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  • Maryam Nawaz granted bail in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

    Maryam Nawaz granted bail in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case.

    A two-member bench of the LHC comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem announced the verdict. The legal representatives of Maryam and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) were also present in the court.

    Maryam Nawaz had approached the high court on September 30 seeking post-arrest bail in the CSM case, in which she is suspected of money laundering.

    Following the sudden deterioration in the health of her father, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, she then filed a miscellaneous petition on October 24 seeking immediate bail on the basis of fundamental rights and humanitarian reasons.

    The bench had reserved its verdict in the case on October 31 after both the petitioner and NAB had concluded their arguments.

    In its verdict, the court on Monday directed Maryam to submit her passport with the court besides two surety bonds of Rs100 million each. The court also directed the PML-N leader to deposit Rs70 million separately with the court.

    According to her lawyer, bail has been granted on the merits of the case and not on humanitarian grounds.

    Maryam and her cousin Yousuf Abbas were arrested by NAB on August 8 in the CSM case. Later, on September 25, they were sent to jail on judicial remand by an accountability court in Lahore.

    NAB suspects PML-N president of involvement in money laundering through investments of variable heavy amounts being the main shareholder of the CSM. It has alleged that she was involved in money laundering with the help of some foreigners during the period of 1992-93, when Nawaz was the prime minister.

  • Sarfaraz sacked on PM Imran’s order: report

    Sarfaraz sacked on PM Imran’s order: report

    Pakistan cricket team’s wicket-keeper batsman and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed from his position on direct orders from Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, Cricket Pakistan reported.

    According to the details, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wanted to retain Sarfaraz Ahmed in the same role till the T20 World Cup next year, however, Imran Khan was unhappy with him and forced the decision of his eventual removal.

    Not only this but PCB had earlier also blamed PM Imran for nullifying the No Objection Certificates (NOCs) granted to its players to feature in the upcoming T10 League.

    When players protested against the decision, they were told that the instruction had come from the PM’s office.

    Moreover, according to website ESPNcricinfo, PM Imran had instructed PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani to avoid the T10 League due to the involvement of Indian owners and financial benefactors. The same report cited a probable mutiny by the players in this regard as well.

    Reports further reveal that a PCB official leaked the news to media personnel so that the government could be blamed for the decision. The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is also unhappy with the attitude of the PCB on this matter.

    In this regard, the International Cricket Council (ICC) might also begin investigations to find out if the government is influencing PCB’s decisions.

  • Kartarpur Corridor is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims

    Kartarpur Corridor is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims

    Kartarpur is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims.

    The renovation of the world’s largest Sikh shrine and the construction of Kartarpur Corridor project has been completed. Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally inaugurate the corridor on November 9.

    The official Twitter handle of PM Imran shared night time pictures of the shrine and its surroundings and the results look brilliant.

    PM also waived off the condition of passport for Sikh pilgrims to provide maximum facilities to them on the occasion of Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday.

    A 150 feet high Pakistan flag has been hoisted near the immigration center. The building is painted in white and the finishing has been done in gold.

     Buses will be ready to receive Indian guests from the border. Scanners for checking luggage have also been installed at the gates of Gurdwara Sahib.

    The Kartapur Corridor project will also have a tent village to provide to 10,000 pilgrims and the Mehman Khana to facilitate over 700 pilgrims if they want to stay the night. For the facilitation of pilgrims, a medical emergency center and kiosk area have also been constructed.

  • VIDEO: ‘Gen Bajwa gifted Fazl a perfume after heated argument,’ Klasra claims

    VIDEO: ‘Gen Bajwa gifted Fazl a perfume after heated argument,’ Klasra claims

    Saying that a meeting did take place between Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, senior journalist and analyst Rauf Klasra has revealed further details of the encounter that some say “never took place”.

    A journalist affiliated with a private media outlet had last month quoted the army chief as telling Fazl that “there was no possibility of a minus-Imran Khan concept”.

    In the “important” meeting held ahead of JUI-F’s Azadi March, the journalist had claimed that Gen Bajwa “made it clear to Fazl that they wouldn’t permit destabilisation at a time when the regional situation was critical”.

    While some, including an ex-army official, had denied the claims regarding any meeting between the two, no official statements were made as the journalist claimed it was “common knowledge”.

    With Fazl going ahead with his anti-government protest, staging a sit-in in the federal capital and demanding Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s resignation, Rauf Klasra has two weeks later claimed that not only did the meeting take place, but it also saw a “heated exchange of words” between the COAS and the religio-political party chief.

    “Even though both sides state otherwise, it has been confirmed that the meeting did take place. Not only did it occur, but it was also marred by a heated argument as Maulana Sahib defied the army chief,” Klasra said in a video doing rounds over the internet.

    He claimed that Fazl refused to budge on his plans and the situation got tense enough for the army chief to gift him a perfume on his way out. “My sources say that Maulana was gifted a bottle of perfume to calm him down.”

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    According to earlier claims, Gen Bajwa had reminded Fazl that he was a responsible political leader and must be aware that the regional situation was critical. “The situation on the border with India is volatile due to the Kashmir crisis and Afghanistan’s situation is also a source of trouble.”

    The army chief had reportedly also referred to Iran-Saudi Arabia affairs and told the JUI-F chief that it was not an appropriate time for staging the protest since the economy had been brought on the right track after herculean efforts within the country and abroad.

  • Meray Pass Tum Ho’s next episode promises…nothing?

    Meray Pass Tum Ho’s next episode promises…nothing?

    “Do take ki aurat,” has taken over social media and the Pakistani meme world. The episode was one of the biggest searches on Google yesterday, with people asking what will happen next.

    Meme doing the rounds

    ARY uploaded a ‘coming up next’ for episode 13 but it doesn’t say much….at all. The teaser shows Danish (Humayun Saeed) remembering Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) and her walking with Shehwar (Adnan Siddiqui).

    READ MORE: Passive-Aggressive Danish sweeps in one of the fastest episode in Pak Drama History

    A lot of the shots look as if we have seen them in previous episodes, so here’s to hoping its not one of those ‘remembering’ episodes where Danish and Mehwish are sitting, reminiscing about the past. Boring. Especially after such a big high in episode 12.

  • Illegal wedding in a hospital in Punjab

    Illegal wedding in a hospital in Punjab

    A district Hospital in Chishtian, which is a city in Bhawalnagar district in Punjab, became a wedding hall when the lab-in-charge of the facility arranged the wedding reception of his son at the hospital, ARY News reported on Sunday.

    There were dhol walas present at the wedding

    There were firecrackers and celebrations which continued until the morning, which made life difficult for many patients.

    Dancing outside the hospital

    The ceremony was illegally arranged and the government hospital has yet to take action against the person responsible. The Chief Minister of Punjab has taken notice of the event.

    CM Punjab has taken notice of the event

    The incident is not new to our region. Two years ago a couple got married in UP India, creating the same chaos it did here.

  • Sheheryar Munawar is shooting an ‘exciting’ project with Asim Raza in Turkey

    Sheheryar Munawar is shooting an ‘exciting’ project with Asim Raza in Turkey

    High on the success of his film Parey Hut Love, it appears that Sheheyar Munawar has shot yet another ‘exciting project’ with creative genius Asim Raza in Turkey.

    Pictures of the actor, director and their team at beautiful locales across the country have been silently making their way to social media over the past week.

    Check them out here:

    Watch: The Current Life with Sheheryar Munawar

    The crew
    Asim Raza and his ‘The Vision Factory’ team

    Sheheryar later also posted a picture of himself with Asim on Instagram with the caption, “Had the opportunity of working with this genius again, on a very exciting and ambitious (to say the least) project.”

    We’re pretty curious to know what the duo is up to. Have they started shooting their next film or is it just an advertisement? Guess we’ll have to wait and watch.

    Read more: Sheheryar Munawar reacts to his viral interview with ‘The Current’

    Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with The Current, Sheheryar had said that we will be seeing him next on the big screen “very soon” and it appears that it will be sooner than we expected.

  • The Current Life with Sheheryar Munawar

    The Current Life with Sheheryar Munawar

  • Did Humaima Malick just reveal her relationship status?

    Did Humaima Malick just reveal her relationship status?

    The mystery surrounding Humaima Malick’s relationship status has been intriguing fans for a while now. The actor has been spotted with a mystery man, Akbar Dedhai, on more than one occasion making fans wonder what the deal is.

    In a recent Instagram post, Humaima posted a picture of herself with Akbar and captioned it, “Purest one.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4U-I5qA93K/

    Under another picture, which also had producer Ammara Hikmat in the frame, Humaima wrote, “With people who matter the most. “La Familia.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4JynpsA40b/

    Does that mean Humaima has finally revealed that she is a relationship with Akbar?

    We can’t be too sure because Humaima has previously also shared pictures with her alleged beau. However, they were later deleted.

    Meanwhile, back in Ramazan, Humaima also performed Umrah with Akbar and shared a selfie of the two in Makkah. This led fans to speculate that the two are married because Umrah cannot be performed without a mehram.

    While it does seem that Humaima and Akbar are a couple we can only be sure when the actor makes an official comment on the matter. Till then we’ll have to wait patiently and keep our ‘inner aunty’ in check.

    Humaima was previously married to actor-director Shamoon Abbasi. The two separated after a brief marriage and maintain that they are still friends.

    On the work front, Humaima will be seen next in the much-anticipated The Legend of Maula Jutt.

  • Narcissists are happier, study finds

    Narcissists are happier, study finds

    Narcissistic personality traits — such as superiority and entitlement — have been on the rise in recent years but it appears that it might not be a bad thing after all.

    Many people find narcissists to be challenging to work with but as per this new study, they can easily attract a following of people, are more likely to receive promotions and often get paid more.

    For a study by Queen’s University Belfast, researchers surveyed more than 700 adults who exhibited clinical or “normal” levels of narcissism (which is different from having a narcissistic personality disorder) and asked them about narcissism and mental toughness.

    One of the key findings of the research was that grandiose narcissism can increase mental toughness and this can help to offset symptoms of depression.

    It also found that people who score high on grandiose narcissism have lower levels of perceived stress and are therefore less likely to view their life as stressful.

    The evidence showed that grandiose narcissism tended to be correlated with traits that help you succeed, such as mental toughness, confidence and goal-orientation. And the confidence and sense of accomplishment that people exhibiting grandiose narcissism gained seemed to offset any negative feelings of stress and depression than those traits might otherwise cause.

    Grandiose narcissism appears to correlate positively with healthy self-esteem and extroversion.