A case has been registered against a married man who pretended to be single to remarry at the request of his wife.
The second wife of the accused, Wajid Mansoor, filed a case at Sadiqabad police station in Rawalpindi, alleging that he is already married and the father of a daughter.
The suspect reportedly entered into a second marriage to pursue his vested interests through lies, fraud, and deception. Mansoor has also been accused of stealing sixteen tolas of gold from his second wife.
Self-exiled journalist Moeed Pirzada strongly criticised YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan for his silence on Moeed and other journalists’ alleged sufferings, saying, “People consider Imran Riaz very brave, but he didn’t even upload a single Vlog when fake cases were made against us.”
Wajahat S. Khan, who is currently in the United States, hosted a YouTube show named Gang of 4 Debate comprising Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Shahbaz Gill and himself. Gill pointed out that “Nobody in Pakistan spoke for us when cases were registered against us and the last time someone did it was by Pakistan Press Foundation in June 16, 2023.”
“I did more than 10 Vlogs for Imran Riaz, took Riaz’s case [when he disappeared] to then Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, gathered the media for him when nobody dared to speak; Imran Riaz was released before Eid because of me,” Pirzada exclaimed in a state of intense frustration.
Pirzada spoke vehemently against the “Pakistani Vloggers”, saying that he knew their reality.
In June 2023, Islamabad police filed sedition charges against two anchorpersons – Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada – for their alleged involvement in May 9 violence incidents. While cases were filed against Wajahat Saeed Khan for “abetting mutiny” related to the same incident.
Meta Platforms have announced that they will lift its blanket ban on the word shaheed after a year-long review by its oversight board. The social media giant found out that its approach was “overboard”.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been criticised for years over its handling of content involving the Middle East. A 2021 study Meta itself commissioned said that its approach had an “adverse human rights impact” on Palestinians and other Arabic-speaking users of its services.
Those criticisms have escalated since October 7.
Meta funded the oversight board, but it works independently. It started its review last year because the word accounted for more content removals on the company’s platforms than any other single word or phrase.
Islamabad Police conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) overnight in the Sangjani area last night, recovering a significant amount of weapons and explosives, including hand grenades, a suicide jacket, and an AK-47 rifle, potentially thwarting a major terrorism incident ahead of Muharram processions.
An exchange of fire between the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and the suspects ended when they managed to flee the scene.
The area was quickly secured, and a comprehensive search operation is underway with increased personnel strength.
Authorities have initiated an FIR at the CTD police station, and special teams have been mobilised to track down the absconding suspects.
The federal government has established targets to reduce population growth as part of its five-year plan. According to sources, the goal is to decrease the annual population growth rate to 1.1 percent by 2030.
Sources within the Ministry of Planning indicate that the population growth rate was 2.55 percent according to the 2023 census. The new target aims to lower the total fertility rate to 2.2 percent by 2030.
In the fiscal year 2024, the total fertility rate was reported at 3.32 percent, as stated by Ministry of Planning sources.
Additionally, Ministry of Planning sources report that the adoption rate of modern contraceptive methods was 39.36 percent in fiscal year 2024. The target is to increase this rate to 60 percent by 2030.
It’s reported that 2.5 million intentional abortions in Pakistan annually result from the lack of adoption of modern contraceptive methods.
According to the 2023 census, Pakistan’s population reached 24,149,000. The Prime Minister approved the Ministry of Planning’s plan during the NEC meeting.
With social media going crazy over actress Hareem Farooq’s most recent Instagram video, fans and followers are speculating whether the social media star is engaged. In the video, Hareem celebrates her childhood friend Saad Sultan’s birthday.
Rumors about their relationship continue to spark interest and speculation.
Hareem shared a birthday reel and wrote:, “Need i say more! Happy birthday Saaaadddddiiiii- the ying to my yang & calm to my crazy – we’ve spent almost half a life time together now i dont even know what life will be without you! Love you to the moon and back ”
Hareem Farooq’s caption has left fans wondering if the relationship has progressed from friendship to romance.
Here are the comments of the fans:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) head Imran Khan has admitted to groupings within his political party. The admission comes ahead of a crucial meeting with both party factions tomorrow in Adiala Jail, as reported by The News on Wednesday.
While Khan admitted to rifts within his political party but he refuted claims of a “forward bloc” while speaking to reporters in a courtroom.
PTI leaders have started speaking against each other, giving credibility to claims of internal rifts.
Last month, the party’s Secretary-General, Omar Ayub, stepped down to “focus on his role as National Assembly Opposition Leader” instead.
Ayub resigned when 27 PTI leaders wanted to resign from the National Assembly in protest against the current PTI leadership for not trying to get Khan out of jail. Even though Ayub’s resignation was not accepted by PTI’s parliamentary party
Geo News reported that out of 27 leaders, 21 hinted at forming a forward bloc.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withheld No Objection Certificate (NOC) for captain Babar Azam, fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and batsman Muhammad Rizwan for the Global T20 in Canada, Urdu Points has reported.
According to details, PCB has approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) to question the affiliation of the Global T20.
The decision on the NOC will be taken after clarification by the ICC. Seven Pakistanis, including Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Asif Ali, Muhammad Amir, Iftikhar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz, were selected by the GT20 teams.
On Tuesday, PCB had issued NOCs to 12 players to participate in various leagues around the world. Some of the players on the list are part of Pakistan’s central contract, while others have not played for the green shirts for a long time.
PCB has a policy that centrally contracted players cannot play in more than two leagues. That is why wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan withdrew from the Lanka Premier League (LPL) as he could not get NOC from the board.
Saim Ayub and Azam are also part of the Guyana Warriors squad for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024, but neither of them has yet to receive the NOC from the PCB.
Famous Pakistani actress Sarwat Gilani has bravely talked about her difficult experience with postpartum depression, including having thoughts of harming her newborn daughter.
In a recent TV interview, Sarwat explained that she didn’t have postpartum depression after she gave birth to two sons so she didn’t know much about it. However, she went through severe postpartum depression after her daughter was born.
She described meeting her daughter four days after birth because they were in different hospital wards after surgeries. During this time, her baby needed breastfeeding, but Sarwat was very depressed and had upsetting thoughts of dropping her baby to end the stress.
“I was crying uncontrollably and told my husband that I wanted to harm our daughter to stop all the tension,” she shared with tears in her eyes.
Sarwat talked about how many women lack proper information during their first pregnancy, often turning to books and social media for help. The first pregnancy is especially tough, she stated, recalling the many psychological challenges women face, making support from husbands and in-laws very important.
“When a pregnant woman receives support from her family, it positively impacts her mental health,” she explained. Her husband helped her by explaining that what she was feeling was postpartum depression and that it wouldn’t last forever. His reassurance gave her much-needed comfort and understanding.
Sarwat stressed the need for awareness about postpartum depression for both men and women, saying, “I realized then how important it is for everyone to understand this condition.”
Pakistan’s Awais Munir has won the Asian 6 Red Snooker Championship held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the final of the event, Awais defeated Hong Kong’s Nansen Wan.
He won 6-3 against Nansen Wan of Hong Kong, after the match was tied 2-2, Owais Munir won 3 consecutive frames with ease.
In the eighth frame, Nansen made a comeback, but in the ninth frame, Owais showed excellent control and putting and wrapped up the victory.
Awais Munir won the match with the scores of 65-0, 26-35, 36-27, 20-38, 65-0,46-13, 60-8, 0-34, 40-27.
Earlier, Pakistani cueist Hasnain Akhtar defeated compatriot and defending champion Ahsan Ramzan in the final of the ongoing Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Saudi Arabia.