Category: Lifestyle

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  • How do celebs boost their energy?

    How do celebs boost their energy?

    For a healthy and happy fast one must drink a lot of refreshing, healthy drinks to stay hydrated throughout the day. These easy-to-make Iftar drinks will energize you, revive your senses and prepare your drained body for next day’s fasting. The Current is making the celeb’s favorite iftar and sehri. Here are the seasonal drink recipes of renowned TV anchors.

    Hamid Mir’s Mint Lemonade

    Have you ever seen Hamid Mir lose his cool? Well, we haven’t either and we’ve found out the secret behind this. One of Pakistan’s renowned journalist, Hamid Mir, likes to have Mint Lemonade for aftari. Here’s how you can make one for yourself too and beat this heat.

    Syed Shafaat Ali’s Falsa Juice

    From an impressionist to an actor, Syed Shafaat Ali has emerged to hail the comedy and entertainment industry.The man who entertains us to the fullest has a very seasonal favorite drink for iftar.

    Rabia Anam’s Watermelon juice

    Watermelon is a wonderful summer gift from nature and craving for a chilled yummy drink is right on point before iftar. Rabia Anam, who is hosting Geo’s Ramazan Transmission this year likes to drink watermelon juice in iftar. Here is an upscaled version of her favorite iftar drink.

  • ‘One-ring’ scam is targeting Pakistanis via phone calls

    ‘One-ring’ scam is targeting Pakistanis via phone calls

    A one-ring scam is targeting Pakistanis on mobile phones. A number of citizens received phone calls from unknown international numbers.

    The phone call ends with a missed call notification on the receiving end, urging the receiver to call back. The scam tricks thousands of users into dialing an international number and hence exposing them to the risk of getting charged heavily for the connecting fee, and huge per-minute charges.

    A user who received a call from this scam ring shared a
    message on Whatsapp which reads

    “Very
    Very Urgent …

    Please pass this message to your family and friends NOW.
    People have been receiving calls from
    Tel: +375602605281
    Tel: +37127913091
    Tel: +37178565072
    Tel: +56322553736
    Tel: +37052529259
    Tel: +255901130460 or any number starting from +371 +375 +381
    These guys only ring once and hang up. If you call back, they can copy your contact list in 3 sec and if you have a bank or credit card details on your phone, they can copy that too
    +375 code is for Belarus.
    +371 code is for Lativa.
    +381 Serbia.
    +563 Valparaiso.
    +370 Vilnius.
    +255 Tanzania.
    Don’t answer or Call back.
    Also, Don’t Press #90 or #09 on your Mobile when asked by any caller.
    It’s a new trick which is used to access your SIM card, make calls at your expense and frame you as a criminal.
    URGENTLY FORWARD this message to as many friends as you can to stop any intrusion!!!”

  • Karachi students developed speaking glove

    Karachi students developed speaking glove

    Karachi students of Usman Institute of Technology have invented a smart glove called ‘Speech Generator Glove’ that can turn Pakistani Sign Language into audible speech.

    Speech Generator Glove weighs around 300 grams
    and can convert 28 Urdu words into sentences.

    The students say they are working to add more
    Urdu words into the glove’s dictionary. The Speech Generator Glove’s total word
    capacity is of 3,000 words.

  • Women who love omelette in sehri

    Women who love omelette in sehri

    Omelet Paratha is the favorite Sehri of most of us. It is yummy, easy and fast to make. We all crave for a fancy omelette and so do our female politicians.

    HinaButt is not only a politician but an entrepreneur, a mother and most importantly a fan of Maryam Nawaz. She likes to eat Spinach and feta omelette in Sehri. Here is the recipe for her favorite Sehri.

    Sherry Rehman, Senator, former ambassador to the US, former MNA, mover and shaker of many bills, former journalist, and a worldclass traveller. 
    She’s seen it all, but for sehri, she likes what every single Karachite does. Here’s how you can make her favorite Sehri Mai Khaana.

  • What does Mahira Khan eat in iftar?

    What does Mahira Khan eat in iftar?

    TheCurrentWala ko pasand hai Mahira Khan ki acting aur Mahira ko pasand hai Palak Kay pakoray. Watch her favourite iftar recipe made by our local chef.

  • Parvez Elahi’s Cereal

    Parvez Elahi’s Cereal

  • Sheikh Rasheed’s Chanay ka Salan

    Sheikh Rasheed’s Chanay ka Salan

  • Spinach and Feta Omelette

    Spinach and Feta Omelette

  • How to drink eight glasses of water in Ramazan

    How to drink eight glasses of water in Ramazan

  • Lost in Lahore

    Lost in Lahore