Azaan Sami Khan is set to debut as an actor with Sajal Aly and Yumna Zaidi in HUM TV’s Ishq-e-Laa. He shared an intense BTS moment with co-star Sajal.

Riding high on the success of his last venture, Dushman E Jaan, director Amin Iqbal has managed to pull off a casting coup by getting on-board a stellar cast in his upcoming biggie.

Powerhouse performers Sajal and Yumna are the leading ladies of this ambitious project, penned by the veteran writer, Qaisera Hayat of Alif Allah Aur Insaan fame. It features debutant Azaan as the leading hero, along with Adnan Samad Khan of Ehd-e-Wafa fame.

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The shooting is going on full swing and the drama is expected to release later this year.

Ayeza Khan is playing a TikToker in her forthcoming drama Laapata co-starring Sarah Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Gohar Rasheed. The Mere Paas Tum Ho actress earlier announced her tribute for Mahira Khan in the drama and now she has announced her tribute for the legendary late singer, Madam Noor Jahan.

Ayeza announced the same on her Instagram account. Her character name is Geeti who loves making musical TikTok videos in this Khizer Idrees directorial.

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The drama’s OST was released earlier this week and fans showered it with appreciation.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi engaged in a heated debate ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech in the National Assembly (NA) today.

Bilawal said that according to parliamentary rules, when a voice vote is challenged, another voice vote is conducted. “If that is also challenged, then it is your duty to count the votes,” Bilawal said, addressing Speaker NA Asad Qaiser.

In his speech, Bilawal said that if the government hadn’t “rigged” yesterday’s vote on the federal budget, the whole world would have seen that the prime minister did not have 172 votes. After criticising the government over the provisions of Budget 2021-22 and condemning the legislative process conducted on Tuesday, the PPP chairman left the House after his speech. 

“He spoke a lot about [parliamentariy] procedures; I would also like to speak on procedures a bit,” said FM Qureshi after Bilawal’s speech.

The foreign minister lashed out at the PPP chairman for levelling allegations of violating parliamentary tradition.

“Where did he go after making his speech? I want him to return,” he added. 

“I would like to ask Bilawal Bhutto to return to his seat; come back to the field and listen to us now,” the foreign minister stated. 

Bilawal Bhutto returned to his seat amid huge applause from the Opposition benches. 

 A war of words then ensued between the two.

“What are you talking about? In Sindh, where you have the government, you did not allow the Opposition leader to speak,” said Shah Mahmood.

He said that the charter of diplomacy states that the chairmanship of the provincial Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is given to the Opposition. “Have you done that? Have you given the Opposition representation in the provincial standing committees? What parliamentary tradition are you talking about?” questioned Mahmood. In comparison, the Opposition is being given more time in the National Assembly, he said. Qureshi also questioned the absence of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif during yesterday’s session.

“The leader of the Opposition wasn’t present during the debate on the finance bill while 25 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members were missing.” Qureshi added that the Opposition would not be able to suppress the government by making noise, holding the former responsible for spoiling the atmosphere of the lower house.

“Listen to me today with open ears, if Imran Khan will not speak, then neither Bilawal nor Shehbaz shall speak,” said Mahmood.

In response to the foreign minister, Bilawal said that he would like equal time to respond to all the times Mahmood mentioned his name in his speech. “If you don’t allow me to complete my speech, otherwise I will see how Imran Khan speaks in the Assembly [today].”

“We know Mahmood the most among all, PM Khan will come to know who he [Mahmood] is,” said Bilawal.

Bilawal said that Qureshi was criticising the very partythat had made him the foreign minister and the president of the party’s Punjab chapter.

“Mr Speaker, I would ask you to tell PM Khan to recognise him [Mahmood]. I have been seeing him my childhood. I have heard him say Jiye Bhutto and Agli bari, phir Zardari to protect his ministry,” he said. Bilawal also questioned his role as foreign minister, holding him responsible for being involved in making deals on Kashmir.

“When the United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan, he should be focusing on arranging a phone call with President Joe Biden due to Pakistan’s strategic importance. It is a matter of shame that our premier doesn’t even have the importance to get a phone call,” he said.

Bilawal said, “Mahmood talked about Sindh, What happens in Sindh Assembly is suppose to be discussed in Sindh Assembly.” He further added that the Sindh Assembly Speaker had banned Opposition lawmakers for creating a ruckus. “The Pakistan Resolution was passed from the Sindh Assembly,” he said, adding that the Opposition had not presented a single cut motion during provincial budget proceedings. “This shows you their seriousness.”

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“I would like to request the prime minister to order the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to tape Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s phone. When Shah Mahmood was our foreign minister, he used to campaign around the world that the party should make him the prime minister in place of Yousaf Raza Gillani. That is why we sacked him from the post of foreign minister,” said Bilawal.

The foreign minister responded to the PPP leader’s accusations, telling him that he also knew Bhutto “since he was a little kid”. 

He hit back at the PPP chairman by referring to him as a “bacha” (child).  

“I know you since you were a kid and I also know your father as well,” Qureshi added.

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View this email in your browser Good Morning! *|MERGE1|*. It’s June 28, Monday.Yesterday, I visited the house I grew up in after almost a year, a house that I called home for almost 25 years of my life. It brought about old memories, some good, some bad. The best part about my childhood was the time I spent with my daado. I think no one can love you the way your grandparents do. What is your favourite childhood memory?   It will be sunny today.     (SCROLL DOWN A BIT TO FIND YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE)           Laila-The Current  TOP PICKS FOR YOU Non-farter, non-burper, Indian rishta hunt advertisement goes viral for its absurd demands An Indian rishta advertisement has gone viral for its absurd demands. The ad was posted by an “opinionated feminist” and has left several people in fits of laughter. Minal Khan, Ahsan Mohsin’s post-engagement party videos go viral, courtesy a champagne bottle /h3> In a viral video on social media, it can be seen that actor Ahsan Mohsin is opening a bottle of champagne at his engagement’s after-party with lady love, Minal Khan Ayeza Khan set to pay a tribute to the ‘living legend’ Mahira Khan in her forthcoming drama Ayeza Khan is playing a TikToker in her upcoming drama Laa Pata co-starring Ali Rehman Khan and Sarah Khan. Pregnant woman arrested for kidnapping newborn from Karachi hospital Police arrested a pregnant woman for kidnapping a newborn boy from a charity hospital in Karachi’s Baldia Town on Thursday. The baby was recovered during a police raid at her house. STORIES YOU CAN’T MISS…   Opinion Piece : Sympathising with the rapist  Natasha M. Zai writes for The Current about the concept of victim blaming. She says her first introduction to the concept of victim blaming came about through an American TV show.  Watching it on Star Network in the late 90s, I saw an episode where a lawyer struts about court carrying a slinky black dress a rape victim had been wearing when she was assaulted, blaming her choice of attire for being attacked. He wins the case. By the end of the episode, the victim had committed suicide, the assaulter was honing in on another girl and the lawyer was in deep remorse.   Read On PM Imran Khan calling Osama bin Laden a martyr was slip of the tongue, says Fawad Chaudhry Prime Minister Imran Khan referring to slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as “martyred” last year was a “slip of the tongue”, says Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in Geo News programme, Jirga.   Addressing the National Assembly in June last year, Imran Khan had termed bin Laden, who was killed in 2011 by US special forces in Abbottabad, a “martyr”.  “I will never forget how we Pakistanis were embarrassed when the Americans came into Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden, martyred him,” Khan had said.  Read On Man in Muzaffargarh punished for evicting, beating parents  A man has been punished under Parents Protection Ordinance, 2021, Geo News has reported. The man was sentenced to one month in jail with a fine of Rs50,000 for maltreating his parents.  He is the first person to be punished under the new law. According to details, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muzaffargarh Amjad Shoaib Khan took action after a complaint was filed by the parents of the accused for beating and evicting them from their home last year. Read On Your Daily Horoscope  Your hunches are pure gold today, Leo. Check your horoscope now.  ON THIS DAY   INTERNATIONAL BODY PIERCING DAY    June 28th is International Body Piercing Day. The day recognises the practice of body piercing and modification. It also promotes education and awareness of both the culture and safety standards that should be practiced with body piercing.    CURRENT BABA’S WISDOM FOR TODAY  Try to avoid negative thoughts today      HEY, Wait for A SECOND PLEASE.  If you like the newsletter, make sure that this email doesn’t get lost in promotions or spam. Here’s how:  Through your phone, add us by hitting the “Kabob,” (the three dots in upper right-hand corner). Then click “move to,” and select “primary inbox.” If you’re using a desktop just drag and drop the email into primary as shown in the video below. (You can also do this on your phone if you open your email in your browser). Easy. And don’t forget to send us your feedback. We would love to hear from you  Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friendCopyright © 2020 Instant Morning Current, All rights reserved.

Iffat Omar and Ayesha Omar schooled a troll over his ageist remarks. A troll commented under a picture posted by Iffat in which she is posing with Bushra Ansari, Saba Hameed, Samina Ahmed, Ayesha Omar, Arjumand Rahim and Angeline Malik.

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The netizen commented under the post, “Shaitan Buddyan”.

To which Iffat replied, “Obviously someone with no id and followers can’t utter shit like this.”

The Bulbulay actress also schooled the troll under a digital portal’s post., “Why do people use ‘age’ as an insult or in a derogatory way?” she asked.

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View this email in your browser Good Morning! *|MERGE1|*. It’s June 24.?Yesterday, while I was in the office, I saw the news of the blast in Johar Town, Lahore. Apparently, many people heard the blast in nearby areas. ?According to the latest news, the explosion took place near Hafiz Saeed’s residence. Three people lost their lives while dozens others were injured. This is extremely horrifying. Lahore mein kafi arsay baad dehshatgard hamla huva hai. I really hope ab sab stable rahay. But the question is: how could someone enter a populous residential area? Is the Punjab government doing enough for our safety? ? Also, After two years of enthralling cricket, New Zealand are the inaugural ICC World Test Championship winners! NZ defeated India in the final on Wednesday. It was such an exciting match. Simon Doull summed it up the best: “Sometimes, maybe sometimes, nice guys do finish first!”? It’s going to be a sunny day in most cities today, and some clouds are expected in Karachi.   (SCROLL DOWN A BIT MORE TO FIND YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE)           Laila-The Current  TOP PICKS FOR YOU Sugar-free mangoes in Pakistan Three varieties of sugar-free mangoes for diabetic patients have been introduced in Pakistan, Adnan Siddiqui congratulates Nadia Jamil on being cancer-free ? Adnan Siddiqui took to his Instagram account to congratulate Nadia Jamil on being cancer-free, along with a long note he also shared some old pictures with the actress. AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19   Star-studded dramas start shooting ? Muneeb Butt will be sharing the screen space with Qayamat fame Amar Khan in ARY’s upcoming drama serial Baddua, u STORIES YOU CAN’T MISS…  Jemima schools PM Khan on rape, again ? Oops! Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former wife, Jemima Goldsmith, has schooled IK on the topic of rape again by re-sharing an old tweet. Jemima quoted her old tweet with the caption, “And again. Sigh.”  Read On PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz also criticised IK’s statements saying that he is a person who validates rape and holds the victim responsible. Pakistan needs to be rid of this mindset of rape apologists.   Read On On the other hand, female leaders of PTI defended Imran Khan’s comments on sexual violence and temptation. According to them, the premier made a comparison between the East and the West when speaking about rape cases. Well, this doesn’t justify blaming the victim. What do you think?  Read On Bail granted to PML-N leader Khawaja Asif ? The Lahore High Court has granted bail to PML-N leader Khawaja Asif in assets beyond means and money-laundering case against him filed by the National Accountability Bureau. He was arrested in 2020.  Is he planning to go the UK too? What do you think?  Squash Legend Jahangir Khan wants Humayun Saeed to play him in his biopic During a show Khan was asked: “If a biopic is made on you, who he thinks can act well in it?”  Jahangir Khan chose Humayun. He also added he doesn’t watch many films but he likes Abid Ali, Nasir Sahab and Jamshed Ansari from Pakistani dramas. He also mentioned Shehnaz Sheikh’s name as his favourite actress. Ab people don’t watch Squash that much but I used to watch his matches just because of him even though I don’t understand this game at all. If you are a millennial, you can definitely relate to me.  Read On Your Daily Horoscope  This is a powerful day for you and your work relationship, Cancer. Check your horoscope now.  ON THIS DAY   PAKISTAN SEVERE STORM  A tragedy occurred in 2007 on June 24 when severe storms struck Karachi, leaving hundreds dead and most of the city without power. Power lines and trees went down in the largest city in Pakistan causing a number of people to be electrocuted for days due to the downed power lines. CURRENT BABA’S WISDOM FOR TODAY  Despite the mid-week stress, aaj umeed rakh kar do your best.?   HEY, Wait for A SECOND PLEASE.  If you like the newsletter, make sure that this email doesn’t get lost in promotions or spam. Here’s how:  Through your phone, add us by hitting the “Kabob,” (the three dots in upper right-hand corner). Then click “move to,” and select “primary inbox.” If you’re using a desktop just drag and drop the email into primary as shown in the video below. (You can also do this on your phone if you open your email in your browser). Easy. And don’t forget to send us your feedback. We would love to hear from you  Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friendCopyright © 2020 Instant Morning Current, All rights reserved.