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  • Have seen Nawaz’s photo, they’re all fraudsters: PM

    Have seen Nawaz’s photo, they’re all fraudsters: PM

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said he had seen the viral photograph of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif dining out in London, adding that “all of them were fraudsters”.

    According to The News, the federal cabinet on Tuesday discussed Nawaz’s photograph that showed him at a London restaurant. During the course of the cabinet meeting, some of the members reportedly asked PM Imran if he had seen the photograph.

    “With a smile, the premier said he had seen the picture, and exclaimed ‘all are fraudsters’,” the report said.

    Ex-PM Nawaz, who is currently in London on bail for medical treatment, was on Sunday spotted out and about with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hussain and other party leaders, including former finance minister Ishaq Dar.

    With netizens not going easy on Nawaz, who was allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment despite his conviction and subsequent jail sentence in a corruption case, and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry also criticising him for dining out while being “seriously ill”, Hussain on Monday stepped up to clarify the situation.

    Speaking to reporters outside Avenfield Apartments, the ailing former premier’s son said that Nawaz had been taken to the restaurant on his doctor’s recommendation as the ex-PM felt claustrophobic at home.

    “We insisted that father visited a restaurant so he could get acclimatised… he left the residence on our insistence,” said Hussain.

  • VIDEO: Faisal Vawda puts military boot on the table in a talk show

    VIDEO: Faisal Vawda puts military boot on the table in a talk show

    Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda on Tuesday suddenly pulled out a military boot on ARY News‘ talk show ‘Off the Record’ hosted by Kashif Abbasi. Vawda then put the boot on the table and said that these parties have honoured the ‘boot’ (Aap ne Boot ko izzat di hai).

    He further said that he will now bring this boot to every talk show. Vawda then went on to talk about the Sharifs and how they have licked boots to save themselves.

    The other two guests, PML-N’s Javed Abbasi and PPP’s Qamar Zaman Kaira, took umbrage and walked out of the talk show.

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  • Punjab govt launches home delivery app for fruits and vegetables

    Punjab govt launches home delivery app for fruits and vegetables

    The Punjab Government, in collaboration with a private company, has introduced a home delivery system for fruits and vegetables in Multan and Rawalpindi.

    Through the app, residents of the city will be able to get fruits and vegetables delivered to their doorsteps without going to the market.

    The launch ceremony for the initiative took place at Circuit House where Chairman Non-Ministerial Standing Committee on Government Assurances, Mian Aamir Dogar, Parliamentary Secretary, Nadeem Qureshi, and Deputy Commissioner Multan were present.

    Mian Aamir Dogar hoped that the citizens will respond positively to the initiative as it is launched to make their life easier.

    Earlier, the Islamabad management had also launched a similar service for the residents from where they could order these items online at DC-approved rates.

    The app can be downloaded from here:

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitb.qeematpunjab&hl=en

  • Four WhatsApp features that will make your life super easy

    Four WhatsApp features that will make your life super easy

    WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps with more than one billion users across the world. 

    The application goes through constant updates and we might not know the features that are available for us.

    Reply to your friend in a group privately

    We all have friends and best friends. Want to postpone friends meet up by telling your best friend the real reasons?  

    WhatsApp now allows you to send private replies to a friend, you may want to respond privately in a group. The feature makes life easy by ending the trouble of finding the one-to-one chat you have with that one particular friend. 

    Here’s how IOS and Android users can do it

    IOS Users: Press and hold a message in a group chat>select more>reply Privately. The message will show up in your one-to-one chat with the text box below, then you can write whatever you want.

    Android: Press and hold a message in a group chat>select the three buttons in the top right corner>reply privately. The message will appear in your one-to-one chat with the text box below, as it does if you reply to a specific message like above.

    Removing images/videos from a particular chat

     We all know how important is our phone’s storage is? If a particular WhatsApp group or chat is taking too much storage space, you can delete messages, chats, videos, and audio from a specific chat.

    All you have to do is. Go to Settings>> ‘Data and Storage usage’ Select ‘Storage Usage’ and you will see all groups and contacts ranked according to the storage space they are taking.

    Select the group and tap on the ‘manage messages’ option at the bottom. Now, select and clear data (videos, GIFs, Photos, etc.)

    Pin important chats

    If you want to see a specific chat always on top. You can pin the chats on top even if there are no new messages or notifications to access them faster. You can pin three chats on top. 

    IOS users: Simply swipe right on the chat and select the option to pin. You can also unpin the chat in the same manner.

    Android users: Simply long-press on the chat message you want to pin and hit the pin icon on the top bar of the app.

    Call-waiting

    The application has also introduced a call waiting feature which allows users to receive an incoming call while they are already in the middle of another call. Earlier, the users did not have such an option. 

    The feature is available for download on Google Play Store and App Store.

  • The final episode of ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’ will not be airing this week

    The final episode of ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’ will not be airing this week

    The finale of the blockbuster drama serial Meray Paas Tum Ho (MPTH) will not be airing on television this Saturday.

    In fact the final episode will be a ‘mega double episode’ which will air on January 25 simultaneously on ARY Digital and in cinemas across Pakistan.

    Not only that, it is being reported that the cast of the drama will also attend a special screening — along with a select group of guests — at Nueplex Cinema in Karachi.

    Meanwhile it is also being reported that the team of MPTH has gathered in Karachi to shoot a success show of the drama which will air this Saturday. The shoot of the special show will take place tomorrow (Wednesday).

  • Bushra Ansari opens up about her divorce

    Bushra Ansari opens up about her divorce

    Renowned actor Bushra Ansari has opened up about her divorce for the first time; that she got divorced five years ago and never shared it with her fans.

    In a recent interview with Ahsan Khan, Ansari shared that her personal life may disturb the fans who have in their minds an image of a happy marriage and family.

    When Khan asked her about why she had never talked about her divorce publicly, Bushra said that many people looked up to her, and the lives of senior actors of her time, such as Rubina Ashraf, Samina Ahmad, Saba Hameed, Badar Khalil and Uzma Gillan, were an inspiration.

    “Their lifestyle was the kind we idealised for our families. Likewise, our family lives have always been idealised so whenever there is a disturbance in that idea, people get disturbed.”

    Bushra added that problems come in the lives of bankers and doctors as well, however, she did not want to reveal hers because her fans might be disheartened.

    “Because of these reasons, I never thought that it is important to share the reasons behind my divorce with the public.”

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  • VIDEO: ‘Took ailing father to restaurant on his doctor’s advice’

    VIDEO: ‘Took ailing father to restaurant on his doctor’s advice’

    Amid criticism that followed former ailing prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s photograph at a London restaurant, Hussain Nawaz has said that his father was taken out after they were “told to do so by the doctor”.

    In his latest photos seen on social media, the ex-PM was spotted at a London restaurant with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hussain and other party leaders, including former finance minister Ishaq Dar.

    With netizens not going easy on Nawaz, who was allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment despite his conviction and subsequent jail sentence in a corruption case, and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry also criticising him for dining out while being “seriously ill”, Hussain on Monday stepped up to clarify the situation.

    Speaking to reporters outside Avenfield Apartments, the ailing former premier’s son said that Nawaz had been taken to the restaurant on his doctor’s recommendation as the ex-PM felt claustrophobic at home.

    “We insisted that father visited a restaurant so he could get acclimatised… he left the residence on our insistence,” said Hussain.

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    “Doctors ordered us that Nawaz needed to go on small walks at least twice a day and we paid heed to their recommendation.”

    “Scenes of a meeting in the intensive care unit of a London hospital, the treatment for binge-eating is underway with sheer concentration, all patients are feeling better,” Minister Fawad had sarcastically tweeted earlier in the day.

  • Jordanian princess becomes her country’s first female pilot

    Jordanian princess becomes her country’s first female pilot

    Jordan’s Princess Salma bint Abdullah became the first woman in her country to pass her theoretical and practical pilot training with the Jordanian Armed Forces.

    19 years old princess was presented with her aviation wings by her father in a ceremony at Amman’s Al Husseiniya Palace. Her mother Queen Rania and her elder brother, Crown Prince Hussein were also present at the ceremony.

    The princess graduated from a short commissioning course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in November 2018. She is also not the first female member of the Jordanian royal family to attend the military academy. Her aunt, Princess Aisha bint Hussein, became the first Middle Eastern woman to attend the academy, graduating in 1987.

    Her brother, who is a first lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces, took to social media to congratulate her.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EA29cHx3s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  • PM Imran orders to publicly reveal names of officers ‘stealing’ BISP funds

    PM Imran orders to publicly reveal names of officers ‘stealing’ BISP funds

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has reportedly ordered to publicly reveal the names of 2,543 senior government officers who had added either their own names, or those of their spouses, to the list of beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).

    In a tweet, Sania Nishtar, who serves as the BISP head as well as the special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on social protection and poverty alleviation, had last week said that 2,543 government officers of Grade-17 and above had availed the BISP and had now been “exited” from the programme.

    According to official data, which was also posted on Twitter by Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry, the highest number of government officials availing the BISP was from Sindh. Per the detailed breakdown, 1,122 officers of Grade-17 and above from the province had been BISP beneficiaries.

    The second highest number came from Balochistan, where 741 government officials were signed up for the poverty alleviation scheme. From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 403 government officials availed the BISP, while 137 did so from Punjab.

    From the federal government, 62 officers availed the programme. Additionally, 1 officer of the Pakistan Railways, 22 of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and 49 of Gilgit Baltistan were also marked as undeserving recipients of the BISP. From within the BISP itself, six officers were listed among the beneficiaries.

    With the federal cabinet taking up the matter on Tuesday, PM Imran ordered to publicly reveal the names of the officers benefiting from the programme. “No leniency should be there for those who deprive the poor of their rights,” the premier reportedly said.

    “It is very regretful for us and damaging for the image of the country that officers of grade-17 to grade-20 officers were receiving funds meant for the poor deserving people,” SAPM on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan had said earlier in the day as she announced that a report on the matter would be presented to the premier in the federal cabinet meeting.

    She had also said that a strict action would be taken against those involved.

  • Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar lands in another controversy

    Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar lands in another controversy

    Critically acclaimed playwright Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar has found himself in a sticky situation yet again after a local media outlet reported that he referred to the lead heroine of his film Kaaf Kangana as ‘do takkay ki larki.’

    Late last weeks reports started circulating that Kaaf Kangana actor Eshal Fayyaz was Qamar’s second wife. Both the actor and director came forward and vehemently denied the rumours and reports.

    Read more: No, Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar is not married to ‘Kaaf Kangana’ heroine Eshal Fayyaz

    Meanwhile, The Express Tribune reported that the Meray Paas Tum Ho writer told the publication that he doesn’t want to be associated with “such second-rate women.”

    Qamar’s reported statement caused outrage on social media and people came forward to oppose him and his views.

    https://twitter.com/daanistan/status/1216711327349182464?s=20

    Following the backlash and outrage, Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar took to social media to deny the report and shifted the onus of the words onto the journalist who filed the report. Qamar further said that Eshal is a “very respectable, hardworking girl and I always admire her professionalism.”