Even Wasim Akram asking ?What is my fault?, Bilawal on Usman Buzdar

KANDHKOT: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that 18th Constitutional Amendment was under threat and is being attacked from all sides.Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was addressing a public gathering on the occasion of the first death anniversary of late Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani here on Friday. Bilawal vowed PPP will fight all the forces which are against the 18th amendment to protect it. He alleged that the federal government was not implementing the 18th Amendment. Bilawal blasts PM Imran Khan for selecting Usman Buzdar as the Punjab chief minister. He questioned “What is it about Usman Buzdar that Imran Khan is supporting him passionately?”Even Wasim Akram is asking “What is my fault”, Bilawal said over PM Imran’s remarks in which the Premier had compared CM Buzdar with former cricketer.Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Agha Siraj Durrani, Mir Aijaz Khan Jakhrani, Mir Shabir Hussain Bijarani, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, Mehboob Khan Bijarani, Salim Jan Mazari, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, Owais Shah, Mukesh Chawla, Dr Suhrab Sarki, Imdad Pitafi, and other party leaders were also present. 

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PM Imran Khan vows to bring tangible changes in lives of people

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asserted that Tehreek-e-Insaf government is committed to bring tangible changes in the lives of people in lines with its manifesto.PM Imran Khan was talking to party MPs from Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan who called on the Prime Minister here Friday.He said the steps taken for welfare of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be extended forward in order to solidify the process of change in education, health and other sectors, Radio Pakistan reported.PM Khan also highlighted the immense potential of tourism in the province, saying, “Promotion of tourism will not only benefit the economy of the province, but of the country as well.”

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Public holiday on February 5 to observe ?Kashmir Solidarity Day?

Islamabad: Government of Pakistan has declared as Public Holiday to observe the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day” on 5th February, 2019 by all Provincial Governments including Gilgit-Baltistan, AJ&K and Islamabad Capital Territory.In this regard, it is requested to observe one-minute silence on 5th February, 2019 at 10:00 hours. General Public is also requested to observe one minute silence to the honour of Kashmir shuhada, says a press release received from Ministry of Interior here today.

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Naeem-ul-Haq for placing ban on schoolchildren homework?

ISLAMABAD: Naeem-ul-Haq, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, has said that schoolchildren get very little time for extracurricular activities which are essential for their healthy growth due to homework.In a tweet, Naeem ul Haq said, “schoolchildren spend 6-8 hours studying at school and then if they have to spend another 1-2 hours doing homework it leaves little time for other activities which are essential for healthy growth.”“Should homework for schoolchildren be banned?”, he said and added that “Taleem and Tarbiyat should go hand in hand.”

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Habib University honours Karachi?s high-achievers

KARACHI: Habib University (HU) celebrated high-achieving students at the 6th Annual Meritorious Awards Ceremony held at the university’s campus on Thursday.Brilliant students drawn from schools across Karachi attended the grand ceremony along with their parents. These high-achieving students were acknowledged for their passion and dedication towards learning and self-improvement. The ceremony was led by students, faculty and staff of Habib University who interacted with the high-achievers and their parents attending the event.They shared their views on the importance of a quality higher education and its role in the uplift of society. HU alumni and graduates from Habib University’s first cohort, the Class of 2018, Zoha Jabbarand Osama bin Rizwan, also addressed the audience to share their experience at Habib University, their current professional undertakings and future aspirations. The City School, Beaconhouse School System, Nixor College and Cedar College were among the institutions whose students were acknowledged at the Meritorious Awards Ceremony.Leading representatives and faculty members of Habib University dwelled upon the importance of quality higher education and its role in transforming societies. Students and their parents also availed the opportunity to interact with the Recruitment team at the specially designed ‘Admission Zone’ and received relevant information pertaining to the academic offering and application/admission process at Habib University.

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Subsidizing Hajj against its basic philosophy: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said that giving subsidy to Hajj was against the basic philosophy of Hajj.In a tweet, he said that Hajj and Zakat were obligatory for those Muslims who could afford them.He said that giving subsidy to Hajj would mean spending poor tax payers money on Hajj expenses, obligatory only for those who could afford.The minister was apparently responding to the criticism over the government’s refusal to subsidise this year’s Hajj.

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Inside Javed Nihari son's extravagant wedding

After Ranveer-Deepika, Priyanka-Nick, Isha Ambani's regal nuptials, the internet world's obsession with weddings has intensified further with pictures of yet another wedding going viral. While Indian weddings have been under the limelight for quite some time now, it was time a Pakistani wedding captured the interest of people for its sheer extravagance and grandeur. Pictures and videos of the wedding of Abu Bakar Attari, son of Al-Haj Jawaid Mian who owns Karachi's famous food outlet Javed Nihari, became one of the most talked-about weddings in the country simply because of the amount of money that was spent on it. Not just this, but a video offering a glimpse inside the elaborately decked bridal room has also created a buzz on the web. From the clothes and decor to the venue of the wedding, everything about the ceremony was grand in all its splendour. Newly-weds Attari and Dua Present at the  function was  MQM-Pakistan Convener Khalid Maqbool whose picture made its way to the internet garnering numerous eyeballs.Maqbool was pictured presenting a gift to Attari who was clad in a peach and green three-piece velvet suit at his reception. A click from Attari-Dua reception  At his mehndi, Attari was captured donning a shimmery silver dhoti shalwar coupled with a heavily embroidered jacket. Attari's picture from his mehndi ceremony Relatives of Attari clad in heavily embellished wedding apparel Attari poses with his brothers 

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