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The notorious Karachi knife attacker struck again on Thursday as a 12-year-old girl became the latest victim of his attack.

KARACHI:  The notorious Karachi knife attacker struck again on Thursday as a 12-year-old girl became the latest victim of his attack.  According to details, the girl was traveling at Gulistan-e-Johar’s Block 12 at a deserted road when she was assaulted by the suspect. The wounded girl was taken to Dar-ul-Sehat hospital for medical treatment. According to details, the victims were attacked by the assailant from behind with a sharp weapon. The women were attacked late at night and the assailant was reportedly on a motorcycle and wearing a helmet. In the last three days, five women have fallen victim to the knife attacker. The assailant has been targeting women in Gulistan-e-Johar area. After the attacks, fear and panic have spread across the vicinity as police remained clueless.

Hugh Hefner

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Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner  (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher, editor, businessman, and  playboy . He was best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of  Playboy  magazine, which he founded in 1953. He was also the founder and  chief creative officer  of  Playboy Enterprises , the publishing group that operates the magazine Hefner was born in  Chicago ,  Illinois  on April 9, 1926. He is the first child of Grace Caroline (née Swanson; 1895–1997) and Glenn Lucius Hefner (1896–1976), who both worked as teachers. His parents were from  Nebraska .  He had a younger brother, Keith (1929–2016).  Hefner's mother was of  Swedish  descent, and his father had  German  and  English  ancestry  Through his father's line, Hefner stated that he was a direct descendant of Plymouth governor  William Bradford .  He described his family as "conservative, Midwestern, [and]  Methodist ". While he was working as a copywriter for  Esqu

Playboy founder Hefner dies aged 91

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Hugh Hefner, founder of the international adult magazine Playboy, has died at the age of 91. Playboy Enterprises Inc said he passed away peacefully at home, from natural causes. Hefner began publishing Playboy in his kitchen at home in 1953. It became the largest-selling men's magazine in the world, shifting seven million copies a month at its peak. Cooper Hefner, his son, said he would be "greatly missed by many". He paid tribute to his father's "exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer," and called him an advocate for free speech, civil rights and sexual freedom. Hefner's trailblazing magazine helped make nudity respectable in mainstream publications, despite emerging at a time when US states could legally ban contraceptives. It also made him a multi-millionaire, spawning a business empire that included casinos and nightclubs. The silk pyjama-clad mogul became famous for his hedonism, dating and marrying Playboy m

Italy woman marries herself in 'fairytale without prince'

An Italian woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. "I firmly believe that each of us must first of all love ourselves," said Laura Mesi, a 40-year-old fitness trainer. "You can have a fairytale even without the prince." The ceremony carries no legal weight. But Ms Mesi is part of a growing trend for self-marriage - dubbed "sologamy" - in countries around the world. Proponents of such ceremonies say it is about self-love and acceptance, and claiming the social affirmation normally reserved for couples who wed. Laura says the idea of a solo wedding came to her two years ago, after a 12-year relationship ended. "I told friends and family that if I had not found my soul-mate by my 40th birthday I would marry myself," she told La Repubblica newspaper. "If one day I find a man with whom I can plan a future I'll be happy, but my happiness does not dep

Saudi Arabia women hail end of driving ban

Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman's decree allowing women to drive for the first time. One female activist called it a "great victory", while another said things would "never be the same again". The country's US ambassador has described the move as "the right decision at the right time". The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving - and women are still subject to strict dress codes and gender segregation. Until now, only men were allowed licences and women who drove in public risked being arrested and fined. Campaigner Sahar Nassif told the BBC: "I couldn't believe it. I started laughing and jumping and screaming. It's a great victory. "I'm going to buy my dream car, a convertible Mustang, and it's going to be black and yellow!" Meanwhile, Latifah Alshaalan, a member of the Shura council, a government advisory panel, told broadcaster Al Arabiya: "

Big Antarctic iceberg edges out to sea

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The giant berg A-68 looks finally to be on the move. Recent weeks have seen it shuffle back and forth next to the Antarctic ice shelf from which it broke away. But the latest satellite imagery now indicates the near-6,000 sq km block is swinging out into the Weddell Sea. A wide stretch of clear water has opened up between the berg's southern end and the remaining Larsen shelf structure, suggesting A-68 is set to swing around and head north. A-68 iceberg opens up clear water Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic Iceberg 'doodles' trace climate history Antarctica's troublesome 'hairdryer winds' The graveyard of giant icebergs This is the direction the Weddell currents should take the iceberg. Polar experts expect the trillion-tonne block to essentially bump along the shelf edge until it reaches the great eastward movement of ocean water known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This would then export what is one of the largest bergs ever recor

Flight 914

Flight 914 is the aircraft which have disappeared in 1955. Its was the plan with 57 passengers on board landed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1992 after 37 years ,as the plane took off again and the ghost disappeared into the clouds! Testimonies and taped radio communications between the pilot and the control tower are irrefutable proof that this nightmare landing aircraft still was actually. Indications airport control service workers, who saw this incident, the same in essence, - said Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation Ramon Estovar. But the clincher, according Estovara, is a small calendar 1955, which gave the pilot take-off track for a few seconds before take-off and disappearance DC-4. One person said :this plane was very old model  and when we asked the pilot what is your name he asked where are we now?  One person said that in interview :I saw the plane and I heard the voice of the pilot.I even carried a calendar, but I still can not believe it, said Juan de la Corte, who clear

Neanderthal brains 'grew more slowly

A new study shows that Neanderthal brains developed more slowly than ours. An analysis of a Neanderthal child's skeleton suggests that its brain was still developing at a time when the brains of modern human children are fully formed. This is further evidence that this now extinct human was not more brutish and primitive than our species. The research has been published in the journal Science . Until now it had been thought that we were the only species whose brains develop slowly. Unlike other apes and more primitive humans modern humans have an extended period of childhood lasting several years. This is because it takes time and energy to develop our large brain.  Previous studies of Neanderthal remains indicated that they developed more quickly than modern humans  - suggesting that their brains might be less sophisticated. But a team led by Prof Antonio Rosas of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid found that if anything, Neanderthal brains may develop more slow

Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan   born in  Allah Rakhi Wasai on  21 September 1925 and died in  23 December 2000 better known by her honorific title  Malika-e-Tarannum She   was a Pakistani singer and actress who worked first in  British India  and then in  Pakistan . Her career spanned more than six decades (1930s–1990s). She was renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time especially throughout South Asia and was given the honorific title of  Malika-e-Tarannum  ( the queen of melody ) in Pakistan.  She had a great command of Hindustani classical music as well as other genera of music. Born into a family with music traditions, Noor Jehan was pushed by her parents to follow in their musical footsteps and become a singer, but she was more interested in acting in films. She recorded over 18,000 songs in various languages of India and Pakistan including Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and also in Persian. Along with Ahmed Rushdi, she holds the record for having given voice to the l

Suu Kyi Rohingya speech

Suu Kyi Rohingya speech Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is facing mounting international pressure for her handling of violence in Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee crisis. On  Tuesday , the de facto leader condemned rights abuses but did not blame the army or address allegations of ethnic cleansing. Leaders and diplomats from several countries have since expressed strong disappointment with her stance. More than 400,000 Rohingya have  fled to Bangladesh  since late August. The latest unrest in troubled Rakhine was sparked by deadly attacks on police stations across the state last month, blamed on a newly emerged militant group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa). Scores of people were killed in an ensuing military crackdown and there are widespread allegations of villages being burned and Rohingya being driven out. he Rohingya, a mostly Muslim minority, are denied citizenship by the Myanmar government, which says they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. It refers to the