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  • Sonya Hussyn doesn’t know who her co-star Faryal Mehmood is?

    In a recent interview with Time out with Ahsan Khan revealed that she does not know who Faryal Mehmood is. It is pertinent to mention here that both the actresses share a turbulent history with each other.

    Faryal Mehmood replaced Sonya Hussyn in the Faysal Qureshi, Amina Sheikh and Zahid Ahmed starrer, Sorry-A Love Story after Sonya opted out of it over issues with the production team.

    Earlier, in another interview when Sonya was asked about Faryal she did not know any actor of such name.

    Sonya and Faryal worked together in a 2015’s drama serial Farwa Ki ABC directed by Sohail Javed, Faryal was new in the industry and played a supporting role in the play headlined by Sonya.

    Farwa Ki ABC - Wikipedia

    Sonya and Faryal exchanged in a social media war after the drama where Sonya made fun of her appearance and upcoming project. Faryal reverted back with salty comments and asked Sonya to “Take a rickshaw to where you came from”.

  • 60,000 vaccinated residents to be allowed to perform Hajj

    60,000 vaccinated residents to be allowed to perform Hajj

    Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual Hajj.

    The Saudi Hajj Ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

    The pilgrimage, scheduled to be held at the end of July, would be limited to those who have been vaccinated and are below 65 years of age with no chronic illnesses.

    It will be the second year in a row that the kingdom will host a reduced number of pilgrims for Hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Minal Khan, Ahsan Mohsin officially engaged in a lavish ceremony

    Minal Khan, Ahsan Mohsin officially engaged in a lavish ceremony

    Ishq Hai actress Minal Khan is now officially engaged to Ahsan Mohsin after a few months of relationship. The gorgeous couple arranged their lavish engagement ceremony in Karachi on June 11.

    Minal Khan recently shared her engagement’s invitation card on her instagram, making her fans excited for the two.

    Muneeb Butt and Aiman Khan shared their look for the event through an Instagram story.

  • Budget 21-22: Minimum wage is 20,000 and other key announcements

    Budget 21-22: Minimum wage is 20,000 and other key announcements

    Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Friday presented the Rs 8.48 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) in the National Assembly.

    Key announcements during the budget presentation

    Rs 900 billion allocated for federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) — 40 per cent increase from last year.

    Minimum wage has been increased to Rs 20,000.

    Rs 12 billion allocated for agriculture sector.

    Rs 118 billion for power distribution.

    Rs 61 billion for Viability Gap Fund.

    Rs 14 billion for Climate Change mitigation projects.

    $ 1.1 billion for vaccines procurement.

    Rs 100 billion for Covid-19 Emergency Fund.

    Rs 12 billion special grant for Sindh.

    For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, the government had set Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target at 4.8 per cent.

    Large-scale manufacturing sector recorded growth after many years and posted 9 per cent growth during FY-21.

    During the fiscal year 2020-21, tax revenue increased and showed 18 per cent growth as tax receipts crossed Rs 4 trillion.

    Exports increased by a significant 14 per cent as a rebate, duty drawback helped the sector flourish.

    Special economic zones (SEZs) will be used to create jobs which will also ensure growth in exports.

    Highlighting PM Imran’s vision of planting trees, he said Rs 14 billion have been allocated for the government’s vision of “One Billion Tree Tsunami.”

    Non-tax revenues to rise by 22 per cent during FY-22, meanwhile federal expenditures to rise 15 per cent.

     The finance minister said no taxes to be applied on salaried class.

    The government decided to reduce sales tax on electric vehicles from 17 per cent to 1 per cent.

    Federal excise duty has been reduced from 17 per cent to 16 per cent, he said adding that the withholding tax (WHT) will be reduced by 40 per cent.

    The finance minister further added that the WHT on mobile phone services has been reduced from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.

    The government plans to further reduce taxes on mobile phone services to 8 per cent.

    If mobile phone call duration exceeds three minutes, one rupee per call in addition to the rates of duty will be charged.

    For SMS service, ten paisa per sms in addition to the rates of duty will be charged.

    Tax on Internet services not approved by the Cabinet. FED reduced to 16 per cent from 17 per cent . IT and IT-enabled services given zero duty regime status. Data storage and Cloud computing included in the definition of IT enabled services .

    Withholding tax on oil field services, warehousing services and collateral services have been reduced to 3 per cent from 8 per cent

    The Telecom sector will be given industrial status in the fiscal year 2021-22.

    The finance minister also announces a one-year customs duty exemption for electric vehicles.

     Pensioners will get 10 per cent rise. Integrated allowance for Grade 1-5 has been raised from Rs 450 to Rs 900.

  • Danish Taimoor, Minal Khan promise a tear-jerker with ‘Ishq Hai’ teasers

    Danish Taimoor, Minal Khan promise a tear-jerker with ‘Ishq Hai’ teasers

    Producer Fahad Mustafa has roped in Danish Taimoor and Minal Khan for his ambitious project, Ishq Hai. The serial is touted to be a romantic drama with some major plot twists. It is being directed by Jalan fame Abiz Raza and has been on floors since March 2021 and is expected to release towards the end of this month.

    Going by the teasers, the show promises to be an emotional rollercoaster with elements of betrayal, revenge and unrequited love packaged with a fresh pairing.

    The drama also features Saba Faisal, Babar Ali and Azekah Danial in supporting roles. Written by Rehana Aftab, it is produced under the production banner, Big Bang Entertainment.

  • ‘A budget that will make everyone happy’: PM Khan

    ‘A budget that will make everyone happy’: PM Khan

     Prime Minister Imran Khan hosted lunch for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentarians and the government’s coalition partners today, where important issues relating to the country’s political scenario and the budget were discussed, as reported by Geo News. 

     The premier was asked whether the budget, which will be presented later in the day, will be a “people-friendly” one.

    “Today, everyone will be happy,” said PM Khan in response. 

    The Opposition is holding a meeting of its parliamentary members, which started at 3:00pm. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif will chair the meeting, which will also include participants from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).  

  • Karachi listed among the world’s least liveable cities

    The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2021 has listed Karachi among the least liveable cities in the world, Geo News has reported. The city has ranked the as the seventh least liveable city in the world.

    Meanwhile, Auckland has been ranked as the world’s most liveable city.

    List of the 10 least liveable cities:

    • Damascus, Syria
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Port Moresby, PNG
    • Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Algiers, Algeria
    • Tripoli, Libya
    • Karachi, Pakistan
    • Harare, Zimbabwe
    • Douala, Cameroon
    • Caracas, Venezuela

    Earlier in February, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declared Lahore the ‘City of Literature’ and Lahore became the first city in the country to have received this title.

  • Shah Rukh Khan jokes about marrying Christian Bale

    Shah Rukh Khan is known for his humorous statements in his interviews, the Dilwale actor confessed in an interview while promoting his Anushka Sharma starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal , that he wants to marry Hollywood star, Christian Bale.

    Shah Rukh Khan had said, “I mean if it doesn’t sound strange, I would marry Batman if I got a chance. I love him. Batman is so cool because see it’s a boy fantasy. He’s a playboy in the day, he’s got really cool cars, he’s handsome, lots of money he’s got a cleft, he’s got a mansion, he’s got girls, really cool suits, he’s got underground caves with machines that you don’t understand and a wonderful valet who looks even more sophisticated than him at times.”

    “And he’s got a side-kick who is too colourful for my liking but really pretty girls and even the bad girls like Cat woman like him. He’s really cool and he’s human,” he added.

    Christian Bale played the lead role in the famous Hollywood movie ‘Batman’. Shah Rukh will be seen next in Yash Raj Film’s Pathan opposite Deepika Padukone.

  • Hira Mani, Sami Khan to headline Fahad Mustafa’s upcoming biggie

    Hira Mani and Sami Khan are set to star together in Badar Mehmood’s directorial, produced by Fahad Mustafa.  This will be their first project together as a pair. The first shooting schedule is already wrapped up and the team is ready to start their second schedule later this month.

    Written by Qaisera Hayat of Alif Allah Aur Insaan fame, the drama also features Sumbul Iqbal and Raqeeb Se actor, Hamza Sohail in pivotal roles. Senior actress Marina Khan has been roped in for a significant role too.

    The drama is expected to be released towards the end of this year.

  • Potatoes for McDonald’s fries are grown on Bill Gates’ farms in vast fields visible from space

    Potatoes for McDonald’s fries are grown on Bill Gates’ farms in vast fields visible from space

    Potatoes used by McDonald’s are among the fresh produce grown across farmland owned by Bill Gates.

    As per reports, the potatoes for McDonald’s fries are grown in fields in Washington state. The fields that grow potatoes and a few other vegetables are so massive that they are visible from space.

    The 100 Circles Farm is in Washington state

    Gates and his wife among America’s biggest owners of private farmland own 269,000 acres of farmland across 18 states. 

    Bill Gates and Melinda Gates who recently parted ways after 27 years of marriage are currently dividing their assets.

    Gates is the fourth-richest person in the world, worth $144 billion (R1.9 trillion), according to Bloomberg estimates.

    Melinda is also expected to become one of the world’s richest women after the divorce.