Sahiwal Tragedy – PSL 4 Anthem – Retirement Of Mian Saqib Nisar – Meet The Top Newsmakers Of The Week

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Top newsmakers of the week

We are back with out weekly round-up of the top newsmakers of the week. Scroll down to find out who made headlines and why!

Shootout in Sahiwal Claimed 4 Lives

4 persons, including a man, his wife, their teenage daughter and their friend were shot dead by officials of Sahiwal’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday.

According to CTD’s version, the car had been intercepted based on the information provided by intelligence agencies. As per the police’s story, the two men shot dead during the encounter were terrorists who were travelling with family to avoid scrutiny. When they were asked to surrender, they opened fire on the police after which, the police had no option but to retaliate.

However, the version of the children inside the car who survived as well as the eye-witnesses completely contradicts the police’s version. According to eye witnesses the policemen themselves were trying to rob the ill-fated passengers and that no fire arms or explosives were found in the vehicle of the deceased.

The Prime Minister has taken notice of the incident and a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been formed on the orders of Inspector General Punjab to probe the tragedy.

Mian Saqib Nisar Stepped Down & Asif Saeed Khosa Stepped In as the Chief Justice of Pakistan

Saqib Nisar Asif Saeed Khosa
Source: Dawn

Justice Saqib Nisar retired from his post as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Thursday.

Nisar’s departure was immediately met with a number of Twitter trends, most of which were marked by unflattering good-bye notes for the former Chief Justice.

While the fairness of these trends can certainly be contested, they did not come as a surprise given the profile of Nisar’s tenure that was marked with verdicts that not merely irked powerful individuals on both sides of the political divide but also MNCs as well as private school and hospital owners.

Read: Why Mian Saqib Nisar’s Era As The CJP Was More Than Just Politically Controversial Verdicts

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan.

PSL Anthem 2019 was Greeted With Unhappy Uproar

Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 is only a month away and keeping up with the tradition, the PSL anthem was released on Friday evening. Sung by Fawad Khan, Khel Deewano Ka, drew instant comparisons with Ali Zafar’s Seeti Bajay Gi.

Read: PSL 4 Anthem Is Out & Pakistanis Are Having A Meltdown!

However, after the initial reactions many netizens termed the uproar as unjustified.

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