Larkana: Three children drown to death in pond

LARKANA: Three children drowned to death while taking shower in a pond in Larkana on Tuesday, reported ARY News. 

As per details, the incident took place in Larkana’s Abro paroo, where three children drowned in a pond when they were taking shower.

The kids were rescued and were rushed to a nearby hospital, but they could not survive and breathed their last.

Earlier this year, two missing children were found dead in Larkana.

The remains of two minors aged 2 years, were recovered from a pond. The police initially had said that the minors were drowned to death.

Meanwhile, the heirs of the children had said that they were killed and later thrown into a pond.

The bodies were transferred to a nearby medical facility for autopsy.

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In Pictures: Model Areeba Habib confirms her engagement!

Model and TV actor Areeba Habib is the latest celeb to say yes, confirming her baat pakki (engagement) on Tuesday. 

Habib took to Instagram to share pictures from her intimate engagement early on Tuesday, days after the actual event – the Koi Chand Rakh actor had already teased some pictures of the decor over the weekend.

 

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Abeera Habib posted pictures of the gorgeous, understated decor for her “‘event to remember”, following it up with pictures herself dolled up in an equally understated yet gorgeous engagement look.

Have a look!

The event was kept small and intimate with only close family in attendance, keeping in view the current COVID wave. Habib chose to include her friends on her big day by sending them stunning favours from the night instead.

Abeera Habib also shared a picture of the scrumptious menu from her and fiance Saadain’s engagement dinner. Oh, how we wish we were invited!

Here’s wishing the newly engaged couple a happily ever after!

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Islamabad jabs 50pc of its eligible populace, Karachi stands at 25pc: Umar

ISLAMABAD: In a yet another development Tuesday amid Covid surge, the country reveled the fact that its city Islamabad with a total population of over one million has inoculated 50 per cent of its eligible populace against the respirator virus, ARY News reported.

Islamabad has become the first city in Pak with a population of 1 million or more to get 50% of its eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose. Peshawar and pindi 35%, faislabad 28%, lahore/gujranwala /sialkot/sargodha 27%, karachi 26%, hyderabad 25%.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) August 3, 2021

Asad Umer earlier tweeted that the federal capital has become the first city the country, with a population of over one million where 50 pc of its eligible population has been partially vaccinated against Covid.

The percentage translates to somewhere around 0.5 million people, according to National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) numbers.

He shared the numbers of other cities with the rate of their immunization drives, however these figures only show the relation between the total population vs the ratio of them vaccinated.

It does not take into account the difference between the size of total population housed by each city.

Target of 1 million vaccinations in 1 day achieved, Asad Umar revels

In that manner, Peshawar and Rawaliindi have reached 35 pc mark in jabbing people.

Faisalabad follows suit and stands at 28 pc, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Sargodha all claim fourth position with 27 pc, while Karachi has inoculated 26 pc masses, (consisting over 3.5 million people). Hyderabad stands last with 25 pc.

Vaccine Statistics:
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on 2 Aug: 1,072,342
Total vaccine administered till now: 31,929,581

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) August 3, 2021

Update vaccine statistics by NCOC for the preceding day as published by its Twitter handle
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on August 2: 1,072,342
Total vaccine administered till now: 31,929,581

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OGRA jacks up CNG prices in Punjab, Sindh

LAHORE: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has jacked up prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Punjab and Sindh, ARY News reported, citing well-informed sources.

The prices have been increased as the value of rupee has devalued against the US dollar. After the recent hike, the rate of CNG in Sindh has been fixed at Rs150 per kilo, while the price in Punjab will be Rs112.

Meanwhile, Chairman All Pakistan CNG Association, Ghiyas Paracha has rejected the recent hike in the CNG prices.

Earlier, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) hiked the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) once again up to Rs9.58 per kilogram.

According to a notification, the price of an 11.8 kg LPG cylinder for domestic consumers has been jacked up to Rs113 to Rs2002.

Read more: GOVT JACKS UP PETROL PRICE BY RS1.71 PER LITRE

The new prices are enforced from August 1.

The federal government has announced new prices of petroleum products for a fortnight with effect from August 1.

Taking to Twitter, Dr Shahbaz Gill, the special assistant to the PM on political affairs, had said the government is going to jack up the price of petrol by Rs1.71 per litre.

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Pressure eases on Karachi hospitals as COVID cases decline

KARACHI: Pressure has started to ease on Karachi hospitals, days after the Sindh government has imposed a lockdown in the province, with more focus on the city, ARY NEWS reported on Tuesday.

According to details shared by the provincial health department, the provincial hospitals currently have 550 ventilators with ICU beds with 93 patients in the province currently on the ventilator.

The patients who are availing oxygen facility on these beds included 248, bringing the number of empty beds to 209.

The health department said that they have 1344 high dependency unit (HDU) beds available at provincial hospitals, which are occupied by 809 patients currently, leaving behind 535 unused beds.

There are 236 empty HDU beds with low oxygen facility with 413 still occupied by the COVID patients.

The Sindh health department has also claimed a dip in Covid surge just within two days as the new and tighter restrictions took effect in the province noting the past four days saw a slash of four percent in positivity.

Read More: KARACHI GROUNDS TO BE CONVERTED INTO DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION CENTRES: SOURCES

The Covid positivity had surged to 24.9 pc in before the lockdown was imposed, the provincial health department said today, noting a four pc dip in this rate. Now the positivity, into the fourth day of lockdown seems to have fallen to 20.1 pc, it said.

Separately, the numbers cited resonated with that of national statistics today as well as Pakistan has recorded a decline in COVID-19 cases in the country as it registered 3,582 new infections over the last 24 hours.

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Get the domestic violence bill passed, Mahira Khan urges PM Imran Khan

Mahira Khan has expressly put forward a request for Prime Minister Imran Khan, urging him to get the domestic violence bill passed expeditiously.

The Prime Minister Imran Khan held a live Q/A session on her Twitter on Aug. 1, in which he assured the public that Noor Mukadam’s murderer Zahir Jaffer will not be allowed to escape his due justice.

A video of this was shared by Mahira Khan on her Twitter the next day, with the request: “Now please please get the domestic violence bill passed.”

THIS!! @ImranKhanPTI Now please please get the domestic violence bill passed Till there aren’t laws in place, women will always be vulnerable to abuse. There must be accountability. https://t.co/IJKyCmGgVB

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) August 2, 2021

The superstar reiterated that the most important part of justice being served would be accountability, saying, “Till there aren’t laws in place, women will always be vulnerable to abuse. There must be accountability.”

She also reshared a tweet shared by actor Osman Khalid Butt that read, “Pass the Domestic Violence Bill. What is taking so long in reviewing it?”

Pass the Domestic Violence Bill.
What is taking so long in reviewing it?

— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) August 2, 2021

Several celebs rallied for #JusticeForNoor in light of Noor Mukadam’s horrific murder, including Mawra Hocane, Adnan Siddiqui, Ali Rehman Khan, Faysal Quraishi, Adnan Malik, Meesha Shafi, among others.

Many also urged relevant authorities to make an example out of rapists and murderers, including singer Asim Azhar who on July 29 tweeted, “Aisi saza rakho ke ayenda himmat hi nahi aaye kisi darinday ko.(Have such a punishment that no animal has the courage again).”

Enough of this bullshit. Everyday a new story. Can we please just start hanging rapists publicly?! Aisi saza rakho ke ayenda himmat hi nahi aaye kisi darinday ko.

— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) July 29, 2021

 

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Comedian Kathy Griffin diagnosed with lung cancer despite ‘not smoking’

LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) – American comedian Kathy Griffin said on Monday that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer although she has never been a smoker.

Kathy Griffin, 60, said in social media postings that she would undergo surgery to remove part of a lung and that doctors were optimistic about the outcome.

“I have cancer. I’m about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed. Yes, I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked!” Griffin wrote.

“The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung,” she added.

Kathy Griffin, a two-time Emmy winner, has been out of the spotlight since 2017 when she lost jobs and sponsorships after posing with a fake severed head depicting then-US President Donald Trump in what was intended to be a joke.

The Secret Service opened an investigation into the incident but no legal action was taken against Griffin.

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Target of 1 million vaccinations in 1 day achieved, Asad Umar revels

ISLAMABAD: Federal planning minister Asad Umar has Tuesday announced that the country has achieved one million Covid vaccinations in one day mark as the country jabbed 1.72 million people yesterday according to National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) numbers, ARY News reported.

“Happy to report that the target we had set for 1 million vaccinations in a day was crossed yesterday with 10 lakh 72 thousand vaccinations,” federal minister Asad Umar said earlier today taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Happy to report that the target we had set for 1 million vaccinations in a day was crossed yesterday with 10 lakh 72 thousand vaccinations. All federating entities contributed with punjab, sind, kp and Islamabad all doing record numbers. Amazing performance by all involved

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) August 3, 2021

He acknowledged the collective efforts of all the administrations across the country reveling, “Amazing performance by all involved.”

“All federating entities contributed with Punjab, Sindh, KP and Islamabad all doing record numbers,” the federal minister noted.

READ ALSO: Covid rate dips 4pc in 4 days of Karachi lockdown, health department says

It may be noted that in a relevant development today, Sindh health department claimed a dip in Covid surge just within four days as the new and tighter restrictions took effect.

The department said the province noted in the past four days a slash of four per cent, now 20.1 pc, in positivity.

The Covid positivity had surged to 24.9 pc in before the lockdown was imposed, the provincial health department said today, noting a four pc dip in this rate.

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PTI, joint opposition candidates vying for AJK assembly speaker, deputy slots

Muzaffarabad: The election for speaker and deputy speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly will be held today with candidates from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and joint opposition parties vying for the slots, ARY NEWS reported on Tuesday.

The election for speaker and deputy speaker would be held through secret balloting and before that Speaker AJK Assembly Shah Ghulam Qadir would administer the oath to the newly elected members.

PTI has nominated Anwar ul Haq for speaker’s slot while Chaudhry Riaz Gujjar will contest for the deputy speaker. On the other hand, the opposition has fielded Faisal Rathore for the speaker and Nisaran Abbasi for deputy speaker slots.

It is pertinent to mention here that PTI bagged three more seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly Monday after its candidates secured the win on reserved seats for ulema, overseas Kashmiri, and technocrat, bringing their total strength in assembly to 32.

PTI also clinched three seats reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) after all five candidates were elected unopposed.

Out of five seats reserved for women, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was able to secure three seats while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bagged one seat each.

The unofficial results of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, other than the reserved seats, showed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) bagging victory on 26 seats, securing a simple majority needed to form government in the region.

According to unofficial results, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) remained the biggest opposition group after it secured 11 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that was able to win six seats and Muslim Conference bagging one seat.

The contest between the political parties was for 45 seats of the Legislative Assembly of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

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Larkana: Three children drown to death in pond

LARKANA: Three children drowned to death while taking shower in a pond in Larkana on Tuesday, reported ARY News. 

As per details, the incident took place in Larkana’s Abro paroo, where three children drowned in a pond when they were taking shower.

The kids were rescued and were rushed to a nearby hospital, but they could not survive and breathed their last.

Earlier this year, two missing children were found dead in Larkana.

The remains of two minors aged 2 years, were recovered from a pond. The police initially had said that the minors were drowned to death.

Meanwhile, the heirs of the children had said that they were killed and later thrown into a pond.

The bodies were transferred to a nearby medical facility for autopsy.

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In Pictures: Model Areeba Habib confirms her engagement!

Model and TV actor Areeba Habib is the latest celeb to say yes, confirming her baat pakki (engagement) on Tuesday. 

Habib took to Instagram to share pictures from her intimate engagement early on Tuesday, days after the actual event – the Koi Chand Rakh actor had already teased some pictures of the decor over the weekend.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Areeba Habib (@imareebahabib)

Abeera Habib posted pictures of the gorgeous, understated decor for her “‘event to remember”, following it up with pictures herself dolled up in an equally understated yet gorgeous engagement look.

Have a look!

The event was kept small and intimate with only close family in attendance, keeping in view the current COVID wave. Habib chose to include her friends on her big day by sending them stunning favours from the night instead.

Abeera Habib also shared a picture of the scrumptious menu from her and fiance Saadain’s engagement dinner. Oh, how we wish we were invited!

Here’s wishing the newly engaged couple a happily ever after!

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Karachi to experience mostly cloudy weather with no chances of rain

KARACHI: The port city will experience mostly cloudy weather conditions with chances of drizzle or light rain at some places, Pakistan Meteorological Department said in its weather report.

Southern districts of Sindh including the coast have chances of light rain/drizzle. Traces of rainfall reported in Karachi yesterday, according to the report.

A weather official earlier said that no rain is expected in Karachi in the coming days but the city will stay cloudy.

Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz said in a report that the monsoon spell is far from the city as the monsoon belt has turned to the northern areas.

He predicted a monsoon spell expected by the middle of September and not necessarily in August.

The Pakistan Met Department (PMD) had predicted more rain this year. Kashmir, Punjab and Balochistan are expected to see more than usual showers, it said.

Earlier, the met office revised its rain forecast for the metropolis from July 25 saying that the monsoon spell has weakened and the city would witness drizzle or light rain rather than a previous forecast of heavy showers.

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Karachi grounds to be converted into drive-thru vaccination centres: sources

KARACHI: In a bid to boost mass vaccination in Karachi that is hit most hard by the fourth COVID-19 wave in the country, the Sindh government has decided to convert open grounds into drive-thru vaccination centres, ARY NEWS reported.

According to sources in the health department, the drive-thru vaccination centres are planned in districts Korangi, South, Central, East, Malir, Kemari, and West.

“The chief minister has directed the deputy commissioners to setup drive-thru vaccination centres in open grounds where lighting arrangements are available,” they said adding both deputy commissioners and health department are now examining grounds for the purpose as they have been tasked to complete the process in 48 hours.

On Monday, Sindh government spokesman Murtaza Wahab shared data showing that 25 percent of the Karachi population over the age of 18-year-old has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Taking to Twitter, Murtaza Wahab shared a chart with detailed figures of vaccination in the province, showing that 25.79 percent of Karachi population above the age of 18-year-old has been vaccinated after 3.6 million people have received COVID jabs in the city with 2.6 million getting the first dose while 0.96 million being administered the second jab.

It further showed that over 58 percent and 52 percent of adults in districts East and South of Karachi respectively have been vaccinated against the virus.

The data also revealed that overall 6.6 million people-18.96 percent of the provincial population above 18-year-old- have been vaccinated across the province.

On 01.08.2021, a total of 211,911 citizens received #COVID19 vaccine in the province of #Sindh. The number of vaccination has sharply increased over the last few days. Thank u people of Sindh for the support pic.twitter.com/iNdCX5gXGj

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) August 2, 2021

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