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  • When Sajal Aly hung out with Transnational superstars

    When Sajal Aly hung out with Transnational superstars

    Actor Sajal Aly travelled to India in 2016 to shoot her Bollywood debut, Mom co-starring Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Adnan Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. The Yaqeen Ka Safar actor made sure she captures special moments with her co-stars who are leading Bollywood stars.

    India felt like home, says Sajal Aly of shooting her first film in Bollywood - Celebrity - Images

    Jemima Goldsmith collaborates with Shabana Azmi and Sajal Ali, calls them 'screen legends' | Entertainment News,The Indian Express

    Sajal Aly spotted on set of debut Bollywood film

    The first feature poster and teaser of Rafta Rafta featuring Atif Aslam and Sajal Aly was released last month, set against the picturesque backdrop of the night sky in Skardu, the visuals show Atif and Sajal romancing each other on a camping trip, hinting at oodles of romance and chemistry.

    The first feature poster and teaser of Rafta Rafta featuring Atif Aslam and Sajal Aly was released earlier this month, set against the picturesque backdrop of the night sky in Skardu, the visuals show Atif and Sajal romancing each other on a camping trip, hinting at oodles of romance and chemistry.

    The Yeh Dil Mera star posted one of her looks from the much awaited song, donning a red dress. Dhadak fame Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor showered the comment section with red hearts, flaunting her fondness for the glam look of Sajal.

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    Sonam Bajwa is amongst the most sought after Punjabi actresses of her generation, in an interview with  BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rashid, the Carry On Jatta 2 actress said, ” I am the biggest, biggest fan of Sajal Aly, she is phenomenal and I feel so happy sharing that I’ve learnt so much from her, she’s extraordinary and I think you’d agree. She’s the best actress and the finest actress of our times and I really look up to her”.

  • Police investigators find ‘mastermind’of Rs 750M bank gold scam

    Police investigators find ‘mastermind’of Rs 750M bank gold scam

    The investigation officials have found out that a ‘woman manager’ was a mastermind in the Rs750m gold scam at a private bank in Karachi, ARY News reported.

    As per reports, the investigators have found more hints while investigating financial fraud at a Karachi private bank after they interrogated the suspects.

    They revealed that a woman manager of the bank’s Gulistan-e-Johar branch who had allegedly planned the gold scam divided the shares and gave the money earned from the frauds to the accused bank staffers.

    The accused woman kept giving gifts to the staffers. Investigators also found Rs2,400,000 funds in the bank account of the bank’s gold finance executive Adeel.

    The woman manager had also gifted expensive mobile phones to the bank employees and invested the remaining money to the stock exchange, as well as bought luxurious vehicles.

    The officials said that the mastermind had also given ‘pocket money to the bank staffers in both branches. Police said that 14 arrests have been made in the Rs750 million bank gold scam case so far.

  • Pakistan responds to UK’s concerns amid Red List travel ban

    Pakistan responds to UK’s concerns amid Red List travel ban

    The Pakistan government has responded to the United Kingdom (UK) government’s reasons for keeping the former on its travel Red List in a detailed letter written by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan.

     Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari shared the letter on Twitter and said, “The table exposes claims of UK govt, clearly it has been a political decision.”

    Mazari further tweeted, “UK’s Conservative govt with a strong Indophiles’ presence playing discriminatory politics against Pakistan on Covid.”

    Dr Sultan in his letter writes that Pakistan has “no interest in allowing” its nationals who pose a health risk to other societies to travel abroad. He said this is a shared global objective.

    Dr Sultan presented a table comparing key indicators from Pakistan and some other countries in the region, which currently sit on the Amber List, to illustrate what he referred to as “obvious disparities”. He said that when looking at countries’ track record of managing the epidemic, “numbers alone, without context, can be deceptive”.

    The SAPM explained how the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Pakistan were being conducted and highlighted that testing is done through “agreed-upon national algorithms”. He explained how it makes for “accurate and timely data inputs”.

    “We feel that the number of tests being done is a large enough sample size to be a sensitive and accurate barometer of the epidemic and the number, especially when seen with the percentage positivity rate, has accurately reflected the rise and fall of all the waves seen so far,” Dr Sultan wrote.

    SAPM agreed that Pakistan does have limitations in whole-genome sequencing throughput, compared to the UK, which is the current leader in this arena. So far 854 samples have been sequenced during July and August 2021 and the details are shared with the World Health Organisation (WHO) regularly.

  • Video: Ghana Ali hosts a special birthday bash for mother with husband Umair Gulzar

    Video: Ghana Ali hosts a special birthday bash for mother with husband Umair Gulzar

    Dilruba actor Ghana Ali hosted an intimate birthday bash for her ‘darling mother’. Also seen in the pictures and videos are Ghana’s husband Umair Gulzar and her father.

    The Sun Yaara star added a humorus caption, “Happy birthday to my beautiful darling mother, thank you for being you! My innocent soul, We missed you guys.”

    She recently clapped back at a troll over personal comments.

    On the work front, the actress will be seen next in a Pak-Turk film, Gawah Rehna alongside Emmad Irfani.

  • Dog beaten, tortured, hanged in public

    Trigger Warning: Animal Abuse

    A dog was beaten, tortured and hanged in broad daylight by a man accompanied by a huge mob in Karachi as per JFK Animal Rescue And Shelter.

    In the video, a man can be seen beating a tied up dog with a stick in front of a mob.

    Reportedly, the incident took place in Ghausia Mobile Market, Kharadar, in Karachi.

    As per the animal rescue and shelter, “Apparently they plan on doing this to all street dogs in that area.”

    Animal abuse and zoos in Pakistan have long drawn international condemnation for their mistreatment of animals. Last year, on December 16, Islamabad’s Marghazar Zoo was shut down after the Islamabad High Court ordered for Kaavan the elephant and two brown bears Babloo and Suzie to be relocated to sanctuaries abroad.

  • Video: Nimra Khan hospitalised after severe pain, requests for prayers

    Video: Nimra Khan hospitalised after severe pain, requests for prayers

    Actor Nimra Khan is currently hospitalised due to severe pain, the Uraan star is expected to undergo a surgery to remover her urethral stones. She mentioned in a series of Instagram story videos that she had extreme stomachache and requested her fans for prayers.

    In 2020, Nimra was injured in a road accident and got fractures in her legs.

    On the work front, Nimra was last seen in Mujhe Bh Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai opposite Aagha Ali.

  • Punjab govt announces Rs1 million cash rewards for Arshad, Talha and Shehroz

    Punjab govt announces Rs1 million cash rewards for Arshad, Talha and Shehroz

    The Punjab government on Tuesday announced cash rewards of Rs1 million for javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, weightlifter Talha Talib and mountaineer Shehroz Kashif for their recent stellar performances at the global level.

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    Nadeem missed out on an Olympic medal and finished fifth in the javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics, but the athlete from Mian Chunnu received wide acclaim back home for his achievement with little resources at his disposal.

    Similarly, 21-year-old weightlifter Talha Talib from Gujranwala took part in the 67kg category in the Tokyo Olympics and held the gold medal spot until the final round before eventually being bumped down and finishing fifth in the competition. However, he was widely hailed in the country for his effort.

    Kashif, 19, had on July 27 become the youngest person to reach the summit of K2. The world’s second-highest peak at a height of 8,611 metres (28,251 foot) above sea level, with the aid of bottled oxygen.

    Hailing the athletes for their remarkable gains, Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimur Khan Bhatti said the nation watched the Tokyo Olympics with zeal, while Pakistan’s participants Nadeem and Talib “did really well” in the competition.

    Addressing a press conference, Bhatti said he would personally visit the airport to receive Nadeem. The minister said that the Government of Punjab had always supported and encouraged sports persons.

    He also announced an award of Rs0.5m for Nadeem’s coach.

    The minister further said the Punjab government would bear travel expenses of Haider Ali and Nabila Baig, who will take part in the Paralympic Games.

  • Police arrest teacher for raping, blackmailing woman in Chiniot

    Police arrested a schoolteacher for allegedly raping a married woman, recording her videos and blackmailing her to get gold jewellery and cash, Dawn reported.

    The suspect is a teacher at the Government High School, Chiniot. The woman’s son, a student of 10th class, was his student at his private academy.

    The survivor’s husband filed a complaint with the city police stating that the suspect would call his wife to his academy for discussing matters related to his son’s studies.

    He said some weeks ago his wife fell sick and went to a local quack, Shafiq, to take medicines where the suspect also arrived. He said that Shafiq and the teacher gave sedatives to his wife and when she was falling unconscious, the suspect (teacher) accompanied her to their house to drop her there.

    The complainant said that finding her alone at the house, the suspect raped her and filmed objectionable videos.

    Read More: Nowshera man arrested for trying to rape five-year-old granddaughter

    He said later the teacher started blackmailing his wife and asked her to give her gold jewellery to him, or he would post the obscene clip on social media.

    He said his wife got blackmailed and gave the suspect nine-tola gold jewellery. Similarly, he said, a few days later the suspect received Rs250,000 cash from her. Then the suspect demanded one million rupees but she could not arrange the amount.

    When she refused to pay the amount, the suspect got angry and sent the videos to the in-laws of their daughter, who was divorced by her husband over the issue.

    Finally, the blackmailed woman revealed the whole story to her husband, who registered a complaint with the city police.

    The police registered a case under sections 376, 382 and 506 of PPC against the suspect and arrested him and his accomplice Shafiq.

    District Education Officer Dr Khadim Hussain said the teacher had been suspended from service and a departmental inquiry had been started against him under the Punjab Employees Efficiency and Discipline ACT (PEEDA), 2006.

  • Anoushey Ashraf, Sarwat Gillani call out Anchor Imran Khan for victim-blaming

    Anoushey Ashraf, Sarwat Gillani call out Anchor Imran Khan for victim-blaming

    Actor Anoushey Ashraf has called out senior anchor Imran Khan for his insensitive remarks on the Noor murder case. The Chinaar Ghaati actor shared the clip of Imran’s statement on her Instagram story and wrote: “I have five messages to my dad and 45 voice note to my driver over the last five months.”

    She continued further by expressing her anger over Khan’s statement, “Take up Bollywood gossip if you want viewership, leave Noor and her honour alone.”

    A video clip of Imran is making rounds across social media platforms for the last two days in which Imran can be heard drawing parallels between Noor Mukadam’s murder and her lack of telephonic conversation with her father. His comments have been scrutinized by netizens on social media.

    Jawani Phir Nahi Aani star Sarwat Gillani also expressed her stance on the problematic statements of the senior journalist, with a comment, “When ‘educated’ people make such statements you know the state of affairs and state of mind both are in the wrong place.”

    “What about the murderer, follow some rules and do not kill people,” she stated in another comment.

    Read more– Did Zahir’s mother help cover up Noor’s murder? Investigators look through call logs

  • Temple attacked by mob restored and handed over to the Hindu Community in five days

    Temple attacked by mob restored and handed over to the Hindu Community in five days

     The Hindu temple in Bhong town that was vandalised by a mob has been completely restored to its original shape and handed over back to the minority community, reported Dawn.

    Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Khuram Shehzad said that for the security of the temple, a boundary wall was also being constructed around it.

    He said the work on the restoration of the idols (Moorti) damaged during the attack on the temple would be completed soon.

    DC said that all the expenses required for the restoration of the temple would be recovered from the rioters involved in the attack.

    Shehzad added that it would take two months to complete the work on the restoration of the idols in the temple.

    He said the Hindu community would start performing religious rites at the temple after the restoration of the idols.