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  • ‘Disappointed’: Shoaib Akhtar vows to fight lawsuit after receiving recovery notice from PTV

    ‘Disappointed’: Shoaib Akhtar vows to fight lawsuit after receiving recovery notice from PTV

    Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has vowed to fight a legal battle after Pakistan Television (PTV) sent a legal notice to him as he resigned on-air in the aftermath of a heated exchange with Dr Nauman Niaz.

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    In a recent development in the PTV Sports controversy, PTV has sent a legal notice worth Rs100 million to ‘Rawalpindi Express’ after he stepped down during the live transmission of Game On Hai.

    Akhtar, 46, after receiving a legal notice for ‘breaching his contract’, expressed disappointment with the state-owned television.

    Taking to Twitter, the former cricketer turned analyst wrote: “Utterly Disappointed. After miserably failing to safeguard my respect and repute while I was working for PTV, they have now sent me a recovery notice. I am a fighter & will not give up & fight this legal battle. My lawyer Salman Niazi will take this forward according to law.”

    PTV reportedly sent the recovery notice to Akhtar for “being absent from shows during the T20 World Cup and for resigning from his position without serving a notice period”.

    He was served Rs100 million defamation notice due to the loss incurred by the state-run sports channel, after his appearance on an Indian news television channel in Emirates.

    Furthermore, PTV also demanded a three-month salary payment from the former fastest bowler for his non-notice period resignation.

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    The controversy, which garnered international attention, started in a post-match show, after Green Shirts’s victory over New Zealand. Show host Dr Nauman Niaz and Akhtar were involved in a heated debate.

    Recently, former PTV host Nauman Niaz also expressed regret over the controversy saying “he can apologise not only once but a million times” while legendary player Shoaib Akhtar said he had forgiven Nauman for the sake of Pakistan and state institutions.

    Last month, the administration of PTV also formed a committee to investigate the matter and ordered to keep the duo off-air until the completion of the inquiry.

  • 59% traders consider Pakistan is not ‘moving in right direction’: Gallup Survey

    The ratio of traders who consider that Pakistan is not moving in the right direction has jumped from 37 per cent from the last quarterly report to 59 per cent states Gallup Pakistan’s fourth quarterly report of Business Confidence Index (BCI).

    The survey was conducted from October 13-28 and nearly 580 respondents, belonging to the country’s traders’ community participated in it.

    The report states that responders have expressed great anxiety over the future of business in the country as the ratio of those predicting improvement in future business has dropped from 70 per cent to 61 per cent in the survey, reports Geo News.

    Surprisingly, the given statistics in the report show that in Gallup Pakistan’s second quarterly report, 49 per cent of traders were happy with business activity but now 54 per cent of them expressed their satisfaction.

    While answering the question, “which issues do the respondents want the government to address instantly”, 48 per cent declared inflation as the biggest problem for business, 16 per cent sought relief for the business class, 14 per cent for the stability of the Pakistani currency, 13 per cent for consistency in government policies, 6 per cent for controlling corruption, 6 per cent for the elimination of Covid-19 and ending lockdowns, 3 per cent for ending political instability, 3 per cent for improving export policies and two percent for non-availability of PayPal.

    Among them, seven percent of respondents said they had no issue which could be resolved by the government.

  • Australian Cricket team to tour Pakistan in March-April 2022

    Australian Cricket team to tour Pakistan in March-April 2022

    The Australian cricket team will be visiting Pakistan next year in March and April for three Test matches, Three ODIs and one T20I, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday.

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    According to the details, the first Test match of the series will start on March 3 in Karachi. The second Test will be played in Rawalpindi from March 12 to 16 and the third in Lahore from March 21 to 25.

    Meanwhile, all four white-ball matches of the series will be played in Lahore. These matches will be played from March 29 to April 5.

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    Earlier, the PCB Twitter account had tweeted that they will be making a big announcement shortly.

    Australia has not played in Pakistan since 1998.

    However, team Pakistan is set to face Australia in the semi-finals of ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 on (Thursday) November 11.

  • Top military officials brief parliamentarians on national security

    Top military officials brief parliamentarians on national security

    The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PNSC) comprising members of the National Assembly (NA) and Senate has started in Islamabad, reports Geo News.

    Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency Faiz Hameed are also present at the National Assembly to attend the session.

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, all four chief ministers, along with parliamentary leaders are among the attendees.

    The military leadership will brief the political leadership about the emerging situation in Afghanistan and the overall affairs of national security. The parliamentarians will be taken into confidence over a secretive deal between the government and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), sources privy to the matter said.

  • Aiman-Muneeb, Minal-Ahsan’s ‘double date’ getaway, Hira and Nimra adore

    Aiman-Muneeb, Minal-Ahsan’s ‘double date’ getaway, Hira and Nimra adore

    Sister duo of Aiman Khan and Minal Khan along with their respective husbands Muneeb Butt and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram went on a double date at a Karachi’s luxurious hotel.

    Also seen with them is the adorable Amal Muneeb.

    Fellow celebrities Hira Mani and Nimra Khan cheered them on social media with comments and likes.

    The Pyar Ke Sadqay star gave Muneeb his red vintage car to drive to the venue.

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  • Government directs TV channels to show Pakistan map daily before bulletin

    Government directs TV channels to show Pakistan map daily before bulletin

    In a notification issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), the government has directed all television channels to show Pakistan map daily before the 9pm news bulletin.

    The notification is titled: ‘Streamlining Correct Use of Pakistan Political Map‘.

    “All the news channels (both public and private) have to flash the political map of Pakistan for 02 seconds before airing the news bulletin at 09:00pm on regular basis,” it reads.

    Previously in August, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan had announced the approval of a new political map of Pakistan, which included Indian-occupied Kashmir in its entirety.

    Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir “Disputed territory- final status to be decided in line with the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions” is written on the map.

  • ‘Loves to fool common men’: Dur-e-Fishan hits out at PM Imran Khan

    ‘Loves to fool common men’: Dur-e-Fishan hits out at PM Imran Khan

    Actor Dur-e-Fishan Saleem took to her Instagram stories to slam Prime Minister Imran Khan for his recent statement on Inflation.

    The Dilruba star wrote that the PM loves to fool common men as they lack fundamental knowledge about sociopolitical matters.

    PM stated recently while addressing a public gathering in Attock after laying the foundation stone of a Maternal and Child Hospital, “In India today, there is uproar as well [over petrol prices] and the petrol price per litre is Rs150 while it is Rs200 in Bangladesh. [On the other hand] it is the lowest in Pakistan at Rs146.”

    He said that among the oil-importing countries, Pakistan had the lowest prices for petrol and diesel.

    The premier said that inflation had occurred globally due to the Covid-19 pandemic causing various issues such as supply shortages, trade closure, lockdowns, reduced buying and selling.

    She recently appeared on Ahsan Khan’s chat show along with his Pardes co-star Affan Waheed. The duo indulged in candid conversation over their personal and professional lives.

    Affan Waheed in two minds on working with Dur-e-Fishan: 'We bonded over time

    The Do Bol star revealed that Dur-e-Fishan was proposed by a white classmate in America when she was doing her bachelors.

    He said that the Dilruba diva even considered the proposal but eventually turned it down. On being asked about the same by Ahsan, Dur-e-Fishan answered that she was just 19 years old back then so it was too early to get married also she had apprehensions about her mother’s reaction on the same so she declined his proposal after considering it shortly.

  • ‘Wo uskay talway chatay’: Nadia Hussain blasts Sadaf Kanwal

    ‘Wo uskay talway chatay’: Nadia Hussain blasts Sadaf Kanwal

    Actor and model Nadia Hussain appeared on Waseem Badami’s show Har Lamha Purjosh for the Masoomana Sawal segment.

    On being asked about her statement on the show Hamare Mehman about societal gender roles especially in a marriage, Nadia clarified her context.

    She stated in the interview that “It’s not my responsibility to look after my husband and his things. He’s not my child whom I have to look after all the time, he’s my life partner. To demand and to expect that a woman whom you’ll marry will serve you with everything and will be responsible for all your work is totally wrong.”

    “I will never raise my children like that,” adding, “Why women are expected to do chores after coming from work?”

    Earlier in August 2021, she said that the society’s expectation from a woman to serve and cater her husband is wrong because her husband is her partner and not her child. The Benaam diva added that she is not raising her children the way society functions.

    The Noor Bano actor concluded her stance by stating, “A woman should have a right to divorce. My father-in-law told my mother about the clause -18 in Nikkah papers, in which a girl has a right to divorce. It is generally crossed in papers, but my father-in-law made sure to uncross that section.”

    Nadia Hussain

    When the host asked her about Sadaf Kanwal’s recent remarks over gender roles in marriage. Nadia criticised her and said that she has a problem with Sadaf’s comment because she used the phrase, “Yeh humara culture hai”.

    She even said that “Beshaq wo uske jhootay uthaye yaan uskay talway chatay, mujhe kya farq parta hai?”

    Sadaf Kanwal and Shahroz Sabzwari appeared on ARY’s Hamary Mehmaan. The Alif actress was asked about her take on equality in marriage, to which she answered that ‘Mard ka darja upar hai, wo kamata hai, khilata hai, bachon ka khayal rakhta hai’.

    She added that, ‘Mujhe Sherry ka zyada pata hona chahiye’, because she’s the wife.

    Sadaf Kanwal and Shahroz Sabzwari

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  • Video: Nausheen Shah publicly insults Aadi Adeal Amjad for schooling her

    Video: Nausheen Shah publicly insults Aadi Adeal Amjad for schooling her

    Actor Nausheen Shah appeared on Waseem Badami’s show Har Lamha Purjosh for the Masoomana Sawal segment. On being asked about the flak she received for an Instagram post of hers, the Deewar-e-Shab star broke her silence on the matter.

    As Aadi was one of the industry members who slammed her for her choice of wording, the Dugdugi diva said on his face that she chose not to respond to him because his level is not that high that she would respond to him.

    She said, “Maine to iska reply hi nahi kia, isko bilkul ignore kia.”

    She added, “You are very creepy, cheapness isi liye ki thi takay koi response aye but ap abhi us level pe nahi aye.”

    Shah earlier expressed her annoyance over being constantly berated by her mother for not getting married, saying that it is part of Pakistani culture for mothers to constantly remind a single woman to get married.

    “This happens only in this country. If you are not married your mother will remind you every day. Shaadi kerlo shaadi kerlo nhi kerne shaadi bhai maaf kerdo Jaan chordo (Get married, get married. I don’t want to get married. Let me be),” the actor had written tempestuously.

    Meanwhile, comedian and host Adeal Ajmal aka Aadi also got furious over Shah for using abusive language for Pakistan and Pakistani mothers.

    Criticising Shah for her comments, Aadi said: “Are you sure you want to use this term [expletive word] as a public figure? Maaf kerdo, jaan choro to you Mom? Are you sure to post this on your profile?”

    He also urged the actress to leave this country, if she has so much problem with it.

  • Opposition unites to form anti-govt strategy over inflation

    Opposition unites to form anti-govt strategy over inflation

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif Friday made a telephone call to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to discuss the rising inflation in the country.

    Both leaders discussed a joint strategy of the Opposition against price hike and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amended Ordinance in the parliament.

    Shehbaz’s son, Hamza Shehbaz, also proposed that the time has come that all Opposition parties sit together and work out a ‘constitutional solution’ to get rid of this anti-people government, as Shehbaz is optimistic that the PPP may join the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) at some stage for a joint movement against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, reports Dawn.

    The Opposition slammed Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s government for increasing petroleum prices once again and setting a new record in the country’s history.

    “Yet another petrol bomb exploded on the masses in the dead of night. This is IK’s way of providing ‘relief’ after giving a long sermon yesterday. Unfortunately, every day dawns with horrible news for the people. This incompetent/corrupt PTI govt & Pakistan can’t go together,” Shehbaz tweeted.

    Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari took to Twitter and wrote, “Govt increase petrol in the dead of night by Rs8. Increase of almost 20rs in less than a month.”