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  • ‘Thank you for existing’: Hamza Ali Abbasi has the sweetest birthday wish for better half Naimal

    ‘Thank you for existing’: Hamza Ali Abbasi has the sweetest birthday wish for better half Naimal

    It was Mrs Hamza Ali Abbasi aka Naimal Khawar’s birthday on Sunday and from all the social media updates, we can tell that her first birthday after her marriage was celebrated to the fullest.

    Hamza had the sweetest wish for his wife. It was short, sweet and full of love.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-k93CAxpP/

    Naimal spent the day with close friends and family.

    Meanwhile wishes poured in for the birthday girl.

    Hamza’s sister, Dr Fazeela Abbasi shared a picture from Naimal’s midnight celebrations with a cute caption.

    Hamza’s bestie and new mommy, Aisha Malik penned a lovely message for the birthday girl.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B49ZWFplVjJ/

    Naimal’s Anaa co-star Usman Mukhtar also had a message for Izzah.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-Km5hJpVT/
  • Sindh High Court reminds PCB of players’ sheesha controversy, seeks answer

    Sindh High Court reminds PCB of players’ sheesha controversy, seeks answer

    The Sindh High Court (SHC) has resent a notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on a petition regarding its inaction against former national team skipper Shoaib Malik and other cricketers for violating team rules, Geo News reported. 

    Prior to a crucial match against arch-rivals India at the World Cup 2019, batsman Malik was snapped at a cafe in London along with two other players — Wahab Riaz and Imamul Haq, as an unidentified person consumed sheesha on their table. 

    According to the details, petitioner Abdul Jalil Marwat had claimed that the players were spotted consuming sheesha at a cafe in England the night before the match with India on June 16. 

    He further alleged that Malik, Wahab and Imam performed poorly, perhaps as a result of their disregard for rules and regulations, which resulted in Pakistan’s loss.

    After the cricket board had failed to take any action against these players, Marwat had requested the court to direct the PCB to explain why the players were not punished for violating the team management rules and regulations.

    A division bench of the high court, headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, observed that no one had appeared in court on behalf of the PCB despite the issuance of notice.

    The court has now resent the notice to PCB through a district and sessions judge in Lahore and adjourned the hearing of the case till a later date that is yet to be determined. 

  • Meray Paas Tum Ho is a drama which has never been done before

    We assumed it was going to be a drama about love, betrayal and revenge. But Episode 13 shows it’s a lot more than that. Meray Paas Tum Ho is slowly building into a drama about child custody and the battle between being a wife or a lover.

    Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) is slowly realizing that she’s missing her son Rumi, as the high of divorcing her husband for a rich guy is wearing off. She asks Shehwar (Adnan Siddiqui) if she can bring her son home and Shehwar agrees.

    Shehwar telling Ayeza he’s cool with her bringing her son to his place

    Danish (Humayun Saeed) is mourning the loss of his best friend Mateen Sahib and when Mehwish goes over to speak to him about Rumi, Danish tells her that he’s put Rumi in boarding school. He also tells her that she shouldn’t upset him or do anything drastic since Rumi has just settled in and had almost been expelled. Mehwish doesn’t listen and heads to the school to take her son home, only to find out that she needs Danish’s permission to take her son out of school.

    Mehwish confronting Danish about taking her son with her

    The most interesting part of the drama was when Danish consults his lawyer and the lawyer tells him to wait it out saying that no man would want his lover to bring home her ex husband’s son. And at the end of the episode, that’s exactly what happens. Shehwar tells Mehwish that her desire to have Rumi with her on the weekends isn’t one that he’s willing to indulge. He gets the weekends off and he wants her around for him – not have to deal with her former husband’s child.

    Shehwar telling Mehwish he wants the weekends with her

    The episode is the most realistic episode in the show yet. A custody battle, harsh truths and the dark face of reality are revealed – your lover is only your lover until you do what he or she says. When you make a decision based on greed, then it will come back to bite you and you can see the ripples of uncertainty that are affecting Mehwish.

    Also, where is Shehwar’s wife? Mehwish is living in his house like she owns it and there is no sign of the real lady of the house. There should definitely be an introduction to his wife when she comes back to town and that will be an episode which cannot be missed.

  • Ushna Shah questions morality in Pakistan

    Ushna Shah questions morality in Pakistan

    Ushna Shah recently penned a powerful message on the rape and murder of Nimrita Kumari and ⁣questioned the standards and definition of morality in Pakistan.

    Sharing a picture of herself from a protest held for Nimrita, Ushna wrote, “Rape has always plagued mankind, especially the subcontinent; but because I live in Pakistan I would like us to question our society.”

    “Children abducted for child porn rings, my work with animal organisations leads me to cases of dogs being brutally gang raped. Women, children, minorities & even dogs/donkeys/dolphins/goats aren’t safe.⁣”

    She continued, “In a country where a picture with my bare arms warrants being asked the question “Are you Muslim” repeatedly, why is there so much moral corruption? So many vanguards of morality online yet the stats don’t make sense.”

    “When I was only six, within one summer in Pakistan, I learnt of two rapes. This was one summer in Pakistan and both of these atrocities happened near my house hence I knew about them. One. Summer.⁣”

    “I am not demeaning our country, I am simply stating facts & asking WHY these figures are so high in our pious nation,” Ushna lamented.

    “Could it be that the over-segregation, over sexualizing the most basic aspects of a woman’s body, the most strict taboos against any hint of sexuality have created a sickness beyond repair? Pakistan has topped the list of the most porn searching country yet there is an army of piety trolls issuing online fatwas against actresses baring their arms. Something isn’t adding up,” she concluded.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B44g1vPB7CO/

    Nimrita Kumari Chandani, a final year student at Bibi Aseefa Dental College (BADC), was found dead in mysterious circumstances in her hostel room on September 16, 2019. The university, intially claimed that the student has committed suicide. However, on the insistence of her brother and massive province-wide protests, a judicial inquiry was ordered to look into the matter.

    While the probe is still underway, the final postmortem report issued by Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Woman Medico-Legal Officer (WMLO) Dr Amrita revealed that the deceased was subjected to rape before being murdered.

    As per the autopsy report, Nimrita’s death was determined to be caused by suffocation as asphyxial signs caused by a ligature on the neck were seen during the autopsy. The report further stated that a DNA test confirmed the presence of male DNA profile indicated from semen residue on the deceased’s clothes whereas a vaginal swab tested positive for a forced sexual act.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Usha in her recent drama Cheekh played a young woman who was physically assaulted and murdered. The superhit drama also starred Saba Qamar, Bilal Abbas Khan and Aijaz Aslam among others.

  • ‘Help me’: Altaf Hussain looks towards Modi for support

    ‘Help me’: Altaf Hussain looks towards Modi for support

    Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has reportedly requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help him by giving him and his companions asylum and financial help.

    According to a report in The News, Hussain made his request in his first ever public speech after the police relaxed his bail conditions.

    In the speech, watched online by thousands of people, the MQM leader said he would like to travel to India because his forefathers are buried there.

    “If India’s Prime Minister Mr Modi allows me to come to India and provides me asylum with my colleagues, I am ready to come to India along with my colleagues because my grandfather is buried there. My grandmother is buried there and thousands of my relatives are buried there in India. I want to go to India to their graves.”

    Hussain, in his speech, alleged that his assets, house and offices were taken over in Karachi after August 22, 2017. He asked the Indian PM to help him with money if he could not provide him asylum.

    In fact, Altaf even supported the decision of the Indian Supreme Court in the disputed Babri Mosque case saying that Modi’s government has the “right to establish Hindu Raaj (rule)” and if Indian politician Asaduddin Owaisi and others did not like India, they should migrate to Pakistan.

    On October 10, Hussain was charged by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Services with the terrorism offence in a case related to his incendiary speech relayed from the UK to his followers in Pakistan in 2016.

    He is due to stand trial in June 2020 and passport remains with the UK police as part of his bail conditions and he is not allowed to apply for any travel document unless permitted by the court.

    Lawyers were now assessing whether Hussain has breached his bail conditions by asking Modi to let him stay in India while he awaits the trial of his case.

  • Humayun Saeed sends best wishes to Hamza Ali Abbasi on his ‘new journey’

    Humayun Saeed sends best wishes to Hamza Ali Abbasi on his ‘new journey’

    Hamza Ali Abbasi’s former co-star and dear friend Humayun Saeed has sent him best wishes for his new journey.

    Sharing a picture of the two on Twitter, Humayun wrote, “Wishing Hamza Ali Abbasi all the best for the new journey he has decided to embark on. May Allah give you the strength to stay steadfast and may He give you success in all your endeavours.”

    Humayun and Hamza have done one film together Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. The film was a box-office success. Following that, the two may not have done a film together but they have collaborated on several projects. In fact, Hamza’s latest drama Alif is being produced by Humayun’s wife, Samina.

    Read more: Hamza Ali Abbasi quits acting to focus on his ‘spiritual journey’

    In a 23-minute long video message posted to Youtube on Thursday, Hamza had announced that he will be quitting acting to focus on religion, his relationship with Allah and to spread the message of Islam.

    Hamza’s announcement to quit the entertainment industry and follow his religious calling had not come as a surprise to many.

  • Hafeez comes under fire for criticising LHC’s decision to allow Nawaz to fly to London

    Hafeez comes under fire for criticising LHC’s decision to allow Nawaz to fly to London

    After the Lahore High Court granted permission to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fly to London without any conditions for four weeks for medical treatment, former Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Hafeez took to Twitter to question whether this decision is admission that Pakistan lacks proper medical care.

    “It means we 200 million Pakistani are not safe here? Just asking,” he wrote.

    Following the cricketer’s tweets, people took to attack him and question why he also opted to get treatment in the UK when he hurt his thumb in the past.

    Other’s dug up an old video of his in which he is seen wishing Nawaz Sharif good health.

    Meanwhile, others took to defend the cricketer and his decision to get treated in the UK.

    https://twitter.com/MazherArshad/status/1195777152593076224?s=20

  • Common lipstick mistakes to avoid

    Common lipstick mistakes to avoid

    No matter how low-key you are, lipstick is one product that almost every girl carries in her handbag. A lot of us think that applying lipstick is easy but…it’s NOT! Many of us make these five common mistakes. Read on to find out what they are and how to avoid them.

    Hello, chapped lips

    Applying lipstick on chapped lips make your lip colour look patchy and it gives an uneven finish. Keep yourself hydrated and always use a lip balm or oil to keep your lips smooth.

    We recommend CoNatural’s lip balms for chapped lips. They have three different flavours: lavender, peppermint and sweet orange. They are also easy on the pocket.

    Exfoliate your lips

    Don’t forget to exfoliate your regularly. It is as important as using face scrubs. A good lip scrub will get rid of dead skin on your lips.

    We recommend Scoop O Scrub’s lip scrubs. We love ‘Very Very Strawberry’ lip scrub but they have other flavours as well. They are not that expensive either.

    You
    are wearing the wrong shade

    A lipstick shade is as important as your foundation. Your lip colour should suit your skin tone as a wrong shade will spoil your look.

    Too
    much lipstick

    Do not apply too much lipstick. If you do, it will not just smear on glasses or clothes but even your teeth will have lipstick all over them. Blot lipstick with a tissue paper after applying it.

    Remove
    lipstick

    Properly remove your lipstick before going to bed. It is as important as brushing your teeth and removing makeup from your face. If you don’t remove it properly, it will make your lips rough and dry.

  • Junaid Khan will be playing a police officer in his debut film

    Junaid Khan will be playing a police officer in his debut film

    2020 is going to be lit for the Pakistan film industry because from where I see it, it’s going to be raining films.

    The first look of ace TVC and music director Jalal Rumi’s upcoming feature film Kahay Dil Jidhar, with Junaid Khan and Mansha Pasha in the lead has been shared on social media. The poster has a fun and millennial feel to it.

    While Mansha previously stole the show in Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars, Laal Kabootar, Kahay Dil Jidhar, will mark Junaid’s debut on the big screen.

    When asked what made him choose this film, Junaid exclusively told The Current, “I have been offered a lot of films since my cameo appearance in Bin Roye (2014), but to be honest none of them clicked with me. Over the years I’ve gone through multiple scripts and I finally settled upon this one. It matched my expectations and the team associated with it is amazing, so here we are.”

    “Though it’s a commercial film, it comes with a strong message and I hope it has the impact we’re aiming for,” he added.

    Meanwhile, while sharing the poster of the film on Instagram Junaid had wrote, “It takes a lot of drive and passion to make a film and I am quite satisfied with how we have shot this one. Looking forward to bringing this out to you guys. Excited and nervous at the same time.”

    Sharing details about his character in the film, Junaid revealed that he will be a playing a policeman in the film.

    On working with Mansha again, Junaid shared,”Mansha and I have done television together and it was a wonderful experience. She’s very cooperative, professional and is a great performer. We’re very comfortable with each other.”

    When asked what he feels in missing in the Pakistan film industry, Junaid said, “We are in need of good scriptwriters who understand the needs of film writing.”

    “Apart from that, I think the genre of action has not been properly explored in Pakistan mainly because such films are very time-consuming and expensive. I’m a huge fan of out of the box action films like Hobbs and Shaw and I hope we can such grand films in Pakistan.”

    Meanwhile, Mansha also shared the poster on Instagram and wrote, “Something exciting is coming your way! It’s something I’ve never done before and frankly, all the best things in life come with some risk! I’m super excited to be working along with this team of kind people! Stay tuned!”

    Kahay Dil Jidhar has been written and produced by Kamran Bari, who will also be seen in it. Veteran actor Sajid Hasan is also part of the cast.

    While a release date has not yet been announced, it is expected to release sometime next year.

  • Daachi Exhibition: The Current’s top picks

    Daachi Exhibition: The Current’s top picks

    The Daachi Exhibition is being held in Lahore this weekend at the Model Town Community Centre. The exhibition showcases arts and crafts from across Pakistan “aimed to empower our local talent and reinvigorate our love for our country and culture.”

    Exhibition timings are 10 am-8 pm and the entry ticket is Rs 250 per person.

    Here are a few other things to keep in mind also:

    The Current attended the ongoing exhibition and here are our top picks:

    Indoor plants from Grey Scale Pk – Rs 5000

    The pots were brilliantly creative.

    Colourful trays by Custom Creation – Rs 4500/-

    Love these beautiful and intricately designed trays.

    Cartoon Embroidered Clothes by Sassy Sews

    Something for the kids – so funky.