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  • PM Khan calls out Bollywood for spreading vulgarity

    PM Khan calls out Bollywood for spreading vulgarity

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has called out Bollywood for spreading vulgarity and adopting the ‘worst of Hollywood’.

    In a recent media meet, PM Khan discussed why he requested PTV to air the superhit Turkish series Diriliş: Ertuğrul with Urdu dubbing.

    “The show has depicted the culture of Islam,” said PM Imran. “I want our youth to know that we also have a culture which has romance and other interesting elements.”

    Read more – Urdu version of ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ to air on PTV in Ramazan

    The premier then called out Bollywood for promoting vulgarity.

    “I say this with a heavy heart but thirty to forty years ago, you would have never seen such vulgarity in Bollywood. There is so much trash. Bollywood has adopted the worst of Hollywood.”

    “This is affecting our society and youth negatively. Drug culture is emerging, sex crimes are increasing because of such promotion of vulgarity. This is the reason I wanted the series to be aired so that the youth understand that there are other cultures as well.”

    “It is important to note that when vulgarity increases in a society, the family system goes down”, remarked the prime minister.

    Turkish historical fiction series Diriliş: Ertuğrul, popularly referred to as the Turkish Game of Thrones, has begun to air on PTV Home with Urdu dubbing for the local audiences. PTV obtained the exclusive rights for dubbing and screening it in Pakistan.

    Set in 13th century Anatolia, before the establishment of the Ottoman Empire Diriliş: Ertuğrul illustrates the struggle of Ertugrul Gazi, the father of Osman I – the founder of the Ottoman dynasty.

    Since its premiere on state-run Turkish TV channel TRT 1 in November 2014, the serial has been telecasted in 60 countries and has a huge fan following across the world.

    Watch the promo here:

  • Humayun Saeed’s sehri sparks a debate on Urdu grammar

    Humayun Saeed’s sehri sparks a debate on Urdu grammar

    Pakistan’s resident hero Humayun Saaed got himself into a sticky situation after he shared details about his first sehri of Ramzan.

    It all started when Humayun posted a picture of his sehri on social media.

    Following this, a local digital media outlet shared Humayun’s tweet asking ‘Dahi hota hai ya hotee hai?’

    In response to their question, Humayun wrote, “I think hoti bhi hai aur hota bhi hai…hmm jaisay (yaar mujhe Dahi khani hai…yaar mujhe dahi khana hai nahin bolte…mere khayal se tou dahi hoti hai hota nahin hai.”

    Another media outlet, Galaxy Lollywood shared Humayun’s response on the matter prompting him to say “Acha yaar maan gaya…dahi hoti hai.”

    After this whole debate, we bet that Humayun will not be sharing his sehri and aftari meals on social media in the future.

  • North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un reportedly dead after botched heart surgery

    North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un reportedly dead after botched heart surgery

    North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has died, or is on his death bed with no hope for recuperation, multiple Chinese and Japanese media outlets have reported.

    As per the details, a vice director of Hong Kong Satellite Television (HKSTV) — a Beijing-backed broadcast network in Hong Kong — claimed that Kim was dead, citing a “very solid source”. Her post on the Chinese messaging app Weibo has been shared widely on social media, according to a report in the International Business Times.

    The claim comes hours after a Japanese magazine reported that the North Korean dictator was in a “vegetative state” ever since he underwent heart surgery earlier this month.

    Other unconfirmed reports, attributed to senior party sources in Beijing, said an operation to insert a stent went wrong because the surgeon’s hands were shaking so badly.

    The weekly Shukan Gendai reported Friday that a Chinese medic sent to North Korea as part of a team to treat Kim believed a delay in a simple procedure left the leader severely ill, Reuters reported.

    A Chinese expert told the magazine that Kim, believed to be 36, clutched his chest and fell to the ground on a visit to the countryside earlier this month. A doctor accompanying Kim performed CPR and took him to a nearby hospital.

    North Korean media hasn’t mentioned Kim’s health or whereabouts, even though reports by foreign media outlets have sparked international speculation about his well-being.

    The hashtag #KimJongUndead continues to trend on Twitter without any proof of the leader’s death.

    According to Independent, if rumours of Kim’s health are true, his sister, Kim Yo-jong, will emerge as the custodian of power in North Korea.

    She is the youngest daughter of former supreme leader Kim Jong-il and an alternate member of the politburo — principal policymaking committee. Yo-jong is also the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

  • Seven things you didn’t know about Sana Bucha

    Renowned journalist Sana Bucha is a household name in the Pakistan media industry. She has been a constant on our TV screens and has always maintained a very active social media profile. Sana recently joined The Current for a live and interactive session in which she revealed some interesting tidbits about her life and also shared some meaningful advice.

    Here are seven things you did not know about Sana Bucha:

    1. Sana is starting her YouTube channel very soon

    Responding to several users who asked Sana when she will starting her YouTube Channel, Sana said that her technological skills are very poor which is why she hasn’t set up a YouTube channel as yet. However, she announced on The Current that due to popular demand, she will definitely now take the step towards that and start working on setting one up soon.

    2. Reading the Quran gives her peace

    When asked how she manages to deal with all the negativity and trolling, Sana said that she reads the Quran to feel peace and positivity.

    3. Sana fasts regularly

    Sana revealed that apart from fasting in Ramzan, she fasts regularly because it helps her spiritually as well as physically.

    4. Her favourite anchors are Mansoor Ali Khan and Kashif Abbasi

    5. Sana started yoga for back strengthening

    If you ever go through Sana’s Instagram account, it is full of pictures of her practising yoga. Sana said that she started yoga to strengthen her back but now yoga has become a regular part of her life. She has also promised to send us a yoga video exclusively for The Current viewers!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sI–eAp6M/

    6. Sana’s best friend is her father

    When a user asked Sana who her best friend is, Sana said that it’s her father. Awww, isn’t that sweet?

    7. Sana loves perfumes

    Responding to a question about what gift she loves receiving, Sana said that she loves perfumes and good smells.

    Other than that, when a user asked to say two words for Prime Minister Imran Khan, Sana replied, “Textbook Narcissist”.

  • Coronavirus: ‘Pakistan to start conducting 50,000 tests a day,’ says Lt Gen Afzal

    Coronavirus: ‘Pakistan to start conducting 50,000 tests a day,’ says Lt Gen Afzal

    National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal has said that Pakistan will start conducting 50,000 coronavirus tests a day from next week as a meeting held at the National Command and Operations Centre has decided that virus detection kits would be provided to all departments concerned at the earliest.

    Speaking to journalists, the NDMA chairman said that earlier only those who showed symptoms of the coronavirus were being tested, but the authorities are now shifting to randomised testing for effective implementation of the government’s plans to curb the menace of COVID-19 that has so far claimed 251 lives in Pakistan and left over 12,000 people sick across the country.

    Lt Gen Afzal added that 800,000 testing kits were available and efforts were being made to procure more.

    On April 11, the NDMA received a medical consignment from China consisting of 59 ventilators, about 936 kilogrammes (kg) of surgical masks, protective suits, safety lenses, thermometers, and 1,720 kg of unstitched cloth for surgical gowns, all of which were distributed among provinces.

    Meanwhile, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Babar Iftikhar, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has instructed the military to help civilian administration during the holy month of Ramzan that has arrived amid the global coronavirus pandemic.  

    “COAS held a special conference at General Headquarters (GHQ) today where the overview of the coronavirus deployment and situation was taken into account. COAS instructed all commanders to ensures border security and carry out routine activities as per schedule,” the military spokesperson said while addressing a press conference on Friday.

    “The army chief gave the instruction to work with civil authorities to ease the difficulties being faced by the people during Ramzan,” he said.

  • VIDEO: Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team takes the viral ‘Don’t Rush Challenge’

    VIDEO: Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team takes the viral ‘Don’t Rush Challenge’

    Ever since the world went into lockdown, people are coming up with fun ideas to lift up their spirits and of those around them. Several social media challenges have also gone viral including the ‘Oh Na Na’ Dance Challenge, ‘Don’t Rush’ Makeup Challenge and the Pillow Challenge, in which you have to dress up using pillows. Celebrities all over the world are also participating in these challenges and the latest to join the bandwagon is the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team who took the Don’t Rush Challenge with a twist.

    Instead of doing their makeup, the girls in the video changed into their team jerseys. Those who participated in the challenge include Kainat Imtiaz, Omaima Sohail, Maham Tariq, Syeda Nain Abidi, Sidra Nawaz, Ayesha Zafar, Muneeba Ali, Aiman Anwar, Iram Javed and Sidra Ameen.

    https://twitter.com/kainatimtiaz16/status/1253652912691167232?s=20

    People loved their take on their challenge.

    https://twitter.com/AleemDarUmpire/status/1253776541907070977?s=20

  • VIDEO: Tariq Jamil apologises for calling journalists ‘liars’, doesn’t break silence on his ‘misogynist’ remarks

    Prominent preacher Maulana Tariq Jamil’s statements from Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s Ehsaas Telethon to raise money for the government’s coronavirus relief fund on Thursday have received mixed reactions, which were followed by the religious scholar also apologising as he drew the ire of several netizens, including senior journalists and rights activists, who called him out for “targetting women” and calling media personalities “liars”.

    “I apologise if someone has misconstrued my words. It was not a sweeping statement and I was referring to certain journalists when I said they lie,” Jamil said while appearing on a private media outlet’s show hosted senior journalist Javed Chaudhry, who was seen making the religious scholar realise that his words had not been very well-received by many.

    WATCH VIDEO:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE6KhNlpK7A

    Earlier, he was also called out by senior journalist and analyst Hamid Mir and his colleague Murtaza Ali Shah.

    Mir also asked Jamil to name the media owner he had alluded to in his prayer at the live telethon.

    WHAT DID MAULANA SAY?

    Other than speaking against “certain journalists”, Maulana had on Thursday also blamed “immodest women” for causing the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan.

    According to reports, he advised people to abstain from vices like indecency, lying, fraud and illegal means of earning a livelihood, adding that pre-Islamic nations were annihilated because they transgressed the limits set by God.

    He went on to call some women “behaiya [immodest]” and talked about the indecency and mixing up of genders and leading the youth astray. In one particular sentence, he expressed remorse over women dancing. He, however, did not clarify his stance further.

    He then concluded the transmission with a special prayer asking God to end the pandemic coronavirus and save entire humanity.

    Here’s what Twitterati had to say:

    The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has also condemned Jamil’s remarks.

    Meanwhile, “#TariqJamil” continues to trend on Twitter in Pakistan.

  • Utility store workers go on countrywide strike for their demands

    Utility store workers go on countrywide strike for their demands

    The workers of Utility Stores Corporation went on across the country on Friday. The workers have stopped working to record their protest to convince the government for their demands. They want the authorities to declare them as permanent employees and increase their salaries.

    “The strike will be continued for an indefinite period as Utility Stores Corporation (USC)Umar Lodhi has not accepted their demands regarding their status and pay,” said All Pakistan Workers Unions President.

    He said that they announced countrywide strike following failed negotiations with owners and unions.

    Talking to a news outlet, USC Executive Director Umar Lodhi said that the department was not able to clear the dues of the employees because of the loss. But all the other demands were fulfilled, he said.

  • Mehwish Hayat takes the viral ‘Oh Na Na’ dance challenge

    Mehwish Hayat takes the viral ‘Oh Na Na’ dance challenge

    Ever since the world went into lockdown, people are coming up with fun ideas to lift up their spirits and of those around them. Several social media challenges have also gone viral including the ‘Oh Na Na’ Dance Challenge, Don’t Rush Makeup Challenge and the Pillow Challenge, in which you have to dress up using pillows. Celebrities all over the world are also taking part in these challenges.

    Mehwish Hayat recently did the ‘Oh Na Na’ Dance Challenge with her brother and the result is fun, groovy and full of energy.

    Watch the video below:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SowQmH_dd/

    This is not the first time that the actor took a viral social media challenge. Earlier, Mehwish had also participated in the Bottle Cap Challenge and had blown away her fans with it.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgE9CfFZD4/