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  • Musicians flee Afghanistan fearing Taliban

    Musicians flee Afghanistan fearing Taliban

    More than 100 music students and teachers fled Afghanistan on Sunday from Kabul, fearing a crackdown on music by Taliban, New York Times reported.

    The musicians were affiliated with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music that became a target of the Taliban in part for its efforts to promote the education of girls. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, who opened the school in 2010, said that it’s a big step and a huge achievement that Afghan musicians have been rescued from the cruelty of Taliban. He now lives in Australia.

    Sarmast said that the group comprises of both women and girls and they are planning to fly to Portugal with the support of the government there.

    Supporters of the school, global network of artists, philanthropists, politicians, and educators, plan to continue to work to get the remaining musicians out of Afghanistan.

    “The mission is not complete,” said Sarmast. “It just began,” he added.

    Since August when the Taliban consolidated their control of the country, a large number of Afghan musicians have fled the country.

  • Video: Ahad Raza Mir breaks silence on Sajal Aly’s alleged pregnancy rumours

    Video: Ahad Raza Mir breaks silence on Sajal Aly’s alleged pregnancy rumours

    Actor Ahad Raza Mir has addressed the speculation regarding his better half Sajal Aly’s pregnancy rumours. The Parwaz Hai Junoon star has denied these rumours and claimed that there is no truth to it.

    The Ehad-e-Wafa hero was in London for a fashion show where he interacted with the press.

    He recently celebrated his birthday with family and came live on Instagram for his fans.

    The couple married in March 2020 in Abu Dhabi.

    Sajal Aly Hits 5 Million Followers On Instagram After Wedding | Reviewit.pk
    Promos of Yeh Dil Mera starring Sajal Aly & Ahad Raza Mir are out now on Hum TV | Reviewit.pk

    On the work front, the Aangan duo was last seen together in HUM TV’s Yeh Dil Mera, followed by Zee5’s Dhoop Ki Deewar.

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  • ‘Have bought followers’: Ali Abbas slams system, wants an investigation

    ‘Have bought followers’: Ali Abbas slams system, wants an investigation

    Actor Ali Abbas while talking to a digital media portal has said that when casting is done on the basis of popularity, talent gets left behind. “This is an era of social media where having followers is a necessity. But if people are being cast on the basis of their followers, it is necessary to check how many of them are original” said the Fitoor.

    “We all know some people have bought followers and companies sell them as well so it would be unfair to not differentiate between organic and fake followers. Also, when casting is done on the basis of popularity, talent gets left behind,” he added.

    On the work front, Ali can be seen currently in Geo’s drama Dour opposite Hina Altaf.

  • ‘Indian propaganda only reflects their frustration and attempt to divert attention’: Army Chief

    ‘Indian propaganda only reflects their frustration and attempt to divert attention’: Army Chief

    244th Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) was held at General Headquarters (GHQ) today.

    Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, presided over the conference. The forum took a comprehensive review of the evolving security situation in the region with a particular focus on Border Management and Internal Security.

    https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/1445371952001130501

    Taking serious note of the defamatory propaganda by the Indian military, the forum expressed resolve to take all necessary measures to safeguard Pakistan’s territorial integrity.

    “The baseless propaganda only reflects their frustration and an attempt to divert attention from their internal contradictions especially gross human rights violations, being committed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK),” COAS remarked.

    COAS appreciated operational preparedness of formations and focus on training, including enhanced collaboration with foreign militaries and conduct of joint exercises in the operational and counter-terrorism domain.

  • ‘25 baar change kia’: Imran Ashraf reveals what he did during social media outage

    ‘25 baar change kia’: Imran Ashraf reveals what he did during social media outage

    Imran Ahsraf has revealed what he was doing after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram services were down for more than six hours.

    WhatsApp said in a statement that it was aware that some users were having problems using the app, saying: “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.”

    The Ranjha Ranjha Kardi star reacted to this and shared in a tweet that what he did during that phase, “I have switched 25 Wi-Fi passwords in an hour”.

    It should be noted that the services were out for over six hours and shares of Facebook fell almost five percent in the US stock market after being affected by Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services worldwide.

  • Asim Azhar surprises fan whose tailor ruined her sari

    Asim Azhar surprises fan whose tailor ruined her sari

    Soon after the social media blackout on Monday evening, many celebrities took to Twitter and hosted Question and Answer sessions with their fans. Asim Azhar also welcomed his fans to Twitter.

    Shortly after he announced an #askasim session, questions started streaming his timeline. The first questions had to do with his personal life.

    “Please, I asked for an #askasim [session] and not a morning show,” was Asim’s seemingly weary response to a query about when he would tie the knot.

    A follower asked Asim if he ever facilitated a patch-up.

    “There was a man whose wife-to-be had left him. He requested me to make a video. They are happily married today (Allah kare sahi faisla ho).” Hope the decision was right.

    Though the session consisted of many questions and answers but he ended it with one of the participants turning out to be a lucky fan.

    A young lady told Asim that her tailor had ruined her sari and she felt like her “world was falling apart”. Asim responded by sharing a screenshot of his message to designer Asim Jofa, who had agreed to do something about her sari.

    Many fans lauded the Tum Tum singer for his generosity.

    https://twitter.com/jiyahahAA/status/1445099926317420549?s=20

  • Birthday wishes pour in as Prime Minister Khan turns 69

    Birthday wishes pour in as Prime Minister Khan turns 69

    People took to social media to wish Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on his 69th birthday on Tuesday. 

    #HappyBirthdayPMIK quickly became one of the top trends on Twitter.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) official Twitter account shared a video of PM Khan with the caption, “Compromise for your Dream but never Compromise on your Dream ~Imran Khan #HappyBirthdayPMIK.”

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a post highlighting a track record of his phenomenal performances.

    From PTI leaders to cricketers, all wished the PM on his birthday.

    https://twitter.com/MunazaHassan/status/1445328373316833286

    Many other users took to the internet to post messages of good health, happiness, and long life for the premier.

    https://twitter.com/p4pakipower/status/1445264069829799941

    https://twitter.com/ShahidBhattiPTI/status/1445059228335493143

    Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan, the head of the ruling PTI, and a former World Cup-winning captain of the Pakistan cricket team.

  • Scholarships for Pakistanis at Oxford University

    The British High Commission of Pakistan in London launched the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP), which includes graduate scholarships, visiting fellowships, and special lectures.

    Founded by two Oxford alumni, Haroon Zaman and Talha Pirzada, this initiative aims to provide opportunities for bright students, academic and research scholarships for Pakistanis, reports Saama.

    The head of the programme and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford Adeel Malik said in a tweet, “Oxford Pakistan Programme will generate scholarship opportunities for Pakistani students & consolidate Pakistan-related academic activities.”

    An annual Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal lecture on Eastern Philosophy has been announced under the OPP. The lecture will be delivered by a leading global intellectual every year.

    Pakistanis in the United Kingdom (UK) have pledged over £500,000 for this programme.

    The event launch of OPP was attended by a large number of Oxonians, senior Oxford academicians, scholars, and writers, including Malala Yousafzai.

    Malala has also announced an additional scholarship under the OPP, which will allow one Pakistani girl from an underdeveloped background to study at Oxford every year.

  • Fahad Mustafa schools on drugs consumption after Aryan Khan’s arrest

    Fahad Mustafa schools on drugs consumption after Aryan Khan’s arrest

    Actor Fahad Mustafa shared his stance on drugs consumption amongst youth after the arrest of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s eldest son Aryan’s arrest for a drug bust case.

    The Mah-e-Mir star tweeted: Drugs are really damaging our youth and are so easily available in schools colleges and universities our government needs to check on this and as parents its ok to keep an eye on children ,discipline them tell them to get back home before maghrib azaadi ho choot nahi!”

    Aryan was raided by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers together with eight others in a cruise ship on possession of drugs. He was questioned by the NCB officers in a drug case on Saturday, October 2.

    Read More – Video: Aryan Khan runs to save his life after police raids at drugs party, Salman rushes to Shahrukh’s home

    Aryan’s custody, along with two others arrested is extended by a metropolitan magistrate court till October 7.

  • Ghana Ali thinks Bilal Saeed has emulated Zayn Malik in his latest song

    Ghana Ali thinks Bilal Saeed has emulated Zayn Malik in his latest song

    Singer Bilal Saeed recently experimented with his look in his latest music video Mitti Da Khadona. He opened up on the song, “It is a narration of the helpless nature of love and how it evolves from expectation of loyalty and affection to something beyond reciprocity.”

    Actor Ghana Ali while sharing Bilal and American-Pakistani singer Zayn’s picture on her Instagram stories suggested that Bilal has copied Zayn Malik’s look. “Is it only me or his look is inspired by Zayn Malik?” questioned the Dilruba star.

    Mitti Da Khadona was released on October 1. The song is directed By Adnan Qazi and the lyrics are penned by Bilal himself.