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Twitter Buffet is served: Zaid Ali's marriage and Indian guru's rape conviction

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(By Abdullah Ejaz) – Twitter Buffet for the last week of August is served.

Famed Indian guru convicted of rape after 15 years

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of a 69-year-old sect called Dera Sacha Sauda was convicted of raping two of his woman followers in 2002.

He was found guilty by a special CBI court in Punchkula city of Punjab on August 25.

Thousands of his supporters took to streets and vandalism and arson attacks by them left more than 30 killed and scores wounded. The government called in the military and curfew was imposed in Chnadigarh, Haryana and surrounding areas to counter the situation.

This by far was the biggest news from our neighboruing country this week.

FO tells Trump to respect Pakistan

Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has given some sharp ‘No-s’ to the United States (US) after Donald Trump called for Pakistan to do more in war on terror and branded the efforts so far insufficient.

Zakaria said in a statement given this week that there is no way forward unless Trump admits Pakistan’s sacrifices rendered in war on terror and the efforts made by Pakistan.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa also gave an unprecedented statement during meeting with the US ambassador that Pakistan does not need aid from the US government.

Trump’s do more call has not gone down ok with Pakistan after Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.

It is time!!

Conor McGregor and Floyed Mayweather are to clash tonight in Las Vegas. There is no more holding to the fight of the century!

According to a study that tapped into neuroscience, McGregor’s speed would not come to any use unless his mid has registered thousands of movement patterns already like Floyd Mayweather’s has.

Obviously a neuroscientist can elaborate on that but we know that a study has put its bets on Mayweather for scientifically, his game is superior.

Whoever wins, we know that the two players are taking home money equal to what they had mad in their entire careers, in one night.

Zaid Ali got married

Zaid Ali, the Internet celebrity got hitched this week.

We hope the couple all the best for the years to come.

Hamza Ali Abbasi speaks at the TEDx Islamabad

The four-day conference that began 25 years ago in California grew and grew and then grew some more until it was everywhere.

This week, the Islamabad chapter of TEDx hosted telly and film actor Hamza Ali Abbasi.

Hamza Ali Abbasi took to Twitter to express his gratitude to the nonprofit organisation that believes that there are many ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ around the world.

Chimpanzee adopts chicken in Israel

A chimp in an Israel zoo was reported this week to have adopted a chicken to compensate for his loveless life.

Niv, an Indonesian black macaque, has spent the past week caressing, cleaning and playing with the bird at the Ramat Gan Safari Park near Tel Aviv.

"It seems that Niv, who is four years old and has reached the age of sexual maturity, has difficulty finding a partner," the zoo’s spokeswoman Mor Porat said.

IS attacks Shiite mosque in Kabul and this picture is haunting many

After the mosque was declared under attack and the installation was besieged by security forces whilst the attackers were inside, a minor boy stood outside confused which side he must trust.

The boy was saved…

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