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  • Wildfires sweep Turkey, Pakistan extends support

    Wildfires sweep Turkey, Pakistan extends support

    Prime Minister Imran Khan and several other politicians have showed solidarity with the Turkish government over the loss of lives in Turkey as wildfires sweep the country.

    PM Khan, in his tweet, stated that Pakistan is ready to offer any help at this difficult time. “We stand with the govt & people of Turkey & share in their sorrow at the tragic loss of life in the wildfires tragedy”, he further added.

    Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, expressed his grief and said, “We send our prayers & best wishes 2 our Turkish brothers & sisters as firefighters are busy putting down fire.”

    Moreover, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quershi, tagging Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Turkey stated, “Pakistan extends support to the government of Turkey and to our Turkish brothers and sisters over the loss of lives.”

    In addition to this, PML-N’s MPA Hina Parvez Butt and PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan have also extended their support.

    Support and help are pouring in from throughout the world as planes from Russia and Ukraine helped battle the flames.

    About 70 wildfires have broken out across 17 provinces on the country’s coasts this week resulted in four deaths and the evacuation of thousands, reports Reuters.

    #PrayforTurkey is the top trending hashtag on Twitter in Pakistan today.

  • ‘PM Khan’s phone does not have messages of Gujarat massacre like Modi’: Fawad

    ‘PM Khan’s phone does not have messages of Gujarat massacre like Modi’: Fawad

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, while speaking on Geo News’ programme ‘Jirga’, said, “Two days prior to the story of Pegasus spyware being published, I received a letter from The Guardian revealing that there was a list of phone numbers that had been hacked. Three numbers previously used by Prime Minister Imran Khan were also in the list.”

    Fawad said that the letter further added that he needed to confirm whether the numbers included in the list belonged to PM Khan or not.

    Fawad said that a team was being put together by the government, who would do the forensics to verify whether the premier’s phone was hacked or not. Only then will the government be able to tell if the attempt to hack the phone was successful or not.

    “It is confirmed that an attempt to hack the phone was made,” said Fawad.

    On being asked by Saleem Safi that if the phone was indeed hacked and the Indians did get the data from the premier’s phone, what implications would it have for the country, Fawad replied, ” PM Khan’s phone did not have messages of Gujarat massacre like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His phone does not have any orders of murder in it.”

    Fawad condemned how Modi and his government had hacked the phones of Indian journalists, judges, his own government officials, and other world leaders and said that the United Nations must intervene in this regard.

    Fawad Chaudhry added that the Foreign Office has taken notice of India’s use of Israeli spyware, Pegasus, to hack Prime Minister Imran Khan’s phone and had already said: “We call on the relevant UN bodies to thoroughly investigate the matter, bring the facts to light, and hold the Indian perpetrators to account.”

    When questioned about the meeting between Imran Khan and Narendra Modi before he came into power and whether it was discussed with the then government, Fawad responded that PM Khan’s meeting was public and the media was present. Fawad criticised Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib in London and said this was news shared with the Afghan media.

    “I won’t call Nawaz Sharif a traitor but it was a very irresponsible act by him,” added Fawad.

    Earlier this week, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif was met by Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib and State Minister for Peace Sayed Sadat Naderi.

    The National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSCA) gave an update about the meeting on Twitter Saturday, saying that the Afghan state minister for peace and NSA discussed “matters of mutual interest” with the former Pakistan prime minister.

    Nawaz Sharif’s meeting faced extreme criticism from the government.

  • Meera turns politician, joins PTI

    Meera turns politician, joins PTI

    Baaji fame actress Meera is set to foray into politics. According to media reports, the Parey Hut Love star has joined PM Imran Khan’s PTI political party. “I am heartbroken with the world of showbiz and have decided to join politics,” she told Geo News.

    In 2013 the actress had announced that she would contest with the electoral symbol black coat and had reportedly contested for the Lahore constituency NA-126.

    The actress wished her fans on the occassion of Eid-ul-Azha.

  • ‘If a cricketer can be the PM, why can’t an actress?’: Mehwish Hayat is gearing up for next elections

    Superstar Mehwish Hayat recently appeared on Geo’s famous interview series, Aik Din Geo Ke Saath in its Eid special episode.

    The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani star confessed on the show that since last few years her interest in politics has grown gradually and announced that will be foraying into the mainstream politics in the near future.

    Load Wedding diva stated that she wants to work on the country’s development and added that she is inspired by PTI for its trailblazer policies.

    She also questioned that if a cricketer can be a Prime Minister then why can’t an actress be one?

    When the host Sohail Warraich if she is directly challenging Imran Khan for his position? The London Nahi Jaunga star replied that she isn;t challenging him but someone has to take his position in the future so why not her?

    Earlier this year she expressed her disappointment and called out those holding live concerts in Islamabad amid rising cases of COVID-19. “This is very disappointing to be having live concerts with so many people while we are still not free of COVID,” wrote the actor on Twitter. “Cases are on the rise again and we are experiencing a deadly third wave.”

    On the work front, Mehwish will be seen next opposite Humayun Saeed and Kubra Khan in Nadeem Baig’s London Nahi Jaunga.

  • ‘Mahira Khan to Imran Khan, they all get abused’: Yasir Hussain on cyber trolling

    ‘Mahira Khan to Imran Khan, they all get abused’: Yasir Hussain on cyber trolling

    Yasir Hussain appeared on The Mazedaar Show hosted by Faizan Sheikh and Aadi Adeal Amjad. The Jhooti actor was asked about his way of dealing with the cyber trolls, to which he replied, “From Mahira Khan to [PM] Imran Khan, everyone gets abused on digital platforms. People want controversy ad controversial remarks”.

    The Baandi star said that even though statements aren’t controversial but they create controversy as they gain hype. He also opened up on replying back to trolls, stating that he replies when he has spontaneous answers.

    Actress Mashal Khan recently reacted to the news of two dogs being sentenced to death in Karachi on her Instagram handle. Actor and writer Yasir Hussain was quick to endorse Mashal’s stance by resharing her post with the caption, “@mashalkh bilkul sahi kaha apne”. 

    He took to Instagram to express his support to the industry veteran, Bushra Ansari post netizens trolled her for dancing on a wedding with Azaan Sami Khan.

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  • Usman Mirza Case: IG Islamabad briefs PM Khan

    Usman Mirza Case: IG Islamabad briefs PM Khan

     Inspector-General (IG) of Police Islamabad, Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman, had a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday and briefed him on the ongoing investigation regarding sexual assault and harassment of a couple by Usman Mirza and his accomplices.

    The IGP is personally monitoring the case after the arrest of Usman Mirza to ensure criminal action, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said.

    “The premier was informed that all scientific methods are being used to collect more evidence. The IGP also informed the prime minister about the law and order situation in Islamabad,” the statement said.

    Prime Minister had earlier taken notice of the case and telephoned IG Islamabad and sought details of the incident from him.

    “The police should use all their energies to bring all the accused to justice and share the report with the PM Office,” he added.

    Referring to the suspects, Usman Mirza and his accomplices, PM Khan said such people don’t deserve any concessions.

    Earlier this week, police arrested four people after a video of them holding a couple at gunpoint, forcing them to strip and then beating them up went viral on social media.

  • ‘Girl had come to take her exams’: SSP Islamabad on the Usman Mirza case

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation Atta-ur-Rehman has shared details about the girl and the boy who were harassed by Usman Mirza and other culprits. He shared the details in TV programme, ‘Mad-e-Muqabil’ with anchorpersons Rauf Klasra and Amir Mateen.

    The police officer said that they traced the couple and reached out to them for investigation and assured them that the state, media and people are with them and asked them to cooperate, after which the couple recorded their statement.

    He further shared that the girl was from Lahore, and she came to Islamabad to give an exam, and the boy present in the video was her fiance who helped her with the accommodation by asking his friend for his apartment for a day.

    Usman Mirza and gang showed up at the apartment when the boy stepped out to buy groceries and harassed the girl. The police say they will try to take the case to its logical conclusion.

    SSP, while answering a question, said that Usman Mirza was allegedly drunk and he was armed, which is why it was difficult for anyone to rescue the couple.

    The incident happened in November last year probably, shared SSP Atta-ur-Rehman, adding that the couple got married later with the consent of both families.

    A video went viral on social media recently in which Usman Mirza was seen torturing, harassing, and assaulting a young couple in Islamabad along with his accomplices. Mirza was arrested after the video went viral. His accomplices have also been arrested.

  • ‘Won’t go to any private function with protocol to save taxpayer money’, PM Khan

    ‘Won’t go to any private function with protocol to save taxpayer money’, PM Khan

    Announcing on Twitter, PM Khan has decided that to save taxpayers’ money, the prime minister will not go to any ‘private function with protocol and security. He also stated that he is reviewing protocol guidelines for ministers, governors, and PTI Chief Ministers to decide how expenditure can be reduced.

    He also tweeted that in the coming days, his “Cabinet will decide on a comprehensive policy in this regard”.

    “We will put an end to the colonial legacy of pomp & glory used to overwhelm the people.”

    Speaking to the Gwadar business community earlier this week, when visiting Balochistan, the Prime Minister said if it wasn’t for his sincere intentions, he would be spending summers in London and shopping from Harrods since he did not win the election from the province.

    Twitter reacted to the series of tweets, with some supporting the PM’s move and others saying that as the prime minister, Khan needed added security.

  • Throwback pictures: PM Khan with Dilip Kumar

    Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has passed away at the age of 98 in Mumbai. Prime Minister Imran Khan has also expressed his grief over the death of the veteran actor.

    PM Imran took to Instagram to share his picture with the actor.

    Have a look at some pictures of Imran and Dilip Kumar :

    In this old video Dilip Kumar can be seen praising PM Imran Khan.

  • ‘Considering talking to insurgents’: PM Imran

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing an event in Gwadar, said that he is considering “talking to insurgents” in Balochistan, adding that the government would never have had to worry about the insurgency in the province if attention had been paid to its development.

    “It may be that they had grievances in the old times and may have been used by other countries … India may have used them to spread chaos but the situation [now] is not the same,” added the premier.

    The premier said that he had always thought that when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came to power, the government would pay attention to Balochistan because when the province progressed and there was peace, Balochistan’s people would “understand that Pakistan is also theirs”. PM said that then the people of Balochistan would say that they should also fight for Pakistan because it thinks of their basic needs and problems.

    PM Imran Khan during his one-day visit to Gwadar inaugurated Gwadar Free Zone, Expo Centre, Agriculture Industrial Park, and three factories.