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  • Behroze Sabzwari recovers from COVID-19, returns home ‘healthy and happy’

    Behroze Sabzwari, who was earlier admitted to the hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19, has returned home after recovering from the virus, his son Shahroz Sabzwari has confirmed.

    Sabzwari had been hospitalized at Karachi’s Ziauddin Hospital’s ICU last week after he contracted the disease.

    Confirming the news, Shahroz said: “By the grace of Allah Pak and Sadqa-e-Nabi Pak (SAWW) and with the duas of my elders, my father is back home from hospital healthy and happy.”

    He also thanked everyone who prayed for his father’s health.

    While Behroze was reportedly stable during his time at the hospital, Shahroz had said that the “initial days were tough, and we were all really worried”.

    Behroze is not the only celebrity who was infected with the novel coronavirus. Other celebrities, who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, include Usman Mukhtar, Ameer Gilani, Rubina Ashraf, Nida Yasir, Yasir Nawaz, Naveed Raza, Noman Sami, Alizeh Shah, Alyzeh Gabol, Abrar ul Haq, Sakina Samo, Shehzad Roy and Bilal Maqsood. All of them have recovered now.

  • ‘Ertuğrul’ star Engin Altan Düzyatan arrives in Pakistan for a short visit

    ‘Ertuğrul’ star Engin Altan Düzyatan arrives in Pakistan for a short visit

    Engin Altan Düzyatan, who is popularly referred to as Ertuğrul after the role he plays in the hit Turkish series Diriliş: Ertuğrul arrived in Lahore on Thursday for a short visit.

    According to details, the actor is in Pakistan “at the invitation of a private business company”.

    https://twitter.com/PakTurkey/status/1336889821713870848?s=20

    Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported that Engin will sign an agreement with Lahore-based Chaudhary group of industries as a brand ambassador.

    However, due to a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, he may not be able to meet his fans.

    Often described as the Turkish Game of Thrones, Diriliş: Ertuğrul is being aired on the recommendation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Set in 13th century Anatolia and based on the struggle of Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman I – the founder of the Ottoman dynasty, Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been trending in the country ever since its first episode aired on the first of Ramzan.

    In an exclusive interview with The Current, Senator Faisal Javed Khan had revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gifted the drama series to Pakistan as a goodwill gesture.

    In August, the Turkish actor met three terminally ill Pakistani children via video link. The event was arranged by the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi and was attended by the Turkish consul general and prominent Pakistani actors including Humayun Saeed and Ayesha Omar.

    Earlier in September, Cavit Çetin Güner, who plays Dogan Alp the series also visited Pakistan and spent a few days in Islamabad.

  • Marvi Sirmed, Ertuğrul, coronavirus: Here’s what Pakistanis have been searching for in 2020

    Marvi Sirmed, Ertuğrul, coronavirus: Here’s what Pakistanis have been searching for in 2020

    To say that 2020 has been a rollercoaster would be an understatement. Though the coronavirus pandemic pretty much defined 2020, there were lots of other things that kept Pakistanis engaged throughout the year. Some that we might even have forgotten.

    Lucky for us, Google released its annual ‘Year in Search‘ list on Wednesday, giving us a quick roundup of the year and reminding us of our obsessions which included Diriliş: Ertuğrul, Meray Paas Tum Ho, Money Heist, Sarah Khan and Falak Shabbir’s wedding and Pakistan vs England series besides of course corona.

    Meanwhile, check out the complete lists here:

    Top Search

    1. Pakistan vs England
    2. Coronavirus
    3. Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
    4. Google Classroom
    5. US Election 2020
    6. PSL 2020
    7. India vs New Zealand
    8. England vs Australia
    9. England vs West Indies
    10. Worldometers

    People

    1. Marvi Sarmad
    2. Uzma Khan
    3. Joe Biden
    4. Alizeh Shah
    5. Hareem Shah
    6. Minahil Malik
    7. Falak Shabir
    8. Asim Azhar
    9. Esra Bilgiç
    10. Sarah Khan

    Events/Occasions

    1. US elections
    2. Leap day
    3. International women’s day
    4. Australia fire
    5. Gilgit Baltistan election 2020 result
    6. Beirut blast
    7. Motorway incident
    8. Kabaddi world cup 2020
    9. Under 19 world cup
    10. Khabib vs Gaethje

    Movies & TV

    1. Ertuğrul
    2. Mere Paas Tum Ho
    3. Money Heist
    4. Bigg Boss 14
    5. Mirzapur Season 2
    6. Deewangi
    7. Mera Dil Mera Dushman
    8. Kuruluş: Osman
    9. Ehd-e-Wafa
    10. Joker

    Gadgets

    1. Huawei Y9a
    2. Infinix Note 7
    3. Vivo V20
    4. iPhone 12
    5. Infinix Hot 9
    6. OPPO F17 Pro
    7. Vivo S1
    8. Vivo Y20
    9. Vivo Y51
    10. Huawei Y6p

    According to Google, these lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year (2019).

  • PDM is ‘foreign-funded’ movement, says govt

    PDM is ‘foreign-funded’ movement, says govt

    As the opposition-led movement to oust the Imran government gains momentum, Human Rights Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Shireen Mazari has alleged that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a joint opposition alliance, is receiving foreign funding.

    In an interview with Dawn News, the federal minister claimed that a lot of people who are part of the PDM have received “a lot of foreign funds”. She, however, couldn’t provide any proof.

    “If we get the evidence […] but when we receive hardcore evidence, then it will become the responsibility of the government to take action,” she said, adding that “let’s see how things unfold”.

    According to Mazari, it had come to her knowledge that that evidence was now surfacing regarding funding for the opposition alliance from abroad.

    “[I have] heard that a lot of evidence has been found that funding, encouragement is being sent. You know Pakistan has dissident groups abroad. Every country has them, dissident groups from Pakistan are also abroad, the way they are living, after all they are receiving money from somewhere.”

    A similar claim was made by the prime minister of Pakistan a couple of days, when he told a delegation of senior journalists that certain countries were supporting the PDM in its bid to oust his government, Daily Pakistan reported.

    It may be noted here that PTI is also case pertaining to foreign funding in the Election Commission of Pakistan. The ECP officials will meet on Dec 31 to discuss the audit of the PTI after multiple delayed hearings.

    Meanwhile, PDM Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, flanked by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, addressed a press conference on Wednesday. He had said that the rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on December 13 will be held “at all costs”.

  • ‘A Year To Remember’: Adnan Siddiqui on why he ‘admires 2020’

    ‘A Year To Remember’: Adnan Siddiqui on why he ‘admires 2020’

    2020 has been quite the year, for all of us and none of us would like to relive it. But Adnan Siddiqui, who had a great year as far as his acting projects are concerned (Meray Paas Tum Ho, Ye Dil Mera) says that he admires 2020, calling it ‘A Year To Remember’.

    “In three weeks from now, 2020 will be behind us,” wrote the actor on Instagram. “A most extraordinary year. When we rang it in, I don’t think anyone had even a vague idea that three months into it and our lives, as we knew it, would come to a halt. A thriving world came to an abrupt standstill and we are still waiting for normalcy to return. No wonder, our most common refrain since March 2020 is, ‘when will life be back to old normal’.”

    He then went on to share why he admires 2020 so much.

    “I often get asked why I admire 2020 so much when it caused a life-altering crisis across the globe. I have always felt that in every adversity lies an opportunity. We only need to discover that. The amount of free time I had on my hands, thanks to the lockdown, was God sent. I loved the languid pace at which life was moving all those months. And as Mac Davis crooned, I stopped and smelled the roses,” the actor added.

    Sharing about time spent with his kids, Adnan wrote: “My kids were the happiest to have me around 24 hours and I would like to imagine myself as a more patient and wiser parent while dealing with the millennials. I finished a book that was mocking me for years for having left it in between. Caught up on sleep, wrote poetry.”

    Read more – Quarantine turns Adnan Siddiqui into Wolverine

    “But most of all, 2020 enlightened me to a new perspective of life–to accept it in a larger scheme of things. I learnt that man, even if he fancies himself as omnipotent, can never conquer nature.”

    “2020 also taught me to slow down a bit, to hold my loved ones closer, to pray a little longer, and never to take life for granted,” concluded Adnan.

  • British PM mocked for confusing farmers protest with India-Pakistan conflict

    British PM mocked for confusing farmers protest with India-Pakistan conflict

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was labelled “absolutely clueless” after a parliamentary faux pas on Wednesday when seemed to confuse ongoing farmers’ protest in India with a dispute between India and Pakistan.

    British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi addressed Johnson during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session about the protests in India, prompting Johnson to give an off-the-mark response.

    “Many constituents, especially those emanating from Punjab and other parts of India, and I were horrified to see footage of water cannons, teargas and brute force being used against peacefully protesting farmers. However, it was heart-warming to see those very farmers feeding those forces who had been ordered to beat or suppress them. What indomitable spirit and it takes a special kind of people to do that,” the opposition lawmaker said.

    “So, will the Prime Minister (Johnson) convey to the Indian Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) our heartfelt anxieties, our hopes for a speedy resolution to the current deadlock and does he agree that everyone has a fundamental right to peaceful protest,” he questioned Johnson.

    Johnson, in his brief response, went on to address a completely unrelated matter instead.

    “Our view is that of course, we have serious concerns about what is happening between India and Pakistan but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle and I know that he (Modi) appreciates that point”, said Johnson.

    Dhesi, who looked visibly perplexed, was quick to take to social media as he posted the exchange on Twitter, adding: “But it might help if our PM actually knew what he was talking about!”

    Shortly after his comments, Twitter users mocked him for his confusing statement with British member of Parliament Afzal Khan calling it “a new low even for Boris Johnson”.

    “The issue has nothing to do with India and Pakistan. Incredible,” Khan said.

    Another parliamentarian Zahra Sultana pointed out that Johnson seemed to confuse the farmers protest with the international conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir.

    The UK government has so far refused to be drawn into the ongoing protests in India, with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) saying the matter of handling protests was an internal one.

    The police handling of protests is a matter for the government of India, an FCDO spokesperson said last week, following a letter initiated by Dhesi and signed by 35 other UK MPs over the issue.

    Meanwhile, Canada has already denounced the use of force against the protesting farmers.

    Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting on various borders of Delhi since November 26, seeking repeal of the three farm laws enacted in September.

    Dubbing these laws as “anti-farmer”, these farmers say that the newly enacted legislation would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big corporations. However, the government has claimed that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture. 

  • Pornhub bans downloads after expose alleges videos of abuse

    Pornhub bans downloads after expose alleges videos of abuse

    Pornography website Pornhub has outlined new measures against illegal content on its platform after the New York Times reported finding videos depicting child sex abuse and rape on the site.

    The paper asserted that among the 6.8 million new videos posted on the site each year, a majority “probably involve consenting adults, but many depict child abuse and non-consensual violence.”

    Pornhub, the Times said, also lets users download videos directly from its site, which allows anyone to repost clips repeatedly and without limit.

    “Today, we are taking major steps to further protect our community,” said a statement on Pornhub. “Going forward, we will only allow properly identified users to upload content. We have banned downloads.”

    Only content partners and people who earn ad revenue from their videos will be able to upload videos to the site.

    “In the new year, we will implement a verification process so that any user can upload content upon successful completion of identification protocol,” the statement read.

    Paid downloads remain possible, says the company, adding that it has also strengthened its moderation process.

    On Monday officials at MasterCard and Visa launched a probe into their links with the site, warning that they would cut ties with the parent company, MindGeek if it turns out that the site is not following the law. Meanwhile, PayPal had stopped processing payments to Pornhub last year.

    Pornhub told AFP in a statement that it has “no tolerance” for content that shows sexual abuse of children.

    Pakistan reportedly tops the list of most porn-searching countries.

  • Shahveer Jafry gets engaged

    Shahveer Jafry gets engaged

    Shahveer Jafry has put a ring on it.

    The YouTuber got engaged to Ayesha Beig in Islamabad an lowkey affair with his closest celebrity friends including Noor Zafar Khan and Sham Idrees present.

    Soon after pictures from the engagement began to circulate on social media, Shahveer made an official announcement. Sharing pictures of his engagement on social media, Shahveer wrote: “We are engaged!”

    The couple matched their outfits for the occasion. While Shahveer wore a peach suit, his bride Amna sparkled in a silver dress with a peach dupatta.

    Meanwhile, Shahveer’s friends expressed their happiness over his engagement.

    “Congratulations meri jaan,” commented Zaid Ali, while Sham welcomed him “to this side of the club”. Sham’s wife Froggy remarked: “Mashaa’Allah. After 8 long years of knowing you, there came Ayesha to put up with you.”

  • Newsletter – 9th December 2020, Wednesday

    Newsletter – 9th December 2020, Wednesday









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    Morning subscriber! Today is Wednesday, 9th December 2020, and the world is celebrating Pastry Day. Hope your day is filled with creamy and mouth-watering pastries! The weather will be cloudy throughout the major cities, while Islamabad might get to see some light rain in the afternoon. 

    Morning Meme

    Khan VS. Opposition: Who will win?

    As part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s anti-government protests, the opposition parties are threatening to resign from parliament. In response to which PM Khan has decided to hold by-elections on vacant seats if the opposition’s lawmakers step down.

    “Agr opposition nay isteefay diye tou hum bhi elections kradain gay. Agar opposition pur-etemaad hai tou main bhi pur-etemaad houn”. It is being said that mass resignations could lead to a full-fledged general election. 
     

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    Shehbaz Sharif is losing PML-N to Maryam Nawaz? 
     

    Party President Shehbaz Sharif ki absence mien, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz is practically steering the party. According to a report in The News, Maryam, due to her hawkish stance, has gained popularity in the party and the public. Unka party pe itna control hogaya hai that she has stopped “consulting him [Shehbaz] for political advice”.
     

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    ‘Dunk teaser gave me goosebumps’

    The teaser of Bilal Abbas Khan, Sana Javed and Naumaan Ejaz’s murder mystery ‘Dunk’ dropped yesterday and created quite a stir on social media. The short teaser gives a glimpse into the drama’s plot and reveals that ‘Dunk’ will highlight the issue of harassment in educational institutes. 

    Someone tweeted, “teaser of Dunk gave me goosebumps”, while others called it out for being problematic. Head over to read the full story and to see how netizens are reacting.
     

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    Hania Amir sheds tears over mean comments on social media

    Hania Aamir is no stranger to social media trolling. Apni recent Instagram post mien she opened up about how damaging it can be. “This was me trying to get myself together after shedding two tears over three mean comments,” said Hania while sharing a picture of herself.

    She further said that being mean is a projection of one’s own fears and insecurities. “Use your words wisely”
     

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    Current Baba’s prediction

    You will finally get to eat Biryani which you were craving for so long. But things might get messed up when some two-year-old spills Nutella on it. So stay away from toddlers tonight!

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  • Pakistani forces on high alert as India plans new misadventures

    Pakistani forces on high alert as India plans new misadventures

    India is once again planning a false flag operation against Pakistan to divert international attention from its internal issues, including the ongoing farmers’ protests and the Khalistan movement, and Indian atrocities in held Kashmir.

    According to reports, the armed forces of Pakistan have been put on high alert as New Delhi, despite humiliation at the hands of Islamabad time and again, once again trying to harm regional peace by resorting to unprovoked border action or surgical strikes.

    Earlier, India had in 2016 falsely claimed to have carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan and in 2019 attempted an unsuccessful cross-border aerial operation.

    While Pakistan had rebutted Indian claims of surgical strikes, in response to the 2019 misadventure it had shot down two Indian jets a day later and also captured Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman of the Indian Air Force (IAF).