Actor Sidharth Shukla passed away on Thursday, an official at the Cooper Hospital revealed that he suffered a massive heart attack early in the morning. He is survived by his mother and two sisters.
He was 40, and recently won the thirteen season of Bigg Boss. Hospital Authorities said that he took some medicine before sleeping and didn’t wake up. Later, the hospital confirmed that he passed away due to a heart attack. According to the sources, he was brought dead to the hospital.
He is survived by his mother and two sisters. “He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official told Indian Media.
Sidharth Shukla began his career in showbiz as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na.
Born on 12 December 1980 in Mumbai to Ashok Shukla and Rita Shukla, Sidharth’s family has roots in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh.
He completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s High School, Fort and later graduated in Interior designing from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.
Pictures of three physically challenged Pakistani friends on a tour to Egypt are doing the rounds on social media. The three women are Tanzeela, Afshan and Zarghona. Tanzeela is from Lahore, Afshan hails from Peshawar and Zarghona lives in Quetta.
Talking to BBC Urdu, Tanzeela said that she is physically challenged since her childhood. She says, “I have no legs below the knees and I have been in a wheelchair all my life,” but so far she has travelled 20 countries in a wheelchair.
“I wanted to prove that a disabled girl doesn’t need anyone, she can be independent, she can make her own decisions,” she said talking about travelling alone.
Tanzeela said, “Allah has created us all independent, but in our country, a differently-abled person is made dependant on others and he cannot go anywhere without the help of anyone, from restaurants to public washrooms.” She added that there are no facilities for physically challenged persons to go anywhere alone. They have to ask for someone’s help to go to the restaurants or public washrooms. There is no privacy and if there is no privacy, then your self-confidence is completely destroyed.
“I thought I would take a step forward and set an example for other people.”
The other friend, Afshan told BBC Urdu that 75 per cent of her body was paralysed because she was not vaccinated against polio when she was a child. Physiotherapy has made her healthy enough that she can now sit in a wheelchair.
Sharing her feelings about travelling alone, she said that women with disabilities are often looked upon with pity. “It is a common notion about them that they cannot go anywhere so I decided to show the world that when you have the courage, then nothing is impossible.”
Afshan said that we used to see girls travelling outside Pakistan but never saw anybody mentioning facilities provided to the physically challenged people who want to travel to other countries. “Nobody mentioned whether the conditions are the same in foreign countries as in Pakistan or better for people like us.”
Zarghona was seven months old when she contracted polio and was unable to walk.
“I have never travelled from Quetta to Islamabad or Karachi alone before this and I used to have some attendant with me. Even if I go somewhere in Quetta, I have to take someone with me,” she said.
This is her first trip alone. She has previously travelled with different groups to three countries. “I was very excited to see Tanzeela and Afshan and I dared to travel alone,” she added. “If they can travel alone, why can’t I?”
Member National Assembly (MNA) Mohsin Dawar on Wednesday launched a new political party called the National Democratic Movement (NDM). The new party includes some members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).
NDM’s central organising committee was announced at its first formal meeting in Peshawar. Mohsin Dawar will be the central organiser, Muzamil Shah general secretary and Jamila Gilani information secretary. Abdullah Nangyal, Ibrahim Khan, Haroon Bazai, Anwar Sulemankhel, Aijaz Aslam and Tariq Wazir Khan are also part of the central organising committee.
NDM’s first press conference was attended by former senator Afrasiab Khattak, former MNA Bushra Gohar and several others. The manifesto of the new political party was also unveiled at the launch. It says that the party’s basic principle is the promotion of a secular federal democratic parliamentary system, among other things. It also states that the NDM believes in upholding civilian constitutional supremacy.
Talking to The Current, Mohsin Dawar said the NDM will speak for the oppressed and the marginalised from every part of Pakistan. “We believe in supremacy of parliament and we believe in providing space to the youth to lead this movement. We want to steer the country towards equality and progress and will also resist growing militarisation, which is dominating every sphere.”
Veteran Kashmiri leader and freedom fighter Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away at the age of 92 on Wednesday in Indian-Occupied Kashmir. He was the former head of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) but quit politics last year in June. Geelani passed away at his home in Srinagar after a prolonged illness. He had been under house arrest for the last 12 years after leading several anti-India protests.
Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted that he was “saddened to learn of the passing of Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Geelani”. PM Khan said that we in Pakistan salute his courageous struggle and remember his words: “Hum Pakistani hain aur Pakistan Humara hai.” He announced that the Pakistan flag will fly at half mast and “we will observe a day of official mourning”.
Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Geelani who struggled all his life for his people & their right to self determination. He suffered incarceration & torture by the Occupying Indian state but remained resolute.
DG ISPR tweeted a condolence message from Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, which said that Geelani’s “lifelong sacrifices & ceaseless struggle symbolises indomitable resolve of Kashmiris against Indian occupation. His dream & his mission will live on until People of IIOJ&K win their right of self determination.”
General Qamar Javed Bajwa #COAS expresses deepest grief on the sad demise of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, icon of #Kashmir Freedom Movement. “ His lifelong sacrifices & ceaseless struggle symbolises indomitable resolve of Kashmiris against Indian occupation. (1/2)
“سید علی گیلانی کی وفات سے کشمیر ایک عظیم رہنماء سے محروم ہو گیا۔”
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کا حریت رہنما سید علی گیلانی کی وفات پر اظہار افسوس۔ مرحوم کی مغفرت اور اہل خانہ کے لیے صبر جمیل کی دعا۔#SyedAliGillanipic.twitter.com/3XU2gnYh91
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari and several other Pakistani leaders expressed their grief and paid tributes to Geelani.
Pakistan mourns the loss of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, torch bearer of the Kashmir freedom movement. Shah Sb fought for the rights of Kashmiris till the very end, under house arrest of Indian occupation. May he rest in peace and may his dream of freedom come true.
Heartbreaking news about the demise of Shaheed Syed Ali Geelani. He lived his life for the people of Kashmir and for their freedom from India’s illegal and oppressive occupation. He was a hero for Kashmiris and Pakistanis alike. May Allah (swt) rest his soul in peace 1/4 pic.twitter.com/SYJgfP5fRh
Truly saddened at the passing of Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Geelani. Indian Occupation forces tortured & imprisoned him; his health faded but he fought for Kashmiris right to self determination with determination & an iron will. Amazing courage which inspires so many today
Nida Yasir has clapped back at a troll for colour-shaming her. The netizen passed an insensitive comment about the colour of her feet.
In August 2021, soon after the Nadaniyaan star posted Balaj’s pictures, netizens flooded the comment section with derogatory comments, primarily for his hairstyle. Gendered statements were passed for the child.
Nida changed his hairstyle immediately and updated her fans with an Instagram post. She mentioned that ‘Trollers to bachon ko bhi nahi chortay’.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice-President Maryam Nawaz, while speaking to the media on Wednesday said that “The sitting government is not concerned about lawlessness, inflation, or increasing crimes.”
” Its [Government’s] priorities revolve around how to tease the Opposition, silence the media, and how to plan the next rigging,” said Maryam.
پاکستان کی 73سالہ تاریخ میں نہ کبھی اتنی نااہل حکومت آئی اور نہ کبھی اتنی نالائق اور بےحس حکومت آئی ہے ساڑھے تین سال میں کبھی کسی نے ایک بار بھی یہ خبر سنی کہ آٹا سستا ہوگیا ہے چینی سستی ہوگئی ہےڈیزل پیٹرول سستا ہوگیا ہے یا بجلی کے بل کم ہوگئے ہیں یا کوئی بہتری آئی ہے؟ pic.twitter.com/PqdkJPRpYb
Lashing out at the performance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) government, Maryam said that the parameters of performance are measured in good or bad.
She described the incumbent government’s past three-year performance as “nothing short of destruction”.
In her opinion, the PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was talking about a national consensus not a formation of a national government.
“The country is in dire need of national reconciliation barring this government. All others parts must unite and think how the government should be ousted,” added Maryam.
اس حکومت نے اس ملک کا جو حال کردیا ہے اور عوام دشمنی کی جو مثال انہوں نے قائم کی ہے اس کے بعد مجھے نہیں لگتا کہ ان سے بات بھی کرنی چاہیےمفاہمت تو بہت دور کی بات ہے اس وقت پوری کوشش یہ ہونی چاہیے کہ دھاندلی کے منصوبے بنانے کیلیے اس حکومت کا راستہ روکا جائے@MaryamNSharifpic.twitter.com/bFKDTPyPdZ
She commented on the Media Regulatory Authority, saying that the government is creating hurdles for the media, adding that the bill was a continuation of the draconian government’s incumbent policies aimed at censoring the media.
میڈیا کو ریگولیٹ کرنے کے لیے اسکی زبان بندی کرنی ہے لیکن اپنی حرکتیں درست نہیں کرنی.ڈر صرف ان لوگوں سے ہے جو سچ بولتے ہیں سچ بولنے کی پاداش میں صحافیوں کو اٹھالیا جاتا ہے یہ ریگولیٹری بل اسی کا تسلسل ہے.@MaryamNSharifpic.twitter.com/GU685CvmWm
In response to a question on Nawaz Sharif’s return, she said: “There is no precedent for what the PML-N has endured. Nawaz Sharif has taken far more than was required.”
میرا ایک ہی بیٹا ہے اور میں اسکے نکاح میں نہیں جاسکی.اسکی اجازت نہ میں نے ان سے مانگی نہ مانگنا چاہتی تھی.مسلم لیگ ن نے جو جچھ برداشت کیا ہے اسکی مثال نہیں ملتی.@MaryamNSharifpic.twitter.com/tAADp7ZdLm
“I would like to say again today that this is an illegitimate and incompetently imposed government. And what they are is not accountability but revenge,” reiterated Maryam.
میں آج پھر یہ بات کہنا چاہتی ہوں کہ یہ ناجائز نااہل مسلط کی گئی حکومت ہے اسکے احتساب کو احتساب کہنا بھی زیادتی ہے وہ انتقام ہے اس انتقام کو جتنا برداشت کرنا تھاکرلیا.میاں صاحب اور PMLN جب سمجھے گی کہ میاں صاحب کو واپس آنا چاہیے وہ واپس آئینگے یہ انکا ملک ہے@MaryamNSharifpic.twitter.com/r8WOnuK3nh
“Circumstances have changed a lot. Very soon, you will see a lot of things change. Nawaz Sharif will return to the country when it is necessary for him to do so,” said Maryam.
A meme has been doing the rounds on social media, it compares Junaid Safdar’s transformation with Hritikh Roshan’s character Rohan from Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
Junaid even liked the meme on instagram.
Many netizens wished for a similar transformation.
Junaid became a social media sensation after his singing video went viral across social media platforms. Even A-list heroines like Mehwish Hayat and Saboor Aly appreciated his crooning skills.
A power outage is reported in several parts of Karachi on Wednesday, the city’s power utility K-Electric reported.
According to Geo News, the areas facing power outages are Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Clifton and Defence.
K-electric, while responding to the complaints, stated on Twitter that it is “actively monitoring the situation and will keep updating this space”.
We are receiving reports of interruption in power supply from some parts of the city. We are actively monitoring the situation and will keep updating this space.
A resident told Geo News that just before the outage, there was pronounced fluctuation in the power supply.
A lot of the areas where a power outage was reported were areas where it drizzled today, leading to people hoping that the rains expected this month will not cause havoc in the city like before.
Mariyam Nafees and Usama Khan have called out Amna Illyas over her kick-challenge video. Mariyam took to her Instagram stories to share a picture of an apple with the caption, “This is an apple, this is rizq.”
“Isko Zameen pe dekh kay foran utha ke choomte hain. Paer nahi laagte. laatein nahi maarte. Mazak mein bhi nahi,” added the Diyar-e-Dil actor.
Sanwari star Usama Khan also shared the same picture with an added picture of a man and wrote, “He is a man. Esko mar laein. You will get many likes and few comments.”
A video of Amna Ilyas recently went viral in which she can be seen kicking a boy while attempting to hit the apple on his head.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Founder of Akhuwat, Dr. Amjad Saqib for winning the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
“Have been told this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s highest honour, has been given to a Pakistani, Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder Akhuwat,” wrote the Prime Minister.
“Congratulations to him. We are proud of his achievement as we move forward in creating a welfare state based on Riasat e Madina Model,” he added.
Have been told this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s highest honour, has been given to a Pakistani, Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder Akhuwat. Congratulations to him. We are proud of his achievement as we move forward in creating a welfare state based on Riasat e Madina Model.
Dr Saqib received the awardfor his efforts for eradicating poverty in Pakistan. His profile on the website of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation says, “A visionary who founded one of the largest micro finance institutions in Pakistan, servicing millions of families.”
As per the details on the website, “Muhammad Amjad Saqib, in 2001, invited a group of friends to present to them his plan for a first-of-its-kind interest-free micro finance program, offering to design, organise, and implement it. Two years later, Akhuwat was formed and its first branch opened in Lahore.”
“It also promotes volunteerism among staff and clients, aims at transforming borrowers into donors, and fosters diversity and inclusion, serving all—irrespective of religion, caste, color, and gender.”
