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  • Sharmila Faruqi trolled for taking a dig at Hamza & Naimal’s honeymoon

    Sharmila Faruqi trolled for taking a dig at Hamza & Naimal’s honeymoon

    Newlyweds Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar are currently celebrating their European honeymoon. Naimal regularly updates their fans about their whereabouts and post cutesy pictures of herself and her husband as they enjoy their holiday.

    The other day, Sharmila Faruqi threw shade at the couple for having a simple wedding but a lavish honeymoon.

    “Shaadi saadgi se par honeymoon Paris main,” the politician had written under the picture of Hamza and Naimal in front of Eiffel Tower.

    Hamza’s close friends Vasay Chaudhry and Ammara Hikmat stepped in to defend the actor and his wife and trolled Sharmila for owning assets beyond her means.

  • Abrar Ul Haq serves major nostalgia with ‘Billo’ for Coke Studio 12

    Our favourite Punjabi singer of all times Abrar ul Haq has served a major dose of nostalgia with the remake of his iconic Billo for Coke Studio Season 12.

    The six-minute song is a fun and quirky rendition of the original and we are glad to say that the producers of the song did not ruin it. Instead, the background singers were a nice touch and the song transported us straight back to the 90s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBxrpNO3EV0

    Billo has become such a hit that it was trending on Twitter and has received more than 200K hits in just five hours. The rap in the song has also been appreciated by audiences.

    https://twitter.com/Zi99Ham/status/1187688554832551936?s=20

    https://twitter.com/abubakar2496/status/1187708765224816641?s=20

    Coke Studio 12 with Rohail Hyatt as the producer is flying high. The opening song of the season, Wohi Khuda Hai, by Atif Aslam was a smashing success.

  • What is Halloween & how it is trending in Pakistan?

    What is Halloween & how it is trending in Pakistan?

    Halloween parties are a big thing in schools, universities as well as at private events. They are no doubt a lot of fun and the spooky decor and trick or treating make it even more entertaining. However, many people do not know what Halloween is.

    For starters, Halloween is celebrated every year on 31st October and this year Halloween falls on Thursday, October 31. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.

    According to tradition, the concept of Halloween was introduced by the Celts, a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe. The Celts lived 2,000 years ago and celebrated their new year on November 1.

    Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred. Hence, on the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

    How is Halloween relevant to Pakistan?

    Google trends show that Halloween was one of the highest searches in Pakistan in the past day. It was majorly searched in Islamabad, Punjab, and Sindh. 

    Meanwhile, when we observe other searches relevant to Halloween, Google Trends shows that Halloween celebration, costume and Halloween costumes were searched by most people in Pakistan.  

  • #TheCurrentWala reviews red sauce pasta

    #TheCurrentWala reviews red sauce pasta

  • Bail granted to ailing ex-PM Nawaz

    Bail granted to ailing ex-PM Nawaz

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday granted bail on medical grounds to former prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, who has been admitted to the hospital ever since a precarious decrease in his platelet count.

    According to reports, ailing Nawaz’s bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case came after the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not challenge the plea.

    A two-member bench, headed by Justice Baqar Najafi, had heard the petition. The anti-corruption watchdog’s prosecutor told the court that “every life, including that of Nawaz Sharif, is precious”, adding that the former premier’s condition was treatable.

    After a struggle of three days, a six-member medical board, headed by Services Hospital Principal Ayaz Mahmood, had on Thursday diagnosed the reason for Nawaz’s declining health.

    “It is acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder, in which the immune system destroys platelets,” a board member had told Dawn. “We are hopeful that his condition will improve in a few days.”

    Doctors have said that the disease is treatable.

    On Friday, Dr Ayaz submitted a detailed medical report of the former premier. He told the court that a medical board, which also includes Nawaz’s personal physician, meets twice every day to discuss the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo’s condition.

    Earlier in the day, Nawaz’s lawyer Ashtar Ausaf told the court that the former premier’s condition was “extremely serious”.

    Dr Ayaz told the court that Nawaz’s platelet count was constantly reducing, adding that the hospital had conducted tests to see if Nawaz was suffering from dengue.

    “We inject platelets every day but they destruct every day,” Dr Ayaz said and added that something or the other was destroying the ex-PM’s platelets.

    He said that steroids will have to be injected in order to treat Nawaz.

    “We have to conduct a bone marrow test but we cannot inject a needle in Nawaz Sharif’s bone.”

    Dr Ayaz informed the court that Nawaz is a diabetes patient and is suffering from several other ailments as well.

    The bench told the doctor to apprise the court about Nawaz’s recent condition by 12 pm and adjourned the hearing until later in the day.

    An accountability court had earlier this month granted NAB a 14-day physical remand of Nawaz in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. The remand expired today.

  • Adnan Siddiqui is producing a rom-com starring Imran Ashraf & Momin Saqib

    It’s raining films. Three news films – Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, Money Back Guarantee and now Dum Mastam – have been announced just this week for 2020.

    Adnan Siddiqui, who is currently creating waves with his latest drama Meray Paas Tum Ho, took to social media to announce the film, it’s cast, writer, director and that his production house, Cereal Entertainment will be producing the film.

    Dum Mastam, which is a rom-com, starres Imran Ashraf, Amar Khan and social media sensation Momin Saqib. Amar has penned the script of the film while Superstar director Ehteshamuddin will be directing the film.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A6K8BHXGa/

    Imran also shared the news on his Instagram account as did Amar. Amar wrote that her “years-long dream” is finally coming true.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AyE74FzEK/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AzhA3pxzZ/

    Meanwhile, Humayun Saeed congratulated Imran on signing his first film and wished him success and luck.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4BDW-8JRNw/

    Moreso, in case you missed it back then, The Current shot a fun video with Momin in which he showcased his brilliant comic skills. You don’t want to miss this one.

  • ‘Gone but never forgotten’: Wasim Akram pens emotional note for late wife

    ‘Gone but never forgotten’: Wasim Akram pens emotional note for late wife

    Former captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team Wasim Akram, on the 10th anniversary of his late wife Huma Mufti Akram, penned an emotional note in her memory.

    Sharing a collage of their two sons, Tahmoor (23) and Akbar (19), Akram wrote on Instagram, “You will never be forgotten, you gave me the biggest gifts of all and they continue to grow and carry on your spirit.”

    “Gone but never forgotten, you are always in our hearts,” wrote the 53-year-old former cricketer.

    We’re not crying, you are.

    Huma Mufti was Wasim’s first wife. The two tied the knot in 1995 and were married for fifteen years before Huma’s untimely death in October 2009. She died of multiple organ failure at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. They had two sons together.

    In August 2013, Akram got married to Shaniera Thompson, whom he had met on a visit to Melbourne in 2011 while participating in a Poker tournament at Crown Casino. Wasim and Shaniera, who are one of the country’s leading power couples, have a daughter, Aiyla together.

  • Murad Saeed’s Pakistan Post to serve over Rs100 million blow to exchequer: report

    Murad Saeed’s Pakistan Post to serve over Rs100 million blow to exchequer: report

    The state-owned postal service, Pakistan Post, has awarded the contract for running its Centralised Software System at a high cost of Rs130 million per annum — almost double than the actual cost — to a single bidder, The Express Tribune reported.

    According to reports, the postal service has rejected offers of several other IT firms, including that of an old service provider that ran a similar project at a cost of Rs70 million per annum for seven years till 2018.

    The move, reports said, will result in a loss of around Rs100-120 million to the national exchequer over the next two years.

    IT experts, familiar with the services provided by Pakistan Post, have said that the competitive bid should not exceed Rs80 million in any case and it was higher by Rs50 million per year.

    According to reports, the rest of the technical bids were deliberately rejected to avoid price comparison and allow the remaining one technically qualified bidder to demand the amount as it liked.

    Furthermore, established IT players with more experience of running similar projects have complained that the contract was awarded to a new and unknown entrant called AIMS without any proper comparison of experience.

    The rest of the IT firms were of the view that if the tender was floated again and was fairly evaluated, a maximum cost of close to Rs80 million would have to be borne, and it would have saved the national exchequer around Rs100 million over the two-year validity period of the contract.

  • Everything you need to know about Tiktok star Hareem Shah

    Everything you need to know about Tiktok star Hareem Shah

    The recent video of a TikToker Hareem Shah at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has stirred a major controversy. While we all wonder how she managed to enter the office, many people do not know who this famous TikToker is.

    For those who are completely in the dark, TikTok is a social media video app for creating and sharing short lip-sync, comedy, and music videos.

    Hareem is one of the app’s most famous users with more than a million followers. She mostly makes videos with her friend Sandal Khattak. Other than that, details of Hareem’s private life are tightly under wraps and she refuses to share any details about it.

    What’s interesting is that the Tiktoker has made videos with a plethora of famous personalities including Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan, Moammar Rana, Iftikhar Thakur, Fiza Ali and Abdul Razaaq.

    Speaking about the MoFA on a morning show, Hareem said that she entered the office like a normal visitor after a complete security check and doesn’t understand why people are overreacting to her video.

    According to latest reports, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken notice of the video and an investigation is underway.

  • The Current reviews ‘Khaas’

    The Current reviews ‘Khaas’