PMLN leader Hina Parvez Butt was criticized recently for wearing luxury fashion goods while protesting outside the parliament against rising inflation. In a picture posted on Twitter, she can be seen wearing pearls, wearing Manolo Blahnik heels, and holding a Chanel quilted bag. She held up an earthenware pot, wooden spoon, and carrot to protest the rising cost of food outside the Punjab Assembly.
The Prime Minister’s advisor on Investment and Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood disclosed on Thursday that Jordan had granted permission for three Pakistani slaughterhouses to export meat to the Middle Eastern nation. In addition, he urged exporters to take advantage of this non-traditional meat market. To diversify exports from Pakistan, he advised exporters to explore other sectors, such as potatoes, mango, kinnows, and onions.
Celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the T20 World Cup match has led to the arrest of a Muslim school teacher, who had previously been expelled from her job. Reports in Indian media indicate that Nafeesa Attari was apprehended and is in jail after being produced before a court by the Rajasthan police. Nafeesa was subsequently released on bail.
Across the globe, Pakistanis and Kashmiris are marking Black Day today, a protest against the illegal occupation of their territories by India in 1947. Kashmir Black Day is observed every year on October 27 to commemorate a grave human tragedy that took place in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Earlier on Tuesday, former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir and former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh engaged in heated exchanges on Twitter. It all started when Amir made fun of Harbhajan by recalling how India were humiliated by Pakistan on Sunday. Amir took to Twitter to ask whether Harbhajan had broken his TV after a humiliating loss in Dubai.
The Information Ministry has set up a committee to investigate the Shoaib Akhtar-Dr Nauman’s controversy. Fawad Chaudhry took note of the issue when Akhtar left his position as a panelist during the Game on Hai live broadcast. The inquiry committee has also convened a meeting today to cross-check on-air and off-air statements
The former Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar, walked off the set after being asked to leave the show by the host at state-owned PTV Sports. He resigned from his job as a cricket analyst soon after the break on the live tv show ‘Game On Hai’. Shoaib Akhtar said he was insulted during Pakistan’s win against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup post-match show on Tuesday.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand by five wickets in their ICC T20 World Cup Super12 match on Tuesday. Mohammad Rizwan made 33 runs while Shoaib Malik finished with 26 runs and Asif Ali with 27 runs as Pakistan chased 135 runs in 18.4 overs. Pakistan restricted New Zealand to 134 for eight.
The Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan has officially declared Swara a violation of Islam. Swara is a tradition where girls, usual minors, are given in marriage as compensation to an aggrieved family. According to a three-judge panel headed by FSC Chief Justice Noor Mohammad Meskenzai, it is against the injunctions of Islam to give away minor girls to settle disputes.
Williamson was not part of the squad in Pakistan as he was playing in the IPL in the UAE.