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  • After backlash, Maryam deletes tweet on alleged meeting between Pakistani, Israeli officials

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has deleted a Twitter post pertaining to an alleged meeting between the prime minister’s aide and Israeli officials after backlash on the social media platform.

    The PML-N vice-president had retweeted the tweet of Noor Dahri, the founder and executive director of UK-based Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism (ITCT), who gave an interview to Israeli TV channel i24TV.

    The PML-N leader shared the post because it implicated the incumbent premier for his alleged efforts to normalise ties with Israel.

    But, the post backfired as the video shared by Maryam also implicated her father Nawaz Sharif, who has served as three-time prime minister, tried to establish ties with Tel Aviv.

    Subsequently, she deleted the tweet, but not before screenshots started making rounds on social media. The official Twitter handle of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also shared a screen recording of her deleted tweet.

    A PTI supporter shared that the PML-N VP deleted the tweet because it “implicates Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto”.

    Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari rejected the reports about any visit to Israel. According to Bukhari, he was with the deputy commissioner in Rawalpindi that day.

    Bukhari said the Indian and Israeli sponsored media and the frustrated opposition wanted to “create some controversy”.

    “If it is directed against me, I would like to clarify that I was in Rawalpindi with the deputy commissioner on the day, and pictures of the event are also available,” said Bukhari.

    The report had claimed that an adviser of PM Imran Khan, who is a British national, went to Israel with a message from the prime minister.

    An Israeli media outlet reported that the unnamed adviser was welcomed by the Israeli officials at the airport as the visit was approved by the US.

    The adviser was escorted to the “foreign ministry of Israel where he met several political officials and diplomats and delivered the message of the Pakistani PM”, the reports claimed.

  • Yumna Zaidi amazes fans with her singing skills

    Yumna Zaidi amazes fans with her singing skills

    Pakistani actor Yumna Zaidi tried singing and fans are amazed after listening to her singing skills.

    In the video, Mushk aka Yumna was singing the OST of her drama Raaz-e-Ulfat.

    According to the post’s description, there will be an OST singing competition and Yumna has taken the competition to the next level with her amusing vocals.

    The Drama is featuring Yumna and Shehzad Sheikh in lead roles. The OST is originally sung by Aima Baig.

  • Newsletter – 17th December 2020, Thursday

    Newsletter – 17th December 2020, Thursday









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    Aaj bhi bohat thund hai but a little bit of sun will be there to keep us from shivering. Today is Thursday the 17th of December and the world is celebrating Re-gifting Day! Your friends must have given you some presents which you don’t like, so on this day, you can re-gift those present to someone who would want them and make good use of them.

    Morning Meme

    Jalsa picture photoshopped?

    PML-N Leader Maryam Nawaz was trolled by social media users after she shared a supposedly edited picture of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally held in Lahore last Sunday.

    Sab logh yeh keh rahay hain kay the picture she shared is photoshopped, kuch logo nay tou yeh bhi kaha kay Calibri font kay baad aab ye amateur photoshop trick. What do you think jalsay mien kitnay logh kahay thay aur asal mien kitnay thay?

    Read on

    Himalayas from space

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which often shares pictures of the planet as seen from space, has shared a picture of the snow-covered Himalayan ranges. A breathtaking view it is! 

    The long exposure shot shows not just the expanse of bright white mountain ranges, balkay it also captures the city lights of New Delhi and Lahore to the south and the arid Tibetan plateau, the ‘Roof of the world,’ to the north.
     

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    Jalan, Zebaish and others! Yay or nay?

    Want to get expert opinion on your favourite TV dramas? Watch this week’s The Current Top 5 for reviews on the latest episodes and more. Last week kay dhamakaydaar second-last episodes main ‘Jalan’ ki Nisha aur ‘Zebaish’ ki Natasha nay apnay bachay kho diye. ‘Raaz-e-Ulfat’ ki Mushk is confused between Irtiza and Ismail. Kya banay ga humari favorite heroines ka?  
     

    Watch the video

    ‘Thori sharam karein please’, Kashif Zameer responds to allegations

    Kashif Zameer, the man who hosted Ertugrul star Engin Altan Düzyatan during his Lahore visit, has responded to allegations against him. Zameer nay aik video message mien kaha kay it is very sad that media is spreading ‘rumours’ about him. 

    ‘The agreement was to pay Engin Altan half the amount ahead of his first visit to Pakistan and the rest of the amount will be paid at the time of his next visit.’ Zameer ko lagta hai there are some other reasons jiski waja say media is spreading such ‘rumours’.
     

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    Current Baba’s prediction

    The stars foresee many good things happening to you today if you wear something green. So start searching for something green in your wardrobe. And if you find nothing, phir ’14th August’ wala jhanda nikal k apnay uper daal lain. 

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  • Maryam says doctors haven’t stopped Nawaz from eating pizza

    Maryam says doctors haven’t stopped Nawaz from eating pizza

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has defended father Nawaz Sharif after his picture eating pizza went viral on social media, inviting criticism from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and others.

    Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the PML-N vice president said that the former prime minister eats pizza once in a while. She made these remarks in response to a question wherein the reporter asked her to comment on the criticism that the photo of the former premier invited for eating pizza despite being a heart patient.

    She asked whether any doctor had forbidden a heart or platelets patient from eating pizza. She further said that she did not know Nawaz Sharif to have any particular fondness for pizza.

    Maryam also talked about the Senate election. She termed the government’s decision to hold early Senate polls a ‘controversy’. According to Maryam, she was not opposed to the amendment pertaining to the secret ballot, but she would oppose the early polls.

    The PML-N leader also warned Prime Minister Imran Khan against pressurising the state institution, saying the PM will have to be answerable to the people of Pakistan for his acts.

  • Cher shares motivation behind freeing world’s ‘loneliest elephant’

    Cher shares motivation behind freeing world’s ‘loneliest elephant’

    American pop singer Cher opened up and revealed how she ended up campaigning for and working towards freeing the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan.

    In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Cher said, “I didn’t plan to at all. These kids on my Twitter feed started sending this thing and it was ‘Free Kaavan’, and I thought if I will not answer, they’ll stop but they didn’t and it was in Pakistan and then I thought that I’m just an entertainer, how am I gonna go to Pakistan and free an elephant. “

    “We had to work through two administrations and when [PM] Imran came in, everything got much easier,” she remarked.

    Read more – Cher thanks PM Khan for ‘making her dream come true’

    She also said that she worked on the cause for three years.

    “As we started doing it, I wasn’t going to give up. So, we went to Pakistan and we saw him, he was beautiful,” said Cher. “We started meeting Pakistani people and they were so nice to me.”

    She added: “So, then he landed and we were so excited and after a five hours drive to the sanctuary and I could see him walking around, taking a dirt bath and talking to the girls.”

    Cher has proven that she is a star in the best possible way. She worked towards freeing Kaavan, who had been named ‘the world’s loneliest animal,’ after his partner Saheli passed away in 2012. Kaavan was kept in Islamabad’s Marghazar Zoo for 35 years and had been chained after zookeepers complained that he exhibited violent behaviour.

    He caught Cher’s attention in 2016, who then fought a long legal battle for his release and transfer.

    He was airlifted from Islamabad to Cambodia in a Russian cargo plane and before his departure, Cher visited Pakistan to see him off. She also sang A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes to soothe his nerves.

    Later, she also arrived in Cambodia to receive Kaavan and ensure that he settles well in his new home.

  • Shadab to lead 15-member squad for first T20I against NZ

    The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced the 15-member squad that will play the first T20 against New Zealand on December 18 (Friday).

    As per details, the team includes Shadab (C), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Wahab Riaz.

    Shadab will lead the side in absence of captain Babar Azam who has been ruled out of T20 series due to fractured thumb. The batsman had suffered the injury during a throw-down session, following which he was taken to a local hospital where X-rays confirmed the fracture. Babar will be unable to attend nets for, at least, 12 days, meaning he will not be available for the 18, 20 and 22 December T20Is to be played in Auckland, Hamilton and Napier, respectively.

    “His absence in the side will be surely felt,” said Shadab while announcing the squad.

    “However, it will provide an opportunity for new players to step up and showcase their talent,” he added.

    Shadab further said: “The team should be ready to show an aggressive performance like Babar.”

    Earlier, the squad took part in a full three-hour training session.

    The Pakistan cricket team had a rocky beginning in New Zealand with eight members of the squad testing positive for coronavirus as the team underwent quarantine in Christchurch.

    Pakistan and New Zealand will play three T20Is on December 18, 20 and 22 in Auckland, Hamilton and Napier, respectively. The Pakistan cricket team will also play two test matches against New Zealand on December 26 and January 3.

  • ‘Ranjha Ranjha Kardi’, ‘Laal Kabootar’ win big at Lux Style Awards 2020

    ‘Ranjha Ranjha Kardi’, ‘Laal Kabootar’ win big at Lux Style Awards 2020

    With everything going online this year due to the ongoing pandemic, the LUX Style Awards office announced the winners for the 19th LUX Style Awards virtually. This is the first time in the nineteen-year history of the LSA’s that the entire judging and awarding process has been conducted online.

    According to a press release, this is also the first time winners are being announced ahead of the virtually recorded ceremony, which is to be shown online next week.

    Apart from awards in different categories including, fashion, film, television and music, two Lifetime Achievement Awards were also conferred. Anwar Maqsood was honoured with the Unilever Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award while the Lifetime Achievement Award in Fashion was awarded to photojournalist and photographer Tapu Javeri.

    Meanwhile, check out the complete list of winners below:

    Film

    Best Film – Laal Kabootar

    Best Film Director – Kamal Khan for Laal Kabootar

    Best Film Actor (Viewer’s Choice) – Ahmed Ali Akbar for Laal Kabootar

    Best Film Actress (Viewer’s Choice) – Mahira Khan for Superstar

    Best Film Actor (Critics) – Rashid Farooqui for Laal Kabootar

    Best Film Actress (Critics) – Mahira Khan for Superstar

    Music

    Best Song – Raavi by Sajjad Ali

    Singer of the Year – Hadia Hashmi for Bol Hu

    Best Emerging Talent – Big Foot Music (Hamad Khan and Sohaib Lari)

    Best Playback Singer – Ali Tariq for Behka Na (Parey Hut Love)

    Best Original Soundtrack – Ranjha Ranjha by JB Sisters/Rahma Ali

    Television

    Best TV Play – Merey Paas Tum Ho

    Best Play Director – Kashif Nisar for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

    Best Play Writer – Faiza Iftikhar for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

    Best TV Actor (Critics) – Zahid Ahmed for Ishq Zahe Naseeb

    Best TV Actress (Critics) – Iqra Aziz for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

    Best TV Actor (Viewer’s Choice) – Imran Ashraf for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

    Best TV Actress (Viewer’s Choice) – Yumna Zaidi for Inkaar

    Best Emerging Talent TV – Shees Gul for Meray Paas Tum Ho

    Fashion

    Model of the Year (Male) – Hasnain Lehri

    Model of the Year (Female) – Zara Abid [posthumous]

    Best Fashion Photographer – Shahbaz Shazi

    Best Makeup and Hair Artist – Saima Bargfrede

    Best Emerging Talent – Sachal Afzal 

    Laal Kabootar and Ranjha Ranjha Kardi took the lead with four awards each. Mahira Khan was the only actor to win two awards – Best Film Actress for Viewer’s Choice as well for Critics Choice for her performance in Superstar.

  • Amir Khan requests Indian govt to allow Sikhs to visit Kartarpur

    Amir Khan requests Indian govt to allow Sikhs to visit Kartarpur

    British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan visited Kartarpur on Wednesday and requested the Indian government to allow the Sikh community to visit Guru Nanak’s shrine.

    Calling the Gurdwara a true symbol of interfaith harmony, Amir in a video, said that Pakistan is giving real religious freedom to all minorities while India is taking steps against its minorities.

    “I request the Indian government to allow Sikh people to visit Pakistan Kartarpur and to open the gates,” he said.

    The sportsman also posted pictures and videos from his trip on his Instagram account. The boxer can be seen exploring the shrine and interacting with members of the Sikh community.

  • Hilary Duff confirms ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot cancelled

    Hilary Duff confirms ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot cancelled

    Hilary Duff has confirmed that the Lizzie McGuire reboot planned at Disney+ has been cancelled, saying that “the stars just didn’t align” for the project.

    “I know the efforts and conversations have been everywhere trying to make a reboot work but, sadly and despite everyone’s best efforts, it isn’t going to happen,” Duff wrote in her post.

    “I want any reboot of Lizzie to be honest and authentic to who Lizzie would be today,” she continued. “It’s what the character deserves.”

    “I’m very sad, but I promise everyone tried their best,” she added.

    Meanwhile, Disney in a statement, said: “Lizzie McGuire fans have high expectations for any new stories. Unless and until we are confident we can meet those expectations, we’ve decided to hold off and today, we informed the cast’s representatives that we are not moving forward with the planned series.”

    The revival was first announced in August 2019, a few months ahead of Disney+’s launch. Duff was to play a grown-up version of the character living in New York City working as a decorator’s assistant and finding luck in love. Adam Lamberg, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine and Jake Thomas were set to reprise their roles as well.

    Series creator Terri Minsky was also attached to the revival, but she exited the series in January after two episodes had been filmed. “We concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the show,” a Disney had spokesperson said at the time.

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    Following Minsky’s departure, Disney+ said it would search for a new showrunner, but none was ever announced. Duff and Minsky both lobbied for the show to reflect the adult Lizzie’s life in full and supported moving the series to Hulu.

    “I’d be doing a disservice to everyone by limiting the realities of a 30-year-old’s journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating,” Duff had written in a February Instagram post. “It would be a dream if Disney would let us move the show to Hulu if they were interested, and I could bring this beloved character to life again.”

  • Police arrest Engin Altan’s Pakistani host for having criminal record

    Police arrest Engin Altan’s Pakistani host for having criminal record

    The police have arrested Mian Kashif Zameer, the man who hosted Diriliş: Ertuğrul star Engin Altan Düzyatan throughout his Lahore for having a criminal record.

    As per reports, Zameer was allegedly booked in nearly eight cases pertaining to matters of fraud, betrayal of trust, car theft and robbery.

    Earlier it was reported that Zameer struck a deal worth one million dollars with the Turkish actor but paid only half of it.

    Zameer later denied the allegations of deal violation and has said that the media is spreading rumours.