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  • ‘I was imprisoned for 4 years’: Komal Rizvi opens up on abusive marriage

    Komal Rizvi recently opened up about her divorce and abusive marriage of four years.

    Detailing her harrowing experience on Nida Yasir’s Ramzan Special show along with Shoaib Malik, Rizvi said that she got divorced in 2019. Sharing details of her marriage, Rizvi said that after her marriage when she was in Oman with her husband she had to go to the bed hungry several times due to her husband’s mistreatment.

    The singer further said that she was imprisoned for four years during which she used to earn money by giving tuitions. Later, she also took a course and started supplying food to different stores in Oman.

    “When my husband tortured and injured me, my parents became suspicious and started asking me to come back,” said Rizvi. “Then one day my father came and brought me back to Pakistan.”

    Read more – Ismat Zaidi opens up about her struggles after divorce

    Komal also said that when her father came to take her with him she was terrified that her husband would kill her.

    “I was psychologically upset,” expressed Komal. “I spoke to my aunt [Khala], who is a psychiatrist and asked her that I can’t believe that having such a high IQ how did I become like this? She told me that it’s not about IQ and said that intelligent women tend to stay longer in abusive marriages because they try to rationalize the acts of their abuser.”

    Stressing on the importance of educating girls and making them financially independent, Komal said that it is important for women to have a skill set.

  • PPP to boycott, PDM to attend NA session today

    Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has said that the government will present a resolution in the National Assembly (NA) for the expulsion of the French envoy. This comes in the wake of the successful negotiations between the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the government earlier today.

    The next NA session was scheduled for Thursday (April 22) but it was changed. NA session was called today at 3pm to facilitate the resolution.

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari tweeted that the agreement with the banned TLP was not brought to the NA. Government took action against it on the streets and then banned TLP. Bilawal said that the prime minister did not take the NA into confidence at any stage so if the government did not take parliament into confidence, it is the prime minister’s mess. “Clean up or go home,” tweeted Bilawal.

    Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and its member parties, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz are attending the NA session. Sources say they will also support the resolution.

    Three demands in the resolution ask for a debate on the expulsion of the French ambassador. It also asks that the European Union (EU), especially France, should be told about the sensitivity of this issue. Discussions should be held with all Muslim countries so as to raise it on international forums. The resolution also says that foreign relations will only be decided by the state and not an individual, group or party through any illegal pressure tactics.

    The resolution presented before the NA today has been approved for debate. PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi asks for one hour to go over the motion with his party.

    This is a developing story

  • Adnan Siddiqui’s ‘vote is with the vaccine’

    Adnan Siddiqui’s ‘vote is with the vaccine’

    Adnan Siddiqui has gotten vaccinated!

    The actor shared a video of himself getting his first dose at the Arts Council in Karachi and urged everyone to get their shot too in order to beat COVID-19.

    “Finally got the jab,” said Adnan. “It’s a huge relief. Honestly, I was a bit jittery in the beginning. Because of the needle, of course! No matter how young or old are you, this is one thing that petrifies you every time.”

    Sharing that he too like others was initially skeptical of the vaccine, Siddiqui said: “Yes, I also read those sporadic reports of after effects of the vaccine, which have made people wary. I had my share of doubts too.”

    The actor said that he decided to get the vaccine after consulting his friend, who is a doctor.

    “By Allah’s grace, I am feeling perfectly fine,” said Adnan urging everyone to get their shot.

    “The onus to combat the pandemic is on us. Those who are sceptical of whether to go ahead with the vaccine or not, as someone who’s got inoculated recently, my vote is with the vaccination,” asserted Siddiqui. He also advised everyone to “consult your personal doctor, specially those who are on medication or are immuno compromised” before getting the jab.

    While Adnan did not specify which vaccine he got, the hashtags he used indicate that he got China’s Sinopharm which is being administered through the government’s vaccination drive.

    Meanwhile, the vaccination drive in Pakistan is in full swing. Vaccinations of people 60 and above commenced on March 10, while those above 50 will start receiving their vaccine this week from April 21. The government has also planned to open registrations for COVID-19 vaccination for citizens of all age groups after Eid, which is around mid-May. According to details, Pakistan will be able to vaccinate more than 125,000 people per day after Eid.

    If you are eligible and have not yet registered for the vaccine send your CNIC number to 1166 to get registered asap.

  • Alia Bhatt praises Pakistani rapper Muhammad Shah

    Ali Bhatt has appreciated and praised Pakistani rapper and comedian Muhammad Shah for a rap video he made on her.

    Titled Alia, the video is part of the rapper’s What if… series and shows him use references to the actor’s various films to create a beat. Shah, through the video, also expresses his desire to get to know Bhatt, asking her to “come a little closer,” but not too close because of the pandemic.

    In the credits at the end of the rap, Shah, while giving credit to his team, has also thanked Alia’s father Mahesh Bhatt.

    Read more – Alia Bhatt creates waves with ‘gangsta’ act in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ teaser

    Appreciating the rapper’s hard work, Alia said: “Bohut hard,” in response to which Shah said: “I love you.”

    Earlier, Shah had also made three videos for Hania Aamir. When Shah’s first video did not grab Hania’s attention, he made another one on which Hania asked Shah about his plans on the 16th of that month. The 16th never came and a heartbroken Shah made a third video, hoping to catch Hania’s attention again.

  • NA to debate sending French Ambassador back

    NA to debate sending French Ambassador back

    Initial reports coming in after Sehri on Tuesday suggest that negotiations between the government and the banned TLP have been successful.

    Reports indicate that all cases against TLP workers will be withdrawn. The decision to ban TLP will reviewed and may be taken back. A resolution seeking the expulsion of the French ambassador will be tabled in parliament. Some reports say it will be through a private member and not the government.

    Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in a video message announced that a resolution on the expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan will be presented in the National Assembly. He also added that the cases registered against TLP workers under the Fourth Schedule will also be withdrawn.

    Meanwhile, as per the official Twitter account of The National Assembly of Pakistan, the session of the National Assembly which was scheduled for Thursday (April 22), will take place today at 3 pm after the government’s negotiations with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.

    TLP has decided to call off the dharna as per media reports.

    This is a developing story.

  • Students develop app for guided tours of Lahore’s Walled City

    Students develop app for guided tours of Lahore’s Walled City

    Students of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have developed a mobile application ‘Lahori Khoji’ that offers guided tours of the Walled City of Lahore.

    LUMS professor and historian Dr Ali Usman Qasmi, while sharing details of the app on social media, said that “students designed the app and researched its content as part of a course offered at LUMS.”

    The app, which is available to download from Play Store, was launched as part of World Heritage Day (April 18) celebrations.

    VIDEO: Secrets of Lahore | Gali Surjan Singh

    Dr Qasmi said that students did thorough research to design and develop the mobile application.

    “The students not only read the classical texts but also made several trips to the Walled City,” said Professor Qasmi.

    Also Read: Punjab archaeology department to restore 400-year-old fort in Sheikhupura

    Lahore-based historian Faizan Abbas Naqvi also helped the students in designing the app.

    The group of students is open to suggestions to improve the application as “app is a product of research carried out by undergraduate students who are not professional historians.”

  • Round Three: Sheikh Rasheed to meet TLP workers tonight

    Round Three: Sheikh Rasheed to meet TLP workers tonight

    At 10 PM tonight, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid and Religious Affairs Minister Pir Noorul Haq Qadri will, yet again meet workers of the recently banned Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) for a third round of talks.

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the second round of talks had ended earlier today.

    The first round, led by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar, had taken place yesterday after which 11 police hostages were released by the TLP. The first talks took place after a day of clashes between workers and the police.

    Although Prime Minister Khan, in his address to the nation, clearly said that the approach taken by the TLP to the French backing of blasphemous cartoons is wrong, the TLP has put forward four demands. They want the French ambassador to be sent back to France, the part chief Saad Rizvi to be released, the ban on the party to be removed and the arrested workers to be released. PM Khan has clearly stated that his approach, which includes uniting the Muslim world should be adopted by the country, and that the TLP is trying to show that they ‘feel more passionate’ about the Holy Prophet (PBUH) which is not true.

    It remains to be seen what happens in the meetings between the TLP and the government. However, PM Khan mentioned that the violent protests done by the banned party had led to the killing of four police officers, 800 officers injured, 40 police cars destroyed and millions of rupees lost in the destruction of private property.

  • Asim Azhar backs students, urges Shafqat Mahmood to cancel exams again

    Asim Azhar backs students, urges Shafqat Mahmood to cancel exams again

    After Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced that there will be no delay or cancellation of exams, Asim Azhar once again voiced his support for students, urging the minister to reconsider his decision in view of the ongoing third wave of COVID-19 across Pakistan.

    “A, AS, O Level and IGCSE exams will be held as per the date sheet announced by CAIES,” said Mahmood, asserting they will be no cancellation or delay in the exams.

    Mahmood added that Cambridge has assured that all SOPs will be strictly followed.

    Responding to the announcement, the singer said: “Who will be responsible if kids take COVID back to their homes just so they could appear in exams?”

    In another tweet, Azhar urged Mahmood to rethink his decision.

    “Abhi bhi waqt hai, bacho pe tars khaalain,” said Asim.

    Earlier, Twitter had raged with students advocating for the cancellation of board exams this year following the deadly third COVID-19 wave across the country.

    Students demanded to cancel board exams 2021 amidst their disturbed learning schedules. Several students were also demonstrating on the streets so that the government take proper notice of their demands.

    #ExamCancelHoga, #cancelboardexams2021 and #ShafqatMahmood were among the top trends on the micro-blogging site as social media users and students expressed their concern over the sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 and its effect on their studies.

    Asim and Hadiqa Kiani had also voiced their support for the students over exams cancellation.

  • French Citizens To Leave Pak?

    French Citizens To Leave Pak?









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    Good morning ,*|MERGE1|*. It’s April 16. ?It’s Ramzan’s first Friday.  

    Roza buhat lamba hojata hai and you need to find some activities to pass your time. Other than sleeping ahem… 

    I’m planning to watch a Ramzan special drama. A popular one is ‘Chupkay Chupkay’ featuring Ayeza Khan and Osman Khalid Butt, and the teaser suggests that Ayeza is playing a high school girl in it.

    The other one is Taan Banaa, jisme Danyal Zafar and Alizeh Shah are playing the leads. Agr aap ne dekhe hain toh hit reply and tell me which one I should be watching.?

    It will be sunny in major cities with rain expected in Islamabad and Peshwar.  

     

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    France advises citizens to leave Pakistan

    The French Embassy has advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave Pakistan as violent anti-France protests paralyse the country. 

    “Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily leave the country,” the embassy said in an email to French citizens. 

    Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since the government of President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for a magazine’s right to republish blasphemous caricatures depicting Holy Prophet (PBUH). 

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    Govt’s ‘Rehmatul-Lil Alameen Scholarship’ to also cover non-Muslims

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has launched the Rehmatul-Lil Alameen scholarship program for underprivileged students, Radio Pakistan has reported. 

    As per details, a budget of 27.93 billion rupees has been approved for this national-level program which will be used over the next five years. The program will be implemented in 129 public sector universities across the country. 

    Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Islamabad, PM Imran said the scholarship will be available to all Pakistanis including non-Muslims, adding that the federal government will annually provide Rs 5.5 billion for 70,000 scholarships. 

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     Faysal Quraishi spotted having Iftari with street children

    Faysal Quraishi along with wife and their children opened their first Iftar with street children in Karachi. 

    Pictures of Faysal and Sana having iftari at Save Our Children Foundation went viral on social media. The couple and their children could be seen celebrating the true spirit of the Holy Month by opening their first fast on the streets of Karachi while observing COVID-19 SOPs. 

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     Man left with half a house after spending more than Rs10 crore on dream house ?

    I don’t know how Urooj finds such interesting stories. As per details, Bishnu Aryal who hails from Nepal had saved up enough money for his dream house in Sydney. He had shifted to Australia for a new life and spent years in saving cautiously. 

    He signed an agreement for the building with Zac Homes for $322,400 (Rs49 million)land purchased land for $398,950 (Rs70 million) in the suburb of Edmondson Park in Sydney’s southwest. 

    The man claims that miscommunication with the builder, Zac Homes, resulted his dream to turn into a tragedy. 

    Now he only has ‘half the property’ he had been hoping for. 

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    Nand comes to an end, FINALLY!

    ARY Digital’s masala-packed drama Nand finally came to a close on April 13 after 146 episodes with main antagonist Gohar’s death. The drama had everything from miscarriages to scheming nands and bhabhis and even plastic surgery.

    Nand originally featured Faiza Hasan, Shahroz Sabzwari, Minal Khan, Aijaz Aslam, Maha Hasan, and Ayaz Samoo in the lead and revolved around three couples, Gohar (Hasan) and Jehangir (Aslam), Saqib (Sabzwari) and Rabi (Khan), and Hasan (Samoo) and Farwa (Maha)

    Check the story to find out what happened in the last episode.  

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    On this day: 16 April REMEMBERING IQBAL MASIH 

     On this day, a 12-year-old boy named Iqbal Masih was shot and killed while he was riding his bicycle with his friends in Muridke near Lahore. He was sold by his parents at age four and was shackled to a carpet loom for almost six years. He attracted widespread attention when he decided to take a stand for himself. At several international platforms, he spoke about the conditions that child workers face which is still a major issue here, and for that he was murdered.

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     Aj Iftari ya dinner me you will have Biryani. ?

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  • PM wants world to look at blasphemy like Holocaust

    Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the Western countries to outlaw rising instances of blasphemy, just as some countries restrict anti-Semitic speech or Holocaust denial.

    In a series of tweets, the prime minister condemned “extreme right politicians” in the West who “deliberately indulge” in willful and intentional provocations under the “guise of freedom of speech”.

    The premier made it clear that the government took action against TLP under the anti-terrorism law when it challenged the writ of the state and used street violence, as no one can be above the law and the country’s constitution.

    “Let me make [it] clear to people here and abroad [that] our government only took action against TLP under our anti-terrorist law when they challenged the writ of the state, used street violence and attacked the public and law enforcers. No one can be above the law and the Constitution,” the premier said in his tweets.