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Meet the Pakistani version of Maleficent
Celebrity makeup artist Shoaib Khan has recreated Angelina’s Jolie’s look from Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and we’re shook with the results.
Taking to Instagram, Shoaib shared a side by side picture of his transformation. From the eyes to the perfectly contoured cheekbones to the blood-red lip, Shoaib’s transformation was flawless. We are pretty sure he would have been the perfect stand-in for Angelina if needed. The best part is that he even adorned a Maleficent costume with those devil horns.
Shoaib also uploaded a video showing off his skills.
People, including celebrities, praised Shoaib for his talent.
As Angelina Jolie returns as the ‘protector of the Moors‘ in Maleficent 2 people are eagerly waiting for the film’s release on October 18th.
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Abhinandan leads MiG-21 formation on Indian Air Force’s 87th birthday
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan after an aerial dogfight led a formation of the MiG-21 Bison as the Indian Air Force (IAF) put up a show on its 87th birthday on Tuesday.
According to the details, three Mirage 2000 aircraft and two Su-30MKI fighter aircraft flew in ‘Avenger formation’.
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Responding to IAF’s violation of Pakistani airspace on February 26, PAF had hit back by sending fighters to strike Indian targets the following day.
In the pursuit, a PAF fighter jet had downed at least one Indian MiG-21 aircraft and captured Abhinandan, who had ejected and landed within Pakistani territory.
He was later handed over to India by Pakistani authorities as a goodwill gesture within 60 hours of the standoff.
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British journalist claims Shehbaz Sharif still hasn’t filed a lawsuit
British journalist, David Rose of Daily Mail, has once again denied receiving any lawsuit from former Punjab chief minister and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif against his story exposing alleged theft of earthquake relief funds.
“Hello Pakistani friends. A lot of you have been asking if Shehbaz Sharif has commenced a lawsuit against me and my newspaper yet. He hasn’t [sic],” he tweeted.
Resharing his July 14’s story, the journalist wrote, “Sources tell me that investigation by NAB [National Accountability Bureau] and the Asset Recovery Unit into allegations against Shahbaz Sharif have continued with some vigour since my article was published. This may explain why he hasn’t filed a lawsuit: they have been keeping him busy.”
Shehbaz had earlier claimed having served a legal notice to the newspaper on July 26, alleging it was a “politically motived” report. He had also shared a copy of the legal notice on Twitter.
The tweets had come after a series of indirect spats between Shehbaz and Rose over Twitter following the latter’s news story according to which British authorities had decided to initiate a probe into the funds worth millions of Pounds that were sent to the Shehbaz-led Punjab government as aid for quake victims.
The Daily Mail UK report claimed that the paper was given exclusive access to some of the results of a high-level probe ordered by the government of Pakistan and it was also able to interview key witnesses held on remand.
One of the witnesses had claimed that he laundered millions on behalf of Shehbaz’s family from a nondescript office in Birmingham without attracting suspicion from Britain’s financial regulators.
The paper had also alleged that Shehbaz and his family were embezzling tens of millions of pounds of public money and laundering it in Britain.
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Sarmad Khoosat begins shoot on ‘Kamli’ with Saba Qamar
High after the success of his film Zindagi Tamasha, which won a standing ovation at the Busan International Film Festival, ace filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat is all set to start shooting his next film Kamli at various locations in Pakistan. The film starres Saba Qamar in the lead.
Speaking to Variety, Sarmad revealed: “A tragic love story at heart, the film is going to be a fresh mix of a rustic setting captured in a contemporary, universal sensibility.”
“Unlike other films of the genre, Kamli is not only going to depict the vibrancy and humour of rural Punjab but also its poetic lyricism and love-lore in an international film aesthetic,” he added.
The film which is expected to release in Summer 2020 will feature Sania Saeed and Hamza Khwaja along with Saba.
Meanwhile, Khoosat’s Zindagi Tamasha had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and was received positively. It will release in Pakistan in January 2020.
Speaking about Zindagi Tamasha, Khoosat said, ”What was most important to me was exploring the idea of tolerance. Tolerance not just to others (to allow people to exist the way they are) but also tolerance to self – and this is where the concept of shame, need for approval, etc. come in to play,” said Khoosat. “I have been in situations where I have felt I should have been more tolerant of others and more accepting of my own self.”
Sharing his thoughts on the evolving Pakistani film industry, Khoosat said, “The mainstream is governed by commerce, but very interesting parallel cinema has also made its space – films like Moor (which was also screened at Busan), Cake, Laal Kabootar, and even my first film Manto. The challenge remains financial support for genres beyond comedy or romance.”
On the ban on Bollywood in Pakistan, Sarmad remarked, “The absence of Indian films has highlighted just how promising the Pakistani industry still is.”
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Fraud marriage: Groom gets robbed by bride
A groom was taken to hospital after his bride robbed him of his valuables eight days after their marriage in Lodhran district of Punjab.
Habib Rehan made a woman, named Naheed Akhtar a friend on
the mobile phone. She proposed to him for marriage, which he accepted and the
two ended up tying the knot.After eight days of their marriage, she vanished, stealing his cash, jewelry and other valuables. A case has been registered against the woman on the complaint of the man. As per reports, twelve cases have been reported involving the woman marrying men and then looting them.
Earlier this year, a 70-year-old groom was deprived of
his valuables by his bride on the first night of their marriage. The
shocking incident took place in Sargodha.Ghulam Mustafa, 70, alleged that his wife gave him a
glass of milk contaminated with sedatives on the night of their marriage and he
doesn’t remember what happened afterward. When he woke up, his valuables were
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Pakistan owes China more money than it owes the IMF
Pakistan needs to repay China more than double the amount it owes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the next three years, Al Jazeera reported.
According to the details, the country owes $6.7 billion in commercial loans to China over the three years through June 2022, according to the IMF, which this year approved a new program to bail out Pakistan from an economic crisis.
On the other hand, the country needs to pay the multilateral lender $2.8 billion in the same period.
“The borrowing picked up after the Belt and Road started,” said Hafiz Faizan Ahmed, head of research at Karachi-based Optimus Capital Management Pvt.
He added, “A bulk of the Chinese lending happened about two years ago when dollar reserves were dwindling, so the government kept borrowing and borrowing.”
Pakistan, one of the biggest beneficiaries of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has been borrowing from Beijing to tide over a financial crisis.
Still, the money was not enough to completely bridge the financing gap and pushed the country to knock at the IMF’s doors.