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Day: April 8, 2021

Moeen Ali’s Teammates Lash Out At exiled Bangladeshi Author For Insensitive Remarks

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Moeen Ali Taslima controversy

English all-rounder Moeen Ali has received immense support from fellow cricketers and fans after a Bangladeshi-Swedish author Taslima Nasreen used tactless remarks against him in her tweet.

Taslima Nasreen had said in her tweet, “If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS.”

However, the tweet was deleted after some hours following extreme widespread flak by other English cricketers and netizens.

Later, reacting to the criticism, the author clarified her remarks in another tweet.

“Haters know very well that my Moeen Ali tweet was sarcastic. But they made that an issue to humiliate me because I try to secularize Muslim society & I oppose Islamic fanaticism. One of the greatest tragedies of humankind is pro-women leftists support anti-women Islamists,” she wrote.

To which she has garnered more backlash as the teammates are not okay with her “sarcastic remarks”.

Jofra Archer lambasted her to delete the tweet as it was in no way funny or sarcastic.

“Sarcastic ? No one is laughing , not even yourself , the least you can do is delete the tweet,” he said.

Also, Saqib Mahmood claimed that she has a sick sense of humour.

The comment was made on Moeen Ali’s request to his IPL team Chennai Super Kings’ management to remove the team’s sponsor’s logo from his jersey. The logo was for a liquor company and Ali said it damages his religious viewpoints.

However, his request was accepted.

It is pertinent to mention here that Taslima Nasreen has provoked controversies in the past as well. She fled Bangladesh in 1994 after receiving death threats over her critique of Islam.

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Ramadan 2021: Timings For Islamabad’s Government Offices announced

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Ramadan Islamabad office timings

Ahead of Ramadan 2021, which is all set to begin from April 14th in Pakistan, the Federal government has announced new timings for government offices during the holy month.

According to the official circular by the Establishment Division, the working hours in government offices of Islamabad during Ramadan will be from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Thursday, whereas on Fridays the timings will be from 10 am to 1 pm.

Ramadan 2021 Islamabad Office timings

Note that Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry had on Saturday claimed that the Holy month of Ramadan will fall on April 14 in Pakistan.

He tweeted today that the moon of Ramadan will be sighted on April 13 in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Karachi.

Previously, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) had issued guidelines for prayers and Taraweeh in mosques and Imambargahs in connection with Ramadan.

The guidelines state that huge gathering will not be allowed in the prayer halls, Taraweeh prayers will be arranged outside the premises of the Imambargahs and mosques on roads and footpaths.

The NCOC has said that ablution will be prohibited in mosques and Imambargahs. While performing ablution, wash hands with soap for 20 seconds.

Carpets will not be laid, prayers will be offered on the floor, the floor will be washed with chlorinated water, while citizens will advisable to bring their prayers carpets from home to the mosque.

The guidelines state that children over the age of 50 should not come, while worshipers suffering from flu and cough should not come to mosques and Imambargahs.

The NCOC has directed the worshipers to come to the mosque, Imambargah wearing masks and refrain from holding gatherings, keeping a distance of 6 feet between the worshipers during queuing and marking the rows to facilitate the worshipers.

The NCOC has directed that in the current situation of Coronavirus, the devotees should observe I’tikaf at home while Sahar and Iftar should not be arranged in mosques and Imambargahs.

Mosques, Imambargah management has been directed to form a committee for implementation of SOPs.

The guidelines state that the management of mosques and Imambargahs is being given conditional permission subject to the implementation of SOPs, non-implementation of SOPs, the policy will be reviewed if cases increase, while the government will provide relief to severely affected areas.

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US Dollar Decreased Against PKR, Sold At Rs153.02

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USD rate in Pakistan

The US Dollar has decreased on the fourth day of the trading week (April 8th, 2021) in the interbank market. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the dollar has decreased by 16 paise in the interbank market. According to Forex dealers, the dollar depreciated from 153.18 to close at 153.02  in … Read more

USD To PKR: Today Dollar Rate In Pakistan, 8th April 2021

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Euro to PKR

Today USD to PKR exchange rate is given below. All Currency prices are updated every hour to offer you the best US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee conversion. US Dollar to PKR conversion depends on open market rates which are set by the currency exchange dealers of Pakistan. Find today’s USD into the PKR exchange rate in Pakistan. … Read more

Saudi Arabia: Only Nationals Can Work In Country’s Malls Under New Labour Rules

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Saudi Arabia New Labour Rules

Under the new Saudi labour rule, only the kingdom’s nationals will be hired to work in the country’s shopping malls.

Human Resources and Social Development Minister Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi issued three new labour rules to modify the country’s restaurant sector.

In his statement, the minister said, “The changes would mean jobs for 51,000 Saudi men and women.”

According to the first directive, only Saudi’s would be working in shopping malls and their management offices.

However, a restrained number of roles would be excluded, but the ministry did not specify which ones.

The other rule changes were related to raising the number of Saudis working in the restaurant, cafe and catering trade.

It is the latest government move to boost the number of Saudis in the workforce.

Earlier, the Saudi government had said that the exit and re-entry visa reforms will also allow expatriates to travel outside Saudi Arabia without their employer’s approval after presenting a request.

A senior official at the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development told that more than seven million exile labourers will benefit from the “Improving Contractual Relationship” initiative.

To apply this new law simply aims to develop a more skilled workforce and overcome the conflicts among labourers and other employees.

Al-Harbi further added, “Employees who complete their first year of work will be able to switch jobs after the expiry of their notice period.”

Moreover, the labour substitution process will be managed by the job mobility services platform.

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Mrs World Caroline Jurie Arrested Following Mrs Sri Lanka Crown Debacle

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Mrs World Caroline Jurie arrested

Former 2019 Mrs World Caroline Jurie, who had forcibly snatched Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika De Silva’s crown for being divorced, has been arrested here on Thursday.

Mrs World Caroline Jurie has been arrested by the Sri Lankan police following the beauty pageant’s debacle claiming that she is she was not fit for the honour as she was divorced.

“Police arrested Caroline Jurie and model Chula Padmendra over Sunday’s incident on charges of simple hurt and criminal cause,” the Sri Lankan police spokesperson said.

Earlier on Sunday, Pushpika De Silva was presented the ‘Mrs Sri Lanka’ crown by prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

Suddenly, Caroline Jurie had appeared on stage and announced Ms De Silva cannot hold the title because she is divorced.

She said, “I am taking my first steps saying that the crown goes to the first runner up. There is a rule that prevents women who have already been married and are divorced.”

The entire scene was live and showed Ms Jurie hurriedly removed a set of pins ripping off Mrs Sri Lanka’s crown creating an intense brawl on stage.

However, Pushpika De Silva ended up in hospital after head wounds. De Silva later took to Facebook and described the incident as “injustice and insult”.

She also warned to take legal action against the entire scene.

She said: “I’m still an un-divorced woman. A true queen is not a woman who snatches another woman’s crown, but a woman who secretly sets another woman’s crown!”

De Silva further stated that she is separated from her husband and lives with her child and asked the jury to present evidence of the claims.

WHO IS CAROLINE JURIE?

Born in 1992, Caroline Jurie is a model and victor of the Mrs Sri Lanka World 2019 title. She studied at the St. Sebastian Girls’ School in Kandana and also served as a sales executive at the Virgin Mega Store in Dubai.

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Yasir Hussain sheds light on women empowerment through his recent post

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Yasir Hussain women

Leading Pakistani actor and host Yasir Hussain has shared an impressive note on social media about his wife, actress Iqra Aziz and her mother, in which he shed light on women empowerment. Actor Yasir Hussain is often criticized for his controversial statements and different angle of thinking. The actor says about himself that he speaks … Read more

Meera Jee denies all rumors regarding her mental health

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Meera mental health

Film star and producer Meera has denied the rumors circulating about her mental health and said that people should refrain from spreading such rumors about her. Actor Imran Abbas has responded to the news circulating about Meera in a long post, in which he said that Meera had called him this morning and asked him … Read more

D-8 Summit: PM Imran calls for change of course in COVID-19 vaccination strategies

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Pakistan's GDP

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called for a change of course in current COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging that vaccines must be treated as a global public good to ensure they are made equitably available in all countries, and not only to those who bid the highest for them. According to the details, Prime Minister … Read more

English is just a language, I can swear it’s not knowledge, Imran Ashraf

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Imran Ashraf Twitter

Leading Pakistani actor Imran Ashraf has been receiving rave reviews from fans for his remarks on the English language. An old message of Imran Ashraf has been shared by a showbiz page and has been surfacing on social media platforms in which the actor said that “English is just a language, I can swear it’s … Read more

Erdoğan calls for establishing Islamic Megabank to meet financial needs of Muslim geography

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Turkish President

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday put an emphasis on the need of establishing Islamic Megabank project to meet the liquidity needs of Islamic financial institutions and Muslim geography. Addressing the D-8 summit via video link, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his call for greater use of local currencies in trade among the … Read more

‘My Govt. is focusing on wealth creation projects to pay country’s debt,’ PM

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PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that his government is focusing on wealth creation projects to retire the country’s debt. According to the details, Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the groundbreaking of Farash Town apartments in Islamabad under Naya Pakistan Housing program. While addressing the event, Imran Khan said that the new project is … Read more

Chingariyan garners more than 118k views on YouTube in a short period

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Chingariyan

Leading actress Saba Qamar’s latest music video ‘Chingariyan: Ek Adhuri Love Story’ has garnered over 100K views on YouTube in a short span of time. Saba Qamar released the music video on her YouTube channel on her birthday on April 5, which has garnered more than 114,000 views thus far. Saba Qamar expressed her happiness … Read more

Salman Khan hints at postponing the release of his film ‘Radhe’

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Salman Khan Radhe

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan‘s film ‘Radhe’ is eagerly awaited by his fans but it is likely that this wait may be extended for another year. Salman Khan has said in a conversation, “We are still trying our best to release ‘Radhe’ on Eid. But if the lockdown continues further, then we might have to push … Read more

Supreme Court orders demolition of high rise residential building in Karachi

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday expressed anger over the Karachi administration in cases pertaining to encroachments in the city. According to the details, according to the details, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed resumed hearing in the Karachi registry on the petitions against the encroachments in the city. Commissioner Karachi and other senior officials appeared in … Read more

Kriti Sanon expresses concern over delays caused by the lockdown

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Kriti Sanon

Indian actress Kriti Sanon has expressed concern over the delay in the release of films due to the lockdown caused by the coronavirus. Kirti has recently completed the shooting of a film ‘Mimi’, in which she has played the role of a surrogate mother. “Obviously, as an actor you want the film to reach more … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani files intra-court appeal against IHC’s decision

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Yousaf Raza Gillani

Opposition leader in the Senate Yousaf Raza Gillani has filed an intra-court appeal against the Islamabad High court’s decision regarding the election of Chairman Senate. Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Athar Minallah had rejected the plea of ​​Yousaf Raza Gilani on which Gillani filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court. The Opposition … Read more

What does actress Hira Mani get infuriated by?

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Hira Mani

The leading actress of the Pakistani drama industry Hira Mani said that it angers her when people take pictures of her, especially on a plane, without informing her. Hira Mani shared a photo to her Instagram account that someone clicked from the back seat while traveling with her in a plane.   View this post … Read more

‘Armed forces have given immense sacrifices in fight against terrorism,’ FM

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RSS ideology is an obstacle to peace in the region: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that valiant security forces of Pakistan have given immense sacrifices in the fight against terrorism. According to the details, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Armed Forces Institute For Rehabilitation Medicine in Rawalpindi. On the occasion, the Foreign Minister was given a detailed briefing about the … Read more

Noor Bukhari appeals to trolls to not ridicule Saba Qamar

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Noor Bukhari appeal

Former actress Noor Bukhari has appealed to trolls to not make fun of Saba Qamar and of girls wearing a hijab by making memes. An image of the actress’ birthday party was brilliantly modified by the users on social media which was used to troll Saba Qamar. Noor Bukhari shared a modified photo of Saba … Read more

PIA starts direct flight operations between Lahore and Skardu

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PIA HIKE FARE BY OVER 100PC AHEAD OF EID UL ADHA

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched direct flight operations from Lahore to Skardu. According to the details, The PK-8453 flight took off from the Allama Iqbal International Airport with 153 passengers on board and landed at the Skardu Airport after one hour and 15 minutes. PIA Spokesperson said that there would be two weekly flights … Read more

Veteran Actor Walter Olkewicz dies at the age of 72

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Walter Olkewicz

American character actor Walter Olkewicz, who is best known for his work on TV series including Twin Peaks, Grace Under Fire, and Seinfeld, has died at 72. According to the media reports, Walter Olkewicz died Tuesday in his Los Angeles-area home following a prolonged illness. His son Zak Olkewicz, confirmed the news. Talking to local media, … Read more

Punjab Police chief reviews security measures for Daska, Khushab by-elections

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Punjab

Inspector General (IG) Punjab Inam Ghani on Thursday assured that foolproof security will be provided to the polling staff for NA-75 Daska and PP-84 Khushab by-elections. According to the details, IG Punjab Inam Ghani presided over a video link meeting to review the security arrangements for the by-elections in both constituencies. The IG Punjab directed … Read more

Pakistan COVID-19 Update: Confirmed Cases toll Jumps to 705,517

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COVID-19 in Pakistan: National Death toll jumps to 19,210

Pakistan registered 98 deaths and 5,329 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operations Center, the total number of deaths from coronavirus in Pakistan has reached 15,124 while the total number of affected people jumped to 705,517. The number of active cases across the country now stands at 66,994 … Read more

Saudi Riyal To PKR: Today 1 SAR TO PKR Open Market On, 8 April 2021

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Saudi Riyal to Pakistan Rupee

Karachi: Today 1 SAR To PKR open market exchange rate (Updated, 8th April). BOL News updates daily Open market foreign currency exchange rates. Today Saudi Riyal To PKR Open Market Check the Updated list of 1 Saudi Riyal To PKR exchange rate (Updated, 8th April 2021). DATE SYMBOL BUYING SELLING Today SAR To PKR 40 … Read more

Dubai Gold: Today Gold Rate In Dubai For, 8 April 2021

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today gold rates in dubai

Dubai: Today Gold Rate in Dubai (8th, April 2021) today per tola is AED 2,383.11 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 2,042.32. The rate in Abu Dhabi Today.  Today Gold Rate In Dubai (UAE) These rates are given in 1 tola, 1 gram, and 10 grams formats in aed U.A.E Dirham currency. Check the Updated list of Gold … Read more

Currency rates in Pakistan on, 8 April 2021

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Currency Rates in Pakistan

Karachi: Today’s Currency Rates in Pakistan on 8th April 2021, Latest currency rates of British Pound, Euro, Saudi Riyal, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, UAE Dirham in Rupees. All exchange rates according to the open market. Also read: Gold Rate in Karachi Live Currency Rates In Pakistan Find the updated list of foreign currency in Pakistan today … Read more

Gold Rate in Karachi today on, 8 April 2021

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Gold Rate in Pakistan

Karachi: Latest Gold Rate in karachi today on (8th, April 2021) is being sold for Rs. 85100 per 10 grams, and the price of Gold is Rs. 99300 per tola in Pakistan today. Also read: Currency Rates in Pakistan Gold Price In Karachi Today Karachi is the hub of gold market in Pakistan, Karachi is leading for gold rate, every … Read more

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