Pakistani journalist attacked at home in Islamabad ANI | Updated: May 26, 2021 03:11 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): A Islamabad-based journalistAsad Ali Toor, known for criticism of the country s establishment, was attacked in Pakistan s capital late on Tuesday.
The attackers broke into his house and attacked him, SAMAA Digital reported citing his friend and journalist Asad Malik. He was brutally beaten and we are taking him to Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, he added.
Toor s fellow journalists across the country condemned the attack. Condemn attack on journalist @AsadAToor at his house in Islamabad worried about his safety #IStandWithAsadToor #JournalismIsNotACrime, journalist Mubashir Zaidi tweeted.
A PARKING scammer who ripped-off holidaymakers has been ordered to cough-up thousands. Asad Malik was previously jailed for 14 months for conning visitors to Gatwick Airport out of more than £1 million. They looked for cheap airport parking and he lured them in using a picture of a hospital car park in Scotland. But in fact he was dumping cars in a muddy field, costing his customers thousands in repairs. Now, a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Lewes Crown Court heard how Malik had gained a £400,000 benefit from his dodgy parking scam which lasted for 20 months. He had assets worth more than £180,000 to be seized to pay back victims, six of whom will get £5,000
In order to avoid commuting during curfew hours, many are staying back late or reaching office early, thus spending longer stretches at work
Those who cannot work from home and have night shifts say that navigating curfew timelines is an issue, with many forced to spend added hours at workplace
On April 15, when the UP government announced revised night curfew timings for several districts including Ghaziabad and Noida, it caught Mayur Vihar resident Nikhil Jain by surprise. Nikhil, an IT professional, works night shifts and his office is in Noida. With the night curfew in Noida now extending from 8pm to 7am, it became very tough for Nikhil to reach his office for his 9.30pm shift. “Earlier, the night curfew started at 10pm, so I could start from my place at 9pm and reach office. But now, I would be stopped at the border because UP has night curfew from 8pm. The only alternative for me is to reach the office before 8pm and spend extra time there.” Nikhil isn’t alone. After UP
Asad Malik (CAS’20) used what he learned earning his BU master’s degree in computer science to create the new journaling app Rubiic, which lets users share their innermost feelings.