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  • Cross-border affection between Bollywood singer Badshah and Pakistani actress Hania Amir is too wholesome to ignore

    Cross-border affection between Bollywood singer Badshah and Pakistani actress Hania Amir is too wholesome to ignore

    It’s rare to witness Pakistani and Indian artists sending love and support to one another. We have to cherish what little content we receive. As Mahira Khan had put it, Pakistani and Indian artists are similar, “because we’re artists, and we’re connected by that thread of art, we actually get each other.”
    Now the internet had a glimpse of a wholesome interaction between actress Hania Amir and Bollywood singer Badshah. It started when Amir shared a clip of herself trying to pronounce french words.

    The Indian rapper had left a comment on her post ‘por favor?’ to which Amir had responded ‘thora spanish bhi?’

    Later, the rapper did an Instagram live where a fan asked him about his friendship with Amir. Badshah responded with praises for the actress and gushed about how she is a ‘mood uplifter’.

    “Yes I follow her she’s a very funny person. My mood uplifts every time I see her posts, and I think its also just her personality. I think she’s a very bright human being.”

    Amir later shared the clip on her Instagram stories where she also praised Badshah

    “Aap bhi bohat mast ho @badboyshah”

  • Pakistan jumps to 2nd position in ICC Super League standings, India at top

    Pakistan has jumped to the second place on the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League table after beating New Zealand in the first One-Day international on Monday. Pakistan defeated the Kiwis by six wickets in the opening ODI.

    India is on top of the list with 139 points.

    What is the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League?

    The Super League is a brand new ODI competition, which takes place across two years. In its first edition, the Super League will help decide which teams feature in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

    Thirteen teams are taking part in this competition. These are the 12 Full Member nations, along with the Netherlands.

  • Kubra Khan to record statement before FIA in defamation case against Adil Raja

    Kubra Khan to record statement before FIA in defamation case against Adil Raja

    Actor Kubra Khan announced last week on social media that she had officially filed a case with the Sindh High Court against Youtube blogger Adil Farooq Raja for making degrading and malicious comments against her and three other actresses. In her social media post, the actress said she was motivated to make this decision after realizing that its necessary to protect hard working, young women out there who are easily turned into a target by insecure men.

    Today as reported by Dawn, the ‘Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay’ actresss has been directed by Sindh High Court to appear before an inquiry officer from the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) to provide a statement for trial proceedings.

    In the last hearing, the SHC ordered FIA and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block all forms of malicious content being spread about Khan on social media.
    After that hearing, IO Shagufta Shahzad had filed a report confirming that a probe has been registered at the FIA cybercrime circle in Karachi. She further stated that on the order of the SHC, a direct was also sent to the PTA to block social media accounts regarding the same person. The IO further made a request to the SHC for the petitioner to visit her office in order to record her statement for the trial to proceed.
    The bench had adjourned the hearing till January 26 while a notice was sent to PTA for the next meeting.

  • Trouble for Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry as ECP issues arrest warrants for all three

    Trouble for Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry as ECP issues arrest warrants for all three

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, along with two party leaders, Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry.

    The warrants were issued by ECP’s four-member bench headed by member Nisar Durrani hearing a contempt case against the electoral body and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sikander Sultan Raja.

    The bench, while rejecting the PTI leaders’ pleas for exemption, directed them to appear before it on the next hearing which is scheduled for January 17. The commission had reserved the verdict on their pleas on January 3.

    During the hearing today, the ECP rejected the pleas of PTI leaders seeking an exemption from appearing before the commission and issued arrest warrants for them against surety bonds worth Rs50,000 each.

    The bench, subsequently, adjourned the hearing till January 17.

    Both Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter and showed their disapproval towards the the issuance of the bailable arrest warrants.

    In August last year, the ECP had issued a contempt notice to PTI leaders for insulting the election commission during various public meetings, press conferences and several interviews.

    The notice charged that they insulted and passed unparliamentary, intemperate and contemptuous remarks against the electoral body on various occasions.

  • We got our first meme for 2023 thanks to the drama ‘Bepanah’

    We got our first meme for 2023 thanks to the drama ‘Bepanah’

    Pakistani dramas are the gift that keeps on giving. We never know what kind of bonkers content our writers will churn out and so far every single item on our bingo has been ticked off. Last year we got a case of Fiza Shiza mix-up, razai behn bhai and a dude orgasming during a phone call with a girl. This year has brought us a woman enjoying the book Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.
    A few days ago, a twitter user took a screenshot from the Hum Tv drama ‘Bepanah’ where the character played by actress Kanwal Khan, is seen sitting outside on the porch reading a book with a smile. On the surface it doesn’t seem odd, but when the user took a screenshot and did a close up, the book the character happened to be reading blew the internet’s mind away.

    Since two days ago when the post went up on Twitter, it has reached more than 21.2 K likes, with both Pakistani and international fans having hilarious reactions to the picture.
    Many are just concerned about what part of ‘Mein Kampf’ would make someone smile.

    https://twitter.com/waleeeeeeed124/status/1612561581044387846?s=20&t=jbDBRDMxen4AY6I8Q_RunQ

    https://twitter.com/bluengrylife/status/1611946090563244032?s=20&t=jbDBRDMxen4AY6I8Q_RunQ

    Even filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar had to jump in on the joke, sharing the picture on her Instagram stories with the caption ‘Laugh, cry or tear one’s hair out?’, as shared by Instagram account Galaxy Lollywood.

  • Saudi Arabia will host pre-pandemic numbers of Hajj pilgrims in 2023

    The number of people participating in this year’s Hajj will return to pre-pandemic levels, Saudi Arabia’s ministry of Hajj has announced in a tweet

    About 2.5 million pilgrims participated in the religious journey in 2019. To stop the spread of COVID-19 , numbers were significantly reduced for the following two years.

    Prior to reopening its doors to one million international pilgrims in 2022, the kingdom only permitted small numbers of its citizens to perform Hajj in 2020 and 2021.

    In 2022, nearly 900,000 pilgrims, including some 780,000 from abroad, were welcomed in the Kingdom.

  • Saudi Arabia mulls increasing investments in Pakistan to $10 billion

    Saudi Arabia mulls increasing investments in Pakistan to $10 billion

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has directed the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) to study increasing the deposit amount in the State of Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to $5 billion.

    “His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has directed to study augmenting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s investments in the sisterly Islamic Republic of Pakistan which have previously been announced on August 25, 2022, to reach $10 billion,” it said.

    “The crown prince also directed the Saudi Development Fund to study increasing the amount of the deposit provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in favour of the Central Bank of Pakistan which have previously been extended on December 2, 2022, to hit a $5 billion ceiling,” according to Saudi Press Agency.

    The move, according to SPA, confirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment to assist Pakistan’s economy and its sisterly people.

    The development was reached within the framework of the ongoing dialogue between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Prince Salman.

    The announcement made today comes the day after Prince Salman and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir met in Madina to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. Munir was on a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

    The SBP and SFD entered into a contract in 2021 for the SBP to receive $3 billion, which would be deposited in the central bank’s account to increase its foreign exchange reserves.

    The SFD subsequently acknowledged the rollover of a $3 billion deposit for an additional year in September of last year. The deposit was supposed to maturity on December 5 but Saudi Arabia extended its term on December 2.

    Saudi Arabia had previously committed to restart its financial assistance to Pakistan in the final week of October 2021, providing $1.2 billion in oil deliveries on a deferred payment plan and around $3 billion in safe deposit boxes.

    The accord was made the same month when former prime minister Imran Khan visited Saudi Arabia.

  • Iqrar ul Hassan reveals he rejected proposal of Pakistan’s ‘top actress’ for third marriage

    Iqrar ul Hassan reveals he rejected proposal of Pakistan’s ‘top actress’ for third marriage

    Journalist Iqrar Ul Hassan has revealed how he rejected a proposal from a “top actress” who wanted to become his third wife. The newsman was a guest on Mansoor Ali Khan’s show where he talked about a proposal from a female superstar of Pakistan.

    The veteran crime reporter stated, “A lady decided to marry me, a few years ago. She was the most popular actress around four years ago, now she’s married but at that time she was so serious that she donned a bridal outfit and went to both my wives, seeking their permission to marry me. My wives allowed her if we both had agreed. First, she took permission from my wives, and then she came to me, I didn’t refuse because how can one refuse,” the journalist said during the extraordinary revelation.”

    Anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan shares pictures of his both wives, son - Entertainment - Dunya News

    Iqrar ul Hasan is currently married to Farah Iqrar and Qurat ul Ain Iqrar.

    Continuing with the story, he told Mansoor Ali Khan that the famous actress then started “interrogating me”, asking how many days will he spend with her. “‘How many days will you be with me, how many clothes will be with me, how many books will be with me’, it was at that moment I realized the true worth of my wives Qurat and Farah, because there is nothing of the sort with them. I realized that Allah has given me the two best women,” he said.
    He disclosed that the said actress is now happily married and he is on good terms with her. “And I would not recommend anyone to marry for the second or third time, because not everyone can get wives like mine”, he said while talking about his domestic life.

  • Naseem Shah creates history, becomes first bowler to take 15 wickets in first four ODIs

    Naseem Shah creates history, becomes first bowler to take 15 wickets in first four ODIs

    Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah created history during the opening ODI against New Zealand at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Monday.

    The 19-year-old has set a new world record by taking 15 wickets in his first four One Day Internationals (ODIs). This achievement surpasses the previous record of 14 wickets, held by Ryan Harris and Gary Gilmour.

    According to Geo Super, Naseem Shah has started the home series versus New Zealand with a five-wicket haul. With impressive numbers of 5 for 57, Naseem Shah’s tally of ODI wickets reached 15 which is the most number of wickets taken by any bowler after playing only four ODI matches.

    Naseem’s 15 wickets also include two consecutive fifers. His impressive performance has garnered praise from cricket fans and experts on social media.

    https://twitter.com/AvinashArya09/status/1612439078661943297

    During the series against New Zealand, Pakistan has a chance to surpass New Zealand as the world’s best ODI team.

    If Pakistan whitewashes New Zealand 3-0 during the three-match series, it can jump to the number one spot in the rankings with 114 rating points.

  • Indian company to impose more than PKR 2.7 lakh fine on employees for disturbing colleagues on off days

    Indian company to impose more than PKR 2.7 lakh fine on employees for disturbing colleagues on off days

    Indian fantasy sports platform Dream 11 has adopted an interesting policy called the “Dream 11 Unplug” that will fine employees who disturb colleagues on holidays.
    As per Indian media reports, the company will fine it’s employees PKR 272649.94 for violation of policy.

    In a LinkedIn post, the company wrote: “At Dream11, we actually log off the ‘Dreamster’ who is unplugged, off from every possible Stadium communication platform, be it Slack, emails and even WhatsApp groups. We do this to ensure absolutely no one from the Dreamster’s work ecosystem can contact them while they are on their well-deserved break.”

    The post said that allowing employees to cut off from all company systems and groups is one of the best perks. “We are not bothered with work calls, emails, messages, or even WhatsApp for seven days. This helps us spend some quality time doing what we love. And for me, it’s time to head to the mountains. I, for one, do not feel guilty about not having a sufficient network. It’s the most distinctive form of unplugging. This disconnected time also helps one rejuvenate, relax and come back feeling fresh, happy, and renewed energy to give one’s best performance,” a Dream 11 employee said.