Women can file writ petitions to dissolve nikah on mistreatment: SC

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 7:11 PM

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ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (APP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday validated the right of women for dissolving their nikah (marriage) on the grounds of mistreatment by their husbands.

The top court issued this order on a writ petition of a woman regarding the dissolution of marriage on the basis of ill-treatment by her husband.

The court upheld the decision of a family court to dissolve the nikah of woman petitioner, Tayyaba Ambreen, on the basis of mistreatment by her husband, Shafqat Kayani.

Turning down the decision of the appellant court and Peshawar High Court, the apex court said that the marital relationship between a husband and wife was based on trust. The wife was authorized to file a writ petition to dissolve her nikah on the basis of mental and physical torture by her husband, the court said.

The court said that husband’s stance against his wife for not fulfilling the marital rights could be an attempt to avoid payment of haq-e-mahr (dower given as a mark of respect to wife).

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah talking to the media outside the Governor House

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Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 7:04 PM

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Pakistan clinches 2nd position in ‘Huawei ICT Competition 2022’

NNPS Desk

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 7:01 PM

MUSCAT, Dec 22 (APP): Pakistan has clinched second position in the Huawei Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Competition 2022 held in Muscat, Oman on Thursday.

According to the statistics, 12,000 students from 135 universities attempted the nationwide test in which two teams comprising six students qualified for the Middle East Regional Finals from Pakistan.

Pakistan Team One including Team Lead Faeez and Asad Anwar Arain from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro and Maryam Fareed from Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) under the Team Instructor Faheem Yar Khan Khuhawar secured the second position in the Middle East contest.

While Pakistan Team Two consisting of Team Lead Umar Raza from FAST National University, Eman Yaqoob from LCWU, and Fatima Shafique from MUET, Jamshoro under the Team Instructor Zeeshan Iqbal could not bag any position in the finals.

The instructors, talking to APP, said the students had high spirits as they burnt the midnight oil to prove their mettle in the comity of nations and add one more feather to the national cap.

Expressing gratitude to Huawei Pakistan, Team Lead Muhammad Faeez said he had no idea that he would be given such a massive platform to demonstrate his abilities and further necessary training to polish his skills in the ICT sector.

It is worth mentioning here that the Jordan Team comprising students Hamzah Al-Zubaidi and Aws Al-Rayya from Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Yazan Al Shannik from Yarmouk University won the first prize of $20,000.

Besides Pakistan, Iraq Team One comprising Sadeem Moulood from Ninevah University, Mohammed Shakr from Salahaddin University, and Mohammed Hussein from the University of Anbar got the second position.

The third prize went to the United Arab Emirates Team comprising Eyasu Araya and Smon Ftwi from Higher Colleges of Technology and Meriem Aoudia from the University of Sharjah, the Bahrain Team comprising Dana Kamal, Husain Hasan, and Joud Ebrahim from Bahrain Polytechnic, and the Kazakhstan Team comprising Nikolay Zhilaykov from Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Aida Begaldarova from al-Farabi Kazakh National University, and Algerim Turarbekova from International Information Technology University.

In addition, there were 15 teams of the brightest young tech talents from 11 countries across the Middle East and Central Asia including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordon, Lebanon, and Kazakhstan.

The top winners will represent the Middle East and Central Asia in the Huawei Global Finals Competition that will take place in Shanghai, China next year.

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Zia Ur Rehman

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 7:01 PM

Pakistan opens 11 PoR Centres to facilitate Afghan refugees

NNPS Desk

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 7:01 PM

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ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (APP): Pakistan has operationalized eleven Proof of Registration (PoR) card modification centers across the country in order to facilitate the Afghan refugees in collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The centres located in Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Nowshera, Mianwali, Lower Dir, Haripur and Kohat will serve Afghan refugees who hold cards with an expiry date till June 2023, said a press release on Thursday.

The PCM centers would update, correct and modify information pertaining to the PoR card holders which was run by Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

Chief Project Officer for NADRA Gohar Ahmed, Commissioner for Afghan Refugees (HQ) Farid Ullah Jan and the UNHCR Representative in Pakistan Noriko Yoshida formally inaugurated the Center in the Federal Capital.

Speaking on the occasion, Gohar Ahmed that the PCM operations had been extended to nationwide sites, equipped with 80 counters and 140 IT professionals to serve Afghan citizens more effectively.“By virtue of support from UNHCR
and other development partners, PoR cardholders can register their newborn children and obtain a birth certificate,” he added.

In brief remarks, Farid Ullah Jan said it was a landmark achievement that the data of Afghan refugees were verified and updated during the DRIVE exercise conducted last year, and extended his appreciation to the donor community for their continued support. He expressed the hope that the PCM centres will enable refugees to get swift services in their respective areas.

Speaking on the occasion, the UNHCR Representative underscored the significance of the identity document which grants legal status and protected Afghan refugees from arbitrary detention and deportation during their stay in Pakistan as well as provided access to essential services.
“It is important for Afghan refugees to hold updated cards that will help ensure access to health, education and other facilities,” she said.

Pakistan hosts some 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees who are holding PoR cards.

Aqeel, Shoaib advance to semi-finals of Begum Kulsum National Ranking Tennis Tournament

NNPS Desk

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 6:59 PM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (APP): Top seed Aqeel Khan and second seed Muhammad Shoaib moved to semi-finals of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Thursday.

Muzammil Murtaza and Muhammad Abid also booked their places for the last four stage.

Aqeel ended Abdullah Adnan’s campaign in straight sets 6-1, 6-2, while Shoaib toppled Mudassir Murtaza 6-2, 6-2.
Muzammil Murtaza outwitted Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-1, whereas Abid edged passed Sami Zeb Khan 6-0, 6-1.

In ladies singles quarter-finals, Meheq Khokhar outclassed Mehvish Chishtie 6-3, 6-3, while Sarah Mahboob overcame Ali Qayum 6-2, 6-0.

Similarly, Noor Malik saw off Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0, whereas Natalia Zaman trounced Esha Jawad 3-6, 6-4, 4-2(rtd).
Contests in boy 18&under singles 2nd round, boys 14&under singles 2nd round, boys/girls 12&under singles 2nd round and men’s doubles quarter-finals were also held on Thursday.
Following are the results:
Boy’s 18&Under Singles 2nd Round: Farman Shakeel bt Amir Mazari 6-1,7-5; Hamza Roman bt M. Huzaifa Khan 1-6,6-3,7-5; Mahatir Muhammad bt Abdul Basit 6-1,6-0; Bilal Asim bt Kamran Khan 6-0,6-2; M. Talha Khan bt Ibrahim Saqib 6-0,6-1; Hamid Israr bt Asad Zaman 6-4,6-1; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Saifullah Khan 6-0,6-0; Sami Zeb Khan bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-0,6-1.
Boy’s 14&Under Singles 2nd Round: Muzammil Bhand bt Ihsanullah Kabir 4-0,4-1; Sameer Zaman bt Rayan Khan 4-2,4-1; Amir Mazari bt Zayd Zaman 4-0,4-0; M. Haziq Asim bt Abdur Rehman 4-1,4-1; Abdul Basit bt Abdullah Khan 1-4,4-0,4-2; Abubakar Talha bt S. Hamza Hussain 4-1,4-1

Boys/Girls 12&Under Singles 2nd Round: Haziq Areejo bt Eshal Zain 4-1,4-0; Shayan Afridi bt Rashid Ali Bacahni 4-2,4-1; Razik Sultan bt M. Shakib 4-2,4-0; Ihsanullah Kabir bt Eesa Fahd 4-1,4-0
Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals: M. Shoaib / Barkatukllah bt Waqas Malik / Mudassir Murtaza 4-6,6-3(10-3); M. Abid / Muzammil Murtaza bt Ahmed Babar / Nameer Shamsi 6-2,6-3; Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil bt Imran Bhatti / Abdullah Adnan 6-2,6-4.

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Zia Ur Rehman

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 6:50 PM

Court issues written order of Swati’s bail plea rejection

NNPS Desk

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 6:49 PM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (APP): An Islamabad court on Thursday issued its written order regarding the rejection of bail petition Senator Azam Khan Swati of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the controversial tweets case.

Special Judge Central Muhammad Azam Khan, in his six-page order, observed that it was not convinced to grant bail to Azam Swati and decided to dismiss his petition, as apparently he had repeated the same crime after getting bail in the previous act.

The court said the petitioner’s lawyer Dr Baber Awan had adopted the stance that his client was being targetted by his political opponents, and that the first information report (FIR) against Swati was registered in violation of the FIA’s (Federal Investigation Authority) rules.

It added that the petitioner’s counsel took the plea that the offence under Section 20 of PECA was bailable, but the sections of the criminal procedures were added in the case to make in non-bailable.

The court order said Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi argued that Awam Swati had used derogatory and disrespectful language against the senior officers of the state institution. The accused tried to incite the officers to rebellion and to disobey the orders of their seniors, he added, prayed for the dismissal of the bail petition.

It noted that Azam Swati had tweeted on November 26 against a senior officer of the institution, which was re-tweeted by others. The accused also thanked other accounts for re-tweeting.

The court said a case was already registered against the accused under Section-20 of the PECA (Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act) for tweeting against the state institutions in which he was given bail on October 21. But he committed the same offence again on November 26.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meets the officers and soldiers at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), who were injured during CTD Complex Bannu Operation.

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Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 6:49 PM

Writ of state to be established at all cost: PM

Ishtiaq Rao

Thu, 22 Dec 2022, 6:34 PM

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RAWALPINDI, Dec 22 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the government would establish writ of the state at any cost and no one would be allowed to derail the hard-earned gains of war on terrorism.

“Writ of the state will be established at all cost and no one will be allowed to derail the hard-earned gains of war on terror achieved through unparalleled sacrifices of the nation and valiant armed forces,” the prime minister said talking to the officers and soldiers at CMH Rawalpindi who got injured during CTD complex Bannu Operation.

The prime minister met the injured officer and soldiers and paid tribute to the courage and valour of the troops who cleared CTD complex Bannu.

He said that the martyrs and their families had rendered supreme sacrifices for ensuring the safety and security of the people of Pakistan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz said, “We are determined to fight out terrorism in its all forms and manifestations and break nexus between terrorists, their supporters and sympathisers till achieving a peaceful and stable environment.”

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Women can file writ petitions to dissolve nikah on mistreatment: SC

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah talking to the media outside the Governor House

Pakistan clinches 2nd position in ‘Huawei ICT Competition 2022’

U.S. Consul General in Lahore William K. Makaneole in a group photo during his visit to the Museum.

Pakistan opens 11 PoR Centres to facilitate Afghan refugees

Aqeel, Shoaib advance to semi-finals of Begum Kulsum National Ranking Tennis Tournament

Federal Minister Khurram Dastagir offers Dua after laying the foundation stone of a 500KV HVAC Grid Station

Court issues written order of Swati’s bail plea rejection

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meets the officers and soldiers at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), who were injured during CTD Complex Bannu Operation.

Writ of state to be established at all cost: PM

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