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  • Federal budget to be presented today

    Federal budget to be presented today

    All eyes will be on the National Assembly today (Friday) as the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 will be presented in the lower house of parliament.

    According to Radio Pakistan, the federal cabinet will meet in Islamabad today to discuss and approve budget proposals. Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over the meeting.

    Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, who presented the Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 a day earlier, will unveil the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s budget. The session will begin at 4:00pm.

    The upcoming budget for the new fiscal year is likely to be pro-growth with an overall focus on increasing expenditures.

  • 25 school children rushed to hospital due to power outage in intense heat

    25 school children rushed to hospital due to power outage in intense heat

    At least 25 children in Islamabad were taken to a nearby hospital after they fainted due to intense heat on Wednesday. 

    As per reports, students of a school in Islamabad’s Bara Kahu area suffered due to the scorching heat and power outage. The nose of the students started bleeding after which their teachers poured water over their heads and took them to a nearby health facility for first aid. 

    Picture Credit: Dunya News

    After the incident, 200 school children were allowed to go home from the Federal Government School due to loadsheding.

    Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy took to Twitter and announced that the power shortfall has increased to 1,500 Mega Watt (MW) and the citizens are requested to use the electricity sensibly.

  • Former Israeli defense minister shows Islamabad’s Shifa Hospital as Hamas headquarters

    Former Israeli defense minister shows Islamabad’s Shifa Hospital as Hamas headquarters

    Israel’s former defence minister Naftali Bennett, in a video posted to YouTube on the Gaza situation, referred to Pakistan’s Shifa International Hospital as Hamas Headquarters where the Al-Qassam Brigade of Hamas has been operating.


    “Ever heard of Shifa Hospital? It is the largest medical complex in Gaza. It’s also where Hamas’ headquarters is located while they are conducting terror actions against Israel”, he explained while showing a picture of the Shifa Hospital building in the background.

    Read more – Gaza’s largest bookshop destroyed by Israeli airstrikes

    Shifa International Hospital is a care healthcare facility in Islamabad providing medical services to local as well as international patient communities for over 25 years.

    Social media users soon started calling out the ex-minister for the blunder.

    https://twitter.com/nazir_geelani_/status/1395843984480555008?s=20
  • Pakistani celebrities march in solidarity with Palestinians

    Pakistani celebrities march in solidarity with Palestinians

    Pakistani celebrities have been very vocal about the atrocities of Israel on Palestinians. They came out with hundreds of people in Lahore and Islamabad to March in solidarity with the Palestinians on Monday.

    We have spotted Fawad Khan, Sadaf Fawad, Hania Aamir , Osman Khalid Butt , Maryam Nafees, Ali Rehman Khan, Armeena Rana Khan and Dananeer Mobeen.

    Many other celebrities have supported Palestine through their social media handle.

    Here are pictures of artists who supported Palestine in their ways.

    “Such an overwhelming turnout in Islamabad,” said Hania Aamir. She was holding a placard that read: “Ethnic cleansing, colonial occupation, genocide. Call it what it is.”

    The march and protests were held in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. Fawad, his wife Sadaf and Ammara Hikmat attended the protest in Lahore, while Hania, Ali Rehman, Dananeer, Osman Khalid, Maryam etc. were spotted in Islamabad and many other stars expressed solidarity with Palestine through their social media.

    In Manchester, Armeena Rana Khan lit candles for Palestinian children who have been killed in Israeli airstrikes.

    https://twitter.com/ArmeenaRK/status/1394009941300629508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394009941300629508%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-22599151841632722090.ampproject.net%2F2104302228000%2Fframe.html
    https://twitter.com/ArmeenaRK/status/1394035847993909253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394035847993909253%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3557252681201185774.ampproject.net%2F2104302228000%2Fframe.html

    Celebrities including Maya Ali, Mahira Khan, Ayeza khan, Ayesha Omar, Hania Aamir, Sheheryar Munawar, Shehzad Roy and many other celebrities called out the Israeli violence in Palestine through their social media accounts.

    With the constant airstrikes pounded on Gaza, at least 212 Palestinians, including 61 children, have been killed since the attacks began. About 1,500 Palestinians have been wounded.

    More than 58,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to the UN aid agency.

    About 47,000 of the displaced people have sought shelter in 58 UN-run schools in Gaza, Jens Laerke, spokesman of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told reporters.

  • Need an Eid cake? Here’s where you can order from

    Need an Eid cake? Here’s where you can order from

    While Eid ul-Fitr celebrations this year will be different due to the ongoing pandemic and restrictions, one thing that remains constant is starting the day with something sweet. Though everyone must follow SOPs and avoid going out unnecessarily that doesn’t mean we give up on our sweet tooth.

    Most home-based businesses are now fully booked for Eid but here are a few places where you can order an Eid cake online and have them delivered to your doorstep.

    Lahore

    Sweet Bites of Lahore and Bakers

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Shazoo.creations/

    The CAKES BY Sabeen

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thecakesbysabeen/

    The Batter Half Kitchenette

    Moments Bakery

    Nibbles

    Islamabad

    Crooked Cakess by Sara

    Sweet Hut

    Karachi

    Cook It Perfect

    Whisked Away

    Smitten

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SmittenbyB/

  • Fakhr-e-Alam escapes fatal accident

    Fakhr-e-Alam escapes fatal accident

    Television host and actor Fakhar-e-Alam has escaped a fatal car accident unhurt.

    Sharing the horrific experience on social media, Alam said: “Without question, Allah is the greatest protector of them all. I have just survived what could have been easily a fatal accident while on my [way] to to Hum News Pakistan for filming.”

    “These trucks become killing machines in the hands of unlicensed drivers,” said Alam further, adding that Islamabad Capital Territory Police is handling the case.

    Later, in a series of tweets, the 45-year-old actor detailed the entire incident.

    “It was a close call to what would have been most certainly a fatal accident. This milk truck from Chiniot without indication made a U-turn from the far out lane forcing our vehicle to take evasive measure missing the truck, hitting the divider and ending up on the other side,” said Alam.

    “Once tossed to the other side we narrowly missed oncoming traffic,” he shared further. “The fact that the driver and I have walked away alive is nothing short of a miracle. These truck operators without proper training are allowed on our roads endangering all of us and our loved ones.”

    “I am grateful to Allah that I will once again get to see my children but there are many who have never returned home because of extremely poor road safety & dangerous drivers. Tonight I followed up with Islamabad Police to do whatever was possible legally to stop this driver,” Alam added.

    Alam shared that the traffic warden, who was an eye witness stated that the truck driver was wrong. “The driver had no ID card, no license. All I want is for Islamabad Police to make sure he never drives again & endanger anyone else’s life. He wrote a confession & maafinama, I just don’t want any family to be a victim of his,” Alam said.

    He also urged people to report such drivers, saying: “Please report dangerous drivers, please wear a belt, it saved my life today and above all the law enforcement must not allow for such irresponsible people to drive on our roads. The truck is now at Aabpara police station. What happens next we will all be watching.”

    Alam is recently in Islamabad, filming a project with Hum News/Hum Network.

    Meanwhile, in one of his tweets, Alam had revealed that he will be sharing studios with five gold medalists of Cambrian Patrol Britain, world’s toughest & largest military competition with 140 teams each year.

    He said: “I will be bringing you the story of this league of extra ordinary gentlemen very soon with Hum Network.”

    According to him, this will be a “very special project” and “a big filming project,” presumably airing on Hum News/Hum Network.

  • VIDEO: PM Imran drives in without protocol, interacts with street vendors in Islamabad

    VIDEO: PM Imran drives in without protocol, interacts with street vendors in Islamabad

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan paid a surprise visit to different areas of Islamabad and interacted with the general public, specifically with small vendors on the streets.

    https://youtu.be/qYAt03AbuJc

    According to the statement issued by the PM Office, “PM Imran Khan drove to public places in Islamabad without any security and protocol. The PM visited G-11 Markaz and talked to vendors.”

    On his visit, he asked about the condition of business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He instructed them (vendors) to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan at street vendor stall

    In addition, PM drove the car in the capital because he also wanted to see the arrangements done by the local administration for Ramzan.

    Prime Minister Imran Khan driving around in ICT to check arrangements done by local administration

    People expressed happiness on seeing the premiere among them without any protocol. Besides, PM visited the Sewerage Plant I-9 and Korang Cricket Ground in the federal capital.

    PM visited the Sewerage Plant I-9 and Korang Cricket Ground in the federal capital.

    Amid the pandemic, business activities and routine life is disrupted. The government of Punjab has also imposed a smart lockdown in all major cities of Punjab.

    Pakistan reported 4,414 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s Covid-19 tally to 8,29,933.

    The country’s death toll climbed to 18,070 after 113 more people succumbed to the deadly disease.

  • Pakistan’s first media university to be set up in Islamabad, says Fawad Chaudhry

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the government plans to open the country’s first-ever media university in Islamabad, ARY News has reported.

    The minister said that the university will be opened in a vacant building in Islamabad, which has been empty for the past eight years.

    Fawad added that international professors will be called to teach at the university, adding that modern technology will also be taught there.

    The minister further said that this is for the first time in the country that animation, sound and lighting education will be given locally. He is hopeful that the media university will become the best varsity in the South Asia region.

    Fawad was recently reappointed Minister for Information and Broadcasting in a recent cabinet shuffle.

    Earlier, he also shared his plans on what he plans to do under his ministry.

    “The process that started in 2018 to initiate reforms in the Information Ministry is being resumed,” Chaudhry had said, adding that the project to make Pakistan Television HD will be completed by June 1. In addition to this, work on making PTV Sports HD is also in progress.

  • VIDEO: Sheikh Rashid shops at a Bakery in trademark ‘Awami Style’

    Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday visited a Bakery for aftari shopping. In a video posted by a social media user, the minister can be seen inside a bakery.

    Talking to a someone at the bakery, Rashid can be heard saying: “Aftari ka saaman lene aye hain (I have come to buy stuff for aftari).”

    The minister can also be seen complaining about the salespersons at the bakery not taking money from him.

    Rashid bought ‘kalakand‘, among other things.

    Read more- Cuteness overloaded: Maryam’s toy shopping on video call with granddaughter goes viral

    Sheikh Rashid also posted clips of his visit on social media.

    Meanwhile, some social media users criticised him for not wearing his mask properly.

    In December 2020, Sheikh Rashid was appointed as the interior minister in the cabinet reshuffle by Prime minister Imran Khan. He is known for his ‘Awami Syle‘,

  • Japan ambassador visits 2,400-year-old Buddhist caves in Pakistan

    Japan ambassador visits 2,400-year-old Buddhist caves in Pakistan

    Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori on Wednesday visited a Buddhist historical site, known as Shah Allah Ditta Caves, in the outskirts of Islamabad. Internationally known as Buddhist caves in the Margalla Hills, the historical site is preserving around 2,400-year-old Buddhist era murals.

    As per reports, the ambassador along with his wife and staff of the embassy praised the grandeur of the antique caves which date back to the times when young Buddhists covered long distances to reach this region that expands from the Margalla Hills to Taxila, Swat and beyond.

    The Buddhist monks spent time here in meditation and spread the message of Buddha on to the followers.

    Read more – Pakistan’s first tourism TV channel goes live

    Former Deputy Mayor of Islamabad and a representative of the Shah Allah Ditta community, Syed Zeshan Naqvi, welcomed the ambassador and told him that the caves date back to the times of Alexander the Great. He also pointed out issues faced by the local government of Islamabad (that completed its term earlier in February this year) in the preservation of the site.

    The caves had different engravings of Buddha on its walls that are of great historical importance.

    The ambassador was also of the opinion that the caves have a huge tourism potential and can be used to showcase the footprints of the Buddhist civilisation in Pakistan.

    Ambassador Kuninori also spent a few moments in meditation under the old Banyan tree at the site.

    Sharing his thoughts during the visit, Ambassador Kuninori said Pakistan was a safe country and appreciated the way the government had fought the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing a smart lockdown. Japan, he said, had already eased travel restrictions on Pakistan.