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  • What happened between Sidra Niazi and Imran Ashraf the first time they met?

    What happened between Sidra Niazi and Imran Ashraf the first time they met?

    Actress Sidra Niazi actor Imran Ashraf met up and recalled their first day working together on the set of a drama. Sidra appeared as a guest on ‘Mazaq Raat,’ where both shared a funny and heartwarming story. Imran asked Sidra, “Can you tell us about our first day on set? What happened?” Sidra smiled and replied, “You tell us, you probably remember it better, then I’ll add to it.

    “Imran Ashraf recalled the moment, saying, “I was about to shoot a scene, and I had to come out from a corner and walked in front of the camera. You had to come down the stairs from above, and I was watching from a distance. I could see a look of hopelessness in a girl’s eyes, wishing the world would just pause for a moment so the drama could stop.”

    Sidra asked, “What exactly did you say to me?” Imran responded, “I told you, may Allah be with you; this will be a great role for you. We had so much fun working on the whole drama together.”
    Sidra Niazi is known for her roles in dramas like ‘Chupke Chupke,’ ‘Qayamat,’ ‘Sukoon’ and the Eid telefilm ‘Tamiz-ud-din Ki Badtamiz Family.’

  • Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Season two shooting begins

    Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Season two shooting begins

    Netflix, on Tuesday, revealed the full cast of Jenna Ortega’s ‘Wednesday’ season 2 as production begins in Ireland for the hit series.
    While lOrtega is playing her role as Wednesday Addams again, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo have also been made series regulars for season 2, Variety Magazine reports.
    Catherine Zeta-Jones portrays the character of mother Morticia; Guzmán appears in the role of father Gomez, and Ordonez plays Pugsley.

    Series creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar said, “We are excited that the entire Addams family will join Nevermore Academy this season, along with a fantastic cast of both familiar faces and new talents.”
    Returning cast members include Moosa Mostafa, Fred Armisen, Jamie McShane, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, and Evie Templeton.

    The cast did not include Percy Hynes-White, who played Xavier Thorpe in season one.
    Billie Piper, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor are the newest members of Wednesday’s main cast for season two.

    The rumors that Thandiwe Newton will be a guest star and Steve Buscemi will join the cast as a series regular have been confirmed by Netflix.
    The guest star list includes Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Joonas Suotamo.

  • Hamas claims responsibility for West Jerusalem shooting after Israeli forces kills two children in West Bank

    Hamas claims responsibility for West Jerusalem shooting after Israeli forces kills two children in West Bank

    Hamas has claimed responsibility for a West Jerusalem shooting, stating that the two gunmen were their members, one day after Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including two children, in the occupied West Bank.

    The attack was carried out at a bus stop on Thursday, killing three people and wounding several.

    The shooters, too, have been killed.

    “The operation came as a natural response to unprecedented crimes conducted by the occupation,” Hamas said in a statement, highlighting Israel’s military operation in Gaza and their behaviour towards Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.

    On Wednesday, two Palestinian children, both boys, aged eight and 15, were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

  • Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ film shooting

    Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ film shooting

    Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are being charged with involuntary manslaughter for the accidental death of cinematographer Halyan Hutchins on the set of the film ‘Rust’.
    According to prosecuters, if found guilty, Baldwin and Reed would face up to 18 months in prison and a $5000 fine.
    New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has said that the decision to charge Baldwin was made after doing a thorough review of the evidence and laws. Stating that no one is above the law, she said, “After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the ‘Rust’ film crew. On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice.”
    Baldwin’s lawyers have responded by pointing out the charge was ” terrible miscarriage of justice” as the actor had relied on professionals on set to assure him he can pull the trigger
    “Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set,” he said.
    “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win,” the actor’s lawyers said.
    Baldwin was handed the gun by Assistant-Director Dave Halls, who told him that it was cold- which means a weapon is safe to use. Baldwin then pointed the gun at Hutchins and pulled the trigger, hitting the cinematographer in the chest. She died of her wounds in the hospital. The incident sent shock waves around Hollywood and called for better safety protocols on film sets.
    In his first sit down interview with ABC, the ‘Beetlejuice’ actor released details of how the accident happened when Hutchins was guiding Baldwin on how to hold the gun for a certain angle in a film scene:
    “So then I said to her ‘Now in this scene, I’m going to cock the gun.’ I said, ‘Do you want to see that?’ And she said, ‘Yes.’ So I take the gun, and I start to cock the gun. I’m not going to pull the trigger,” Baldwin told Geroge Stephanopoulos. “I said, ‘Do you see the shot? ‘Well just cheat it down and tilt it down a little bit like that.’ And I cock the gun and I go ‘Can you see that? Can you see that? Can you see that?’ And she says — and I let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off.”

  • ‘Law and order situation in KP alarming’: Politicians and journalists condemn Senior Lawyer Latif Afridi’s assassination

    Former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and renowned jurist Abdul Latif Afridi has been assassinated on Monday in a firing incident inside the Peshawar High Court bar room.

    Despite the regular tight deployment of forces at the entrance of the high court, the incident took place when Latif Afridi was sitting with other lawyers in the bar room when a gunman opened fire at him.

    According to Geo News, the lawyer was shot six times. Latif Afridi was 79.

    The assailant is currently in police custody. “The police have arrested the accused and identified him as Adnan Afridi,” the officer said, revealing that the attacker was related to the slain jurist. Adnan is the son of Judge Aftab Afridi who was killed in 2021.

    It is pertinent to mention that Latif Afridi was acquitted in the murder case of Adnan’s father.

    In 2021, the judge was attacked as unknown assailants opened fire on his car. However, Latif, the then-SCBA president, had denied his involvement in the incident and assured his full cooperation in the investigation.

    A few media reports have said that the police have termed the murder a matter of personal enmity between the two families while further investigations are underway.

    However, several politicians and journalists came forward to condemn the attack.

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow and grief over the “brutal killing” of the senior lawyer.

    “I pray that the bereaved family bear this loss with fortitude. The worsening law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is alarming,” the PM noted, adding that the provincial government should take immediate measures in this regard.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan also expressed his condolences and prayers.

    Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari condemned the murder, calling Latif a strong supporter of democracy and a staunch opponent of extremism.

    Other politicians also condemned the tragic episode.

    Similarly, lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir, Journalist Asma Shirazi, and others expressed grief at the killing.

  • Five people killed in shooting at LGBTQ nightclub

    Five people killed in shooting at LGBTQ nightclub

    At least five people were killed and another 25 were injured in a shooting late Saturday at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
    The suspect in the shooting at Club Q was identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, according to Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez. Aldrich used a long rifle in the shooting while another two firearms were found at the scene.

    He entered the club just before midnight on Saturday night and immediately started firing. Two people inside the club restrained him before he could cause more harm.
    Police emphasised Club Q’s connection to the LGBTQ community and stated they were looking into whether the attack was a case of hate crime.
    Joe Biden issued a statement on Sunday in which he said “we must drive out the inequities that contribute to violence against” the LGBTQ community.
    “While no motive in this attack is yet clear, we know that the [LGBTQ] community has been subjected to horrific hate violence in recent years,” Biden said. “Gun violence continues to have a devastating and particular impact on [LGBTQ] communities across our nation and threats of violence are increasing.”

    According to Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 600 cases of mass shootings in the USA in 2022 alone.

  • Khawaja Asif shifts blame of assassination attempt onto Khan

    Khawaja Asif shifts blame of assassination attempt onto Khan

    Federal Minister for Defence, Khawaja Asif, has shifted the blame for Thursday’s assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Imran Khan onto the man himself, citing what he described as “crossing the red lines of religion”.

    “The suspect’s videos that have surfaced … they show that religious fanaticism motivated the attack. Time and time again, the former prime minister came close to crossing boundaries — or he crossed the boundaries — he crossed the red lines of religion because of which a man attacked him,” Khawaja Asif said on Friday. The minister quoted the suspect as proof that Khan had brought the attack upon himself.

    He began his speech by saying that the incident was a “Cause of embarrassment for the nation”.

    “And we, the federal government, want that if there is a conspiracy behind it, then it should be brought to light,” he stated.

    The defence minister stressed that “We should not refrain from taking any step that will prove to be helpful for us in this matter” and that the investigation into the incident and efforts to get to the bottom of the matter should not be politicised.

    “Don’t let this incident fall victim to politics,” he reiterated, while adding, “They should go after the suspects, but all that they have been doing [demonstrates] that they are not interested in the investigation. They have made Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister and DGC the culprits.”

    He recalled that Imran previously said he had contacts in the establishment. “And now those contacts are being named in the murder attempt [case],” the minister said. “By naming politicians and a senior army officer, they are taking the matter in a direction where they will not find any clue or suspect.”

    Imran Khan was shot at thrice in Punjab’s Wazirabad on Thursday, November 3. The suspect, Naveed ,is in police custody and has confessed to the crime on a video where he says that he had planned to kill the former Prime Minister ever since his long march left Lahore.

  • Imran Khan par qatilana hamla: what we know so far about the assassination attempt on Khan

    Imran Khan par qatilana hamla: what we know so far about the assassination attempt on Khan

    Former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan survived an assassination attempt on Day seven of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) ‘Haqeeqi Long March’ as his container moved through Punjab’s Wazirabad.

    Here is a timeline of what happened.

    4:21PM – Firing near Imran’s container during the long march
    An unidentified assailant opens fire on PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s container near the Allah Ho Chowk

    4:37PM – Reports of Khan shot at and injured
    PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry confirms that Khan was shot in the leg in a targeted attack during the long march in Wazirabad today. Footage of Imran, with a bandaged leg, being moved from the container to a vehicle with the help of his security team surface.

    4:43PM – Imran injured, waves at supporters after injury, moved to a car
    Khan is rushed to a safe place as per initial reports. He is shot in the leg but is stable while being taken to hospital. He waves at supporters too.

    5:25PM – Prime Minister Shehbaz seeks immediate report on issue
    Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of and “severely condemns” the firing incident at Imran Khan’s long march.

    He instructs Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to seek an immediate report on the incident from the IGP and chief secretary Punjab.

    6:00PM – Shooter confesses to crime
    The suspect/shooter, caught by police on the scene, says that he wants to kill PTI Chairman Imran Khan because “Khan was misleading the public.”

    “He (Imran) was misleading the people and I could not bear watching it so I killed him… attempted to kill him,” the shooter says in a video statement.

    “I tried my best to kill him. I wanted to kill just Imran Khan and no one else.”

    6:20PM – Reports of Khan being treated at Shaukat Khanum Hospital surface
    Khan is taken to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in Lahore for immediate treatment.

    6:50PM – Punjab IG wants report on attack
    According to Dawn News, Inspector-General of Punjab Police, Faisal Shahkar, took notice of the attack on PTI chairman Imran Khan and summons a report from Gujrat regional police officers.

    Meanwhile, the deputy police officer of Gujrat is instructed to reach the attack site.

    According to a statement from a police spokesperson, the attack will be investigated from all angles and the perpetrators will be arrested immediately.

    7:00PM – Khan out of danger, being treated at Hospital
    Dr Faisal Sultan, while talking to the media, says that Khan is out of danger and is being treated at the hospital.

    8:15PM – Khan names three suspects behind today’s attack: Asad Umar

    PTI leader Asad Umar, in a video message today, reveals Khan named three suspects who could be behind today’s attack.

    “Shortly before this video, Imran Khan called us and told us to convey this message to the nation on his behalf. He said that he had received some information earlier as well.”

    “He said that he believes three people were involved in the attack […] and those three people are Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal,” Umar said.

    He also said that the PTI chief has demanded that Shehbaz, Sanaullah and General Faisal be immediately removed from their posts. “Otherwise, a protest will be held across the country.”

    8:53PM – Punjab CM orders constitution of JIT to probe attack

    Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi instructs the police to form a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the attack on PTI’s convoy in Wazirabad today.

    Elahi says that the counter-terrorism department will be placed on the team to investigate the motives of the incident.

    “We want to know who is behind the incident, who trained the accused, how much money was he given and where did he get it from,” the chief minister said.

    9:10PM – Federal govt to ask Punjab govt to form JIT to probe attack on Imran

    The federal government decides to ask Punjab government to form a joint investigation team comprising senior officers to investigate the attack on Imran Khan, according to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.

    Sanaullah, in a press conference alongside Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb in Islamabad, said the entire government condemned the firing incident.

    He said the federal government has assured the Punjab government of “assistance of any kind” during the investigation.

  • Texas school shooting: 19 children, 2 adults killed inside Robb Elementary School

    Texas school shooting: 19 children, 2 adults killed inside Robb Elementary School

    On Tuesday, May 24, an 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, who killed at least 19 children and two adults in a school shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, a small city west of San Antionio. The school had second through fourth grade kids attending and apart from those killed, several were injured.

    Only ten days ago, 10 people were brutally killed by another gunman in an aggressive racist attack, inside a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.

    Addressing the American nation on the night of Tuesday, President Biden called for action and severely lamented that the attack had taken place, but did not clarify his policy decision or vote. “Where in the God’s name is our backbone, the courage to do more and then stand up to the lobbies? It’s time to turn this pain into action,” says President Biden

    Some images of students and teachers who were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School – [Top L to R]: Xavier Lopez (10 y/o), Nevaeh Bravo (4th grade), Tess Mata (4th grade). [Bottom L to R]: Makenna Lee Elrod (10 y/o), Amerie Garza (10 y/o), Eva Mireles (17 years of teaching)

    Eva Mireles, a fourth grade teacher who had been teaching at the school for almost 17 years now. She had one daughter and was married to a law enforcement officer in Uvalde. Her daughter was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and she was trying harder every day to provide a better future for her. Parents of her students tweeted in her memory.

    10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, who was in fourth grade was also shot this Tuesday, and had celebrated her birthday only two weeks ago before the shooting. It is reported that she was attempting to call 911 for help. Finding out about her death, her father said, “My little love is now flying high with the angels above. Please don’t take a second for granted. Hug your family. Tell them you love them. I love you Amerie jo. Watch over your baby brother for me.”

    10-year-old Makenna Elrod’s father Brandon Elrod spoke to ABC News on Tuesday afternoon, and said that he was searching for his 10-year-old daughter but he feared that she might not be alive. Unable to find her initially, he headed towards the funeral home.

    Parents of the children who were shot have given several statements to the national media expressing disbelief and denial in having lost their children in this manner. Although the gunman also died on the spot, the family members of these children were left extremely traumatized.

  • Salman Khan’s mother and Katrina Kaif love ‘Ertuğrul’

    Salman Khan’s mother and Katrina Kaif love ‘Ertuğrul’

    Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif and Indian superstar Salman Khan have said that his mother love the famous Turkish web series Diriliş: Ertuğrul.

    Salman and Katrina are currently in Turkey for the shooting of the film Tiger 3, where Bollywood celebrities met Turkish Minister of Tourism and Culture Mehmet Nuri Israel.

    A video of the Bang Bang film star talking to the media, along with Salman Khan and the Turkish Minister, is going viral on the social media platform Instagram. In the video, Katrina can be heard answering a journalist’s question, saying that Ertugrul is my favorite series. She has watched 85 episodes of Ertuğrul.

    Salman also said that his mother likes the drama Ertuğrul and he also mentioned that Katrina likes Turkish actors.

    The Turkish drama is translated in 39 different languages of the world, which is a world record.