• About Us
  • The TFT Story
  • Team
  • Write for TFT
  • Online advertisement tariff
  • Donate To Us
Thursday, August 11, 2022
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home TFT E-Paper Archives

Nuggets from the Urdu press

by
October 16, 2015 - Updated on September 21, 2021
in TFT E-Paper Archives, Features
Nuggets from the Urdu press
4
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Iftikhar Thakur goes to court against Indian movies

tft-36-p-14-a

Reported in Nawa-e-Waqt (September 3, 2015) famous comedian Iftikhar Thakur has challenged the exhibition of Indian movies in Pakistan in the Lahore High Court. India is killing innocent Pakistanis and carrying out a propaganda campaign against Pakistan, but some Pakistanis are showing Indian films in their cinemas because of their greed for money.

Live 200-KV transformer stolen from Lahore neighborhood 

tft-36-p-14-b

Dunya reports (September 3, 2015) a live 200-KV power transformer was mysteriously stolen from a neighborhood of Lahore.  Local people burned tyres to block the area’s main road in protest, alleging that the transformer had been stolen by Wapda employees.

Complainant turned out to be the robber

tft-36-p-14-c

Reported in Express (September 4, 2015) a burger shop cashier who was asked to deposit Rs 0.5 million in the bank stole the money and called police saying he had been robbed. The local SHO interrogated him to find out the truth, and locked him up.

‘Hijab is bigger threat to Europe than atom bomb’

tft-36-p-14-d

Quoted in Jang (September 4, 2015) Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq says Hijab is a bigger threat to Europe than the atomic bomb. The West wants to eliminate all symbols of Islamic culture.

Shahbaz Sharif impresses Germans with his Deutsch

tft-36-p-14-e

According to Nawa-e-Waqt (September 5, 2015) German energy experts attending a meeting on power projects in Punjab were pleasantly surprised (khushgawar hairat) when Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif spoke to them fluently in German language.

Professor taught a lesson

tft-36-p-14-f

Ten boys beat up a professor in Lahore after he told them not to harass girls, Jang reports (September 6, 2015). The boys would stand outside his academy and tease the girls who studied there.

Tax authorities freeze PIA’s accounts

tft-36-p-14-g

Also Read:

Raw Pakistani Talent At The Commonwealth Games

The Annual Moot Of Pakistani Doctors In USA Is A Venue For Networking And Celebrating Public Service

Reported in Nawa-e-Waqt (September 6, 2015) the federal board of revenue froze the accounts of Pakistan International Airlines for not paying taxes. The national flag carrier could not pay salaries to 15,000 employees in August.

Tricksters flee with 25 Eid goats 

tft-36-p-14-h

In a market for sacrificial animals set up in Sheikhupura before Eid, tricksters (nau sar baz) fooled a vendor and run away with 25 goats, Dunya reports (September 7, 2015). They paid him Rs 125,000 for his entire flock, but the notes were counterfeit.

10,000 restaurants in Lahore sell dead chicken 

tft-36-p-14-i

According to Dunya (September 9, 2015) a government report says 10,000 restaurants in Lahore use dead chicken meat in pizzas, burgers and shawarmas. The meat comes from suburban towns and is sold at Rs 40 to Rs 60 a kilogram. Shawarmas typically have 250 grams of chicken and are sold for as low as Rs 30.

MPA kicked out of Punjab Assembly for using mobile phone

tft-36-p-14-j

Jang reports (September 9, 2015) a member of Punjab Assembly was kicked out of a session for using his mobile phone. When he returned, he could not submit an adjournment motion because the time for that had lapsed while he was outside.

Tags: Hot Features
Previous Post

Calculations and Miscalculations

Next Post

Letters

Next Post

This is not cricket!

Recent News

Married Women, Mothers Allowed To Contest In Global Beauty Pageant

Married Women, Mothers Allowed To Contest In Global Beauty Pageant

August 11, 2022
2 Pakistani Boxers Disappear in Birmingham Post Commonwealth Games Conclusion

2 Pakistani Boxers Disappear in Birmingham Post Commonwealth Games Conclusion

August 11, 2022
PEMRA Stops Channels From Broadcasting Controversial Content Of Imran’s Recent Interview

Govt Desires PTI-Army Rift: Imran Khan

August 11, 2022

Twitter

Donate To Us

Subscribe
The Friday Times – Naya Daur

THE TRUTH WILL OUT


The Friday Times is Pakistan’s first independent weekly, founded in 1989. In 2021, the publication went into collaboration with digital news platform Naya Daur Media to publish under a daily cycle.


Social Media

Latest News

  • All
  • News
  • Editorials
  • Features
  • Analysis
  • Lifestyle
Married Women, Mothers Allowed To Contest In Global Beauty Pageant

Married Women, Mothers Allowed To Contest In Global Beauty Pageant

by Lifestyle Desk
August 11, 2022
0

The Miss Universe pageant is changing eligibility criteria...

2 Pakistani Boxers Disappear in Birmingham Post Commonwealth Games Conclusion

2 Pakistani Boxers Disappear in Birmingham Post Commonwealth Games Conclusion

by News Desk
August 11, 2022
0

Pakistani boxers Suleman Baloch and Nazeer Ullah Khan...

Social Feed

  • About Us
  • The TFT Story
  • Team
  • Write for TFT
  • Online advertisement tariff
  • Donate To Us

© 2022 All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us

© 2022 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist