Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has said during today’s hearing in a case related to harassment of journalists that “Nowadays there is selective reporting and sometimes outright lies, so we will run our own YouTube channel.”
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Shagufta Ejaz not happy with changes in TV Dramas, prefers how things used to be
Shagufta Ejaz not happy with changes in TV Dramas, prefers how things used to be
Veteran television star Shagufta Ejaz is not happy with the way dramas are shaping out these days. Neither are we, to be honest.
Recently, the actress appeared on the TV show Gup Shup hosted by Vasay Chaudhary. During the show, she discussed the professionalism of the older generation of actors compared to newer ones. She also shared her views on the latest trends in the drama industry.
“Actors had patience back then, but current actors seem to lack it. We were very skilled in our work, but now actors don’t seem to have that same level of skill and maturity. Today’s actors achieve success and financial stability quickly, while it took us decades to reach that level of success. In the past, actors prioritized their work, focusing on their craft without many distractions. They concentrated on their performance rather than on sets and surroundings.”
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Senate elections delayed in KPK
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday postponed Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after opposition members filed a plea for postponement because of an issue with the provincial government over oath-taking of MPAs on reserved seats.
Interestingly, polling is underway in the National Assembly, Punjab and Sindh assemblies.
KP speaker Babar Saleem Swati did not comply with the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) recent order to administer the oath to the legislators-elect and filed a review petition in court on the eve of polling.
An official from the ECP pointed out that elections were postponed in KPK because of a delay in oath-taking ceremonies of MPAs-elect, as per the PHC order.
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PPP’s Ali Madad Jattak caught mistreating female professors on video
A video of Ali Madad Jattak, a senior politician from Quetta affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged online where he was seen talking to women protestors in a raised voice. The women were protesting against the government on the issue of delayed salaries.
“That is why you can’t feel the pain,” the protesting professor sitting at the ground was seen saying as Ali related that his own mother and sister will never be sitting like this. As the woman argued, he says out loud, “Khabardar”. His assistant can also be seen admonishing the woman and asking her to behave herself.پی پی پی کے سئنیر رہنماء اور رکن اسمبلی علی مدد جتک کی بلوچستان اسمبکی کے سامنے تنخواہوں کے حصول کے لیے بیٹھی جامعہ بلوچستان کی خواتین اساتذہ سے تلخ کلامی، رکن اسمبلی کے ساتھ موجود افراد کا بھی خواتین اساتذہ کے ساتھ غیر مناسب رویہ@BBhuttoZardari @PPP_Org pic.twitter.com/8PkkLnCZni
— Muhammad Faizan Aslam Khan (@FaizanBinAslam1) April 1, 2024
The incident happened during a protest demonstration organized by teachers and the staff of the university, who have been enduring a three-month delay in their salaries.
The protesters, voicing their grievances outside the Balochistan Assembly on Monday, sought a resolution to the salary delays. The assembly speaker sent Ali Madad Jattak and other officials for negotiations. However, tensions erupted when Jattak reportedly adopted an aggressive attitude and resorted to using abusive language towards the protesting professor Tatara Achakzai.
The distressing incident triggered outcry on social media platforms, prompting Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti to intervene. In an effort to redeem the situation, Bugti extended apologies on behalf of Jattak and sought forgiveness from the aggrieved female teachers, reported Quetta Voice. -
Video of Mahira Khan meeting emotional fan goes viral
The video showing a fan meeting the famous actress Mahira Khan with great excitement is spreading rapidly on social media. During the encounter, the fan holds Mahira Khan’s hand and eagerly asks to take a selfie together.
They express their admiration for Mahira Khan’s patience during the meeting. Social media users are praising Mahira Khan for staying calm. The fan shares their excitement, stating that meeting Mahira Khan was their dream come true. They express their admiration, saying, “I am your fan, and you are my Mahira.” -
Did Gen (r) Faiz Hameed plans TLP’s Faizabad sit-in?
The commission set up to probe the Faizabad sit-in case has completed its report and is ready to submit it to the government and other authorities at any time.
One of the members connected to the commission told The News that the investigation in the case is already complete and the commission can submit its report to relevant authorities soon.
“It will be submitted to the government and other authorities at any time,” the source said.
The commission interviewed many individuals, including some high profile persons like the then DG (C) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed, the then prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the then interior and defence ministers Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Aasif respectively and concerned senior police and civil administration officials of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
The commission will focus on figuring out what the former ISI chief’s role was. Its report will reveal if Hameed was responsible for the Faizabad sit-in.
The government formed the commission on the instructions of the Supreme Court (SC) to investigate who was involved in the Faizabad sit-in. The commission investigated who had planned, financed, and supported a sit-in at Islamabad’s Faizabad area six years ago.
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PTI demands full court, rejects ‘like-minded’ judges bench
In an echo to past objections, former ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected the constitution of a seven-member bench led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to investigate the six judges’ letter documenting alleged interference by intelligence agencies in judicial matters.
At a press conference, former Chief Minister of Gligit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid along with the party’s central information secretary Raoof Hasan declared that PTI would not accept the legitimacy of the seven-member bench terming it “like-minded judges” that was made at the behest of the CJP to get a decision of their choice.
He demanded that a full court be constituted to investigate the serious allegations levelled by the six IHC judges and the proceedings should be telecast live. Raoof also added that judges should be allowed to tell their stories in a judicial conference as well.
He lauded ex-CJP Tasadduq Hussain Jillani’s decision to recuse himself from the inquiry commission and congratulated the legal fraternity for their principled stance. He also commented that the IHC judges demonstrated great courage by writing the letter.
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If I was lobbying, I would be the chairman of the cricket board: Shahid Afridi
Former cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said that if he was lobbying, he would have been the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), ARY has reported.
“Would it be good from my mouth to make Shaheen the captain? Mohammad Rizwan should be the captain in white ball cricket, I have been talking about Mohammad Rizwan for four or five months.”
He went on to say, “The experience of the training camp in Kakul has been good for him, training there makes a difference in fitness. Those who are not selected for the series against New Zealand should get more training in Kakul.”
Terming the decision to empower the selection committee a good one, Afraid nonetheless said that there should have been a head in the committee.
Talking about Muhammad Amir and Imad, he said, “The decision of Muhammad Amir and Imad Wasim to retire first was wrong, both of them have cricket left in them. Both are talented, they will have to be a part of domestic cricket as well.”
Earlier, the former captain said that the one who becomes captain should be given time.
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Israeli PM vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to use a fresh national security law passed by parliament to ban news channel Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the country.
The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels deemed a national security threat and to shut their offices.
Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates Israeli genocide in Gaza.
“The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel. I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel’s activities,” Netanyahu said on X, formerly Twitter.
The broadcaster slammed the ban as “part of a series of systematic Israeli attacks to silence Al Jazeera”, including the killing of one of its most prominent journalists in the region while covering an Israeli raid in May 2022.
In a statement, the network said Netanyahu had launched a “frantic” and “disgraceful” campaign of accusations against the network, vowing to continue its “bold” coverage of the war.
Two network correspondents have been killed during the conflict and the broadcaster’s office in the besieged Palestinian territory has been bombed.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said the law “contributes to a climate of self-censorship and hostility toward the press, a trend that has escalated since the Israel-Gaza war began”.
At least 95 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war began after an unprecedented attack by Hamas on October 7, according to the group, marking “the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992”.
In January, Israel said an Al Jazeera staff journalist and a freelancer killed in an air strike in Gaza were “terror operatives”.
The following month, it accused another journalist with the channel who was wounded in a separate strike of being a “deputy company commander” with Hamas.
Al Jazeera has fiercely denied Israel’s allegations and accused it of systematically targeting Al Jazeera employees in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas said in a statement that the ban showed that Israel “desperately seeks to obscure the truth of its heinous crimes”.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said “if it is true, a move like this is concerning”.
Broadcasting in both English and Arabic, Al Jazeera bills itself as the “first independent news channel in the Arab world”.
Launched in Doha in 1996, the network says it has more than 70 bureaus around the globe, with 3,000 employees and an audience in 430 million homes.
Qatar, which funds Al Jazeera, also serves as a base for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Tensions between Israel and Al Jazeera have only grown since the latest Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7.
Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Gaza, Wael al-Dahdouh, was wounded in an Israeli strike in December that killed the network’s cameraman.
His wife, two of their children and a grandson were killed in the October bombardment of central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp.
His eldest son was the Al Jazeera staff journalist killed in January when a strike targeted a car in Rafah.
Israel has launched a relentless air and ground campaign after October 7 that has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed at least 32,845 people, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza health ministry.
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Pakistan volleyball’s Brazilian coach parts ways with national team
The Brazilian coach of Pakistan volleyball team Issanayê Ramires has decided to leave his post.
Under the supervision of Issanayê Ramires, Pakistan defeated South Korea in the Asian Games. After losing in the Asian Games, Korea has hired a Brazilian coach.
According to the report, Pakistan was paying the Brazilian coach $4,000 per month, while the Korean government has offered him $8,000 salary along with attractive benefits for the family.