Two episodes in, ARY’s latest offering Meray Pass Tum Ho is being discussed everywhere – from Whatsapp groups to Facebook groups. ARY knew they had a hit on their hands with Humayun Saeed, Ayeza Khan and Adnan Siddiqui in the main roles. And this isn’t your run of the mill saas/bahu drama.
The story begins with a happily married Danish (Humayun Saeed) and Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) who live within a government officer’s means. They have a son who isn’t going to a good school because of lack of finances. Danish is smitten by his wife and is willing to do everything and anything to make her happy. Mehwish, on the other hand, is materialistic and wants expensive jewellery because her friend Anushay (Meher Bano) is loaded and she wants to be too. To make Mehwish happy, Danish gives up his morals and resorts to corruption, because as the man he must give her what she wants.
So Danish turns to becoming a corrupt government official and getting lakh, two lakh rupee kickbacks to buy his wife jewellery so she can compete with her richer friend Anushay. In walks, Anushay’s husband’s boss Shahwaar (Adnan Siddiqui) who is a ladies man, has a wife who lives abroad, travels a lot with his secretaries and has a Prado.
The Kabab mai haddi
At the end of the second episode, we kind of know what’s coming. Mehwish, entranced by Shahwaar’s good lucks, dashing smile and above all, money, money, money is going to flutter towards him, and Danish, getting a feeler of Shahwaar’s interest in his wife asks her to stay away from such a “loose” character.
The moment when they spot Shahwaar together
The actors are great and the story is realistic. The script has been penned by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar while Nadeem Baig has directed this – both masters of their games. The lust for money taking over a genuinely loving marriage happens – to both men and women and it seems the drama might be taking that interesting route. Let’s see how it goes since the twist is bound to be epic.
Remember the infamous Panama leaks? The same ones which ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and made him na-ehl? Netflix has made a film on the incident and how it unfolded worldwide and the trailer of it has been released.
The film titled The Laundromat has Meryl Streep in the lead as Ellen Martin, whose dream vacation takes a wrong turn and leads her down a rabbit hole of shady dealings that can all be traced to one Panama City law firm, run by seductive partners. She soon learns that her minor predicament is only a drop in the bucket of millions of files linking an off-shore tax scheme to the world’s richest and most powerful political leaders.
Along with Meryl, the film also starres Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell and Sharon Stone.
The film is based on the book by Jake Bernstein titled Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite.
The Panama Papers were leaked documents that showed how Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm, allowed the wealthy and the connected to funnel money illegally in and around the world. Along with Nawaz, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jackie Chan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan were also among those named.
We’ll be watching the movie to see if Nawaz will feature in the film and who’ll be playing him.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the nation on Monday had announced that an event will be held on Friday every week to show solidarity with the Kashmiri people.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday reiterated the government’s announcement and said that the first ‘Kashmir Hour’ will be held on August 30 at 12pm. During this time, national anthems of Pakistan and Kashmir will be played and sirens will be blared and everything is expected to come to a standstill, including the traffic.
The first of such events will be held this Friday (Aug 30) between 12pm-12:30 pm and celebrities and sportsmen are appealing to the citizens to respond to the PM’s call and express their solidarity with Kashmir. Taking to Twitter, Shahid Afridi, Shehzad Roy and Bilal Ashraf among others shared where they will be observing the Kashmir Hour and asked the people to join them.
Let’s respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at Mazar e Quaid at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. I will soon be visiting LOC.
#SaveKashmir InshaAllah will be thr 2moro 12noon at D chowk to show solidarity with KASHMIR. Let us all forget our differences & UNITE for Kashmir & make sure we do not let Kashmir fade away from headlines. May Allah help us all. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD, KASHMIR PAINDABAD.
Let’s respond to PM @ImranKhanPTI call for Kashmir Hour as a nation.I will be with 2500 girls studying at Smb Fatima Jinnah Gov School at 12 pm on Friday.Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit the family of a Shaheed & will soon visit LOC
Let’s all respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at Jehangir Kothari Parade Clifton at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. #StandForKashmirOnFri
Let’s respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at “JAHANGIR KOTHARI PARADE CLIFTON KARACHI” at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. pic.twitter.com/ApLfyw2d6r
Let’s respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at army museum lhr cantt at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. That would b the least I can do to show my solidarity.
Let’s respond to PM’s call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I am standing in solidarity wherever I am in Karachi to register my protest at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. #IStandWithKashmir
Let’s respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at moeen khan academy dha club at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed.
Let’s respond to PM’s call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at Faisal mosque Islamabad at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Also on 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. #letsunite
Must raise our voice against injustice & violence & must register our protest in response to PM Imran Khan’s call for #KashmirHour. Unfortunately I’m not in the country but regardless of where I am, I fully support this initiative. Friday 12PM. Do participate!#IStandWithKashmir
After comments by model Nazish Jahangir on a social media post gave rise to rumours that she was marrying Mohsin Abbas Haider, Nazish took to social media to slam the rumours and those spreading them.
Tagging a few online publications, Nazish called them out for being hypocrites and not caring for “someone’s respect and personal life.”
Meanwhile, Mohsin after his court appearance yesterday also refuted rumours that he was marrying Nazish. The actor remarked that the media sensationalised comments without confirmation. He added that everyone will know when he’ll be getting married but at this moment, all such stories are false.
The speculations of their marriage came to light when a fan page in a social media post referred to Nazish and Mohsin as the “Best couple soon.” Under the picture, Nazish commented, “Soon inshaAllah,” and Mohsin liked her comment.
Nazish is the same woman, Mohsin’s estranged wife Fatema Sohail accused him of having an affair with.
A lower court in Lahore has found Mohsin Abbas Haider guilty of threatening wife, Fatema Sohail.
Fatema, in an explosive social media account posted on July 20 had alleged that Mohsin was domestically abusive and had hit her on multiple occasions. She later filed an FIR against Mohsin on grounds of abusive behaviour and that Mohsin extorted money from her.
While the court found Mohsin guilty of threatening his wife, he was found innocent of breach of trust and demanding money from his wife.
According to reports, the court, during the hearing, instructed both the parties to present their respective final arguments in the next hearing.
Meanwhile, Mohsin termed it as a win and said that the truth is finally seeing the light of the day. In a video posted to social media, Mohsin’s lawyer Adnan Tariq said: “The incidents the accuser has narrated are false and nothing but the lies.”
“The investigation was high profile and it was conducted by the SSP, ADIG monitored it themselves. No money trail was found.”
He added that the Sohail and her lawyer never submitted the medical report to show that she was beaten up her husband.
“There are minor provisions of threat in the FIR, hence we are withdrawing on our bail plea,” Tariq concluded.
Haider also had a few words to share. Mohsin said that he was disappointed with the film and media fraternity for “believing a crying woman” without any solid proof.
“Without knowing the full story, they passed judgements. They started saying that my time is up aur main kaheen ka nahi raha,” said Haider.
He reiterated that a crying woman is not always telling the truth before going on to make religious annotations and saying that there is a higher power at work.
“I’m waiting for a reaction from all those who made comments and passed judgments. The more interesting part was that people from my own fraternity expressed their hatred towards me by unfriending me on Facebook.”
“Anyhow, may Allah keep you all happy and I thank those who supported me,” he concluded.
Mohsin also refuted rumors that he was marrying model Nazish Jahangir. The actor remarked that the media sensationalised comments without confirmation. He added that everyone will know when he’ll be getting married but at this moment, all such stories are false.
Fatema’s sister Ayesha took to social media to explain the victim’s version of the story. Ayesha claims that the police is supporting Mohsin.
Speaking to The Current, Fatema’s lawyer Barrister Ehtisham said that the court trial is yet to begin and this is the conclusion of the police investigation.
He said, “The [police] investigation has not been concluded on merits. We will go to the court against the police finding and SSP & DIG investigation who were managed by Mohsin Abbas.”
He added that since Mohsin has withdrawn his bail plea, he can be arrested under Section 506 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Unfortunately, there are no laws regarding domestic violence in Pakistan yet.
Acclaimed playwright Khalil ur Rehman Qamar (Pyaare Afzal, Meray Paas Tum Ho) is all set to make a comedy film on the fallen Indian pilot Abhinandan with Shamoon Abbasi in the lead.
The film titled Abhinandan Come On will release February 27, 2020, the same day on which the Pakistan Air force had shot down MIG-21 of the Indian Airforce. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani forces in Azad Kashmir.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi (who played Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last venture) is producing a film titled Balakot. The film is also based on the same events and is expected to show Abhinandan as a war hero.
Former supermodel Zainab Qayyum, more popularly known as ZQ, took a dig at Samina Peerzada for asking an improper question about her father’s death experience and her show and how she felt about it.
Samina’s show, Rewind with Samina Peerzada is a web tv talk show in which she talks to celebrities about their struggles, journey and the challenges they faced. But more than her guests, Samina ends up being in the limelight for asking inappropriate questions which is why she has been a subject of many hilarious memes.
Responding to one of those memes, ZQ brought up her own experience on the show.
aap kay vaalid ki death hui toh kaisa feel kiya? royee? legit question she asked me on heart to heart with simi garewal oops with samina peerzada #Qasmay
Naimal Khawar, aka Mrs Hamza Ali Abbasi, savagely shut down trolls who criticised her marriage to Hamza Ali Abbasi.
Now that the wedding festivities are done and dusted, Naimal took to Twitter and thanked everyone for the good wishes before going on to say that she “would like to address a few things.”
Thank you so much everyone for the wonderful wishes and prayers for me and hamza as we embark on this new journey in our lives. Now that the wedding is over, I would like to address a few things
In a series of tweet, Naimal said that she is “consenting adult woman capable of making my own decisions,” and that she “left acting 9 months ago” and the decision to do that was entirely her’s.
Apart from this, Naimal also shared a lovely black and white picture of herself and her husband.
After a simple, intimate nikkah, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar hosted a grand reception at a posh hotel in Islamabad.
A plethora of celebrities and political leaders graced the event with their presence. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, Atif Aslam, Vasay Chaudhry and Ammara Hikmat were among those who attended the event.
Atif Aslam & Shah Mahmood Qureshi
DG ISPR
While Hamza wore his usual black shalwar kameez, the bride glowed in a pearly silver custom outfit by Sadaf Fawad Khan bridals.
The groom’s sister channeled her inner Anarkali
There was a cake cutting ceremony too
Is a shaadi even a shaadi without a selfie to wrap it up?
Later in the night, Hamza Ali Abbasi took to Twitter to thank everyone for the best wishes they had sent his way.
Thankful to Allah for all the love, best wishes & prayers from all of you. Feel truly blessed. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5HR1ZIK4Pi
Vasay Chaudhry also shared a memorable photo from the night.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pQRnUjL_R/
Hamza and Naimal had a simple, intimate nikkah the previous day. In case you missed it, here are some pictures from the event. Catch the rest of them here.
Wrapping it up with a gorgeous, happy picture of the couple.
