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  • Two men arrested for pretending to be women

    Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has detained two men in Lahore — one of them a foreign national — on charges of looting people while posing as women on Facebook, Samaa has reported.

    The Cyber Crime Wing has arrested one foreigner and one local man named Darlington and Asif Ali, respectively.

    FIA Additional Director Shahid Hussain said that during the investigation, the suspects said that they duped people by uploading pictures of beautiful girls. They chatted with different men and then looted them by asking them for dollars.

    As per the FIA, “They force youngsters and women to send them inappropriate pictures and then blackmail them.”

    Earlier, FIA booked model Ifrah Khan on charges of blackmailing a businessman and demanding extortion of millions from him.

  • Pashtuns are probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth, says PM Khan

    Pashtuns are probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth, says PM Khan

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, while talking to foreign journalists on Wednesday, to explain the unrest in the region, referred to the Pashtuns as ‘xenophobic’.

    “We have a larger Pashtun population here in Pakistan than in Afghanistan and they’re probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth,” said PM Khan.

    “They fight each other normally but when it’s an outside [force], they all get together,” said the prime minister.

    Twitterati reacted to PM Khan calling the Pashtuns ‘xenophobic’. As per the Oxford dictionary, ‘xenophobia’ means literally, fear of foreigners or strangers, though the term is often used to refer to attitudes of hatred or contempt rather than pure fear.

    The word ‘xenophobic’ means having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

    National Assembly member Mohsin Dawar tweeted, “Shocking to see that in 2021 a PM would label an entire ethnicity as xenophobic.”

    Journalist Khurram Husain tweeted, “When you think in stereotypes, the results often look like this.”

    A Twitter user wrote, “Imran Khan should apologise to all Pashtuns. We are not xenophobic we are peaceful people who just want to live in peace.”

    Another Twitter user requested, “I think time has come that IK should only be giving written speeches/media talks with editing/homework on each question. No more live talks. Restrict him now.”

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    Journalist Murtaza Solangi questioned, “Is he [Imran Khan] a social scientist or social anthropologist?”

  • Justice Ayesha Malik makes history, first woman judge elevated to the Supreme Court

    Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has nominated Justice Ayesha A. Malik for the elevation to the Supreme Court, tweeted senior journalist Hasnaat Malik.

    Justice Ayesha will be the first woman judge in the history of Pakistan to be elevated to the Supreme Court.

    She will become the first woman Chief Justice of Pakistan after Justice Yahya’s retirement in January 2030.

    Justice Ayesha A. Malik is one of the only two women judges in the 40 esteemed judges of the Lahore High Court. According to Women in Law, a group working for equal opportunities for women lawyers in Pakistan, only 15 per cent of women judges are part of the Pakistani judiciary.

    Justice Ayesha Malik’s name came to fame after her landmark judgment against the ‘two-finger test’ or two-finger virginity test of sexual assault survivors.

    Justice Ayesha Malik, 54, received her early education from Karachi Grammar School and her LLM degree from Harvard Law School in the United States, after which she returned to Karachi to practice law.

  • Waqar Zaka welcomes national hero Arshad Nadeem, rewards $5000

    Waqar Zaka welcomes national hero Arshad Nadeem, rewards $5000

    Waqar Zaka has welcomed Arshad Nadeem at the Lahore airport and rewarded him with $5000 (10 lac Pakistani rupees) as a token of appreciation as the athlete qualified for the final competition of ‘Javelin throw’ at the Tokyo Olympics.

    Arshad was given a warm welcome upon his return to Pakistan.

    In his hometown, Mian Channu, he was welcomed by a crowd of admirers chanting his name alongside slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad”.

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    Yesterday, the Punjab government announced a cash prize worth one million rupees each for javelin thrower Arshad, weightlifter Talha Talib and mountaineer Shehroz Kashif for their recent celestial performances at the Olympics.

    Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimur Khan Bhatti said Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar will hand the cash prizes to all the three athletes.

    “Arshad Nadeem is the first Pakistani track and field athlete who directly qualified [for Olympics],” said Rai Taimur Khan Bhatti.

    He added, “Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib both made Pakistan famous.”

  • Ex-girlfriend shows up at wedding, groom marries both fiancée, girlfriend

    Ex-girlfriend shows up at wedding, groom marries both fiancée, girlfriend

    A groom in Indonesia tied the knot with his fiancée and girlfriend at the same time after his former girlfriend arrived at the wedding.

    As per reports, the 20-year-old Kork Akbar was getting married to his fiancee last month when Kork’s girlfriend showed up at the wedding.

    Kork Akbar’s fiancee allowed Akbar to marry his girlfriend after which the boy married both at the same time.

    The couple told that Akbars’s girlfriend got the news of his marriage from social media.

  • When Rani Mukherji replaced Nadia Jamil in Yash Chopra’s ‘Veer Zaara’

    When Rani Mukherji replaced Nadia Jamil in Yash Chopra’s ‘Veer Zaara’

    Actor Nadia Jamil recently made headlines for successfully battling cancer. The Damsa star is amongst the finest actors of her generation and her talent caught legendary Bollywood director, Yash Chopra’s attention.

    The Chandni director offered Rani Mukherji’s role in Veer Zaara to Nadia initially.

    He envisioned the project initially with Aishwarya Rai as Zaara, Nadia Jamil as Saamiya and Shah Rukh Khan as Veer.

    Nadia revealed on Samina Peerzada’s show  that she was in talks for the film with Yash Chopra but couldn’t do the film as she had to take care of her child. The talks even went on till her son became 2 months of age.

    The Behadd star said that she still stands by her decision of not doing the film despite the role being very pivotal and strong in the narrative. The role was that of a Pakistani lawyer who helps the protagonist with his case.  Although, she lost out on the film but made lifelong friendship with Yash Chopra and his family. She holds them very dear to herself.

    She also mentioned that she couldn’t work as much as she would have wanted as an artist in her career because of her health issues since she was battling multiple diseases.

    The film released on Diwali 2004 with a stellar star-cast of Shah Rukh, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee and was a record success.

  • Ayesha Omar, Yasir Hussain set to headline serial killer Javed Iqbal’s biopic

    Celebrities Ayesha Omar and Yasir Hussain are set to reunite on-screen after their successful film, Karachi Se Lahore. As per reports, the movie titled The Untold Story of a Serial Killer: Javed Iqbal has been written and directed by Abu Aleeha.

    The Jhooti actor will be playing the role of the Serial Killer while the Zindagi Gulzar Hai diva will be playing the role of a cop.

    Javed Iqbal murdered over a hundred children after assaulting them, upon his conviction he was sentenced to die in a manner similar to that in which he had tortured and killed his victims.

    The film will release in 2022.

  • Star director Nabeel Qureshi impresses the web with his witty replies

    Star director Nabeel Qureshi impresses the web with his witty replies

    Star director Nabeel Qureshi has impressed the web with his witty replies in a question and answer session on his offcial Instagram handle.

    Taking to Instagram stories, Nabeel gave humrous replies to fan questions:

    In another post, a fan asked when will QAZ come? He said: “Ab toh muje bhi nahi pata.”

    He jokingly replied to a fan who asked about the reason for casting actor Bilal Abbas Khan in his forthcoming film: “Istekhara Kiya tha bhai.”

    A fan quipped him on the trailer of Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad to which he replied: “Cinemas to Khul jayen?“

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    On being asked about the release chronology of his films, he hillariously responded by saying: “Adhi Adhi.. Interval se pehle QAZ, interval ke baad KKM.”

    The Actor in Law director also shared that once KKM will be released in theaters, it will be released on an OTT platform as well.

    Many fans lauded the Load Wedding director for his directorial skills amidst the session.

    On the work front, Nabeel is waiting to release two feature films, Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad and Khel Khel Mein starring A-list stars.

  • PM Khan not ‘waiting’ for a phone call from President Joe Biden

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, while talking to foreign journalists at his residence on Wednesday night, said he was not “waiting” for a phone call from United States (US) President Joe Biden.

    “I keep hearing that President Biden hasn’t called me. Well, it’s his option. If he wants to call or not it’s his business. If he thinks it’s necessary or not. Not that I am waiting for any phone call,” he said in response to a question from Reuters journalist, Gibran Peshimam.

    PM Khan’s comments come after National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf had said that Pakistan has other options if Joe Biden continues to ignore the country’s leadership.

    While speaking to Finacial Times (FT), Yusuf categorically said, “If a phone call is a concession, if a security relationship is a concession, Pakistan has options.”

    “We’ve been told every time that . . . [the phone call] will happen, it’s technical reasons or whatever. But frankly, people don’t believe it,” Yusuf added.

    The prime minister also talked about the current situation in Afghanistan, its impact on Pakistan, and the withdrawal of US troops.

    PM Khan further said, “The only solution to Afghan problem is the formation of an inclusive government through a political settlement.”

    He said the prevailing situation in Afghanistan could lead to a civil war in the country resultantly making us suffer being the immediate neighbour. He said it could also affect our geo-economic agenda of improving trade links with Central Asia.

    Prime Minister said, ” Pakistan is ready to work with any government in Afghanistan that is elected by its people.” He once again made it clear that we have no favourites in Afghanistan.

  • Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 83% effective against Delta variant

    Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus, lower than previously thought, Reuters quoted Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko as saying.

    Russian authorities blamed the rise in coronavirus cases in June and July on the more contagious Delta variant and the population’s unwillingness to get vaccinated despite vaccination jabs being extensively available.

    The vaccine’s developers in June claimed that Sputnik V was around 90 per cent effective against the Delta variant.

    “The latest results show that effectiveness is around 83 per cent,” the TASS news agency cited Murashko as saying.

    Alexander Ginsburg, director of the Gamaleya Institute which developed the vaccine, said on Wednesday in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper that Sputnik V was safe and effective against all strains of the coronavirus.

    Russia, which has a population of around 144 million, has approved four locally produced vaccines. Around 6.5 million infections have been reported in the country since the start of the pandemic.