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Pakistani actor Fatima Effendi Kanwar has congratulated Indian TV actor Shraddha Arya, who recently got married.
“Congratulations Shraddha Arya on getting married! You made a stunning bride,” she wrote while sharing the throwback pictures with her from her time in India.
Rahul Nagal got married to the Kundali Bhagya diva on November 9.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that electronic voting is the only way to ensure transparency and prevent rigging in the elections, a statement from the PM Office said Thursday.
Actor Salman Saqib took to his Instagram stories to slam this decision by the PM.
The Chupke Chupke star stated that in a country where the electoral petrol pumps are a scam, how can then the digital voting process be transparent?
Actress Areeba Habib liked Salman’s post hinting at her support to his statement.
PM Khan made these comments during a meeting in Islamabad, where he was briefed on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the electoral process.
PM Khan further said that overseas Pakistanis are an asset for Pakistan and they would definitely be involved in the electoral process.
“Overseas Pakistanis are an asset of the country, they must be involved in the election process. Electoral reforms, electronic voting, and voting process for overseas Pakistanis should be completed soon,” he instructed the concerned officials.
On June 10, the National Assembly had passed the Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, which pertains to fair, free and transparent election through the utilisation of technology and modern gadgets.
However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has expressed severe concerns over some clauses in the electoral reforms bill passed by the National Assembly, including voting rights for overseas Pakistanis as well as use of EVMs, and has assessed that many proposed amendments may violate constitutional requirements, reports Dawn.
ECP says the right of vote to overseas Pakistanis cannot be given till the required legislation by parliament is made regarding various practical aspects, including whether they should have extra seats in the Assembly, what kind of procedure should be adopted for them to vote, etc.
ECP says the use of EVMs cannot be adopted till it is determined whether these machines are capable of conducting free and fair elections; whether they can operate in conditions of hot weather, load-shedding, etc.; how the accuracy, secrecy, and transparency of votes can be ensured; and whether without proper testing, the ECP can ensure free and fair elections with these machines.
Veteran actor Bushra Ansari appaered on the first episode of Shaista Wahidi’s morning show. On being asked by the host, the Mera Naseeb star opened up about Bollywood offers on the show.
Bushra stated that she was approached to play Anil Kapoor’s wife in a Bollywood film some years back, which was later taken up by Shefali Shah.
Considering that the only film in which Anil and Shefali worked together in the last decade is Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do which also starred Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra, Bushra would have been a part of this hit ensemble but there were some miscommunication regarding the scripting process.
She added further that two years back, prior to the Pulwama attack she was offered to play Akshay Kumar’s Sikh mother in a big budget film by the biggest production house of India. Akshay was last seen as a Sikh in Karan Johar’s Kesari costarring Parineeti Chopra.
The Pardes diva stated that even the negotiations for the signing amount were formalised.
Although her first Bollywood offer was the art film, Khamosh Paani in 2003 but she couldn’t sign it because of her family life, especially her daughter’s schooling. She was replaced by Bollywood star Kirron Kher in the film.
Actor Adeel Afzal aka Nasaaz from Parizaad has grabbed attention after his exceptional acting in the drama. While talking about Ahmad Ali Akbar, he shared how he helped him during the shoot to portray his character.
The multi-talented and versatile Adeel recently appeared in an interview with ‘Fuchsia Magazine’. Adeel while sharing his journey from the drama serial Parizaad, mentioned that, “During Covid times, I got a call from Zahid, who works for HUM TV. Zahid said that we are working on a script and we have a character for you, will you be able to play this character? I agreed because I had nothing to do at that time. After six months he called me and asked me to come on the set for the shooting of Parizaad, without giving any audition.”
“I enjoyed portraying the role of Nasaaz, because it was quite similar to my own personality and some of the people around me. I was overwhelmed by the response audience gave. The first day at the set was quite tough, in fact I was a bit nervous because of the new people around me,” added Adeel Afzal.
Adeel further said that “Ahmed Ali Akbar has played an important role in highlighting my character. He has always been there for me during my scenes. Before shooting Ahmed came to me and helped me out with my script. His acting and support helped me to portray Nasaaz’s character the way I did.”
Actor Ahsan Mohsin Ikram took to his instagram stories to share a selfie with A-list actor Hania Aamir along with his star wife Minal Khan on a flight.
The trio can be seen bonding well and even posed for a smiling selfie.
Minal and Hania have always been cordial.
Newlyweds were recently seen vacationing in Nathia Gali after a brief trip to Lahore. The Parchayee duo also watched the T20 match between Pakistan and India there.
Minal’s younger brother Huzaifa Khan can also be seen in a picture posted by the Jalan star.
The movie premiere of Khel Khel Mein was held in Karachi last night (Thursday) in Karachi. After the reopening of cinemas, Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan starrer has been released today (November 19) being the first film to release in the post-pandemic era.
The film is based on true events and is set on the backdrop of a university group dwelling into the secrets of 1971’s liberation of East Pakistan.
Celebrities including Fahad Mustafa, Nida Yasir, Yasir Nawaz, Mansha Pasha, Urwa Hocane, Nadia Khan and Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui were spotted at the event.
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Earlier, The trailer launch of the movie was held in Karachi which turned out to be a star-studded affair with celebrities like Fahad Mustafa and Manzar Sehbai gracing the event:
Bollywood diva Preity Zinta welcomes twins with Husband Gene Goodenough. The couple chose surrogacy to become parents. She also revealed the name of her two kids, Jai Zinta Goodenough and Gia Zinta Goodenough.
Preity took to Instagram to reveal, “Hi everyone, I wanted to share our amazing news with all of you today. Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family. We are very excited about this new phase in our lives.”
The Dil Chahta Hai actor also thanked those involved with the pregnancy, “A heartfelt thank you to the doctors, nurses and to our surrogate for being part of this incredible journey. Loads of love and light – Gene, Preity, Jai & Gia.”
Preity married Gene in February 2016 and moved to Los Angeles. Earlier, Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ekta Kapoor and Aamir Khan, among other celebrities, chose surrogacy to have children.
Many Bollywood stars including Nargis Fakhri, Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan congratulated the couple in the comments section of the post.
TikToker Hareem Shah has again hit the headlines for her viral video from the sets of Tabish Hashmi’s chat show, To Be Honest.
In a teaser of the show, Hareem Shah called the Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed during the show, when she was to do so by the host.
“Do you think that if you call him right now, he will pick your call? asked the anchor.
“let’s try”, replied the social media star.
Rasheed told her to call him later citing that he is busy. When she insisted to continue the conversation, he told her to shut up in front of live audience of the show in Karachi.
Hareem recently revealed the identity of her husband by posting a picture with him on her Instagram handle.
The Current recently reached out to Hareem and asked her who the guy in the picture was. The TikToker revealed that the person in the picture is her husband.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham is not generally known to be ‘funny’ but a viral clip from the November 15 episode of ‘The Ingraham Angle’ has grabbed the attention of Netflix’s show YOU fans. The video has generated a lot of laughs although it is obvious Ingraham didn’t realise she was being funny.
Ingraham was chatting with author Raymond Arroyo, a regular guest on her show, about the supposed popularity of “un-woke” television programming. Arroyo asserted, “There is a reason people are in love with ‘Yellowstone,’ Laura. It is an antidote to the politics and all those woke storylines in so many shows today.”
Then he added, “I was watching an episode of You, where measles came up.”
Ingraham interrupted him: “When did I mention measles?”
Arroyo was referring to the Netflix show You, and he kept repeating the name of the show to clear up the confusion. But Ingraham kept thinking he was talking about her show.
“We have never done a measles and vaccine episode,” she said. “Is this a joke? I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“It was on You,” Arroyo repeated. “It was on You.”
“Raymond, I have never had measles, what are you talking about?” she said. “This is stupid.”
And it just kept going:
“It was an episode of a show, Laura.”
“What’s it called?”
“You! You! It’s called You.”
“I’ve never done a show on measles!”
“It is a show called You on Netflix.”
“There’s a show called Laura Ingraham on Netflix … what are you talking about?”
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Penn Badgley, the star of You, even weighed in on the debate on Twitter, writing, “Definitely a bit. His delivery is great tho.”
Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has tied the knot with actress Patralekhaa, after 11 years of friendship. The intimate wedding ceremony took place in Chandigarh, and was attended by the close friends and family of the couple.
“Finally after 11 years of love, romance, friendship and fun, I got married to my everything today, my soulmate, my best friend, my family. Today there is no greater happiness for me than being called your husband Patralekhaa. Here’s to forever .. and beyond.”
The Love games diva wrote in her post: “I got married to my everything today; my boyfriend, my partner in crime, my family, my soulmate…My best friend for the last 11 years! There is no greater feeling than to be your wife! Here’s to our forever…”
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