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  • Mila Kunis raised $35 million for Ukraine relief in less than 30 days

    Mila Kunis raised $35 million for Ukraine relief in less than 30 days

    Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, individuals all over the world have come together to offer monetary and non-monetary relief to the war-torn country. Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher were among the first fundraisers to help.

    The American actress instantly created a GoFundMe page to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees fleeing for their lives. They even kicked off the fund with a $3 million donation of their own, and donations only escalated from there.

    The couple had exceeded their $30 million goal in less than 30 days and then increased it to $40 million. They have raised more than $35.3 million from nearly 73,400 donors as of March 29, 2022.

    DST Global and Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, are among the fund’s major contributors. DST contributed a total of $3.5 million to the cause, with Ellison donating the most money of all, $5 million.

    Several anonymous donors, in addition to many others, gave significant contributions totaling more than $1 million.

    GoFundMe created a hub for verified fundraisers trying to raise money for humanitarian help in Ukraine in the wake of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

    Presently, the hub organizes fundraisers ranging from supporting major humanitarian groups such as ‘Save the Children’ to raising donations for particular Ukrainian families.

    To get verified on the donation hub, GoFundMe’s trust and safety team need to know the identity of the organizer along with how the funds will be used and who they are raising money for.

  • IN PICTURES: Celebrities shower their fathers with wishes and love on Father’s Day 2021

    IN PICTURES: Celebrities shower their fathers with wishes and love on Father’s Day 2021

    Every year the world celebrates Father’s day on the third Sunday of June. This time around despite the pandemic woes, celebrities made sure they empower their fathers with heartfelt social media posts.

    Take a look at some of the sweetest wishes on social media by our celebrities:

  • ‘Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming’: Hira Mani

    ‘Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming’: Hira Mani

    Hira Mani is known for her quirky personality and candid humour. The Do Bol actress has said that the Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming.

    Read more – ‘Don’t let the abuser get by,’ Zara Noor slams Firdous Awan for misconduct

    Hira recently appeared on Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf’s show The Couple Show with her husband Salman Saqib a.k.a Mani. While giving advice to Firdous Ashiq, Mani said that she has changed so many parties that the parties have ended now. Mani also suggested that Awan should leave politics and play games as she is a champion of netball. While commenting on Awan’s make-over, Mani said that her parlor is not doing the right work and must take help from Maryam Nawaz’s makeup artist.

    “Maryam Nawaz has a good makeup artist she should also take services from Maryam Nawaz’s makeup artist,” said Mani, while Hira said: “Not her makeup artist Mani, her doctor.”

    The conversation was done in humour and everyone on the show laughed it off.

  • ‘Don’t let the abuser get by,’ Zara Noor slams Firdous Awan for misconduct

    ‘Don’t let the abuser get by,’ Zara Noor slams Firdous Awan for misconduct

    Zara Noor Abbas has questioned Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan’s misconduct and getting into a physical altercation with the PPP MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail.

    Raising a very important question on Twitter, Zara said: “And had this been a man slapping a woman and abusing her on a talk show. What would have we done to him?”

    Zara further wrote: “But now it’s a man! What will we do now? Please don’t let the abuser get by. Man or woman!”

    The incident occurred when the two appeared on Express News’ talk show, Kal Tak, hosted by Javed Chaudhry. What started as a discussion about the government’s performance and excessive load shedding in parts of the country, turned into a shouting match between the two over the recent train collision in Sindh’s Ghotki district which claimed the lives of more than 60 people.

    Singer and actor Farhan Saeed, also condemned the incident, saying: “Thapar, chantay, galiyan, taney, trolling, memes, judgemental. Which country comes to mind?”

    “Khuda ke liye be a nation and not a crowd, Allah ki kasam Pakistan ko kisi se khatra nahin hai but Pakistanis se ! Abhi bhi time hai, hamesha nahin reheyga,” he added.

    Ali Zafar also agreed with the Sajni singer on his stance.

  • Express TV fires Aamir Liaquat over inappropriate conduct?

    Express TV fires Aamir Liaquat over inappropriate conduct?

    Aamir Liaquat is a controversial name, be it his show or frequent social media scandals, he is always in the news for the wrong reasons.

    Galaxy Lollywood has confirmed the news about Express TV firing Aamir Liaquat due to his problematic media coverage citing reliable sources. Aamir was recently bashed by netizens for being too frank with the female guests on his show such as Saboor Aly and Kinza Hashmi. Another female guest, Nausheen Shah even scolded him on live television for his uncomfortable conduct and use of words.

    His name has also been riled up in controversies recently such as an estranged third wife scandal or bashing by PTI leaders earlier this year. All these controversies have resulted in the channel ending their association with Aamir.

    Drama critic Lubna Faryad recently started a conversation on her show about Aamir’s uncomfortable and vulgar antics, she also mentioned that someone needs to control his conduct on national Television.

    Aamir has also unfollowed Express TV from his official Instagram handle.

  • National Stock Exchange of India accidentally tweets steamy photoshoot of Bollywood actor, deletes later

    National Stock Exchange of India accidentally tweets steamy photoshoot of Bollywood actor, deletes later

    Netizens are continuing to brutally troll the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India for erroneously tweeting a “breathtaking” photoshoot of Bollywood actor Mouni Roy from its official handle on the social networking website.

    The post, which remained on the NSE handle for seven hours, showed Roy in a black sleeveless top with hashtags like “#sexydiva”, “#hotgirl” and “#mouniroyhot”.

    The tweet was later deleted and an apology was issued for what was termed by NSE as “human error”.

    “Today there was an unwanted post on NSE handle at 12:25 pm. It was a human error made by the agency handling NSE account and there was no hacking. Our sincere apologies to our followers for the inconvenience caused,” read the subsequent tweet.

    However, screenshots of the tweet went viral as Twitterati did not let go of the gaffe easily.

    https://twitter.com/Srivis125/status/1348154621651419137

    https://twitter.com/GabbbarSingh/status/1347921085199568896

    What do you think of the blunder? Let The Current know in the comments…

  • VIDEO: Dubai crown prince restricts access to his Mercedes SUV after bird builds nest on it

    VIDEO: Dubai crown prince restricts access to his Mercedes SUV after bird builds nest on it

    Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has cordoned off his car upon finding that a small bird had built a next on its hood, Gulf Today reported.

    As per the details, the crown prince on his Instagram shared a video of the bird nesting on his Mercedes-AMG G63 SUV parked within his residence in Dubai. 

    The video, which Sheikh Hamdan shot at a distance, shows the G-wagon cordoned off with red-and-white tape and he has told all personnel to stay away from the area so as to not disturb the bird.

    Reportedly an avid lover of nature, Sheikh Hamdan regularly shares his experiences across his social media platforms.

    Earlier this week, Hamdan shared videos and photos of the bird building the nest. Ever since, the royal has not been near his car and therefore told everyone to stay off the area.

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    Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the senior wife of Mohammed. He is the second son of their 12 children and the fourth of his father’s children. Hamdan’s elder full brother was Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed.

    He is popularly known as Fazza, the name under which he publishes his poetry, and which means “the one who helps” in Arabic.

    While the crown prince’s Instagram account with more than 10 million followers suggests his hobbies include animals, poetry, sports, photography and adventures, Hamdan Al Maktoum is also a licensed and a well-cultivated equestrian, a skydiver and a scuba diver. 

  • People want Waqar Zaka to be PM after court orders to lift PUBG ban

    People want Waqar Zaka to be PM after court orders to lift PUBG ban

    With the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordering Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to immediately lift the ban imposed on popular online multiplayer game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Pakistanis are taking to social media to praise VJ-turned-television host Waqar Zaka’s efforts in this regard and seek his election as the country’s prime minister (PM).

    Pakistan’s ban on PUBG had been challenged in the Sindh High Court (SHC) by Zaka who had taken to social media to express his outrage as well as “expose” some shady conspiracy theories behind the ban.

    According to the YouTuber, the ban on PUBG, which the authorities said had come after PTA received “numerous complaints against PUBG wherein it was stated that the game is addictive, wastage of time and poses a serious negative impact on the physical and psychological health of children”, was “actually to prevent Pakistani youth from excelling in e-sports”.

    “These are the same people who don’t want our children to become famous around the world, who don’t want our country to generate revenue online, who want to send out a message to the e-sports providers around the world to prevent them from setting up their business here – reason why YouTube never did. These people will not allow us to evolve, a digital revolution needs to be brought,” Zaka had said in a video message.

    With the popular television personality continuing to raise his voice against the ban and separately the IHC on Friday finally ordering PTA to lift it, here’s what people have to say as ‘#ThankYouWaqarZaka’ trends on Twitter in Pakistan.

    https://twitter.com/Qasim6tweets/status/1286562678362779648

    On June 23, Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Zulfiqar Hameed had recommended a ban on the online game.

    The CCPO had taken up the matter with the higher authorities through a letter referring to the death by suicide of a teenage boy, who was an ardent player of the game. It had led to a temporary ban on the game, which was followed by a PTA statement on Thursday, according to which the ban was to stay in place.

  • Jemima reacts after Amir Mateen tries to give her parenting advice

    Jemima reacts after Amir Mateen tries to give her parenting advice

    British journalist, film producer and former wife of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith, has reacted to senior Pakistani journalist and analyst Amir Mateen trying to give her what seemed to be parenting advice.

    As per the details, Jemima recently tweeted about how her son is relieved that he can now play sports “but only with her [due to the lockdown]”, drawing reactions from Pakistani Twitterati among whom she remains immensely popular even years after her separation with cricketer-turned-politician Imran.

    Among netizens reacting to the tweet was Mateen, who said:

    “Sad. He should have [a] normal life and pursue his interests,” Mateen tweeted, which did not seem to sit very well with Jemima.

    Here’s what Mateen had to say in response:

    “It was a joke. [British PM] Boris Johnson announced this eve you can play sports but only with members of your own household,” Jemima said in a subsequent tweet.

    In response to which, Mateen made Jemima realise how “she had lived here long enough to understand that even her jokes are taken seriously in Pakistan”.

    But all’s well that ends well…

    What do you think of this discussion? Let The Current know in the comments.