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  • Islamabad High Court directs military to take back complaint against Imaan Mazari-Hazir

    Islamabad High Court directs military to take back complaint against Imaan Mazari-Hazir

    On June 1, 2022, Chief Justice Athar Minallah responded to the FIR No.436/22 which was registered against Lawyer and Daughter of PTI’s Shireen Mazari, Imaan Mazari-Hazir, at the Ramna police station in Islamabad. The FIR was filed against Mazari’s alleged use of “objectionable language” during her mother’s arrest on May 21, 2022 when Shireen Mazari was arrested and taken into custody by Punjab Police Anti Corruption wing.

    Chief Justice (CJ) of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah issued a court order which says that on the basis of the evidence shown so far, the information that the police officers have provided is ‘misleading’ and that the trauma and distress caused to Imaan Mazari was aggravated because of the misleading information provided by police officials, adding that it was not her intent to disrespect the armed forces.

    Minallah also clarified that there was no intent to commit an offence on the part of Mazari’s actions which have become the subject of the FIR filed against her. “The regret and remorse on the part of the petitioner is obvious and the court has no reason to doubt the bonafides of the statement made on her behalf,” reads the court order. Further the Chief Justice directed the complainant who filed the FIR on behalf of the armed forces to consider withdrawing their complaint.

    The case has been adjourned till June 9.

  • ’Threat to national security’, PEMRA bans Bol show after Khan’s interview

    The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has just banned Bol News’ programme “Tajzia” hosted by Anchor Sami Ibrahim after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s appearance on the show.

    The notice reads that “the statements that Khan gave at the show gravely threatened the national security, independence, sovereignty, integrity and ideology of the country and it is a clear violation of Article 19 of the constitution, PEMRA Ordinance, Electronic Media Code of Conduct (2015).

    Article 19 mainly states that “every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defence of Pakistan or any part, therefore, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, or incitement to an offence.’

    Imran Khan, in an interview aired on Wednesday, said that the establishment needs to make the right decisions and if they don’t, “the army will be destroyed”.

    He further said, “If the establishment doesn’t make the right decisions then I can assure you in writing that the army and they will be destroyed. Pakistan is going towards default. If right decisions aren’t made, then the country will be on a suicidal path.”

  • ‘Hindutva pop’: the anti Muslim saffron groove for violent mobs

    ‘Hindutva pop’: the anti Muslim saffron groove for violent mobs

    Orange garments, violent hate speech against Muslims, multiple instruments and consistent chanting constitute the anatomy of a basic Hindutva pop song. Swaddled in gold and saffron, Laxmi Dubey, one of the most popular Hindutva pop artists has uploaded several music videos on YouTube with millions of views, where she engages in anti-Muslim sloganeering, direct attacks on Islamic injunctions, the state of Pakistan, hateful statements regarding the issue of Kashmir and Modi and BJP’s political aggrandization.

    What’s concerning is not just that people like Laxmi Dubey are some of the most popular national icons in India at the moment, but also the fact that through her green screen music videos, YouTube monetization and public shows, she is estimated to be earning 68 Lacs per year. Dubey’s most-listened to song has more than 50 million views. But there is an ensemble of popstars just like her.

    Laxmu Dubey, 30, Hindutva popstar living in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

    Following the 2014 election victory for Bharatiya Janata Party, the country has embarked on a journey of extreme polarization and radical hate against Muslims, Islam and Pakistan. Dubey’s words “Hindustan mein rehna hai tou vande matram kehna seekho” [Translation: If you want to live in India, learn how to say Vande Matram] epitomize perfectly the jingoistic philosophy of nationwide hatred for the Muslim community. In this political atmosphere, films, music, poetry and other forms of art all turned in service of the most influential political campaign of the time.

    Krishnavanshi is another such musician whose songs often embody the strongly felt sentiment of expelling all Muslims from the India and sending them “back” to Pakistan, which is neither their home country nor where they want to live. These songs are akin to a full-fleged battle cry, announcement of an all out war against Muslims and Islamic identity formations, attacking historical symbols of the Mughal-era and contemporary national symbols of Pakistan, rallying violent support against the Muslims of India.

    The famous juvenile Jamia shooter from India rose to prominence when he was apprehended on January 30, 2020 for opening fire at a crowd of unarmed protestors from Jamia. He is also an associated to the famous Hindutva militant leader Deepak Tyagi, who alleged that a 10 year-old Muslim boy, who had accidentally wandered into a temple, was a trained killer. This Jamia shooter and his friends have recorded videos of abduction and assault against Muslims in India which are played against the backdrop of the Hindutva ‘pop’ music. These videos are viral on Indian social media and are standing in to exemplify the far-reaching impact of music on politics and vice versa.

  • ‘We have criticised army as well not for our political gains like Khan’: Maryam Nawaz

    ‘We have criticised army as well not for our political gains like Khan’: Maryam Nawaz

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday has said that they too have criticised the establishment in the past but that was never for any political gains. Her comments are relevant to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s recent remarks on the establishment and the division of Pakistan into three parts.

    “We have criticised the army as well but not for our political gains like Imran Khan but our remarks were to direct the establishment towards the right direction,” said Maryam.

    ‘Who introduced the ‘three-piece’ ideology?’

    “Sometimes you say Kashmir should be divided into three parts and now you are saying Pakistan will be divided into three parts,” said Maryam Nawaz.

    Maryam asked Khan who introduced him to the ideology of the country’s division into “three pieces”.

    “Whose ideology is it? Did Zac Goldsmith give you this ideology or Israel? There will be 300 pieces of the one who said such a thing and his party,” she said.

    Does he have any role in making Pakistan an atomic power?

    Maryam went on to say that the PTI chairman failed within 30 days of assuming the office of prime minister and was exposed within 30 days after being ousted.

    She asked under which right did Imran Khan talk about Pakistan’s atomic programme. “Does he have any role in making Pakistan an atomic power?”

    “[Politicians] have borne exiles and life sentences for Pakistan. [Zulfiqar Ali] Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto were martyred but the voice of Pakistan Khappay [we want Pakistan] was heard,” she said.

    Khan says Pakistan ke teen hissay hongay, Shehbaz warns him not to cross limits

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif warned Imran Khan on Thursday, saying that his recent remarks on Pakistan make him “unfit for public office”.

    Khan in an interview with Sami Ibrahim for Bol News programme ‘Tajzia’ said that if Pakistan goes bankrupt, then the country will have to face denuclearisation, predicting that the country would then be divided into three parts.

  • ‘Acha khasa mard zanana lagta hai’: Twitter slams PTI’s Suri for comment on Hamza

    ‘Acha khasa mard zanana lagta hai’: Twitter slams PTI’s Suri for comment on Hamza

    Former Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri passed a misogynist comment about Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Hamza Shehbaz.

    Suri quote-tweeted a picture of Hamza and wrote in the caption, “Fashion ka yeh daur suhana lagta hai [This era of fashion seems wonderful]. Acha khasa mard zanana lagta hai [A man looks like a woman]. Pal bhar main kesay badaltay hain naqshay [How do personalities change within minutes]. Humko tu yeh larka shabana lagta hai [to us this boy looks like Shabana].”

    Twitterati slammed Suri for his comment.

    https://twitter.com/hassaanibl/status/1532026513595543558?s=20&t=lFtlxQk-RcM-3DKNBgcqHQ
    https://twitter.com/samuraijacckk/status/1532106085179564032?s=20&t=lFtlxQk-RcM-3DKNBgcqHQ
  • PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi resigns after court stops him from working

    PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi resigns after court stops him from working

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Hanif Abbasi resigned from his post as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) after Islamabad High Court (IHC) had stopped him “temporarily” from performing his duties.

    In a letter, the former federal minister addressed PM Shehbaz Sharif and said that he would be “unable to perform at present” and requested the premier to accept his resignation while thanking him for the opportunity.

    Read more- PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi has fled country, media reports claim

    IHC stopped Abbasi from working as SAPM

    Last month, IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah stopped Abbasi from working, saying that “a person convicted in any case is ineligible to hold any public office in the country.”

    He issued the directives while hearing a petition filed by former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, who challenged Abbasi’s appointment as SAPM on grounds of his 2018 conviction in an ephedrine case.

    During the hearing, Hanif Abbasi’s counsel Muhammad Ahsan Bhoon argued that the post of SAPM is not similar to other public offices.

    Justice Minallah said he hoped Abbasi would not use public office till the next hearing.

    “The SAPM’s job is to advise the prime minister, he can do that without a notification as well,” he observed.

  • Khan says Pakistan ke teen hissay hongay, Shehbaz warns him not to cross limits

    Khan says Pakistan ke teen hissay hongay, Shehbaz warns him not to cross limits

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday, saying that his recent remarks on Pakistan make him “unfit for public office”.

    Khan in an interview with Sami Ibrahim for Bol News programme ‘Tajzia’ said that if Pakistan goes bankrupt, then the country will have to face denuclearisation, predicting that the country would then be divided into three parts.

    Do your politics but don’t dare to cross limits & talk about division of Pakistan

    PM Shehbaz tweeted: “While I am in Turkey inking agreements, Imran Niazi is making naked threats against the country. If at all any proof was needed that Niazi is unfit for public office, his latest interview suffices.”

    “Do your politics but don’t dare to cross limits and talk about [the] division of Pakistan,” he warned the PTI chairperson.

    Pakistan will have to face de-nuclearisation, the country would then be divided into three parts

    Imran Khan in an interview aired on Wednesday said that the establishment needs to make the right decisions and if they don’t, “the army will be destroyed”.

    Khan questioned what would happen if the country went bankrupt, saying the army will be the worst hit. And if Pakistan goes bankrupt, then according to Khan, Pakistan will have to face de-nuclearisation, predicting that the country would then be divided into three parts.

    Khan said that the current political situation was an equal problem for the establishment and the country.

    He said, “If the establishment doesn’t make the right decisions then I can assure you in writing that the army and they will be destroyed. Pakistan is going towards default. If right decisions aren’t made, then the country will be on a suicidal path.”

    Imran also added that as prime minister, he didn’t have absolute power. “Everyone knows where the real power lies.”

  • ‘Govt backed by establishment took repressive measures against us’: Shireen Mazari writes letter to the UN

    ‘Govt backed by establishment took repressive measures against us’: Shireen Mazari writes letter to the UN

    Former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has written a letter to the United Nations (UN) to hold an “independent and impartial investigation” into the “state excesses and human rights violations” during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Azadi March, held on May 25.

    In the letter, Mazari told the UN officials that Pakistan has been engulfed in a “political crisis” since former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was ousted.

    The letter stated that the government “backed by the establishment” had taken “repressive measures” against the “Azadi March”.

    Mazari has requested the UN officials to “take urgent notice of the issues raised as they not only threatened democracy in Pakistan but also the lives of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his party leadership…and intervene on these with the government of Pakistan”.

    Demands of PTI in letter

    The PTI in its letter also put forward five demands to the UN:

    Demand an independent and impartial investigation into these state excesses and human rights violations.

    Demand that the government immediately cease harassment of PTI workers and leaders.

    Demand the release of all political workers and cease lodging politically-motivated FIRs against workers and leaders of the PTI.

    Stop media censorship, which is in violation of basic democratic norms and of the ICCPR to which Pakistan is a party.

    Stop denying the right to peaceful protest through repressive measures and blocking access to protest sites.

  • Public pressure or change in taste?: Maryam Nawaz shifts to affordable local brands

    Public pressure or change in taste?: Maryam Nawaz shifts to affordable local brands

    Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, has always put her best foot forward when it comes to her sense of fashion and choice of outfits.

    Irrespective of the fact whether one shares the same political views as hers or not, it can not be denied that Maryam Nawaz has become a symbol of grace in the way she carries herself.

    She picks her outfits carefully and supports Pakistani fashion designers. It is interesting to note that the politician known to wear very expensive designer clothes has made a shift and is seen wearing much more affordable brands.

    Maryam in Agha Noor

    Maryam attended the wedding of PML-N MNA Sania Ashiq and turned heads with her minimal yet gorgeous look. She wore a red crimson outfit from Agha Noor priced at Rs22,000.

    This is not the only time Maryam has worn Agha Noor. She once wore a printed white and red shalwar kameez from the brand as well.

    Parniyaan by Ayesha

    Maryam Nawaz wore a brown shalwar kameez designed by “Parniyaan By Ayesha” for the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The three-piece lace jora is for Rs55,000.

    Uzma Sattar pret

    Maryam Nawaz wore a minimal sky blue dress from Uzma Sattar worth Rs9,750.

    Zarsah Official

    The PML-N politician wears a complete white chikan and lawn dress worth Rs15,000.

    Maryam seen wearing Khadi

    Maryam Nawaz seems to wear Khaadi quite often.

    Nia.Mia Official

    The politician can be seen wearing a printed baby pink shalwar kameez from the brand. The price of this dress is Rs8,800.

    Sana Safinaz

    Maryam Nawaz once opted for a sky blue solid Sana Safinaz two-piece dress.

    Ego

    In the pictures below Maryam Nawaz can be seen wearing both printed and solid clothes from Ego. The price range of these clothes is less than Rs10,000.

  • Khan stopped me from meeting ‘boss’, says Sheikh Rasheed

    Khan stopped me from meeting ‘boss’, says Sheikh Rasheed

    Former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has claimed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan stopped him from going to meet “boss”. Rasheed was alluding to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

    Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, Rasheed said, “I will complain to boss about the Rangers. It was not the responsibility of the Rangers to use tear gas at protesters. Police could have done it but the Rangers doing it was wrong. They have a name and status. They should not ruin their reputation like this.”

    Rasheed was referring to the May 25 face-off between the police, Rangers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters during the Imran Khan-led ‘Azadi March’.

    Anchorperson Shahzeb Khanzada asked if he [Rasheed] had called “boss” to complain and whether his number was blocked or not.

    “My number is open,” said Rasheed, adding that his number was open for all.

    When asked if he had contacted the boss, Rasheed responded, “Khan asked me not to go to meet boss. He stopped me. So I didn’t go. I can go to his house anytime but Imran Khan specially asked me not to go to his house.”

    “I do not want to disregard someone’s trust [in me]. Khan told me twice that Sheikh Rasheed, there are people involved in talks so you don’t go and meet him. I know everything. Where, when and what the negotiations were. I am telling you, I am still the most well-informed person of all. And this is the very reason I am telling the present government your days are numbered,” said Rasheed.