Prime Minister Imran Khan is the most-followed politician on social media in the country with 14.2 million followers on Twitter, 11 million on Facebook, and 5.4 million on Instagram.
Late Monday night, PMLN Chief Nawaz Sharif’s grandson Junaid Safdar uploaded a picture on his Instagram account only to delete it a few seconds later. Our hawk-eye NewsDesk took a screenshot before he deleted the picture taken at his wedding.
The picture Junaid uploaded and then deleted
The picture shows a glowing Ayesha and a happy Junaid smiling at the camera with the caption “22.08.21❤️”. Junaid deleted the picture from his Instafeed and then made the picture his display picture instead.
We reached out to Junaid and asked him why he deleted the picture from his Instafeed. “I deleted the pic because they’re emailing me the original with pixel quality…the picture I uploaded was not clear,” he said via message, and also told us to expect pictures and videos next week that capture some “emotional moments”.
Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued new directives to news and current affairs television channels, on the recent coverage of torrential rain and urban flooding in the country.
The notice issued by PEMRA says: “It has been observed with grave concern that while reporting/airing news/ footages on natural calamities, torrential rains, and flooding, news channels generally rely on videos which are widely circulated on digital platforms such a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp instead of mobilising their own field teams for providing actual /real-time footages to the viewers, which is not only the responsibility of the channels but also mandated.”
The statement further said that these “sloppy videos” create “unnecessary panic and fear” not only among the inhabitants of the cities being reported but for the loved ones living across the country or even abroad.
The authority said, ” All satellite TV channels are once again directed to produce their own footages/packages and train their reporters/ news teams to be vigilant, responsive and active and cover each event/ occasion themselves so that viewers could get real-time factual information rather than relying on videos available on social media platforms.”
Journalists lashed out at the new PEMRA directives.
Jounailt Shahzad Iqbal tweeted, “Ruling party #PTI & Govt use social media for narratives but social media footages of rain in Islamabad that killed two people can’t be used?”
Absolute rubbish.Last year many videos of karachi rain were recorded by phone cameras n aired on channels.Pemra never issued such notice? Ruling party #Pti & Govt use social media for narratives but social media footages of rain in Isb that killed 2 ppl can’t be used? 1/2 pic.twitter.com/YrojCFvL04
Iqbal further wrote, “It will also mean media won’t be able to air any footage of atrocities in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) or attacks on Palestinians by Israeli forces because we don’t have our reporters in the field.”
Journalist Amber Rahim Shamsi wrote, ” Every channel in the world uses eyewitness footage from emergencies/disasters/conflict zones. It’s a bizarre directive until you realise the motive – keep TV channels on a tight leash when it makes the government look bad.”
Every channel in the world uses eyewitness footage from emergencies/disasters/conflict zones.
It’s a bizarre directive until you realise the motive – keep TV channels on a tight leash when it makes the government look bad. https://t.co/GCzBVFMdhf
Journalist Benazir Shah questioned, “Guess PEMRA has not heard of ‘citizen journalism.’ If a video has been verified by channel why can it not be aired?”
Guess PEMRA has not heard of “citizen journalism.” If a video has been verified by channel why can it not be aired? https://t.co/J3dup9DDTK
PM Khan is very active on social media platforms with 5.1 million followers on Instagram. He also has 14 million followers on Twitter, which is the highest number of followers for any Pakistani politician.
Leslie Gilliams, the second runner-up of MasterChef US’ fifth season, wishes to set up a restaurant in Karachi.
The master chef contestant, Leslie Gilliams, shared a screenshot of an Instagram user, Shaikh Mehmed, who wished to invite him to open a restaurant in Karachi, Pakistan.
“I’m thinking of starting a go fund me page so I can open up a restaurant in Karachi Pakistan,” he replied. “I have a lot of fans in Bangladesh and in Karachi, Pakistan. Who wants to be the first to donate?” Leslie wrote in the caption.
Actress Alizeh Shah took to social media to post multiple pictures of herself at an exotic and scenic outdoor location. The Ehad-e-wafa actress flaunted her latest tattoo in the image that consists of flying birds.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a code of conduct for judicial officers across Punjab, directing them to avoid using social media, reports Dawn.
The instructions come days after Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti took oath as the 51st LHC chief justice.
The court has taken notice of those displaying misconduct and asked officials to adhere to the given instructions.
“A judicial officer is supposed to lead a reserved social life, therefore, he should avoid using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and such other social media applications,” the order said.
It also barred judicial officers from being included in “unofficial WhatsApp groups” and other “social media modes”, along with sharing of “privileged” information. The use of mobile phones during court hours, apart from during intervals, was also prohibited.
“Keeping and displaying a blue light on an official or private vehicle of any judicial officer, or putting green plates on private vehicles shall also amount to misconduct and shall be strictly dealt with.”
It added that judicial officers were bound to strictly observe punctuality and wear an official uniform.
The court warned that if a judicial officer is found violating the instructions issued, strict disciplinary action will be taken and the misconduct would also be added to their personal file, which will be considered during the time of their promotion.
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay‘s character posters have been released, based on Umera Ahmed’s novel, it features Mahira Khan Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan as Mehreen, Aswad and Mashal respectively. The drama is directed by Pyar Ke Sadqay fame Farooq Rind.
The three leads of the show revealed their first looks from the project on Instagram.
Yasir Hussain took to Instagram to express his support to the industry veteran, Bushra Ansari post netizens trolled her for dancing on a wedding with Azaan Sami Khan.
Several celebrities graced the pre-wedding ceremony of Shahmir Shunaid, the grandson of Sultana Siddiqui. Bushra Ansari along with Azaan Sami Khan performed on a quirky dance number on the dance floor.
This was Bushra’s first public appearance after her sister Sumbul Shahid’s tragic demise. The Mera Naseeb star received backlash for her antics on the ceremony. The veteran actress took to Instagram to share her response on the backlash from netizens. “I was in a deep grief from last 3 months and that loss is going to be in our hearts till our last breathe. Two days ago it was a family dholki and all my friends were there insisting me to get out of the stress and my sadness.”
She continued by mentioning, “So this is a cheap weapon of telling elders that you are old and you have no right to be happy, why not ? I don’t understand why young kids feel insecure of older people,” the actress stated further. I m not answerable to any faceless troll because they never leave any one even after wearing hijab, so stop hurting people it’s also not allowed in Islam.”
Bushra can be seen currently in ARY Digital’s Pardes co-starring Sarmad Khoosat and Shaista Lodhi. Yasir was last seen in Jhooti opposite Iqra Aziz.
