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  • Why did Shahid Kapoor stop smoking?

    Why did Shahid Kapoor stop smoking?

    Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor revealed that he has quit smoking for his daughter Misha. Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor appeared on ‘No Filter Neha’, hosted by Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia. During the show, Neha asked him about quitting smoking.

    “I quit smoking a few years ago, after the birth of my daughter Misha. Before that, I used to smoke secretly away from my daughter.”

    He explained, “I quit smoking because I didn’t want to hide and smoke in front of my daughter. That’s the main reason why I decided to quit smoking.”
    The Bollywood superstar shared, “One day, I was hiding and smoking in front of my daughter when suddenly I realized I didn’t want to do this anymore. That was the day I decided to quit smoking.”

    Shahid Kapoor got married to Mira Rajput in 2015, and they have two children, a son named Zain and a daughter named Misha.

  • Imran Riaz is missing again: Three possible reasons why we don’t know where he is right now

    Imran Riaz is missing again: Three possible reasons why we don’t know where he is right now

    Youtuber Imran Riaz Khan is under arrest once again and Pakistanis have a lot to say

    The reason for YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan’s arrest is currently disputed. The journalist was arrested Thursday night.

    Here are three possibilities behind his arrest:

    1. Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing had summoned Khan and journalist Asad Toor, for allegedly being a part of an anti-judiciary campaign on social media platforms, calling them to appear on February 23.

    2. According to court reporter A. Waheed Murad, Imran Riaz has been summoned by Lahore court to present his defence for taking the Darabi Lake contract along with his father in Lahore court.

    3. While his detention is being condemned, he is being criticised for recently resharing an inflammatory post on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision to grant bail to a member of Ahmadiyya community which sparked severe backlash.

    Khan is being criticised for further inciting hate and violence by resharing a hateful post.

    Even though the original post was deleted, his apparent endorsement remains condemnable.

  • Imran Khan to write letter to IMF asking not to give loan to Pakistan over poll rigging

    Imran Khan to write letter to IMF asking not to give loan to Pakistan over poll rigging

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Ali Zafar said on Thursday that PTI founder Imran Khan will write a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bring attention to alleged rigging in the general elections held on February 8.

    “IMF, European Union, and other organisations have their charter that says these organisations will work in a country where there is good governance. For good governance, a country needs to have democracy that requires free and fair elections,” Ali Zafar said while speaking to media outside Adiala Jail.

    The PTI leader and lawyer also alleged that the people’s mandate was stolen, and those who were losing on February 8 were declared winners the next morning.

    “Democracy cannot be run with this fake mandate,” he said, adding that “no organization can give loans to a country where elections are rigged.”

    The prominent lawyer also said that, through a letter, the PTI founder will request that the IMF to send a monitoring team to look at the matter of poll rigging first and then give loans to Pakistan.

    He also mentioned that “any loan to the government that doesn’t have people’s mandate will not be in favour of Pakistan.”

  • When will New Zealand cricket team come to Pakistan?

    When will New Zealand cricket team come to Pakistan?

    A series of five T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand is scheduled to be played in April. The T20 series is likely to be held between April 13 and 23, and the cricket boards of both countries have started discussions about arrangements.

    Sources say that the five T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Lahore and Rawalpindi.

    Geo news has said that the West Indies women’s cricket team is scheduled to come to Pakistan in the second week of April and Karachi is scheduled to host the series of the West Indian women’s cricket team.

  • Tom Cruise ends relationship with Elsina Khayrova

    Tom Cruise ends relationship with Elsina Khayrova

    Tom Cruise and his girlfriend Elsina Khayrova, who lives in Britain but is originally from Russia, have reportedly broken up.
    According to reports, Elsina, 37, who is well-known in London’s social circles, and Cruise, 61, seemed to have a close relationship. However, they broke up during a recent meeting in London earlier this month.

    It’s reported that Tom Cruise met Khayrova’s children earlier this week. Elsina and her ex-husband got divorced in 2020.
    The couple attended a charity gala dinner in London separately, supporting the Air Ambulance Charity.
    Tom Cruise and Elsina Khayrova were neighbors in the same London block, and their friendship began last year.

  • Which Bollywood actress has the most money?

    Which Bollywood actress has the most money?

    Bollywood stars like Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, and Deepika Padukone started their careers almost at the same time.
    Like all actors, they earn money not just from movies but also from appearing in events and advertisements.
    Katrina Kaif, for example, makes around INR 3.5 crores for performing at weddings and other events. Plus, she earns from promoting brands and posting on social media.

    Estimates and various online reports suggest that Katrina Kaif has a net worth of around 2.24 billion Indian rupees.
    Anushka Sharma, on the other hand, reportedly charges much less but still works in big movies, earning around INR 130 to 150 million for a film.
    Reportedly, Anushka Sharma has an overall net worth of 3.06 billion Indian rupees.

    Similarly, Deepika Padukone has also worked in many successful Bollywood films and is estimated to have a net worth of 5 billion Indian rupees.
    According to Indian media, Deepika Padukone is clearly leading in terms of wealth in this race, being 123 percent richer than Katrina Kaif, who is in third place.

  • Shehbaz, Zardari want a new President before Senate elections

    Shehbaz, Zardari want a new President before Senate elections

    After the power sharing deal, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are thinking about holding the Presidential election before the Senate election, as per The News.

    According to Article 41(5), “…an election to fill a vacancy in the office of president shall be held not later than thirty days from the occurrence of the vacancy; provided that, if the election cannot be held within the period aforesaid because the National Assembly is dissolved, it shall be held within thirty days of the general elections to the Assembly.”

    The newly elected assemblies will take their oaths by February 29, and a new government will be in place by March 2.

    According to sources with The News, PML-N and their allied parties want the presidential election to be conducted on March 8, before the Senate polls.

    On the other hand, PPP leader Senator Farooq H Naek said that according to law, presidential elections can be held 30 days after general polls.

    “This means that the presidential election is to be held before March 9,”  he said

  • Olly Stone ruled out of Pakistan Super League

    Olly Stone ruled out of Pakistan Super League

    Multan Sultan’s fast bowler Olly Stone has been ruled out of HBL Pakistan Super League season 9.

    Earlier fast bowler Reece Topley was ruled out of the Sultan’s squad and Olly Stone had joined in replacement of Reece Topley. Now PSL franchise Multan Sultan has confirmed that Olly Stone has been ruled of the squad due to an injury in his groin and Multan Sultans will apply for his replacement in due course.

  • Suspect involved in social media campaign against CJP Qazi Isa arrested

    Suspect involved in social media campaign against CJP Qazi Isa arrested

    Authorities have arrested a social media user suspected of being involved in a threatening campaign against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, Geo reports.

    Sources of The News identified the suspect as a social media user named Abdul Wasay, who lives in Rawalpindi. They said he used social media to run a “threatening campaign” against CJP Isa, where he threatened the chief justice and tried to damage his reputation.

    “The rest of the people involved in the campaign will be identified and legal action will be taken against them,” the sources claimed.
    The government has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate people who have been spreading harmful information on social media about Supreme Court judges, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and government officers.

    The JIT has been tasked to investigate mainly three specific points, according to a notification.

    “To ascertain facts behind malicious social media campaign attempting to malign the image of honourable judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, to identify and to bring the culprits to book in accordance with the relevant laws and cause presentation of challans in the courts concerned, and to recommend measures for prevention against the occurrence of such incidents in future,” read the notification.

  • Man and woman honour-killed in Kohistan

    Man and woman honour-killed in Kohistan

    A woman and a man were shot dead, allegedly by the woman’s father and brother in the Kolai Pallas area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohistan district in an act of ‘honour’ killing, reports Dawn.

    The police reached Bar Paro in Kolai Pallas and found two bodies lying in a pool of blood. The deceased were identified as Ubaidullah of Ghato, Sherakot, and Baloo Bibi of Bar Paro, who were allegedly shot dead by her father Angeel and brother Muhammad Islam.

    As per the FIR, the two suspects fled the scene after committing the crime, following which the police launched an investigation.

    In November, a girl was killed allegedly by her father on the orders of a jirga in the Barsharyal area after social media pictures showed her and her friend in the company of two unrelated boys in their village, an act considered taboo in the area. The other girl was rescued by the police.

    A similar incident had been reported a decade ago where five women cheering for a dancing boy in the video were allegedly killed, along with the boy’s four brothers, on the orders of a local jirga. The alleged killings captured international attention, and then-Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry took suo motu notice of the incident.