Facebook love: Filipino girl marries Pakistani friend via video call

LARKANA: Another Facebook friend turned into marriage as a man hailing from Sindh’s Larkana married to a Filipino girl on a video call.

Oshaq, a resident of Ghazi Abbas Colony, got married to a Filipino girl, Mikona over a video call. The nikah ceremony took place at a local hotel where relatives, friends and his family participated.

In the ceremony, the Filipino girl Mikona was married through a video call.

Oshaq said a year ago he and Mikona became friends after contact on Facebook. Mikona did not want to come to Pakistan and he was not getting a Philippines visa without nikkah, Oshaq stated the reason behind online nikkah.

Read more: Indian man marries Pakistani woman online with all rituals

Last month, an Indian man and a Pakistani woman tied the knot online after the bride failed to obtain an Indian visa on time.

The special online Nikah took place in Jodhpur. All the rituals of Nikah were performed virtually and a Qazi solemnised the marriage and the bride present in Karachi said: “Qabool Hai”.

In this unique wedding, Arbaaz and Ameena’s family members performed online rituals. Both families were connected through video conference, who congratulated each other after the completion of nikkah.

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PIA introduces connected flights to 16 cities in China

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced connected flights between Pakistan and sixteen cities in China via Beijing in partnership with Air China.

Talking to newsmen on the sidelines of China International Fair for Trade in Service in Beijing today, PIA Country Manager Bilal Afzal said that the passengers can also travel from sixteen cities in China to Islamabad by availing of this offer, Radio Pakistan reported.

Related: PIA financial crisis: International authorities reject collaboration

He said that PIA is currently operating one weekly flight on the Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad route every Sunday but working on a plan to add a new direct flight between the two countries.

The country manager said PIA offers a twenty percent discount for students with free baggage of eighty kilograms for economy class and one hundred kilograms for executive economy on flights between Pakistan and China.

He said that discounts on cargo from China to Pakistan and vice versa are also being offered and businessmen and traders can benefit from it.

Related: PIA appoints UK staff on high salaries despite financial crisis

In August, Air Vice Marshal (retired) Muhammad Amir Hayat had been appointed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

According to PIA spokesperson, the appointment of Muhammad Amir Hayat has been made for a year. Earlier, the retired Air Vice Marshal was working as acting CEO of PIA.

The position of the CEO has been lying vacant after Air Marshal Arshad Malik completed his three-year tenure on April 25. Arshad Malik was appointed in October 2018.

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Fatima murder case: DNA tests to be conducted in Karachi, Lahore

KHAIRPUR The investigators have decided to conduct DNA tests of the prime suspect Asad Shah separately in Karachi and Lahore laboratories in connection with the Fatima murder case, ARY News reported on Sunday.

It was learnt that DNA samples of the prime suspect Asad Shah were sent to Lahore’s forensic laboratory after Karachi. Separate DNA tests will be conducted in Karachi and Lahore.

Sources told ARY News that the health department collected Shah’s sample under its supervision.

The measures were taken after a lady doctor of the concerned medical board expressed suspicion on replacement of Shah’s samples to manipulate the probe into Fatima murder case.

Related: Fatima murder case: ATC grants physical remand of accused

Yesterday, the police shifted prime accused, Peer Asad Shah, in murder case of child maid Fatima to Karachi for his second DNA test after his first sample didn’t match.

In a statement, the police said Health Department has directed the authorities to conduct second DNA test of prime accused, Peer Asad Shah, in murder case of child maid Fatima, employed as a domestic maid at a haveli owned by him.

The police pointed out that his first DNA samples did not match with the samples obtained from clothes of the victim. In this regard, the police said they have shifted the accused to Karachi.

They further said doctors were worried the samples may not match due to some ‘technical issues’.

Related: Fatima murder case: Four suspects set free by police

It is pertinent to mention here that samples of 19 people including Asad Shah and his relatives and employees were taken. The prime suspect was currently in jail on seven-day physical remand.

The case

The 10-year-old Fatima had died in the Haveli of Asad Shah and the video of her tragic death also went viral on social media.

The postmortem report, confirmed that the minor maid was sexually abused, according to DIG Sukkur Javed Jiskani.

After the incident, the police arrested the Asad Shah, the main accused of the Gaga, Fatama case.

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FIR registered against abduction of Hareem Shah’s husband

KARACHI: Police have registered an FIR in the abduction of Tiktoker Hareem Shah’s husband’s case, ARY News reported. 

As per details, the Police officials stated that the FIR was registered in Defense police station on the complaint of his mother.

The police officials said that the husband of Hareem Shah, Bilah Hussain Shah was abducted on August 27.

On January 28, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) asked multiple banks to freeze accounts of TikToker Hareem Shah after she was filmed in a video with a huge cache of foreign exchange.

The FIA had written letters to Punjab Bank and Habib Bank for freezing the bank accounts of Hareem Shah after she mocked the Pakistani authorities for letting her travel abroad with the bundles of foreign currency.

“Freeze accounts of Hareem Shah until an inquiry under money laundering charges concludes,” the agency said in a letter to the banks.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had also written a letter to the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency to launch a money-laundering probe against TikToker Hareem Shah.

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had initiated a money-laundering probe against famous TikToker Hareem Shah after the social media star in a video openly committed illegally carrying large sums of currency abroad.

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Sutlej water drops to low flood at Ganda Singh Headworks

HAVELI LAKHA/BAHAWALNAGAR: Sutlej River water has dropped to low flood at Head Ganda Singh with water level as high as 17 feet, ARY News reported on Sunday.

The water inflow has been 38,966 cusecs at Ganda Sindh Wala Headworks in Sutlej river.

The water flow in river has returned to normal at Sulemanki with 40,389 cusecs inflow and 26,467 cusecs outflow.

Sutlej has been in low flood at Bhookan Pattan, district administration Bahawalnagar has said.

“Around 1,66,000 people have become homeless and evacuated in 150 kilometers river belt in flooding,” district administration shared.

” Crops standing over 1,60,000 acres have destroyed, while 17,549 houses have fully destroyed or partially damaged,” according to figures.

“Floodwater affected 157 villages and swept away scores of temporary dykes and link roads.” “Lank link of over 100 settlements has been disrupted, while dozens of settlements are still flooded,” according to district administration report.

“Around 143 schools in the river region have been affected and power supply disrupted at 18 feeders in flood-hit areas”.

“The rescue teams evacuated 13,000 people, stranded in floodwater, to safer places,” administration stated.

District administration has setup 30 flood camps with necessities. Evacuees facing severe hardships, according to the district report.

Ferocious flow of the river water has swept away protective dykes and roads in Sutlej belt.

Floodwater has developed craters at link roads connecting river belt with the main highway.

Flooding has wreaked havoc in the region as thousands of acres farmland has drowned and crops destroyed in Kasur, Bahawalnagar, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal and Vehari districts.

The monsoon rains had prompted authorities in India to release excess reservoir water into the Sutlej River, causing flooding downstream on the Pakistani side of the border.

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Karachi police seize tanker filled with Iranian diesel

Karachi police have foiled a bid to smuggle Iranian diesel, worth Rs9.6 million, into the city, ARY News reported on Sunday.

The police during an action in the city’s Orangi Town area, seized an oil tanker filled with 31,000 Iranian diesel worth Rs9.6 million.

DIG Fida Mastoi said Muhammad Qasim and Muhammad Yaseen have been arrested and handed over to the Pakistan Customs authorities.

On Friday, Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar directed the customs authorities and law enforcement agencies to strictly curb the smuggling of sugar, petroleum products, urea, agricultural products and other items.

Read more: PM Kakar directs to curb smuggling of sugar, petroleum products

The caretaker premier issued the directives while chairing a high-level meeting regarding smuggling control in border areas.

Caretaker Federal Minister for Trade Gohar Ejaz, Minister for Interior Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, Minister for Petroleum Muhammad Ali, Advisor to the PM Ahmed Cheema, federal secretaries, Federal Board of Revenue chairman and high level officers of law enforcement agencies attended the meeting.

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PM Kakar reaffirms commitment to strengthen ties with Iran

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to further strengthen and deepen ties with Iran, ARY News reported. 

Talking to Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam in Islamabad, he stressed the need to focus on enhancing cooperation in the economic and security domains.

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar highlighted that the recent inauguration of Mand-Pishin border marketplace would not only contribute to economic uplift of the border areas but also serve as manifestation of the collective commitment to work for the betterment of the two peoples.

Read more: PM Kakar reviews progress on barter trade with Iran

On the occasion, the Iranian Ambassador said Tehran is keen to build on the recent positive trajectory of the bilateral relationship, especially in areas of economy, energy and security.

Earlier, a high-level meeting was held in Islamabad, in which the participants briefed the caretaker prime minister regarding the ongoing progress in the barter trade partnership with neighboring country Iran.

The Prime Minister received a comprehensive briefing on the latest economic indicators and trends that are currently shaping the nation’s financial landscape.

The participants discussed the status and ongoing progress in the barter trade partnership with neighboring country Iran.

The representatives from the business community pledged their unwavering support to the caretaker Prime Minister, the dedication and cooperation will play a pivotal role in reviving the country’s economy.

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