The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday said that monsoon rains will continue this week.
The PMD warned that the ongoing monsoon system may trigger further urban flooding in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Faisalabad, Lahore and Gujranwala.
As per the PMD, flash flooding is also expected in local nullahs of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Shakargarh, Sialkot, Narowal, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Dir, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Kashmir from July 27 to July 31.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif is currently reviewing the political situation in Pakistan and it is likely that the PML-N chief may return to Pakistan, reports Ansar Abbasi for The News.
It is also being reported that Nawaz Sharif should restart his interaction, both with the media and the public. The PML-N did not want the government and were eager to go for fresh elections in May this year but were told to continue in the best interest of the country, stated the report.
“We won’t accept it without the return of Mian Nawaz Sharif and in the absence of a level-playing field and clear rules of [the] game for all political parties,” revealed a PML-N insider.
The PML-N wants to see the court decide the appeals against Sharif to give him and the party a fair opportunity to contest the elections.
It is pertinent to mention here that Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government will complete it’s constitutional term in August 2023.
Last week, Ansar Abbasi revealed that the establishment is considering holding elections in October.
“A soft intervention by the establishment between the government and the Opposition has raised the prospect of early talks and general elections in the country in October,” said Abbasi.
Abbasi further said that after the unconditional intervention of the establishment between the government and the Opposition, talks between the political parties are likely to begin soon and the prospect of general elections in October seems imminent.
Actor Osman Khalid Butt has replaced contemporary Ali Rehman Khan for the leading role in Saima Akram Chaudhry’s Kala Doriya alongside Sana Javed.
HUM TV’s drama serial Kala Doriya has been marred with delays for quite some time. Actress Sana Javed is onboard since day one as the leading lady.
Originally, Farhan Saeed was the first choice but he opted out twice from the drama. His replacement was Usman Mukhtar who also left the project citing his mother’s health. Later Farhan came back onboard. however, he left again and then Ali Rehman Khan landed the role. Soon he also stepped out of the drama and now has been replaced with the Ehd-e-Wafastar Osman Khalid Butt.
The Danish Nawaz directorial is written by Suno Chanda fame Saima Akram Chaudhry.
At least 102 people have died due to the torrential rains and flash floods in Balochistan.
“Thirty-two children and 28 women are among the dead so far,” said Naseer Ahmed Nasar, the director-general of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Nasar further added that most of the children drowned in flash floods that were triggered by heavy rainfall in different parts of the province.
The spokesperson of the Balochistan government, Farah Azeem Shah, said that the rains have damaged 580 kilometres of roads, 11 bridges and five dams in the province. Besides, 706 cattle have also died due to floods.
“Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo released an amount of 92.4 million rupees for the families of rain victims and deceased persons,”she added.
The Balochistan government imposed Section 144 in the province amid forecasts of more heavy rain.
Actor Hira Mani took to her Instagram stories to reveal her prayers amidst the ongoing The Minor case. The Kashf star said that she is praying that The Minor and her husband Zaheer Ahmed never get separated. She is confident that the almighty will fulfill her wish.
The Minor was reported as kidnapped in April but later found to have purportedly ‘eloped’ in Punjab was brought back to her hometown on Sunday, her father’s counsel confirmed.
A day ago, a judicial magistrate in Lahore had allowed the Sindh police to take The Minor custody from Darul Aman and safely produce her before a Karachi trial court.
Magistrate Rizwan Ahmad passed the order after hearing the contention of a police official from Sindh and a counsel of the girl’s father.
Earlier in October 2021, Hira celebrated the bail of Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. Hira took to her Instagram stories and wrote, ‘Mera Piyara sa bacha bahar aagya Allah apka laakh laakh shukar, Mubarak.”
The Bombay HC had granted bail to Aryan, 25 days after he was arrested during a drugs raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on its way to Goa. He was released today.
#WATCH Aryan Khan reaches his home ‘Mannat’ after being released from Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai
A large gathering of media personnel outside Shah Rukh Khan’s residence delayed the car’s entry into the residential premises pic.twitter.com/Zgay7BQQ8N
Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has announced the launch of his biopic titled, “Rawalpindi Express – Running against the odds”. He made the announcement on social media.
“Beginning of this beautiful journey. Announcing the launch of my story, my life, my Biopic, ‘RAWALPINDI EXPRESS – Running against the odds’,” tweeted Shoaib.
“You’re in for a ride you’ve never taken before. A first foreign film about a Pakistani Sportsman,” he added.
The film is directed by Faraz Qaiser under the banner of Q Film productions. It will be released on November 16, 2023. Details about actors have not yet been revealed.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari left for Dubai, which led to some questions about why he had gone abroad at a crucial time for the coalition government.
Taking to Twitter, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari clarified why her father is in Dubai.
“My father will be spending his 67th birthday (& first as a grandfather) with his 9 month old grandson,” tweeted Bakhtawar.
To clear up confusion – my father will be spending his 67th birthday (& first as a grandfather) with his 9 month old grandson. All of which he is entitled to do – so can postpone the meltdown when he returns in less than a week. https://t.co/0H8Kuigoqm
Asif Zardari will celebrate his 67th birthday tomorrow (July 26).
In an earlier tweet, Bakhtawar said that Zardari did not run away for “11+ YEARS of jail” so why would he now.
“[Zardari] faced courts under every regime including our wannabe dictator Select but never ran. 1st bday as a grandfather he’s here to spend with his grandson (who due to a medical procedure last month could not fly himself).”
. If he did not run away for 11+ YEARS of jail why would he now. Faced courts under every regime including our wannabe dictator Select but never ran. 1st bday as a grandfather he’s here to spend with his grandson (who due to a medical procedure last month could not fly himself) https://t.co/1GqAPmKNfT
A video from season 6 of Koffee With Karan is resurfacing on social media, in which Bollywood A-lister Deepika Padukone is praising Fawad Khan. After Karan Johar asked her who she thinks has the “dreamiest eyes” in the industry. The Ram Leela star responded: “Fawad Khan has the dreamiest eyes.”
Karan too had given her answer one big nod of approval.
Recently, another video of Deepika is being circulated on the web and it has the stunner going down on one knee for Khan at IIFA awards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBsmS3o0qjc
The video is from an award show and starts with Fawad trying to woo Deepika by reciting the lines ‘roop tera mastana, pyaar mera deewana, bhool koi hum se na ho jaaye‘ for her. Impressed with his gesture, Deepika then hugs Fawad and tells Karan Johar, who is also present on the stage, “he’s all mine for the next few minutes.”
She then goes down on one knee and Fawad is left blushing. While all this is happening, one can see Ranveer sitting in the audience with a weird expression on his face.
Earlier, Fawad too had expressed his desire of sharing screens with Deepika as he was quoted by Pinkvilla as saying: “I would be very excited to work with Deepika. It would be an amazing experience. I am very excited and enthusiastic about it. It would be the two right words to describe my feelings about our collaboration.”
The two were supposed to do Padmaavat together as Fawad was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for Shahid Kappor’s role.
The Zindagi Gulzar Hai alum recently confessed that he misses Bollywood.
While in conversation with Indian journalist Anupama Chopra, he said: “If I lost a role, I was not good enough for it. I don’t think I was (out) because I was too pretty for it.” The host further asked if he missed working in Bollywood? The Khuda Kay Liye actor replied: “I do. I made some great friends there. Still keep in touch with them and yeah I miss that.”
Khan might have starred in just three films in India but he is undeniably the hottest property that conquered Bollywood in a matter of two years. The movies that Fawad worked in were Khoobsurat (2014), Kapoor and Sons (2016), and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has come forward and clarified why he backed out at the last moment and opposed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Minister (CM) slot nominee — his cousin and party leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
The PML-Q chief said that he could not support “anyone who criticised state institutions”, adding that he has had relations with institutions for the last 30 to 40 years, which is why Pervaiz Elahi could not be PTI’s candidate.
The PML-Q leader said that there is stability in Pakistan until there are institutions. He is of the view that using abusive language against institutions cannot be tolerated as institutions consider the integrity of the country their duty.
He also clarified that Elahi “was, is and would remain” his candidate for the office of the chief minister, however, he [Shujaat] could not allow him to become “the nominee of PTI”.
پرویز الٰہی میرا وزیراعلیٰ کا امیدوار تھا اور آج بھی ہے اور کل بھی رہے گا لیکن پی ٹی آئی کا امیدوار نہیں ہوسکتا۔ اداروں کے ساتھ تیس سال سے ایک تعلق رہا ہے، کیسے اداروں پر تنقید کرنے والوں کی حمایت کر سکتا ہوں۔ ادارے ہیں تو پاکستان میں استحکام ہے۔ (1/4)
— Chaudhry Shujat Hussain (@ChaudhryShujatH) July 22, 2022
In a series of tweets, Hussain made these revelations. According to PML-Q leader and Elahi’s son Moonis, the Twitter account does indeed belong to the PML-Q chief and is operated by his son, Chaudhry Salik Hussain.
In his tweets, Shujaat Hussain suggested that “all political leaders’ personal interests should be subordinate to national interests so that the country could come out of this quagmire”.
Moonis Elahi also claimed that Shujaat was under “immense pressure” and that’s why refused to support Pervaiz Elahi as a candidate for Imran Khan. Talking to the media, Moonis said he had gone to see Shujaat Hussain and asked whether he had written the letter to which he replied that he did.
According to Moonis, Shujaat told him that he has instructed the PML-Q MPAs not to vote for anyone in the chief minister’s election.
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing has arrested a man from Islamabad for his alleged involvement in producing child pornography. The man named Muhammad Yasir was arrested for allegedly selling child pornography on the dark web.
“He used to store objectionable content in different Google accounts to avoid legal action. The agency has also traced all the accounts of the suspect,” said an FIA official.
According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect was in contact with numerous child pornography organisations that are involved in creating and distributing child pornography on the internet and dark web. The suspect was found to have a significant volume of child pornographic content as well as multiple social media and Google accounts that were utilised to store the information.
