Day: April 14, 2024

Controversial Youtuber Major Retired Adil Raja has lost a defamation case in a British court. According to the details, the Youtuber Adil Raja has been fined ten thousand pounds by the British Court. A UK High Court Judge rejected all his applications including his application to stay a defamation trial progressing against him by former senior military officer Brigadier Retired Rashid Naseer. The judge ruled that Youtuber Adil Raja has published words which were seriously defamatory of Rashid Naseer in nine publications on social media sites YouTube, Facebook and X. Judge Richard Spearman ruled that Adil Farooq Raja should pay 5,000 pounds to the now retired Brigadier for the rejected application to stay the defamation trial. The judge also ordered Adil Raja to pay a further interim payment on account of costs in the sum of 5,000 pounds for the failed security for costs application. The defendant, Adil Raja has to pay this amount until Wednesday. Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan People's Party is holding a public gathering at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto Larkana on Sunday, in connection with 45th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. PPP leaders and workers from across the country have reached Garhi Khuda Bakhsh to pay tribute to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and others. The PPP ladies wing President MPA Faryal Talpur said PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the public gathering today. Source: Radio Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari says Pakistan People's Party will continue to support the government for economic stability and prosperity in the country. He was addressing the public gathering on 45th death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto in Larkana on Sunday. The President said Pakistan is blessed with vast potential of minerals and natural resources and we will emerge from current economic crisis through exploitation of these resources. Paying tribute to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, he said Bhutto family always sacrificed their lives for the country and people. President Zardari thanked the people for posing their confidence on Pakistan People's Party in general elections. Source: Radio Pakistan

Celebrations to mark the Sikh community's Baisakhi festival and Khalsa Day have begun. The main event in this connection was held at Gurudwara Panja Sahib in Hassan Abdal. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from all over the world including India are participating in the event. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have felicitated the Sikh community on Baisakhi festival. In their separate messages today, they said the festival gives a message of love, happiness, peace and affection. The President in his message expressed commitment to safeguard the rights of all minorities acknowledging their contributions in development of country. In his message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said federal and all provincial governments are ensuring provision of all facilities to the Sikh Yatrees who are visiting their religious sites in Pakistan. He said that Pakistan is a beautiful blend of different faiths and culture and the colours of Baisakhi further increases this beauty. It is worth m entioning that Punjabi New Year is celebrated on Baisakhi. The Punjabi people also gather around the first crop of the Rabi season wheat harvesting. The farmers offer their prayers for an abundant harvest and prosperity. In addition, the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, founded the Khalsa Panth on this day, giving it prominence in Sikh tradition. Source: Radio Pakistan

The session of the National Assembly will be held tomorrow in the Parliament House Islamabad at 5:00 pm. Special security arrangements have been made for the session. Journalists covering the parliament in the press gallery will be allowed on the cards issued for the opening session of the National Assembly. Source: Radio Pakistan