Zahir Jaffer, convicted for last year’s murder of Noor Mukadam and awarded the death penalty, on Tuesday filed an appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against his conviction. Last month, a Pakistani court sentenced to death Pakistani-American Jaffer for beheading her in July 2021 in a murder that sparked public outrage and grabbed media attention unlike any other crime against women in Pakistan.
General Qamar Javed Bajwa engaged with around 80 students of LUMS as well as the faculty in a frank talk followed by a question and answer session that lasted over 6 hours yesterday. The Chief of the Army Staff answered tough questions of students, ensuring that every question was answered and most students left with nothing but praises for the COAS.
India said on Friday it had ‘accidentally’ fired a missile into Pakistan this week because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, giving its version of events after Pakistan summoned India’s envoy to protest. It was possibly a BrahMos missile — a nuclear-capable, land-attack cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India. The missile was unarmed and had crashed near the city of Mian Channu.
Pakistani teen, Ahsan Ramzan, has made the nation proud by becoming the youngest player in the world to win International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) men’s championship. The 16-year-old showed incredible finesse during his final against the formidable Amir Sarkhosh of Iran. The cueist from Lahore proved his mettle as he bounced back into the match after being 5-3 down.
A father from Mianwali, who was accused of killing his week-old daughter by shooting her five times has been arrested. Shahzeb Khan murdered his newborn daughter, Jannat Khan, in cold blood because he wanted a male offspring. Other family members were also present at the house where the incident took place, though the man escaped after pointing his pistol at them.
PTI MNA and TV host Dr Aamir Liaquat has called out Prime Minister Imran Khan for repeatedly ignoring him. In his recent trip to Karachi, The PM met the MQM leadership and then addressed a gathering of PTI MNAs in Sindh’s Governor House, however, he did not invite Dr Aamir Liaquat to any meeting.
Amid political unrest in the country right now, Bilawal Bhutto’s slip of tongue has lightened the mood for the country. Bilawal was speaking at the rally in Islamabad on Tuesday night to mark the culmination of a 10-day Awami March. “Islamabad may kaampein taang rahi hai [Shivers are legging in Islamabad],” he said.
A Da’ish suicide bomber who killed 64 people at an imambargah Peshawar last week was an Afghan exile who returned home to train for the attack. There have been warnings Afghanistan could become a recruiting ground and staging post for militants since the Taliban returned to power last year following the hasty withdrawal of US-led forces.
Australian captain, Pat Cummins, recently narrated his experience of listening to Azaan echo in the cricket ground of Rawalpindi. While sharing his thoughts, Cummins called it a ‘cool moment’ as the call to prayer echoed across the ground with the mountains off in the distance. He says he also found out that day that Friday is a Holy day.
A man who wanted a male child killed his infant daughter in Mianwali district before managing to escape the crime scene last week. The incident in Mianwali has been widely reported by local media after police investigation revealed the suspect wanted a son and shot his seven-day-old daughter after snatching her away from his wife.