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  • Aamir Liaquat wants credit for PTV’s revival

    Aamir Liaquat wants credit for PTV’s revival

    Aamir Liaquat finds ways to make it to the headlines one way or another. And this time he wants credit for PTV’s revival.

    Recently PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan tweeted that PTV is “on its way to revival” and is making profits.

    Aamir, who hosted a Ramazan transmission on the state-owned channel, replied to Faisal’s tweet asking him to give him some credit for playing a role in PTV’s revival.

    While Faisal himself did not respond to Aamir’s tweet, some Twitter users took notice of Aamir’s tweet and decided to troll him.

    An anonymous Twitter user who goes by Baaji Please commented that self-praise is for losers to which Aamir replied that he’s not self-praising before asking Baaji not to hate on him.

    Baaji responded to Aamir saying she doesn’t like the fact that he’s begging for recognition.

    Dr Farhan Virk, who likes to insert himself in all situations, came to Aamir’s defense saying that Baaji is jealous of Aamir’s success. He said that Aamir single-handedly made PTV profitable by giving it time and effort without any greed.

    Baaji then asked Farhan if he’s implying that Aamir didn’t charge for the PTV transmission to which Aamir replied that he took “aatay main namak kay barabar paisay.”

    The arguments between the three continued and Aamir asserted that he did the Ramazan show on PM Imran Khan’s insistence and that the PM knows about his sacrifices for his country. Frankly speaking, the rest of the tweets were boring and unnecessary.

  • Spinning the #BottleCapChallenge

    Spinning the #BottleCapChallenge

    The #BottleCapChallenge has taken over the internet by storm. Celebrities across the world are taking the challenge hence making the trend viral. But what exactly is the #BottleCapChallenge?

    Though the exact origin of the challenge is not known, The New York Times reports that videos of the challenge first circulated widely in mixed martial arts circles and the trend may have been started with Farabi Davletchin, a Kazakh Taekwondo champion. But the challenge gained momentum after Jason Statham, the action-movie star known for his martial arts prowess, posted a video of himself kicking a bottle. His 23-second Instagram post has garnered more than 17.3 million views.

    The challenge involves unscrewing the cap of a bottle with a roundhouse kick without knocking the bottle over. The trick is to loosen the cap beforehand and have someone off-camera hold the bottle steady.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYT3WpBDfe/

    The challenge came into the spotlight in Pakistan after Mehwish Hayat posted a video of herself spinning the bottle cap with utmost precision.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgE9CfFZD4/

    Here are other celebrity challenges we enjoyed.

    Akshay Kumar

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcTHSpHHhq/?utm_source=ig_embed

    Tiger Shroff

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bze3q9InaIN/?utm_source=ig_embed

    Ryan Reynolds

    Trust Ryan to do something like this.

    https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1146480180946452480

    Sidharth Malhotra

    Ellie Goulding

    Who else feels this chappal?

  • Zaira Wasim’s decision to quit Bollywood stirs debate

    Zaira Wasim’s decision to quit Bollywood stirs debate

    Bollywood actor Zaira Wasim, who gained popularity after her appearances in blockbusters Dangal and Secret Superstar, recently announced that she is quitting Bollywood because she felt it was interfering with her imaan (faith).

    The 18-year-old, who hails from Kashmir, took to social media to announce her decision. In a detailed post, in which she also quoted verses from the Quran, Zaira said that she wasn’t entirely happy with her line of work and the identity it gave her. Hence, she decided to quit the industry after working in it for 5 years to focus on her relationship with Allah.

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

    Zaira’s decision and announcement stirred a debate on social media. While many including fellow actor Raveena Tandon and journalist Barkha Dutt criticised her for using the religion card, others including Former CM J&K Omar Abdullah supported her.

    Raveena Tandon felt Zaira was being ungrateful.

    https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/1145327226490982400

    But when she received backlash on her comments, she wrote:

    Journalist Barkha Dutt felt that it was the society that pressured the young actress into giving up her career.

    Actor and director Kamal R Khan felt the whole thing was just a publicity stunt.

    However, there were others who supported Zaira. They drew comparisons to Vinod Khanna, who quit the film industry at the peak of his career to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh and pointed out the film industry’s double standards.

  • UAE PM writes poem to condemn ‘runaway’ wife, Princess Haya of Jordan

    UAE PM writes poem to condemn ‘runaway’ wife, Princess Haya of Jordan

    Prime Minister (PM) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has written a furious poem criticising the “treachery and betrayal” of his wife.

    His wife and the daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, secretly fled to Europe with their son Zayed, 7, and daughter Al Jalila, 11, last week. She is also the half-sister of King Abdullah II.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBI5aChdCT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Al-Maktoum, 69, is known for frequently marking great occasions of state and family events such as weddings, in verse.

    “You Lived and You Died” is the new poem, which appears to have been written by the prince in outrage at his wife’s decision to leave.

    “Some mistakes are known as betrayal, and you have transgressed and betrayed,” the poem begins. “You traitor, you betrayed the most precious trust, you exposed your games and nature,” he adds in the piece.

    The royal then continues to accuse his wife of lying, suggesting the claim was backed by evidence.

    “You no longer have a place within me, go to who has kept you occupied,” he wrote, ending with “I do not care whether you live or die”.

    While the subject behind the poem was not disclosed by al-Maktoum, the tone suggests it was addressed to a woman who had betrayed him.

    Princess Haya is believed to have initially sought asylum in Germany, while reports claim her application has been approved in principle.

    According to reports, she is also said to be seeking refuge in the United Kingdom (UK) as her preference is to live in London, where she is currently said to be residing at a secret location.

  • Mahira Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi part of country’s first ever National Youth Council

    Mahira Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi part of country’s first ever National Youth Council

    Superstars Mahira Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi are part of the country’s first ever National Youth Council set up by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

    As per details, PM Khan will be Patron-In-Chief of the council, while Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Usman Dar will be the chairman.

    The council constitutes of famous personalities from the fields of sports, education, religion, economy, arts and culture.

    Cricketers Hassan Ali and Sana Mir, artists Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mahira Khan, K-2 climber Samina Baig and motivation speaker Muneeba Mazari are among the 33 members chosen to be part of the council.

    Apart from that, Shazia Batool, an artist hailing from Balochistan, national footballer Karishma Ali and first transgender news anchor Marvia Malik have also been selected for the youth council. Major Tanvir Shafi, the veteran soldier, who fought in Operation Zarb-e-Azb and lost his leg, has also been made a member. All provincial ministers for youth affairs will also be part of the council.

    In a video message, Dar shared that the council’s agenda will be to “uplift the youth for development and prosperity” and empower them, while the members’ task will be to work and represent the youth and advise the government on matters relating to them. They are also expected to help mobilise the youth.

    Those selected for the council took to social media to express their gratitude.

    https://twitter.com/SaminaKBaig/status/1145306098146172928

  • Sonam Kapoor reveals how Fawad Khan was cast in ‘Khoobsurat’

    Sonam Kapoor reveals how Fawad Khan was cast in ‘Khoobsurat’

    Fawad Khan’s Bollywood cross-over was possibly one of Pakistan’s most successful. The heartthrob won hearts across the border and was offered a plethora of projects before India-Pakistan border tensions cut short his flying Bollywood career.

    In a recent interview with Filmfare Magazine, Sonam Kapoor shared how Fawad Khan ended up being cast in the role. While discussing her struggles in India’s film industry, Sonam said, “Do you know how much effort it took to make Khoobsurat? No hero wanted to work with me because it was called Khoobsurat.”

    “I had to get Fawad Khan from Pakistan. And look what happened. Fawad became a huge star. He had the confidence,” she continued.

    This is not the first time Sonam has praised Fawad. She has often complemented him for his acting and professionalism and even said that she looks best with him onscreen.

    Previously, Anil Kapoor also shared that no male actor was ready to take up the lead role opposite Sonam in Khoobsurat.

    He had said, “We still kept looking for an apt actor and Rhea (Kapoor; co-producer) told me about Fawad Khan and showed me some of his work.”

    They asked Fawad to give an audition and and immediately cast him because they really liked it.

    The film was a huge success on both sides of the border and garnered positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. Late last year, producer Rhea even expressed her keenness to do a sequel of the film.

  • Based on True Stories, Series That Will Blow Your Mind

    These three
    docu-dramas series are so good that while watching them, you’ll be googling to
    see how true they really are.

    HBO’s CHERNOBYL

    IMDb: 9.6

    Unbelievable.
    Many of us have never heard of Chernobyl and the nuclear disaster that history
    suggests, was also a part of the downfall of the Soviet Union. In five riveting
    episodes you’ll be transported to April 1986 when an explosion at Chernobyl, a
    nuclear power plant in Russia caused one of the world’s worst catastrophes. The
    series details how the Soviet Union tried to downplay the disaster and how many
    lives were affected by the event. It’s so unbelievably real, that you’ll have
    to google it just to confirm that such a big event took place in our recent
    history and you weren’t aware of it. When the series was released people said
    it was better than Game of Thrones and Chernobyl has now become a tourist
    attraction.

    NETFLIX’s WHEN THEY SEE US

    IMDb: 9.1

    https://youtu.be/u3F9n_smGWY

    Racism at its peak, this four episodes series
    will leave you shocked at the how deeply engrained racism was in American
    society. The series tells the 1989 true story of four black and one Hispanic
    teenagers who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. They were called
    the Central Park 5, who were forced into false and convoluted confessions and
    convicted for many years. The episodes chronicles the conviction and the
    release and the director of the series says it was compiled after many years of
    research and is “very accurate.”

    NETFLIX’s MINDHUNTER

    IMDb: 8.5

    Questions were never seem to ask or think of,
    and once you start an episode of Mindhunter, you think, damn, why didn’t I
    watch this earlier? Set in the late 1970s, two FBI agents interview serial
    killers to find out what causes them to do such heinous crimes. They interview
    serial killers, (who have done crimes you will not believe), and use the information
    to solve cases. Want to know how the term serial killer first came into existence?
    Watch this.

  • ‘Parey Hut Love’ has more stars than you can count

    ‘Parey Hut Love’ has more stars than you can count

    The trailer of Asim Raza’s much-awaited romantic drama Parey Hut Love released Friday and the one thing that caught our attention was the plethora of stars in the film.

    Apart from the star-studded lead cast which includes Sheheryar Munawar, Maya Ali, Zara Noor Abbas, Ahmad Ali Butt, Hina Dilpazeer and Freiha Altaf, there were glimpses of Mahira Khan, Meera, Fawad Khan, Cybil Chowdry and Sonya Jehan in the film.

    • Mahira Khan
    • Sonya Jehan
    • Cybil Chowdry
    • Meera
    • Fawad Khan

    And given that it’s an Asim Raza venture, we’re pretty sure there’ll be plenty of more cameos.

    The three-minute trailer was fun, colourful, festive and glamourous and the premise of the film appears to be shaadi – no points for guessing that.

    Parey Hut Love releases on Eid-ul-Azha.

  • Make Maldives part of Pakistan

    Make Maldives part of Pakistan

    A Pakistani citizen filed a suggestion on the Prime Minister’s Citizen Portal requesting for the Maldives to be merged with Pakistan because its a “Muslim country.”

    The request which was received from an unknown person from Lahore stated that the Republic of Maldives should be made a part of Pakistan because “with rising sea levels, Maldives could be under water in the next 50 to 100 years” threatening the lives of 5 lakh Muslims who reside in the island country. As per the citizen, Maldives is Muslim nation and our neighbour, hence “it is our responsibility to do something about it. Allah taala rewards good deeds and it is justification enough.”

    The citizen also believed that the inclusion of Maldives “will enrich Pakistan financially and culturally and provide a strategic spot in the middle of the Indian Ocean.”

    He concluded his suggestion saying, “It’s a win win.”

    The request was closed.

    Now whether the request was genuine or it was a joke remains a mystery.

  • ‘Oops I did it again!’ says Mehwish Hayat

    ‘Oops I did it again!’ says Mehwish Hayat

    In case you missed it, Mehwish Hayat recently did a special song for Meera Jee’s upcoming film Baaji. The song has Mehwish channel her inner rebel and show off her moves. Needless to say, the song irked Pakistanis and many called for Mehwish’s Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to be cancelled.

    Mehwish being Mehwish responded to all the haters and trolls last night with a tweet in which she basically said that she doesn’t give a damn about what people say and that she is very proud of her cameo.

    She also said that doing these dance numbers is her personal choice and that they make her feel empowered.

    The song’s lyricist and choreographer, Osman Khalid Butt, who is also part of the film cheered on Mehwish for her ‘I don’t care’ attitude.

    Butt also defended Mehwish admist the backlash.

    He also requested people to not “hurl obscenities & vicious abuse their way.”