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  • Imran Abbas praises his ‘favourite co-star’ Ayeza Khan

    Imran Abbas praises his ‘favourite co-star’ Ayeza Khan

    Given that Imran Abbas has done almost four dramas opposite Ayeza Khan (Tum Kon Piya, Mohabbat Tum Se Nafrat Hai, Koi Chand Rakh, Thora Sa Haq) it comes as no surprise that she is his favourite co-star.

    In a post shared on social media, Imran showered praises on Ayeza, calling her his favourite co-star. He further complemented her by saying that she was “one of the most refined actors, blessed with immense talent and grace.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OXMztHTuo/

    Ayeza had a cheeky response to Imran’s heartfelt note.

    Under Imran’s post, his co-star and celebrity crush Reema praised him for his performance. Ayeza’s Meray Paas Tum Ho co-star Hira Mani also sent love their way.

    Earlier, Imran had also penned a note for his other Thora Sa Haq co-star Mashal Khan in which he said that it was pleasure working with her and that he wishes her luck for all her future endeavors.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JimKkpwXc/

    Meanwhile, Ayeza shared pictures from the wrap up party of Thora Sa Haq.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OmG7EBK1w/
  • Ex-spymaster served family court notice over ‘secret’ marriage: report

    Ex-spymaster served family court notice over ‘secret’ marriage: report

    A family court has issued a notice to former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt-Gen (r) Zaheerul Islam on a suit filed by Palwasha Zai Khan, who claims to be his wife, The News reported. 

    According to reports, family court judge Abdul Muneem issued the notice to the ex-ISI director general (DG) for January 20 after Palwasha moved the court for alimony for their four and half-year-old son Shamsherul Islam.

    The court, in its notice, has directed Islam to appear before the court in person or submit a reply through his counsel by Jan 20.  In case of noncompliance, the court can initiate ex-party proceedings, the notice further read. 

    Palwasha claims that she had married Islam on May 5, 2015, in Islamabad and had a four and half-year old son with him. Palwasha has reportedly also initiated legal proceedings for divorce.

  • Engineering university to be set up in Swat

    Engineering university to be set up in Swat

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to set up an engineering and technology university in Swat at an estimated cost of Rs4 billion.

    The planned Swat University of Engineering and Technology (SUET) would be run on the triple helix model and will connect the government, industry and academics.

    Chief planning officer of the Higher Education Department Hamid Naveed who has been selected as a focal person for the establishment of SUET at the fast track by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan revealed that “Unlike other universities in the province that solely depend on the government funds, the SUET will have its sustainability plan.”

    He further shared that the administratively, the new university would be different from other universities as a decentralized system would be applied to address issues at a low level.

    As per reports, the new university would be a joint venture of the private sector and academia and the government, industry and academia would jointly work under the banner of SUET.

    Initially, the university will introduce only six disciplines namely energy engineering, civil engineering, institute of materials, mining and metallurgy, biomedical engineering, computer system engineering and institute of manufacturing.

    SUET also aims to be connected with some of the best engineering universities of developed countries like the US and the UK for the exchange of knowledge. To save SUET graduates from joblessness, the students will also be equipped with entrepreneurial skills in order to make them job providers instead of job seekers.

  • Will get back Pakistani Kashmir if parliament wants: Indian army chief

    Will get back Pakistani Kashmir if parliament wants: Indian army chief

    Recently-appointed Indian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the army would act on “getting back” Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) “if the parliament was willing and orders to such effect were received”.

    Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the army chief was asked if the Pakistan-administered region of the disputed territory could be a part of India as stated by the political leadership. In response to the question, Naravane said that there was a parliamentary resolution stating that the “entire Kashmir was a part of India”, and hence the army would take appropriate action if it received orders to take AJK back.

    “There is a parliamentary resolution that entire region is part of India. If parliament wants it, then it [AJK] also should belong to us. When we get orders to that effect, we’ll take appropriate action,” the Indian army chief said.

    This is not the first time the new Indian general has indulged in provocative posturing. In an earlier statement, Naravane had said that India “reserve[d] the right to preemptively strike at sources of terror”.

    He had told the Press Trust of India that India had “evolved a strategy of resolute punitive response against sponsored terrorism”.

    Pakistan had rejected the statement, calling it “irresponsible”. The Foreign Office had in its statement said Pakistan was fully able to respond to any Indian aggression in AJK and that New Delhi should not forget Islamabad’s befitting response to its aggression in Balakot last year.

    ISPR RESPONDS:

    Meanwhile, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that Pakistan’s armed forces will give an “even stronger” response than given in February 2019, if India attempts any military action across the Line of Control (LoC).

    Reacting to the Indian army chief’s statement, the ISPR chief said it was a part of routine rhetoric to divert attention from domestic issues in India.

    “Statements by Indian COAS to undertake military action across LOC are routine rhetoric for domestic audiences to get out of ongoing internal turmoil. Pakistan Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond to any act of Indian aggression [sic],” he tweeted.

  • PTI-MQM alliance hanging in balance because of Google’s Tania Aidrus: report

    PTI-MQM alliance hanging in balance because of Google’s Tania Aidrus: report

    Future of the coalition government in centre hangs in balance ever since the resignation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui as the federal minister for information technology and telecommunication, which reportedly came because of former Google executive, Tania Aidrus.

    The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government on Sunday suffered a severe blow as Siddiqui of MQM-P — an ally of the PTI — announced his decision to leave the federal cabinet over “unfulfilled promises” on part of the ruling party.

    Amid speculations over the fate of the ruling party that is in power owing to the support of its allies, reports have claimed that Siddiqui’s resignation came because he “was extremely unhappy with his ministry due to continuous intervention by Aidrus”.

    Aidrus had resigned from Google for Pakistan and is currently heading Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s Digital Vision programme in the country.

    According to The News, while PTI has strongly rejected the allegations leveled against Aidrus, and sources in the ruling party have said that she is acting within the rules and regulations; people close to Siddiqui have said he felt like a stranger in his ministry while Aidrus had started holding meetings with the premier and heads of other institutions directly.

    “Besides that, she also issued directions to institutions responsible for running the affairs of the ministry and Federal Secretary Shoaib Siddiqui had complained about it to the minister several times in this regard.”

  • No, Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar is not married to ‘Kaaf Kangana’ heroine Eshal Fayyaz

    No, Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar is not married to ‘Kaaf Kangana’ heroine Eshal Fayyaz

    Meray Paas Tum Ho writer Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar has rejected reports of his second marriage to Kaaf Kangana actor Eshal Fayyaz. Eshal has also rejected the claims.

    In a post shared on social media, the writer said that he strongly condemns and rejects the “absurd and baseless news” of his marriage with Eshal.

    https://www.facebook.com/krqofficial/posts/124047542443636?__tn__=-R

    Late last week reports started circulating that the critically acclaimed playwright was married to Eshal after it was revealed that he has two wives.

    On the sets of Kaaf Kangana

    Meanwhile, Eshal also denied the rumours. In a video, she said, “There is no truth in rumours that are doing the rounds. I haven’t got married to anyone, I am very much single.”

    “My relationship with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is that of an actor and a director, nothing more than that,” she added.

    Eshal asserted that nobody has the right to spread fake news about anyone “without even knowing them.”

    “This is fake news. I am currently working on dramas and films, and will let you know whenever I decide to get married. For now, I have no plans of getting married and am only focused on my work,” she concluded.

    Eshal further shot down the rumours by posting a message on her Instagram stories in which she highlighted that she has immense respect for Qamar as a mentor and director.

  • Chitral citizens booked over disrupting US hunter

    Chitral citizens booked over disrupting US hunter

    A case was registered against three people in Chitral for meddling into the hunt of a United States (US) citizen, who was hunting Markhor in the area. 

    As per reports, the district forest
    officer (DFO) in the area said that an American hunter visited the Toshi-II
    game reserve in Chitral to hunt Markhor.

    “He obtained a permit for trophy hunting after paying a fee of US$150,000.”

    As soon as the US citizen set up his
    prey and was ready to shoot it a citizen fired a warning shot that made the
    animal run away.

    “The fire caused the hunter to change
    his location,” DFO said adding that three people were booked in the case over
    the violation.

    On December 12, an Italian citizen hunted the first Markhor of the season. According to the Gilgit – Baltistan wildlife department, Carlo Pasco successfully hunted a markhor from the conservation area.

    The hunter paid $85,000 as permit fee for hunting the rare wildlife species. The Wildlife department claims that 80% of the amount paid by hunters is given to the local community to invest in themselves and the conversation of these animals.

    The markhor is a large Capra species in
    Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas. It is listed as one of the
    endangered species since 2015.

  • Adnan Siddiqui praises Amir ‘the king’ Khan

    Adnan Siddiqui praises Amir ‘the king’ Khan

    While everyone else is praising Adnan Siddiqui for his stellar performances in Meray Paas Tum Ho and Ye Dil Mera, Adnan is showering praises on Amir ‘the KING’ Khan, who he ran into at a sheesha spot in Leeds.

    Sharing pictures of himself and Amir, the actor wrote, “He might be a Britisher, but the deep rooted Pakistani in him made me feel even more prouder. Was a pleasure interacting with you, Amir. More power to you!”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LIDHans0U/?utm_source=ig_embed

    The sheesha place where the two hung out also shared pictures of them and looks like it quite an intense chilling session.

  • Mansha Pasha is a headstrong journalist in ‘Kahay Dil Jidhar’

    Mansha Pasha is a headstrong journalist in ‘Kahay Dil Jidhar’

    After the smashing success of Laal Kabootar, Mansha Pasha is returning to our screens with Kahay Dil Jidhar in which she will be playing a badass journalist.

    Starring opposite her is Junaid Khan who is playing the role of a police officer.

    According to the very short teaser, the film is a “Journey of friendship, life transformation and self-discovery.” It appears that Mansha and Junaid will be playing two friends who find themselves at crossroads when their beliefs coincide.

    Sharing the teaser on her social media, Mansha wrote, “Making a film is like going on a journey together. First with the film crew, and co-actors, then with the post production team and distributors. But now we begin this journey with all of you – the ones who make it whole, the people who this journey was meant for.”

    On the other hand, Junaid simply expressed his excitement for his “first cinema feature.”

    “This one is just the beginning. There is a lot more coming,” he wrote.

    Kahay Dil Jidhar is being directed by Jalal Roomi and has been penned by Kamran Bari, who is also acting in the film. Atiqa Odho and Sajid Hasan are also part of the star cast.

    A release date for the film has not yet been specified but media reports suggest that the film will release on March 20.

    https://youtu.be/45Qw0PPKJZQ
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