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  • Big names including Naumaan Ijaz, Samiya Mumtaz not nominated for Hum Awards 2024

    Big names including Naumaan Ijaz, Samiya Mumtaz not nominated for Hum Awards 2024

    Nominations for the 9th Hum Awards have been announced, however, there are no nominees for best supporting actor or actress this year.

    Despite their stellar performances, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Naumaan Ijaz, Samiya Mumtaz, and Asif Raza Mir, have been ignored in the nominations. Many notable actors like Sarah Khan, Junaid Khan, and Maham Shahid have missed out on nominations for best supporting actor and actress.

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2022

    Best actor female

    Kubra Khan for Sang-e- Mah

    Sonya Hussyn for Tinkay Ka Sahara

    Hadiqa Kiani for Dobara

    Yumna Zaidi for Bakhtawar

    Ramsha Khan for Hum Tum

    Hania Amir for Sang-e- Mah

    Yumna Zaidi fir Ishq – e- Laa

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2022

    Best actor Male

    Ahad Raza Mir for Hum Tum

    Atif Aslam for Sang-e- Mah

    Azaan Sami Khan for Ishq – e- Laa

    Bilal Abbas for Dobara

    Farhan Saeed for Badashah Begum

    Sami Khan for Tinkay Ka Sahara

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2022

    Best onscreen couple

    Azaan Sami Khan and Yumna Zaidi for Ishq e La

    Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani for Dobara

    Hania Aamir and Zaviyar Naumaan Ijaz for Sang e Mah

    Ramsha Khan and Ahad Raza Mir for Hum Tum

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2022

    Best Drama serial

    Bakhtawar

    Dobara

    Hum Tum

    Ishq-e-Laa

    Sang-e- Mah

    Tinkay Ka Sahara

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2023

    Best actor female

    Dananeer Mobeen for Mohabbat Gumshuda Meri

    Sehar Khan for Faiy Tale 2

    Hiba Bukhari for Jhok Sarkar

    Kinza Hashmi for Mere Ban Jao

    Mawra Hocane for Neem

    Maya Ali for Yunhi

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2023

    Best actor male

    Ameer Gilani for Neem

    Bilal Ashraf for Yunhi

    Farhan Saeed for Jhok Sarkar

    Hamza Sohail for Fairy Tale 2

    Khushhal Khan for Mohabbat Gumshuda Meri

    Zahid Ahmed for Mere Ban Jao

    Here the names of Viewers, Choice categories 2023

  • How do Yashma Gill’s mom and step-mom behave with each other?

    How do Yashma Gill’s mom and step-mom behave with each other?

    Children of polygamous marriages usually suffer from mental trauma as both sets of parents tend to fight but Pakistani actress Yashma Gill is an exception.

    She shared information about her father’s two marriages and her relationship with both her mothers in an interview.

    Recently, she appeared as a guest on ‘Zabardast show,’ where she openly discussed her career as well as her personal life.

    Answering a question during the interview, she revealed, “My father had two marriages. His first wife passed away two years ago. His mother-in-law, unfortunately, also passed away before I was born.”

    According to Yashma Gill, before the death of her stepmother, the two mothers had a very good and deep relationship.”She revealed, ‘I have a large family, especially when everyone, including my siblings and step-siblings, gets together. We all share a close bond, and in the last years of my stepmother’s life, the two moms also developed a good relationship.

    She said, “I have a good relationship with my step-siblings. They are all married and live in their own homes, while my mother lives with me in Lahore.”

  • Waqar Younis likely to step down from PCB role

    Waqar Younis likely to step down from PCB role

    Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis is ready to step down from his post as Cricket Affairs Advisor to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi just a few days after his appointment.

    According to ARY, a new cricket advisor could be appointed in place of Younis. Some officers refused to cooperate with the former fast bowler, an act that left him bitter. He is now reportedly ready to resign from the post. He has been absent from the post since several days.

    The former captain has been appointed a mentor in the Champions Cup starting next month, along with Misbah ul Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfraz Ahmed, and Shoaib Malik.

    Sources say Waqae’s tenure as Advisor Chairman of the PCB was until August 19. He was appointed for a short period.

    Waqar Younis’s appointment was also challenged three weeks ago in the Lahore High Court (LHC). The petition challenged the PCB’s decision to make the appointment without advertisement.

  • Warning sign? Dar says govt can perform well if ‘invisible hands’ don’t pull the rug

    While visiting the shrine of Ali Hajveri on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stated that Pakistan can progress if “invisible hands” do not pull the rug from under the government.

    Dar recalled that Pakistan became a nuclear power during Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s era, vowing that the government will make the country an economic power as well.

    “(We) can work wonders and make the country great, treading fast on the path of progress provided the invisible hands do not again pull the legs (of the government),” stated the senior PML-N leader.

    Ishaq Dar also stated that when PML-N was elected in 2013, the country’s economy and international standing were poor, but the PML-N government worked wonders in just four years.

    According to Dar’s claim, Pakistan became the 24th economy in the world at the time, and it was soon to join the G-20 club when the Nawaz government was toppled.

    He then criticised the PTI government, which, according to him, pushed the country to 47th rank economy-wise.

  • Dutch footballer, fired by team for being pro-Palestine, sues and wins big

    Dutch footballer, fired by team for being pro-Palestine, sues and wins big

    Dutch football player Anwar El Ghazi has announced that he will donate 500,000 euros to the children of Gaza who are victims of Israel’s genocide.

    The footballer was suspended last year by his club, FSV Mainz 05, for raising his voice in favour of Palestine in 2023, which resulted in the termination of his contract.

    Ghazi appealed in court against the football club’s decision, where he got justice. The German court declared the club’s decision illegal. The club was ordered to pay the last nine months’ salary, which is worth a total of €1,700,000.

    The Dutch footballer wrote on social media, “After receiving a substantial payment today from Mainz, I would like to make clear that my legal battle with Mainz has never, for me, been about money.”

    He further wrote, “I would like to take this moment to thank Mainz for two things. Firstly, for the substantial financial payoff, €500k of which will be used to fund projects for the children in Gaza. I hope Mainz, despite their repeated failed attempts to avoid making the due payment, takes solace from the knowledge that they have, through me, contributed financially in trying to make life a little more bearable for the children of Gaza.”

    “Secondly, in attempting to silence me, making my voice even louder for the oppressed and voiceless in Gaza.”

    The footballer signed a contract with Championship team Cardiff City this month and had a contract with Mainz until 2025.

  • Punjab Police rescue constable Ahmed Nawaz after deadly katcha ambush

    Punjab Police rescue constable Ahmed Nawaz after deadly katcha ambush

    The Punjab police have successfully rescued Constable Ahmed Nawaz from Katcha dacoits in Machka, when he was abducted by bandits after police got ambushed, a police spokesperson has said.

    District Police Officer (DPO) Rahim Yar Khan, Rizwan Omar Gondal, said, “The police department is working with full strength in the riverine areas,”
    Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar stated that the police prioritised Nawaz’s recovery.

    Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz appreciated the police effort to ensure Nawaz’s safe return.

    Last Thursday, Rahim Yar Khan’s riverine area was witness to a brutal ambush after Katcha dacoits attacked police with rocket launchers, resulting in 12 officers getting killed while six were injured, and two vehicles were also destroyed.

  • Heavy rainfall predicted for Karachi, PMD warns of urban flooding

    Heavy rainfall predicted for Karachi, PMD warns of urban flooding

    The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain in Karachi in the evening or night today which will be extended to the coming week.

    The weather department has said that the weather in the port city is likely to remain hot and humid for the next 24 hours with maximum temperature expected to remain between 34°C to 36°C.

    Humidity levels are predicted to be at 78 percent, and a 14-kilometre-per-hour wind. PMD has recorded the minimum temperature in the city as 28.5°C.

    The forecast comes against the backdrop of the prediction of light to heavy showers in Karachi from Tuesday to Thursday.

    Geo News reported that the spokesperson of PMD has said that rain was likely to hit suburban areas of the megalopolis on Monday (today).

    He also warned of urban flooding as the upcoming rain spell could be the most powerful of the current monsoon season.

    Earlier, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab also imposed a rain emergency in the city due to predictions of heavy rainfall in southern parts of the country.

    The move came after the PMD warned of a new rain system located over West Bengal that is likely to move westwards during the next couple of days. This will provoke strong monsoon currents in Pakistan’s southern parts, causing heavy rains from August 26 to 29.

    The areas in Sindh that are likely to receive showers include Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu, Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Shaheed Benazirabad, Jamshoro, Tando Allayar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar, Nagarparkar, Mithi, Mirpur Khas, Umarkot, Matiari, Sanghar, Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Khairpur, Larkana, Jacobabad and Naushero Feroze, as per Met department.

  • Australians can now ignore bosses after working hours

    Australians can now ignore bosses after working hours

    It’s standard for employers or senior executives to make phone calls or emails to employees after office hours to get work done. In such cases, it can be costly for employees to ignore their boss, and they may lose their jobs.

    However, the Australian government has taken a revolutionary step for employees. It has introduced legislation that gives employees the legal right not to answer their employer’s calls or emails after office hours. The new law, dubbed the ‘Right to Disconnect’, was passed in February and will be effective nationwide starting today (August 26).

    According to this law, employees are not bound to obey the orders of their officers or employers and answer their calls and messages after working hours. They have the right to disconnect their calls or not respond to emails, but no disciplinary action will be taken against them.

    The law has been implemented in view of employers’ intrusion into people’s professional and personal lives, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with increasing reliance on methods such as digital communication and work from home.

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, addressing a news conference, said, “If a worker is not paid 24 hours a day, he cannot be punished for being online 24 hours a day or available for office work.”

    According to a report by the Australia Institute think tank, the average worker in Australia worked 5.4 hours of unpaid overtime a week last year, while workers aged 18 to 19 worked 7.4 hours.

    Proponents of the law argue that employees are often physically out of the office but mentally in the office, as they constantly answer phone calls, emails, and texts while at home or with family. Sometimes, bosses’ or senior officials’ behaviour can cause severe stress among employees. Such calls disrupt their peace of mind, which can also lead to various diseases.

    The right to disconnect from employers was first introduced in France in 2017 to protect workers from punishment for not answering calls after working hours. Later, more than 20 countries, including Spain, France, Ireland, and the Canadian province of Ontario, introduced similar policies.

  • Militants kill 23 people in Musakhel

    Militants kill 23 people in Musakhel

    At least 23 people, mainly from Punjab, were killed in the Musakhel district of Balochistan early on Monday morning after armed men checked the identities of victims on buses and trucks, shooting them to death.

    Musakhail Assistant Commissioner Najeeb Kakar told Dawn News that the militants blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham area of the district and discharged passengers from buses.

    Furthermore, the armed men set fire to 10 vehicles in the attack.

    “Vehicles travelling to and from Punjab were inspected, and individuals from Punjab were identified and shot,” said AC Kakar.

    Three of the victims were from Balochistan, while the rest of them belonged to the Punjab province.

    In recent years, the security situation in Balochistan has been going downhill as terrorist organisations target civilians, especially from Punjab.

    A similar incident took place in Noshki almost four months ago when nine passengers from Punjab were identified, taken away and later killed by the militant Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

    President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the terrorist attack.

    “The terrorists responsible for this incident will be severely punished,” the PM vowed.

    Kalat Attack

    At least ten people, including police and levies personnel, were killed in Balochistan’s Kalat city in a lethal attack by armed militants last night.

    According to SSP Kalat Dostain Dashti, the victims include a police sub-inspector, four levies officials and five civilians.

    Five Levies personnel, including the Kalat Assistant Commissioner Aftab Lasi, were among the injured.

    The militants managed to escape after the brutal attack while a gunfight ensued between the police and militants last night on the national highway in Kalat and in the city.

    It should be noted that August 26 marks the death anniversary of the former governor of Balochistan and the Sardar of the Bugti tribe, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, who was killed during Pervez Musharraf’s era.

    Dawn News reported that armed men attacked Levies and police stations in Mastung, Kalat, Pasni and Suntsar last night.

    Similarly, reports of blasts and grenade attacks were also received from Sibi Panjgur, Mastung, Turbat, Bela and Quetta and the railway track linking Pakistan with Iran at the bypass area of Mastung was also blown up.

    The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the Kalat attack.

  • PTI postponed rally out of ‘fear of rejection’, says Khawaja Asif

    PTI postponed rally out of ‘fear of rejection’, says Khawaja Asif

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its August 22 rally in Islamabad due to “fear of rejection” by the people.

    Khawaja Asif claimed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan would not have cancelled the rally if it was going to be successful. And to protect the image of its popularity, PTI is building a “false narrative.” 

    Khawaja Asif pointed out apparent differences between the PTI leadership regarding the August 22 rally and said that they have no “real intention” of getting Imran Khan freed from jail.

    Responding to Imran’s meeting with Azam Swati, Khawaja said, “Meetings or conversations in jail cannot remain a secret; your every movement is recorded.”

    He called Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Ali Amin Gandapur “Buzdar 2” and remarked, “A blame game is underway in the PTI-led province as his [Gandapur] cabinet members are calling him [a] thief.”