Ahmed Shameel

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Wednesday indicted former president Asif Zardari and ex-prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the Toshakhana reference and declared former premier Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender over his continued absence from the proceedings. In March, the NAB had filed a reference with the Accountability Court against them on violation of rules of Toshakhana that caused a heavy loss to the national exchequer. The reference has also named Omni Group CEO Khawaja Anwar Majid and his son Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majid. More to follow.

 Problems of Purity - Hadith No. 25 Hadith in Arabic حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " اتَّقُوا اللَّاعِنَيْنِ ، قَالُوا : وَمَا اللَّاعِنَانِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : الَّذِي يَتَخَلَّى فِي طَرِيقِ النَّاسِ أَوْ ظِلِّهِمْ " . Urdu Translation ´ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ` رسول اللہ  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  نے فرمایا:  ” تم لعنت کے دو کاموں سے بچو “ ، لوگوں نے پوچھا: اللہ کے رسول! لعنت کے وہ دو کام کیا ہیں؟ آپ  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  نے فرمایا:  ” وہ یہ ہیں کہ آدمی لوگوں کے راستے یا ان کے سائے کی جگہ میں پاخانہ کرے  ۱؎ “ ۔ English Translation Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: Be on your guard against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said: Prophet of Allaah ﷺ, what are these things which provoke cur...

CAIRO: Terming it as the main starting point of the kingdom's proposed Arab Peace Initiative, Saudi Arabia's King Salman told US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the kingdom was eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue, the state news agency reported. The leaders spoke by phone following the historic US-brokered accord last month under which the United Arab Emirates agreed to become the third Arab state to normalise ties with Israel after Egypt and Jordan. King Salman told Trump he appreciated US efforts to support peace and that Saudi Arabia wanted to see a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue based on the Arab Peace Initiative proposed by the kingdom in 2002. Under the proposal, Arab nations have offered Israel normalised ties in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians and full Israeli withdrawal from territory captured in the 1967 Middle East war. Read more: Pakistan will never recogni...

 Problems of Purity - Hadith No. 24 Hadith in Arabic حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ حُكَيْمَةَ بِنْتِ أُمَيْمَةَ بِنْتِ رُقَيْقَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : " كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدَحٌ مِنْ عِيدَانٍ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ يَبُولُ فِيهِ بِاللَّيْلِ " . Urdu Translation ´امیمہ بنت رقیقہ رضی اللہ عنہا کہتی ہیں کہ` نبی اکرم  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  کے لیے آپ کے تخت کے نیچے لکڑی کا ایک پیالہ  (رہتا)  تھا، جس میں آپ  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  رات کو پیشاب کرتے تھے۔ English Translation Narrated Umaymah daughter of Ruqayqah: The Prophet ﷺ had a wooden vessel under his bed in which he would urinate at night.

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is addressing a news conference, talking about the situation of the province after the spell of recent torrential monsoon rains. The PPP chairman expressed the hope that Prime Minister Imran Khan will announce a comprehensive reconstruction and rehabilitation package for Karachi and Sindh. He said that after the coronavirus and locust attacks, the recent spell of torrential rains had made life difficult for the poor. The PPP chairman appreciated CM Sindh and the provincial government for working hard and providing relief to the people in areas such as DHA where he did not have "a legal and administrative role". "I know about the hopes and expectations of the people, we will try and work hard to match them," he said. Bilawal said that if the Centre matched the Rs800bn package for Karachi then it would solve the problems of the metropolis "to a great extent". He appreciated the federal government for...

KARACHI: The Sindh government prepared its standard operating procedures (SOPs) and recommendations on reopening schools, a few days before a meeting of the education ministers will decide when to reopen educational institutes. Read more :  Saeed Ghani warns schools against crossing govt on reopening directives Ghani presided over a meeting of the Sindh education department's steering committee, where participants exchanged views on the COVID-19 SOPs to be implemented and the reopening of educational institutes.  "The current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has improved a lot," said Ghani. "We have finalised SOPs and discussed some recommendations [for the meeting with the education ministers]," he added.  Ghani said the Sindh government was of the view that educational institutes should not be reopened all at once but at "different stages".  "As per our recommendations, classes of grade 9 and above should be resumed from Septemb...

 Problems of Purity - Hadith No. 23 Hadith in Arabic حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَفْصٍ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ،عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، قَالَ : " أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُبَاطَةَ قَوْمٍ ، فَبَالَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : قَالَ : فَذَهَبْتُ أَتَبَاعَدُ ، فَدَعَانِي حَتَّى كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عَقِبِهِ . Urdu Translation ´حذیفہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ` رسول اللہ  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  ایک قوم کے کوڑے خانہ  (گھور)  پر آئے اور کھڑے ہو کر پیشاب کیا  ۱؎  پھر پانی منگوایا  (اور وضو کیا)  اور اپنے دونوں موزوں پر مسح کیا۔ ابوداؤد کہتے ہیں: مسدد کا بیان ہے کہ حذیفہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہا: میں پیچھے ہٹنے چلا تو آپ  صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم  نے مجھے  (قریب)  بلایا  (میں آیا)  ی...