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  • Did Shahrukh Khan offer blank check to Gautam Gambhir for remaining in KKR?

    Did Shahrukh Khan offer blank check to Gautam Gambhir for remaining in KKR?

    Bollywood superstar and owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Shah Rukh Khan, reportedly presented a blank check to Gautam Gambhir, ‘Daily Jagran’ has reported.

    Gambhir is also interested in the job of India’s head coach, but wants a guarantee that he will apply only if he is selected for the coach, Daily Jagran claims.

    According to an NDTV report, the Indian Cricket Board is interested in appointing Gambhir as the coach of the Indian cricket team.

    Since many foreign coaches have refused to coach the Indian team, now the Indian board is thinking of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach after Rahul Dravid.

    Gambhir, who has mentor Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, has been offered a ‘blank check’ by Shah Rukh Khan to join the franchise for the next 10 years.

  • Why Mariyam Nafees isn’t focused on playing a heroine opposite Hamza Ali Abbasi

    Why Mariyam Nafees isn’t focused on playing a heroine opposite Hamza Ali Abbasi

    Actress and model Mariyam Nafees gave an interview to ‘Independent Urdu’ where she talked about her character Zeenat in ‘Jaan e Jahan’.

    “If I wanted to play the lead opposite Hamza Ali Abbasi, I could have. He’s one of the most famous actors in Pakistan. But I don’t care about playing a heroine opposite him because we’ve known each other for years and are more like friends. Being cast as a lead opposite him isn’t a huge priority for me. If it happens, that’s good, but I’m not actively looking for it.”

    She also said, “I was initially supposed to play another character in ‘Jaan e Jahan’, but it was later removed from the script. Then, I was offered two more characters, and I chose to play ‘Zeenat’ because she had a huge impact in the drama and her character arc was perfect.”

  • ‘Over my dead body’; Malik Riaz says won’t be pressurised

    ‘Over my dead body’; Malik Riaz says won’t be pressurised

    Bahria Town Chairman and real estate tycoon Malik Riaz on Sunday alleged that he was being immensely pressurised for “political motives” but will not bow down before anyone.

    In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Riaz wrote that there has been a “recurring pattern of victimization against me and my business for introducing state-of-the-art projects in Pakistan.”

    It should be noted that Malik Riaz did not name anyone despite complaining he was being pushed to the wall.

    Dawn News reported that it reached out to numerous political experts and politicians but “nearly everyone was reluctant to comment on his ‘sad tale’.”

    It is, however, widely believed that Riaz was referring to the Al Qadir Trust/University case, which was filed by NAB against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.

    The case alleges that PM Imran Khan and his spouse obtained land spread over hundreds of kanals from Bahria Town Ltd to legalise Rs50 billion, the same amount which was returned to Pakistan by UK authorities.

    Reacting to the tycoon’s statement, former president and PTI leader Arif Alvi asserted that the pressure cooker will ‘burst one of these days’.

  • Why is Pakistan severely hit by heatwaves?

    Why is Pakistan severely hit by heatwaves?

    The Meteorological Department has explained the reason behind the ongoing heatwave in Pakistan.

    Most of the plain areas of the country will continue to be affected by extreme heat in the coming days, while this week in Karachi, temperature is likely to reach 42 degrees Celsius.

    But why is heatwave so severe in Pakistan?

    According to the Department of Meteorology, the phenomenon has stemmed from the combination of meteorological and environmental factors.

    To sum it up, high air pressure in the upper atmosphere and the presence of limited clouds lead to heatwaves.

    This year, scorching heat across the country broke yet another record, with Mohenjo-Daro being the hottest city in the country at 53 degrees on Sunday.

  • Pakistan calls on Afghanistan to hand over TTP terrorists involved in attack on Chinese

    Pakistan calls on Afghanistan to hand over TTP terrorists involved in attack on Chinese

    Pakistan on Sunday demanded that the Taliban government in Afghanistan hand over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists involved in the Besham attack on Chinese nationals.

    “Whether Afghanistan try the terrorists [in the court of law] or not, it should hand over the militants to Pakistan,” said Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in a press conference.

    Pakistan has recently been urging Afghan authorities to keep a check on TTP infiltration from its side of the borders and relations with the neighbor have also soured in the past two years.

    At least six people including five Chinese nationals were killed after a suicide bomber rammed into the bus transporting the staff working on the Dasu hydropower project in Bisham, Shangla district, in March this year.

    Pakistani authorities said that the TTP operated the Besham terror attack from inside Afghanistan.

    Responding to a question, Naqvi said that Pakistan’s government had contacted the interim authorities in Kabul but “good results are not coming from there.”

  • Pakistan’s wheelchair cricket team wins Asian Championship

    Pakistan’s wheelchair cricket team wins Asian Championship

    Pakistan’s wheelchair cricket team has won its second consecutive Asian Championship.

    On the special invitation of Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi, a delegation comprising team captain Muhammad Zeeshan, Imran Arain, Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket Council Chairperson Rukhsana Rajput, Syed Arsalan Ahmed, Moazzam Nawaz and Muhammad Fayaz met with the PCB chairman in Gaddafi cricket stadium.

    Mohsin Naqvi said on the occasion, “I am happy with the success of the wheelchair cricket team, PCB will continue to support the wheelchair cricket team. It is hoped that the cricket team will win tournaments in the future and make Pakistan famous.”

    Mohsin Naqvi congratulated the players for winning the Asian Championship and appreciated their performance, encouraged the players and gave a check of 15 lakh rupees.

  • Ali Gul Mallah criticized for body shaming Durefishan Saleem on TV show

    Ali Gul Mallah criticized for body shaming Durefishan Saleem on TV show

    Actor Ali Gul Mallah, who played the character of Bhallay/Fazal Bakhsh in ‘Ishq Murshid’, marked a significant turning point in his career with the hit TV show. However, his recent comments on Durefishan Saleem have landed him in controversy.

    Mallah was invited on Sahir Lodhi’s show and he was asked to give advice to Durefishan Saleem.
    Ali Gul said, “May Allah grant her success, and she should take care of her health a bit, become a bit healthy, and make her health better, meaning she should go on a diet.”

    Fans are not happy with Ali Gul Mallah’s statement and they are criticizing him:

  • 12 injured as Qatar Airways flight hits turbulence

    12 injured as Qatar Airways flight hits turbulence

    Six crew members and six passengers travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin suffered injuries during a severe bout of turbulence on Sunday.

    However, the flight landed safely and as scheduled, according to officials at the Dublin Airport.

    “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and our fire and rescue department, due to six passengers and six crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkiye,” the airport authorities explained in a statement.

    NBC News talked to the passengers arriving at the airport and described the incident as frightening. “Just food all over the plane, on the ceiling, everywhere,” one of the passengers said.

    Qatar Airways said in a statement that a “small number” of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries during the flight and were receiving medical attention.

    The airline did not directly comment on the turbulence.”The matter is now subject to an internal investigation,” the statement read.

    The incident happened nearly a week after a Singapore Airlines flight from Heathrow Airport hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean leaving one passenger dead and 20 others injured.

    Scientists blame climate change for increased air turbulence incidents.

  • Man arrested while trying to marry 13-year-old boy to five year-old girl in Sheikhupura

    Man arrested while trying to marry 13-year-old boy to five year-old girl in Sheikhupura

    Local police raided the wedding of a 13-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl in Sheikhupura, and arrested a man suspected of involvement in the ceremony.

    According to the police, the two children were married in Kot Nazir, a village on GT Road in Sheikhupura, in which eight people, including the parents of the two minors, participated.

    Muridke police raided the event when they were informed about it.

    A case has been registered under the Child Marriage Act on the complaint of ASI Mohammad Younis of Muridke Police.

    Police say that more raids are underway to arrest other suspects.

  • Shah Mahmood Qureshi implicated in eight more cases related to May 9

    Shah Mahmood Qureshi implicated in eight more cases related to May 9

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was implicated in eight more cases related to the May 9 riots on Sunday.

    Qureshi is currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail on multiple charges while also serving a 10-year sentence under the Official Secrets Act by a special court.

    May 9 riots took place when PTI founder Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC). Scores of PTI workers and senior leaders were imprisoned for involvement in violence and attacks on military installations in 2023.

    Meher Bano Qureshi, a PTI leader and the daughter of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, took to X to condemn the action taken by Lahore Police saying, “After 281 days in jail l, as a consequence of a sham trial, Lahore Police has arrested Shah Mahmood Qureshi in 8 cases related to 9th May incidents in Lahore. The arrest comes after he was interrogated by Lahore police yesterday. Incidentally, it’s a well-established and documented fact that my father was in Karachi on the 9th.”