Dubai Marathon 2023,Pakistani runners shine like stars
Participation of Pakistani athletes in Dubai Marathon Race was the limelight of the event,organised on Sunday. Runners from Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi represented Pakistan in the event along with the Pakistani residents of the emirate.Runners from Islamabad in a large number thronged Dubai to take part in the race. Players from Islamabad Running Club and Wednesday Night also represented Pakistan. During the Marathon,Amin Muqatay from Karachi and Bilal Ihsan from Islamabad performed well. Fahad Qureshi, Rehman Azhar, Yawar Abbas, Furqan and Shahid Shah also performed well.There were 16,975 athletes from across the world in the marathon. Dubai marathon is one of the most enjoyable sporting events in UAE’s calendar.More than 16 thousand runners from all over the world participated in it this year.
Arshad Sharif Murder Case: Kenya Doesn’t Allow JIT to Access Evidence, SC Says
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif has been denied access to evidence by Kenyan authorities,the head of the investigation team said at the Suo Motu case hearing.He told the Supreme court that“Last year,Arshad Sharif’s assassination of Suomotu in Kenya was confirmed by the Supreme Court. The murder was described as a “misidentified case” by the country’s authorities.His five-man bench, headed by his Umar Ata Bandial, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), resumed hearings in the Suo Motu case today (Monday) after more than a month long postponement.Other bench members were Justices Ijazul Ahsan,Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi,Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Muhammad Ali Mazhar.At the start of the hearing,the JIT, formed by the federal government,submitted a second status report to the SC.Meanwhile,the Supreme Court has ordered authorities to launch an investigation into the factors involved in the disclosure of the commission’s report on the killing of a high-ranking journalist.At the hearing, CJP Bandial asked who issued the fact sheet and ordered to find out who was behind it.“The investigation report was released without any verification,” CJP noted, questioning whether this was intentional.He said the investigation conducted in Pakistan was flawed. Judge Naqvi said the court read every word of the report.“Did you do as you were told?” Judge Naqvi asked his JIT. He asked if the team had found any material related to the killings in Kenya.In response, the JIT boss said Owais Ahmed had met with officials in Kenya, adding that the East African country had not provided access to the evidence.“We have not found any concrete documents regarding the murder of Arshad Sharif in Kenya,” he added. “Where is Arshad Sharif’s mobile phone and other equipment?” asked Judge Asan.To this request, the JIT boss replied that Sharif’s mobile phone and his iPad were at his IT department in Kenya. However, he did receive the rest of his belongings, he told the court without elaborating.An additional attorney general said Kenya was not cooperating with the murder investigation.Judge Ahsan asked how a country could seek cooperation with an investigation if it does not have good relations with that country. Meanwhile, CJP Bandial said, “Kenya is an independent country and is not under our jurisdiction.” He said the court wanted to know what the JIT had discovered so far.CJP asked about future strategies for special JIT strategies going forward,” he asked.The Chief Justice added that no one could yet be charged with murder.The court then ordered the JIT to submit a full report within a month, and he postponed the hearing until March.
Komal Rizvi shared how her husband hit her over head for serving cold food
The ticking clock hanging over the heads of Pakistani women often leads to early marriage before the woman has fully developed as an individual. Actress,song writer,tv host and singer Komal Rizvi shared her experience of marriage at a young age and how it hurts her.She shared about her abusive marriage and how her ex-husband abused her physically and emotionally on Nadir Ali podcast. She shared one incident where her husband hit her head with frying pan for serving cold food. “Girls have been told since childhood that you would have a wonderful wedding and that your husband would really take care of you. The woman,especially in our culture, is 200% trying to keep the marriage going, not 100%,” she said. “I have one complaint with our society and it is not to teaching our daughters what their lineage is. If you forget your husband, you lose your self-respect, your confidence, your self-esteem.Youcan no longer trust or believe in yourself, and if you let them cross that line, your happiness will be ruined. No one told me.”“It took me four years to realize that if he raises his hand to me or oppresses me, it’s not my fault. Mind games such as “It was your fault that I hit you with a frying pan, why did you serve me cold food?” while he was playing mind games, I thought that if I loved him more and tried harder, he would be happy with me. I wouldn’t even raise my hand to a dog,forget people. Rizvi stressed the importance of setting healthy boundaries. “It took me four years in that stupidity because I wasn’t taught how to draw the line. It’s a sin to accept that. If someone had told me that, I would have made a decision in half a year, and three and a half years would not have been wasted.” The “Washmalay” singer said she was taught to take care of her husband, cook, and always obey her husband’s parents and elders.She agrees these things are reasonable On the other hand, he stressed that the other side also needs to be addressed, such as the need to educate women to set boundaries.This is really a serious and heavy subject.The actor said Pakistani women needs to set strong boundaries.She emphasized that they need to be taught that they will not tolerate disrespect or abuse from anyone.
Prime Minister Shebaz says Pakistan has set up a 1 billion rupee relief fund for earthquake-hit Turkiye
At a ceremony at Lahore airport where relief supplies will be sent to Turkiye, the Prime Minister said the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) will purchase relief supplies such as tents,clothing,blankets and dry food from Turkey and fund them after sending Turkiye. A 7.8-magnitude quake in Turkey on Monday killed 17,674 people and killed 3,377 in Syria, bringing the total to 21,051 officials and medical sources said.Speaking to the media alongside Turkey’s Consul General of Lahore Ozbay,Prime Minister Shebaz said thousands had died in the deadly earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, leaving millions homeless.“You don’t often see destruction on this scale when parents lose children and infants become orphans.There are horrible images everywhere,” he noted. However,the prime minister has ensured that the people of Turkiye will emerge from the crisis under the leadership of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and so are our brothers in Syria.”
Imran accuses the PDM government of using terrorism to gain “political miles”.
In a televised speech,the PTI chairman claimed that terrorism reached an all-time low during his administration but resurfaced with vengeance during the “current administration.”“Look at the graph of terrorism and how it declined during the PTI administration,” he said. “Why wasn’t there terrorism when the PTI was in the federal government?” Imran blamed incumbent Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif for increased terrorism,recalling the sacrifices made by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the war on terror and crowded the streets for fear that there might be another operation.The PTI chief added that Shebaz had “spread lies” at a cabinet meeting over the weekend about KP’s inappropriate use of terrorism funds. “KP has spent Rs 600 crore in nine years. We have established four police training schools,elite training schools in Nowshera, Special Combat Forces to Counter Terrorism,said Imran.That’s why terrorism has subsided. In 2017 he also established a DNA lab at Kyber Medical College. Commenting on the award by the National Finance Commission (NFC), the former prime minister said only his two states, Punjab and his KP have honored the pledge and donated funds for tribal district collections.Imran said, Sindh and Balochistan did not provide the money.We have invested Rs 55 crore in the tribal districts. The PDM government only gave Rs 5b. crore.”
Journalist Imran Riaz arrested for his ‘controversial’ remarks
On Feb 2, Pakistani journalist and TV host Imran Reaz Khan was arrested in Lahore for “controversial remarks,” Geo News reported Thursday.The arrest comes hours after Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s Teliku-e-Insaf (PTI) ally, was arrested by Islamabad police.A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a team from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Riaz at Allama Iqbal International Airport while he was boarding a flight to Dubai.Sources say the FIA will take the journalist to a local court in Lahore to demand custody of him. Imran Riaz’s lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq told that this is the “illegal arrest” of the journalist and they will challenge in court against it.According to the FIR ,Imran Riaz was “found involved in publicly making a hate speech at a conference which falls under the territorial jurisdiction of FIA cyber crime cell”.It was further publicly shared on social media platforms nationally and internationally. It may cause alarm or fear in the country and arise feeling of hatred and indignation among people of Pakistan. In response of this incident,Teherik-e-Insaf (PTI) condemned the arrests and said, “we can affirm that there are no human rights in Pakistan at all”. The tweet also included a video of “Where Riaz Was Filmed”.PTI leader Asad Umar also condemned the arrests, claiming that the terrorists were roaming free while Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Imran Riaz are behind bars.
Shehbaz Sharif calls for all-party meeting,invites Imran Khan
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called for an All Party Conference (APC) in Islamabad on Thursday and invited the country’s political leaders,including PTI Chairman Imran Khan,to discuss ways to address the challenges facing the country. The country is also in trouble economically. Foreign exchange reserves have fallen to her $3.09 billion, but analysts say this does not cover her three weeks worth of imports. The country is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release much-needed funds under a stalled relief program.The success of the IMF will also help free money from other platforms looking for the go-ahead from lenders. Economy Minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Speaker of the National Assembly contacted PTI leaders Asad Kaiser and Pervez Khatak.Sadiq forwarded the invitation to PTI leader, asking him to nominate a representative for a board meeting to be held at the governor’s house in Peshawar. The meeting will be attended by all stakeholders, including rangers and operatives.The meeting will discuss the terrorist incidents in Peshawar and consider measures to eradicate terrorism and strengthen the counter-terrorism department and the police force.
Punjab is all set to welcome 3000 Sikh pilgrims this year
In 2023,over 3000 Indian Sikh pilgrims will travel to Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi,also known as vaisakhi. A meeting led by Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani(chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board) was convened to coordinate plans for the festival and other activities with other organizations. The meeting was attended by Shrein Deputy Secretary Rana Shahid Saleem, Shrine Deputy Secretary Saifula Kokar and Sardar Ameer Singh of Pakistani Sikh Gurudwara Prabandak Committee (PSGPC). Representatives of Federal and State Agencies,Rangers,Police and District Administration,Lahore,Nancana Sahib,Narowal and Hasan Abdal officials also attended the meeting. Deputy Secretary Shrein detailed the schedule and preparations for the Baisakhi Festival and “Khalsa Janam Day celebrations”. The additional secretary of shrines gave a detailed plan about the security and arrangements for pilgrims.
Call for Violence Against ECP: PTI Leader Fawad Chaudhry Grants Bail
Chaudhry was arrested on January 25 for “inciting violence against the constitutional body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).”The First Information Report (FIR) against him was registered at Kosar’s Islamabad Police Station on a complaint by his ECP Chief Umar Hameed.Additional Session Judge Faizan Haider Gillani today granted bail to the PTI leader on bail valued Rs20,000. Fawad’s lawyer,Faisal Chaudhry,Babar Awan and Ali Bukhari attended the court and Saad Hassan made a pleading on behalf of his ECP.After investigators presented the case files,the judge accepted the bail request, stating,”Fawad Chaudhry should not have made such a statement”.“I grant bail on the condition that Fawad Chaudhry does not repeat such statements.”
Mickey Arthur will join Pakistani cricket team as a consultant
Mickey Arthur is being finalised to work as a consultant with the Pakistan team with his own handpicked support staff. PCB chairman Sethi confirmed the news and said “Currently Mickey Arthur is selecting his support staff which will comprise five officials.“While three officials have been picked and two are remaining,and as soon as he gives the names of his selected support staff,we will move forward to hire their services.” Arthur’s return as the Pakistan head coach has been in tal since Sethi took control of the board, replacing former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja.After that PCB did confirm its correspondence with Arthur but also suggested talks with him had fallen apart due to the coach`s contractual duties for English county side “Derbyshire”.The board once said the option to hire Arthur as either a coach or as a consultant to the PCB on a time-sharing basis with Derbyshire,was seen difficult on both sides,But last week he showed positive response to Sethi and informed about his decision.Mickey Arthur coached Pakistan from 2016 to 2019.In his period,Pakistan won 2017 ICC Champions trophy and placed on number one in the international Twenty20 ranking.But the 54-year-old was dismissed after Pakistan missed out on reaching the semi-finals of 2019 World Cup in England. Arthur, who has also coached his native country South Africa and Sri Lanka,now manages Derbyshire for 3 years contract.