Category: National

In a recent viral video, Shabana Jilani, a police officer from Karachi, commented on a video posted by Onijah Robinson, an American woman who became a sensation in Pakistan and around the world.

In the comment, Shabana wrote: “Be happy always, Onijah. I miss you. Regards, Shabana.”

This sweet message quickly captured attention, not just for its heartfelt tone but also for the deep connection between the two women, which won the hearts of many. But what’s the story behind this unexpected bond?

Earlier this year, Shabana Jilani became an unlikely star when her compassionate interactions with Onijah Robinson went viral on TikTok. Onijah, who had travelled to Pakistan to marry a 19-year-old man she met online, found herself abandoned after her relationship took an unexpected turn. Her fiancé refused to marry her, leaving Onijah stranded and emotionally distressed.

When the police were called to assist, Shabana Jilani was asked to provide security and help. Despite the professional nature of her role, Shabana’s kind-hearted and compassionate approach won the admiration of many. Their interactions were filled with warmth and empathy.

Shabana recalled: “My first meeting with Madam Onijah took place at Jinnah Hospital when she was being admitted. We spoke in a good manner, and it was a good experience for both of us.”

Her approach went beyond duty. She made sure Onijah felt safe, offering her a shawl for warmth, and engaged with her on a personal level. This empathetic side of Shabana, a seasoned police officer who lost her husband in the line of duty, resonated with people worldwide. Her interactions revealed a softer, caring side of Pakistan’s law enforcement.

After spending over three months in Pakistan, Onijah returned to New York, but the bond between her and Shabana remained strong. As Onijah left Pakistan, she told Shabana: “I miss you so much, Shabana.”

Shabana cherishes these memories, saying: “Good memories, good times, and beautiful moments. Just as she remembers them, so do I.”

While Onijah’s journey was filled with ups and downs, from her rocky relationship with Nidal Memon to her viral moments and allegations of catfishing, her bond with Shabana Jilani stands out as a symbol of human connection and kindness in a challenging situation.

Shabana’s online comments only added to the growing admiration for their bond, showing that sometimes the most unexpected relationships leave lasting impressions.

A video has emerged online allegedly showing a physical altercation between female passengers and customs officials at Allama Iqbal International Airport over the clearance of the passengers’ luggage.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), circulating online, the incident took place at the international arrival area of Allama Iqbal Airport Lahore on Monday at 1:15 am.

As per the purported FIR, upon inspection of the luggage, 24 security cameras were recovered from the passengers’ belongings, which were subject to customs duty, along with wedding outfits. “These items were taken into custody by customs officials. This led to them (passengers) becoming enraged and starting to hurl abuses. They tore Mahnoor’s (soldier) uniform,” the FIR reads.

It further reads that during the chaos, the passengers took their seized belongings outside and handed them over to seven to eight unidentified individuals, who were apparently their relatives. The items that were already in the custody of customs were also vandalized.

Meanwhile, footage of the incident has gone viral on social media. In the first half of the clip, a female passenger is seen hitting the customs officers with shoes, upon which a female customs official strongly retaliates, dragging the passenger by her hair.

In the second half of the footage, female passengers were purportedly seen dragging their luggage away, with a male individual assisting them. 

According to media reports, the fight broke out between passengers arriving from Abu Dhabi and customs officials over the clearance of items such as closed-circuit cameras and bridal lehengas. The situation escalated, eventually leading to the physical fight between the female passengers and customs officials.

The District Police Officer (DPO) has suspended the investigation officer and Muharar concerned for releasing a video of the suspects who were arrested at a farmhouse near Pakki Havali village during an alleged dance party, according to a press release issued by the police on Sunday.

On Friday night, following a “tip-off” about an alleged dance party near Pakki Havali village, the police raided the farmhouse, apprehending 55 people, including women, and placing them under arrest.

Later, on the complaint of Sub Inspector (SI) Muhammad Sadiq, a case was filed against the suspects under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order 1979, Section 6(a) of the Punjab Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Act 2014, Section 6 of the Punjab Sound System Regulation Act 2015, and Sections 292 and 293 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

Meanwhile, the local court ordered the release of all 55 individuals, including women, and discharged the case after the suspects were presented before a magistrate on Saturday for physical remand.

Following the cancellation of the case by the court, the police clarified in a press release that they neither made nor released any video of the suspects in an “official capacity.” The press release further said, “The police always hold self-respect of citizens as their top priority as per the SOPs.”

The suspension of the cops comes days after social media users slammed cops for publishing a video of suspects involved in an alleged dance party.

One user took to X (formerly Twitter), writing, “This is absolutely ridiculous to make video of these girls and boys. This needs to stop. Koi aqal karo (Come to your senses).”

Another user wrote, “Releasing videos of these individuals before their crime is proven is against the Constitution and the law,” while the third user questioned, “The boys and girls—whose videos went viral now carry a negative identity for the rest of their lives. Who is responsible for that? Bring them to light—make them answerable.”

The fourth user asked, “It is strange that when Punjab police arrest drug dealers and murderers, they cover their faces when posting online, but incidents like this are recorded and posted online showing faces; what is the need for that?”

“This is ridiculous. The only reason these boys and girls have been arrested is because they are from the lower middle class. Upper classes and elites have raves and parties all the time in their leafy neighbourhoods, but no one raids them. Let the people enjoy for god’s sake,” wrote another user.

Onijah Andrew Robinson, the American woman who made headlines after being stranded in Pakistan for four months, is once again in the spotlight.

The United States (US) citizen had travelled to Pakistan in pursuit of love but was shockingly left alone by Nidal Ahmed Memon, a young man from Karachi’s Garden area. After making headlines for months over her refusal to return to her country, she was finally sent back in February 2025.

Months later, Onijah has made a surprising claim, insisting that the very man who abandoned her is still her husband.

A viral video showed Onijah, who was reportedly stuck in Dubai for another month after leaving Pakistan, finally back in the US.

“I’m glad to be back in New York. I’m happy about that. That’s all I have to say right now,” she said in the video.

When asked if she was still in contact with anyone from Pakistan, she confidently replied, “Yes, I am [in contact] with my husband. He lives in Pakistan. I love you, baby. We are together.”

Clarifying that she was referring to Nidal Ahmed, Onijah dismissed any speculation about being involved with someone else. She also said that she met him online and later went on a romantic date.

Regarding a possible return to Pakistan, she responded vaguely, “We’re going to discuss that. But right now, we’re all staying in New York.”

During her stay in Pakistan, Onijah sparked controversy by demanding $3,000 per week for her expenses. In the latest video, she made another bizarre claim about what her Pakistani “in-laws” had to offer. “They’re saying they’re going to give [me] land, they’re gonna give $20K, $50K straight.”

“They were gonna give me $100K every week, but I left. So, we’re gonna see what they gonna work on while I’m not there.”

The 33-year-old American woman’s story first went viral when she travelled from New York to Karachi to marry Nidal Ahmed, only for him to back out under family pressure—leaving her stranded in a foreign country.

She arrived in Karachi on October 11, 2024, on a 30-day tourist visa. After overstaying, she was unable to leave Pakistan.

Without a valid ticket, Airport Security Force (ASF) officials barred her from entering the airport. Eventually, after Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori intervened, arrangements were made for a new visa, a return ticket, and permission for her exit.

However, when she was cleared for departure, Onijah unexpectedly refused to board the flight, accusing the airline staff of forcing her to leave.

Adding to the bizarre series of events, she was later admitted to Jinnah Hospital’s psychiatric ward after her health reportedly deteriorated. Around the same time, her son, Jeremiah Robinson, posted a video from the US claiming that Onijah was bipolar.

Eventually, after persuasion from US Consulate staff in Karachi, she agreed to return to the US.

Even after everything that happened, Onijah insists her relationship with Nidal Ahmed is intact.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled in favour of Sadiqan Begum, a woman from Toba Tek Singh, allowing her to reclaim her rightful share of her father’s inheritance, after nearly 27 years of being wrongly deprived of her share with the help of a fraudulent gift mutation.

Justice Khalid Ishaq of the LHC overturned earlier decisions made by the trial and appellate courts, which had sided with Sadiqan Begum’s brother, Muhammad Siddique, in a dispute over the inheritance. The conflict stemmed from an oral gift mutation made in 1998, which the court found to be fraudulent.

The property in question, which measures 59 kanals and 18 marlas, was owned by Muhammad Ibrahim, the father of Sadiqan Begum and Muhammad Siddique. After his death on October 8, 1998, Sadiqan, who was uneducated and from a rural background, trusted her brother’s word that the inheritance had been properly shared and she had received her fair share of the estate.

However, years later, when Sadiqan wanted to sell her share of the land to support her children after her husband’s death, she was told she had no legal claim to the property. Upon investigation, she found that her brother had executed a fraudulent gift mutation in his favour without her knowledge or consent.

In court, Sadiqan’s brother defended the gift mutation, claiming that their father had given him the property through an oral agreement before his death and that the mutation was approved in a public gathering. He also stated that he had been in possession of the land since then.

However, Justice Ishaq rejected his claims, finding them to be unsupported by evidence. He criticized the common practice of using oral gifts to defraud heirs, particularly women. “This case highlights a recurring pattern in which women are denied their rightful inheritance through false claims of oral gifts,” Justice Ishaq said in his ruling.

He also remarked, “There is a growing trend of using fabricated claims to deprive daughters, sisters, mothers, widows, and orphans of their legal inheritance. The oral gift is one of the most common methods used for this injustice.”

The court ruled that the alleged gift was never legally proven and declared the gift mutation invalid. As a result, Sadiqan Begum was granted her rightful share of the property.

Legal experts have praised the decision, calling it a strong stand against the widespread issue of women being deprived of their inheritance rights, especially in rural areas of Pakistan. Social pressures and false oral gift claims have long been used to exclude female heirs from owning property. The ruling is seen as a step toward protecting women’s rights to inheritance.

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has said that the establishment was standing by the government, playing its role in strengthening Pakistan and having “no interest in holding talks” with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

“Today, the establishment has changed. It stands by the government. It gives priority to Pakistan’s interests and is playing a role in strengthening Pakistan,” he said a conversation with a private media outlet.

His remarks came hours after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur claimed that he was in talks with the establishment in a “personal capacity”.

Terming CM Gandapur’s claim “self-deception”, the minister said that the establishment clarified that it was not interested in holding talks with the PTI.    

He said that sometimes relations with “disobedient children” are not normalised.

The state minister said that nobody was engaging with the PTI, adding that Imran Khan-led party was confused and misguiding the people.   

Talal said that PTI wanted to return to power by using the shoulders of the establishment and to escape from the cases.  He also questioned the “will” of the KP government against the menace of terrorism, saying that the provincial movement could not even activate the counter-terrorism department.  

The statements also come days after jailed PTI founder Imran Khan reportedly agreed to “negotiating with the establishment”, and in this regard, assigned CM Gandapur as well as KP government adviser Barrister Saif the responsibility of seeing it through. 

Reports quoted sources as saying that the development came after CM Gandapur and Saif convinced the incarcerated leader to engage in talks with the establishment, and the potential negotiations would remain confidential until any progress was made.

It may be noted that KP chief executive, who was earlier reported to be the messenger between the jailed ex-PM and establishment, met Khan at Adiala Jail on Wednesday after over a month. The meeting continued for two and a half hours as the two leaders discussed institutional confrontations and criticism of party leadership on social media. CM Gandapur also briefed Khan on provincial matters.

Meanwhile, PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram dismissed reports about the meeting, saying that false claims were being circulated. “No one went to convince the PTI founder to negotiate,” he told a private media outlet, rubbishing claims that Khan had tasked anyone with talks.

He condemned efforts to twist facts for the government’s benefit and clarified that Khan’s discussion with Gandapur revolved around provincial government and party-related matters.

“Gandapur will present Khan’s directives before the party’s political committee,” Akram added.

Days earlier, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar had also dismissed speculations about a deal with the establishment, clarifying that the party had “simply reestablished contacts”.

A number of schools in Lahore have rescheduled their timings during the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which is set to begin on April 11.

According to a notification issued by the Punjab Education Department, the new timings will apply to schools near Gaddafi Stadium and adjacent areas. Schools in localities such as Gulberg, Model Town, Ichhra, Jail Road, and Ferozepur Road will also follow the revised schedule.

The notification specifies that schools in Shadman, Canal Road, Upper Mall, and Zahoor Elahi Road areas will operate from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Additionally, the PSL match schedule has been released, with matches set to take place from March 28 to April 21. All PSL games in Lahore, scheduled from April 24 to May 18, will be day-night matches, starting at 7:00 PM.

Moreover, practice matches for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers will begin today in Lahore. The final match of the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier round in Lahore will take place on April 19.