Good news for Pakistanis from KSA

 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has finally lifted ban on flights and travel restrictions from Pakistan as the country has successfully manages the corona virus outbreak. 

Now residents and visa holders can travel to Saudi Arabia after having negative PCR test. The PCR test will have to be undertaken within 48 hours of arriving in Saudi Arabia.

 

National airline PIA has been allowed to operate seven more flights to Saudi Arabia. These flights are in addition to 21 flights, PIA is operating flights to Jeddah, Dammam, Riyadh, Medina. According to a PIA spokesperson, Arshad Malik, CEO of the national airline, has requested the Prime Minister for more flights. 

Under which 7 more projects will be run for Saudi Arabia. These flights are in addition to the 21 flights received yesterday. More flights will make the availability of seats easier for all passengers. PIA operates flights to Jeddah, Dammam, Riyadh and Madinah. The spokesman said that all PIA offices would be open on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm.

Similarly, due to the special efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan, PIA got special permits for 21 more flights to Saudi Arabia. According to a PIA spokesperson, last night CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik had requested the Prime Minister to play a role in resolving the people's grievances and overcrowding.

Only PIA has been issued exclusively for issuing more flights after using high-level diplomatic means. There was a slight rush and some elements took advantage of the situation and started selling many times more expensive tickets on which the CEO PIA took notice of the matter and published the actual fares and sought permission for more flights.

PIA's 23 weekly flights are departing from different cities of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia with a capacity of 12,000 people.

With the intervention of the Prime Minister, 21 more flights have been added to the system, bringing the capacity of PIA to 25,500.

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Syrian YT spent million dollars on revealing their child gender

The famous syrian YouTuber couple revealed the sex of their second child on the tallest building in Dubai on which they spent hefty amount.

Anas and Asala Marwa are Canadian-born Syrian YouTubers currently based in Dubai. The couple's first child is their daughter, but Aslaa hid the sex of her second child after she became pregnant, and the announcement was made in a ten-second display on Dubai's tallest building, for which a hefty sum has been spent.

Asala is currently popular on YouTube and she and her husband are known for vlogs and pranks on YouTube. On the other hand, he has 7.3 million subscribers on YouTube and millions of fans on Instagram. That's why this couple is earning a lot of money.

That's why he announced the sex of his child on the back of the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa, where the first countdown began and when it was zero, it read in English, "It's a boy." Has been uploaded to which millions of people have viewed.

There is a hefty fee to display any promotional material on the Burj Khalifa and the couple has paid around $1,000,000 on just a ten-second display. Many users have congratulated the couple on this.

However, some YouTube users have strongly criticized it. Some people have described it as a ploy of the rich. Another user said that people in Syria are in dire straits and instead of helping them, money is being spent on wasteful activities.

Another user said that Syrians are starving. They need medical help, milk, and food, while a Syrian has spent more than a million dollars revealing the sex of his child.

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Another arab country; Bahrain accepts Israel

 

US President Trump announces peace deal between Israel and Bahrain

 

US President Trump has announced that the Gulf state of Bahrain and Israel have agreed to normalize relations. 

"In 30 days, another Arab country has made peace with Israel," he tweeted.

For decades, Arab states have boycotted Israel and kept it a secret that they can only establish relations with Israel once the Palestinian issue is resolved.

But last month, the UAE made a peace deal with Israel, making it the first Gulf country to make peace with Israel. Ever since then, there has been speculation that Bahrain will do the same.

President Trump has acted as a mediator in both agreements.

Bahrain is the fourth Arab country to recognize Israel since Israel came into being in 1948. Egypt and Jordan were on the list before the UAE and Bahrain.

"Today is another historic milestone," said President Trump. Two of our great friends, Israel and Bahrain, have agreed to a peace deal.

President Trump also shared a copy of the joint statement from the United States, Bahrain and Israel on his Twitter account.

Joint Statement of the United States, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Israel pic.twitter.com/xMquRkGtpM

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2020

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Mother of three gang raped near Lahore-Sialkot motorway linkraod

 

Mother of three gang raped in front of her children.

It looks like Pakistan is becoming safe heaven for rapists and LEAs are failing to reach out and stop them. While recent case of Marwa is still burning in which little girl was raped and then burn, her dead body was found in a abandoned plot, another inhuman incident occurred.

 

In this heart breaking incident a mother of three were beaten and raped brutally in front of her children. She was going to Gujranwala at around 2'o clock at night and was using Sialkot Motorway link road near Gujjarpura Unluckily, her car went out of fuel. She called the Motorway Police in emergency and told them about her location, but they excused for any help as the area was not under their coverage, called beat. 

 

Having no response from police, she called her relatives for help and was waiting for them. Out of the blue two man came out and broke the door glass, pulled her out along with her children and took them in nearby Jungle. Where the looter beat her, took the cash, ATM card and jewellery and afterwards raped her in front of children. 

One of the relative filed report of the incident in nearby police station of Gujjarpura. When police of chief of Lahore, Mr. Omer Sheikh (CCPO) was contacted by media about the incident he put the responsibility on victimized lady asking her why was she traveling alone at night time on motorway? why didn't she check her car's fuel? she should have taken GT Road i.e National Highway instead of Motorway. Note that GT Road is quite busy road even at night time as compared to Motorway. For his rude comments, CCPO Lahore is facing backlash from media, society and from government personnel.  

DNA of victim has confirmed that she was raped by two. Police has arrested dozens of suspects, took their DNA and waiting for results. Another lead has recently came up as two more individuals arrested while using stolen ATM card. Authorities has also taken their DNA. 

PM Imran Khan and CM Punjab Mr. Usman Buzdar has taken serious notice of the incident and ask immediate actions and arrest of culprits so they can be punished as per law. 

Most of the people and activist are demanding public hanging of rapists to set an example for criminal mind people.

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Pakistani TV actress Iffat Omar and her lasciviousness

 "He was playing the role of my father but I was fulfilling my lust" Actress Iffat Omar's statement caused a stir on social media

After Noman Ijaz, a very senior and well-liked actor in the Pakistani drama industry, now a clip of the controversial statement of actress Iffat Omar has also gone viral on social media, which has caused a stir on media and viewers are very annoyed.

According to the details, a video clip of actress Iffat Omar is going viral on social media due to which she is facing severe criticism. In the video clip, it can be seen that the actress is saying, "Actor Rahat Kazmi played the role of my father." I used to do a lot of naps with him and I used to do retakes to put naps with him. Iffat Omar added that although Rahat Kazmi was playing the role of my father but I was fulfilling my lust. "

عورت مارچ کی سب سےبڑی وکیل۔👇😂

I remember how Iffat RIDICULED me for "exposing" Aurat March & now she's exposingMISUSE of #MeToo movement herself!👎

ان 35 آنٹیوں نے harassment جیسےسنگین مسئلےکو مذاق بنا کر اصل میں پسنےوالی کمزور عورت کو اور کمزور کردیا
pic.twitter.com/a8cYGQcDgZ

— Maleeha Hashmey (@MaleehaHashmey) September 8, 2020

In the clip, it can be seen that the guests present in the program are laughing at this statement of Iffat Omar. There is a backlash even when well-known author Khalil-ur-Rehman made a statement against the #MeToo campaign, Effat Omar sharply criticized him.

It may be recalled that a clip of an interview of well-known actor of television and film Noman Ijaz has gone viral on Twitter. In the clip, Noman can be seen having a conversation with the host Iffat Omar. Although the entire program lasted for about an hour, in a one and a half minute clip circulating on social media, both the actors are seen talking about married life. He does not allow his wife to know about his other lovers, after which Iffat laughs and asks him for something to lead such a successful life.

The issue has been hotly debated on Pakistani social media since the clip went viral. Most people are surprised to hear Noman's words whether it is the same Noman Ijaz who made a place in the hearts of fans two decades ago by playing famous roles like Malik Wajahat (Mera Saen) and Mir Balaj (Dasht). Many people are also supporting Noman and say that it was just a joke and should be kept to the extent of entertainment.

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Trump already knows the true threat of coronavirus

 

A new book claims that even before the Covid-19 virus reached the United States, President Donald Trump knew it was more deadly than the common flu and the common cold, however, he said he wanted to "cover up the seriousness of the crisis."

 

Bob Woodward, a journalist who covered the Watergate scandal that led to the overthrow of President Richard Nixon's government, interviewed President Trump 18 times between December 2019 and July 2020.

 

President Trump was quoted as saying that he had been told before the first confirmed death of Covid-19 in the United States that the virus was a "deadly thing." Reacting to the book, President Trump said he did not want the epidemic to spread to the public at the time.

 

About 190,000 Americans have died from code 19 since the outbreak began.

 

On Wednesday, some sections of the US media released excerpts from a conversation between the president and a journalist, citing the president's speech on race and other issues, including the epidemic.

 

Here are some key excerpts from the book, "Rage," which will be released on September 15.

 

 

"Rage" will be released September 15. https://t.co/78whckpByk pic.twitter.com/w1ZbXBufzy

— Bob Woodward (@realBobWoodward) August 13, 2020

 

President Trump hinted that he knew more about the severity of the disease than he said in public.

 According to call recordings, President Trump told Bob in February that the corona virus was more dangerous than the flu. President Trump told the author on February 7 that "it spreads through the air."

 "It's harder to touch. You don't always have to touch things. Is not it But you have to breathe in the air, and that's how it spreads". 

 

"So it's a very complex virus. It's more dangerous than your worst flu. " 

 

Earlier this month, President Trump promised that the virus was "under control" and that the number of new cases would soon be close to zero. He also publicly indicated that the flu was more dangerous than Covid-19.

Speaking on Capital Hill on March 10, President Trump told the crowd: "Just calm down, it will go away." Nine days after the White House declared the epidemic a national emergency, President Trump told Bob Woodward: 'I always wanted to hide the seriousness of it. I still like to make it less serious because I don't want to spread chaos'.

 

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Bollywood actress Rhea arrested in Sushant suicide case

India's Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty in a drug case related to the death of her boyfriend actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

 

Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead in his flat in Mumbai on June 14. According to police, he had committed suicide. However, his family filed a case against Rhea Chakraborty for inciting and aiding Sushant to commit suicide. She has not yet commented, but has denied involvement in previous statements.

 

Authorities have not yet released the charges against her. Rhea's brother Showik and former Rajput house manager Samuel Miranda were also arrested last week in the same drug case, but the charges against them have not been made public.

 

The most important arrest in this case, which has attracted the attention of the whole of India in recent months and has kept India divided, is that of Rhea Chakraborty.

 

Every development on the issue is being covered on prime time TV channels and the private lives of both Sushant and Rhea are being discussed in public.

 

According to reports, the couple started dating in 2019 and settled down together in December of that year. On June 8, a week before Sushant's death, Rhea Chakraborty moved in with her parents and was not at home at the time of Sushant's death.

 

Following his death, the media began to report that he was suffering from mental health problems. But within a few days, attention turned to Rhea Chakraborty and the 28-year-old actress was caught in a storm of accusations, conspiracy theories, rumors and unconfirmed reports.

 

Media attention on the issue increased when Sushant's father lodged a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty. He denied that his son had any mental health problems and accused Rhea Chakraborty of stealing his son's money, among other things.

 

Rhea Chakraborty has been trolled on social media for months. He is being called greedy and is being accused of drugging Sushant and leading him to commit suicide.

 

Rhea Chakraborty also went to the Supreme Court, calling it an "unfair media trial" against her, issuing her statement and giving TV interviews in which she denied all the allegations against her. She also demanded a transparent inquiry into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput from Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Wear face mask during intercourse

Wear a face mask during sex and don't even kiss. Canada's top medical official has called for couples to follow wearing a face mask during sexual intercourse to avoid corona virus.

 

The world is currently facing a global epidemic of corona virus. Governments and medical experts are increasingly proposing a variety of precautions, and there is so much information that the average consumer is left wondering what to do and what not to do.

In an interesting development this week, Canada's chief public health officer said people should wear face masks during sex to avoid the corona virus. The Theresa Tam issued a detailed statement on Wednesday.

According to the Tam, sexual intercourse is a complex issue in the era of the global epidemic of corona virus, especially for those who do not have a regular partner for sex or even for those whose partner is at high risk of contracting Covid-19. He was referring to people in professions that were considered dangerous. "The lowest risk of sexual dysfunction is to satisfy yourself," said Theresa Tim, adding that couples who are at higher risk of contracting a person are more likely to get the infection. They should avoid kissing and being too close and try to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth.

According to Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, the chances of getting corona from a substance released from the human body during sexual intercourse are low, but condoms should still be used.

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World's highest number of corona cases identified in India for a single day

 

More than 90,000 people have been diagnosed with corona virus in India on Sunday, the highest number of cases in a single day in any country in the world. 

As per American university Johns Hopkins's latest figures, yesterday 1065 people died in India due to corona. At present, the total number of victims in India is 4.1million. India has only 9000 fewer cases than Brazil.

The number of people infected with the virus in the United States is 6.4 million, while the death toll has risen to 193,000.

The virus has killed 70,626 people in India, according to Reuters. According to medical experts, more people have been infected with the second wave of corona virus in India.

Although this is a record number of patients in India in a single day, the important thing is that a large number of victims are recovering. 3.2 million victims have been treated in Indian hospitals.

The Indian Ministry of Health said in a tweet that the number of people recovering from the first phase of identification, testing and finding and timely treatment of such victims was encouraging.

The corona virus has had a severe impact on India's already declining economy, with the country's gross domestic product (GDP) declining by 24% in the June quarter. In India, growth in the agriculture sector has been encouraging only in this quarter, when the industry and services sectors have been badly affected.

Experts believe that the situation is not going to improve in the next quarter and the country is at risk of recession.

 

 

 

 

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WhatsApp exciting new features

 

The world's most popular messaging app, owned by Facebook, i.e. Whatsapp is working on launching exciting new features that users have been looking for since long. Recently, Whatsapp was found to be testing features like messenger room for iPhone users and animated stickers for both iOS and Android.

 

Here is the list of upcoming features that will surely enhance the user experience.

Dark mode on whatsapp web

Whatsapp dark mode will soon be available on both web and desktop as it is already available on phones.

Advance search mode

Recently Whatsapp feature trackers seen testing the Advance Search Mode. Once launched the users can easily search for videos, pictures, documents, and more on the search bar. 

Search the web

To curb the fake news forwarding Whatsapp will soon be rolling out the Search The Web feature. Whatsapp already placed a double rrow mark and limit on forwarding message to counter the fake news forwarding. 

Multi-device support

Using this feature users will be able to use their same whatsapp account on multiple devices. whatsapp team is also working on keeping the chat history for devices.

Expiring messages

This feature will enable the users to put time limit on chats, after time limit expired related chats will be disappeared and deleted.

Permanent mute switch

Currently, user can mute the group chats upto one-year, now by using thsi feature user can permanently mute the group.

50 members video conference

Another exciting feature they are going to introduce is increase the number of video call members up to 50 in a single video call.

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Social media backlash Yasir Hussain's taunt on Ertugrul actors

Yasir Hussain, a local Pakistani television actor, has made fun of Diriliş: Ertuğrul actors. In his Instagram post he taunted the famous turkish actors labeling them as garbage. Two of the series actors Engin Altan Duzyatan (Ertugrul) and Cengiz Coşkun (Turgut Alp) copy can be found in Pakistna. 

Yasir teases the Pakistani Ertugrul and Turgut by saying "inko koi nhi poochy ga kyon k gher ki murghi daal barabar aur bahar ka kachra bhi maal barabar". In english it is like - no one will pay attention to them because home cooked chicken is equal to lentils and international garbage is still worth thousand.

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A post shared by DIVA Magazine Pakistan (@divamagazinepakistan) on Sep 5, 2020 at 1:00am PDT

Social media users backlash and has put fierce response on Yasir's post and ask him that he should respect international actors and should show sportsman spirit.

Another user said the Ertugual actors are widely liked and respected in the world and on the other hand very few people know about Yasir.

 

Yasir is one of the actors who strongly rejected the broadcast of Turkish serial on Pakistan Television as he claims that it will hurt local actors and whole industry.

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Emirates to resume staff remunerations to pre-covid19 level

 

Coronavirus has left drastic impact on various economic sectors, most affected among those are hotel and airline industry which eventually links to tourism. Workforce in these industries has been worst affected by deteriorating economic conditions since the start of 2020.

Now, as the situation is getting better, most of the countries are lifting ban imposed to curb the virus. This has allowed the resumption of various economic activities. Dubai, the hub of world tourism, and its most respected airline Emirates is now restoring employees salaries which were cut due to pandemic. In March, airline has stopped all passenger flights and cut the staff wages to half and frozen all new hiring. Airline was in deep trouble since the start of pandemic, but it is said that the airline had received $2 billion from Dubai since March.

Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum had previously said that the government would inject fresh equity into the company to help it overcome the coronavirus crisis.

Airline is now struggling to find new streams of revenue to bump up its cash vault keeping its operating cost to minimum. Emirates also trying to resume its all destinations by summer 2021. 

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Kareena Kapoor expecting second child

 

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, the shining couple of Bollywood is expecting a second child soon. The news came out in early August and Kareena finally opened up about her pregnancy experience.

Kareena while talking to Anupama Chopra, shared how the pandemic has affected her outlook on bringing this time around. “Last time, I just took myself for granted and became huge. I put on 25 kgs. I don’t want to do that. I just want to be healthy and fit,” she referred to her earlier pregnancy with Taimur. Actress said that “I think the first time, it's just excitement. Everyone’s like, ‘Parathe khao, ghee khao, doodh piyo. The besan ke laddoos just keep coming,”.

But this time actress has decided to go on her own way. “Now, I’m like, ‘Listen, I have done it before, I know what my body requires. My doctor’s like, ‘Listen, you are not eating for two… that is just a myth. Just be healthy and be safe.’ And that is what I am trying to do.”

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A post shared by Kareena Kapoor Khan (@kareenakapoorkhan) on Aug 28, 2020 at 3:10am PDT

Kareena also spoke about breaking the news to her little one and his response to it. Taimur will be turning four this December, and according to his mother, figuring things out. “He is very ahead of his age. We never treated him like a kid. We treated him like an equal and adult. He is a giving boy and he is ready,” she shared.

News about the couple’s second pregnancy first broke on August 12 and was confirmed by Filmfare. Saif and Kareena then came forward themselves to confirm it, releasing an official statement. “We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family! Thank you to all our well-wishers for all their love and support. Saif and Kareena,” they wrote.

Kareena, 39, and Saif, 49, got married on October 16, 2012, and are one of Bollywood’s most sought-after couples, with Baby Taimur being a sensation with the paparazzi and fans alike. Here’s wishing a happy and healthy pregnancy to Bebo, and cheers to the happy couple and their families.

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Priyanka Chopra's dashing look for Summer farewell

 

Priyanka Chopra is currently in California, which is confirmed by her latest Instagram post. On Thursday, actress posted stunning sun-bathed picture of herself on Instagram, she is currently living in Los Angeles with her husband Nick Jonas. The Quantico actress accessorised her look with statement earrings and big glasses. We love her look in the picture. She captioned her post: "The last few days of summer." Priyanka's sister-in-law Danielle Jonas dropped a heart emoticon in the comments section.

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The last few days of summer...   📷: @divya_jyoti

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on Sep 2, 2020 at 1:17pm PDT

 

When Priyanka was on outing, she posted another picture of her and wrote:

"Mother nature's medicine." 

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Mother nature’s medicine.

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on Aug 18, 2020 at 9:31a

 

Actress also shared her stunning sun-kissed picture on Instagram and captioned:

 “At the office.”.

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Day at the office.      Makeup: @patidubroff      Hair: @cwoodhair      Styling: @stylememaeve  Manicure: @chaunlegend

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on Aug 27, 2020 at 4:47pm

In terms of work, Priyanka Chopra was last seen in The Sky Is Pink with Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim. The actress has many up-coming projects, which include Netflix's adaptation of Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger, co-starring Rajkummar Rao. She will also be seen in We Can Be Heroes and a film with comedian Mindy Kaling. The actress also signed Amazon's Citadel and Sangeet Project. 

The actress lately over with writing her biography titled Unfinished, which will soon be published by Penguin Random House.

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OnePlus 8T leak specs

 

OnePlus8T leaks are coming out as its flagship smartphone is going to be launched soon. It looks like it wouldn't be much different as compared to its predecessor OnePlus8. 

Display:

Though there are some minor upgrades like screen refresh rate has been boosted from 90Hz to 120Hz with 6.55inch AMOLED display flat screen.

Compute & Storage:

According to leaks it would have 8GB ROM, 128GM Storage and 865+ Snapdragon processing chip.

Cameras:

This flagship is going to have quad-camera on back by a 48 MP main sensor, alongside which is expected to 16 MP ultrawide, a 5 MP macro cam, and a 2 MP depth sensor

OS:

As expected, the 8T will run Android 11 out of the box, with OxygenOS 11. Expect to see the new phone (perhaps alongside a OnePlus 8T Pro) unveiled by the end of this month, or during the first week of October.

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CPEC Chairman Lt. Gen Bajwa Steps Down from SAPM Post

 

Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has decided to step down as special assistant to prime minister on information and said that he will continue as heading CPEC project. He decided this after coming clean on scandalous accusations of assets disguise in a detailed rebuttal shared on Twitter.

He further said that he will present his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday and request him to dismiss him of the portfolio.

The statement by the former chief of the Pakistan Army's media wing came short after he issued a four-page denial to a recently published investigative news report by journalist Ahmad Noorani about alleged offshore properties and businesses of Bajwa and his close family members.

Bajwa said in private news channel that he had decided to quit as the SAPM on information after consultation with his family. "I decided to put all my energies into CPEC because we thought that a lot of focus is currently needed on the CPEC Authority,". The premier's aide said the government's information wing "has many other qualified people", therefore, he will keep his focus on CPEC. He said an excellent team was taking shape regarding CPEC and the entire cabinet was focused on the multi-billion dollar project.

Bajwa said he has all the relevant documents to support his money trail when he was asked about the Noorani’s allegations on him and his family. He said, "Being a Pakistani citizen, I am ready to provide the money trail, document or any sort of evidence on any platform,".

On Thursday, Bajwa in a tweet denied what he termed as "baseless allegations" against him and his family. "Alhamdolillah another attempts to damage our reputation belied/exposed. I have and will always serve Pakistan with pride and dignity," he wrote.

When the report was first published, Bajwa had denied the allegations on Twitter, saying: “A malicious propaganda story published on an unknown site, against me and my family, is strongly rebutted.”

FM Qureshi that authenticity of the report will be cleared soon and he further said “It is now a common practice that the news is run without confirmation. A news should be made public once it is confirmed. The truth in this case will come to the fore soon,” the minister had stated.

 

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Famous wrestler The Rock got Coronavirus

 

One who loves wrestling, must have heard of “The Rock” i.e. Dwayne Johnson. He recently posted a video message on social media on Wednesday that he, his wife and two young children got tested positive for corona virus but they all have recovered successfully now.

Johnson, 48, said in the Instagram post that he and his spouse, Lauren, 35, and their daughters, Jasmine, 4, and Tiana, 2, caught the virus about 2-1/2 weeks ago from “very close family friends” whom he said had no idea how they had become infected.

He said “I can tell you this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me personally,”. The actor said his family, like their friends who caught the virus first, had been “incredibly disciplined” about following to safety measures to avoid the virus.

The two young girls suffered only “a little sore throat the first couple of days” and bounced back, though Johnson and his wife had “a rough go,” he said. “But I am happy to tell you guys that we as a family are good. We are on the other end of it,” he said. “We are no longer infectious, and we are, thank God, we are well.”

The actor advised people to wear face masks to limit the spread of coronavirus. “It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing masks and make it a political agenda,” he said. “It is a fact and it’s the right thing to do, and it is the responsible thing to do."

Johnson, who shot to fame in the World Wrestling Federation as the swaggering, boastful grappler known as The Rock, began making a transition to mainstream entertainment in the late 1990s and went on to develop a prolific screen career.

He has appeared in such feature films as The Mummy Returns, The Scorpion King, Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, becoming one of the highest-paid and commercially successful actors in Hollywood. He also executive-produced and starred in the HBO series “Ballers,” about NFL players living in Miami.

He married Lauren Hashian, a singer-songwriter whose father was the drummer for the rock band Boston, in 2019, the year he officially announced his retirement from wrestling.

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Pakistan setps towards industrial hemp production

 

Don’t be surprised if you hear that country like Pakistan has now allowed and approved the hemp production which can fetch around $1bn as foreign exchange as said by the minister of science and technology.

A cabinet meeting chaired by, In a news conference in Islamabad, the minister Fawad Chaudhry told that Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a Cabinet meeting, approved a summary on Tuesday to allow legal production for the first time

“We want that this hemp market could give us around $1 billion in the next three years,” he said, adding the global market is worth around $25 billion.

Hemp seeds produce hemp oil, while the leaf is used in medicine and the stem can be turned into fibre to replace cotton in the textile industry.

S&T minster said the compound cannabidiol found in the hemp plant has an important role in medical science and therapies to alleviate severe and chronic pain affecting for instance cancer patients or those who have lost limbs. Across the world, companies have been seeking to tap into the market for medicinal cannabis.

The minister said the farming of hemp - a strain of the cannabis plant that contains little or no tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the substance that makes people high - will only be allowed under government control and the project should not be jumbled with poppy-growing.

 

 

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Qatar removed NOC and sets minimum wage limit

 

To protect the interests of employers and employees in Qatar, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA) has introduced a non-discriminatory minimum wage and removed No-Objection Certificate requirement to change jobs for employees.

According to, Law No. 17 of 2020 on Setting the Minimum Wage for Workers and Domestic Workers sets the minimum wage for all private sector workers, including domestic workers, at QR 1,000 per month as a basic wage, as well as QR 500 per month allocated by the employer for accommodation expenses and QR 300 per month for food, unless the employer already provides adequate food or accommodation for the employee or domestic worker.

ADLSA will be working with employers to update all employment contracts where workers earn less than the amount established by the new Law, which will come into force after 6 months of its publication in the official gazette.

The minimum wage was decided following extensive consultations with a specialized national committee composed of relevant authorities in Qatar to consider the matter. The law is the first of its kind in the Middle East and will provide additional stability to Qatar’s labour market.

In light of the above, a Minimum Wage Committee will be formed and tasked with frequently studying and reviewing the minimum wage of workers and domestic workers.

The government also introduced Decree Law No. 18 of 2020 amending some provisions of Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 and Decree Law No. 19 of 2020 amending some provisions of 2004 Law No. 21 of 2015 regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and their residence, which protects the rights of both employers and employees and facilitates the employer change process. This will drive greater competition in Qatar’s labour market by allowing employees to change employers and allowing employers to attract the best talent on the local market.

As part of our efforts to boost the effectiveness of the Wage Protection System, the new amendments to the Labour Law prescribe stricter penalties for employers who fail to pay their workers’ wages and introduce penalties for employers who fail to provide adequate accommodation for their workers, in line with the standards established by the Ministry.

The new amendments also include increasing the number of labour dispute resolution committees in an effort to tackle the number of labour disputes, facilitate workers’ access to the rights, and expedite legal proceedings.
HE Yousuf Mohamed Al Othman Fakhroo, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs, said:

“The State of Qatar is committed to creating a modern and dynamic labor market. In line with Qatar Vision 2030, these new laws mark a major milestone in this journey and will benefit workers, employers, and the nation alike.”

Attracting the desired combination of migrant workers, protecting their rights, and ensuring their safety is part of the human development goals of Qatar’s 2030 National Vision. With today’s announcement, Qatar delivers on its promise to expand the labour market in a manner that drives competition, boosts investment in the local economy, and drives economic growth in Qatar.

To ensure compliance with the changes, ADLSA is working with competent authorities to upgrade the Wage Protection System, strengthen the capacity of inspectors, and apply stricter penalties to companies that violate the law.

 

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