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  • An alcoholic concoction takes over KPK, becoming a new cause of death

    After the General Atomics US ‘Predators’ and ‘Reapers’, the unmanned aerial vehicles that caused death in the tribal regions, now an alcoholic concoction is becoming a new cause of death in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

    The alcoholic drink is aptly named, ‘Drone’, concocted by moonshiners in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal district, which was once infamous for militancy and poppy cultivation. “The ingredients of this alcoholic drink are easily available over-the-counter drugs, syrups, and cold drinks,” reports The Express Tribune.

    A Tirah-based doctor confirmed that the brew originated in Tirah and escalated quickly to the settled districts of KP. “It has been given this funny name because it instantly makes you high and you start feeling light,” the doctor said, while speaking to The Express Tribune on the condition that he would not be identified.

    Economic depression and instability have reportedly led to an increase in the use of ‘Drone’ – a cure-all elixir – by the youth in the area.

    “Several kinds of sleeping tablets are dissolved in a popular soft-drink along with two types of sedative cough syrups, along with easily available cheap drugs to make this drink, which is sold for a few hundred rupees,” the doctor said.

    However, the explosive flooding of the drink prompted distress among members of the local Aman Committee who had to announce a ban on certain cough syrups to rein in the uncontrolled spread of the drugging drink.

    “Any shopkeeper found selling these cough syrups will be penalised with a fine – and a warning.”

  • Faisal Vawda case ‘a waste of time’, says petitioner

    Faisal Vawda case ‘a waste of time’, says petitioner

    Talking to The Current, Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Qadir Mandokhel said that he has been pursuing a petition against Faisal Vawda for 2 years 9 months. “Now it’s just a waste of time.”

    Mandokhel gave the example of an illegal building and a petition against it. “Agar building hee masmaar kar di toh kya faida abb iska” (If the illegal building has been demolished, what’s the use of pursuing a case against it). Mandokhel is referring to the fact that Vawda is no longer an MNA but a Senator now.

    Mandokhel says he has high hopes from Sindh High Court where the petition on senatorship is still pending. Mandokhel says he wrote to the US Consulate but he was told by them that they do not reply to individual queries.

    Mandokhel says Vawda hasn’t submitted his reply and questions why. He also questioned why the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not doing much about this case.

    On Thursday, none of the petitioners appeared before the ECP, meanwhile, Faisal Vawda did.

    Vawda, while talking to senior journalist Matiullah Jan, seemed confident and said, “This seems more of a political case, and a political case has no standing. Everyone seems to have backed off for now.”

    “The ECP is fully looking into the details of my case and is also providing me with a lot of chances to my rivals. But my all rival parties have disappeared,” added Vawda.

    The ECP has three petitions related to the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Faisal Vawda, who is a former member of the National Assembly as well as a recently-elected Senator. The commission is yet to make a decision.

    Petitioners against Vawda contend that he had dual citizenship when he filed his nomination papers in the 2018 general elections, a fact that he had concealed at the time. Therefore, they say that he should be disqualified.

  • Faryal Mehmood chooses Mehwish Hayat over Mahira Khan

    Faryal Mehmood chooses Mehwish Hayat over Mahira Khan

    Faryal Mehmood appeared on The Mazedaar Show and donned an elegant look with a black jumpsuit. During the show’s ‘this or that’ segment she was asked to choose from Mehwish Hayat and Mahira Khan.

    The Raqeeb Se actress chose Mehwish over Mahira. She was also asked to chose between Fahad Mustafa and Faysal Qureshi and the Daasi star took Fahad’s name.

    Faryal shared the show’s teaser on her Instagram handle.

    She was last seen opposite Nauman Ejaz and Iqra Aziz in Kashif Nisar’s Raqeeb Se.

  • Student arrives at examination centre in ambulance

    A ninth grader in Karachi arrived at the examination centre in Karachi with a fractured leg, Geo News has reported. His arrival with a fractured leg in an ambulance surprised everyone at the centre.

    As per details, Asharab Shah was brought to a centre in Malir by his mother .”It is a matter of his education and his whole academic year is at risk,” said the student’s mother, adding that she had to bring him despite him being in pain.

    His mother further said that Shah suffered an injury two weeks ago and is currently undergoing treatment.

  • Transnational celebrities mourn the death of legendary Dilip Kumar

    Transnational celebrities mourn the death of legendary Dilip Kumar

    The legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness at the age of 98 and celebrities from India and Pakistan are mourning the death of the veteran actor.

    Pakistani celebrities, including Shan Shahid, Adnan Siddiqui, Usman Mukhtar, Faysal Quraishi, Maya Ali and others took to social media to express their grief on the demise of the Mughal-e-Azam actor. While Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and many others paid rich tributes to the actor and they also shared their grievances on social media.

    https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1412652647841026050?s=20

    https://twitter.com/Nawazuddin_S/status/1412658445421977601?s=20

  • CM Punjab’s aide harasses man by sending him sexually explicit videos

    CM Punjab’s aide harasses man by sending him sexually explicit videos

    A sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered registration of a first information report (FIR) against Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Investment Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for harassing a man through WhatsApp and sending him “sexually explicit videos”, reports Dawn.

    The orders were issued by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ata Rabbani while hearing a petition filed by complainant Khawaja Faheem.

    According to the petitioner’s counsel, Imran Feroz Malik, his client met Ilyas at the Centaurus Mall in October 2019 during the launching ceremony of a private project. Ilyas who according to the petitioner is the owner of Centaurus Mall, invited him to his residence for Iftar dinner which Faheem accepted considering it a business meeting.

    Following the meeting, the CM’s adviser sent a few messages along with “sexually explicit videos” to Faheem from his WhatsApp number, which the latter found disturbing, and which caused him “mental agony and trauma”, according to his lawyer.

    He reported the matter to the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Cell, Faheem’s lawyer said.

    After the case was taken to the sessions court by the complainant, the FIA submitted its reply, saying the forensic analysis was conducted on the mobile phone of the petitioner and it transpired he had in fact received the video.

  • Groom’s mother beats him with chappal during wedding ceremony

    Groom’s mother beats him with chappal during wedding ceremony

    A groom’s mother beat him with a chappal during his wedding ceremony in India’s Uttar Pradesh.

    In a viral video clip, the bride and the groom can be seen exchanging garlands when the groom’s mother came on the stage. She pushed the photographer aside, removed her slippers and started beating her son.

    Her face was covered with a dupatta. A man wearing a yellow T-shirt stopped her and brought her down from the stage.

    The incident was reported from a guest house in Sumerpur in the Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

    As per reports, the groom’s mother beat him because he married a girl from another caste. His family was not in favour of this marriage. Thus he married the girl in court.

    Read More: ‘No mutton, no marriage’: Groom calls off wedding

    After the court marriage, the bride’s father organised a ceremony to celebrate the wedding at a district hall on July 3. He didn’t invite the groom’s family to the wedding.

    However, the groom’s mother reached the marriage venue and hit him on the stage in front of the wedding guests.

    The guests present there tried to stop her and sent her back home.

  • Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu: A love story that lasted over five decades

    Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu: A love story that lasted over five decades

    The love story of Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu is surely one of its kind, no less than a blockbuster Bollywood film with all the right ingredients. Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu had been together for 54 years, until the legendary actor died on Wednesday (July 7).

    Here’s how their love story developed over the decades:

    12-YEAR-OLD SAIRA BANU FELL FOR 34-YEAR-OLD DILIP KUMAR

    Bairaag actress was just 12 when she fell in love with the 34-year-old Aan actor, who was already a big star at that time. In 1960, during the premiere of Mughal-e-Azam, a 16-year-old Saira was expecting to meet her crush for the first time. However, the actor didn’t turn up for the premiere which left her shattered.

    WHEN SAIRA AND DILIP MET FOR THE FIRST TIME

    The dynamic duo met for the first time a few years later, Saira said in an interview that, “When he smiled at me and remarked that I was a pretty girl, I could feel my whole self-being taking wings and flying rapturously. I knew somewhere deep within me that I was going to be his wife.”

    DILIP KUMAR AND SAIRA BANU: THE UNION

    Saira’s mother, Naseem Banu, played cupid in their love story and encouraged Kumar to propose to her daughter. The two got married in the year 1966.

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    TOGETHER TILL THE LAST BREATH

    Saira remained a doting wife till Dilip’s concluding moments. She was spotted with the legendary actor on several hospital visits and made sure that the best medical care is provided to him as he was battling prostate cancer.

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    The couple tied the knot in 1966 and spent almost 54 years of their lives together. They worked together in several films including the blockbuster Gopi (1970).

  • Dilip Kumar: First Khan of Bollywood’s six best performances

    Dilip Kumar: First Khan of Bollywood’s six best performances

    Dilip Kumar has created a legacy of his own in Bollywood that is difficult to emulate. The superstar, who is famously known as the industry’s ‘Tragedy King’, began his career in 1944 with Jwar Bhata.

    Here’s a list of his cinematic marvels as a performer:

    Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

    A period drama film set in the 16th century where the son of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, Prince Salim, falls in love with a courtesan called Anarkali. Dilip starred as Salim in the movie whereas Madhubala pursued the role of Anarkali.

    Daag (1952)

    He received his first Filmfare Award for the best actor category for this film. Daag is a story of a man named Shankar, who gives up drinking and becomes successful for the love of Parvati essayed by actress Nimmi.

    Ganga Jumna (1961)

    Ganga Jumna is the first and only film produced by Dilip, the plot of the movie revolves around a man who is forced to become a decoit.

    Ram Aur Shyam (1967)

    A classical comic flick that became the base of many other twin-based comedies. Dilip played a dual role in the movie and surprised fans with his incredible comic timing.

    Devdas (1955)

    Devdas is based on the tragic novel by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The movie tells the tale of two lovers who are separated by class differences, the superstar played the titular character.

    Shakti (1982)

    Shakti is the only film that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar together. It is the story of a cop’s son who ends up becoming a criminal due to some unfortunate events

  • Mufti Taqi Usmani escapes knife attack in Karachi

    Mufti Taqi Usmani escapes knife attack in Karachi

     Mufti Taqi Usmani survived a knife attack on Thursday after his guards arrested a man carrying a knife. 

    Usmani was walking with his guards by his side after Fajr prayers at Dar ul Uloom Korangi when a suspicious man started to follow him. 

    The scholar’s guards captured the suspect, who has been identified as a 35-year-old man named Asim Laeeq. It was found that Asim was carrying a knife, confirmed Dar ul Uloom sources. 

    SSP Korangi Shahjahan said the suspect did not attack Usmani. He said the suspect had asked for a meeting with the scholar after Fajr prayers. 

    “The suspect has been taken into custody, we are continuing with further investigation into the incident,” said SSP Korangi. 

    Shortly after the incident, Mufti Taqi Usmani released an audio message in which he confirmed most details of the incident, reassuring his followers that he is safe. 

    “A suspect came to me after the Fajr prayers and asked to speak to me in private,” he said. “I had just gotten up to speak to him when the suspect pulled out a knife from his pocket,” revealed the scholar.