The Taliban have snatched three billion Pakistani rupees that they found at checkposts of Afghan security forces along a Pak-Afghan border crossing, reports Geo News.
A statement released by the Afghan Taliban said that around Rs3 billion in Pakistani currency was found from the checkposts of the Afghan forces in the Spin Boldak area of Kandahar, which was evacuated by the Afghan security forces.
“The (Taliban) Mujahideen have captured an important border town called Wesh in Kandahar,” Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement.
“With this, the important road between (Spin) Boldak and Chaman and Kandahar customs have come under Mujahideen control.”
Pakistan security forces confirmed the Taliban had captured the crossing. The Afghan defense ministry said it was checking developments.
Analysts say the Rs3 billion amount was reportedly given by smugglers as a bribe to the Afghan forces. They say the Afghan intelligence agency, NDS, used the money to pay terrorists to plan attacks in Pakistan.
Ayeza Khan celebrated her eldest daughter Hoorain’s sixth birthday and went big on décor for her celebration party. She took to social media to share her feelings and birthday’s visuals with her fans.
The Mere Paas Tum Ho actress stated “My Barbie turns six today, a big day for her and for us. Can’t believe she is growing up so fast, my little fashion icon, I am so proud of her”.
She added that Danish and her had to fit in the Barbie ken on their daughter’s demand.
The Thora Sa Haq diva added “it’s such perplexing feeling to see your kids grow, because while I want them to grow and see the world and learn from it themselves, and be more mature, I also wish I could just stop the time and be with my babies forever at this moment. My life feels complete when I am with them, I can’t ask for anything else”.
On the work front, Danish is currently featuring in Ishq Hai co-starring Minal Khan whereas Ayeza will be seen next in Laapata opposite Ali Rehman Khan.
The Taliban issued their first orders in the form of letter to a local imam after capturing a remote district in Afghanistan’s north, which says that women cannot go to the bazaar without a male companion, among other directives, AFP has reported.
As per Sefatullah, 25, a resident of Kalafgan district, the letter said “women can’t go to the bazaar without a male companion, and men should not shave their beards,” adding that whoever breaks the rules “will be seriously dealt with”.
Last month, the Afghan Taliban took Shir Khan Bandar, a northern customs post that connected the country to Tajikistan over a US-funded bridge that spanned the Panj river.
Sajeda who worked in a local factory told AFP that after Shir Khan Bandar fell, the Taliban “ordered women not to step out of their homes”.
“There were many women and young girls doing embroidery, tailoring and shoe-making … The Taliban’s order has now terrified us,” she added further.
The letter issued in the name of the Taliban’s cultural commission says, “All imams and mullahs in captured areas should provide the Taliban with a list of girls above 15 and widows under 45 to be married to Taliban fighters.”
However, the Taliban denied issuing any such letter.
“These are baseless claims,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban.
Falak Shabir surprised his wife Sarah Khan with multiple flowers and a heart shaped gold necklace. The Alvida actress was elated and expressed her gratitude on her social media handles. The venue was well decorated with pink balloons oozing romantic vibes.
The roag singer captured a rare picture of the four Khan siblings together at the birthday bash in Karachi.
A digital portal revealed that actress and model Nadia Hussain highlighted to them that Sarah’s brother Hamza Khan is getting bullied and trolled online. Most comments were in context of body shamming.
A Pakistani, Haroon Qureshi, who arrived in Japan as a student some 30 years ago, is reaching out to those living on the margins of society.
According to a report published in Mainichi, the national daily of Japan, Qureshi, a businessman from Pakistan, helps the homeless and those foreigners who have been detained by immigration authorities after failing to get refugee status.
He is also involved in the running of a mosque in Tokyo, Otsuka Masjid.
According to the Japanese daily, Qureshi’s efforts started just when he arrived in Tokyo to study computer programming in 1991. He began distributing food to the homeless in his neighbourhood in the capital’s Kita Ward.
“Now, three decades on, he has enlisted Japanese university students in his goodwill endeavours, seeing their involvement as a vital part of raising society’s awareness of the plight of the less fortunate,” it said.
The 55-year-old Qureishi said he believed there was a lack of understanding in Japan of why people ended up on the streets. He thinks the public’s attitude to the homeless is “cold.”
“The reality is that many times the homeless suffer from mental health issues and cannot fit into society,” the daily quoted him as saying.
So far, Qureshi had asked for students from Tokyo-based Keio and Tokyo universities to volunteer in his activities, which included serving meals to the needy.
In collaboration with Tenohasi in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro area, students and volunteers from the mosque recently helped in providing food to over 360 people.
“Today I witnessed a stark difference between normal people who were walking on the streets all dressed up, and those who had come to get food here,” the daily quoted Satoru Soejima, 18, who is studying Arabic at Keio University, as saying.
Qureshi, meanwhile, also leads another project called Food Bank to help the students themselves, some of whom have gone hungry after losing part-time work because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A soft-spoken man, he has also been helping those detained after their failed asylum bids since around 2000.
In one month, Qureshi received around 30 letters on average seeking help from detainees, mostly from countries in Africa or elsewhere in Asia.
“We may have different religions, colour or race. But I request everyone to try and feel the pain of other members of this huge (human) family, and do what they can,” he urged.
In recognition of his services the Pakistan Embassy in Japan awarded him with a letter of appreciation.
Ambassador Imtiaz Ahmad invited three extraordinary Pakistanis living in Japan for their social work that has also been highlighted in the Japanese media, including Qureshi.
According to the embassy, Qureshi was appreciated for his services that include providing food for the needy, financial help for the destitute and homeless, running an Islamic school and managing a graveyard for the Muslims.
The ambassador appreciated Qureshi’s work while stating that it has contributed positively to Pakistan and Pakistanis’ image living in Japan.
Qureshi thanked the Ambassador for the appreciation and vowed to continue and expand his humanitarian work, the embassy said.
Ahsan Mohsin got his vaccination dose for Covid’19 yesterday. The Pyar Ke Sadqay actor took to Instagram to share that he is scared of needles so he wanted his fiancé Minal to be there for him while he is being vaccinated.
The Nand diva was recently hospitalized due to sickness in a Karachi’s medical facility, her fiancé Ahsan Mohsin Ikram took to Instagram to post a selfie with his ladylove straight from the hospital.
On the work front, Minal is currently starring in ARY Digital’s Ishq Hai opposite Danish Taimoor.
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan has not given a chance to the United States (US) to demand airbases after withdrawal from Afghanistan, reports The News.
In an interview with a private news channel, Moeed Yusuf said it was quite understandable that the US would be in search of airbases after leaving Afghanistan.
He said an article appeared in New York Times about the issue at hand and Pakistan had to clarify its position.
Yusuf said Pakistan’s position is that it cannot provide airbases to the US.
In an interview with Jonathan Swan of HBO Axios, Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the use of military bases and categorically stated that Pakistan will “absolutely not” allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to use bases on its soil for cross-border counter-terrorism missions after American forces withdraw from Afghanistan.
Moeed said the New York Times story was not a coincidence as it created an atmosphere and Pakistan had to clarify its position on the issue.
The NSA said the world should not consider Pakistan ‘free for all’.
Former cricketer and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq recently appeared in a TV show hosted by Nauman Ijaz with Pakistan women’s cricket team’s Nida Dar, where he passed sexist comments about her.
During the show, one of the members interrupted Dar while she was talking about her profession and said that women cricketers leave their profession and get married.
Abdul Razzaq was quick to jump in, saying, “Oh, they don’t get married.”
“Their field is as such. When they become cricketers, they strive to be as equal as their male counterparts, if not better than them. They want to prove that not only men, but they can also do it as well. The feeling [to get married] is gone [by the time they excel].”
“Aap inko hath mila kay dekh lein, yeh larki to nahi lagtein,” said Razzaq. (If you shake her [Dar’s] hand, she is anything but feminine).
People on social media are calling out Razzaq over his sexist comments.
Our women cricketers need to get more stronger and work more n more on their fitness to compete other teams, he should have encouraged her to do more hardwork on her fitness instead of making fun of her for looking manly. It was a ‘mazaq’ but still. https://t.co/ROsbRhWnXb
In a society like ours, women work so hard to be somewhere and THIS is how you invalidate their effort. Shame on him. Not everything has to revolve around kitchen. Just because men are conditioned to think that women belong to the kitchen does NOT mean they do. https://t.co/tAxUKxiERQ
I’m just appalled at what women go through on a daily basis. Sometimes they’re ridiculed for being very “feminine & weak”, sometimes they’re laughed at for being “masculine”. Can the society just let women be please? https://t.co/SBfzXAIPp6
Watch @ARazzaqPak expose his misogyny here; the TV crew saw nothing wrong with the comment! Nida Dar gets defensive, knowing that she can’t fight this mindset in the 5 minutes she’ll get to speak! She’s there to inspire young women, while he’s actively discouraging them! https://t.co/0X642oI0Ed
Pyar Ke Saqday fame Omair Rana replied to a netizen who expressed her disappointment on drama serial Dil Na Umeed To Nahi getting lower ratings than Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 in an Instagram story.
The Aangan star said our current system is unable to differentiate between the ‘Quality and Grade’ of dramas. He wrote, “Because there is a difference between Quality and Grade and our current system is incapable of measuring it.”
The first episode of Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3headlined by Iqra Aziz, Feroze Khan and Junaid Khan in lead roles aired on February 12, 2021 and broke all the previous records, including those set by Humayun Saeed’s Meray Paas Tum Ho.
Featuring Yumna Zaidi, Yasra Rizvi, Wahaj Ali, Nadia Afgan, Naumaan Ijaz, Samiya Mumtaz, and Omair Rana in the lead, Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi is a harrowing tale of child abuse and human trafficking in Pakistan. Although drama is critically acclaimed, it’s television ratings are considerably low.
Directed by Kashif Nisar, the script is written by Amna Mufti of Jahez fame.
Aijaz Aslam and Faysal Qureshi’s duo is set to entertain the audiences in a telefilm together this Eid. Producer Aijaz Aslam has roped in Main Hoon Shahid Afridi diva Mahnoor Baloch.
The telefilm is titled Ghan Chakkr and will be aired on ARY Digital.
The stars even shared some quirky BTS moments on social media:
Written by Misbah Ali Syed, the forthcoming telefilm will release on Eid-ul-Azha. Mahnoor was last seen in Apni Apni Love Story co-starring Aijaz Aslam, Azfar Rehman and Sadaf Kanwal.
