Sarah Inam’s husband Shahnawaz Amir, son of renowned journalist Ayyaz Amir has been sentenced to death for murdering his wife.
Session Judge Nasir Javed announced the verdict, fining the convict Rs10 lac as well. Shahnawaz’s mother Samina Shah has been acquitted for lack of proof as compliant to the murder, reports Geo.
Sarah’s lawyer demanded the death penalty during the November 16 hearing.
Sarah Inam’s father talked to the media after the verdict was announced and expressed his satisfaction with the death penalty but showed his concern over his mother getting off Scott-free.
The father was accompanied by Shaukat Mukadam, Noor Mukadam’s father and the two appealed to the Supreme Court for a logical conclusion of Noor’s case.
Shahnawaz was arrested in September last year from his farmhouse in Islamabad. Sarah was reportedly murdered just a day after she arrived in the country from Dubai where she had been working. Her husband was initially remanded to police custody a day after his arrest and the period of his physical remand was extended several times.
Shahnawaz’s father, Ayyaz Amir was discharged from the case and his mother Samina Shah, nominated as co-accused in the case, was granted post-arrest bail in November last year.
The postmortem revealed that Sarah had suffered multiple head fractures leading to her death, after having been hit on the head with a dumbbell.
Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile is all set to introduce a brand new roadmap for the PUBG mobile E-sports year 2024. PUBG mobile has introduce a new global event named Pubg Mobile Global Open (PMGO). The major changes in PUBG mobile E-sports year 2024 is the expansion of leagues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), America, Central and South Asia.
James Yang, the senior director of PUBG Mobile Global E-sports revealed three Global leagues in year 2024; the PUBG Mobile Global Championship, PUBG Mobile World Invitational (PMWI) and the new event PMGO.
The PMGO will take place in Brazil in months of March and April in 2024 with prize-pool of 500,000 USD. This event includes teams from the host region qualifiers, regional PMSL qualifiers and PMSL partnership teams.
Another major change is the addition of PUBG Mobile Super League (PMSL) which will replaces the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL). The PMSL will bring the PUBG mobile competition to another level, and will have offline events for each PMSL league. The South East Asia (SEA) region will have three seasons of PMSL while EMEA, America, Central and South Asia (Now United) will also have two leagues seasons.
James Yang explained, why the SEA region will have one extra PMSL league than other regions. He said, “This is due to the developed E-sports system in these regions, and we would see that three seasons will have better because the audience wants to see more competition”.
Below the second tier there will be PMSL regional qualifiers to give a chance for Underdogs teams to compete against Professional players. The fourth tier will have smaller regional tournaments like PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO).
In an informal conversation with journalists in Peshawar, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was asked about marriage, prompting him to give an interesting answer.
Talking to senior journalists in Peshawar, the former Foreign Minister was asked when he was getting married. “I have to get married, or you? What is your problem? Do you have a girl in your sights that you are asking about marriage,” Bilalwal replied. .
He said that Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote in the decision that the date of the election is a line in stone, and we have faith in his word.
The PPP Chairman Bilalwal, also stated that his party is trying to reduce the fever of hate in the political charged climate, adding that unfortunately, some parties are still involved in politics of hatred.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce election schedule on December 17, allowing candidates to submit their nomination papers the next day, The News has reported on Thursday.
ECP will take 54 days to complete the process of conducting polls in the country on February 8, next year.
Article 220 of the constitution says that once the election schedule is announced, the caretaker government is bound to support the ECP to conduct free and fair elections in the country.
On the other hand, ECP has halted the training of district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) designated for the forthcoming general elections set to take place on February 8 next year.
The ECP spokesperson issued a notification saying that the Lahore High Court (LHC) had ordered the training of DROs and ROs to stop.
Election commissioners of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan have been notified. The training of DROs and ROs is currently in progress in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta.
Previously, the high court declined the order of the ECP appointing ROs from the bureaucracy for the upcoming general election on February 8, 2024.
India singer Sonu Nigam has recently apologized to Omar Nadeem for unintentionally plagiarizing one of his songs. Sonu Nigam showed humility and respect by publicly acknowledging the similarities and extending a sincere apology to Omar Nadeem.
The controversy arose when fans observed resemblances between Sonu Nigam’s new release and a 14-year-old song by Omar Nadeem. Social media buzzed with discussions highlighting similarities in melody, rhythm, and even some lyrical elements. Sonu Nigam swiftly addressed the concerns after hearing about the debate.
Omar Nadeem responded gracefully to Sonu Nigam’s apology, appreciating the acknowledgment of the similarities. His understanding approach resonated positively with fans on both sides of the border.
As fans, we can appreciate the commitment of these artists to fostering an atmosphere of collaboration and camaraderie, even in the face of unexpected controversies.”
Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal has moved up to the fourth position in the women’s International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20 rankings.
Sadia has played 28 T20Is, taking 29 wickets, with best figures of 3/19 against Bangladesh in 2019.
Sadia Iqbal said, “Cricket is a game of challenges and milestones, reaching the fourth place in the world T20 bowling ranking is an important milestone in my career. My success is due to the collective efforts of the team and the support of the fans.”
Another Pakistani left-arm spinner, Nashra Sandhu, is also among the top ten bowlers in the ICC Women’s T20 rankings, with 53 wickets in 51 T20s and is ranked eighth on the list.
The season of blinding fog has officially arrived in Punjab, complete with signs of restricted movement.
M-2 route from Lahore to Kot Momin, M-3 from Faizpur to Darkhana, M-4 from Shamkot to Pindi Bhattian, and M-5 from Sher Shah to Zahir Peer were closed due to low visibility, reports Geo.
Routes between Lahore and Sialkot is closed due to heavy fog whereas a section between Gojra and Faisalabad is also blocked for the same reason.
The situation of smog is also an added factor in low visibility all over Punjab where Lahore still stands at number two in the air quality index with very unhealthy levels of air.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday resumed the hearing of a plea filed by former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and ordered him to nominate former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Faiz Hamid and others in the plea against his dismissal.
A five-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa heard the case. The other members of the bench are Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Irfan Saadat Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
The proceedings were broadcast live on the apex court’s website as well as on its YouTube channel.
Lawyer Hamid Khan represented the former IHC judge in the case.
Siddiqui has filed a miscellaneous application with the Supreme Court along with the case related to his dismissal from office.
The former judge has requested to make former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI head Faiz Hameed parties in the case related to his suspension.
Ex IHC judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui has made ex army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa , ex DG ISI Faiz Hameed etc as respondents in his petition challenging his removal by SJC. Will SC issue notice to ex army chief tomorrow ( Friday) ?? pic.twitter.com/xX5k774Me3
The case was fixed for hearing earlier this month after the judge filed a miscellaneous application with the Supreme Court to conduct an early hearing of his plea against the decision by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on his dismissal.
Order
The SC order, issued by the bench, mentioned that allegations were levelled against some personalities who were not present at the case’s hearing. It added that those accused in the case must be made parties.
“How will he, who is not a party, present his position in front of the court?” the order read.
The order also mentioned that the bench will not be available to hear the petition from Monday due to winter vacations.
The case
President Arif Alvi on October 11, 2018, removed Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui as judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council (SCJ).
The president took the decision under Article 209(5)on the SJC recommendation under Article 209(6) read with Article 48(1) of the Constitution, a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice stated.
The council unanimously opined that while delivering the speech before the District Bar Association in Rawalpindi on July 21, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, an IHC judge, displayed conduct unbecoming of a high court judge.
Judges on the panel included: Then Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Gulzar Ahmad, Lahore High Court’s Chief Justice Yawar Ali, and Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Justice Ahmed Ali Sheikh.
Justice Khosa said that the judge in question chose to address a meeting of the district bar association, Rawalpindi on July 21 at a time when many inquiries were pending against him before the SJC under Article 209.
In his speech, Siddiqui accused the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of manipulating judicial proceedings, especially in the Panamagate case.
The ex-judge had submitted a plea against the Supreme Judicial Council’s (SJC) decision to dismiss him after a complaint was filed against him for inflammatory speeches.
Aggressive batsman Ahmed Shehzad was not inducted into any franchise for the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Ahmed Shehzad, who performed well in domestic cricket this season and left the world’s leagues for Pakistan’s domestic cricket, could not find a place in the Pakistan Super League.
All six franchises participating in the event selected players from different categories, completing their 18-member squads.
Umar Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, and young player Haider Ali also failed to earn the trust of the franchises and were also not included in any team.
Superstar Ayesha Omar has said that she thinks about leaving Pakistan because she doesn’t feel secure due to the current economic situation and concerns about women’s safety.
During a podcast, she shared her feelings, saying, “I want to walk on the road and enjoy fresh air, but I can’t. I want to cycle, but why can’t I do it?” She mentioned feeling stressed and anxious in Karachi, not feeling safe, which she believes is a common feeling among many women. Ayesha wants to be able to walk on the streets and enjoy fresh air without feeling anxious or stressed. She pointed out that men might not fully understand the fears and challenges faced by women in Pakistan. Despite her love for the country, she feels frustrated about the lack of freedom and safety. She mentioned her love for Pakistan, acknowledging that the country has given her everything. “I love the land, and if I had the choice to live anywhere in the world, I would choose Pakistan.” It’s a tough situation, but she’s not alone in her feelings. Her brother has already moved abroad, and her mother is also planning to leave.
