An independent tribunal investigating “forced organ harvesting” from Chinese prisoners, including Falun Gong practitioners and Uighur Muslims, concluded that despite Chinese government’s claim in 2014 that organ harvesting from executed prisoners will cease, seemingly large numbers of transplants are still taking place. Tribunal also falsified China’s claims that it follows World Health Organization’s guiding principles on human organ transplant.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that Pakistan captain Sarafraz Ahmed will lose his job. Harbhajan said that emotions with India and Pakistan match are different and it can cost people their jobs. If Pakistan’s performance is not improved during the ongoing 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup, Sarfraz will be gone, he said.
Umar Raza, a citizen of Lahore, who was going to a medical store, was reportedly shot and injured in the leg by Lahore’s ‘elite’ Dolphin force after he did not follow the Squad team’s signal to stop. Raza was then taken to a police station instead of hospital and forced to sign a statement that he was a robber.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has claimed that British authorities have agreed to extradite former finance minister Ishaq Dar to Pakistan under a memorandum of understanding. While the response from the UK government was positive, extradition documents for Dar have yet to be signed. Once signed, Dar will be repatriated to Pakistan.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is scheduled to visit Pakistan on June 23 and will confirm details of a $22 billion investment in various sectors of Pakistan. Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed has confirmed visit of the Qatari Emir and the investment as well. Earlier, Pakistan had proposed 30 projects to the Qatar government and investors.
Dozens of financial, non-profit companies have joined hands with Facebook to put forward a new cryptocurrency, Libra that will allow billions of users to make financial transactions globally. With Libra, Facebook aims to free its users of traditional banking methods. The technology will allow users to send money as well as make payments for goods and services. Source: TheGuardian
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Hafeez Sheikh oversaw the signing ceremony of three loan agreements. The first tranche worth $400 million is targeted at raising revenue to contribute to a sustainable increase in domestic income by broadening the tax base and facilitating compliance. Another $400m agreement is a higher education development programme pursuing to nurture academic excellence.
It all started when Sania Mirza came out in defence of her husband’s viral video sitting at a Sheesha Bar, to which Veena Malik showed concern for her baby and the cricket team’s health. The tweet led to a clash between the two with Sania saying she doesn’t need parenting tips and telling Veena to mind her own business.
The 32-year-old Pakistan cricket team captain, Sarfraz Ahmed has accused Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik for conspiring against his captaincy and willingly not playing well especially in the India vs Pakistan match. Apparently, the lobby within the team wants Imad Wasim to be the captain after the World Cup.
Many of the trees planted under the Billion Tree Tsunami campaign by KP government in the last two years, have incinerated in wildfires erupting over the past two months. Reportedly, the wildfires erupted after some individuals wittingly set bushes and trees on fire in Swabi, Mardan, and Swat areas of the province, causing huge loss to the ecosystem.