Pakistani singer Aima Baig has warned her fans about a fake Snapchat account using her name.
She shared a screenshot of the fraudulent account on her official Instagram, expressing surprise that people would mistake it for hers.
In her Instagram story, Baig mentioned her discomfort with Snapchat and confirmed that she does not have an account on the platform.
She also reassured her followers that she has no intention of creating a Snapchat account in the future.
Baig was shocked that people trust unverified accounts to the extent of making purchases through them. She urged her fans to pay attention to her Instagram stories and avoid falling victim to the fraudulent Snapchat account.
The singer noted that fraudulent activity had occurred through the impersonating account but did not provide further details.
Aima Baig’s warning serves as a reminder to her followers to exercise caution and verify the authenticity of social media accounts to prevent scams.
Amazon Prime Video is set to bring the incredible story of boxing legend Muhammad Ali to life in the first-ever authorised series titled ‘The Greatest.’
This exciting new project promises to explore his legendary fights and the man behind the icon.
Actor Jaalen Best will play Ali’s character, while Ben Watkins will take on the role of showrunner. Watkins said, “To be trusted with the honour of telling the story of my most cherished hero, Muhammad Ali, is humbling and scary, and a dream come true.”
‘The Greatest’ will showcase the victories and challenges that shaped Ali’s life, highlighting moments that often go unnoticed. The series aims to present Ali not only as a boxing champion but also as a husband, father, brother, and son.
Produced in collaboration with Ali’s estate, with his widow, Lonnie Ali, serving as executive producer, she expressed her excitement for the project, stating, “I’m thrilled to be producing ‘The Greatest’ alongside Ben Watkins, who captured the essence of Muhammad. Jaalen Best is a talented young man who embodies Muhammad’s resilience, courage, and charisma.”
Jaalen Best, known for his roles in ‘All American: Homecoming,’ ‘Magnum P.I.,’ and ‘American Horror Stories,’ is set to star in the series.
Muhammad Ali has been portrayed on screen before, including himself in 1977’s ‘The Greatest,’ Will Smith in the 2001 film ‘Ali,’ Terrence Howard in ‘King of the World,’ and David Ramsey in ‘Ali: An American Hero.’ With ‘The Greatest,’ fans can look forward to a fresh and deeper look into Ali’s extraordinary life.
Technology company Meta has decided to remove all posts from its platform that target Jews as ‘Zionists’.
The latest update to Meta’s policy comes in response to the challenge Facebook and Instagram have faced in balancing freedom of expression and combating anti-Semitic behaviour.
A blog post by Meta said, “The company will now remove content that targets “Zionists” in dehumanising comparisons or else their existence will be denied due to their apparent proxies of the Jews or Israeli people. We will remove posts about “Zionists” when they are linked to anti-Semitic claims such as that they control the media.”
Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would further clarify its hate speech policy, including considerations around the use of the Arabic word “martyr.”
Social media is buzzing with another doppelganger drama and this time, it’s creating quite a stir.
Get ready for the story of Hania Aamir’s Indian lookalike.
Yes, you read that right – the dazzling dimple queen of Pakistani showbiz has a doppelganger, and he’s gaining attention from across the border!
A viral video on social media shows a young man from India lip-syncing to a Punjabi track, bearing a striking resemblance to Hania. The internet reacted swiftly, with comments pouring in faster than you can say “twinning.”
“Is this Hania Aamir’s twin brother?” joked one user.
Another added, “He looks more like Hania than Hania herself!”
The resemblance is uncanny, sparking both funny and heartfelt reactions. Some sharp-eyed fans even noted a resemblance to Imran Ashraf’s character Bhola, saying, “He looks like Imran Ashraf with bangs and dimples.”
Many agreed that the Indian guy is “a mix of Imran Ashraf and Hania Aamir.”
Both Indians and Pakistanis have united in their fascination, agreeing that this viral sensation could easily be Hania’s double. The photos showing their striking similarities make it hard to tell them apart.
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe.
The appeal came during a meeting of the “loss and damage” fund that will conclude Friday amid concerns it is unlikely to be able to approve climate aid until 2025.
“We cannot wait until the end of 2025 for the first funds to get out the door,” Adao Soares Barbosa, a board member from East Timor and a long-standing negotiator for the world’s poorest nations, told AFP.
“Loss and damage isn’t waiting for us.”
Nearly 200 nations agreed at the UN COP28 summit last November to launch a fund to distribute aid to developing countries to rebuild after climate disasters.
That historic moment has given way to complex negotiations to finalise the fund’s design, which some countries worry will not move at a pace or scale that matches the tempo of extreme weather disasters afflicting their people.
“The urgency of needs of vulnerable countries and communities cannot be left until we have every hair in place for this fund,” said Barbosa.
Experts say damage bills from climate disasters can run into the billions, and there is barely enough cash set aside for loss and damage at present to cover just one such event.
‘Immense pressure’
This year has witnessed a string of catastrophes on multiple continents, from floods and landslides to heatwaves and wildfires.
Delegates met in South Korea for the second meeting of the loss and damage fund this week as Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and North America.
The “massive” destruction witnessed in recent weeks “puts immense pressure on us to deliver on our work”, Richard Sherman, the South African co-chair of the board steering the negotiations, told the meeting.
The fund said it wanted money approved “as soon as possible, but realistically by mid-2025”, according to an official document seen by AFP.
In an appeal for faster action, Elizabeth Thompson, a board member from Barbados, said Hurricane Beryl alone had caused “apocalyptic” damage worth “multiple billion dollars”.
“In five islands of the Grenadines… 90 percent of the housing is gone… Houses look like packs of cards and strips of wood, roofs are gone, trees are gone, there is no food, there is no water, there is no power,” she said.
“We cannot keep talking while people live and die in a crisis that they do not cause.”
Thompson said the fund needed to reflect “the urgency and the scale required to respond to… the risk, the damage and the devastation faced by people across the world who need this fund”.
– No money, no fund –
Wealthy nations have so far pledged around $661 million to the loss and damage fund. South Korea contributed an additional $7 million at the start of this week’s meeting.
“That would hardly cover the likely losses from one major climate-related disaster,” Camilla More, of the International Institute for Environment and Development, told AFP.
Some estimates suggest developing countries need over $400 billion annually to rebuild after climate-related disasters. One study put the global bill at between $290 billion and $580 billion a year by 2030, and rising after that.
In one example in 2022, unprecedented flooding in Pakistan caused more than $30 billion in damages and economic losses, according to a UN-backed assessment.
Developing nations had been pushing for a specific fund to distribute aid to recover from climate impacts for 30 years, and the agreement struck in November was hailed a major diplomatic breakthrough.
“(But) we can’t have a fund without money,” said Brandon Wu from ActionAid.
Technical discussions are taking place this year over the details of the loss and damage fund, including with the World Bank which will house the fund on an interim basis.
The Philippines was chosen this week to host the fund’s board.
Contentious discussions remain to decide how the money is allocated and in what form it should be made available to countries.
On Tuesday, more than 350 nongovernmental organisations sent a letter to the fund’s board demanding that a substantial share of the money be made directly available as small grants to local communities and indigenous groups.
Divorce can be a very emotional journey filled with unexpected challenges and personal reflections.
Recently, actress Hiba Ali appeared as a guest on ‘Fuchsia Magazine’. She talked about the emotional journey of her unplanned divorce, her struggle with depression, and the challenges of her child custody case.
“For me, it was always unexpected. I wanted to stay with my husband because he was the father of my son, and I hoped for a relationship built on understanding,” said Hiba Ali when discussing her divorce.
She explained that he was “a good person” but they struggled with understanding each other on basic issues.
“He was educated, and I considered myself sensible; we couldn’t afford to argue over small things every day,” she explained.
“We decided on divorce at a dinner table,” she revealed.
Hiba Ali said she was “shocked” after the custody case as her former husband believed that she had distanced their son from him while he was in Canada.
“Ultimately, it was our child’s choice whether to communicate with his father or not. We reached a compromise on the custody case outside of court because I didn’t want to give in easily. I told him he would only be wasting his money.”
However, she feels conflicted about the decision.
“Looking back, I wonder if marrying was a mistake or if I should not have divorced at all,” she said.
Hiba Ali is currently starring in the drama serials ‘Shiddat’ and ‘Jaan Nisar.’
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to install ‘e-gates’ at international airports across the country to expedite passenger immigration.
A tender has been issued by the CAA for the installation of e-gates to enhance passenger convenience at international airports in Pakistan.
Interested companies have been invited to submit their applications by August 13.
The E-Gates Border Control System will be installed at Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad Airports in the first phase.
The installation of e-gates is expected to enhance the efficiency of immigration services for passengers.
Passengers will scan their passports at the e-gates, saving time during the immigration process. Once the project is operational, passengers will no longer have to wait in immigration queues.
242 milliliters of rain were recorded in Lahore, marking heavy rainfall in the city.
According to WASA’s data release on Lahore’s rainfall, the highest amounts were recorded as follows: 242 mm in Tajpura, 130 mm in Lakshmi Chowk, 132 mm in Mughalpura, and 133 mm in Gulshan Ravi. Additionally, 122 mm of rain was recorded at Chowk Nakhda, 128 mm in Iqbal Town, 125 mm at Cordoba Chowk, 135 mm in Sumanabad, 71 mm at the Airport, 123 mm at Upper Mall, 41 mm in Gulberg, 129 mm in Nishtertown, 55 mm on Jail Road, and 119 mm in Farrukhabad, reported by Geo.
The city administration reported ongoing rainfall in the areas of Davis Road, China Chowk, Canal Road, Garhi Shahu, Allama Iqbal Road, Allah Road, Kashmir Road, Egerton Road, Johar Town, Shimla Pahari, and surrounding areas.
This continuous rainfall has led to significant flooding in many important locations due to submerged rainwater.
Details regarding the allegations of the bad behaviour of fast bowler Shaheen Afridi with national team coaches have been disclosed.
Yesterday, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohsin Naqvi, was informed about the fast bowlers’ bad behaviour towards the coaches.
On further investigation, it has been found that the former captain was bitter with the batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, which became intense. The incident did not take place during the World Cup but earlier on the occasion of England’s tour, Faizan Lakhani has reported for Geo.
During net practice at Headingley, batting coach Muhammad Yusuf repeatedly pointed out fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s no-balls, which angered Shaheen and led to an intense argument between the two.
Later, the team management reprimanded Shaheen Afridi. Afridi also realised his mistake and apologised to the coach in front of the team.
After his apology, the management took charge and resolved the matter. The incident was viewed as a ‘heat of the moment’, and was not considered unusual. Therefore, the incident was not reported to the PCB.
