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  • Iffat Omar shares heartwarming photos from daughter Noor’s engagement

    Iffat Omar shares heartwarming photos from daughter Noor’s engagement

    Pakistani actress and host Iffat Umar has posted photos of her daughter Noor Jehan’s engagement on Instagram.
    The first photo shows Noor and her foreign fiancé holding hands, while other photos show Noor in Western clothes and her fiancé in a suit.
    In her post, Iffat said she is now a mother-in-law.

    “My little girl got engaged officially a mom-in-law,” she wrote.

    Iffat turned off the comments on her post to avoid negative remarks.

    She also shared a video of the couple and thanked everyone for their congratulatory messages and best wishes.

    Check the pictures below:

  • Khala Mawra Hocane shares adorable nickname for niece Jahan Aara

    Khala Mawra Hocane shares adorable nickname for niece Jahan Aara

    Mawra Hocane, a top actor and loving aunt, recently revealed that she has a really cute nickname for her sister Urwa Hocane’s daughter, Jahan Aara Saeed.

    In a recent interview with a digital magazine, Mawra talked about her joy of being an aunt for the first time. She spoke warmly about her niece, who is the daughter of celebrity couple Urwa Hocane and Farhan Saeed.

    When asked about her relationship with her neice, Mawra responded, “Oh, it’s wonderful, the best feeling ever. I’ve never felt like this before. She has brought so much happiness into our lives.”

    The actress remembered the first time she held Jahan Aara. She said, “It was so overwhelming. I couldn’t believe it, so I kept looking at her, then at Urwa, and then back at her.”

    “Urwa and I keep saying that we have our third girlfriend now,” she added, saying that even though she loves her niece a lot, her sister still holds a special place in her heart.

    The celebrity also shared that she calls her niece ‘Aaru Paru’. She’s also excited to see what her niece will call her when she starts talking.

  • Arieb Azhar shares memories of instrument maker Muhammad Ziauddin

    Arieb Azhar shares memories of instrument maker Muhammad Ziauddin

    Muhammad Ziauddin, Lahore’s master musical instrument manufacturer, has passed away. He was known for his skill in making instruments and for preserving culture. The news of his death was shared by famous musician Arieb Azhar on Facebook. Azhar praised Ziauddin’s special personality, wisdom, and his role in keeping Pakistan’s musical traditions alive.

    Azhar wrote on Facebook, “I just found out that the great instrument maker from Lahore, Muhammad Ziauddin, passed away four days ago. He was a unique personality, full of wisdom and humor.”

    Azhar continued to pay tribute, saying, “On many occasions, I spent hours at his shop listening to his stories and jokes, and learning from his deep knowledge about Pakistan’s musical traditions. He was a master at making Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi, and Surmandal, along with other stringed instruments. His family has been crafting instruments for 300 years.”

    Many people, like Azhar, were lucky enough to spend hours at Ziauddin’s shop. There, they didn’t just admire his instruments but also enjoyed his stories, jokes, and wide knowledge of Pakistan’s music. Ziauddin put his all into his craft, showing his dedication by pouring his heart and soul into every instrument he made.

    Azhar also said, “He was a key figure in our film ‘Indus Blues,’ which is about the endangered musical instruments of Pakistan. Despite receiving a Presidential award, he couldn’t even own the shop he worked in. These are the people our country should invest in and support to bring back a culture of decency and beauty in the world.”

    In his tribute, Azhar expressed sadness over the lack of support for artisans like Ziauddin. He stressed the importance of the government investing in and supporting people like him to revive and keep Pakistan’s cultural heritage alive. Ziauddin’s death isn’t just a loss for his family and the music world, but also a reminder of how crucial it is to acknowledge and preserve the contributions of such individuals. Azhar said, “Our country has lost a precious person, and many don’t even realize it.” He ended by saying, “His son Kashan continues his father’s legacy. May Ziauddin Sahab’s journey be blessed forever!”

  • Actor Asad Malik shares top fitness secrets

    Actor Asad Malik shares top fitness secrets

    Famous actor Asad Malik recently had a chat on Hum News where he talked about how he stays fit, especially during Ramadan. He shared helpful tips for staying healthy while fasting.

    He said, “Fasting has always been easy for me. I never found it hard. But some very healthy people struggle with fasting at first. Eventually, they get used to it, while some never do, maybe because they don’t want to.”

    Talking about staying fit, he stressed the importance of good eating habits, saying, “How you eat is really important. Even if you eat good food, it won’t help if your eating habits are bad. Always avoid eating until you’re stuffed. Drink a glass of water before every meal, and avoid cold water. Eat only half of your meal and wait two hours to finish the rest. Eating smaller portions won’t make you gain weight.” He also said he takes honey every morning as a health tonic.

  • Arisha Razi shares lovely moments with husband from mayun ceremony

    Arisha Razi shares lovely moments with husband from mayun ceremony

    Arisha Razi has recently shared beautiful photos from her Mayun ceremony, but without showing her groom. Now, she’s posted a delightful video with her husband from the same event and they both look stunning. In the video, they’re twirling happily in matching orange outfits. Arisha’s makeup and hair were done by Rabia Anam Salon, her outfit was from Haseens Official, and her jewelry was by Allure by MHT.

    check out the pictures below:

  • Musician AR Rahman shares painful journey battling suicidal thoughts

    Musician AR Rahman shares painful journey battling suicidal thoughts

    Renowned Indian musician and singer AR Rahman has shared a startling personal revelation, revealing that he contemplated suicide multiple times during his youth.

    Speaking at the Oxford Union Debating Society, Rahman revealed that when had thoughts of suicide in his youth, his mother told him to live his life for others. If he could switch his mindset and do that, that would dispel negative thoughts.

    Rahman expressed gratitude for his mother’s advice, and said it the ‘most beautiful counsel’.
    Rahman also stressed the importance of living for others, saying it was essential.

    “I took my mother’s advice seriously, whether it’s composing music for someone, writing, or buying food for those in need,” Rahman said, “acts like these, even just smiling at someone, are what give us reasons to live.”

    Rahman does not talk much about spirituality and religion, and addressing that perception, he said, “Bad times come in the life of every human being but we have to live. Go, this world is mortal and we don’t know when where we will be and everyone understands spirituality according to their beliefs and ideology.”

  • Pakistan stocks lose more than 1,400 points due to political uncertainty

    Pakistan stocks lose more than 1,400 points due to political uncertainty

    Political unrest caused significant selling pressure on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which saw the benchmark KSE-100 Index lose more than 1,400 points on Tuesday during trading.

    The KSE-100 Index was down 1,432.25 points, or 3.5 per cent, at 39,538.57 around 3 o’clock, below the 40,000-mark, according to the PSX website.

    Investors were under pressure to sell their shares across the board due to Pakistan’s escalating political unpredictability and economic uncertainties.

    For a while now, there has been pressure on the market. Just last week, the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropped nearly 550 points due to domestic and global events, and the PSX experienced intense selling pressure. On Friday, it increased to close higher, but this week started off negatively once more.

    Experts claim that market pressure is resulting from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-(PTI) Insaf’s announcement that it will dissolve the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, according to Brecorder.

    In particular, the pressure has intensified since Monday’s event.

    A worsening economic crisis is accompanied by louder political clamour as foreign exchange reserves drop to dangerously low levels and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) keep getting postponed.

    Analysts have also stated that although the World Bank’s approval of $1.692 billion for flood relief efforts in Sindh should have had a positive effect, political commotion is also obscuring this good news.

    Pakistan’s stock market is expected to remain under pressure till Friday until clarity is achieved on the political front.

  • PSX surpasses 43,000-mark as IMF tranche inches closer

    PSX surpasses 43,000-mark as IMF tranche inches closer

    As trading began on Monday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed its upward trend, rising more than 700 points to cross the 43,000-mark.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 764.25 points, or 1.78 per cent, from its previous finish of 42,857.57.

    PSX – August 15, 2022

    The benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 731.54 points, or 1.71 per cent, by 2:13 pm to reach 43,589.11 points, according to the PSX website.

    Additionally strengthening by Rs1.51, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) ended the day at Rs213.98. Since last week, the local currency has been steadily rising against the US dollar.

    Rupee latest closing -August 15, 2022

    The IMF’s letter of intent and Saudi Arabia’s pledge of more support were among the good developments over the weekend that contributed to the index’s strong start.

    The rupee’s robust rebound and the IMF tranche anticipated at the end of this month can be credited for the upward trend.

  • Bitcoin falls to lowest since January after stock market

    Bitcoin falls to lowest since January after stock market

    Bitcoin on Monday, May 9 fell to its lowest level since January 2022, as falling equity markets weighed on cryptocurrencies, which are now trading in line with riskier assets like tech stocks.

    In early trade, bitcoin fell as low as $33,266 to test the January low of $32,951. If it drops below that level, it will be at its lowest since July of 2021. The price then settled at roughly $33,500, down 1.4 per cent.

    A Singapore-based crypto platform, Stack Funds said that everything in crypto is still classified as a risk asset, and most cryptocurrencies are pummelling in the same way that the Nasdaq has been.

    The Nasdaq, which is heavily weighted in technology, plummeted 1.5 per cent last week and is down 22 per cent year to date, as persistent inflation forces the US Federal Reserve to raise rates despite slowing GDP.

    On Monday morning Nasdaq futures were down another 0.8 per cent.

    Other factors in bitcoin’s weekend slide were the crypto market’s notoriously low liquidity on weekends, as well as short-lived fears that an algorithmic stablecoin dubbed Terra (UST) could lose its stability against the US dollar.

    Read more: Pakistan’s foreign currency reserves down by $328 million

    The crypto world is keeping a close eye on UST because of its unique method of maintaining a 1:1 dollar peg, as well as its founders’ aspirations to construct a $10 billion bitcoin reserve to support the stablecoin, implying that UST volatility might potentially leak over into the bitcoin markets.

    On Monday, Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, plummeted to $2,421, its lowest level since late February.

  • Musk, Twitter sued by Florida pension fund to prevent acquisition

    Musk, Twitter sued by Florida pension fund to prevent acquisition

    Elon Musk and Twitter are back in the spotlight after a Florida pension fund filed a lawsuit on Friday to restrict the Tesla CEO’s $44 billion takeover of the microblogging site.

    The Orlando Police Pension Fund filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court, claiming that under Delaware law, Musk cannot entirely take over the company until at least 2025 unless two-thirds of the company’s shares are owned by Musk.

    Musk became an “interesting investor” when he acquired over 9 per cent of the Twitter share, according to the complaint, forcing the delay.

    According to CNN, the whole Twitter board of directors is a defendant in the case, including CEO Parag Agrawal. The current application aims to push the merger’s completion date back to at least 2025.

    The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating SpaceX’s creator for antitrust violations, which might postpone the deal’s completion.

    Musk’s initial purchase of the 9 per cent interest is being investigated by the FTC, which is questioning whether he fulfilled an antitrust filing obligation when the stocks were first purchased in April.

    Read more: Elon Musk plans to fire Twitter employees to save money

    The Republican Party strongly supports the Twitter agreement, hoping that conservatives banned from the site, such as former President Donald J Trump, will be allowed to return. Neither Twitter nor Musk has responded to the recent news.