Myanmar soldiers use a boat to help residents cross a flooded area in Swar town of Bago region on August 30, 2018. A large-scale rescue effort marches on into a second day to reach thousands of people stranded in their homes in Central Myanmar after a dam swollen by monsoon rain left the region inundated.
GUWAHATI: Firefighters douse a fire broke out in a residential area at Ulubari in Guwahati on Thursday.
LUCKNOW: Students protecting themselves from monsoon rain in Lucknow on Thursday.
SRINAGAR: Thirty-year-old Iram Habib, a resident of downtown Srinagar is set to become the first Kashmiri Muslim woman to fly a commercial aircraft.
Though she studied forestry from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, she did not let her childhood ambition die.
“I pursued Ph.D. for one and a half years but left it and went to a US flight school,” she says. “I looked for things on my own and kept my dream alive,” The Tribune quoted Iram as saying.
Habib, belongs to a conservative Kashmiri Muslim society got the support from her father, a supplier of surgical equipment to government hospitals.
In 2016, Tanvi Raina, a Kashmiri Pandit, joined Air India as the Valley’s first woman pilot. Ayesha Aziz, 21, became India’s youngest student pilot last year.
Iram completed her training from Miami in the US in 2016 and is presently taking classes in Delhi to get a commercial pilot license. She will join as a first officer in Indigo next month.
“During my training and exams everyone would be surprised to see a woman from Kashmir as a pilot, but there was no discrimination. I worked hard and got a job offer from Indigo and GoAir. I am set to join as a first officer in Indigo next month,” she added.
SRINAGAR: Deserted street of Historic Ganta Ghar in Srinagar on Thursday as all the shops and business establishments were closed due to two-day strike called by separatists to protest against alleged attempts being made to abrogate Article 35-A.
HYDERABAD: Renowned Poet Varavara Rao under house arrest in Hyderabad on Thursday as per the Supreme Court Order on Wednesday. Varavara Rao was arrested by Pune police here on Tuesday.
MUMBAI: Karan Johar is the leader of the sass squad of the Bollywood fraternity. Known to give sassy comebacks and counter-trolling people on twitter. It seems like this actor/director has finally found his match as this one tweet finally left him at a lost for words.
Karan recently took to Twitter to share his recent discovery with his 15 million followers.
Few tweets leave me speechless….this is one of them…. https://t.co/jRNhE6A7ex
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 30, 2018
The picture displays a man with an uncanny resemblance to the former. We get why he was left speechless.
The man identified as Usman Khan looks like a younger Karan Johar adding the final touches by donning Karan’s slightly tilted pose and pouty face.
Twitterati also responded to this tweet and they weren’t short of some sassy comments;
Oh boy so much alike. You’re the mirror image of KJo
— Jayanth Krishnan (@GyanFromJK) August 30, 2018
Sir, Make A Biopic Of Urself And Launch Him In Lead Role….
— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) August 30, 2018
Launch him. Atleast that wont be nepotism.
— Vikram Samal (@VikramSamal) August 30, 2018
Karan arjun
— sk(surya
kajal) (@bsuryasiddardha) August 30, 2018
Now all Raakhee needs to say is mere Karan Usman aa gaye!
— Kavita A Chhibber (@KavitaAChhibber) August 30, 2018
Usman added to the story by saying that people also resemble him with Pakistani Cricketer Umar Akmal. Here see for yourself.
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said it was a great moral victory of the entire Muslim Ummah that the Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders cancelled plans to hold a contest of blasphemous caricature.
Wilders’ plan to hold the blasphemous event at his PVV party’s offices in parliament stirred extreme anger among the Muslims, particularly in Pakistan.
Qureshi, in a media talk, said the new government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf immediately after coming into power raised the issue internationally at all foras. He said the Parliament unanimously passed a resolution condemning the plans to hold the blasphemous caricature contest. He said the minority members were at the forefront in condemning this heinous act.
He said he discussed the matter with his counterparts from important Capitals and it was agreed to use the platform of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC to present a unanimous stance and seek an end to repeat of such sacrilegious acts.
The Foreign Minister also recalled his phone call to the Dutch Foreign Minister and said he was informed that an act of an individual should not be allowed to hurt the sentiments of billions of Muslims across the globe.
However, he attributed the success to the blessings of Allah and said the cancellation has averted a major crisis. He said the Pakistani government fully endorses the sentiments of every Muslim, the religious scholars and Ulema.
Earlier Prime Minister Imran Khan in a video message assured that his government would use the OIC platform to raise the issue at the United Nations and seek a permanent solution to such acts that hurt the sentiments of the Muslims.
The TLP leadership later yesterday announced end of the long March, of thousands of people that had entered Rawalpindi late Thursday night, from Lahore.
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ISLAMABAD: Chipping in with the ongoing debate over ‘cheap’ cost of helicopter trip, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who himself owns an airline, stated that per minute of a helicopter commute is around Rs 20,000.
During a media talk, the ex-PM expressed surprised on statement of Fawad Chaudhary who said per kilometer cost of helicopter commute is Rs 55. “I must say every Pakistani is now waiting for the helicopter that costs Rs 55 per km,” he taunted.
On August 27, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commute via his helicopter costs between Rs 50 and Rs 55 per kilometer.
In an interview to a TV channel, the minister said PM Khan’s commute via helicopter doesn’t cost much and it’s around Rs 55 per km. He said helicopter isn’t much expensive if somebody owns it personally and not hired on rent.
He said it’s preferable to travel via helicopter instead of cavalcade on road that causes hardship to people. He underlined that four helicopters are already at the PM House from previous regimes, which is prerogative of any prime minister.
The statement by information minister triggered debate on the mainstream as well as the social media as how could helicopter travel cost be so cheap.
Yesterday, PTI leader Naeem-ul-Haq responded to criticism over use of a helicopter by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The special assistant to the prime minister issued a statement that Imran Khan only flew by helicopter twice, adding that an unnecessary debate is being created on the media.
He said that the prime minister does not want traffic to be stopped on the roads when he travels and that people should not be troubled.
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WASHINGTON: A serial cat killer is on the loose said that authorities after they found at least 13 cats brutally killed.
The 13th cat was found dead on Thursday. Most of the cats have been found in public places and did not appear to have been killed by wild animals.
According to a report in the New York Times, a cat was found earlier this week that had been surgically slit and laid out for people to see.
The police believe that all these cat killings are linked to a single individual.
In some cases, the felines’ spines were removed; some cats have been found dismembered. The methods used suggest an experienced killer.
“I feel for the animal owners because I’m an animal owner myself and just the manner these animals have died is extremely horrific,” said Thurston County Animal Services officer Erika Johnson earlier this month in relation to the seventh reported killing.
The killings can be dated back to February of this year.
A local animal sanctuary has now put a $36,000 reward on the killers head.
Kathy Harrigan’s deaf, 20-year-old cat Harley was one of the victims of the killings.
“He didn’t want to be indoors, so (he) lived in our yard. He was deaf and lacked muscle tone; disliked people but came to love my husband and myself, as we loved him,” she wrote.
“It is heartbreaking that he was killed and hurt in the way he was.”
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed that a holistic approach will be adopted to provide full legal and humanitarian assistance to the Pakistani prisoners languishing in foreign jails.
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari told the House on Thursday during question hours that consular services of Pakistani missions abroad will be upgraded for this purpose. She said a policy decision will also be taken to get in touch with different countries for repatriation of Pakistani prisoners.
The Minister for Human Rights said the present government will bolster efforts to produce skilled workforce keeping in view the demand of jobs in the gulf and other countries.
Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan told the house that Gwadar Port is a big national asset. He said currently limited exports and commercial imports are taking place from the port.
In a written reply, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the house that safeguarding national security, promoting Pakistan’s economic interests and strengthening international partnerships have been some of the overarching themes of country’s foreign policy.
He said the foreign policy as in any other democratic country is formulated by the government. He, however, said the parliament, security agencies and some other ministries play an equally important role in providing crucial inputs. This practice, he said, is also followed in other countries as well.
The Senate also passed a resolution urging the government to immediately enact legislation to criminalize enforced disappearances. The resolution was moved by Mian Raza Rabbani of PPP.
The resolution also asked the government to join the international campaign to end enforced disappearances by ratifying the international convention on protection of all persons against enforced disappearances.
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KARACHI: A banking court on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in fake bank accounts case.
Zardari, one of the suspects in money laundering through fake bank accounts case, appeared before a banking court here along with his legal counsel Farooq Naik.
On August 17, the banking court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants of the former president and other suspects in the ongoing probe. Nevertheless, on August 18, PPP co-chairman was granted a protective bail from the Islamabad High Court with additional directives to appear before the relevant court before September 3.
Asif Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur had appeared before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team in Islamabad, on August 28, in fake accounts case and faced grilling from the investigators for around 38 minutes.
The FIA officials handed over a questionnaire to the sibling duo after the questioning.
The lawyer of the former president, however, denied the reports of questioning to his client and handing him over a questionnaire.
Zardari and Ms Talpur appeared before the FIA after fourth summon in a case pertaining to fake bank accounts. They had not appeared before the FIA despite three previous summons.
Zardari and his sister were among over a dozen suspects declared absconders in the money-laundering scam.
In the FIA list, Anwar Majeed and his son’s names appeared on top of the list while those of Zardari and Talpur were on the 19th and 20th number, respectively.
According to the FIR registered by FIA, transactions of billions of rupees were made into suspicious accounts, including the one owned by the PPP leaders, the Zardari Group, which is accused of receiving Rs 15 million of the laundered money.
In December 2016, the Pakistan Rangers conducted raids at the Karachi office of the Omni Group of Companies and the residence of its owner Anwar Majeed, a close aid of Zardari, and confiscated record allegedly related with money laundering.
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These superhero movies were released a decade ago and are a favorite among sci-fi lovers. From Marvel to DC these movies surely make us feel old as they celebrate their 10th birthday.
2008 witnessed a tremendous bunch of Superhero movies that made a significant mark in the SciFi world. From Marvel’s Iron Man to DC’s Batman these five superhero movies wowed the audience 10 years ago.
This superhero movie featuring DC universe’s Batman is known to be a masterpiece. Directed by Christopher Nolan this movie is a sequel to the 2005 movie Batman Begins. This movie also showcases the famous Joker.
Ironman is undoubtedly Marvel universe’s most celebrated Superhero. Played by Robert Downey Jr. who is known to be the Godfather of “The Avengers” series this movie surely has a huge place in the hearts of superhero fanatics.
A lab experiment went wrong, this superhero turns into a gigantic green monster when provoked. A favorite amongst kids and adults alike. The incredible hulk premiered 10 years ago today.
Fed up with the way of the world, this Superhero lets himself go and proves to be a major disappointment but with the help of a trusted friend and another superhero in hiding Hancock rises from the ashes to save the world.
A sequel to the 2004 Hellboy, this film showcases a group of American superheroes. Adopted by humans Hellboy is a resident of outer space.
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