Two security personnel embraced martyrdom in Quetta suicide attack

QUETTA: Two security personnel embraced martyrdom while six others were injured in a suicide and gun attack in Quetta's Mian Ghundi area near FC Camp, police said.

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In memory of Sabeen Mehmud

Today marks the third year since Pakistan’s highly lauded human rights activist, Sabeen Mehmud was shot dead in Karachi.The founder of the community center and café, The Second Floor (T2F), was returning home with her elderly mother after a session held at T2F when she received fatal gunshots by two gunmen on a motorbike, near the Defence Central Library on April 24th of 2015. While the activist had succumbed to her wounds after reaching the National Medical Center, her mother was severely injured.Sabeen, with her multitude flairs, has always been remembered as an avid fighter for all that was wrong in the society.The killers of the pacifist have been identified to be a group of highly-skilled terrorists, with the brains behind the plot reportedly being the IBA graduate and terrorist Saad Aziz.The killer is presently on death row after a military court trial proved his association in Sabeen’s murder along with the Safoora Goth carnage that occurred not long after the activist’s murder.Born and raised in Karachi, Sabeen had attended Karachi Grammar School till her O levels, before moving to Lahore to attain a bachelor’s degree from Kinnaird College.Upon the conclusion of her education, Sabeen had been associated with a technology company before creating a scaled down technology and media consulting corporation of her own.She later paved a path towards her ultimate goal and reached her eventual destination after the establishment of T2F under the wing of her PeaceNiche initiative.

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The News impact: CJP Nisar takes notice of blind lawyer?s plea who dreamt of becoming judge

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken suo motu notice over a news story published in The News about a blind lawyer who wanted to be Pakistan’s top judge but was denied opportunity because of his disability.CJP Nisar directed Lahore High Court Chief Justice Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali to review the case of Yousaf Saleem and interview him.According to a news story published in this newspaper, Yousaf, a gold medalist from the Punjab University stood first in the exam for civil judge but failed in the interview only because he was blind.He possessed all the qualifications of an eligible candidate prescribed in the job advertisement: law degree from a recognised university, two-year experience as a practicing lawyer, and age between 22 and 35 years. If this advertisement is taken as a guide, being disable was not a disqualification. Instead, three percent quota was reserved for them.Also the fact remains that the examination committee was aware of his disability well before the written test.A computer-based exam was arranged for him the way it is being done for blind candidates in the CSS exam since 2007.Yousaf didn’t know he was topper in the written test until he appeared before the interview panel. As many as 300 candidates sat the exam; 21 of them could pass and he stood first.However, what followed in the interview sank him in despair. Most of the questions asked to him revolved around his visual disability which was inferred as a major hurdle to perform as a judge.He was asked in the beginning about his major area of legal practice. Saleem said he was on the civil side. Right now, he is working as assistant director (legal) in a department of Punjab Government. But most of the questions were about criminal side and how a visually impaired judge like him would deal with them.The panel, for example, asked, “how will you decipher the demeanor of the witness?", "how will you ascertain if the same person is testifying as mentioned in the list of witnesses?", "how will you assess the situation on the documents?" etc.Yousaf said he told the panel that he would take assistance from his staff where visual disability becomes a hurdle and also that criminal cases are not the only one a judge has to deal with. There are family courts, banking courts, rent courts and alternative dispute resolution forums etc. where he could be engaged in case his disability was a hurdle to deal with criminal cases. The interview panel, however, didn’t merit his arguments. Yousaf was nevertheless hoping against hope but his dreams were dashed on April 18 when the list of successful candidates was displayed on the website.This topper of the written test was missing from the list. He has not given up yet hoping Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar will take notice of this discrimination.Son of a chartered accountant, Yousaf is blind by birth. He has four sisters and two of them are also blind. None of them has accepted disability as a fate and rather proved worth through the ability they possess.Saima Saleem, the first blind person who did CSS in 2007, is his sister. A gold medalist in English from Kinnaird College, Saima had scored the sixth position and opted for the Foreign Service.She was posted to the Pakistan UN missions in Geneva and New York. Right now, she is in the Prime Minister Secretariat working as deputy secretary. Yousaf’s another blind sister teaches at a university in Lahore and is also doing her PhD. Yousaf is the youngest among siblings.If his case is reviewed, he will be the first blind judge in Pakistan, not in the world though. Visually impaired judges in other countries motivated Yousaf to dream like them.Justice Zakaria Mohammed Yacoob was the judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1998-2013; Richard Conway Casey was judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; John Lafferty was a judge of the Snaresbrook Crown Court (Snaresbrook is the UK’s largest court with 20 Crown courts serving in London); Richard Teitelman is a judge in Missouri; David Tatel sits on a federal appeals court in Washington D.C.; Richard Bernstein is a judge of the Michigan Supreme Court; T Chakkaravarthy is a judge in Tamil Nadu (India); and Brahmananda Sharma is a civil judge in Ajmer District (India), among others.Yousaf has though lost vision, he has not lost sight of his dreams. Like Martin Luther King, he has a dream that when he would rise to the summit of Supreme Court, people like him will be judged by their qualifications and personal attributes and not by how many functional limbs do they possess.

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Dennis thinks Sania, Shoaib should name their child 'Kashmir'

After perfecting the art of trolling Indian cricket fans, Dennis seems to have sharpened his sense of humor too.The Australian journalist was at his best when he reacted to Sania Mirza's Twitter post in which the tennis star seemed to announce her pregnancy and her intention to surname it Mirza-Malik."Congratulation!You should name it "Kashmir", quipped Dennis Freedman.He received some hilarious replies.Here is the collection of some tweets:-While some users  liked his suggestion, others came up with their  own.

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Supreme Court permits security to Nawaz Sharif being former premier

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed adequate security for the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on sanctions as a former prime minister. The hearing in the apex court was being headed by Chief Justice Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar to determine security permits provided to ministerial posts and other former officials.The CJP remarked that the court does not intend to cause life threat for anyone and added that security provisions will not be withdrawn from those where crucial. The court decided that Nawaz Sharif will be provided sufficient protection as to being a former premier.He also tasked concerned officials to inquire whether or not Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan is being provided with security.It is pertinent to mention that the CJP had ordered to retrieve security provisions from officials across the country where it does not appear mandatory. Responding to which, a report was later submitted to the court after the tasked IGs swept away security provisions from unrelated officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Islamabad.

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Man from China ties knot with Pakistani girl he met online

After coming from his country a Chinese man tied the knot with a Pakistani woman he had met online.The 26 year old Chinese man identified as Budio flew from his country to get hitched to 21 year old Shama, hailing from the Pakistani city of Sargodha. The inter-racial couple had gotten married with relatives from both sides seen in high spirits, at the event. The wedding was attended by Budio’s sisters as well, who appeared exuberant donned in traditional Pakistani attire, at the occasion of their brother walking down the aisle. The wedding ceremony was inclusive of all traditional rituals usually seen at a Pakistani wedding, from the bride’s siblings stopping the groom at the entrance for money to them feeding him milk from an ornamental glass. The pair had started interacting on Facebook and that is when they fell in love and decided to tie the knot. After the wedding the two left Sargodha for Islamabad from where they will depart for China to begin the new chapter of their lives.

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CPEC, a futuristic project for upcoming generations: PM Abbasi

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was not only a project for the present, but had the potential to pass on its benefits to the future generations.Addressing at the CPEC Summit, he said the project had provided Pakistan a strong foundation of overall development and prosperity.The prime minister said the fruits of CPEC were not limited to Pakistan and other countries including Afghanistan and West China would also gain access to the benefits of this project.He said the CPEC, in fact, was the opportunity for all countries in the region and would address the areas of infrastructure and energy.He mentioned that the project had become a reality in less than three years since China’s President XI Jinping shared his vision of regional connectivity.Khaqan Abbasi said under CPEC, power transmission lines were being laid in Pakistan, adding the setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) would eventually promote entrepreneurs from China and across the world to result in increased trade.He said the projects under the CPEC would be implemented, keeping in view two principles, namely economic viability and environmental sustainability.The CPEC, the premier said, provided Pakistan a platform to regain its strength in technology and agriculture and also deal with the issue of poverty alleviation.Earlier, the prime minister strongly condemned the recent incident of terrorism in Afghanistan that killed over fifty people.

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