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Daily Record
20-05-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Pigeons will stay away from garden with nifty kitchen item hack
Pigeons can destroy a gardener's hard work, but it's easy to keep them away If pigeons are being pests and ruining your planted flowers, fruit and vegetables, there is an easy, yet nifty hack that can keep them at bay. And it uses something you will likely already have in the kitchen drawer so you can take action immediately. All gardeners know the perils of birds and animals who take advantage of this time of year to explore and eat. Pigeons, however, can cause chaos thanks to pecking plants and leaving droppings in the garden which can be a source of disease and can even attract other pests. But the solution could well be in your kitchen as experts say tin foil is the key to keeping them at bay this summer. This cheap and very simple way to rid them from the garden is advised by gardening expert Adeel ul-haq who told Country Living that the foil will scare the birds meaning they're less likely to attack plants and defecate in your outdoor space. Adeel said: 'Pigeon droppings are highly acidic and can corrode everything from paint to metal surfaces in your garden. "Not only this, but these droppings can also attract other pests such as rats, which can cause further damage to your home.' He suggests scrunching up tin foil into balls to be hung from trees like Christmas decorations could prove to be an effective deterrent to the birds, reports The Express. He added: 'When the light hits the foil, it reflects and scares the pigeons away.' Adeel said pigeons are sensitive to bright reflective surfaces meaning that the reflection of the sun off the tin foil could be enough to encourage the birds to leave your garden alone. He continued: 'The best way to keep pigeons out of your garden is to make it as unwelcoming as possible without harming them, and a cheap way of doing so is using a roll of foil from the supermarket.' Tin foil is a multi-use item common in most kitchens that can be purchased cheaply online, with Amazon selling rolls for as little as 61p. It will also deter Magpies. Magpies are another nuisance for gardeners as they scavenge and are known to dig holes in lawns. They are also intimidating to smaller birds that you might enjoy visiting. Tin foil balls are a cheap and simple way to deter pigeons from your garden. Despite their reputation for being attracted to shiny things, tin foil balls will disorientate them and make them uncomfortable. Another novel technique to protect plants is to place plastic forks around the garden to further deter pests, according to Gardening experts Farm Flavour. They said: 'Before you toss that box of unused plastic forks from last year's holiday gathering, consider using them in your garden. 'Placing forks in the soil around your plants will discourage animals like raccoons, cats, squirrels and deer from wandering into the garden and helping themselves to your crops.'
Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Adeel Afzal says it's time to stop idolising bad boys
Listen to article Actor Adeel Afzal, who shot to fame as the soulful Nasaaz in Parizaad, recently sat down for a chat on the Rukhsat podcast. And let's just say, he did not hold back. Adeel tackled the age-old drama question: why do we love the bad boys? "It has become a part of our collective psyche that we like a person who has power, who can control and protect." And no, Adeel is not talking about emotional intelligence or moral clarity — just good old brute force and charisma. "We are taught as a society to admire such a person," he explained, "because he can take control." Cue flashbacks to countless dramas where the brooding, toxic lead is somehow the fan favourite. Adeel brought up the legendary Sultan Rahi as a prime example. "People loved violent characters like Sultan Rahi," he said. "They admired him because he was a larger-than-life hero who could take action against the status quo." There it is, the "he might be terrible but at least he does something" defence. "People see hope in such powerful characters," Adeel continued. It's not about the violence; it's about the aura. Take Behroze Karim from Parizaad - the guy literally kills his wife, but fans couldn't get enough of him. "Behroze Karim was a powerful man," Adeel said. "People loved him because they wanted to be like him, with all the money and power in the world." But Adeel wasn't just diagnosing the problem, he offered a solution too. "Such characters," he emphasised, "should be shown with a negative ending and not glorified." Basically, if your favourite character is a walking red flag with a killer wardrobe and a killer past, maybe don't put him on a pedestal. His observations are especially relevant in light of recent dramas like Qarze Jaan, where fans rallied behind the intense and impulsive Ammar Bakhtiyar instead of the sensible Barrister Burhan. Adeel's take is a timely reminder that charm shouldn't excuse harm, and maybe, just maybe, it's time our dramas stopped rewarding toxic masculinity with fan love and happy endings. Until then, the bad boy fan club remains worryingly full.
Express Tribune
20-04-2025
- Express Tribune
Woman killed for 'refusing advances'
A woman was shot dead allegedly for refusing undesired advances. According to officials, Gulzar alias Jara, expressed a desire for friendship with 30-year-old Alia Bibi, wife of Ashfaq, at a centre of a nongovernmental organisation at the Kokian Wala Chowk, which she resisted. The suspect fatally shot the victim in the head and fled. On receiving information, Razabad SHO Khawaja Imran Manan reached the spot along with a team, took the body into custody, shifted it to a hospital for post-mortem and started a search for the suspect. In another incident, Waqar Farooq, a resident of Samundri, complained to the police that his 30-year-old brother Muhammad Tahir had died after being poisoned over a business dispute. The complainant stated that the victim had Rs3.47 million due against the suspects Khurram Javed, Adeel and Akram regarding his business of eggs. He stated that Khurram had called his brother to Adeel's house on Thursday, where they served him a drink, after consuming which his health deteriorated. He was referred to the Allied Hospital in Faisalabad where he died.
