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  • ‘Don’t destroy a masterpiece’: Pakistani Twitter hits back after Bollywood decided to recreate Pasoori

    ‘Don’t destroy a masterpiece’: Pakistani Twitter hits back after Bollywood decided to recreate Pasoori

    Bollywood news outlets have announced that the massively popular Ali Sethi and Shae Gill hit ‘Pasoori’ is being remade for the upcoming film ‘Satyaprem Ka Katha’ which will star Kiara Advani and  Kartik Aaryan.

    Bollywood Hungama reports that a source close to the film said:

    The shoot will take place tomorrow and it will be shot in Mumbai over a period of two days. The set is being put up and the team is ready to unleash their final brahmastra in the release week. The song, Pasoori, is extremely popular in the digital world and the team is hoping to recreate the same magic.”

    Since this news broke out on Twitter, Pakistani fans have slammed Bollywood for plagiarising yet another brilliant single from Pakistani singers, because kya Nach Punjaban aap logon kay liye kaafi nahi tha?

    https://twitter.com/ShantanuNagar/status/1671173235650576385?s=20

    Some had to point out that Pakistani actors and singers are banned from Bollywood, but their songs can be misused this way.

    https://twitter.com/HypocriteAman__/status/1671169458285735937?s=20
  • Latif Khosa terminated for crossing ‘red line’

    Latif Khosa terminated for crossing ‘red line’

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab president, Rana Farooq Saeed, has terminated party membership of former Governor of Punjab, Latif Khosa, over crossing what the party has dubbed a “red-line”.

    PPP Punjab president accused Khosa of blackmailing party leadership when his plea to appoint his son as Attorney-General of Pakistan (AGP) was denied.

    Rana Farooq Saeed, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, said that Latif Khosa wanted to see his son Khurram Khosa as attorney-general, however, when his demand was not met due to certain reasons, he resorted to “blackmail”.
    “We don’t want Latif Khosa and his son to cross the red line of the party and Khurram should stop saying (unfounded) big things (against the party), otherwise, they will be paid back in the same coin,” he warned.

    Latif Khosa had said in a news conference at Lahore High Court on June 17 that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari should not be part of Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet.

    Separately, PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan and Sardar Latif Khosa met Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial on Tuesday to discuss important legal matters.

    On June 15, unidentified persons attacked the residence of Latif Khosa, in the Defense area of Lahore.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday visited Khosa’s residence demanding strict action against those involved in the attack.

  • Modi fan Elon Musk says Tesla will be in India soon

    Modi fan Elon Musk says Tesla will be in India soon

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla and the world’s richest man Elon Musk, in New York on Wednesday.

    “Great meeting you today @elonmusk! We had multifaceted conversations on issues ranging from energy to spirituality,” Modi wrote in his tweet along with a picture of Musk.

    Musk retweeted Modi’s quote and wrote, “Great conversation with Narendra Modi.”

    “I am confident that Tesla will be in India and will do so as soon as humanly possible,” Musk told reporters after meeting Modi.

    “We do not want to jump the gun on an announcement but I think it is quite likely that it will be a significant investment in our relationship with India,” he said. “I would like to thank the prime minister for his support and hopefully we will be able to announce something in the not so distant future.”

    Read more: Former Twitter CEO says Modi Govt threatened to shut down platform in India

    In a different statement, Musk as reported by Indian Express, said that he was a fan of Modi, and that “India has more promise than any large country in the world. He (PM Modi) really cares about India because he is pursuing us to make significant investments in India.”

    India is great for solar energy investment, the American magnate said, describing his talks with the prime minister as “excellent.”

    The Indian PM’s meeting with Twitter’s CEO comes a few days after Co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, in an interview with YouTube channel Breaking Points talked about censorship requests he received from the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    A reporter asked for Musk’s reaction on Jack Dorsey’s statement to which he replied, “Twitter does not have any choice but to obey local governments”

    “We will do our best to provide the freest speech that is possible under the rule,” he added.

    The Indian Prime Minister is on a four-day visit to the US.

  • ‘You will see progress in Karachi’; Murtaza Wahab has promised to keep

    ‘You will see progress in Karachi’; Murtaza Wahab has promised to keep

    Murtaza Wahab, newly elected mayor of Karachi, has said in a press conference on Tuesday that he and his party want to get to work. “You will see progress in Karachi now,” he promised.

    He mentioned that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will do practical work with clear methods.
    Murtaza Wahab also stated that to fulfill legal requirements, him and Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah will be elected as Chairman from a union committee within 10 days.

    Stressing that solving municipal issues is their priority, Wahab stated that they will change the old sewage system and in this way, people’s problems can be solved permanently.
    “Transport problem in Karachi is also our priority,” he pointed out.

    “We have already fulfilled the promise for public buses with the people of Karachi and still work is continuing on Red and Yellow line service,” the mayor observed.

  • Bushra Ansari thinks Pakistanis shouldn’t get too many holidays for Eid

    Bushra Ansari thinks Pakistanis shouldn’t get too many holidays for Eid

    Veteran actress Bushra Ansari might have a lot of jokes up her sleeve, but this time the nation isn’t laughing with her.

    Taking to Instagram, the veteran actress shared a news clip from FHM Pakistan about a government announcement giving Pakistanis five days off for Eid.

    The government has not allotted five days for Eid holidays, but today the federal government announced that three holidays will be granted from June 29 till 1st July, 2023 for those working five days a week.

    To the ‘Dolly Ki Ayegi Barat’, this wasn’t really good news as she lamented in the post:

    “Ma Sha Allah. This nation needs to work day and night to progress in life.. but why do we want to have so many holidays…3 days are more than enough..kaam karlo kaam. Bus chuttiyon ka bahana chahiye.”

    The comment did not sit well with many Pakistanis who felt that the actress had an entitled and elitist approach towards people who have to work hard throughout the year to make a living, and deserved time off for relaxation. One user commented:

    “Many people have to move from their workplace to hometowns for celebrating Eid. They have to spend hefty amounts in the name of fares. 4 to 5 public holidays will let them celebrate, take rest and meet their beloved ones.”

    “Ask those who work 9 to 5”, another user wrote.

  • ECP decides to indict Imran, Fawad and Asad in contempt case

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday decided to indict former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry and former finance minister Asad Umar in a contempt case.

    As per ECP’s verdict, the three political leaders would be indicted on July 11, with the body ordering them to appear before the panel in personal capacity.
    Nisar Durrani, a member of the ECP from Sindh, presided over the four-person commission that heard the contempt case and announced its reserved verdict regarding the PTI’s objections.

    The ECP last year issued contempt notices, in exercise of its powers of contempt, against PTI chief Imran Khan and party leaders for allegedly using “intemperate” language against the chief election commissioner and ECP. The electoral body asked them to appear in person or through their counsels before the commission to explain their position.

    PTI leaders, instead of appearing, challenged the verdict in various high courts, before The Supreme Court (SC) in January this year, allowed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to continue its proceedings against the PTI leaders.

  • Pakistanis to get three holidays on Eid

    Pakistanis to get three holidays on Eid

    The federal government has approved a three-day holiday on account of Eid ul Azha from June 29 to July 1st.
    The holidays are as follows:
    • June 29 and 30, 2023 (Thursday and Friday) for the offices observing five days working in a week.
    • June 29 to July 1, 2023 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) for the offices observing 6 days working in a week.”

    The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced the sighting of Zill Hajj moon a day earlier on Monday, meaning that Eid ul Azha will be celebrated on June 29 across the country.
    Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has confirmed the moon sighting.
    Representatives of the ministry of religious affairs were also part of the meeting and the decision was announced after taking input from zonal committees of Ruet-e-Hilal.

  • Did Bilawal Bhutto push away Nabeel Gabol?

    Did Bilawal Bhutto push away Nabeel Gabol?

    A video of an interaction between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and party leader Nabeel Gabol is being widely shared on social media platforms.

    The video, filmed during the oath ceremony of Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Salman Murad as mayor and deputy mayor of Karachi respectively, shows the PPP head seemingly pushing Gabol away. The ceremony was held at Polo Ground on Monday.

    Social media users are making different assumptions regarding the interaction between Bilawal and Gabool. Some assumed that Bilawal’s cold behaviour with Nabeel Gabol was because of his repeated insensitive comments about rape.

    However, Sindh Labour and Human Resources Minister and PPP leader Saeed Ghani has clarified in a tweet that the video being shared on social media is incomplete and the PPP chairman and Nabeel Gabol had a short conversation in a casual way.

    “This is incomplete video, all happened in front of me. Chairman @BBhuttoZardari did listen him for some time & then Salman Murad came at that time Chairman said in the lighter way ‘saari batain yahan karoge kiya,’”

  • ‘Her parents were against it’: Naseeruddin Shah opens up about obstacles to marrying Ratna Pathak

    Bollywood veteran Naseeruddin Shah is perhaps the closest thing to a creative genius we have seen so far, but the one thing that outshines him is his marriage to fireball actress Ratna Pathak, who is equally witty and blunt about the faults in the industry as him.

    However, it wasn’t quite easy for the ‘Mirza Ghalib’ actor to marry his soulmate, as he recently revealed in an interview with Humans Of Bombay. Shah said that it took him seven years to convince Ratna’s parents to allow her to marry him.

    “Her parents were against it because I was married before and I was a drug addict. I was an ill-tempered man and all that sort of thing. But, she didn’t pay heed to any of that. In between, she went to drama school for three years. But we were practically living together. So when she moved in with me, it was like the most normal thing in the world.”

    Shah revealed that it was love at first sight for him while acting in a play with film maker Satyadev Dubey, and they got closer during rehearsals:

    “I just felt I’d like to know this person. Over the process of rehearsals, we got to know each other. I think she also liked what she saw. It’s been a great blessing because we have stood by each other through thick and thin. She has stood by me rather through thick and thin, through very difficult times, and through very good times. I think the main reason for that is because we have remained friends – that’s the most important thing.”

    Gushing about the ‘Kapoor and Sons’ actress, Shah declared that he loved how Ratna had stuck by him through thick and thin, which had resulted in a beatiful partnership and friendship between the two:

    “Ratna was a blessing for me. In hindsight, she probably deserved better—I had been married before and was a drug addict when I met her. In fact, her parents never approved of our match. But Ratna being who she was, never paid any heed to it. We never paid any heed to it. We knew we wanted to be together and that’s what we did. And that resulted in this beautiful partnership and friendship that we share to this day. I consider myself very lucky to have had Ratna with me through every thick and thin, and every sadness and happiness. It’s beautiful how we still find something new about each other every day, even after all this time–something more to love and cherish about the other person. More than anything else, that is what I live for.”

  • ‘Left the party in difficult times’; PTI strikes back at Asad Umar

    ‘Left the party in difficult times’; PTI strikes back at Asad Umar

    Asad Umar, former secretary-general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has stirred a hornet’s nest by stating in an interview with ARY’s Kashif Abbasi that he does not agree with party Chairman Imran Khan’s strategies. Umar also criticised the former Prime Minister for not negotiating with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
    “I had told Khan, things are not going in the right direction,” he remarked.

    “I told Chairman PTI to not close the doors for talk with other stakeholders but he didn’t listen and it is the fundamental reason for me resigning from my party position,” the former Finance Minister told Abbasi.

    During the interview Kashif asked Umar if he had gotten any deal offers, to which Asad said that he is getting invitations from the Istehkam-e-Pakistan party.

    PTI took exception to Asad Umar’s statement, condemning what he said. The party spokesperson asked Asad Umar that if he had issues with the party’s strategy then why didn’t he leave his position at that time.

    “Ambiguity and confusion are evident in Asad Umar’s thoughts; Asad Umar’s claims that he stepped down from the duties of secretary general due to disagreements over the chairman’s strategy appear to contradict reality,” the statement read.

    It is further mentioned in the party’s statement that Asad Umar left the party alone in difficult times.

    The statement further added that Asad Umar is well aware of the efforts made by PTI to talk to other political parties about national interest.