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  • Miss World 2021 finale delayed as contestants test Covid positive

    Miss World 2021 contest due in Puerto Rico has been delayed because many contestants tested positive for Covid-19.

    In an official statement extended on Thursday the organisers announced, “Keeping in mind the rising Covid cases amongst the contestants, the Miss World Organisation has taken the decision to postpone the Miss World finale.”

    “The finale will be rescheduled at Puerto Rico Coliseum Jose Miguel Agrelot within the next 90 days,” the press release added.

    All the contestants and staff members have been sent back to quarantine themselves and they can return after medical clearance.

    Contestants including Malaysia’s Lavanya Sivaji, Miss World Indonesia Pricilia Carla Yules, Miss World India Manasa Varabasi and others have been tested positive for Covid-19.

  • Urwa Hocane makes revelations in resurfaced viral clip

    Urwa Hocane makes revelations in resurfaced viral clip

    Actor Urwa Hocane is currently riding high on the success of her latest hit drama, Amanat costarring Imran Abbas. She appeared on Tonite With HSY with her sister Mawra Hocane and former husband Farhan Saeed.

    However a clip from her old interview with HSY has resurfaced across social media platforms in which she can be seen getting candid on her male counterparts.

    On being asked by the host HSY, that if she gets strandad on an island than whom would she throw away from the island? Whom would she keep there and whom would she eat?

    Her options were Feroze Khan, Junaid Khan and Bilal Ashraf.

    To which the Udaari diva was quick to answer that she will throw away Feroze.

    Bilal Ashraf & Urwa Hocane - Asian Culture Vulture

    She added that she loves Bilal Ashraf so she would keep her there.

    Urwa worked with both Bilal and Feroze after the interview as she shared the screen space with Bilal in Rangreza and produced Feroze in Tich Button.

    Feroze Khan, Urwa Hocane and Iman Ali in Turkey for film Tich Button shoot. - ApniISP.Com

    In a recent interview with a digital platform, the Ishqiya star stated that he did the film for the director so he couldn’t say no to it but he regrets doing it.

    “Darta kisi se nahi hoon aur agar zarurat pari to bol dunga but I don’t want to give it attention.”

  • Singer Craig David receives most distinctive MBE award from Prince Charles

    Singer Craig David received the MBE (Order of the British Empire) award. This award ceremony was held at Windsor Castle.

    “Congratulations to singer and songwriter Craig David, who was awarded an MBE for services to Music earlier today during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle,” read a statement.

    Prince Charles also awarded peerage to Champion Lewis Hamilton.

  • ‘Dubai gae’: Aadi Khan breaks silence on dating rumours with Arisha Razi Khan

    ‘Dubai gae’: Aadi Khan breaks silence on dating rumours with Arisha Razi Khan

    Chupke Chupke fame actor Aadi Khan has clarified regarding the speculation about him being the special man in Arisha Razi Khan’s life.

    The Raaz-e-Ulfat star recently took to her official Instagram handle to confirm speculation about her love life. She confessed her love for her boyfriend by posting a picture in which her boyfriend is holding her hand on a beach.

    This lead to speculation by netizens that Arisha’s special person might be her Chupke Chupke co-star. however Aadi has indirectly refuted the rumours by replying to a netizen.

    Earlier in July this year, on being asked by a fan about her not being invited to the Hum Style Awards, the Malika-e-Aliya actress answered, “Humay us kay liya kuch publicity stunts krnay houngay phir shyd bula lein“.

    Read More: ‘Hold my hands, take me to’: Arisha Razi Khan is in love, poses hand-in-hand with boyfriend

  • ‘I can’t deny that’: Fawad Khan confirms role in Disney’s Ms Marvel

    ‘I can’t deny that’: Fawad Khan confirms role in Disney’s Ms Marvel

    Ms Marvel is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Bisha K Ali for the streaming platform Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Kamala Khan / Ms Marvel and Pakistan’s superstar Fawad Khan has confirmed his role in it.

    Marvel’s first Pakistani Muslim woman superhero will be played by Iman Vellani. She will take on the role of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen based in New Jersey. Another talented Pakistani working on the project is filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who will join Meera Menon, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fa.

    Earlier, rumors were making rounds on social media that Fawad Khan will be the part of upcoming series. Recently, Fawad Khan has confirmed his role in the upcoming Ms Marvel series, laying to rest months of speculation around the same.

    In a recent interview with Indian journalist Anupama Chopra, Fawad addressed questions about whether he was a part of the Marvel show to which he replied: “Yeah, I am.” He further reiterated, “I can’t deny that or lie about it because they have put out the news themselves.”

    Fawad will be starring alongside acclaimed performer Nimra Bucha who is part of the cast of the show.

    BBC journalist Haroon Rashid has also tweeted about Fawad’s role in the series.

    The series is set to premiere on Disney+ in late 2021.

  • Gojra motorway gang-rape incident turns out to be ‘blackmailing act’

    Gojra motorway gang-rape incident turns out to be ‘blackmailing act’

    Gojra motorway gang-rape incident has turned out to be a blackmailing act as the complainant and the victim of it were actually members of the inter-district gang, reports Dawn.

    Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) revealed that the complainant dropped First Information Report (FIR) after filing it. He said that all gang members, including the victim and complainant, have been arrested and they have confessed to blackmailing a number of people.

    Shaheen Akhtar, the complainant said that her 18-year-old niece Irumun Nisa was raped by two people in a car while travelling from Gojra to Faisalabad. Moreover, she alleged that men lured her niece from Toba Tek Singh on the pretext of offering her a job.

    Initially, a person was arrested later the police discovered that Nisa was not the niece of complainant Akhtar and added that the gang members cooked up rape stories and extorted money from people.

  • ‘Everything is so new and beautiful’: Singer Katy Perry full of love for her newborn

    Singer and songwriter Katy Perry is full of love for her newborn daughter Daisy Dove Bloom, who resembles her sister, Orlando.

    Perry shared with Access Hollywood about the love of Daisy Dove Bloom.

    When she was in Las Vegas, the singer was overwhelmed by the charm of her daughter’s eyes.

    Perry started off by admitting, “She’s like ‘Ohh!’ and she has her little blankie and little binky and just the biggest eyes. And she does her big eyes.”

    The ‘angel’ also shares a number of features with her parents, and Perry pointed out, “She has kind of a combination of Orlando’s brows and my eyeballs but she now does all these like, big eyes… Everything is so new. It’s so beautiful.”

    This is not the first time Perry doted on her daughter, but a few months ago with People magazine she also admitted, “I kind of already have a vault,” and “I’m saving things for her.”

    “I don’t know where she’s going to be able to wear all these crazy outfits, but I’m saving them for her.’

    “Also, trust and believe I am always on the hunt on Etsy late at night just finding little cute costumes for all the holidays. I’ve got a gingerbread dress favorited — just all of my dreams come true.”

  • PML-N retains PP-206 Khanewal seat

    PML-N retains PP-206 Khanewal seat

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) retained Khanewal district’s PP-206 constituency.

    PML-N’s candidate Rana Muhammad Saleem emerged victorious, according to unofficial results. Saleem bagged 47,649 votes, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI) Noreen Nishat Daha got 34,030 votes, while Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Syed Wisaq was able to gain 15,059, according to unofficial results from all the 183 polling stations.

    The voting count ended at 5pm after polling began at 8am as the seat fell vacant due to the death of PML-N leader Nishat Ahmed Daha. However, his wife Noreen was contesting on PTI’s ticket.

    PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, congratulating the winner, tweeted, “Congratulations to the lions of Khanewal. Nawaz Sharif’s name is enough.”

    Taking to Twitter, Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat), shared a few statistics in relevance to the election in Khanewal.

    Mehboob tweeted, “PP206, Khanewal4 is a second by-election in Punjab in a row where PPP vote share significantly went up, from 5.86 per cent in 2018 to 13.53 per cent yesterday.”

    “Winner PMLN vote slightly decreased from 45 to 42.8 per cent. PTI vote slipped significantly from 41.9 to 30.58 per cent. TLP vote went up from 5 to 8.64 per cent.”

    PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari too congratulated the party candidate contesting in the elections. Taking to Twitter Bilawal wrote, “Good work south Punjab team #PPP.”

  • Babar Azam celebrates Pakistan’s 20th T20I win in a year, clean sweep

    Babar Azam celebrates Pakistan’s 20th T20I win in a year, clean sweep

    Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam took to his social media to celebrate the 20th T20I win of the team in a calendar year. The 27-year-old batter was also happy for winning the three-match T20I series with a clean sweep against West Indies in Karachi on Thursday.

    Taking to Twitter, the skipper wrote: “One more in the collection, Alhumdulillah.”

    He also thanked Windies team for their tour despite difficult times of Covid-19. “Special mention to West Indies team for making this tour possible in difficult times. Our whole nation graciously thank you,” he wrote.

    Babar and Rizwan, after winning the 20th T20I in a year, shared their views about the national side. Babar credited Pakistan team for their successful run in T20Is in 2021. The captain also showered praise on his opening partner.

    Calling him a wonderful human being and speaking about the way Rizwan has improved his game, Babar said: “According to me, I’m privileged to have such a talented cricketer, a wonderful human being, someone who gels everyone together and someone who is looked up to by everyone.”

    “The way Rizwan improved his game, confidence levels and belief in himself is evident for everyone to see in the last one year. I’m happy that he is the leading T20I run-scorer in 2021,” he added.

    He credited the entire team for the success and noted: “The credit goes to the team and the players for their efforts, and believing in themselves. Communication and backing the players has been quite helpful for us. Every player in our dressing room is a match-winner.”

    Mohammad Rizwan finished 2021 as the leading run-scorer in T20Is with 1,326 runs in 29 matches at an average of nearly 74. He also became the first cricketer to score over 2,000 T20 runs (2,036 runs) in a calendar year.

    Rizwan and Babar powered Pakistan to their highest successful chase in T20I cricket as well as beating West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20I in Karachi. Babar contributed 79 off 53 balls, while Rizwan was the aggressor, hitting 87 off just 45 with the help of ten fours and three sixes.

    At the end, Asif Ali hit a flurry of boundaries to level the scores and sealing the deal for the national side, scoring 21* off just 7 balls.

    All-rounder Shadab Khan, pacer Haris Rauf and power hitter Asif also took to their social media to express their joy after winning the series with a clean sweep.

    Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja also lauded both the openers and team for the achievement.

  • Kim Jong-un bans North Koreans from laughing, doing groceries for 11 days

    North Korea has imposed a ban on laughing, drinking and grocery shopping as the country is entering a mourning period from Friday to mark the 10th death anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-il. The mourning period this year will be 11 days.

    Government authorities have ordered the public to not show any signs of happiness for 11 days. As per media reports, if anyone breaks the rule, he/she will be arrested, like every year.

    “Even if your family member dies during the mourning period, you are not allowed to cry out loud and the body must be taken out after it’s over. People cannot even celebrate their own birthdays if they fall within the mourning period,” Radio Free Asia quoted a resident of North Korea.

    A source of Mail Online, a resident of the southwestern province of South Hwanghae, said police officers were told to watch for people who fail to look appropriately upset during the mourning period. 

    Kim Jong-il ruled the country from 1994 to 2011. He died of a heart attack on December 17 in 2011 at the age of 69.