Shehbaz Sharif – Meesha Shafi – Azhar Ali – Meet The Top Newsmakers Of The Week

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Top Newsmakers of the Week

Here’s our list of the top newsmakers of the week. Scroll down to find out who made headlines and why!

Shehbaz Sharif Lashed Out at PTI in the National Assembly 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpQdqp2LNE4

Mian Shehbaz Sharif, who has been in NAB custody since October 5 was brought to the National Assembly this week to attend the on-going session.

During his speech in the parliament, the opposition leader lashed out at the government and spoke about an “unholy alliance” between PTI and NAB.

Refuting Sharif’s claims, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary pointed out that none of the cases filed against Shehbaz Sharif were initiated by PTI and that the top appointments to NAB were made by PPP leader Khursheed Shah and PML-N.

Meesha Shafi Responded to Ali Zafar’s Defamation Case Against Her

Meesha Shafi Ali Zafar
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Meesha Shafi has remained in news since April this year for stepping forward to accuse Ali Zafar of sexual harassment.

Zafar had in turn denied Shafi’s allegations and filed a defamation suit against her.

Read: #MeToo: New Screenshots Of Junaid Akram’s Inappropriate Chat With A Fan Surface!

Earlier this week, Meesha, through her lawyers, responded to Zafar’s defamation suit stating that she had evidence against the singer for sexually harassing her on more than one occasion and that she would provide the evidence to the court when asked.

The lawyers of both the artists have been summoned to present their arguments before the court on November 5.

Saudi Arabia Admitted to the Murder of Missing Saudi Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi Inside Its Istanbul Consulate

Jamal Khashoggi
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More than two weeks after the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi made headlines internationally, the widely believed fears proved correct: the journalist had in fact been murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

While Crown Prince and the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud had earlier denied any involvement in Khashoggi’s disappearance, the Turkish investigators had claimed that they had access to audio tapes that provided evidence of the murder.

Read: Everything You Need To Know About The Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi!

Azhar Ali Gets Run-out Because He Was Too Chatty to Concentrate

After Azhar Ali’s stroke edged the ball passed gully, he and teammate Asad Shafiq stopped running and began chatting mid-pitch assuming that a boundary had been hit.

Read: From Mohammad Amir’s Omission To Imad Wasim’s Return, Here’s Why Pakistan’s Test Squad Has Everyone Talking

So engrossed were they in the conversation that they failed to register that the ball had stopped about a meter short of the  boundary rope. Oblivious to the locomotion on the field, the two players remained engrossed in their mid-pitch chit chat even when Mitch Starc fielded the ball to effect a run-out.

While global press called it “…the most extraordinary run-out in the history of cricket,” we just think it was plain hilarious!

Serial Child Rapist Imran Ali was Hung in Kot Lakpat Jail Lahore

Riots erupt in Kasur, Pakistan after the rape and murder of 7 year old Zainab - the fifth victim of the same serial rapist since 2015. / Source: Dawn
Riots erupt in Kasur, Pakistan after the rape and murder of 7 year old Zainab – the fifth victim of the same serial rapist since 2015. / Source: Dawn
At least two people were killed when a protest against the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl turned violent in Pakistan on January 10, police said, as a city scarred by child abuse erupted in fury. Paramilitary forces were called to the city of Kasur near the Indian border, Punjab provincial police said. A senior police official told AFP hundreds were protesting the killing, which also prompted a deluge of outrage on social media. / AFP PHOTO / GHAZI AHMED

The rape and murder of little Zainab had left Pakistan in shocked horror last year.

Under massive public pressure, the state had put all its efforts together, nabbing the culprit within days of the incident.

Imran Ali, who, upon arrest had admitted to raping and murdering Zainab and at least four other minor girls was hung to death at Kot Lakpat jail Lahore earlier this week.