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  • ATC sentences man to jail a day before his wedding

    ATC sentences man to jail a day before his wedding

    A man was sentenced to jail for 55 years a day before his wedding.

    According to reports, the bridegroom Mohammad Atif was among the 86 people sentenced by a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC) for holding protests over the arrest of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi two years ago.

    Family members of the bridegroom said that Atif’s mehndi function was to be held on Friday at 3pm in Pindigheb while the baraat was planned for Saturday. A marriage hall had been booked and all arrangements were made for Valima reception on Sunday.

    However, he, and 85 others, were sentenced to 55 years in prison by the ATC on Thursday night in a case related to holding of protests, destroying property and interfering with the police duties in Pindigheb, the hometown of the TLP chief, in 2018.

    The case had been registered by the Pindigheb police of Attock on November 24, 2018.

  • Local hero Suleman Khan receives award for rescuing over 100 people stranded in the snow

    Local hero Suleman Khan receives award for rescuing over 100 people stranded in the snow

    Suleman Khan, a young man from Quetta’s Kachlak area, who helped more than 100 people stuck in snow-jammed roads has received an award from the Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan for his selfless act of bravery.

    According to details, Suleman took out his Land Cruiser to help passengers stuck on Quetta-Zhob highway after the recent spell of heavy snowfall in the province. The 30-year-old hero took them to his home and offered them food and shelter. Not only this, he also pulled many cars out of the snow and helped people get fuel and even paid for it from his pocket.

    Prime Minister Imran Khan also took to twitter to appreciate him.

    “I did everything for the will of God. I saw that people were stuck because of the storm and had I not helped them, they probably wouldn’t have returned alive. I was trying to help them since 2 pm,” Khan said adding that rescue officials arrived around 12 am.

    Earlier this week, the Quetta-Zhob Highway was shut down due to heavy snowfall. The situation led to several cars being stranded on the road, with women, children and elderly passengers left helpless in the harsh weather without enough food supplies or clothing.

  • Mother-daughter duo plays T20 match together

    Mother-daughter duo plays T20 match together

    The ongoing National Triangular T20 Women’s Cricket Championship at Karachi’s National Stadium saw a mother-daughter duo take to the field together.

    While daughter Kainat Imtiaz, a Pakistan international, donned the PCB Dynamites’ colours, her mother Saleema Imtiaz is carrying out match officials’ duties.

    Saleema was passionate about cricket and played it in the streets while growing up. She couldn’t play it on the grounds but it was her love for the cricket that brought her towards the profession of umpiring in 2006.

    “Kainat is fulfilling my dream,” says Saleema. “My childhood dream was to represent Pakistan. She is not only a good daughter but also a great cricketer.”

    Kainat, who made her Pakistan debut in October 2010, said her mother inspired her to pursue this profession.

    “I feel proud when I look at my mom. She took up umpiring to fulfill her passion to be in the ground,” said the cricketer. “Growing up there was a lot of interest in cricket in my house as my both parents are sports instructors. They used to be at my school so all of my sporting activities have been under them right from the beginning.”

    The duo has not been involved in the same match played under the auspices of the PCB but Kainat has played with her mother as an umpire in local matches.

    “There is more pressure on both of us when we are involved in the same match,” says Kainat.

    “I have been umpiring since 2006 and I want to be in ICC’s umpiring panel. I wish to preside international matches and make a name for my country,” Saleema remarked. 

  • Animal cruelty at Karachi Zoo sparks outrage

    Animal cruelty at Karachi Zoo sparks outrage

    A picture of two crocodiles covered in paan and gutka published in The News serves as a reminder how poorly we treat animals in Pakistan.

    Journalist Zia Ur Rehman tweeted the picture published in the paper with the caption: “A sorry sight: crocodiles soak up the sun at the Karachi Zoo after paan and gutka-using visitors spat on them, leaving their bodies with blood-red spots.”

    Senator and PPP leader Sherry Rehman also commented that she was “shamed to see this.”

    Journalists Sanam Maher and Amber Shamsi also expressed their outrage on Twitter.

    Read more – Mashal Khan slams couple for using a lion cub as a prop for their wedding shoot

    Animal cruelty is not new in Pakistan. Torturing animals in zoos and otherwise under the disguise of fun is unfortunately also a common practise in the country.

    Last year, activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir tweeted pictures of a boy who used to post videos on social media while torturing kittens.

  • Imam discovers newlywed ‘wife’ is a man two weeks after wedding

    Imam discovers newlywed ‘wife’ is a man two weeks after wedding

    A newlywed Muslim man in Uganda was shocked after discovering that his newlywed spouse is a man.

    Mohammed Sheikh Mutumba met the ‘girl’ at the mosque in Kyampisi area, fell in love and wished-for marriage. The spouse, posing as Swabullah Nabukeera, was found to be a man after he was arrested for stealing a television set and clothes from Imam’s residence.

    According to the police, Nabukeera was first arrested under the assumption that he was a woman as he was wearing a hijab and sandals. When female police officers searched the suspect, they found that Nabukeera was actually a man. Police quickly informed the Imam that his wife was actually a man, identified as 27-year-old Richard Tumushabe.

    Upon investigation, the police discovered that Tumushabe had allegedly tricked Mutumba to steal his money by refusing to consummate their marriage for over two weeks.

    Tumushabe’s suspected aunt has also been arrested for assisting him in stealing money by setting up a fake wedding.

    While the aunt claims that she had no idea of her ‘niece’ posing as a man as she had never seen her before. Police have charged Tumushabe with theft and impersonation.

  • Amin Hafeez is a Mughal emperor in his latest news report

    Amin Hafeez is a Mughal emperor in his latest news report

    Some people are a natural at stealing the spotlight. And if there is anyone who knows how to get everyone’s attention, it is Geo News reporter Amin Hafeez. Field reporting is undoubtedly very tough but Hafeez is not one to shy away and he not only presents the news report but also makes it interesting with his very own unique style.

    His latest news report on the story of a wedding in the royal kitchen of the Lahore Fort, which was widely circulated on social media, is the perfect example of that. In the video, Hafeez can be seen as a sword-wielding Mughal emperor or maybe a warrior.

    Twitter couldn’t get enough of him and one journalist even called him a “national treasure”.

    Even people across the border were impressed by his skills.

  • Balochistan govt takes guardianship of child shoeshiner crouching in cold weather

    Balochistan govt takes guardianship of child shoeshiner crouching in cold weather

    The Balochistan government has taken guardianship of a street child whose video, in which he was seen carrying a shoe-polishing kit on a footpath in severely cold weather, went viral on social media.

    As per reports, the provincial government’s spokesperson, Liaquat Shahwani, said the video of the child made him very upset.

    “It’s heart-wrenching to watch this video. I was hurt and upset when I saw those visuals,” Shahwani shared.

    “We have already fixed a budget of 50 crores for child protection authority and will work towards an effective legislation against child labour,” said the spokesman adding that the Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has taken responsibility for this child himself.

    The video shows the child sitting in a corner trying to keep himself warm in this bitter cold, with a shoe-polishing kit next to him.

    While the government has been unable to locate him until now, Shahwani said that he will be taken under the government’s wing as soon as he is located.

    “It was around 12:30 AM, when I went there. I’ve visited the place three times but the child was not there. I have assigned people the duty to locate the child. I will go myself once we have the address,” he said.

  • Woman arrested for deceiving men on Facebook using niece’s picture

    Woman arrested for deceiving men on Facebook using niece’s picture

    Cyber-crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a woman in Karachi for defrauding people on Facebook by using pictures of her niece.

    As per reports, the woman used pictures of her niece to make friends on Facebook. She would ask men for gifts and mobile top-ups. 

    A man had been talking to the woman for almost seven years, mistaking her for a young girl. The man didn’t know he was talking to a 60-year-old woman.

    The complaint was filed by the woman’s niece after the man found her real profile on Facebook. He informed her that someone is using her pictures to trap men from a fake account.

    According to the girl, the man told her that he had filed a complaint with the FIA. The accused woman confessed to her crime. She had met the man on a Facebook group and he had asked her to share her pictures. She said, “I shared with him the picture of my niece. What I did was wrong.”

  • All women crew conducts first spacewalk of 2020

    All women crew conducts first spacewalk of 2020

    The second spacewalk in history was conducted by a team of all-women astronauts at the International Space Station on Wednesday morning.

    NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch replaced batteries on solar arrays on the outside of the International Space Station during the first spacewalk of 2020.

    The same astronauts made history after completing the very first all-female spacewalk in October. That came months after a planned spacewalk with an all-women crew had to be cancelled in March because of lack of suitable spacesuits.

    These will be the second and third spacewalks for Meir and the fifth and sixth for Koch. NASA said Wednesday’s spacewalk is the 225th conducted at the International Space Station.

  • Punjab govt launches home delivery app for fruits and vegetables

    Punjab govt launches home delivery app for fruits and vegetables

    The Punjab Government, in collaboration with a private company, has introduced a home delivery system for fruits and vegetables in Multan and Rawalpindi.

    Through the app, residents of the city will be able to get fruits and vegetables delivered to their doorsteps without going to the market.

    The launch ceremony for the initiative took place at Circuit House where Chairman Non-Ministerial Standing Committee on Government Assurances, Mian Aamir Dogar, Parliamentary Secretary, Nadeem Qureshi, and Deputy Commissioner Multan were present.

    Mian Aamir Dogar hoped that the citizens will respond positively to the initiative as it is launched to make their life easier.

    Earlier, the Islamabad management had also launched a similar service for the residents from where they could order these items online at DC-approved rates.

    The app can be downloaded from here:

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitb.qeematpunjab&hl=en