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  • Who designed Atif Aslam’s PSL outfit? He says it’s someone ‘beautiful’

    Who designed Atif Aslam’s PSL outfit? He says it’s someone ‘beautiful’

    Pakistani superstar Atif Aslam has praised his wife Sara Bharwana for her style sense, while announcing that she designed his outfit for the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) anthem.

    Taking to Instagram, Atif shared some clicks from the PSL 7 anthem Agay Dekh and credited the people who made him look good.

    “Thank you so much for all the love and respect I knew my wife’s sense of style was a class apart when she chose to marry me. Styled by my beautiful wife Thank you Sara,” quipped Atif.

    He added: “What a video – considering the short amount or time we had. Well done @zparwez The powerful sound scape @abdullah.s.siddiqui.”

    Agay Dekh is sung by Aima Baig alongside Atif and is composed by budding music producer Abdullah Siddiqui.

    This is the first time that the Aadat singer has sung a song for PSL. Atif’s fans are gushing over his new style in the video and many are showering their love on his PSL debut.

    Check out the song here:

  • Schools to close in Lahore if more than three Covid cases found, 5,000 school tests a day

    Schools to close in Lahore if more than three Covid cases found, 5,000 school tests a day

    The Punjab government has decided to start widespread coronavirus testing in Lahore schools and colleges. As per the Punjab Health and Education Departments, students above the age of 12 years will be tested for Covid-19.

    5,000 daily tests will be conducted in different educational institutes of Lahore. If three cases of Covid-19 are reported in an educational institution, it will be shut down immediately.

    If two Covid cases are reported in a classroom, it will be sealed.

    As per NCOC, Pakistan recorded 5196 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with 15 people losing their lives to the deadly virus.

  • VIDEO: PM Imran Khan has a message for all PSL teams

    VIDEO: PM Imran Khan has a message for all PSL teams

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has a special message for all the teams of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as the seventh edition of the league is set to begin in two days.

    In a video, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja and PM Khan can be seen launching the tournament together.

    “Together [with Ramiz], I am opening the PSL,” Imran Khan said. “I hope that every team will fight till the end and entertain the public,” he added.

    It must be noted that PSL 7 is starting from January 27 in Karachi. Defending champions Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings will play the opening match at the National Stadium.

    Karachi-leg will conclude on February 7. The Lahore-leg will start from Febraury 10 at Gaddafi Stadium, including the Final.

  • ‘Imran Khan is nothing without you’: Jemima Goldsmith reacts to Twitter follower’s comment

    ‘Imran Khan is nothing without you’: Jemima Goldsmith reacts to Twitter follower’s comment

    Twitterati never spares a single chance to remind the former wife of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith, about her marriage with Khan or how he is doing without Jemima.

    Jemima took to Twitter to share her score in Wordle [a web-based puzzle that requires players to guess a valid five-letter word in six tries or less].

    A Twitter user commented under her score, “Please Return Imran Khan is nothing without you, being fooled by his friends.”

    Reacting to the comment, Jemima wrote, “Every tweet. For the rest of my life [laughing emojis].”

  • After iPhones, car prices also increase as govt imposes new taxes

    After iPhones, car prices also increase as govt imposes new taxes

    The Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has issued a notification on Friday regarding the increase in the tax on vehicles with higher engine capacity.

    According to the notification, the tax on cars over 1,000cc has been increased to Rs100,000 from the existing Rs50,000. People who buy vehicles ranging between 1,001cc to 2,000cc will have to pay Rs200,000 tax compared to the existing Rs100,000 while those of 2,001cc and above will pay Rs400,000 in taxes.

    Some of the revised car prices, as per ARY News, are:

    Suzuki Alto VX price has been increased by Rs 32,000. Now it costs around 13 lac.

    Suzuki Alto VXL price has been increased by Rs 43,000. The current price stands around Rs17 lac.

    Suzuki Cultus VXR price has been increased by Rs126,000. The vehicle now costs about Rs20 lac.

    Suzuki Cultus VXL price has been increased by Rs139,000. The price has gone around Rs2,244,000 (22 lac, 40 thousand).

    Corolla Altis Grande X CVT 1.8 B price has been increased by Rs100,000. The new price is Rs4.2 million.

    The manual version of Corolla Altis X 1.6 price has been increased by Rs81,000. Its new price is Rs3.38 million.

    The price of Fortuner 2.7 G has been increased by Rs390,000. The SUV is now available at Rs8.56 million.

    The price of Fortuner Legender Diesel saw the highest increase of Rs493,000 (4 lac and 93 thousand). This vehicle will now cost around Rs10.84 million.

    The price of the Hyundai Elantra has seen an increase of Rs4lac. The vehicle now costs around Rs44 lac.

    Apart from cars, iPhones from abroad are now being subjected to 17% sales tax instead of a fixed sales tax.

  • Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali test positive for Covid ahead of PSL 7

    Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali test positive for Covid ahead of PSL 7

    Former cricketer and Karachi Kings’ President Wasim Akram and two Peshawar Zalmi’s players — Wahab Riaz and Haider Ali — tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

    As per The News, Wasim Akram and the players of the PSL franchise have quarantined themselves after their test for the virus came back positive.

    It is a big blow for Zalmi as its two key players tested positive for the virus days before the start of the mega event.

    It is pertinent to mention here that the total toll of coronavirus positive players for the Zalmis has reached four as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday confirmed the franchise’s Kamran Akmal and Arshad Iqbal had tested positive for Covid-19 and were replaced by players from the reserves pool.

    The replacement, according to the PCB, will be temporary and the replaced players can re-integrate into the squad after completing isolation and receiving negative PCR results.

    On January 21, the PCB had confirmed that three cricketers and five members of the support staff from different franchises had contracted the virus.

    Earlier, 40 staff memebers of the hotel reserved for PSL 7 bio-secure bubble had tested positive for Covid-19.

    The seventh edition of the PSL is scheduled to kickoff at Karachi’s National Stadium from January 27. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had allowed 25 per cent crowd attendance for the Karachi-leg of the tournament after the surge in cases in the city. NCOC will make a decision closer to the time for the Lahore-leg matches scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium from February 10-27.

  • PM Khan’s pet project River Ravi declared illegal by LHC

    PM Khan’s pet project River Ravi declared illegal by LHC

    The River Ravi Urban Development Project, which is considered a pet project of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been declared illegal by the Lahore High Court (LHC). The court ordered its construction to be halted immediately.

    The verdict was announced by Justice Shahid Karim. “The Section 4 of the Ravi Urban Development Authority Act, 2020, is against the Constitution,” said the court and added that the land was not acquired legally.

    Section 4 of the Ravi Urban Development Authority Act, 2020:

    “The government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Authority to be known as the Ravi Urban Development Authority for carrying out the purposes of this Act.”

    “The authority shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession and a common seal, with powers, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, and may by the said name, sue and be sued. The Government shall review the performance of the Authority and may, from time to time, give general policy directions to implement such directions.”

    “The loans for the project have been borrowed illegally,” the bench said. Justice Shahid Karim added that the Ravi authority immediately repay the loan of Rs5 billion it took from the Punjab government for the project. The court also observed that environmental laws have been ignored in the Ravi River Urban Project,

    The Ravi UrbanDevelopment Authority was inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan in August 2020.

  • Sheikh Rasheed warns of terror threat against Opposition’s long march, urges them to defer plan

    Sheikh Rasheed warns of terror threat against Opposition’s long march, urges them to defer plan

     Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has urged the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to defer its long march, warning the Opposition of a potential terror threat.

    “Both Prime Minister Imran Khan and I love this country as much you (Opposition) do, but remember there is a terrorism threat on March 23,” he added.

    The minister said that he is not “afraid of PDM’s long march but there are terrorism threats”, adding that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was also told not to stage a procession in Rawalpindi because of security reasons but she went ahead with it despite the warnings.

    “Half of Islamabad will be under the control of [the government] and jammers will be installed there,” said Rasheed, adding that on March 23, foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries will attend the Pakistan Day parade.

    “How will the Opposition [mark its influence] under such circumstances?” the minister questioned. 

    Rasheed said that he would suggest that the PDM show “strength in Islamabad on March 17 or 27”.

    Rasheed further said that after India faced its “biggest defeat” in Afghanistan, its intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was now paying local criminals in Pakistan to sabotage peace here.

    Shedding light on talks between the government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Rasheed said the talks were not being held anymore.

    “Talks are not possible with those [elements] who are against the integrity of Pakistan,” he underlined.

  • Anushka Sharma’s fans call out Shoaib Akhtar for his comments on Virat’s early marriage

    Former Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Akhtar, recently commented on the marriage of former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli with Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma in an interview with an Indian outlet. Anushka’s fans are calling out the former Pakistan speedster for his remarks.

    Shoaib Akhtar remarked that Virat Kohli should not have married now in his career so that he could perform at maximum level at his peak cricket career.

    He said, “I would have not even married if I were in his place. I had just scored runs and enjoyed cricket, these 10-12 years of cricket are different time and doesn’t come again, I am not saying getting married is wrong but If you are playing for India, you would have enjoyed the time a little.”

    Meanwhile, fans of Anushka Sharma have shown anger over his remarks on Virat’s early marriage. Many of them commented not to compare someone’s professional career with their personal life and commitments.

    Another user added, “Sachin had no problem being married and having children and making runs and records.”

    Akhtar further added that married life increases the responsibility of a professional cricket player.

    “There is pressure from the children, of the family. As the responsibility increases, so does the pressure. Cricketers have a short career span of 14-15 years in which you stay at the peak for five-six years. Those years of Virat have passed, now he has to struggle.”

  • After wheelchair and stretcher, Zahir walks to court today

    After wheelchair and stretcher, Zahir walks to court today

    Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in Noor Mukadam’s murder case was presented in court today on his feet. Zahir, in the last hearing was presented on a stretcher and previously came on a wheelchair.

    In today’s court hearing, Zahir’s lawyer Sikandar Zulqarnain did the cross examination of the Investigation Officer (IO). The next hearing is scheduled on January 26. In the next hearing Therapy Works lawyer Akram Qureshi will do the cross examination.

    Noor Mukadam was brutally murdered at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20. Her death sparked national outrage, including protests and candlelight vigils across the country.