The Nawaz brothers including Yasir, Danish and Faraz recreated Ahmed Shah’s viral New Year video and the internet is in fits.
Shah, who is famous for his funny videos, posted a video along with his brothers Umer and Abubakar to wish his fans a Happy New Year on January 1. The video went viral because of Ahmad’s younger brother Umer, who mistakenly dropped his packet of snacks and then went to pick it up while Ahmad wished everyone. Their brother Abubakar, meanwhile, couldn’t stop laughing at Umer.
Audiences can’t get enough of Danish for imitating little Umer so perfectly. Even Ahmad thought the video was very cute. Check out some of the reactions below:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Sanaullah Abbasi criticised the police officials over their failure to confront the mob that demolished a Hindu temple in Karak last week, saying the extremists were able to destroy the religious site due to the “cowardice and negligence” of the policemen.
IG Abbasi told reporters outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday that at least 92 policemen were present at the site but they failed to control the mob. “I have suspended 12 police officials,” he said after a hearing of the temple demolition case at the top court.
According to the IG, the protestors remained peaceful until an inflammatory speech by cleric Molvi Sharif — who also led a mob in a previous demolition of the temple in 1997, reported AFP.
During the hearing, the chief justice of Pakistan directed the KP government for the immediate reconstruction of the temple. “You have to recover money from the people who did this, from Molvi Sharif and his followers,” Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said.
He said the mob destroyed the temple with impunity, while ordering the authorities to submit a separate report on the attack.
While no Hindus live in Karak, devotees often visit the temple and its shrine to pay homage to the Hindu saint Shri Paramhans Mahaaraj, who died there before the 1947 partition of the Sub-continent. It is the fourth holiest Hindu worship site in Pakistan.
You know what I really hate? Not knowing what will happen next. Take the weather for instance. Monday’s weather forecast had rain in Lahore during the day. It didn’t rain a bit and the cold lifted a bit but last night rain thundered and the cold set in my bones. Was not prepared for it. Students weren’t prepared for schools opening up this month, from Jan 18 onwards and the memes of Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood ‘betraying’ students are hilarious. I interviewed him when he made the decision to shut down schools due to the increase in coronavirus cases and he told me what his favourite meme was. An unexpected video of Maryam Nawaz went viral on social media as she video-called her granddaughter, asking her which toy she wanted. A social media troll got an unexpected response from Model Ayesha Omar when he criticised her choice of clothing and actor Sarah Khan did the same with someone who criticised her over her father’s death. What has the world come to when people just won’t let other people be? And it’s not like things are great across the border. Singer Diljit Dosanjh had to share proof of his Indian citizenship because people were criticising him for supporting the farmers’ protests in India.
The most expected and ‘better late than never’ was the news that the Lahore High Court declared that the “two finger test and hymen test carried out” to find out if a female victim of rape or sexual abuse is a virgin or not was against the constitution of Pakistan. I mean, really? The fact that this ruling is declared in the first week of 2021 is disturbing to say the least and shocking that such a law did in fact, still exist.
An old video of comedian Moin Akhtar surfaced recently where he interviewed Indian actor Dilip Kumar when Kumar visited Pakistan in 1998. Sometimes when you look back at Pakistan, you wonder, when did such things happen? What was it like when the Beatles visited Pakistan, or Neil Armstrong? What was it like to be that free? I wonder and although I hate not knowing what happens next, I do hope we go back to being a carefree, inclusive and perhaps, less obsessed with virginity society once again. In case you were wondering, It is SUPPOSED to rain during the day in Lahore and Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi are cloudy and Quetta is chilly — but with plenty of sun.
Stay warm!
Marium
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Sometimes you have to do things you don’t feel like doing, jaise taking a shower in this cold and rainy weather. Sab theek hai but I’m sure you don’t want to smell bad.
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has said that Pakistan is working to speed up work on joint entertainment productions with Saudi Arabia. Three serials – Dhoop Kinare, Tanhaiyan and Aahat – have been selected for dubbing in Arabic.
According to a report in Arab News, Faraz said that Islamabad wanted to enhance cultural cooperation with Riyadh, which is why the government aims to ‘speed up’ work on joint film and television productions to bring the people of the two countries closer.
“Some dramas and films have been dubbed and sent there [Saudi Arabia],” said Faraz, adding that a few were even watched by the royal family, including Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman Khan’s Parchi.”
Parchi was the first Pakistani film ever to release in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and one of the first international releases in the Kingdom after a nearly 40-year ban on cinemas came to an end.
In April 2019, the then Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, in a press conference in Riyadh, had announced that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were in talks for increasing cultural exchange between the two countries.
Chaudhary confirmed Pakistan’s wish to participate in Saudi Arabia’s cultural revival and said it was willing to support its newly established performing arts academies by sharing the expertise of its actors, directors and other artists like calligraphers.
Former Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Sana Mir has announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
In a tweet, Mir shared that she only has mild symptoms for now and has isolated herself.
Thank you for all your wishes and prayers for my birthday and recovery. I have tested positive and only have mild symptoms for now. Informed the people who were in close contact, all are negative till now Alhamdulillah. Keep wearing the mask, the act may protect you and others.
Meanwhile, ESPN Cricinfo has reported that Mir was part of the commentary panel for the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and after testing positive for coronavirus she was removed from the panel and is currently isolating at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.
Her fellow commentators, including Bazid Khan, Tariq Saeed, Ali Younis, Sikandar Bakhat and presenter Sawera Pasha also underwent coronavirus tests. A decision to isolate them will be made after their results will come.
As per the report, Sana started showing symptoms on the day three of the final of Quaid-e-Azam trophy which started on Friday.
Sana, who announced retirement from international cricket in April 2020, is also celebrating her birthday today. The cricketer has played 226 international matches for Pakistan, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017.
Turkish Actor Ozman Sirgood, who plays the role of Ibn Arabi in the superhit Turkish series Diriliş: Ertuğrul has a special message for Feroze Khan.
Thanking Feroze for sharing the words of Muslim scholar, poet and philosopher Ibn Arabi, Sirgood wrote: “Thank you, Feroze, for sharing these golden words from the great master Ibn Arabi.”
“I heard you have left [the] show business in order to serve Islam. I believe there are many different ways to serve a higher cause,” he continued.
The Turkish actor also offered to work with Feroze, saying: “Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you, or if you would like to work on some projects together!”
Juventus star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved an impressive milestone outside the football field, becoming the first person in the world to hit the 250 (251 now) million mark on Instagram.
With 19.7 million likes, Ronaldo also managed to hold the record of the most-liked post of 2020. The Portuguese star’s post mourning the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona got the most number of likes on Instagram last year.
Ronaldo himself follows only 458 people on Instagram.
The five-time Ballon d’Or enjoys a great fan-following across the globe and is one of the most prominent sportspersons in the world.
The second most followed sportsperson on Instagram is Ronaldo’s arch-nemesis, Lionel Messi, with 175 million followers. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Neymar has 144 million followers.
Sharing the news on Instagram, Ronaldo wrote: “What an incredible number! Thank you all, you’re part of this journey.”
According to Forbes, Ronaldo earns nearly USD 1 million per sponsored post on Instagram.
Meanwhile, Ariana Grande is the second most-followed individual and most-followed woman on Instagram, with over 214 million followers. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is the third most followed person with over 210 million followers.
A hospital in Jakarta has suspended a male nurse after a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between the health worker and a COVID-19 patient.
The case was revealed through the patient’s confession on his Twitter account, @bottialter on Friday, December 25, 2020, according to a report in Jakarta Expat.
The patient also uploaded a picture of the personal protective equipment which the nurse removed from his body and laid on the floor. Similarly, he also shared a screenshot of the WhatsApp conversation with the nurse wherein they agreed to have sexual intercourse in the hospital’s toilet.
Subsequently, a search was called by the manager of the Integrated Joint Task Command for the operation of Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital. During the search, the identities of the nurse and patient were discovered and both admitted to sexual interaction, reported the Indonesian newspaper.
The patient and the nurse were subsequently arrested, while a COVID-19 test was performed on both. The health worker didn’t contract COVID-19 while patient was still positive.
The newspaper further reported that the nurse was handed over to the Central Jakarta Police for further legal proceedings.
The Indonesian National Nurses Association also confirmed the incident. “It is true that there has been a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 patient… Our response from the Indonesian National Nurses Association is that the alleged nurse must follow legal processing,” its spokesperson was quoted by the Indonesia website as saying.
Veena Malik’s ex-husband Asad Khattak has arrived in Pakistan to obtain custody of his children, who have been allegedly kidnapped by his former wife. Asad claims that he has evidence to prove that Veena has kidnapped his children from the UAE.
Later, addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Asad said that Veena abducted their children from Dubai and Pakistan’s consulate general in Dubai is involved in the kidnapping.
Asad further added that Veena threatens him by claiming she has state institutions on her back.
“Veena is defaming our state institutions, but the authorities are not taking any action against her,” alleged Khattak.
He also stated that Veena is threatening him and if anything happens to him or his family, Veena will be responsible.
Khattak also appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for “justice”.
Last month,Veena had filed a complaintwith the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against her ex-husband for initiating a social media campaign that was tarnishing her reputation.
The legal notice worth Rs 500 million was sent by the actress a few days after an audio clip started doing the rounds on the internet in which the actress allegedly threatened her former husband.
After an attack by the Islamic State in Mach, a town in Bolan district of Balochistan, left 11 Hazara coalminers dead on Sunday, another tweet from the past has come back to haunt Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In 2013, Imran had reacted to the Hazara killings by the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi by holding the state responsible for its inability to stop these killings.
“Tragic news from Quetta. Condemn Lashkar-e-Jhangiv for its genocidal campaign against Shias, especially Hazaras. Where is the state?” Imran had tweeted.
However, this time, the massacre has happened during the government of Imran Khan and except a tweet, the PM has done nothing. This has also drawn flak from the opposition that has questioned the actions taken by the government to arrest the culprits.
Senator Sherry Rehman said that despite the magnitude of this tragedy, the PM or the CM of Balochistan had not visited the families of the victims. “Our PM sat on the ground with half the cabinet members when something similar happened to the Hazaras in the past. What is PM Imran Khan waiting for?” she was quoted by The News as saying.
Meanwhile, protests in Quetta against the killings have continued. On Monday, protesters gathered with eight of the bodies in coffins and blocked a bypass on the outskirts of Quetta, demanding justice.
As PM Imran reached China amid Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) nationwide protests in 2018, a 2012 tweet of his, went viral. In the tweet, he had criticised the then premier, Yousaf Raza Gillani, for traveling abroad as the country “burned”.
After train accident in which 24 people were killed, the PM was also reminded of his tweet, wherein he demanded the resignation of the railways minister following a train accident. However, he didn’t ask then railways minister Sheikh Rasheed to resign even though his old tweet had gone viral at the time.
