4.9 magnitude of earthquake shakes the area of Islamabad and surrounding areas on 7 November 2022.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, November 7 (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 7th November 2022): On Monday morning, a number of towns in Pakistan, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, were shaken by an earth-quake of a magnitude that was about in the middle.
The level of strength of the earth-quake was determined to be a 4 by the National Seismic Monitoring Center.
A private television channel said that although the earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale and had its epicenter on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, there have been no reports of any damage or injuries as of yet.
The Monitoring Center estimated that the depth of the earthquake was 227 kilometers below the surface of the ground.
ISLAMABAD: UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report, issued on October 27, 2022, observed that the world is still falling short of the Paris climate goals, with no realistic pathway to 1.5°C.
According to the flagship study, countries’ NDCs or pledges since last year are “woefully inadequate” and make little impact in 2030 emissions. The world is on track for a 2.8°C temperature rise, considerably above the Paris Agreement objective. Limiting global warming to 2°C and 1.5°C requires 30–45% reductions in emissions.
The UNEP report sets the stage for one of the most critical climate dialogues, especially in the context of a year marked by international political turmoil, global inflation, severe climate catastrophes, and worldwide energy crisis, all of which have distracted leaders and complicated efforts to address climate change.
COP27 will build on the outcomes of COP26, including the signing of the Glasgow climate pact requiring signatories to present stronger action plans within a shortened timeframe and the agreement on the Paris rule book outlining how Paris accord signatories will structure their NDCs to reduce emissions.
COP27 aims to keep global temperature rise to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, improve adaptability and resilience, and mobilize money for reduction, adaptation, and loss and damage.
Despite noble goals, COP conferences have turned into a display of hypocrisy as politicians, business magnates, and lobbyists make impassioned pleas and promises, only to breach their obligations immediately after the performance closes. They allow global leaders to escape domestic problems and bolster their self-esteem before a “sympathetic” international audience.
In his comments on the UNEP report and COP27, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Commitments to net zero are worthless without strategies, policies, and actions to back it up… Greenwashing, false movers, and late movers are unsustainable. We must reduce emissions before climate disaster strikes.
COP27 should focus on the 3R global climate strategy, coined by the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG): ‘Reduce’ (emissions), ‘Remove’ (GHG emissions), and ‘Repair’ (the earth) to achieve the following important outcomes.
1) Implement promises. A 2021 examination of the efficacy of climate promises in the banking sector revealed that worldwide banks gave roughly $740bn in financing to coal, oil, and gas businesses. COP27 should focus on a concrete “policies-to-action” dialogue, identifying opportunities for countries, especially those responsible for cumulative global emissions stock, to announce further policy changes and implement stringent accountability standards to ensure that pledges are doing enough to reach the Paris accords.
2) Ensure climate money for warming-affected countries. In earlier summits, many coal-dependent developing economies felt cornered since focusing on coal while neglecting oil and gas would hurt them. These nations feel compelled to switch from fossil fuels to renewables without developed-country help. Some governments, like India, agree to alter their NDCs but condition their implementation on foreign contributions. The fairness argument is that industrialized nations produced most of the world’s emissions. Now that they have money, these nations can pursue climate-friendly legislation. They should solve the situation they caused.
To improve help for vulnerable countries and foster confidence amongst states, bigger economies must prioritize climate action flows for developing countries. The conference must ensure the Paris rulebook is fully implemented and the private sector is mobilized to contribute more efficiently. World Resources Institute estimates $600 billion in climate finance by 2025 to tackle climate change.
3) Use natural or geoengineered solutions. Despite adaptation’s importance, we can’t adapt our way out of the climate catastrophe. Nature-based solutions can help us cut emissions. These strategies entail conserving, repairing, or better managing ecosystems to remove carbon dioxide. COP26 recognized the need for nature-based solutions, and COP27 will likely focus on more investment and support. Less than 10% of climate money goes to nature-based solutions. Recent research suggests that deploying nature-based solutions successfully can help meet climate targets.
Pakistan rarely serves on working groups or drafting committees at these conferences. Due to this year’s devastating floods and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s support for a climate action plan, Pakistan is ideally positioned to join other climate-impacted developing countries in seeking reparations, an issue developed nations have repeatedly pushed down the agenda in previous conferences. Potential recipient nations, like Pakistan, should not expect a major injection of reparations after COP27 to bail them out of budgetary and foreign currency challenges. As shown by the onerous GCF requirements, reparations, when released, will be subject to strict documentation and compliance rules covering usage, project completion, and performance standards.
As COP27 approaches, the biggest threat is the expanding gap between eloquent rhetoric and genuine climate action. Greta Thunberg says, “The COPs don’t work unless we mobilize.”
In two weeks, we’ll see if COP27 seized this chance. Otherwise, the global climate strategy will fail.
Fulbright alumnus interested in sustainable energy and climate change
KARACHI: According to The News on Saturday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) rejected rumours of a forthcoming mini-budget and disregarded any fresh tax amnesty plans because of IMF constraints.At separate gatherings held at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), FBR Chairman Asim Ahmed made the announcement to the business community (FPCCI).
The meeting’s chairman also declared that, at the request of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the Tax Reforms Commission was being reactivated.
According to four people with direct knowledge of the situation, telecom companies are pressuring the European Union to enact new regulations that would make Big Tech pay for network expenditures, following Australia’s lead.Telecom companies in Europe have pushed for financial support from American digital companies like Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook (META.O), and Netflix (NFLX.O), claiming that they account for a significant portion of the region’s internet traffic.
The latest plan, which hasn’t been publicised, is being reviewed by the GSMA, an organisation that advocates for more than 750 mobile operators in the telecom industry.
On Twitter, the conversation was never particularly cordial. Often, the loudest opinions drown out the subtler, more nuanced ones. After all, whether the debate is over transgender children or baseball, it is much simpler to rage-tweet at a perceived enemy than it is to look for common ground.This isn’t going to change any time soon, according to the chaos that has engulfed Twitter the company and the platform since Elon Musk took over. In fact, if it gets better at all, it’s likely to get considerably worse before getting better.
Just over a week ago, Musk and his group of tech industry partisans showed up at Twitter prepared to destroy the blue bird’s nest and swiftly rebuild it in line with his vision.He started mass layoffs at the San Francisco-based business on Friday, firing around half of its employees through email to bring it back to employment levels not seen since 2014.
Throughout, he tweeted a variety of vulgar memes, half-jokes, SpaceX rocket launches, and possibly-possibly-not ideas for Twitter that he appeared to be developing on the platform in real time. In a Twitter conversation with author Stephen King, who said, “If it gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron,” he appeared to immediately back away from the concept of charging users $20 per month for the “blue check” and a few other services.
Sonia Azhar, Pakistan’s leading fashion designer, held a fashion display in London that brought attention to the situation of Pakistan’s flood victims.Several Pakistani celebrities, including Mansha Pasha, Azfar Rehman, and Sarah Shareef, performed at the performance, which took place at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel in London.At the fashion show, which featured a Sonia Azhar finale, tens of thousands of pounds in donations for the flood victims were gathered.
“I’m thrilled to display my collection and spread awareness for the victims of Pakistan’s catastrophic floods,” Sonia Azhar remarked. Whatever we can do should be done to lessen their suffering.
Sonia is the CEO of Sonia Azhar, a wedding couture company with locations around Pakistan and who is regarded as Pakistan’s leading fashion designer.Rhythm of Asia was the name of the event, which featured well-known figures from all areas of life.The handmade Eastern couture was worn by British and European models to portray Pakistani culture and fashion.
KARACHI: The News cited dealers in reporting that the rupee will either maintain stable or slightly rise versus the dollar in the coming days following the favourable feelings resulting from the $13 billion funding assurance from friendly countries.The local currency started the week on a high note as a result of a decline in the real effective exchange rate (REER), which fell from 94.4 in August to 90.9 in September. The local currency traded range-bound versus the US dollar this week.
The State Bank of Pakistan was able to increase the value of the rupee thanks to the decline. Ishaq Dar, the finance minister, claims that the local currency’s actual value is less than 200 to the dollar.The local unit, however, came under pressure in the middle of the week as a result of banks starting to retire $100,000 worth of letters of credit, higher-than-expected inflation, a strong rebound of the US dollar index versus other major currencies, and a very tumultuous political environment.
The three ICC World Cup matches that are taking place today are crucial for Pakistan since they are playing their last group encounter today and their prospects of moving on to the semifinals depend on the outcomes of the other two matches.According to a report on Sunday by Geo News, many Pakistani runners are preparing to compete in the two greatest marathons in the world today: the New York and Istanbul marathons.
Over 50,000 people will participate in the New York marathon, including prominent Hollywood stars and campaigners.Hira Diwan, Faisal Shafi, Huma Rehman, Saad Usmani, Imran Aleem, Aamar Butt, Shariq Samad, Shabab Hussain, Osman Aziz, Mohammad Omer Afzal, Obaid ur Rehman Awan, Muhammad Raza, Prem Kumar, Bilal Ehsan, and Saifullah are among the runners of Pakistani descent who are competing in the
Even though Janhvi Kapoor is extremely busy promoting her forthcoming movie Mili, fans haven’t stopped discussing their relationship with Orhan Awatramani. Finally speaking out about the rumours, she described him as someone who “feels like home.”
She also referred to him as a buddy and said that he had had her back for a very long time. Janhvi stated in an interview with News18, “I have known Orry for years and he is someone I not just have so much fun with, but who has also had my back for a very long time, and I have had his back. When he is here, it seems like home, and I have a lot of faith in him.A survival thriller based on actual events is Janhvi’s Mili. “I recall it (the film) taking a true toll on my mental health because I would come home after wrapping up production and I would go to sleep and dream that I was still in the freezer,” Janhvi stated in a statement regarding the movie.
Priyanka Chopra flew from the US to Mumbai to market her hair care line.PeCee returned to India after almost three years and used Instagram to share with fans one day of her demanding Mumbai itinerary.In the video, Priyanka was seen getting dressed in white for an occasion. After the ceremony, Priyanka said while she was sitting in her car, “Being back home is such a blessing. It’s wonderful to see Babul Nath in Churchgate.”
Priyanka penned: “And that concludes Mumbai! The Ghar Ki Baat is Alag! Coming home is the best feeling there is.I have been so affected over the past few of days by all the love and support that has been shown to me. I’ll be honest and say that without my team and all of you who came out, I don’t know where I’d be.
She said, “So thank YOU and @mynykaa for making my dream come true!” Cannot wait to return! Alright, till we cross paths again. P.S. Out of more than 4,000 brands, we are among the TOP 10 brands on #Nykaa! Top 5 in metro areas! Team, yay.
DAMASCUS: Syrian perfumer Mohammad al-Masri only only a single sniff of a fragrance to replicate the aroma of a luxury brand at a fraction of the price and without the label.
Daily, dozens of clients pour into his modest shop in the old city of Damascus’ market, many flashing images of expensive perfumes they want to copy on their phones.
The 55-year-old told that all he had was his shop and the nose he had been honing since he was 15 years old.”I don’t have a large shop or expensive equipment.”
NEW DELHI: The most polluted metropolis in the world’s authorities ordered primary schools to close starting in New Delhi on Saturday and advised schools to restrict older students from participating in outdoor activities.
Every winter, a foul smog builds over the Indian capital as the cold, heavy air traps road dust, car emissions, and smoke from burning crop stubble in neighbouring states, leading to an increase in respiratory diseases among the 20 million residents of the metropolis.
As the air quality index (AQI) surpassed 400 on Friday, the majority of the capital territory’s districts were classified as “severe” or “hazardous.”
GHOTKI: In a confrontation with bandits in the katcha area of Ghotki, Sindh, at least five cops, including a district superintendent of police (DSP) and two station head officers (SHOs), lost their lives.
Five officers, including DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto and two SHOs, allegedly accepted martyrdom during the gunfight.Dacoits, according to SSP Ghokti, possessed the newest weapons, but police operations are being conducted to catch them.
He added that the police are in good spirits and that operations against the bandits will continue. Police officers are prepared to give their life for their country just like Pakistan’s army and rangers, he added.
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), attacked Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Sunday, accusing him of manufacturing a new injury drama because of his contradictory claims over the shooting incident.
Speaking to the media in the federal capital, the JUI-F leader continued to criticise the PTI leader, claiming that the accusations are being made after the nation’s economy has been severely damaged and that this is dragging the nation into a mire. Fazl made fun of the former prime [Imran] by claiming that Imran Khan had outperformed Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in acting.
At the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Bismah Maroof and Sidra Amin led Pakistan’s women’s cricket team to victory over Ireland in the second One-Day International.
Pakistan has won the three-match series in this one-sided match, moving the Girls in Green past South Africa and into second place in the ICC Women’s Championship 2022–25.
Ireland chose to bat first in the game and was dismissed for 194 runs. Sidra and Bismah’s superior batting skills helped Pakistan’s batsmen reach their target in 32.4 overs.
Sunday, the leader of an investigative committee appointed to investigate journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder declared the body couldn’t continue.
On the evening of October 23, Sharif was reportedly murdered in Kenya by members of the local police force. An official police statement issued later expressed “regrets on the unfortunate incident” and said that an investigation was now being conducted into the matter.
Initially, the local police were cited in the Kenyan media as reporting that Sharif was killed by police due to a “mistaken identity,” and the media in Kenya reported this information.
Kenyan media subsequently reported that one occupant in Sharif’s vehicle at the time of his assassination fired at paramilitary GSU police.
A federal team investigated the killing. Initially, a three-member panel included FIA director Athar Wahid, Intelligence Bureau DDG Omar Shahid Hamid, and ISI Lt Col Saad Ahmed. Later, the ISI official was removed, reducing the team to two.
On Monday, the federal cabinet authorized the formation of a three-member panel chaired by retired judge Abdul Shakoor Paracha to “inquire into the facts” of the killing. Sharif’s mother rejected the committee and asked for a judicial commission from the CJP.
In a statement that was released today, Paracha said that he had told the government that the commission would not be able to go further with the investigation for the following reasons:
Dissatisfaction and rejection of commission by Sharif’s mother.
Request by Sharif’s mother to the CJP for justice.
DDG Hamid has already visited Nairobi as part of the first team to probe the death.
No media representative is part of the commission.
In his justification, Parachi said that it was not “legally sustainable that he (DDG Hamid) can be a part of the commission based on his previous findings.” This meant that DDG Hamid could not serve on the commission. In addition, he said that it was essential for there to be a media representation serving on the commission in order to ensure that “justice is not only served but is seen when done.”
In addition to this, he mentioned the request that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had made to Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for a full judicial panel to probe the death of the journalist. “I believe that this has accomplished what it set out to do [for a commission],” stated Paracha.
DAR ES SALAAM: According to Tanzania’s national TV, a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday while trying to land in blustery conditions at an airstrip in the lakeside city of Bukoba.
It was unknown how many passengers were on board the Precision Air flight or whether any people died, but fifteen people have so far been saved.
According to TBC, the plane “dropped in Lake Victoria this morning due to storms and heavy rains,” after taking off from the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam.
Only the plane’s green and brown tail was visible above the surface of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, in video footage and photos that went viral on social media.
At least 19 people died when a passenger plane from Tanzania crashed into Lake Victoria as it tried to land in the town of Bukoba, which is near the lake.
Tanzanian plane crashes into Lake Victoria
26 of the 43 people on the Precision Air flight were saved and taken to the hospital at first.
The two pilots were able to talk to local officials from the cockpit after the crash, but the prime minister says they may have died since then.
Local fishermen and people trying to help have been trying to get to the people inside.
Because the aircraft went down close to the beach at the end of the runway at the Bukoba airport, rescue workers were able to wade into the water to get some of the passengers and crew members aboard the flight to safety.
When Abdul Nuri watched the jet crash into Lake Victoria, which is the largest lake in Africa, he was at the airport waiting for his trip to Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, when it happened.
“We were really shocked. People panicked and some started crying and shouting,” he said to the BBC.
The tragic event, which took place at about 08:30 (05:30 GMT), has been attributed to adverse meteorological conditions.
The ATR-42 aircraft has been pulled considerably closer to the coast by emergency personnel with the use of ropes, and part of the plane’s body is now visible above the water.
ISLAMABAD: Senator Azam Khan Swati, the head of the PTI, was denied a stay at the judicial lodges in Quetta by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday.
Senator Swati spoke about the purportedly offensive videos of him and his wife that were circulating online at a news conference the day before. Additionally, it was said that the video was taken while he was staying at the top court’s guest home in Quetta.
The SC firmly refuted the assertion, noting that the rest home is only intended for use by serving and retired judges of the top court and is controlled and regulated by the registrar’s office.
On November 9, Pakistan will play the team that finished second the previous year at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India’s victory in their Super 12 match in Adelaide ensured that Pakistan and New Zealand would face each other in the other semi-final match of the Twenty20 World Cup 2022. India’s victory came by 71 runs.
On November 9, Pakistan will compete against the team that finished in second place the previous year at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Following the shocking victory that the Netherlands had over South Africa earlier on Sunday, it was imperative that the green shirts triumph against Bangladesh. At the Adelaide Oval, the Men in Green secured a victory against Bangladesh by a score of five wickets, advancing them to the competition’s semifinal round.
On the other hand, India and England will face each other in the second semi-final of the massive event that will take place at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, November 10.
Taylor Swift topped the UK charts for a second week with the album Midnights and the song Anti-Hero.
Midnights, Taylor Swift’s most recent studio album, has already surpassed all other albums published in the UK this year in terms of sales velocity.
Last week, the All Too Well singer, who is 32 years old, accomplished a chart double by having her song “Anti-Hero” and tenth studio album “Midnights” hit the number one position, respectively.
On Friday the 28th of October, the Folklore singer surpassed the popularity benchmark set by Arctic Monkeys and climbed to the number one slot.
According to the Official Charts Company, Taylor Swift’s “Midnight” has surpassed Harry Styles’s “Harry’s House,” which has been the most popular song in the world since it was released in 2022.
This compilation of 13 songs, according to Swift, is “a journey through terrors and sweet dreams, written in the middle of the night.”
WhatsApp will remove View Once Message from the desktop due to privacy concerns.
For privacy reasons, Whatsapp is no longer offering it’s desktop users the option to view once-delivered messages. A new function called screenshot blocking was launched by WA last month, and it prevents users from taking screenshots of their conversations. This was implemented after the view once messages functionality so that users couldn’t capture screenshots of their conversations. Whatsapp is eliminating the “view once” option for PC users because the screenshot-blocking feature is only available on mobile. Since November 1, this modification has been implemented.
A view-once message is only visible to the recipient, therefore if you open WA on your desktop, you won’t be able to see it. This means that you can no longer use it on the web/desktop version of WhatsApp, WhatsApp for Windows, or the beta version of WhatsApp for macOS (native catalyst app). You also can’t use the desktop site to send a view-only message at once.
However much WA tries to protect its customers’ privacy, some users will always manage to capture a snapshot of their conversations. Even after receiving a message on another phone, some people may attempt to snap a photo of your location. You should always think about the recipient carefully before sending a message.
All at once, these capabilities are being taken away. At some point in the future, desktop computers will no longer be able to transmit or receive view-once messages. The user’s privacy is protected by this function, as otherwise sensitive and confidential data may fall into the wrong hands. People are happy with the upgrade since WhatsApp is constantly striving to provide a pleasant and secure messaging environment for all users. It’s annoying when a desktop site won’t load a message, but at least you can still read them on your phone. Therefore, it isn’t really an issue.
Former caretaker premier Sardar Balakh Sher Mazari sadly passes away.
Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Khan Mazari, a former caretaker prime minister and the chief of the Mazari tribe, passed away on Friday, according to reports from Dera Ghazi Khan. He was 94.
In recent months, he was receiving care in a Lahore, Pakistan, private medical clinic. He attended Aitchison College in Lahore after being born in 1928 in Kot Karam.
In 1951–1952, Mir Balakh Sher was one of the tribal chiefs who signed an agreement allowing Punjab to absorb nine Baloch tribal lands in the Koh-i-Sulaiman range.
After then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed the government of Nawaz Sharif in 1993, he was appointed interim prime minister. The Supreme Court, however, quickly reversed the president’s decree and reinstalled Nawaz Sharif, effectively ending his time in office.
He was the tribal chief of the Mazari people who lived in the tri-state region of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan).
Mir Balakh Sher served as the seventh Mir and 22nd sardar of the Mazari people.
Both his son, Riyaz Mazari, and his grandson, Dost Muhammad Mazari, a former deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly, are currently serving in parliament.
His late brother, Sher Baz Mazari, was also a politician and thinker with a progressive outlook.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, meanwhile, has expressed his sadness at Mir Balakh Sher’s passing.
Mr. Mazari’s contributions to the country, he added in a statement, would be remembered for generations. He prayed that the deceased’s soul would find peace with Allah and that the family would find strength to grieve.
Government is eyeing a $13 billion package, Following the Prime Minister’s trip to China,
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that Pakistan has received a $13 billion financial package from China and Saudi Arabia, including $5.7 billion in fresh loans, which would assist stabilize the reserves and the rupee.
As a percentage of Pakistan’s projected gross foreign funding needs for the fiscal year 2022-23, the $13 billion package represents 38 percent.
In light of the IMF’s failure to produce a sizable financial package despite imposing a number of stringent criteria, its realization can remove the risk of default.
Dar told a gathering of journalists a day after his return from Beijing that Pakistan has asked China to roll over $7.3 billion in debt and provide a new credit of $1.5 billion.
Pakistan has requested a total of $8.8 billion in loans from China.
Dar revealed that he had also requested a fresh loan of $4.2 billion from his Saudi counterpart.
He further mentioned that the Saudi minister of finance has given “a favorable signal.”
Three eights of Pakistan’s projected gross external funding needs might be met by the combined value of financial assistance from China and Saudi Arabia. The government’s spending plan is meant to restore the rupee’s lost worth.
Dar stated that the real worth of the rupee, after adjusting for inflation, was less than Rs200 to a dollar, expressing his desire to see a higher value of the local currency without foreign infusion.
In response to a question, the finance minister indicated that the IMF had not yet settled on dates for the staff-level meetings. It was this month, though, that he had anticipated the visit to occur.
After Shehbaz’s first trip to China as prime minister, the minister returned from Beijing. Shehbaz spoke with both Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, the president and prime minister of China, respectively.
According to Dar, the trip was a huge success and sparked new life into the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He claimed the Chinese leader had asked him to make a $1.5 billion loan through a currency swap during their talks.
The minister pleaded with China to extend the trade facility’s limit from 30 billion Yuan to 40 billion Yuan. After the expansion, the current $4.5 billion facility’s value of 30 billion would rise to $6 billion.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan paid more than Rs26 billion in interest to China in the fiscal year 2021 for using a $4.5 billion Chinese trade finance facility to cover the maturing debt.
Arshad Sharif’s Mother requests an autopsy report from IHC on a murder case.
The petitionsays thefamily has repeatedly contacted PIMS management but they have neither provided report nor refused to give it.
Petitioner says she fears the autopsy will be altered to distort facts.
Says report should be given to family and not made public.
Arshad Sharif’s mother, Riffat Ara Alvi, has petitioned the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for her son’s autopsy report.
According to Riffat Ara’s petition, the family’s point of contact had requested the postmortem report from the appropriate authorities on November 3. They contacted the administration but were told the report had been sent to the police.
According to The News reporting, she added that the police had also rejected the family’s point person and directed them to the administration.
The petition states that the family has frequently contacted the administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), but they have neither given the report nor refused to do so. According to the appeal, Arshad Sharif’s family was “humiliated” by the PIMS and local authorities for being “kept in the dark” about the post-mortem findings.
According to the petitioner, they should be kept in the loop at all times to prevent any appearance of bias in the autopsy. Riffat Ara asked that there be no outside interference in the process and that the family’s designated point person be involved from the start.
The petitioner asked that the postmortem report for Arshad Sharif be given to his family and not made public without their consent. Arshad’s mom had already written a petition to Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial asking for a judicial commission investigation into her son’s death.
To “shield the case from controversy and political hypocrisy and ensure justice for the family,” she had pleaded with CJ Bandial. She said that the Kenyan police had altered its position on the journalist’s death “three to four times,” and she claimed that federal ministers “made stories” before the departure of the investigating team, some of which are on the public record.
So that “the feeling of uneasiness among the family members of Shaheed Arshad Sharif along with the journalism community is taken care of,” she has asked for the establishment of a high-powered judicial commission.
The mother of the murdered journalist stated this was her “first and the last letter, begging for justice in line with the law,” expressing the hope that her message would not be ignored in the same way that her son’s letter was.
“Otherwise, I rest my case to Allah SWT waiting for His justice,” she said.
Karachi police bust up a Rally held by the PTI, complete with batons and tear gas.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf protesters, including women, marched on the so-called red zone’ in Karachi on Friday for the second day in a row, this time in response to the alleged “assassination attempt” on former prime minister Imran Khan. Police responded with tear gas shelling and a baton charge.
The PTI attempted to rally in front of the Karachi Press Club, but the police detained several of its members, including women.
While over a dozen male workers remained in police custody, the police later claimed that the woman workers were freed shortly after incarceration.
In the afternoon, PTI Karachi president Bilal Ghaffar sent out a video message inviting party members, sympathizers, and all residents of Karachi to a protest on the main Sharea Faisal, next to the Nursery bus stop.
In response to the PPP government, the opposition party claims that it is “using harsh force in political vendetta.”
The workers gathered at the party office, known as Insaf House, where the leaders gave brief statements, outlined the protest’s strategy, and swore to maintain calm.
Minutes after the crowd gathered on Sharea Faisal, blocking off one lane of the main road, the party leaders made a declaration that they would be marching to the Karachi Press Club.
An overwhelming police presence moved in an attempt to halt the employees, but they were unsuccessful.
Following the nearly one-mile march, senior police officials attempted to negotiate with PTI leaders but ultimately failed. Near Regent Plaza, police used tear gas and batons to disperse the protesters.
Several protestors, including female party workers, were arrested and taken away in police vehicles. During this incident, PTI MPA Raja Azhar’s foot was hit by a shell, severely injuring him.
The government defended the police crackdown, claiming that PTI leaders were to blame for breaking the law by refusing to comply despite repeated warnings.
The SSP for the south, Asad Raza, said that the PTI members had broken the rules by holding their rally in the Red Zone.
We couldn’t allow the people to block the vital road unexpectedly and march on Red Zone, so we communicated with the party officials and pleaded with them to turn back calmly. In the end, the resistance provoked cops to taking action.
The leaders of the PTI said that the Pakistan Peoples Party had used “political vendetta” to justify the use of excessive force by the police.
They said that the PPP government did not even notice the women protesters.
“It’s a complete cruelty,” said Bilal Ghaffar, president of the PTI in Karachi and a member of parliament.
The PPP, which presents itself as a champion of democracy, “never gave women employees any consideration.”
He stated, “The Sindh police have become a political wing of the administration. But we won’t let that deter us. The protest movement will carry on as planned, and we will soon reveal our next strategy. Despite this savagery, we are a peaceful group that will not stand for the success of a plot that has been planned to provoke our employees.
By adding eight extra dates to her “The Eras Tour,” Taylor Swift surprises her audience.
Taylor Swift, who writes lyrics and music, has recently added eight more shows to her forthcoming The Eras Tour. She did so by posting an update on Twitter, in which she also posted the most recent version of her setlist, which was populated with all of the cities that would be part of the multi-city bender.
“UM. Looks like I’ll get to see more of your beautiful faces than previously expected… we’re adding 8 shows to the tour”, she wrote.
For the benefit of those who are unaware, the cities of Tampa, Florida, Nashville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Foxborough, Massachusetts, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Seattle, Washington, Santa Clara, California, and Los Angeles, California have all played host to editions of the performances.
The Pakistani military dismissed Imran Khan’s accusations that three people, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a major in the Pakistani army, were involved in plotting his assassination as “baseless” in response.
The Chairman PTI’s “baseless and irresponsible claims against the institution and specifically a senior army officer are utterly unacceptable and uncalled for,” according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release.
The military’s media wing claimed in the statement that the Pakistani army takes great pride in being a highly professional and disciplined organisation with a strong and highly effective internal accountability system that is applicable to all for any unlawful acts, if any, committed by uniformed personnel.
Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and more attended Selena Gomez’s 30th.
The unique manner in which Selena Gomez celebrated her landmark 30th birthday as a star-studded wedding-themed event despite the fact that she is currently unattached was described by the singer.
The Wolves singer disclosed the following information in her most recent interview with Rolling Stone: “I thought I would be married by now, so I threw myself a wedding.”
The singer who is known for her song “Lose You to Love Me” revealed information about her star-studded 30th birthday celebration that took place in July of last year in the cover article of the magazine that was released on Thursday, November 3rd.
Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Francia Raisa, Camila Cabello, and Billie Eilish were among those on the guest list, as the star of “Only Murders in the Building” revealed that she invited individuals to the party because they had a significant impact on her life during her 20s.
Gomez had written an unguarded Instagram post about the achievement. “My twenties were a journey through good, hard, and beautiful moments that I will never forget. Each of them has shaped me into the person that I am today”, she wrote the caption for the post.
Selena Gomez’s interview occurred a day before the debut of My Mind & Me on Apple TV+.
ISLAMABAD: The PTI Chairman’s accusations against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Interior Minister, and the nation’s top institution have been refuted by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, who called them fake and without foundation.
Speaking to the media on Friday in Islamabad, she asserted that PTI leader Imran Khan cannot deceive the populace with his fabrications.She responded to Imran Khan’s tirade against the coalition government during his speech on Friday by claiming that the main goal of Imran Khan’s fabrications is to use illegal ways to seize power.
The Minister claimed that in order to achieve this, he not only put the national interest at risk but also began defaming our leading institutions.
