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  • Sindh high Court directs PTA, FIA to remove offensive content regarding Kubra Khan

    Sindh high Court directs PTA, FIA to remove offensive content regarding Kubra Khan

    Actor Kubra Khan announced on her social media page on Thursday that she was officially filing a case against Adil Farooq Raja, who runs the twitter and Youtube account @soliderspeaks. In her post, Khan revealed that these past four days were incredibly difficult for her and her family, after she suffered from ferocious bullying and watched her pictures being used inappropriately.

    The actress further elaborated that she was exercising her constitutional rights as a Pakistani and relying on the law to protect her own dignity, as well as other hard working, independent women who were facing the same slander. Here is her full statement:

    “The past four days.. have been so difficult for me and my family that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to explain in words. I couldn’t wrap my head around as to why anyone would do this to me.. even after it was clarified that my name or initials were misinterpreted why was I still getting bullied so ferociously. Even before I reacted.. why were my pictures being used in such a inappropriate manner.. and then I realized.. because no one’s ever put a stop to it. Because we’re so used to being quiet. Until this story die, another arises to do the same damage just because we didn’t speak up. But enough is enough
    So This is me, exercising my constitutional rights as a Pakistani and relying on our law to protect my dignity and this is me saying what I want to say for all the hard working independent woman out there who are insulted daily. I’m not gonna stand here and say I stood up for every woman out there but I will say that I stood up so that from now on if a situation like this arises, every woman and man out there knows that standing up for yourself is your RIGHT!

    So now.. I leave it in your hands, Our law Implementors and God’s Hands. I rest my case.”

    The actress had also posted a picture of the order of Sindh High Court to PTA and FIA to remove the offensive content and pictures related to Khan.

    On her Instagram account, other Lollywood actors like Usman Mukhtar, who had previously worked with Khan in Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay, and celebrities like Osman Khalid Butt, Yumna Ziadi and Aima Baig sent their love and support to the actress.

  • Man spends Rs5.1 million to look like a wolf

    A man in Japan spent 3,000,000 yen (Rs 5.1 million) to look like a wolf.

    The extremely customised wolf outfit was created by Zeppet. Photos of the finished project were uploaded to their Instagram account.

    The customer, who did not wish to be named, said, “Because of my love for animals since childhood and some realistic animal suits appearing on TV, I dreamed of ‘being one someday’.”
    “We checked images of real wolves to discuss the smallest details until we incorporated many features in the specifications,” he added.

    “At the final fitting, I was amazed at my transformed self in the mirror. It was a moment when my dream came true. My order to ‘look like a real wolf walking on hind legs’ was difficult, but the complete suit looked exactly like what I imagined,” he further added.

    “Not only did the specs perfectly cover all of my preferences, but the ventilation slit for the wearer’s comfort and the devices that let the wearer put it on without help showed me that the designers paid close attention to the wearer’s comfort,” he said.

  • Zara Noor Abbas blasts troll for accusing her of flaunting religious practices ‘after spreading vulgarity’

    Zara Noor Abbas blasts troll for accusing her of flaunting religious practices ‘after spreading vulgarity’

    Actor Zara Noor Abbas recently shared her pictures on social media while performing Umrah in Mecca alongside her husband Asad Siddiqui and mother Asma Abbas. While the majority of netizens applauded her for performing a significant religious practice, the troll brigade hopped on the bandwagon by trolling the actress in the comments section of her post. A netizen called her out for allegedly showcasing vulgarity last year. He claimed that there is no point in being an actress and performing Umrah at the year’s end when all they do is spread vulgarity all year round.

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    Zara was quick to spot the hater and right away gave a shut-up call to them. While responding to the comment on her Instagram post she wrote, “Whatever I do is up to me. My Allah, my grave. Why are you even trying to gain space in my grave? Sorry I have no space for you in my grave. Worry about yours.”

    Zara Noor’s befitting response to the troll caught the attention of social media and both the netizens and celebrities were quick to sympathize with the actress.

  • ‘Woh kaun tha’: Khan claims one man did not let him register FIR after assassination attempt

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday reiterated that despite his party governing Punjab, he couldn’t register a First Information Report (FIR) and record the statements of the people he named in the attempt on his life.

    Addressing his supporters, the PTI chief said that an investigation should have been held when he named the people who were involved in his attempted assassination in Wazirabad in early November.

    He also questioned who was the powerful person who stopped the investigation and who was afraid of it. Dismissing the FIR which was later registered, he termed it “scripted” as it named only one shooter.

    During the address, Khan repeatedly said that there were more than one shooter at the scene and backed the recent Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report.

    Accusing four unnamed individuals for plotting his murder, which he said was not the first attempt at murdering him, Imran said that a narrative of a religious fanatic was created to misdirect investigations.

    “If these four people would have killed me they would be exposed, that is why they tried to kill me by planting a religious fanatic,” he said.

    “People from inside the agencies had already informed me about the plot to assassinate me,” he claimed.

    Backing the findings contained in the JIT report, he said one of the gunmen was the man who had been repressed near the attack site by onlookers. Another one had fired from the roof with police recovering empty bullet casings from the nearby rooftop. The third was somewhere else. But he defended his security guard, noting that he acted heroically to protect them.

    Khan also claimed that Naveed (the man who shot at Khan and was immediately arrested) was trained to do this and confess in this manner. He said that people had already posted Naveed’s confession of firing at Khan even before he reached the hospital.

    The former prime minister also requested the formation of a powerful committee, under Chief Justice (CJ) Umar Ata Bandial’s supervision to probe the assassination bid.

  • Phaddah continues: Dar is closer to Nawaz Sharif because his son is married to Nawaz’s daughter, says Miftah

    Phaddah continues: Dar is closer to Nawaz Sharif because his son is married to Nawaz’s daughter, says Miftah

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail has blamed his successor Finance Minister (FM) Ishaq Dar for running campaigns against him for over six months.

    During a podcast on a YouTube channel on Wednesday, Ismail said that Dar could not tolerate anyone else from within the party as finance minister.

    Elaborating on the closeness of Dar with the Sharif family, Ismail said that Dar is closer to Nawaz Sharif because his son is married to the PML-N chief’s daughter and was with him in London. He added that Dar used to tell the PML-N supremo that he would bring the dollar rate and petroleum prices down.

    Miftah added that even though it was the PM’s right to remove him, the way it was done was not respectful. Nawaz Sharif called him to London and told him that he was being replaced in front of 12 people, revealed Miftah.

    The disgruntled former finance minister said that there is no doubt that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan is a good politician and no one is close to him when it comes to political strategy and narrative building.

  • Shah Rukh Khan held another round of #AskSRK and the result was *chef’s kiss*

    Shah Rukh Khan held another round of #AskSRK and the result was *chef’s kiss*

    Shah Rukh Khan is the undisputed King of Sass, and can out-wit his harshest critics with a smirk. His daily social media postings can range from humorous musings about stuff to sometimes sending a funny comeback to any fans commenting on his posts.

    One of the best parts about Twitter is his #AskSRK where he answers any and every kind of question fans have for him, and the results are chef’s kiss. We have some of our favorite responses right here.

    Starting with this wholesome interaction between SRK and actress Alia Bhatt

  • ‘I was knocked to the floor’ Prince Harry reveals physical altercation with brother Prince William

    ‘I was knocked to the floor’ Prince Harry reveals physical altercation with brother Prince William

    A leaked chapter of Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir Spare includes details of a physical altercation between brothers Prince William and Prince Harry, which ended with the latter receiving “scrapes and bruises” down his back.

    The title of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, expected to hit bookstores next week, refers to an old saying in royal and aristocratic circles, that the first son is the one who inherits the titles and wealth of the family, while the second-born is the spare, in case anything should happen to the first child.

    According to The Guardian, which had obtained the book, the alleged fight started because of the the royal family’s disapproval of Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, whom Prince William had called “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”.

    The interaction began when the now Prince of Wales had visited Harry at Nottingham Cottage in Kensington to discuss “the whole rolling catastrophe” of their relationship and struggles with the press. But when William reached his place, Harry could notice that his brother was already “piping hot”.

    After William complained about Harry’s wife, Meghan, the former prince responded by reminding his brother that he expected better and didn’t expect him to repeat what the press were already saying about her. However, Harry writes that William was not willing to listen, and which led to both brothers shouting at each other. Harry says in the book that William was acting more like a heir, and wasn’t trying to understand where his brother was coming from.

    Harry further writes that William claimed he was trying to help his brother to which he had responded “Are you serious? Help me? Sorry- is that what you call this? Helping me?”

    This comment sparked the fight, after which Harry recounts how William swore and began stepping towards him. Harry remembers getting frightened and going to the kitchen to get his brother a glass of water.

    “Willy, I can’t speak to you when you’re like this,” Harry said as he gave William a glass of water.

    After this, Harry recalls how quickly his brother attacked him. He writes:

    “He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”

    After this, Harry said William had urged his brother to fight back, as they had when they were children, but he had refused to do so.

    Before leaving, Harry recalled that William returned “looking regretful, and apologised.”

    Then once before leaving, William had said, “You don’t need to tell Meg about this.”

    “You mean that you attacked me?”

    “I didn’t attack you, Harold.”

    Harry writes that he didn’t tell his wife immediately, but instead he had revealed this all to his therapist. Meghan had noticed the ‘scrapes and bruises’ on his back, after which Harry revealed to her what happened. He recounted that she “wasn’t that surprised, and wasn’t all that angry. She was terribly sad.”

    It has been speculated in British media that the book might not paint a very negative picture of Harry’s father King Charles or his step mother Queen Consort Camilla, as she is her husband’s “red line”.

  • Imran Khan alleges that Gen Bajwa planned to murder him: report

    Imran Khan alleges that Gen Bajwa planned to murder him: report

    Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has alleged that ex- army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa had planned to have him murdered and impose a state of emergency in the country, reports Dawn, referring to an interaction Khan had with Bol News team in Lahore.

    According to the news report, Bol News Lahore bureau chief Syed Khawar Abbas said that he would make “more revelations” during his press conference on Thursday (today) regarding the attempt on his life in Wazirabad, November 3, last year.

    The PTI chairman further said he could not cover up “the crimes that Gen Bajwa had committed” and added that he was being told by many to stop levelling allegations against the former army chief as he has retired.

    Earlier, Khan, claimed that Gen Bajwa was very close to current Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif.

    “There was information that General Bajwa was in contact with Shehbaz Sharif and Nawaz Sharif. The plan was to bring Shehbaz Sharif [into power] and remove me,” said Khan in an interview with GNN.

    General Bajwa retired as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in November, last year, handing over the command of the country’s military to General Asim Munir.

    Since his retirement, Bajwa has been the target of criticism by Imran Khan, who has levelled serious allegations against the former COAS. General Bajwa has yet to respond to the allegations officially.

  • Umair Jaswal confirms he has dropped out of Shoaib Akhtar biopic ‘Rawalpindi Express’

    Umair Jaswal confirms he has dropped out of Shoaib Akhtar biopic ‘Rawalpindi Express’

    Singer Umair Jaswal has confirmed that he has dropped out of Shoaib Akhtar’s biopic ‘Rawalpindi Express’ due to personal and creative reasons. From his Instagram account, Jaswal wished the team behind the movie the best of luck for the future.

    “Due to creative and personal reasons, I have decided to step away from the Shoaib Akhtar biopic project RAWALPINDI EXPRESS. I will no longer be associated with any media or news related to this project.
    Wishing everyone involved all the best.”

    Actors like Sana Javed and Yasir Jaswal had sent their best wishes to the actor, hoping that he will find his preferred creative projects in the future.

    Shoaib Akhtar had announced the biopic on his Twitter page, by calling this the beginning of a beautiful journey.

    “Beginning of this beautiful journey. Announcing the launch of my story, my life, my Biopic, RAWALPINDI EXPRESS – Running against the odds. You’re in for a ride you’ve never taken before. The first foreign film is about a Pakistani Sportsman. Controversially yours, Shoaib Akhtar.”

  • Experts predict gold price may reach Rs200,000 per tola soon

    Experts predict gold price may reach Rs200,000 per tola soon

    On Wednesday, the price of gold reached another record high as it continued its upward trend. The price of precious yellow metal in Pakistan is currently higher than the global market.

    Gold prices increased by Rs900 per tola and Rs772 per 10 grammes, respectively, according to the All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA). These prices now stand at Rs188,600 and Rs161,694 respectively.

    Owing to the Pakistani rupee’s depreciation against the US dollar during the present cycle and the lack of US dollars, traders predict that the price of gold would reach Rs200,000 per tola.

    According to market analysts, the $6–$8 billion inflow from multilateral and bilateral creditors will pop Pakistan’s gold price bubble.

    Silver’s price per tola, however, stayed constant at Rs2,150. The cost of 10-gramme silver remained essentially constant at Rs1,843.27.

    Gold prices increased more than 1 per cent on Wednesday, reaching their highest level since mid-June due to a weaker rupee and mounting predictions that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates gradually rather than aggressively.

    The markets have now priced in the possibility that the central bank may raise interest rates by a full 50-100 basis points on January 23 after Pakistan’s December inflation data was revealed on Monday.

    Greater interest rates increase the opportunity cost of owning non-yielding metal, despite the fact that gold is regarded as a safe investment during times of uncertainty and a hedge against higher inflation.