The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday dismissed a petition seeking an order against the marriage of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on the basis of ten questions related to Islamic laws and constitutional provisions, reports Malik Asad forDawn.
A three-member FSC bench declared the petition as non-maintainable with an observation that the petition was “not filed in accordance with the Federal Shariat Court (Procedure) Rules 1981”.
The court order mentioning the 10 questions asked by the petitioner stated that some questions were “absurd, derogatory and absolutely irrelevant”, while two questions that were related to Nikkah were “ambiguous, inconceivable and not understandable, rather [they] were not supposed to be framed at all.”
The questions put forward in the petition were in relevance to Khula and the dissolution of marriage.
The order stated that the petitioner had “not specified any specific provision of law being repugnant to the injunctions of Quran and Sunnah as required by the Constitution, as elaborated in the Federal Shariat Court (Procedure) Rules, 1981. Subsequently, it dismissed the petition declaring it as non-maintainable”.
Actor Veena Malik appeared on Naumaan Ijaz’s chat show, G Sarkar on which she got candid about her professional and personal life apart from sociopolitical personalities.
On being asked about her opinion on some mainstream politicians, Veena stated that Maryam Nawaz is a liar. For Bilawal, she said that he is a prisoner, elaborating further the Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain star added that he looks like he is in prison and needs to come out as what he actually is, in terms of his real personality.
Earlier at ARY’s Hamarey Mehman, the Bigg Boss diva also chose alternate career paths for mainstream politicians, while she thinks that Maryam Nawaz can become a make-up artist, she believes that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can be a great actor, citing that he faked his blood platelets to get away from the legal mess.
On being asked about Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Sachiyan Mohabtaan star mentioned that she loves her sense of style, especially her choice of prints and hence she should become a fashion designer.
The actress credited PM Imran Khan to be the most good looking political leader in Pakistan.
In a recent interview with Samaa, revealed her plans for her second marriage. “If at all, I’ll marry again and I would like to marry a religious person because one who has a fear of God does not hurt others,” she said while answering a question about her marriage.
She also said, “I would like to marry a guy who is good looking also with whom i can carry forward my relationship from this world to Jannat”.
To which the anchor asked, “Veena, is there someone in your life?” to which she said, “No, right now there is no one, but InshAllah there must be somebody, somewhere.”
The host further asked if she is looking for someone to which Veena jokingly said, “No he will come himself.”
Veena Malik got married to Asad Khattak in December 2013, the two divorced in 2017, which they confirmed in 2018.
Earlier this year, in September, the actor, in an interview with a news media publication, said, “Burqa is part of my life since i was 13 years old, and still whenever I go outside I wear burqa, not because someone has imposed it over me but because it’s my own choice, I feel very secure and safe.”
Pakistan is a third world nation, the majority population is rooted in patriarchal norms and customs, and crimes against women are alarming, our dramas don’t do a lot in trying to eradicate the misogynistic morals demanded from a woman.
A female in a patriarchal society is often burdened with the responsibility of carrying the family’s honor all on her own and Pakistani dramas continue to further mindset by introducing increasingly problematic tropes.
Many recently released dramas featured sequences of a father not being able to handle his daughter’s misfortunes and ending up dead because of it. This has now become repetitive to garner ratings by sensationalising the death of a heroine’s father. The fathers’ biggest problem are often associated with the daughter’s married life. It really is an unfortunate development of recent times that mainstream media has further escalated the regressive mindsets about the parental burdens of a daughter. Scenes of a father suffering from a fatal heart attack because of the disgraceful situations that arose due to the daughter’s actions or misfortunes.
Ayeza Khan’s Meherposh shows the female protagonist’s father getting a heart attack the moment Mehru’s husband divorces her in front of her entire family in a very distasteful dramatic sequence. The father dies as he couldn’t bear the dishonor his daughter’s misfortune brought the family.
Drama serial Jhooti starring Iqra Aziz showcased Nirma as the trouble maker of the family.
She emotionally blackmails and tortures her family for various reasons after being incited by her conman husband. The resulting family feuds lead to her father dying from a heart attack. Nirma’s mother is also shown to have died previously due to constant disturbances created by Nirma in the house.
In Yaariyan when the father, upon realizing how his one daughter toyed with the life of his other daughter’s prospective marital life, he is unable to bear the burden of the truth and ends up dying by heart attack.
Geo TV’s soap Uraan featuring Kinza Hashmi showed the father of one of the central female characters getting a heart attack while he is driving from his nephew’s house, who threatens to forcefully marry his daughter if she doesn’t consent to the marriage willingly. The heart attack leads to his demise.
ARY’s Ghalati also had a sequence where the female protagonist’s father dies of a heart attack after he sees his daughter being divorced amidst a family gathering. In other dramas if the fathers are not shown to directly drop dead because of their daughter’s misfortunes, the dramas push them to death by indirectly making the daughter the culprit for it.
Ruswai based on a rape victim, showed a father of a gang-rape survivor dealing with how the incident has shaken up the lives of both his children. He tries his best to settle things however, he is unable to do so. He feels helpless and in an emotionally burdened state, he loses his life in a car crash. Later in the same episode, it is revealed that the father wanted to commit suicide.
Pyar Ke Sadqay shows the female protagonist’s father being falsely prisoned due to his daughter’s step-father in law who wanted to use this opportunity to manipulate her into marrying him, in exchange for her father’s bail. The father gets a heart attack while imprisoned which leads to his death.
Saboor Aly’sTum Ho Wajah also has a similar situation where the father, weakened by his daughter eloping, ends up dying after getting a heart attack.
Nand shows a father dying in a car crash because he is chasing after his daughter, who has been forcefully taken from the house by her husband in the father’s absence. The father’s disturbed psychological state leads to a fatal car crash.
The heroine’s father in Zebaish dies trying to save his daughter from falling victim to the evil plans of the villain.
The trivialization of ethos attached to a daughter’s married life for a dotting father has been brutally dramatized and exploited by the scriptwriters for cheap thrilling sequences in the drama. The death sequences are also used to justify juvenile twists and plot changes.
Why are the fathers of only female characters shown to have such terrible consequences due to their daughters’ actions or their dwindling married life?
Fathers, are believed to be the biggest support system of a girl. But our Pakistani dramas have made the parents yet another way for a female character to face more miseries. They are pushed to death or shown to be out of their senses to either punish the female character’s wrongdoings, for instance, Jalan, or just to add some more misery to the female character’s life.
Daughters are supposed to be blessings and they should be shown in the same light instead of a burden that ultimately crushes her parents to death.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a plea regarding banning the popular online mobile game PUBG on Monday.
A resident of Lahore, Tanveer Sarwar, approached the LHC and filed a plea to ban the online mobile game after a violent murder in Lahore.
The petitioner had to appear on the day of the hearing, however, he did not reach the court.
As a result, the LHC discharged the application over the petitioner’s discontinuation of the case’s pursuit.
The petitioner claimed in the application that PUBG is creating intolerance in society and causing detrimental effects on young minds.
Last month, 18-year-old Ali Zain killed four members of his family in Lahore. An investigator found that the teenager was “addicted” to the online game PUBG.
According to the murderer, he went to sleep after the murder with a sense of accomplishment. The bodies of his four family members were discovered on January 19.
کاہنہ لاہور میں والدہ اور تین بچوں کے قتل کا معمہ حل, پب جی (PUBG) گیم کا عادی بیٹا ہی قاتل نکلا۔ ملزم نے گھر میں موجود والدہ کے پسٹل سے ماں، بہنوں اور بھائی کو قتل کیا. پنجاب پولیس کا خطرناک گیم (PUBG)پر پابندی لگانے کیلئے صوبائی و وفاقی حکومت سے سفارش کا فیصلہ۔ pic.twitter.com/akudvru59S
The Punjab Police had decided to request the federal and provincial governments to ban PUBG after this incident.
On July 1, 2021, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) temporarily suspended PUBG in the country after it received multiple complaints from different segments of society. However, the ban was lifted later.
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured in an explosion on Quetta’s Sariab Road today (Monday). They have been shifted to the FC hospital, an FC spokesperson confirmed, reports Dawn.
Following the blast, the area was sealed and security personnel along with a bomb disposal squad reached the site to initiate an operation.
The spokesperson further said that the two injured personnel were on routine patrol in a village when the bomb, which was fitted in a motorcycle, blew off.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Langove had revealed that several threats had been issued in February. “We had threats from Daesh and so-called nationalists,” he had said.
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will visit Russia this month, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday.
FM Qureshi said that PM Imran Khan has been invited to Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it “evidence” that bilateral relations between Pakistan and Russia are witnessing a positive change.
The foreign minister made the announcement about the Russian tour while giving a briefing about the prime minister’s recently concluded visit to China and its outcomes.
“The joint statement is a visual manifestation of the success of the China tour,” FM Qureshi said while referring to the statement mutually issued by Pakistan and China about PM’s visit to China.
PM Khan will become the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia in 23 years after former premier Nawaz Sharif, who visited Moscow in 1999.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said that his party and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are on the same page to send the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government packing despite being political rivals.
Khaqan further added that the PML-N will contest the elections in Sindh against the PPP. He said the PML-N is focusing on Sindh and will give a tough time to the opponents in the local bodies as well as general elections.
Khaqan said that the political strategy of the PPP and PML-N was separate. He said the PML-N will contest the elections in Jhol and Sanghar.
Khaqan’s statement comes a day after PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif hosted PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at his Lahore residence on Saturday to discuss the present political situation.
Speaking after the lunch, Shehbaz said, “Broken hearts can be united again. Both PPP and PML-N are united to take Prime Minister (PM), Imran Khan, out.”
Whereas Bilawal said, “The government is incompetent and the more the Opposition unites and works in coordination, the more we will be able to pressurise the government.”
Reality TV star Kylie Jenner, 24, welcomed her second baby with Travis Scott on Feb. 2, she announced this on Instagram.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star shared the news with a black-and-white photo of the infant’s hand. She also revealed the newborn arrived one day after her daughter Stormi’s birthday with the caption, “ 2/2/22.”
A spokesperson for Jenner confirmed to PEOPLE magazine that its a boy.
Jenner’s family and friends posted their congratulations on the little addition in the comments. “Mommy of two life ❤️ ,” Kourtney Kardashian wrote, while Kris Jenner added, “Angel Pie.”
Scott, 30, also reacted with a series of heart emojis: “ .”
The Kylie Cosmetics mogul confirmed in September that she was expecting baby no. 2 with Scott in a 90-second Instagram video that ended with big sis Stormi, 4, kissing her mom’s belly.
“She has been wanting to give Stormi a sibling for a while. She loves being a mom. She is thrilled that she and Travis are pregnant again,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “She has been enjoying her pregnancy in private. She has only spent time with close friends and family.”
In October, a source said Jenner and Scott had been spending “as much time with Stormi as they can.”
“Kylie is convinced that she will be the best big sister,” the insider added.
In January, Jenner gave fans an inside look at her baby shower, which was filled with giraffes, designer goods, and fun arts and crafts. The cosmetics entrepreneur, who wore a strikingly simple white long-sleeve body-con dress for the event, posted a gallery of photos showing a behind-the-scenes look at her party on Instagram.
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has gotten papped again with his rumoured girlfriend Saba Azad post a dinner.
The duo was clicked outside a café in Bandra by the paparazzi. As they stepped out of the cafe, Hrithik and Sabawere seen walking hand-in-hand towards their car.
They both were in their casual best and were ensuring the COVID-19 protocols amid an increased number of positive cases in the city.
In the photos, Hrithik was wearing a white tee with beige color pants and threw a checkered shirt over it to complete his look. He also wore a black cap to compliment his overall look. On the other hand, Sabawore a sweatshirt and paired it up with blue denim. She was seen attempting to hide her face with the help of her long tresses. This is the second time Hrithik and Saba were seen in the public domain.
Now, according to a latest reports in Indian media, Hrithik has reportedly been keeping the relationship under warps for months. In fact, those who already knew about the actor dating Saba, were reportedly quite surprised by the actor’s move to hold hands in public.
A source revealed to an Indian portal that Hrithik and Saba also vacationed in Goa for a bit. “Their friendship has blossomed into something really special. Last month, the two winged their way to Goa for some quiet moments.”
Meanwhile, ETimes also reached out to Saba Azad. When asked if she and Hrithik are dating, the actress and musician did not comment but instead said that she will call them back. “She said rather hastily, “Sorry, I am in the middle of something. I’ll call you back.”
The cast of ARY Digital’s Yeh Na Thi Hamari Kismat, headlined by Hira Mani, Muneeb Butt and Aiza Awan appeared on Nida Yasir’s morning show, on which the cast got candid about their drama and social media interests.
While discussing the primetime slots of television, Hira revealed that she was warned by her industry friends when she signed a 9pm slot’s drama, Mein Haari Piya. She was told that dramas of this slot are like soaps and A-listers shouldn’t do it.
Muneeb mentioned that they signed this new drama knowing that it will air at 8pm’s slot.
Nida was quick to add that when Yasir Nawaz’s drama Mera Dil Mera Dushman was moved to the 9pm slot he also got really angry and disappointment, she added further that his co-star Alizeh Shah got upset and said that she wouldn’t come to the shoot because she had issues with the drama’s time slot.
Actor Naveed Raza appeared on Timeout With Ahsan Khan, the Khel Khel Mein star opened up on Alizeh Shah and Yasir Nawaz’s feud. He also revealed about a blasting phone call between Alizeh Shah and Humayun Saeed.
Due to Covid’19 pandemic the shooting schedules got disturbed of the team. Humayun being the producer tried to convince all the actors to allot new dates to wrap up the show, he also wanted to extend the successful drama, however according to Naveed, the Ehd-e-Wafa star refused to cooperate and even lashed out at him saying, “You will give me work? I am not short of offers.”
She also refused for an extension of the show.
The Punjab Nahi Jaunga star was left embarrassed.
Naveed said that, “Talking to your senior actor like this is called rudeness, which is completely wrong.”
He concluded by saying that no matter how successful you are, you cannot talk to a senior like that.
Earlier in June 2021, celebrity couple Yasir Nawaz and Nida Yasir appeared on Ahsan Khan’s show Time out with Ahsan Khan. During the interview, Nida revealed that Yasir had regrets about working with Alizeh Shah in the drama serial Mera Dil Mera Dushman.
On being asked by the host, Nida said that Yasir had some difficulty working with the Ehd-e-wafa star and building a chemistry with her since they played a married couple in the serial.
Naveed stated, ‘Yasir is a veteran actor and director, who gave her the right to misbehave with him?”
He added, “She demanded to cut his lines and scenes with her.”
‘When the two used to be in the make-up room, and Yasir would dry his hair, she asked the assistant to shift Yasir’s seat somewhere far and cited that the heated air of the dryer is bothering her.”
She should be grateful that a star like Yasir worked with her.
In July 2021, the Ishq Tamasha star has shared her stance on the matter by saying that, “Everyone connects to a person differently, just like our families, we don’t get along with everyone.”
She added, “We can’t always get along and one should expect the same behaviour same as they behave themselves, if you will misbehave with me, I will not stay quiet. I will respond back.”
