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  • Shehbaz is losing PML-N to Maryam: report

    Shehbaz is losing PML-N to Maryam: report

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz is practically steering the PML-N in the absence of party president Shehbaz Sharif, who is not even consulted on important political decisions.

    According to a report in The News, Maryam, due to her hawkish stance, has gained popularity in the party and the public. Her control on the party is strengthened to such an extent that she has stopped “consulting him [Shehbaz] for political advice”.

    Quoting an unnamed N-League leader, the report stated that Maryam doesn’t discuss “party’s confrontational approach towards the establishment” with Shehbaz because both stand poles apart on the issue.

    But it is Maryam’s word against Shehbaz because it’s supported by her father Nawaz Sharif and Maryam’s the real crowd puller.

    Shehbaz Sharif, the party president facing imprisonment on graft charges, is not happy with this new arrangement. He still insists on a “national dialogue to steer the country out of the present crisis”, the report adds.

    “Shahbaz Sharif is extremely worried that the outcome of the confrontational strategy could be ugly and could benefit someone else,” the report quotes an aide of Shehbaz as saying. The PML-N president also relayed his reservations to the senior leadership of the party in a meeting.

    Also, Shehbaz “firmly believes that PM Imran Khan is targeting him because he is the only acceptable alternative to the establishment”.

    “And if there is a process of forming a national government or any future national dialogue, he will be a key player,” the report added.

    However, Shehbaz, due to his non-confrontational approach, is losing grip on the party. Whereas, Maryam has proved her as the future leader of the PML-N and the party stalwarts, who don’t agree with her approach, also acknowledge her as de facto president.

  • Hania Aamir opens up on how damaging mean comments are

    Hania Aamir opens up on how damaging mean comments are

    Hania Aamir is no stranger to social media trolling and the actor, in a recent Instagram post opened up about how damaging it can be.

    Read more – ‘Har jaga muhalle ki phupho nahi bante’: Asim Azhar hits back at trolls

    “This was me trying to get myself together after shedding two tears over three mean comments,” said Hania while sharing a picture of herself.

    “Words are powerful. They can create and destroy. Why use them to knock people down when you can use them to lift each other up,” she questioned.

    “Being mean is easy and weak and projection of your own fears and insecurities. Use your words wisely,” she added.

    Earlier in an interview, Mawra Hocane had also talked about being attacked and criticised on social media.

    “I am getting used to it now, but six years ago it was very difficult,” said the actor. “Like, if I am giving an interview right now, it is possible that I may say something wrong. But I realised five years ago that anything wrong that comes out of your mouth is no longer wrong when it reaches social media, it becomes a sin.”

    “You can’t even think about making a mistake, because you have been placed on a pedestal where you can’t say anything wrong. So the first time this hit me I was like, I want to stop using it. I want to stop acting and I just want to leave. And I actually went to Sydney and told my parents ‘I don’t want to do this anymore,’” she shared.

    “I told my parents people here want to kill me because I said something wrong. And even today I don’t want to defend myself, I am scared of it. I say ‘you know what? I am wrong! But are you really going to take my life for it?’” she questioned.

    Mawra further shared that the fear has never left her which is why she prefers to play it safe in her interviews and has started opting for giving standard responses.

  • PM Imran unfollows everyone on Twitter

    PM Imran unfollows everyone on Twitter

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, who used to follow 19 accounts on Twitter, has unfollowed everyone on the microblogging site, including the official handle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

    PM Imran, who has 12.9 million followers, used to follow Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, Planning Minister Asad Umar, estranged PTI leader Jahangir Khan Tareen and late Naeemul Haque.

    He also followed organisations he founded, i.e. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Namal University. He also unfollowed his ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith.

    Imran Khan emerged as the ninth most-followed world leader on the microblogging site in July this year, according to a study by Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW). 

    In past, social media users had observed that the premier had unfollowed journalist Hamid Mir. It was assumed that the decision was taken amid rising criticism of the government by the anchorperson and his channel.

  • Chomsky says Pakistan has no future if it doesn’t come out of world of ‘religious superstition’

    Chomsky says Pakistan has no future if it doesn’t come out of world of ‘religious superstition’

    Professor Noam Chomsky, renowned linguist and analytic philosopher, has said that Pakistan lacks “serious scientists” to preserve a rational education system to deal with the reality of the world.

    Speaking at a seminar organised by Karachi’s Habib University, Prof Chomsky said it’s sad that science has virtually disappeared from the country’s educational system.

    “Pakistan used to have an advanced scientific establishment, Nobel Prize laureates [Abdus Salam] and so on,” the American linguist said. “Now science has virtually disappeared from the educational system.” “Pakistan has no future if it is going to live in a world of religious superstition,” he said.

    During the lecture, Chomsky talked about a number of issues, including climate change, nuclear weapons, and the rise of populist leaders.

    Speaking about Indian PM Narendra Modi, the US professor said India is destroying the remnants of Indian secular democracy, crushing the Muslim rights and placing Kashmir under a brutal rule. “Pakistan is not too far behind,” the philosopher said, referring to the rights abuses in the country.

    Speaking about Iran-US ties under outgoing president Donald Trump, he said the Trump admin “is in a state where it is willing to do anything”. He said the tensions between US and Iran boiled over after Trump came to power.

    The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad and the recent killing of its nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran have further escalated these tensions. Iranian authorities have pointed fingers at two US allies – Saudi Arabia and Israel.

    “There is a possibility of war,” he said, adding that Iran has no “match for the US war machine” because its relatively low defence expenditure. But Iran would respond by attacking Saudi oil installations and other US allies in the region and that could lead to a full-blown war, said Chomsky.

    Speaking about sanctions imposed on Iran by the US government, Prof Chomsky was of the view that “sanctions against Iran have absolutely no legitimacy”. These sanctions “are means of torturing and terrorizing the Iranian population”. He said the people of Iran have to suffer from those sanctions because the Iranian government is not obeying the US orders.

    He also talked about Iran’s nuclear programme, saying it is very likely that Iran wants to use it as ‘deterrent’. Chomsky believes the countries that want to rampage freely in the region don’t want deterrents, and the US is one of them and its “Israeli client” another.

    “They don’t want a deterrent,” Chomsky said. The US doesn’t even admit that Israel has nuclear weapons, let alone getting its nuclear war inspected, the American philosopher said, pointing out the problems with the US approach towards the Middle East region.

  • PM Khan allegedly shares photos without giving credit

    PM Khan allegedly shares photos without giving credit

    Prime Minister Imran Khan recently took to Twitter to reveal “one of my favorite places on earth”.

    The prime minister shared some very beautiful pictures of  Gilgit-Baltistan with the caption: “The colours of Gilgit Baltistan just before the onset of winter. One of my favourite places on this earth.”

    Soon after the premier’s post, a Twitter user, Asmar’s Photography, requested the PM to give him credits for his photos.

    The photographer tagged the PM and said: “Thank you, sir Imran Khan, for sharing my picture but it would have been great if my watermark haven’t being cropped & credits may have been given to me.”

    PM recently inaugurated Himalaya and Nanga Parbat National Parks during his visit to GB region.

    Later, Asmar Hussain claimed that the PM Office had apologized for the error in not giving him credit for the pictures. “Would like to present this image to PM Imran Khan personally,” he added. 

  • Newsletter – 7th December 2020, Monday

    Newsletter – 7th December 2020, Monday









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    Morning subscriber! Today is Monday, 7th December 2020, and before moving forward watch one of our most-watched interviews which had almost 10k views in an hour! Anybody who wants to know what ‘Bachon ka Wazir-e-Azam’ Shafqat Mahmood has to say about his trending memes, should watch this interview!

    Morning Meme

    ‘If all-rounder had a face’: Twitter reacts to Hamza Ali Abbasi’s interview 

    Have you watched the recent Hamza Ali Abbasi interview of PM Imran Khan, in which he was dressed in his customary black shalwar kameez? Reports k mutabiq the PM himself handpicked the actor to interview him. Considering Hamza’s support for the ruling party, Twitter had a lot to say about the interview. Take a look at some of the reactions.
     

    Read on

    Hadiqa Kiani responds to allegations

    So, finally Hadiqa Kiani has responded to accusations by a woman Zahida, who had visited the musician’s beauty salon. Zahida had gone there for a straightening treatment. She claimed that the use of harmful creams caused her hair to fall out and demanded two crore rupees from the singer.

    Reports k mutabik a local court has summoned Kiani, the salon’s franchise owner, Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad and the district health officer on December 16. Kiani has denied all allegations.
     

    Read on

    Hurry Up! Dec 8 is the last date to file your income tax return

    Do you wish to avail better services at airports or excise offices? Or do you want to buy a new car at an affordable price? Want to enjoy a minimal withholding tax on all your banking transactions? Agar apka jawab ‘haan’ hai tou you immediately need to start filing your tax returns and wealth statement.

    As announced by the government in a press conference, the due date for all income-tax return (ITR) for FY 2019-20 has been extended from July 31, 2020, and October 31, 2020, to December 8, 2020. Now you can file your income tax return online.

    Read on

    Editorial: Dowry Culture

    Last month the Ministry of Religious Affairs proposed a ban on jahez. Looking at the recent survey conducted by Pulse Consultants, which states that almost 73 per cent women believed that dowry should be allowed whereas 24 per cent were against it. The need of the hour is a public awareness campaign against dowry and why this cultural tradition must end.

    Agar ye ban-proposal approve ho bhi jata hai toh kya loug jahez lena ya jahez dena band karein gey? Watch the video to see what people have to say. 
     

    Watch the video here

    Current Baba’s prediction

    Waise toh December ki thand k bohat charchay hain par is dafa thand kuch khaas nahi parri but you know what — ganda wala flu is creeping around the corner! Tou apna khayal rakhen aur khud ko zara pack shack rakhen

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  • Couple marries in PPE kit after bride tests positive for COVID-19

    Couple marries in PPE kit after bride tests positive for COVID-19

    A couple from Rajasthan, India got married in personal protective equipment (PPE) after the bride tested positive for COVID-19.

    Indian media reported that a couple exchanged their wedding clothes for PPE kit and venue for a coronavirus treatment centre over a wedding hall.

    Wearing garlands around their neck, the bride and groom got married in the presence of a priest and three others. All the guests present at the ceremony also wore PPE. The ceremony soon went viral on social media.

  • Junaid Jamshed remembered on his fourth death anniversary

    Junaid Jamshed remembered on his fourth death anniversary

    To honour the late Junaid Jamshed on his fourth death anniversary, Pakistanis are paying rich tributes to the singer on social media.

    The famed singer-turned-religious scholar passed away on this date in 2016 after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-661 carrying 48 passengers and crew crashed on the way to Islamabad from Chitral. Jamshed and his wife were among the 48 people killed in the plane crash.

    ‘WeLoveYouJunaidJamshed’ was the top trending hashtag on Twitter on Monday with several politicians and other renowned personalities remembering the late singer.

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    https://twitter.com/sadiayounas77/status/1335787847614423040?s=21

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  • Maryam urges media houses to ‘unite against govt pressure’

    Maryam urges media houses to ‘unite against govt pressure’

    Amid increasing censorship in the country, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has urged media houses to resist the government pressure, saying the media should stand united if it doesn’t want to become a tool for anyone.

    Addressing a social media workers convention in Lahore, the PML-N VP said no one would be able to cower the media into submission if the media houses stood united against repression.

    She said the government has pitched news channels and anchorpersons against each other, adding that those who had “courage to speak were asked to sack anchors if they didn’t want to get shut down”.

    It may be mentioned here that after the current government came to power, several journalists were sacked from their jobs. The journalists she is referring to could include Matiullah Jan, Nusrat Javed, Murtaza Solangi and Talat Hussain. But not all of the journalists were fired, Talat, for example, parted ways with Geo after mutual agreement.

    In a reference to the incarceration of Geo head Mir Shakilur Rehman, she said the heads of those channels who refused to capitulate were put into the NAB cell. She said media was even not free to run the name of a retired officer on TV, as it only broadcasts scripts approved by the authorities.

    “I understand that these channels are doing it under compulsion, but asked for how long they will endure this,” Maryam said, adding that “Geo News is nowadays against us [PML-N], but I know it is facing pressure”.

    According to the PML-N leader, journalists like Matiullah and Ali Imran were being abducted but the ‘fake’ prime minister had no idea about it when asked on TV.

    “If you don’t know who attacked Maryam’s room in Karachi and who kidnapped Captain (r) Safdar and Sindh IG then why people shouldn’t call you ‘Khaw Makhaw’,” she said alluding to the Karachi incident after the PDM rally in the port city.

    She asked the media for how long it would endure this attitude. Maryam said if the same situation continued then one day the journalists will be whisked away from their houses and then they will have to say that they went to the northern areas for ‘recreation’.

  • Zainab Jamil quits acting ‘to learn more about Islam’

    Zainab Jamil quits acting ‘to learn more about Islam’

    Zainab Jamil has announced that she will be quitting acting and modelling to learn more about Islam.

    “I proudly announce that I won’t be continuing my career as actor and model”, wrote the model-turned-actor on social media.

    “Allah has chosen me to become a student of Quran and Hadees and learn more about our deen Islam,” she added.

    Later, Zainab shared a detailed explanation regarding her decision and talked about why she decided to step away from showbiz.

    “For those who are really concerned and have been asking me why did I take this decision at once, I really respect your concern that’s the reason I am posting one [story],” wrote Zainab.

    “I’m late I should have made this announcement a lot earlier but maybe I was not ready or I was in search of few answers actually now it’s been 3 years that I am studying Quran with Tafseer and I am not an easy student”, she continued.

    Zainab further shared that she was not satisfied with her choice of career.

    “Thanks to my teachers for bearing with all my stupid questions and doubts which I had and bringing me to the point where I finally thought that I’m ready to take this very big step to announce that I am quitting the career which I thought I loved, whereas I did not because whenever I was on set working, I was not completely satisfied.”

    “With all due respect to those who are working in this field, I am not hurting anyone’s feelings to work as an actor but we all are different so this is my different. And I really want to thank the producers and people whom I was in contract to work with and thank you all for understanding me and letting me drop the projects I signed,” she concluded.

    Zainab has been part of many multi-starrer projects including Hum TV’s Khawab Saraye (2016) alongside Muneeb Butt, Aiman Khan, Behroze Sabzwari, and Khalid Anam. She also had a small role in the blockbuster film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani in which she played Hamza Ali Abbasi’s love interest Charity.

    Earlier, Rabi Pirzada, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ali Afzal, and Noor Bukhari had quit the industry on religious grounds.