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  • She’s still beautiful’: Waseem Abbas defends Mahira Khan

    She’s still beautiful’: Waseem Abbas defends Mahira Khan

     
     
    Veteran actor Waseem Abbas has spoken up against recent controversial remarks by fellow actor Firdous Jamal over co-stars Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan. Abbas was invited as a guest on ZAH Entertainment’s YouTube show. He sent out a straightforward message that age should not be considered when judging the capabilities of an actor.
     
    Host Zaheer Ahmed asked him, “An artist sarcastically remarked about Mahira Khan, saying that even a bad mother is still considered a mother, and similarly, he criticized Humayun Saeed, implying that even though everyone engages in criticism, it should be done within limits. What does Sir have to say about this?”
     
     
    Waseem Abbas replied, “What can I say about this, I think we have no right to talk about someone’s age. I don’t care about anyone’s age, Mahira Khan is still beautiful. She was last seen on screen in ‘Maula Jatt’ and we should accept that she looks very beautiful in the film.”
     
    “As seniors, we should be very careful while sharing our opinion about our co-stars. Any actor’s performance can be criticized, but it is not appropriate to discuss his age,” Abbas added.
     
    Waseem pointed out that Jamal criticized Humayun Saeed in the same way, saying, “He is not Marlon Brando.”

    Read more:Firdous Jamal stands by controversial remarks on Mahira Khan’s looks

    Calling Humayun Saeed a huge star with a massive fan base, Waseem said, “He is Pakistan’s own Marlon Brando.”
     
    Waseem highlighted the older Bollywood stars as proof that age doesn’t matter, saying, “Just look at Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are still considered heroes and are still going strong. People love them, and their films are doing extremely well at the box office. When they are raking in box-office profits, what else could you want.”

  • Tauqeer Nasir reveals why he once rejected Saba Qamar during an audition

    Tauqeer Nasir reveals why he once rejected Saba Qamar during an audition

    Veteran actor Tauqeer Nasir recently appeared as a guest on ‘Coffee With Samaa’. He shared an interesting story from his early days, in which he once rejected Saba Qamar during an audition.

    During the show, host Bushra Khan asked, “Just like you worked with Roohi Bano, you also worked with Saba Qamar, but what’s the difference between them?”

    Tauqeer replied, “Saba Qamar is a brilliant actor. She did a wonderful role with me in the drama serial ‘Thakkan’. Let me tell you why I respect her so much. Let me confess that I auditioned Saba once and rejected her. She was not selected because I didn’t find her dedicated. She used to hurry on and speak in a rush while uttering her dialogues. She herself admitted doing so. I wanted to select such people with whom I could work for a longer period of time as I wanted to induct them into my academy while I was selecting fresh artists for my ARY Digital drama serial.”

    But Saba didn’t give up. Now, she’s one of the most brilliant and versatile actresses in the Pakistan entertainment industry, a veritable power house of talent.

  • Raoof Hasan ‘hoped and prayed’ for end to deadlock between PTI and Army

    Raoof Hasan ‘hoped and prayed’ for end to deadlock between PTI and Army

    A day after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called for an across-the-board dialogue to end the political crisis in the country, PTI’s spokesperson Raoof Hasan stated he “hoped and prayed” that the deadlock between the military and the PTI would end.

    Raoof Hasan, who was recently released from jail in a cybercrime case, also stated to Voice of America that his party was interested in talking to the powers that be for the state’s interests.

    “PTI has done whatever it could to improve ties with the army,” he said, emphasising that any supposed talks would be within the Constitution’s ambit.

    “Instability will end once all institutions start working within the limits of the Constitution,” he added.

    Hasan also alleged that the ruling government was “desperate” to extend the tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.

  • Guardian columnist not happy with Imran Khan’s Oxford Chancellor candidacy

    Guardian columnist not happy with Imran Khan’s Oxford Chancellor candidacy

    Guardian columnist Catherine Bennett has questioned former Prime Minister (PM) Pakistan Imran Khan’s candidacy for Chancellor of Oxford University, bringing up controversial statements that he said in the past.

    Bennett brought up the time Imran called Osama Bin Laden (OBL) a “martyr”, stressing that he refused to call Bin Laden a terrorist.

    She also showed concern on him congratulating the Taliban on the fall of Kabul, a development Imran said was “breaking the shackles of slavery,” after American troops withdrew from the Afghanistan region.

    The article raised eyebrows at the conservative peer Lord Hannan for calling Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), “a towering figure.”

    Bennett further questioned Imran’s controversial statements on rape, that women should remove “temptation” because “not everyone has willpower.”

    She wrote, “The appointment is for a decade. Khan is months into his latest 14-year sentence, and the Oxford job involves, along with administrative duties, presiding over several key ceremonies. The chancellor must be readily accessible and available throughout the year.”

  • Bill Gates’s old CV reveals his salary at age 18

    Bill Gates’s old CV reveals his salary at age 18

    The CV of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates from when he was 18-year-old has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter).

    According to his CV, he had experience in various programming languages. At that age, his salary was $35,000, which was very high for a young student.

    Bill-Gates-CV

    He also mentions his partnership with Paul Allen, with whom he later founded Microsoft.

    Bill Gates founded the world’s largest software company ‘Microsoft Corporation’ in 1975, together with Paul G. Allen. He had a keen interest in computer programming from an early age and started coding at the age of 13.

    Gates and Allen developed the operating system MS-DOS, which proved to be a huge success. In 1985, Microsoft released Windows, a graphical user interface for MS-DOS, which revolutionized the world of personal computing.

    In 2000, he established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which works to eradicate poverty, solve health-related problems, and promote education globally.

    Currently, Bill works as a technology consultant for Microsoft.

    Steve Jobs’ CV is also going viral. He co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios and introduced the Apple II, one of the first successful personal computers.

    Steve Jobs CV

    Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985 but returned to the company in 1997 and introduced products like the iPhone, iPod, iMac, and iPad to the market. Under Steve’s leadership, Apple Inc. made its place on the list of the most successful companies in the world, but he died on October 5, 2011.

  • Iranian media attributes cause of Ebrahim Raisi’s death to poor weather conditions

    Iranian media attributes cause of Ebrahim Raisi’s death to poor weather conditions

    Iranian state media has confirmed that the chopper crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, citing the final investigation report of the incident.

    “The main reason for the helicopter crash was complicated weather conditions in the region,” the final report concluded, according to Iran’s state TV.

    A preliminary report by Iran’s military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or an attack had been found during the investigation.

    President Raisi, 63, along with his entourage, died on May 19 after his helicopter went down in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration on the border with Azerbaijan.

    Raisi was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad.

    Among the people killed in the incident were Foreign Min­ister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malik Rahmati, governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-Hashem, representative of the Iranian supreme leader to East Azerbaijan, Sardar Seyed Mehdi Mousavi, head of Raisi’s guard team, the helicopter’s pilot Colonel Seyed Taher Mostafavi, co-pilot Colonel Mohsen Daryanush, and flight technician Major Behrouz Ghadimi.

  • I will never forgive MS Dhoni for destroying my son’s career: Yuvraj Singh’s father

    I will never forgive MS Dhoni for destroying my son’s career: Yuvraj Singh’s father

    Former Indian Test cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, has publically called out Mahendra Singh Pansingh Dhoni, considered one of the country’s greatest captains, saying that he ruined his son’s career.

    “I will never forgive MS Dhoni. He is a great cricketer, but I will never forgive what he did to my son. He should look at his face in the mirror. Everything is coming out now, and it can never be forgiven,” Yograj said.

    “I have never done two things in my life: never forgiven someone who has done something wrong and never hugged, be it my family members or my kids. My son could have played for four or five more years; Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have said there can be no other Yuvraj Singh,” the former cricketer said.

    “India should give Bharat Ratna award to my son for playing with cancer”, he added.

    Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yugraj Singh, has played one Test and six ODI matches for India.

    Meanwhile, MS Dhoni retired in August 2020, but he is still active in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

  • PM Shehbaz hails Moody’s rating upgrade amid cooling inflation

    PM Shehbaz hails Moody’s rating upgrade amid cooling inflation

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed his satisfaction with the recent ease in the inflation rate, noting that the government’s ongoing economic reforms are yielding positive results.

    In a recent statement, PM Shehbaz highlighted that the recent upgrade in Pakistan’s credit rating by Moody’s was a clear acknowledgment of the country’s improving economic indicators. He said that international institutions are recognising the progress Pakistan is making.

    Moody’s Ratings recently upgraded Pakistan’s local and foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings from Caa3 to Caa2. This upgrade reflects slightly better macroeconomic conditions, alongside improved government liquidity and external positions, which, although still weak, have shown improvement. According to Moody’s, Pakistan’s default risk has now decreased.

    Read more: Govt notifies Rs1.86 per litre ‘reduction’ in petrol price for next fortnight

    This development follows another upgrade in July when Fitch Ratings pushed Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from ‘CCC’ to ‘CCC+’.

    The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) easing to 11 per cent in July, and he anticipates that it will decline further in August. He reiterated the government’s commitment to pursuing economic reforms, including a right-sizing policy, which he is personally overseeing to ensure rapid implementation.

    PM Shehbaz expressed confidence that the reforms would soon have a noticeable positive impact on the country’s economy. He reassured the public that the government is fully aware of the challenges faced by the people and is working to address them.

  • Bangladesh all out for 262; Pakistan lose two wickets in second innings

    In the ongoing second Test match in Rawalpindi, the Bangladesh team bowled out for 262 runs in the first innings, while Pakistan scored nine runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

    At the end of the third day’s play of the second Test, Pakistan is in a commanding position with a lead of 22 runs over Bangladesh. Abdullah Shafiq 3 and Khurram Shehzad are out for zero, while opener Saim Ayub is at the crease scoring 6 runs.

    Hasan Mehmood took two wickets for Bangladesh.

    In the first inning, Pakistani scored 274 runs.

  • Govt notifies Rs1.86 per litre ‘reduction’ in petrol price for next fortnight

    Govt notifies Rs1.86 per litre ‘reduction’ in petrol price for next fortnight

    The government has marginally reduced petrol prices by Rs1.86 per litre for the next two weeks, following approval from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

    This slight decrease falls short of the anticipated Rs6 per litre, with many Pakistanis expecting a reduction of at least Rs3.10 per litre.

    Effective from September, the new petrol price in Pakistan will be Rs259.10 per litre, down from Rs260.96. The price of high-speed diesel (HSD) has also been lowered by Rs3.32 per litre, bringing it down to Rs262.75 from Rs266.07.

    Additionally, the prices of kerosene oil and light diesel oil have been cut by Rs2.15 and Rs2.97 per litre, respectively, reducing their prices to Rs169.62 and Rs154.05 per litre.

    Read more: Exchange rates: PKR gains 10 paisa against US dollar, Rs2.35 versus Swiss Franc

    This marks the third consecutive reduction in petroleum product prices, with a total decrease of Rs16.5 per litre for petrol since July 30. In the previous fortnightly review, petrol and diesel prices were reduced by Rs8.47 and Rs6.70 per litre, respectively.

    It remains unclear whether this minimal price reduction will impact public transport fares or ride-hailing services, and it is unlikely to significantly ease daily commuting costs for motorists. Nonetheless, the prices are decreasing rather than rising.