Hamza Ali Abbasi celebrated his elder sister’s birthday in an intimate ceremony. The pictures from the celebrations has gone viral on social media. Naimal Khawar Khan and son Mustafa can also be seen in the pictures. Dr Fazeela Abbasi, can be seen wearing all back in the video.
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Veteran comedian Umer Sharif has boarded an air ambulance and is on his way to the US for medical treatment.
The air ambulance will take him to Washington DC via Germany. He is accompanied by his wife Zareen Umer and a six-member medical team.
Earlier today, Sindh Government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab announced that Sharif was on his way to the airport.
Doctors in Karachi declared him fit to travel despite initial concerns on Monday that he was too unwell. According to his wife, his blood pressure had dropped and the air ambulance had threatened to leave.
The ambulance landed in Karachi Monday morning but Sharif was unable to board immediately as his doctors had advised against air travel. He underwent a series of tests before getting the green light from his medical team.
The veteran’s medical condition became a subject of national concern after he made a video appeal to Prime Minister Imran Khan to help him secure a visa to travel abroad for medical treatment. The federal government assured help and the Sindh government also stepped in, sanctioning Rs 40 million for his treatment.
Actor Reema Khan also announced that her husband, cardiologist Dr Tariq Shahab, had agreed to perform the surgery on Sharif. Several other celebrities called for prayers for Sharif.
The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) informed the Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development that 40 per cent of educated women across the country are jobless, Nadir Guramani reports for Dawn.
The PIDE in its briefing, stated that 24 per cent of educated people were jobless, adding that the unemployment rate in the country has reached an alarming figure of 16 per cent contrary to the government’s claim of 6.5 per cent.
The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Chairman of the Senate, Saleem Mandviwala.
According to the PIDE, the study was done by a company abroad as no research has been conducted by the government, although several research institutes were operating in the country.
The study also states that 80 per cent of people get themselves enrolled in M.Phil after failing to get a job and they have not been included in the given statistics.
The Senate committee was told that at least 1.5 million people applied for a peon’s position in a high court that was recently advertised. “Among those applying for the job included M.Phil degree holders,” PIDE officials stated.
The officials proposed that laws should be made to grant licenses to hawkers to enable them to get a job, this would create 20 to 30 million employments for the citizens. They also debated that universities in Pakistan were approved through a “flawed” bill by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
In June, the Economic Survey 2020-21 revealed that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had severely affected businesses and other economic activities due to the imposition of lockdowns which left approximately 20.71m workers jobless.
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, reports the BBC.
“Anyone violating the rule will be punished,” Taliban religious police say. Some barbers in the capital, Kabul have said they also received similar orders.
The instructions suggest a return to the strict rulings of the group’s past tenure in power.
In a notice posted at salons, Taliban officers warned that hairdressers must follow Sharia law for haircuts and beards.
“No one has a right to complain,” the notice stated, which was seen by the BBC.
“Stop following American styles,” said another hairdresser, who received a call from someone claiming to be a government official.
A barber said that although he has not received an official order, he stopped offering beard trims.
“Customers don’t shave their beards because they don’t want to be targeted by the Taliban fighters in the streets. They want to blend in and look like them,” he said.
Hiba Bukhari has responded to a troll with a witty reply after he accused her of showing off her latest phone.
The Fitoor star posted a mirror selfie and wrote: “For the love of mirror selfies, but [a] blur.”
One of the netizens said that she is showing off her iPhone 12 pro max.
Replying to the troll, the Deewangi diva said: “Socha nahi tha mene lekin angle acha hai thanks.”
Hiba was last seen in Geo TV’s Fitoor, opposite Faysal Quraishi and Wahaj Ahmed.
Earlier this year she clarified speculations regarding her choice of dressing in her hit serial Fitoor, “The wardrobe was presented by 7th Sky. I didn’t made them myself. That’s what it is. We actors alone aren’t responsible for everything. We are just doing our job, we have to do whatever our directors and producers ask us to do.”
Former High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom (UK), Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has passed away. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwart Wajid Shamsul Hasan was a veteran journalist and a columnist. He was seriously ill and critical for the past few days.
Condolences and tributes poured in for the deceased’s soul.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Wajid Shamsul Hasan was a national asset.
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari in a tweet said, “He was a brave man who held to his convictions and has stood by three generations of our family”.
PPP leader Senator Sherry Rehman tweeted, “He spent a lifetime of devotion to democracy, human rights, free press and the PPP. What a loss! Heartfelt condolences to his family and the broader civil society community he was deeply involved with.”
Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham, Rehman Chishiti, tweeted about Wajid Shamsul Hasan’s death. He also shared a picture of him with Benazir Bhutto.
Ziauddin Yousafzai in a tweet said that Wajid Shamsul Hasan had been a great support to their family when they moved to the UK.
Jemima Goldsmith has shared video of a Pakistani rickshaw from the sets of her forthcoming feature film. “The magic of filmmaking in the era of Covid,” wrote Jemima in the caption.
She thoroughly enjoyed this experience.
Earlier, Jemima Goldsmith shared a video of live performance by veteran singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
She also shared a picture with the Ishqiya crooner.
A woman in Argentina killed her boyfriend by hitting him with a smartphone on his head, ARY News reported.
A criminal court in Argentina is hearing the case of 22-year-old Roxana Adelina Lopez for murdering Luis Dario Guantay. The incident took place at the victim’s rented home. Luis suffered a blow on his head and he was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery for brain injuries but could not make it.
The reason for the row is not yet known. An investigation is underway and Roxana Adelina Lopez is out on bail.
After Luis’ death, his mother reported the case to the police and asked for action against the woman.
Actor Ushna Shah has lashed out at Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for making a film on Lahore’s Heera Mandi.
The Balaa actor said: “Culture collaboration is one thing but this is appropriation. Mimicking ours will make the project lose authenticity! India has a plethora of rich culture and history to film, this isn’t theirs to make.”
According to reports in the Indian media, the period drama titled Heera Mandi will revolve around the lives of sex workers, working in Lahore’s red-light district.
Vibhu Puri who is Bhansali’s former assistant will direct the project, which will feature Alia Bhatt in the lead. However, other names like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Deepika Padukone, Parineeti Chopra, Manisha Koirala, and Vidya Balan are also under consideration.
Earlier, actor Yasir Hussain slammed the Ram Leela director for his Netflix debut.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharmila Faruqi took to Twitter to praise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz’s fashion choices.
Sharmila Faruqi commented on how Maryam Nawaz’s floral kameez and pants were complementing the heels she wore.
“Can’t decide which came first? The shoe or the dress but pretty impressive swag,” tweeted Sharmila.
The floral patterned white kameez and pants Maryam wore is by designer Sania Maskatiya. She wore the perfectly matched outfit to a PML-N divisional meeting in Sahiwal recently.