A clip from an interview of Sarah Khan has resurfaced on social media. The Sabaat star appeared on Yasir Hussain’s The Aftermoon Show in 2018 and was asked to rank her fellow arch rivals, Mahira Khan, Mehwish Hayat and Maya Ali on the basis of acting talent.
The Alvida diva ranked Mehwish at number one, followed by Mahira at number two and Maya at third position.
Sarah’s co-guest Aagha Ali seems to disagree with her ranking.
Months after being banned by the government, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) fields 84 candidates in 17 of the 41 cantonments, reports Dawn.
Polling will be held on Sunday (tomorrow) to elect general members of the Cantonment Boards.
A list of candidates of all the 219 wards shows that the ultra-rightwing TLP has fielded the largest number of 57 candidates in nine cantonments of Punjab, followed by 24 in six cantonments of Sindh and three candidates in two cantonments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The party, however, has not fielded any candidate in any of the nine wards of the three cantonments in Balochistan.
Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, while speaking to Dawn, said that only the Supreme Court had the authority to disqualify a political party from contesting the elections.
He was of the opinion that the ban placed on the TLP was an administrative step. “There are two phases — one is administrative and the other is judicial. Until the judicial phase is not complete, the party cannot be stopped from participating in the elections,” explained Fawad.
However, the minister criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not holding any investigations to find TLP’s source of funding when the commission was swift enough to check the accounts of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the two major Opposition parties.
The investigation report of Islamabad police submitted to the trial court in Noor Mukadam case has revealed that Noor Mukadam missed six life-saving possibilities due to Zahir Jaffer’s accomplices’ active connivance, Dawn has reported.
“Her life could have been saved had the accomplices acted otherwise,” the challan stated.
Noor’s attempt to escape twice was failed due to the connivance of the security guard and a gardener.
The challan further stated that Zahir contacted his father 4 times on July 20, and Zakir Jaffer knew about the illegal detention and the situation at their home.
“You need not worry, I can handle this, I am sending people to rescue you and to dispose of the dead body,” Zakir said to Zahir after he beheaded Noor. Zahir was scheduled to fly to the US on July 19. The police today also submitted the list of 18 witnesses in the case.
The challan also stated that Zahir had confessed to killing Noor and a DNA report confirmed she was raped.
Referring to prime accused Zahir’s statement, the challan states: Noor came to Zahir’s house on July 18, and on July 20 they both got into a fight after Noor refused to marry Zahir, and Zahir then detained her in a room, and Noor warned him of consequences.
On the day of the murder, Zahir made calls to his parents at 2:21pm, 3pm, 6:35pm and 7:29pm.
Noor’s family was informed about her murder on July 20 at 10:00pm by Kohsar police.
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood tweeted that he is grateful for the views, both negative and positive, on Single National Curriculum (SNC). He added that curriculums and textbooks are not static and need constant updating.
“I am grateful for the views, both negative and positive, on the single national curriculum (SNC) and on the textbooks developed to implement it,” wrote the minister.
Punjab Education Minister Dr Murad Raas reacted to the criticism following the implementation of SNC. He tweeted that he would be conducting a live session on Sunday to answer questions related to SNC.
Earlier, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy came forward and criticised the new curriculum. In addition, SNC is also receiving criticism on social media.
According to the new curriculum, schools will be free to teach additional material or even additional subjects. In the beginning, three subjects — Islamic Studies, Social Studies and General Knowledge — will be taught in the Urdu language at the primary level (Grade 1-5). Quranic learning with translation will also be mandatory in Grade 6-12.
Mahmood had earlier announced the SNC would be implemented from the new academic session on August 2 in all public and private schools as well as madrassah of Punjab.
A six-year-old girl child was raped and then murdered in Punjab’s Chiniot, Samaa News reported
According to the victim’s family, the child was abducted on her way to her grandmother’s house. “After looking for her for almost 12 hours, we found her body from the nearby fields,” her father told the police.
The post-mortem report of the child has confirmed the rape.
An FIR has been filed against unidentified men under sections of rape and murder.
The police have arrested a number of suspects and have sent their DNA samples to the laboratory. “We have begun questioning people in the neighbourhood as well,” the investigation officer said.
Earlier, a girl in Gujrat died after three men allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped her.
Three men abducted a girl from Chak Ghazi in Gujrat district on September 1. The accused gave a tranquilliser to the girl and then raped her, leaving the victim in a critical condition.
Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi wrote letters to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Michelle Jeria, calling for an impartial but immediate UN investigation into the custodial killing of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, reports Dawn.
Talking to reporters, Afridi said, “Hurriyat leaders are being killed in custody by the illegal occupational regime of India in Jammu and Kashmir under the garb of the Covid-19 pandemic. Had the UN investigated the custodial murder of Ashraf Khan Sehrai, Geelani’s life could have been saved. Now we fear that other imprisoned Kashmiri leaders including the new All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chief Massarat Alam Bhat, Syed Shabbir Shah, Yasin Malik, Asiya Andrabi, Dr Qasim Faktu, and others may also be killed the same way.”
“This loss may turn out to obstruct Kashmiri people’s voice and compromise their long struggle for freedom. I would also like to bring to attention here the matter in which Geelani’s death was handled by the occupational Indian government where they shut down the internet across the Kashmir valley and beefed-up security forces when word of his death spread,” he said.
Veteran Kashmiri leader and freedom fighter Syed Ali Shah Geelani was laid to rest on September 2 amid high security at Hyderpora in Srinagar.
Syed Ali Geelani’s son told AP that the family had planned the burial at the main Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar as per his will but were disallowed by the police.
“They snatched his body and forcibly buried him. Nobody from the family was present for his burial. We tried to resist but they overpowered us and even scuffled with women,” said his son Naseem Geelani.
Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s health is improving gradually, reported Geo News.
Dr Qadeer fell ill, but is feeling better now.
Dr Abdul Qadeer was shifted to a hospital’s coronavirus ward a few days ago due to his critical condition.
He was admitted at KRL hospital on August 26 after he tested positive for Covid-19.
Dr AQ Khan is considered the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and is revered at home as a hero for building the Muslim world’s first atomic bomb.
Actor Gohar Rasheed has penned a long note for abusive men who think “physically abusing women is fine.”
Sharing a clip from his drama serial Laapata, the Digest Writer star turned to social media and wrote: “I hate the display of physical abuse on television. This is why I have always refrained from doing it in at least my own characters. It’s unfortunate but it has been done so frequently on our television that it’s almost become a subconscious reality for us.”
The Mann Mayal actor further added: “Apparently, physically abusing women is “fine” and any misogynistic, spineless man can get away with it, just like Daniyal thought in yesterday’s episode of Laapata. It may sound strange but The Thappad scene was the only reason as to why I took up the character of Daniyal.”
“To prove that oppression is a choice. If any insecure man with his fragile ego tries his so called muscles on you, make the choice that Falak did, without any fear! One tight slap back from a brave woman to such weak man in our society would be a giant leap for women kind”, he concluded.
“Girls like Falak rock. Men like Daniyal shock,” concluded Rasheed.
In the video, husband (Danyal) slaps wife (Falak) and she slaps him back with a warning to break his hands if he’ll think of doing that again.
Featuring a far-famed cast of Ayeza Khan, Sarah , Ali Rehman Khan and Gohar , Laapata airs on Hum TV. The drama is written and directed by Khizer Idrees.
Actors Minal Khan and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram have tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Karachi. The duo made a stunning pair together in designer attires.
Minal’s twin sister Aiman Khan broke down on the wedding, netizens assume she was missing their father on this auspicious occasion.
The rumors of the divorce between model Alyzeh Gabol and Zoraiz Malik were making the rounds on social media. Earlier today Alyzeh cleared the rumours by saying, “We would like to request everyone to respect our privacy and and keep us out of unnecessary drama.”
However Zoraiz Malik’s mother Aasia Aamer shared a picture of the divorce papers, and shared a video as well featuring their family members. Although she was quick to delete it from her social media handles.
In an exclusive video received by The Current, Zoraiz’s father can been signing the divorce papers.
In February, Alyzeh Gabol announced that she has tied the knot, without revealing the identity of her husband.