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  • Law requiring permission from first wife for second marriage challenged

    Law requiring permission from first wife for second marriage challenged

    A landmark law requiring permission from the first wife for a second marriage has been challenged in the Federal Shariat Court, Lahore.

    Shehzada Adnan filed an application in the Registry through the mediation of an advocate.

    The petition argued that the law requiring permission from the first wife for a second marriage is against Islam. According to the constitution, no law can be made against Islamic principles, and any law against Islam can be challenged in the Federal Shariat Court. The petition cited research indicating that ten million women above 35 years of age are waiting for marriage.

    The petition requested that the court declare the law requiring permission from the first wife for a second marriage as un-Islamic.

  • Shaheen Afridi rejects vice-captaincy offer

    Shaheen Afridi rejects vice-captaincy offer

    Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has refused to become the vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team.

    According to Geo sources, Afridi has rejected an offer made by the selection committee for the vice-captaincy for the T20 World Cup.

    Sources say that the speedster is not ready to take the position, leaving Muhammad Rizwan as the next strongest candidate for the post.

    Afridi was removed as the captain, with the cap once again given to Babar Azam.

    The T20 World Cup is going to start in USA and West Indies from next week.

  • Here are the squads of all teams participating in T20 World Cup

    Here are the squads of all teams participating in T20 World Cup

    All teams participating in International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 have revealed their squad including traveling reserves.

    1-Pakistan:

    Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

    2-India:

    Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.

    Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

    3-Australia:

    Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

    4-England squad:

    Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

    5-New Zealand:

    Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

    Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

    6-South Africa:

    Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

    7-West Indies:

    Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

    8-Sri Lanka:

    Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka.

    Travelling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.

    9-Ireland:

    Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

    10-Namibia:

    Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut

    11-Netherlands:

    Scott Edwards (c), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, ⁠⁠Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. Travelling

    Reserve: Kyle Klein

    12-Oman:

    Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail.

    Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

    13-Papua New Guinea:

    Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

    14-Scotland:

    Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

    15-Uganda:

    Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel.

    Travelling Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya

    16-United States:

    Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir.

    Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.

    17-Bangladesh:

    Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

    Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud

    18-Afghanistan:

    Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.

    Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

    19-Canada:

    Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva.

    Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar

    20-Nepal:

    Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

  • Atif Aslam says working with Humayun Saeed was ‘fantastic’

    Atif Aslam says working with Humayun Saeed was ‘fantastic’

    ‘Gentleman’ is already a hit with just two aired episodes, and millions of fans are tuning in. The song ‘Tumhari Chup,’ sung by Atif Aslam and composed by Naveed Nashad, is a global sensation. Fans love the show’s movie-like feel and the awesome background music.

    Atif Aslam talked about the song’s making in an interview with Next Level Backstage.When asked about working with Humayun Saeed, the Pehli Dafa singer said, “It feels strange because he’s been around for a long time, and this is our first time working together, which is great.”

    The interview also showed clips of the actor involved in making the song, carefully listening during recording.

    Atif also expressed that he had a ‘wonderful time’ working with Sana Shahnawaz and Samina Humayun Saeed, the two women behind Gentleman. He revealed that he was presented with two different compositions, and, after careful consideration, they chose the one that became the final OST. “It was a general consensus amongst us that this choice was the one. The credit goes to them they were fair to the compositions and to the drama itself.”

    Atif remembered how he felt when he first heard the lyrics of ‘Tumhari Chup.’ “These lyrics are relatable for anyone who has experienced longing in any relationship, and that’s the vibe I felt too when I heard the lyrics,” he said. Talking about how songs evolve, he added, “I believe that in every song, you learn something new, so I’m always open to learning.”

    Discussing the influence of rain on music, Atif shared, “I recorded ‘Tumhari Chup’ during rainfall, and whenever I record music while it’s raining, the songs turn out well.” He also mentioned that the entire recording process took only two to three hours. The combination of Atif’s emotional singing and Naveed’s powerful composition of ‘Tumhari Chup’ has played a significant role in the early success of ‘Gentleman.’

  • 300-year-old gold and silver coins discovered in Poland

    300-year-old gold and silver coins discovered in Poland


    A 300-year-old stash of gold and silver coins has been discovered by metal detectorists in a Polish mountain range.


    The coins belonged to a con-artist who collected them after defrauding people.


    A translated Facebook post from the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Kielce on May 8 claimed that Antoni Jaczewski, a “hermit, adventurer and false profit,” conned people throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries.


    Jaczewski would “convince people of his healing power,” according to Polish folklore. He would then entice them to come to his mountain encampment. Eventually, people gave him gold and silver coins in return for his healing techniques, reports The News.

  • India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tickets cross 55 lacs price tag

    India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tickets cross 55 lacs price tag

    The original price of the ticket for the Diamond Club of New York Stadium is USD 10,000. The eagerly awaited India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match has led to tickets being sold in black for USD 20,000 or PKR 55 lacs.

    The price of the ticket for the general stand has reached $ 2750 dollars, almost Rs800,000.

    On the other hand, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has slammed the ICC for selling expensive tickets.

    Lalit Modi expressed surprise at the high price of tickets for the India-Pakistan match and wrote, “The intention of the ICC is only to make money from the India-Pakistan match. The purpose of the World Cup in America is to engage the fans or to make money?”

    The T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India will be played on June 9 in New York.

  • Indian media confirms Hardik Pandya divorce

    Indian media confirms Hardik Pandya divorce

    Indian media has confirmed that the vice-captain of the cricket team Hardik Pandya and his wife and Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic have divorced.

    According to Indian media websites ‘Cricket One’ and ‘Film Mantra Media’, Hardik and his wife have divorced, as a result of which 70 percent of the cricketer’s property will now be transferred to Natasa.

    Cricket One has claimed that fresh reports about the couple have revealed that Pandya and his Serbian wife have officially separated after divorcing each other.

    On the other hand, ‘Odisha TV.in’ claims that Hardik made the decision to pursue divorce.

    During the last week, there were several rumors about the separation between Pandya and Natasa.

    The rumors of separation between the pair were sparked when Natasa removed Hardik’s name from her Instagram account bio.

    Hardik Pandya and Natasha Stankovic got married on May 31, 2020 and have an almost 4-year-old son.

  • At Cannes, Palestinian films ‘more important than ever’

    At Cannes, Palestinian films ‘more important than ever’

    Veteran Palestinian film director Rashid Masharawi was abroad when the Gaza war broke out last year, so he decided to hand over the camera to other filmmakers still inside the besieged territory.

    “They are the story” of Masharawi’s project, which he presented at the Cannes Film Festival in France, more than seven months after the conflict erupted.

    “They were fighting to protect their lives, their families, to search for food, for wood to make a fire,” said Masharawi.The result is a collection of short films called Ground Zero recounting the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and ensuing humanitarian disaster from the perspective of civilians on the ground.

    In one, a mother displaced by the conflict plops her daughter in a large white bucket and, with a clean Turkish coffee pot, gently pours water over her to bathe her. In another, a man recounts his 24-hour ordeal under rubble after the building he was in collapsed.

    Masharawi directed the 20 teams in Gaza from abroad – a process he described as “very, very, very difficult”. “Sometimes we needed to wait one week to 10 days just to be in contact with somebody, or just to have internet to upload material,” said Masharawi, who was born in Gaza.

    At other times, teams were busy searching for a tent, finding insulin for a director’s mother, or “an ambulance to go and save some kids”. The films are part of several Palestinian tales screening at the festival, including Mehdi Fleifel’s Athens-set refugee drama To A Land Unknown.

    Israel’s military offensive has killed more than 35,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to health ministry figures in the region. Thousands of miles away from the conflict, Israel’s pavilion in Cannes is promoting its filmmaking.

    Palestinian cinema does not have its own tent at the event, but Algeria has made space for its filmmakers at the other end of the international market in Cannes.

    “Our narrative and storytelling is more important than ever,” Norway-based Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly said.He finished filming his latest project, Life is Beautiful, just before the war started. A close friend who shot the last scene of the film has not survived the war. “He was killed while waiting for food aid,” said Jabaly.

    Munir Atallah, of US-based Watermelon Pictures, is hoping to bring the quirky family portrait to North American audiences, saying Palestinians have “for too long been shut out by the gatekeepers of the industry”.

    One Palestinian who has already found viewers in the United States is Cherien Dabis, who made 2009 film Amreeka and co-directed hit Hulu series Ramy. But the shooting of her latest film – a historic epic – was disrupted by the Gaza war.

    One of the crew on the ground in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah, Ala Abu Ghoush, has responded by making a documentary about the stalled project, which they are calling Unmaking Of. “The film is really asking the question: What is the importance of doing films and art in this kind of situation, in this war?” said Abu Ghoush.

  • Bella Hadid’s red carpet support for Palestine

    Bella Hadid’s red carpet support for Palestine

    American supermodel Bella Hadid used her platform at the Cannes Film Festival to show solidarity with her ancestral land, Palestine. She wore a vintage dress with a red and white chequered pattern, similar to the traditional Palestinian keffiyeh scarf. The outfit was a powerful statement of support for the Palestinian people.

    A bold representation of resilience The keffiyeh, a traditional headscarf from the Middle East, has become a strong symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance. Its unique pattern has been seen on famous people, protesters, and even in political settings around the world, showing support for Palestine.

    In keeping with her heritage, Hadid whose father Mohamed Hadid is Palestinian, stepped out on the French Riviera donning an old Michael and Hushi outfit. Hadid has long been an advocate of the ‘Free Palestine’ cause.Hadid rocked a vintage dress made from traditional Palestinian keffiyeh fabric, complete with tassels, from the 2001 runway. She kept the look simple yet chic with red sandals, a hair scrunchie, tinted sunglasses, and gold hoops (earnings)Reposting a picture of the dress from the designer’s original post on her Instagram story, Hadid reaffirmed her support for Palestine with the caption “Free Palestine forever.”

  • Suspect who ran over activists in Islamabad turns out to be serving lieutenant

    Suspect who ran over activists in Islamabad turns out to be serving lieutenant

    In a new development, the driver who crushed two activists of the ‘Save Gaza’ campaign to death on Monday turned out to be a serving lieutenant of Pakistan Army and also the son of a brigadier.

    The suspect has been handed over to the Military Police for legal proceedings, the police said on Friday.

    Four people, including a police inspector, were also injured as the vehicle ran over the participants of a protest being held just outside the Red Zone in solidarity with Gaza.

    Subsequently, a case was registered at the Kohsar police station under sections 322, 337-G, 427 and 279 of the Pakistan Penal Code against the driver.

    Police said that the car involved in the accident was registered in the name of the suspect’s father.

    After the driver’s arrest, his father reportedly also reached the police station and attempted to influence the police for the release of his son.

    However, after the MP and other departments of the army learnt about the incident, they arrived at the police station and took custody of the lieutenant.