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  • Aamir Liaquat responds to leaked video, asks FIA to take action

    Aamir Liaquat responds to leaked video, asks FIA to take action

    On Tuesday an explicit video of MNA and TV host Aamir Liaquat Hussain was posted on social media.

    The video shows the former member of the national assembly naked in a bedroom. Aamir Liaquat has responded to the video.

     “They are asking my stance on the nude videos? The answer is that what is the position of those who are responsible for such acts, and where is the judiciary which is the protector of every citizen’s honor, why it didn’t take any notice itself? What about FIA Cybercrime?”

    Allegedly, Dania Shah’s voice can be heard in one of videos, chatting with Aamir Liaquat while filming him sitting naked in a dark room with a tray in his hand that allegedly has drugs in it. Dania has accused Aamir of taking drugs in the past, as the couple fight it out in public over their divorce.

    People on social media are condemning, what they are calling ‘revenge porn’.

    While some are condemning the act of leaking private videos, others are taking a dig at Aamir.

  • Pakistan’s cement exports fell  by 82.15 per cent in April 2022

    Pakistan’s cement exports fell by 82.15 per cent in April 2022

    Owing to unpredictable economic and political conditions, cement sales remained weak last month and between July and April 2021-22 (10MFY22), according to All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).

    The sector shipped 3.37 million tonnes of local cement in April 2022, down 17 per cent from 4.06 million tonnes in April 2021, while exports dropped 82.15 per cent from 877,163 tonnes in April 2021 to 156,613 tonnes in April 2022.

    As a result, overall cement sales including local and exports plummeted by 28.6 per cent in April 2022 to 3.52 million tonnes, down from 4.94 million tonnes in April 2021, as per APCMA data.

    North-based cement mills sold 2.8 million tonnes in domestic markets in April 2022, down 17 per cent from 3.3 million tonnes in April 2021. Exports from northern mills declined 75.22 per cent in April 2021, from 250,072 tonnes to 61,971 tonnes.

    According to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), banks granted Rs180 billion in housing loans in 10MFY22, with Rs57 billion disbursed over the same time. Housing loan applications of Rs409 billion had been received by banks.

    The political and economic instability of March had begun to deter investors in the construction industry, as seen by the APCMA’s domestic April sales figures.

    Read more: CNG prices pushed to Rs140 per kg for sales tax collection

    Moreover, high lending rates of 12.25 per cent effective April 7 and the risk of further rate hikes will impact construction activity, while consumers are already under pressure due to increased living costs, with the CPI for April at 13.37 per cent.

    Owing to record high prices for steel bars, cement, and other construction supplies, people are also cautious to make new investments in building new homes.

  • CNG prices pushed to Rs140 per kg for sales tax collection

    CNG prices pushed to Rs140 per kg for sales tax collection

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has raised the sales tax rate on compressed natural gas (CNG) supplies to customers.

    On Tuesday, the FBR published S.R.O. 587(I)/2022 to replace S.R.O. 39(I)/2022, which was issued on January 8, 2022. It has amended the value of compressed natural gas (CNG) supply to consumers in order to charge sales tax from CNG stations.

    It has set the value of supply to CNG customers in order for gas generation and distribution businesses to charge sales tax from CNG stations.

    CNG rates

    The price of CNG in Region-I, which includes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Potohar, has been raised from Rs134.57 per kg to Rs140 per kg (Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Gujar Khan).

    Read more: Pakistani Rupee crashes to a record low against US dollar 

    Moreover, the cost of CNG has been raised from Rs128.11 per kg to Rs135 per kg in Region-II, which covers Sindh and Punjab except for the Potohar region.

  • ‘Chowkidaar nahin keh sakta ke neutral hain’: Fawad Chaudhry

    ‘Chowkidaar nahin keh sakta ke neutral hain’: Fawad Chaudhry

    Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, while speaking at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) jalsa in Jhelum, said, “Jub daku is mulk pe hamla karde tou chowkidar yeh nahin keh sakta ke mai neutral hoon” [When thieves attacks the country, the guards of the country cannot say that they are neutral].”

    Chaudhry further said that the people of Jhelum demand from the ‘chowkidaars’ that they fulfill their duty and hold elections.

    After Chaudhry, former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan critisiced PM Shehbaz Sharif, calling him Mir Jafar and saying that he conspired with the Americans to topple his government.

    “Shehbaz Sharif, you are Mir Jafar, you betrayed Sirajud Daula in the same way you conspired with the Americans,” said the PTI chairman.

  • Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli soldiers

    Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli soldiers

    Israeli troops killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank according to the Palestinian health ministry. She was wearing a press vest when she was killed.

    On Wednesday, she was injured by a live bullet while covering Israeli operations in Jenin, and she was brought to the hospital in critical condition. She was declared dead at the hospital.

    Palestinian journalist narrates the story of how she was killed. “At 6:30 am, a vehicle carrying a group of journalists arrived at the first roundabout in Jenin refugee camp. They were there to cover an Israeli raid on the camp, and a number of Israeli snipers were stationed on rooftops.”

    “Shireen Abu Akleh got out of the vehicle, wearing a helmet and a flak jacket clearly marked with PRESS. An Israeli sniper shot her, hitting just below her ear. She fell near a wall, and the shooting continued, hindering other journos from reaching her.”

    “Her colleague, Ali al-Samoudi, was also shot in the back. They were both transferred to Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, and her death was announced there.”

    People on social media are condemning the brutality of the Israeli forces:

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  • Syeda Dania files for divorce from Aamir Liaquat, reveals he takes drugs and does domestic violence

    Syeda Dania files for divorce from Aamir Liaquat, reveals he takes drugs and does domestic violence

    Politician and television personality Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s third wife Syeda Dania has announced that she is seeking divorce from the former MNA.

    Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Shah dropped a bombshell video to reveal that her marriage with Liaquat has hit the rock bottom after which she approached the court to carry out the legal procedure.

    In her application, she accused Liaquat of forcing her to make adult videos to “send to people abroad” and locking her up for five days if she refused to do it. She also said he “forced her to appear before non-mehram men”. She also accused him of being impotent and consuming drugs.

    In an exclusive interview with Dunya News, Shah said, “he (Liaquat) was very cruel. He would lock me in the room for four days straight. He wouldn’t give food to me on time and would keep me up all night long. I’m a child, I’m not even old enough. He would humiliate me. He would bring every single matter to me, be it the maids or even the media, anything he disliked, he would misbehave with me. He used to push me around and even threatened that he would shoot me. He even tried to strangle me.”

    Shah told the media outlet that Liaquat abused her and at the time she felt like she was being punished. She likened the experience to having been in “hell” and said that if anyone from her family was harmed, Liaquat would be responsible.

    Liaquat took to Instagram and shared a video of Shah that he claimed is two days old in which she denied news of the divorce and asked people to leave them in peace if they couldn’t wish them well. Liaquat said if they hadn’t contracted a nikah, he would’ve revealed the “truth” to the entire nation, which he claimed would shock everyone. He requested journalists and the media to investigate Shah’s appearance in order to judge if he could’ve harmed her in these three months.

    As per reports, Shah, who tied the knot with Liaqaut in February 2022, demanded Haq Mehar in her suit which includes a house worth Rs110 million in Karachi, Rs250,000 in cash, one Toyota Corolla GLI 2022 model, 3 tola gold jewellery worth around Rs400,000.

    While announcing his marriage Aamir revealed that his new wife is, “Saraiki, lovely, charming, simple and darling. I would like to request all of my well-wishers, please pray for us. I have just passed the dark tunnel, it was a wrong turn,” Liaquat expressed.

    Earlier she denied her split with Aamir in a video message.

    A screenshot of Dania’s Instagram handle floated on the web, presenting that she has deleted all posts with her husband.

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    At the time of his wedding announcement, celebrities from the local entertainment industry shared their take on social media.

    Arsalan Naseer congratulated him and even added a funny analysis that university students don’t have a similar luck in context of their grades.

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    The Chupke Chupke star posted another humorous caption.

    Actor Adeel Chaudhry compared Aamir to his fictional character from the drama serial Fasiq.

    Faysal Qureshi’s better half Sana expressed her amusement on the latest development.

    Jawani Phir Nahi Aani hero Ahmad Ali Butt shared a meme.

    Dania just posted a video on her Instagram handle and followed Aamir back just after the speculation by netizens.

  • Aijaz Aslam makes revelations about Urwa Hocane

    Aijaz Aslam makes revelations about Urwa Hocane

    Senior actor Aijaz Aslam recently appeared with his wife Sabeen on The Couple Show hosted by Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf.

    The Couple Show | Season 2 | Aijaz Aslam & Sabeen Aijazz | Aagha Ali & Hina  Altaf | Episode 8 - YouTube

    On being asked about a leading lady who has attitude problems, unprofessional and needs to work on her behaviour, the Nand star gave a shocking answer.

    Aijaz named Urwa Hocane and stated, “Although I haven’t worked with her but I have heard (from friends and colleagues) that it is Urwa, she gets very angry on the sets, quickly loses her temper and even instructs the director on creative aspects.”

    The hosting duo kept nodding while Aslam was talking, however Aagha mentioned later that he recently met the Tich Button diva at an event and felt that she was grounded.

    Last year the Udaari star revealed that she regrets leaving Meray Paas Tum Ho after shooting a schedule of it.

    Appearing on Vasay Chaudhry’s show Ghabrana Mana Hai, Urwa said: “It is one of my biggest regrets and yes I was offered the role of Miss Hania in Meray Paas Tum Ho.”

    The actor further revealed that she had even shot a few scenes for the drama. During the show, Chaudhry also played a clip from the drama serial that featured Urwa and Humayun Saeed.

    Urwa further shared: “After wrapping up my initial shoot, I started working on the production of my upcoming film Tich Button when Nadeem Baig called me and said that Mohammad Ahmed Sahab, who was playing the role of my father, has to leave for Canada so I had to spare a week to shoot my scenes with him.”

    “At that point, it was impossible for me as I was so caught up in production work. So I had to leave the project because of the date clash and I regret my decision,” said the actor further.

    Hira Mani was later roped in to play Miss Hania and the actor received a lot of applause for her performance. Meray Paas Tum Ho was a blockbuster hit breaking all records and the finale was even screened in cinemas with sold-out shows.

    Meanwhile, Hocane also talked about her first venture as a producer Tich Button which features Farhan Saeed, Iman Aly, Sonya Hussayn and Feroze Khan.

    “The film will be release, once the cinemas are fully operational again,” said Hocane.

  • Babar Azam proposes a 20 per cent raise in cricketers’ salaries

    Babar Azam proposes a 20 per cent raise in cricketers’ salaries

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met with officials, including captain Babar Azam and head coach Saqlain Mushtaq, to review the specifics of the new central contracts.

    As the players’ current central contracts will be expiring on June 30, discussions on new central contracts have begun at PCB Headquarters.

    According to sources, Babar Azam and Saqlain Mushtaq have proposed a 20 per cent raise in salaries. They have also provided opinions on the cricketers’ potential and participation in future plans.

    The details for the next cricket season, including contract contracts, budgets, and player categories, were discussed at the conference. The increase in monthly compensation for centrally contracted players was also a topic of discussion.

    Read more: Shoaib Akhtar reveals he was his mother’s driver for 11 years, pays tribute

    The new contracts will be finalised soon by the PCB, but the official list of new central contracts will be issued on July 1st. Major changes are predicted in the new central contracts, according to reports, with numerous superstars losing their contracts.

  • ‘Wasn’t the right time to go for Umrah’: Imran Khan

    ‘Wasn’t the right time to go for Umrah’: Imran Khan

    Addressing a gathering of party leaders in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said it was not the right time to go for Umrah.

    Khan while apparently taking a jibe at Shehbaz Sharif, also calls out his own party members for going on Umrah in the month of Ramzan, Khan said, “It was not the right time to go to Madina. Your every hour counts.”

    Khan questioned, “I am here, Don’t I want to go?”

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    On a separate occasion, the former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said, “You will be answerable to Allah on the Day of Judgment. He will ask you did you support justice? Did you fight against oppression? Did you jihad against injustices? Did you protest against the imported government?”

    “You can’t say that you are neutral. He [Allah] has not allowed you that,” he stated while adding that only animals can be neutral.

  • Protesters put former Sri Lankan PM’s ancestral house on fire

    Protesters put former Sri Lankan PM’s ancestral house on fire

    The ancestral home of Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern district of Hambantota, was set on fire after his resignation on Monday.

    Video footage showed the entire house burning. Later, the police were forced to use tear gas to disperse protesters. Not only this, the protestors also attacked the homes of at least 31 politicians.

    The country is facing months of street protests because of inflation and mismanagement of government finances which has left the nation with as little as $50 million of useable foreign reserves.

    On Monday, Rajapaksa resigned amid mass protests because of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.

    Sri Lanka gave emergency powers to its military and police to detain people without warrants. A recent clash in the country resulted in the killing of eight people and injured more than 200. Ruling party parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala died after a standoff with anti-government protesters in the town of Nittambuwa near Colombo.