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  • ‘I am disappointed, sad’: Aagha Ali slams publications for twisting his words

    ‘I am disappointed, sad’: Aagha Ali slams publications for twisting his words

    Actor Aagha Ali has slammed local publications for twisting his words in context to a statement that he made about the women with whom he has worked with in the entertainment industry in a recent interview.

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    Taking to Instagram stories, Mere Meherbaan star wrote: “Really sad to see how your words can be twisted to sound so negative just so these media pages can get some attention and likes,” Ali wrote on his Instagram Stories. “I’m so disappointed. I will soon address all the nonsense these pages are posting and will take legal action if required. Till then believe in ‘what you see me saying’ rather than what you read.”

    “Sadly the journalism I see nowadays is just irresponsible,” he continued. “They don’t care how the person they are writing about would feel about it. No one reconfirmed my statement!”

    In his interview with Urdu News, the actor was asked that why has he chose former co-star Hina Altaf as his life partner. “I met a lot of women while working, I made friends with a few but many of them were very artificial,” he had said. “I mean, they weren’t what they presented themselves to be. While working with Hina I realised she’s a very real person and didn’t have those fake traits. She speaks the truth and minds her own business.”

  • ‘Ashamed and pained’: PM Khan reacts to the Minar-e-Pakistan incident

    ‘Ashamed and pained’: PM Khan reacts to the Minar-e-Pakistan incident

    Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about the assault of a female TikToker by hundreds of men near Minar-e-Pakistan earlier this month. He said that he was “ashamed and pained” by what happened, citing the lack of proper upbringing as a vital reason for the destruction we are seeing in society.

    While addressing the Punjab Education Convention 2021 in Lahore, the premier said the incidents of harassment and the sex crimes that were taking place now were “not a part of our culture or religion”.

    “When I was growing up, nobody could have thought that acts like this would happen [in Pakistan]. I have been to the entire world; the respect for women I saw while growing up existed in Muslim countries but not in the West. A big reason for the destruction we’re seeing is that our children are not being brought up properly,” he added.

    PM Khan praised the Punjab government for doing what no other province is doing. He termed the provincial government’s work in the education sector very important, saying education had not been a priority for previous governments.

    Recalling his educational journey, from the time when he graduated from Aitchison College and went to England for higher studies, he remarked, “I was made an English public-school boy, not a Pakistani. I was distanced from my culture and my religion through that educational system.”

    “The English medium [system] evolved in such a way that there was less emphasis on education and more emphasis on creating desi vilayati (local foreigners). The attitudes and mental slavery of another culture were absorbed.”

    Criticising the use of English in functions, the premier said, “An entire function was held in English because of two ambassadors and it was being aired on TV, which was being watched by the common man. How big of an insult it is to our people who don’t know English.”

    English should not be a “status symbol”, the premier stressed.

  • Here’s how NADRA can reveal your secret marriage

    Here’s how NADRA can reveal your secret marriage

    National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched ‘Qaumi Tasdeeq-o-Tajdeed Campaign’, which is a new system for the verification of family members.

    Users will have to send their 13-digit CNIC number with no space and its date of issuance at 8009. This can also help women to find out if their husband is hiding a secret second marriage.

    NADRA will send you details of your family members. If any information is incorrect or the name of an unrelated person is included in the family members, write ‘1’ in reply to inform NADRA. A representative of NADRA will then contact you from its helpline 051-2778009. If the information is correct, then reply ‘2’ to confirm it to the authority.

  • Superstar Atif Aslam gets candid on Shah Rukh, Mahira and Sajal, confirms TV debut

    Superstar Atif Aslam gets candid on Shah Rukh, Mahira and Sajal, confirms TV debut

    Star singer Atif Aslam has opened up on working with Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan and Sajal Aly in his latest interview with BBC.

    On being asked by the host Haroon Shahid on why he refused to sing Gerua in Shah Rukh Khan’s hit film Dilwale, the Bol star candidly confessed that he got to meet the Raees hero once and found him to be a great man.

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    When Zero actor’s team got in touch with him and he even recorded the song and sent it to them but the team probably never sent it to Shah Rukh and he was surprised to hear the DDLJ hero stating that Atif was too busy to sing a song for him. He added that he can never be busy for the Don star and would love to sing for him in the future.

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    Atif revealed that he recently met Mahira whom he debuted opposite as an actor in Bol and the Humsafar diva suggested that they shall reunite soon.

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    He also revealed that their fans might see them in a music video together by the end of this year.

    While speaking of his Rafta Rafta co-star Sajal Aly, the Woh Lamhe singer stated that the Yeh Dil Mera star is without a doubt amongst the finest actresses of the country, it was ‘brilliant’ to work with her, he also thanked her to star in the song.

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    He found her extremely professional and a ‘nice person to work with’. He concluded by saying that the Aangan actress has a very bright future ahead.

    On the work front, He will be debuting on television opposite Hania Aamir and Kubra Khan in Sang-e-Mah, which he hinted about in the interview by confirming that he will soon be seen on television.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin calls PM Imran Khan

    Russian President Vladimir Putin calls PM Imran Khan

    Prime Minister Imran Khan received a telephone call from Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (August 25).

    The two leaders exchanged views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan and bilateral relations.

    PM Khan stressed that a peaceful, secure, and stable Afghanistan was vitally important for Pakistan and regional stability. Besides ensuring safety, security, and protection of rights of Afghans, an inclusive political settlement was the best way forward.

    PM Khan also underscored that the international community must stay positively engaged in support of the people of Afghanistan, to help address humanitarian needs and ensure economic sustenance.

    PM Khan said highlighted the importance of coordinated approaches in addressing the evolving situation and noted that Pakistan attached high importance to the role of the Troika Plus format.

    PM Khan expressed satisfaction at the upward trajectory of Pakistan-Russia relations, with increased high-level exchanges and growing cooperation in diverse fields.

    He reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to strengthen trade relations as well as bilateral collaboration in the energy sector, including the early realisation of the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project.

    The two leaders agreed to closely cooperate within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for promoting regional peace and security.

    PM Khan reiterated his invitation to President Putin to visit Pakistan.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Junaid Safdar reveals if he planned to sing at his Nikkah

    EXCLUSIVE: Junaid Safdar reveals if he planned to sing at his Nikkah

    There isn’t anyone on social media who has not seen – and loved – Junaid Safdar’s suprisingly excellent singing at his Nikkah ceremony. With social media and Pakistan’s celebrities going ga-ga over the young groom’s singing skills, we had to reach out and ask, where did he learn how to sing?

    “I’ve never had any training,” he told us in a message, “this was rather spontaneous but the song is one I grew up listening to and one I quite admire myself”.

    Junaid was seen crooning to the chartbuster song, Kya Hua Tera Waada from the hit Bollywood film Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi starring Rishi Kapoor. Although they hired a professional singer, Navin Kundra, who enthralled the audience with his songs, Junaid’s rendition of the famous song took the Nikkah and social media by storm.

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    The song was sung by one of India’s most legendary playback singers, Mohammed Rafi. We asked Junaid that since the song was way before his time, how did he know the lyrics to one of Bollywood’s classics and if he had any other oldie favourites.

    “Many of Rafi Sahib’s,” he responded, “I think I just grew up listening to them and appreciating these lyrics.”

    Even though the song wasn’t planned and was ‘spontaneous’ as Junaid mentioned, we had to ask if he sings to his wife Ayesha and if they do any duets.

    “Haha. Nope,” said Junaid.

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    If you missed the song, take a listen here:

  • Saudi Arabia authorises Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines

    Sinovac and Sinopharm are now authorised to be used in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, the Kingdom had approved four vaccines for use: Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, and Oxford-AstraZeneca.

    Those who had completed their immunisation regimen with Sinopharm or Sinovac could be permitted into the Kingdom if they had obtained a booster shot of a vaccine that was approved in the country, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health.

    “In the event of giving approval to any other vaccines, it will be announced at the time through the official channels approved by the Ministry of Health and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA),” the ministry said in a statement.

    In another development, Pakistan welcomed the decision of the Saudi government to allow direct travel from Pakistan to the Kingdom.

  • Bilal Maqsood believes decoration at Junaid Safdar’s wedding is from his tax money

    Bilal Maqsood believes decoration at Junaid Safdar’s wedding is from his tax money

    Pakistani singer and composer Bilal Maqsood has said that the decoration at Junaid Safdar’s wedding is from his tax money.

    Taking to Instagram stories, while sharing the video of Junaid singing the Dhaani singer wrote: “Some of the flowers in the background might be from my tax money. But I have to give this guy full marks for his singing.”

    The invitation card of the wedding was earlier shared by the groom’s mother Maryam Nawaz in a tweet, she mentioned “My son Junaid’s nikah with Ayesha Saif-ur-Rahman Khan will take place in London on 22nd August Insha’Allah. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the ceremony owing to blatant victimisation, bogus cases and my name on ECL.”

    However, she was part of the function through a video call. Pictures of her being fully dressed for the wedding are also circulating on social media.

  • Five rape cases reported in Lahore within 24 hours: Police

    Five rape cases reported in Lahore within 24 hours: Police

    Five rape cases have been reported in Lahore during the last 24 hours, Geo News reported.

    According to the police, all rape cases have been registered at different police stations across the city.

    A man named Maqbool allegedly raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter in Johar Town. The complainant, the suspect’s wife, reported the rape and a case has been registered against the suspect.

    A mother of four children was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Bhagatpura area within the limits of ​​Shadbagh police station, while a 10-year-old boy was raped by an unidentified person in Manawan, as per the police.

    In another incident, an unidentified suspect raped a 17-year-old girl in Lari Ada area after offering her a job. While the Nawankot police arrested a 15-year-old suspect for attempting to rape a seven-year-old girl on Church Road.

    Meanwhile, the government has decided to form a committee to protect women from harassment and abuse.

    Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the federal cabinet, Fawad Chaudhry said that a committee will be formed in which government officials, religious scholars and civil society would guide the government to help prevent these incidents.

  • Lovebirds Saboor, Ali enjoy together on romantic vacation in ‘Switzerland of Asia’, Aiman Khan adores

    Lovebirds Saboor, Ali enjoy together on romantic vacation in ‘Switzerland of Asia’, Aiman Khan adores

    Fiancées Saboor Aly and Ali Ansari took to Instagram to share pictures from their romantic getaway in Swat and other Northern areas.

    Ishq Tamasha star Aiman Khan commented under Saboor’s picture.

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    The couple indulged in some delicacies together.

    The Fitrat star mentioned on Nida Yasir’s morning show while promoting her drama Gul-o-Gulzar that she loves to travel and would prefer spending her hard earned money on exploring the world.

    Ali added the location in his Instagram post as ‘Switzerland of Asia’.

    Earlier the Ishq Mein Kaafir diva mentioned in her interview with BBC, “When we (Ali and her) started talking, I made it clear that I don’t want to prolong the talking stage and that if there had to be something, I’d want it to happen right away. I thought it would fizzle out after I said that but everything happened very quickly from there on.”

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