Fast bowler Hasan Ali has come under heavy criticism after he walked the ramp at a fashion show in Lahore while nursing fractured ribs.
The 25-year-old bowler had been ruled out of the home Test series against Sri Lanka following a medical examination last month which revealed that the bowler sustained multiple rib fractures.
Hasan had begun his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore and was told to rest for six weeks.
However, the fast bowler was brutally trolled on social media over the fact that he chose to not only walk the show but to flaunt his signature celebratory pose, appearing as though he were physically fit.
Fans further accused Hasan Ali over his change in priorities and claimed that the injured bowler looked to gain monetary benefit off of walking the ramp.
I know the fractured ribs won’t kill you unless they have punchured organ but this trademark celebration of Hassan Ali is not do-able with fractured ribs for sure.
PCB should let him do modelling.Shut the door for them in cricket. They all are just opportunist and parasites on Pakistan Cricket.Groom the youngsters now.
The United States (US) has threatened Indian government officials with sanctions for failing to list Muslims among ‘persecuted’ minorities, RT reported.
According to the details, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has claimed that it was “deeply troubled” by the citizenship bill, which passed the Indian parliament’s lower house, the Lok Sabha, in a 311-80 vote, calling it nothing short of a “religious test for Indian citizenship” which “excludes Muslims.”
The commission said, “The United States government should consider sanctions against the home minister and other principal leadership if the bill passes”, insisting that it knows how Indian internal politics works best.
Dubbed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the new law will fast-track Indian citizenship for immigrants facing religious discrimination in several neighboring countries.
The bill provides that Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians fleeing persecution in Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan can be granted citizenship of India but there are no similar provisions for Muslim refugees.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, who introduced the law, has rejected the US butting into India’s internal affairs, insisting the bill is solely intended to protect those facing persecution.
The bill also has backing from Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, who, like Shah, belongs to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Meanwhile, PM Imran Khan has strongly condemned controversial legislation passed by the Indian Parliament, terming the move as “part of the RSS Hindu Rashtra design of expansionism propagated by the fascist Modi government.”.
“We strongly condemn Indian Lok Sabha citizenship legislation which violates all norms of international human rights law and bilateral agreements with Pakistan,” PM Imran tweeted on Monday.
We strongly condemn Indian Lok Sabha citizenship legislation which violates all norms of int human rights law & bilateral agreements with Pak. It is part of the RSS “Hindu Rashtra” design of expansionism propagated by the fascist Modi Govt. https://t.co/XkRdBiSp3G
The USCIRF was earlier established in 1998 to monitor and evaluate religious freedoms in other countries and to make policy recommendations to the US president, the State Department and the House of Representatives – routinely calling for sanctions against those countries who don’t live up to American standards.
The commission had earlier placed India on a “watch list” in 2009 over what it said were “largely inadequate” protections for minorities.
To boost the tourism industry and foreign investment, the government has announced a new visa policy encouraging the tourists from 50 countries to avail visa-on-arrival facility.
The visa-on-arrival facility was previously available to nationals of 25 countries only. As per reports, Sikhs holding Canadian and British passports would be allowed to avail of the offer and the e-visa facility will also be provided to the citizens of 175 countries.
While talking to the media Vice Chairperson Overseas Pakistanis Commission Ch Waseem Akhtar said that the country is progressing due to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “public-friendly economic policies” and that “majorsteps” are being taken to promote tourism.
He added that the promotion of tourism is the need of the hour and the issuance of on-arrival visa to 50 countries by the government of Pakistan is a breakthrough and this will not only portray the soft image of Pakistan but will also bring foreign exchange and investment into the country.
The plan to introduce on-arrival visa was first revealed in December 2018 by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood. The minister had stated that the government was considering initiating a visa-on-arrival facility for almost 55 countries to strengthen the tourism sector of Pakistan.
AliGul Pir trolled Priyanka Chopra’s outfit from this year’s MET Gala with a very specific caption.
Famous comedian and rapper took to Instagram to post a picture with the caption “When you’re done venting”. As per reports, Ali has used this caption to recall the sarcasm that Priyanka used in her reply to the journalist.
It must be recalled that when Pakistani-American journalist Ayesha Malikaskedthe actor for her support for the Indian Armed Forces alleged aerial strikes in Pakistan, the actor said that she would respond when Malik was done venting. She then said, “don’t yell girl, don’t embarrass yourself”.
Priyanka Chopra tweeted during a time when we were this close to sending nukes to one another. Instead of advocating for peace she tweeted in support of the Indian army pic.twitter.com/LhbMkOW59v
Ahmed Ali Butt is quite the funnyman and he has proven that on several occasions.
Whether it is on camera, or in his interviews (check out his exclusive interview with The Current here), or in his Instagram captions, he sure knows how to tickle your funnybones.
Recently, Ahmed has been playing with Meray Paas Tum Ho‘s dialogues and it’s characters and results are very comic. See below:
Exhibit A – The infamous Do takay ki larki dialogue
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yMV8iBjNb/
Exhibit B – A happy selfie of lots of celebrities to mark the entry of Shawar’s wife, Maham (played by Savera Nadeem) in the drama
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ztdpuD-dm/
Exhibit C – A selfie with Danish after he makes millions
While addressing during the inauguration ceremony of the National Science and Technology Park (NSTP), Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan mistook the head of National University of Science and Technology (NUST), General Syed Shujaat, for former ISI chief General Pasha.
The mistake was instantly noticed by an official standing next to Imran Khan, after that he quickly corrected himself, but the crowd had already burst into laughter upon hearing General Pasha’s name.
عمران خان پاکستان کے ہیرو عظیم انسان جنرل پاشا کو یاد کرتے ہوئے….
جنرل پاشا کو اگر عمران خان نیب چیئرمین بناتے تو آج میڈیا سمیت تمام چور عقوبت خانے میں آنے والی موت کو یاد کر رہے ہوتے pic.twitter.com/g9RYAPIr5e
General Syed Shujaat is the founding director of NUST. His work as the rector at NUST has allowed him to turn the campus into an internationally reputed research institute.
PML-Q leader and Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in an interview with a private news channel had claimed that during the general elections in 2013, General Pasha allegedly convinced members of the PML-Q to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The shoot for Fahad Mustafa’s upcoming film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, in which he will be sharing the screen with Mahira Khan for the first time, has begun before time and both the leads are sharing behind the scenes snippets from the sets.
Fahad shared a video of himself practising his action stunts. The actor can be seen doing a backflip before going into an attack position.
Here’s a picture of Mahira reportedly from the sets of the film.
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad will be directed by Nabeel Qureshi and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza. The duo have previously delivered hits including Load Wedding and Actor in Law – both of which had Fahad in the lead.
Speaking to The Current, Nabeel had shared that the film will be a satirical action-comedy – something along the lines of their previous film Actor in Law.
The film will mostly be shot in Karachi and is expected to release in 2020 on Eid ul Azha.
British journalist Mehdi Hasan has called out the Prime Minsiter (PM) Imran Khan-led Pakistan government for voicing concerns over repression being faced by Muslims across the globe expect the Chinese persecution of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Speaking to Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on his show, Al Jazeera’s Hasan asked as to why had Pakistan not publicly criticised China on its detention of millions of Uighur Muslims.
“There’s a quote on your Twitter profile page from the great Muslim leader and the grandson of the prophet, Imam Hussain, that reads ‘those who are silent when others are oppressed, are guilty of oppression themselves’,” he said, adding that in China, millions of Uighur Muslims were being detained against their will in “concentration camps” and yet the Pakistani government had said nothing.
“In fact, PM Imran Khan has said that he will not criticise China on this publically. Couldn’t the Uighurs say that your silence, Pakistan’s silence, means that you’re guilty of oppressing them too?”
Responding to the question, Mazari said that the link established by Hasan was “absurd” since her government had talked to China. “When we have evidence, we take it up. But China is an ally of ours, and we will not go screaming on the streets about it.”
When asked if Pakistan had condemned Chinese actions privately, the minister said that Islamabad had been speaking to the Chinese and “hearing their point of view”.
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“You haven’t stood up and spoken about the Uighurs… that’s the problem,” the journalist maintained as Mazari said repression must be called out regardless of who was behind it when asked if she would condemn the Chinese actions.
PAKISTAN, CHINA & UIGHURS:
The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than a million Muslims in reeducation camps. Most of the people who have been arbitrarily detained are Uighur, a predominantly Turkic-speaking ethnic group primarily from China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Human rights organisations, United Nations (UN) officials and many foreign governments are urging China to stop the crackdown; however, officials maintain that what they call “vocational training centres” do not infringe on Uighurs’ rights.
While the Chinese government has refused to share information about the detention centres and prevented journalists and foreign investigators from examining them, internal documents leaked in late 2019 have provided important details on how officials launched and maintain the camps.
As part of a campaign seeking relief for Uighurs in China, Islamabad has time and again been called out for raising its voice for Muslims facing Indian oppression in held Kashmir as well as helpless Palestinians, but not for those in China where lie Pakistan’s economic interests — such as the construction of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
CPEC is a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is worth $62 billion as of 2017.
It is expected to not only benefit Pakistan and China, but also to have a positive impact on Iran, Afghanistan and India with the enhancement of geographical links through improved road, rail and air transportation system with frequent and free exchanges of growth and people to people contact.
What is Hamza Ali Abbasi really upto? The actor toldthe world that he is quitting the entertainment industry to follow his spiritual journey, but his friends are saying that he will soon directing a film.
In a recent interview, Hamza’s close friend and colleague, Humayun Saeed revealed that the former actor will be donning the director’s hat and will be directing a patriotic film.
“Hamza was thinking about becoming a scholar for a quite some time and had started studying to be one,” Humayun said, adding, “Actually he has decided to leave showbiz for a certain period of time. In future, he would do characters that are more towards patriotism and spirituality.”
“Besides, he is coming into direction. I have planned a film on the subject of nationalism which will be directed by Hamza. Everything is almost done except deciding the name of project,” he shared further.
In November 2019, Hamza had announced that he will be quitting acting to focus on religion, his relationship with Allah and to spread the message of Islam.
“I had this divine revelation some time back, that all that I am doing in this world will end the moment I die. All these trophies, all these accolades will not bring me any good on the day of judgment when I meet my Maker. I have decided that I want to leave everything that might be a hurdle when it comes to making my matters easier on the day of Judgment.”
At the same time, Hamza had said that though he will be quitting acting, he will continue to make videos and use his voice and popularity to spread the message of Islam and inspire others to undertake this spiritual journey.
“My perspective of life has changed since I realised that I have to meet my God. With this realisation, what I decided to do is that I now wish to talk to people. I wish to spread the message.”
Hamza had asserted that making movies is not haraam, adding that he might even consider making movies that are not vulgar and propagate the message of peace and patriotism.
And looks like the actor is doing just that.
Meanwhile, when Hamza had announced his decision, Humayun had sent best wishes his way.
Wishing Hamza Ali Abbasi all the best for the new journey he has decided to embark on. May Allah give you the strength to stay steadfast and may He give you success in all your endeavours @iamhamzaabbasipic.twitter.com/khRyOzQsII
Finland’s 34-year-old transportation minister Sanna Marin, has been selected as the country’s prime minister (PM) on Dec 08, making her the youngest leader in the world to ever hold the PM’s job, Quartz reported.
According to the details, Marin will be taking over from former PM Antii Rinne, who resigned from the position last week after just six months on the job, following controversy over his handling of a postal strike.
Like Rinne, Marin is also a member of the Social Democratic Party, the largest in Finland’s five-member ruling coalition. Finland’s other four parties are also led by women, three of whom are under 35 years old.
Rinne resigned on Tuesday after the Centre Party, said it had lost confidence in him following his handling of a postal strike.
Reports claim that Marin will continue an agenda to reduce carbon emissions, and after winning a narrow party vote against SDP parliamentary group leader Antti Lindtman, Marin told reporters that “We have a lot of work ahead to rebuild trust.”
Marin has had a swift rise in Finnish politics since becoming head of the city council of her industrial hometown of Tampere at the age of 27.
She will take over in the middle of a 3-day wave of strikes, which will halt production at some of Finland’s largest companies from Monday. The Confederation of Finnish Industries estimates the strikes will cost the companies a combined 500 million euros ($550 million) in lost revenue.
