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  • Here’s a look at the 2023 BMW 7 Series

    Here’s a look at the 2023 BMW 7 Series

    The 2023 BMW 7-series debuts a new Rolls Royce-inspired design language for the company, along with a striking front end and a slew of new amenities such as a movie-theater-style screen and hands-free highway driver assistance.

     It’s also part of BMW’s growing electric model lineup, which currently includes the i7 EV, which shares the same body and interior as the gas-powered sedan but adds a big battery pack and electric motors.

    The German luxury automaker is reducing the sedan’s engine choices to make purchasing easier, but customers in the United States (US) will still have a variety of options. There are inline-six and V-8 gas engines, as well as the electric i7 (which is detailed separately) and the 750e plug-in hybrid.

    Powertrain and Variants

    BMW 740i is the ‘entry-level model’, with a 375-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six and rear-wheel drive, while the 760i is the V-8 7-series with only xDrive all-wheel drive.

    Its twin-turbocharged V-8 engine has the same 4.4-liter displacement as the previous 750i (model designation numbers haven’t signified anything genuine in a long time), but it has been upgraded to produce 536 horsepower, a 13-horsepower increase over the previous model.

    The hybrid systems on both gas engines are 48 volts. Apart from the fact that it would produce 483 horsepower, BMW has not revealed much about the 750e plug-in hybrid. The manufacturer has confirmed that the M-badged 7-series will be released later, though it will not be a full-fledged M7 with over 600 horsepower. The M760i’s twin-turbo V-12 engine is no longer available.

    Interior

    As expected, the interior aesthetic is a major upgrade, with a similar style to the iX electric SUV and plenty of premium elements like open-pore wood and cashmere. The 7-series’ cabin also features an incredible level of technology features for front- and rear-seat occupants through its multiple display panels and tablet control system. It’s also available with power-opening doors, giving it a Rolls-Royce degree of luxury.

    The optional BMW Theater Screen is a large 31.0-inch screen that extends down from the roof to provide a more realistic viewing experience for back passengers. This is the same screen showcased by the company at the ‘CES 2022’ event.

    Amenities and Riding Comfort

    Although BMW is touting the 7-series’ driving qualities and spotlighting chassis innovations such as air springs and rear-wheel steering, the earlier prototype drive revealed it to be no more athletic than its comfortable predecessor. Of course, in the top luxury sedan market, this isn’t a flaw, as consumers are likely to value plush ride quality and quietness above all else, and would look elsewhere if they wanted more of a corner carver.

    Interestingly, the Driving Assistance Professional package includes a hands-free feature that now works at up to 130 km/h (80 mph) if you’re on the highway and keep your eyes on the road, you won’t have to steer the 7-series at all.

    Pricing

    In November, the 7-series will be available in the international market with prices starting from Rs17,609,902 ($94,295) for the 740i and Rs21,400,994 ($114,595) for the 760i xDrive.

    The i7 starts at Rs22,465,488 ($120,295) and goes up from there. However, it’s worth mentioning that BMW’s pricing is substantially lower than Mercedes’, with the six-cylinder S-class starting at Rs20,944,382 ($112,150) and the V-8 at Rs22,176,954 ($118,750).

    Note: The PKR pricing is only a conversion of the factory price and does not include any taxes or charges levied after the product is imported to Pakistan.

  • Exclusive: Zahid Ahmed opens up on regretful nose job

    Exclusive: Zahid Ahmed opens up on regretful nose job

    Famous television and film actor, Zahid Ahmed has discussed his nose surgery in the latest episode of The Current Life seires. The Daldal hero is currently promoting his upcoming film, Ghabrana Nahi Hai costarring Saba Qamar and Syed Jibran.

    The Alvida star made a revelation about his nose surgery which went wrong a few years back.

    He said, “It was a foolish thing which I did. I think it is one of the biggest mistakes of my life which I deeply regret.”

    Zahid also mentioned that this mistake made him learn the biggest life lesson. He added, “This incident brought me a lot closer to God.”

    He also revealed that if the surgery is messed up then it takes a long time to get healed. It needs a lot of sessions and appointments to get it fixed.

    He concluded while giving advice to those who are interested in restructuring their nose, “You may notice something wrong with it but people will probably not notice it. It is not a major thing then live with it. Don’t do it.”

  • ‘Chor Chor’: Aiman Khan slams Nawaz Sharif, Muneeb shares anti PML-N twitter trends

    ‘Chor Chor’: Aiman Khan slams Nawaz Sharif, Muneeb shares anti PML-N twitter trends

    Actor Aiman Khan termed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as ‘thief’ on Instagram. The Baandi heroine commented this under his recent interview in which he called out Imran Khan for his economic administration of Pakistan.

    Earlier this month she slammed Reham Khan for her viral video.

    The Ishq Tamasha star expressed her disappointment on the video in which the Janaan producer can be seen saying to Imran Khan, “Kidhar hai Niazi? Dar gaya kya?”.

    Aiman’s husband, Muneeb Butt shared anti PML-N trends on Qatari Twitter.

    Recently he also lashed out on Reham for her latest tweet about actors supporting Prime Minister Imran Khan.

    Reham took a dig at celebrities who are supporting Imran Khan amidst the No-motion battle.

    Muneeb was quick to hit back at her by saying that when she produced the Hania Aamir starrer Janaan, she took advantage of being Imran’s wife.

    The Yeh Na Thi Hamari Kismat star termed Reham as a graceless ex.

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    Earlier Muneeb bashed Nauman Niaz for his conduct with Shoaib Akhtar. After the nail-biting T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and New Zealand, Dr Nauman asked Shoaib a question, which turned into a fight when Dr Niaz asked Akhtar to leave the show.

    The clash started off when Nauman asked Shoaib Akhtar a question. Shoaib said Hassan Ali should not have bowled in the beginning as the ball was reversing later.

    Shoaib asked Nauman about Shaheen Shah Afridi’s ball reversing. “Did you see the game?”

    Nauman replied, “Yes, I saw the match.” In response, Shoaib Akhtar said again, “Were you lost?”

    During the same conversation, Shoaib went ahead and talked about giving credit to Lahore Qalandars while talking about Haris Rauf. However, Shoaib continued by mentioning Shaheen Shah Afridi.

    'I resign from PTV': Shoaib Akhtar, Nauman Niaz exchange hot words on air

    Actor Muneeb Butt has responded to the controversy by extending his support to the veteran cricketer.

    He also suggested to value national heroes while they are alive rather than after they pass away.

    On the work front, Muneeb was last seen in ARY’s Baddua opposite Amar Khan.

    Baddua': Muneeb Butt and Amar Khan's Drama Receives Immense Backlash Online - Lens
  • ‘Snake in the garden, how about we ignore you?’: Zahid Ahmed lashes out at Reham Khan

    ‘Snake in the garden, how about we ignore you?’: Zahid Ahmed lashes out at Reham Khan

    Film producer-journalist and ex-wife of chairman PTI Imran Khan, Reham Khan recently took jibes at her former husband on Twitter.

    She shared how Imran has ‘served better to the enemies of the state than Kulbhushan Jadhav. Responding to a tweet, she shared, “He won’t stop! We should stop giving him so much attention. Let’s focus on the road ahead. Let’s focus on unifying the nation.”

    She urged netizens to stop giving Imran any attention. She also wants everyone to focus on “unifying the nation”.

    In another tweet, she mentioned that when she was married to the former PM, she never asked him for a handbag or any gift as she believed it to be cumbersome.

    Now actor Zahid Ahmed took to Instagram and called out Reham on the same tweet. “How about we stop giving you attention, Reham Khan.” He then added, “I mean there are plenty of other snakes in the garden.”

    Zahid Ahmed, Reham Khan, Imran Khan

    Last week actor-host Mishi Khan called out Reham, for her statements against showbiz celebs extending support to the former Prime Minister.

    The Nikaah star turned to Twitter on Monday, slamming for terming the showbiz celebs as ‘mummy daddy actors’, as the latter blamed the entertainment fraternity for not ‘raising their voice against Kashmir issue the way they are doing so against no-confidence vote’.

    In a video message shared by Khan on the micro-blogging site, she asked the journalist, “Why didn’t you take that step and supported Kashmir? Whom were you waiting for?”

    “You are always available to dictate us actors but when the Kashmir issue surfaced you were giving weather reports at BBC, teaching Salsa steps, and was busy with your luxurious foreign lifestyle,” she further remarked.

    “We are aware of the Kashmir issue and doing the needful for the cause, you shouldn’t preach us.”

    Furthermore, dubbing Reham as ‘speedy Gonzalves’, the ‘Janaan’ actor said in the video, “On behalf of the actors’ fraternity, we have all the right to support whoever we want to. You should continue with your job of recording irrelevant videos at National Assembly which is actually prohibited, and let us do ours.”

    Her message was followed by Reham’s reply who snubbed Mishi by asking netizens if she is the same friend of Imran Khan whom, Reham casted in Janaan in the role of Hania Aamir’s paternal aunt?

    “Oh isn’t she that friend of Imran I cast as the phuppo (aunt) in my film Janaan?”

  • ‘Corrupt, beggars can’t be choosers, Imran can’t change in 3-4 years what you did’: Anoushey Ashraf slams Nawaz Sharif

    ‘Corrupt, beggars can’t be choosers, Imran can’t change in 3-4 years what you did’: Anoushey Ashraf slams Nawaz Sharif

    VJ and actor Anoushey Abbasi took to her Instagram handle to react to an interview of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif in which he is opening up about the economical damages that Imran Khan did to the country during his tenure.

    The talented actress stated that Imran cannot change the economic crises that were resulted due to PML-N’s shortcomings. She also wants Nawaz to quit politics. Anoushey mentioned that she no more believes in the justice system of Pakistan.

    Recently Anoushey shared her stance on the online trolling of Turkish star Esra Bilgic by Pakistani fans over her recent Victoria Secret’s campaign.

    The Sehra Mein Safar diva said that men should either unfollow her or focus on other things.

    Recently Turkish Actor and Model Esra Bilgic aka Haleema Sultan, who is famous in Pakistan for the drama serial Diriliş: Ertuğrul’s, has been recently featured in Victoria’s Secret’s Turkish promotional campaign. Victoria’s Secret is famous for its lingerie collection.

    Esra shared the video on her Instagram account, and Pakistanis had a collective meltdown under her post.

    Esra Bilgic Bold Victoria's Secret Video Shoot Sparks Criticism - INCPak

    However, this is not the first time Esra has been trolled by Pakistani social media users. In September 2020, after months of being patient and forgiving Pakistani viewers for their comments on her choice of clothes, Esra Bilgiç slammed a troll who asked her not to wear “such dresses”.

    Under her Instagram post, a social media user by the name Astounding Ali commented: “Please don’t wear such dresses Halima baji, not good.” In response to his comment, Bilgiç remarked, “Let me give you a little advice: Don’t follow me. Thank you.”

  • Elon Musk may takeover Twitter for $46.5 billion within this week

    Elon Musk may takeover Twitter for $46.5 billion within this week

    Twitter is in final talks to sell itself to Elon Musk, and a deal may be finalised within this week, according to insiders familiar with the situation, a startling turn of events just 11 days after the billionaire unveiled his $43 billion bid for the social-media business.

    According to the sources, the two parties negotiated through the night to reach an agreement worth $54.20 per share. There’s still no promise they will get to that.

    Twitter was anticipated to reject Mr. Musk’s bid, which he made on April 14 without specifying how he would pay for it, and to implement a “poison pill” to prevent him from raising his stake. However, after Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk revealed that he has $46.5 billion in financing and the share market plummeted, Twitter reversed its stance and opened the door to discussions.

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    According to insiders, the recent move would bring the world’s richest man together with the popular social networking platform. The final agreement might be revealed within few days. As of April 25, Twitter shares were up more than 5 per cent in early trade.

  • PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal under fire for comments on Cuba; Cuban Ambassador reacts

    Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal sparked an outcry through his comparison of Pakistan with Cuba while highlighting poor performance and incompetence of the previous government.

    The minister said: “We not want Pakistan to become Cuba or North Korea. We have to set Pakistan on the path to development, like Malaysia, Turkey, China and South Korea.”

    Ahsan Iqbal, in fact, was trying to draw a comparison of the poor performance of the previous, saying that the “PTI government had hampered the CPEC’s progress and soured ties with the European Union, the United States and even brotherly Muslim countries, pushing the county into isolation.”

    Responding to Iqbal’s statement, Cuban Ambassador in Pakistan Zener Caro, in a tweet, said, “Fortunately, Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s disrespectful mention of Cuba in his press conference in Lahore does not represent and has nothing to do with Pakistanis’ true respect and deep affection for Cuba and its people.”

    Following it, former Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari also took to Twitter and gave a fact check to current federal minister.

    She said, “Ahsan Iqbal’s ignorance or desperate desire to please his US regime change conspiracy masters has now led him to demean Cuba by saying he doesn’t want Pakistan to become like Cuba!”

    “Cuba is a country that fought hard to win freedom & rid itself of US interference where the US had imposed a clause in Cuba’s constitution to maintain control over its policies”, she added.

    Other people also commented over the minister’s comparison and termed it inappropriate.

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  • Zulfi Bukhari mocks Miftah Ismail for not knowing about Web 3.0

    Zulfi Bukhari mocks Miftah Ismail for not knowing about Web 3.0

    Following Finance Minister Miftah Ismail’s admittance of being unaware of the third generation internet, or Web 3.0, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Zulfikar Bukhari offered him “free consultation and training” on Web 3.0.

    “We’ll give you free consultancy services & coaching on Web 3.0 Miftah, but please don’t embarrass Pakistan like that next time,” Zulfi Bukhari said in a tweet quoting a video of the Atlantic Council.

    In the viral video, Miftah is asked about the rise of Web 3.0, which the questioner believes will be a $100 billion dollar export opportunity for Pakistani talent in the next 20 years.

    He also inquired what he felt about providing new economic prospects for Pakistanis, citing the potential of digital currency.

    “Let me simply declare that I genuinely don’t know what Web 3.0 is,” Miftah said bluntly and “shamelessly..I don’t know much about this, but I do know that Pakistani fintech and new technology businesses garnered a lot of money last year and from a very low starting point”.

    He added that we want them to thrive as much as possible, I’m not sure how much we can do to assist them.

    What is Web 3.0?

    Web 3.0 is a new kind of internet that not only accurately translates what you type, but also understands what you say, whether through text, voice, or other media, and where all of the content you consume is more personalised than ever before.

    There are a few early-stage Web 3.0 applications that exist today, but their true potential cannot be seen until the new internet is fully integrated into the web infrastructure.

    Web 3.0 refers to the next generation of the internet, in which websites and apps will be able to handle data in a clever human-like manner using technologies such as machine learning (ML), Big Data, and decentralised ledger technology (DLT), among others.

    Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, dubbed Web 3.0 the Semantic Web, with the goal of creating a more autonomous, intelligent, and open internet.

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    Data will be interconnected in a decentralised form, which would be a big leap ahead from our present generation of the internet (Web 2.0), where data is largely housed in centralised repositories.

    Users and machines will be able to engage with data as well. However, programmes must be able to comprehend information both conceptually and culturally in order for this to happen. With this in mind, the semantic web and artificial intelligence are the two cornerstones of Web 3.0. (AI).

  • ECP barred: IHC suspends 30-day deadline order in PTI foreign funding case

    ECP barred: IHC suspends 30-day deadline order in PTI foreign funding case

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended a single-bench’s order, directing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) within 30 days.

    The IHC two-member bench suspended the single-bench ruling in PTI foreign funding case till the next hearing on May 17.

    The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had challenged the Islamabad High Court’s single bench orders to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

    According to ARY News, Asad Umar, the party’s secretary-general, filed the appeal against the order of a single-member bench which directed the ECP to conclude the proceedings in the foreign funding case within 30 days.

    Speaking to media after filing the intra-court appeal against the IHC decision, PTI Secretary General Asad Umar termed the ECP as biased and said that it does not look the incumbent commission could hold free and fair elections in the country.

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) recently also turned down two petitions of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against Akbar S Babar in foreign funding case.

    The IHC rejected a petition filed by the ruling political party to bar the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from handing over the records of the PTI foreign funding case to the petitioner Akbar S Babar.

    Another petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for separating Babar from the proceedings of the case was also rejected by the high court.

    It is pertinent to mention here that foreign funding is being heard by the election commission since November 2014.

  • Permission to perform Umrah: LHC seeks NAB reply on Maryam Nawaz’s plea

    Permission to perform Umrah: LHC seeks NAB reply on Maryam Nawaz’s plea

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought reply from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday (tomorrow) on a plea from Maryam Nawaz, seeking permission to travel abroad for performing Umrah.

    According to ARY News, Justice Baqar Najafi, heading the LHC division bench, asked as to in which case name of Maryam Nawaz was added to no-fly list.

    To this, the NAB prosecutor said that her name was added to no-fly list after the LHC approved her bail plea. An appeal was filed against the bail plea, however, it has yet to be fixed for hearing, he said, adding NAB has filed petition to cancel bail of Maryam Nawaz.

    Marium on April 21, filed a plea before the Lahore High Court (LHC) so that she can travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah in Ramzan. She has also said that she wants to travel to London to visit her ailing father, Mian Nawaz Sharif.

    “I want to go to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah but cannot because my passport is surrendered at the LHC,” reads the plea.

    Maryam Nawaz said in her plea that she was arrested by NAB in 2019 in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case and later the LHC approved her bail plea and in return, she submitted her passport to the court.

    The division bench of the LHC comprising Justice Shahbaz Ali Rizvi and Justice Anwar-ul-Haq rescued themselves from the proceedings of the plea hearing today and asked Chief Justice LHC to fix the hearing before the bench that previously heard the matter, reports ARY News.

    “The bench that granted bail to the petitioner should listen to the case,” the bench remarked after Advocate Ahsan Bhoon pleaded the case on behalf of Maryam Nawaz.