treatment at a hospital. The case is being investigated.

    In an initial statement to the police, the suspect has not only denied the accusations against him but also alleged the woman of calling him to her house and of attacking him, the police said. 

    The FIR has been registered under Article 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which states:

    1. Whoever commits rape shall be punished with death or imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years or more, than twenty-five years and shall also be liable to fine.
    2. When rape is committed by two or more persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life.