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  • ‘We have battled before and will do again’: Fawad Chaudhry warns TTP

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry warned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that the government will only talk to those who respect the Constitution and law of Pakistan. Otherwise, the government has battled before and will do again, reports Dawn.

    The information minister said that the Taliban government had once again pressed the TTP to abide by the ceasefire agreement. “And I think their advice is sane,” he added.

    Chaudhry’s remarks came after TTP’s announcement of ending a month-long ceasefire with Pakistan and the death of a policeman in an alleged armed attack on a polio vaccination team by TTP in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    The banned organisation TTP said the government had not only failed to implement the decisions reached between the two sides but also raids had been conducted by Pakistan in Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Bajaur, Swabi, and North Waziristan where they killed and detained militants.

    Prior to this, both sides [Pakistan and TTP] had reached a month-long ceasefire from November 1 to November 30, 2021. According to which the Pakistani government promised to release 102 imprisoned mujahideen.

  • Twitter reacts to PM Modi’s hacked account news

    Twitter reacts to PM Modi’s hacked account news

    Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked late Saturday.

    A deleted tweet from Modi’s official handle declared India had adopted Bitcoin as legal tender and was distributing the cryptocurrency to citizens.

    Later, the Indian Prime Minister Office clarified that “The Twitter handle of PM was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored.”

    Soon the hashtag #ModiAccountHacked started making rounds on Twitter.

  • ‘People said we’ll have fairy babies together’: Syra Yousuf opens up on shoot with Sheheryar Munawar

    ‘People said we’ll have fairy babies together’: Syra Yousuf opens up on shoot with Sheheryar Munawar

    pActor Syra Yousuf has opened up about various topics, from her magazine shoot with Sheheryar Munawar to her widely speculated divorce with Shahroz Sabzwari, the media’s wide and insensitive coverage of the issue and how she battled with that phase in a recent interview.

    Syra Yousuf and Sheheryar Munawar's bold photoshoot goes viral

    On her scintillating shoot with the Parey Hut Love star, Syra said that when the shoot came out and went viral on social media, netizens commented that they will have fairy babies together if they get married, considering their good on-screen chemistry.

    Syra Yousuf and Sheheryar Munawar Sizzle in Latest Magazine Shoot - Latest  Breaking News | Top Stories |Sports |Politics |Weather

    The Mera Naseeb diva spoke about how her personal life was sensationalised across the board, with her divorce being highlighted in the media repeatedly. Syra shared, “I don’t feel betrayed because I didn’t expect much. But I do find it very insensitive because where you are recycling a story and making connections again and again for the sake of likes and numbers, it’s very important for you to understand that someone else is actually living through what you are constantly talking about.” 

    Speaking about how, initially, the media storm made her feel vulnerable, the Project Ghazi star added, “I felt very exposed. I just kept wondering when people would stop talking about it so that I could process it on my own.”

    On the work front, Syra is currently starring seen in ARY’s Sinf-e-Aahan, written by Umera Ahmed and helmed by Nadeem Baig.

    Sinf-e-Naazuk to Sinf-e-Aahan: Sajal, Yumna, Syra, Kubra & Ramsha unite for  mega project
  • عورت ہو انسان نہیں

    عورت ہو انسان نہیں

    میری والدہ کی زندگی میں دو  چیزیں ہیں جو پچھلے 16سال سے  نہیں بدلیں ۔ ایک ان کا  ٹی وی چینل جو کہ ہمیشہ ہم ٹی وی رہا ہے اور ایک میں بذاتِ خود جس کو نا چاہتے ہوئے بھی ان کو دیکھنا پڑ رہا ہے اور چونکہ میں نے اپنی والدہ کے آخری دم تک ساتھ نبھانے کا وعدہ کر رکھا  ہے تو میری زندگی میں بھی ہم ٹی وی اٹل حقیقت کی طرح موجود ہے ۔ وہ جیسے کہتے ہیں کمبل مجھے نہیں چھوڑتا ،ایسے ہی ہم ٹی وی مجھے نہیں چھوڑتا ۔

    میں باقی چینلز کے بارے میں نہیں جانتی لیکن ہم ٹی وی پر پچھلے 16 سال سے  میں نے صرف ایک ہی چیز دیکھی ہے ۔ مظلوم عورت، سسکتی، بلکتی عورت۔  مجبور عورت ، مار کھاتی عورت اور مار کھانے کے بعد آخر میں اسی شخص سے محبت کرنے والی عورت ۔ میری والدہ کے کمرے سے میں نے سوائے ان کی ہنسی کے ،کبھی کسی قسم کی ہنسی نہیں سنی ۔ کیونکہ ہم ٹی وی پر  کوئی نہیں ہنس رہا ہوتا ۔ مرد  چلا رہا ہوتا ہے اور عورت  رو رہی ہوتی ہے ۔ 100 قسطوں میں سے 98 قسطوں میں عورت روتی رہتی ہے اور 100ویں قسط میں اچانک عورت کو مرد سے پیار ہو جاتا ہے اور ایسے ہو جاتی ہے پیار کی جیت۔

    اس سب کے بعد میری والدہ کو  بھی ہنستے ہوئے ڈرامے سمجھ ہی نہیں آتے ۔ وہ کسی ہنسی مذاق والے  پروگرام پر یہی کہتی ہیں “اے کی اے؟” (یہ کیا ہے؟) میں ان کو الزام نہیں دونگی کیونکہ روتی، بلکتی  اور تڑپتی عورت کو  دیکھنے کی ان کو عادت ہو چکی ہے۔اب ہنستی ہوئی عورت یا سجی سنوری عورت کچھ عجوبہ سا لگتی ہے ۔ کچھ یہی حال میری والدہ کا ہوا جب انہوں نے نیا ڈرامہ “دوبارہ ” دیکھنا شروع کیا ۔ اس ڈرامے میں حدیقہ کیانی جو کہ مہرو کا  کردار ادا کر رہی ہیں کی چھوٹی عمر میں شادی ہو  جاتی ہے ۔ ساری عمر خاوند کے مطابق زندگی گزاری ۔ہر طرح کا شوق ختم کر دیا ۔ بچے بھی ہو  گئے ۔ اور  جب خاوند کی وفات ہوئی تو  مہرو نے ایک آزادی کو محسوس کیا ۔ مہرو کو لگا کہ وہ اپنی زندگی کے 20 سال واپس جی سکے گی ۔ اس نے شوخ چنچل کپڑے پہننے شروع کیئے ۔ اس نے بچوں کے ساتھ فٹبال کھیلا ۔ اس نے پارک میں واک شروع کی۔ اور مہرو نے اپنے ہی بیٹے کی شادی پر خوب چمکیلے کپڑے بنوائے ۔ مہرو نے واقعی 20 سال بعد اپنے آپ کو پانے کی کوشش شروع کر دی ۔ لیکن ہر رشتہ دار نے ،دوست نے اور حتی کہ اپنے ہی بیٹے نے  مہرو کو ہر قدم پر یاد کروایا کہ “تم بیوہ ہو مہرو۔ تمہیں یہ چیزیں نہیں جچتی۔تم بس خاوند کی یاد میں زندگی گزارو “۔ خاوند نہیں رہا ، تو تم بھی ختم ہو جاؤ ۔ وہ مہرو، جس کا بچپن چھینا ، جس کے 20 سال صرف بیوی بن کر گزرے ، نا کہ عورت ، اب جب اس مہرو کو سانس لینے کا  موقعہ ملا ، اس کے سانس کو خاوند کے سانس کے ساتھ بند کرنے کو کہا گیا ۔ اسے یاد کروایا گیا  کہ تم بیوہ ہو۔ بیوہ۔بیوہ، بیوہ۔

    میری والدہ کو مہرو کے بچپن میں شادی سے ہمدردی ہوئی  لیکن ان کے لیے یہ بات شدید ناگوار ہے کہ ایک “بیوہ عورت” اتنا سجے کیوں ؟ ایک بیوہ عورت اپنے خاوند کی یاد میں گھٹ کے مر کیوں نہیں رہی؟ میں یہ دہرانا چاہوں گی کہ میں اپنی والدہ کی سوچ پر حیران نہیں ہوں ۔ وہ اس جنریشن سے ہیں جب عورت صرف بیوی اور ماں ہوتی تھی،اور کچھ بھی نہیں ہوتی تھی ۔ اور ماں یا بیوی خود مختار کیسے ہو سکتی ہے؟

    یہ تو خیر قصہ ایک بیوہ عورت کا ہے ۔ جب میں یہ کالم لکھنے کی ناکام کوشش کر رہی تھی تو اسی وقت مریم نواز کی کچھ تصویریں سوشل میڈیا پر شیئر کی گئی۔ وہ بھی ان کے بیٹے کی شادی کی تقریب میں سے تھیں ۔ مریم نواز اپنے اکلوتے بیٹے کی شادی پر  بہت ہی جوش و خروش سے تیار ہوئیں ۔ میں یاد کرواتی جاؤں کہ  نہ وہ بیوہ ہیں اور نہ ہی کوئی اور مسئلہ ۔ وہ اپنے خاوند کے ساتھ ویسے ہی ہیں جیسے میں ہم ٹی وی کے ساتھ ہوں۔لیکن مریم نواز کی سجاوٹ سے جو صفِ ماتم بچھا ، وہ دیکھنے سے تعلق رکھتا ہے ۔ کسی نے انہیں یاد کروایا کہ وہ 170  سال کی ہیں ، انہیں شرم آنی چاہیئے۔ کسی نے ان کو یاد کروایا کہ وہ نانی ہیں ، جیسے نانی ہونا کوئی گالی ہو۔ کسی نے ان کو یاد کروایا کہ وہ چور ہیں ۔ پھر کسی نے یہ بھی کہا کہ سرجری سے ایسی ہوئی ہیں ۔ مجھے یقین ہے کہ ان کی سجاوٹ کو اگر پتا چلے کہ اس سجاوٹ کے بارے میں کیا کہا جا رہا ہے تو یہ سجاوٹ بھی ملک چھوڑ کے چلی جائے ۔

    ان دونوں قصوں کو دیکھ کر میرے ذہن میں بس ایک ہی بات آئی ۔ ” تم عورت ہو ، تم مرکیوں نہیں  جاتی ؟” وہ معاشرہ جہاں 60 سال کے رنڈوے کو بھی کنواری لڑکی چاہیئے، وہاں ایک بیوہ عورت کے ناچنے پر اتنا واویلا؟ وہ معاشرہ جہاں مرد دوسری شادی سب کچھ چھوڑ کر کر لے ، وہاں ایک عورت کے اپنے بارے میں سوچنے پر اتنا واویلا ؟ وہ معاشرہ جہاں” چاند سی بہو لاؤنگی ” ہر کسی کا ارادہ ہے ، اسی  چاند کی روشنی پر اتنا واویلا؟

    عورت ہو عورت بن کر رہو کہنے والوں سے کوئی تو کہے ، انسان ہے، انسان بن کےرہنے دو !

  • Video: PPP’s Saeed Ghani opening water bottle for Bilawal

    Video: PPP’s Saeed Ghani opening water bottle for Bilawal

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari handed over a water bottle to his party fellow Information minister Sindh Saeed Ghani to open.

    In a video, the chairman can be seen sitting alongside Ghani and Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah while addressing a press conference in Karachi.

    The moment went viral when Bilawal picks up a bottle of water and for a moment attempts to open the plastic seal on the cap. Ghani is seen reaching out to assist him and Bilawal gave the bottle to him. Ghani opens it and instantly handed it over to Bilawal.

  • Men in Quetta arrested for raping, filming, sharing inappropriate videos of girls

    Men in Quetta arrested for raping, filming, sharing inappropriate videos of girls

    The Quetta Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly raping, filming and sharing inappropriate videos of girls on social media. As per details, the suspects also used to blackmail and force girls to make inappropriate videos. The initial investigation suggests that the suspects lured women with the promise of jobs.

    Police have the prime suspect Hidayat Khilji, and his brother on judicial remand of 14 days. As per the police, both the suspects are brothers.
    An FIR under sections 34 (common intention), 354-A (stripping woman of her clothes), 365-B (seducing or forcing of adults into illicit intercourse), 376 (punishment for rape), 376-A (disclosure of the identity of the victim of rape, etc), 496-A (enticing or taking away a woman), 503 (criminal intimidation), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 506-B and 509 (violating modesty or causing sexual harassment) has been registered by the womens’ mother at the Quaidabad police station.

    Police have confiscated mobile phones, videos, USBs, and other devices from the suspects that contains videos and have sent them for forensic analysis.

    Quetta DIG Fida Hassan Shah, while addering a press conference, has said that the location of the missing girls has been traced in Kabul adding, “We have reached out to the Afghan government to recover them as soon as possible.”

    Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, while reacting to the incident, has said that the incident has shaken the country. He further added that the culprits will be handed exemplary punishments.

  • Ayeza, Aiman, Saba and other Pakistani leading ladies react to Katrina, Vicky’s extravagant wedding

    Ayeza, Aiman, Saba and other Pakistani leading ladies react to Katrina, Vicky’s extravagant wedding

    Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif and actor Vicky Kaushal officially tied the knot on Thursday. The star couple got married in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony in Rajasthan and shared the official pictures on their social media handles.

    Apart from a plethora of Indian celebrities, Pakistani stars were quick to express their joy and excitement on the VicKat wedding by dropping comments and liking their posts.

    The list is headlined by leading ladies such as Saba Qamar, Maya Ali, Ayeza Khan, Saboor Aly, Areeba Habib, Komal Aziz, Nadia Hussain, Sana Javed, Aiman Khan, Minal Khan, Ayesha Omar, singer Aima Baig and actor Azfar Rehman.

    As per the Indian media, Katrina and Vicky will move into a sea-facing apartment in Mumbai’s Juhu, and the newlyweds will have another celebrity couple Anushka and Virat Kohli as their neighbours.

    The couple tied the knot in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony and took their seven pheras on Thursday afternoon.

  • ‘Should we keep her?’: Wasim Akram after Shaniera comes home

    ‘Should we keep her?’: Wasim Akram after Shaniera comes home

    Former Pakistan cricket team captain Wasim Akram has posted a picture with his wife Shaniera Akram on his social media after she came back to Pakistan after a long time. He asked his fans a question about ‘keeping his wife’.

    The veteran cricketer wrote: “Look what I found on sea view this morning, should we keep her?”

    Earlier in September, the cricketer reunited with his wife Shaniera and daughter Aiyla after 10 long months in Melbourne, Australia.

    Wasim shared a beautiful video clip on Twitter of the reunion with his daughter and we can’t stop thinking about how cute it was.

    In the video, Aiyla was seen rushing towards the door to meet her father. She opens it and joyfully jumps into her father’s arms for a long hug.

  • PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal baton-charged at symbolic opening of Karachi bus project

    PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal baton-charged at symbolic opening of Karachi bus project

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal and other party members came face to face with the Rangers on Thursday when the paramilitary troops prevented the members of the PML-N from performing ‘symbolic opening’ of the Green Line bus service in Karachi.

    The confrontation led to a brawl and scuffle between the two sides. It all began when a number of workers of the PML-N Karachi chapter, in line with the plan to hold a symbolic opening of the project, started to gather at one of the bus stations in North Nazimabad. The protestors were later joined by senior leaders, including former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, former Sindh governor Mohammad Zubair, and former federal finance minister Miftah Ismail.

    The PML-N workers faced resistance from the Rangers who were carrying sticks. The situation turned tense when Iqbal came forward and started arguing and insisted on exercising his democratic and legal rights.

    In the process, the PML-N claimed, Rangers also resorted to baton-charge that left Iqbal and a female worker injured.

    “But we don’t know under which law we were stopped by the Rangers. It didn’t end here. When we questioned their move, they restored to the worst state of terrorism. I hope that military leadership would take notice of the Ranger’s action,” said Iqbal.

    Showing bruises over his left hand due to the baton charge, Iqbal called it political vendetta of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, which had ordered the paramilitary force to attack PML-N workers and media.

    Twitterati condemned the act and reminded that no one deserves this treatment.

    Journalist Raza Rumi tweeted, “Shameful reminder of this terrible episode and tactic employed to undermine an elected representative and a member of the cabinet where all executive power (theoretically) resides.”

    Senior journalist Fahd Husain tweeted, “This photo is wrong for so many reasons: symbolically, optically, figuratively, and literally. No elected representative, regardless of political affiliation, should be treated like this, let alone someone as senior & respected as @betterpakistan Ahsan Iqbal.”

    Journalist Hasan Zaidi tweeted, “Meanwhile, why were the Rangers so invested in stopping a symbolic ceremony? Are they a political force?”

  • Bollywood stars praise Ahmed Ali Akbar and Parizaad, special mention for Mashal Khan

    Bollywood stars praise Ahmed Ali Akbar and Parizaad, special mention for Mashal Khan

    HUM TV’s drama serial Parizaad starring Ahmed Ali Akbar as the titular character has been making headlines ever since the drama went on-air.

    Recently, Indian designer Manish Malhotra used the OST of the hit drama for his promotional video proving that Parizaad is not only loved in Pakistan but has a strong following across the border as well.

    This is what the video looks like when you open the Reels

    The highlight of the video became the background music. which the Laal Kabootar star was quick to notice, “I like the music,” shared Ahmed on his Instagram story.

    Now multiple Bollywood actors including Vikram Kapadia of Bazaar fame, Darshan Jariwala of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani fame and Namit Das of Wake Up Sid fame indulged in an online chat about the drama, when the Kapoor & Sons star posted an appreciation note for the drama and it’s star Ahmed Ali Akbar.

    Public Lauds Ahmed Ali Akbar For His Brilliant Performance In Parizaad -  Xoom

    He also gave a special mention to Mashal Khan.

    Why We Love Lubna of Parizad! - HIP

    The actor also mentioned that he enjoyed working with Fawad in Kapoor & Sons and would like to work with the cast of Parizaad.

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