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  • VIDEO: Syra Yousuf sets the dance floor on fire at friend’s wedding

    VIDEO: Syra Yousuf sets the dance floor on fire at friend’s wedding

    Syra Yousuf was recently seen grooving to Saawan Mein Lag Gayee Aag by Mika Singh along with sister Palwasha Yousuf and makeup artist Omayr Waqar, at a friend’s wedding in Karachi.

    The video of the actor has taken the internet by storm and gone viral on social media.

    Meanwhile, Syra looked lovely in an off-white and beige ensemble by ace designer Mohsin Naveed Ranjha.

    How cute is this picture of Syra with daughter Nooreh:

    Syra, recently made headlines when she hit back at those who posted negative comments about her skin.

  • Netizens angry after Lahore university allegedly expels students for public proposal

    Netizens angry after Lahore university allegedly expels students for public proposal

    A university in Lahore has allegedly expelled two students for a public proposal followed by a hug, according to a notification circulating on social media.

    As per details, the notification dated March 12 states that the two students, who can be seen in the video, “were involved in gross misconduct and violation of university rules and were called to appear before the special disciplinary committee [but] failed to appear.”

    The notification further said that both students are “debarred from entering premises of University of Lahore and all its sub-campuses.”

    Soon after the notification went viral social media, students and other users stepped in to defend the couple and trolled the university over the decision.

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    The Current made multiple attempts to contact the university administration but were unable to get through.

  • Shafqat Mahmood memes light up the internet once again

    Shafqat Mahmood memes light up the internet once again

    Shafqat Mahmood memes have struck the internet once again after the minister announced on Wednesday that schools in Punjab and other parts of the country will remain closed from March 15 till 28.

    Delighted, hundreds of students across the country took to Twitter to post memes. Most thanked the minister for taking the decision while a few opposed the decision and some made good fun out of it.

    Here are a few memes doing rounds on the internet:

    https://twitter.com/zaynanxari/status/1369561848887054336?s=20
    https://twitter.com/TrimiziiiSyeda/status/1369565129642303491?s=20
    https://twitter.com/MIANALI91079867/status/1369647620688388097?s=20

    https://twitter.com/Ahmadfaraz_10/status/1369638014020943875?s=20

    https://twitter.com/Muqadas_pervaiz/status/1369648960122597379?s=20

    https://twitter.com/junaidhashmi32/status/1369630810077339648?s=20

    Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday announced the closure of schools in several cities from Monday, March 15 following a spike in coronavirus cases.

    Speaking to the media after a meeting at the National Command and Operations (NCOC), the federal minister said educational institutes would be closed in Islamabad and other Punjab cities from Monday for two weeks.

    The SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said a decision had also been taken to extend a ban on indoor activities and reimpose the 50% work-from-home policy. The implementation of the work from home policy has been left to the discretion of the provinces, but will go into effect in Islamabad immediately.

    Meanwhile, he made it clear in his another tweet that all send ups and exams being currently conducted will continue under proper SOPs.

    Earlier, in an exclusive interview with The Current, Shafqat revealed which memes were his favourite.

  • Indian politician requests Pakistani comic Akbar Chaudhry to mimic Imran Khan

    Indian politician requests Pakistani comic Akbar Chaudhry to mimic Imran Khan

    India’s Shashi Tharoor has requested Pakistani comedian Akbar Chaudhry to mimic Imran Khan after enjoying Chaudhry’s hilarious take on the politician’s oratory English skills.

    Read more – Shashi Tharoor all praise for PM Imran

    Tharoor, a member of the Indian National Congress, is known for using extensive English vocabulary during his speeches and interviews. Chaudhry had made a fun video on that and shared a few tips on how people can also speak fluent English like Tharoor.

    The video shows the comedian making a drink out of the Oxford Dictionary and then drinking it. The second tip is to get a ‘blood transfusion’ with the Oxford Dictionary on one side and Tharoor’s speech on the other.

    In the third step, Akbar crushes a dictionary and snorts it. According to the comedian, if these steps are followed, anyone can speak like Tharoor.

    Soon after the comedian’s video went viral on social media, the politician responded and requested him to mimic PM Khan. Tharoor shared the video with a laughing emoji and wrote: “Next one on Imran Khan please!?”

    Speaking about the video, Akbar told The News that his friends from India have told him that the video is a hit on Indian WhatsApp groups.

    When asked about the idea behind the video, Akbar said that he had earlier done a video on “How to Speak English Like a Burger” and had received a lot of positive response on it.

    Akbar said that when that video did very well, he thought about doing similar stuff.

    He shared that almost two weeks ago, he had seen a tweet which joked that this year’s English exam for the Civil Superior Services (CSS) was set by Shashi Tharoor given the extensive and difficult vocabulary used in it.

    “[That’s when] the idea came to me that I can do a video on ‘How to speak English like Shashi Tharoor’,” said Akbar.

    He shared that he has been a big fan of Shashi Tharoor’s usage of the words in the English language.

    The comedian from the improvisational comedy group ‘Lol Waalay’, said that he had been hopeful that his effort would reach Tharoor.

    “Obviously, I didn’t believe it would happen, but somehow lots of people tagged him [Tharoor] in it and he replied,” said Akbar, adding he was “very happy” with the response. 

  • People who use social media for news more susceptible to rumours: study

    People who use social media for news more susceptible to rumours: study

    The United States citizens who rely on social media as their main source of news are more likely to believe false or unproven stories about important topics such as politics and COVID-19, according to a survey.

    The Pew Research Centre report found that people who used social media platforms for news were less informed about major public matters and more susceptible to believing rumors and hoaxes.

    The report comes with social media platforms becoming a growing source of news amid struggles by traditional media to survive in the digital age.

    The Pew report found some 18 per cent of the participants of the survey got most of their political and election news through social media. But those people were less likely to rightly answer the fact-based questions about politics and current affairs than those relying on print, broadcast or news apps.

    Social media news consumers were more aware of specific false or unproven stories about COVID-19 and said they had seen more misinformation about the pandemic such as claims that Vitamin C could prevent infection, the survey found.

    On political news, social media users were less informed about facts such as the function of the state-by-state, Electoral College votes, which ultimately decide who wins the White House, or the unemployment rate.

    The report comes from a series on interviews with some 9,000 US adults from November 2019 through December 2020.

    A majority in the survey said they distrusted social media with Facebook the least trusted among the platforms.

    Among those using traditional media, the researchers also found that roughly a quarter of the US citizen on the political left and right consistently turned to “partisan” news sites, reinforcing their views.

    Pew found that roughly three in 10 Republicans relied on former president Donald Trump as a major source of news about the election and the coronavirus.

    These Republicans were more likely to think the COVID-19 pandemic had been overblown and more likely to see voter fraud as a significant threat to election integrity.

  • Muhammad Hafeez’s daughter recreates ‘Pawri Horai Hai’

    Muhammad Hafeez’s daughter recreates ‘Pawri Horai Hai’

    Pakistani all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez’s daughter has recreated the ‘Pawri Horai hai’ meme and this is the cutest remake of the video you will see on the internet today.

    Hafeez took to Instagram to share the video with a caption: “Love u, Amal”. 

     The video shows Amal Hafeez sitting on a car as she dances on the rap song ‘Pawri Hori Hai’.

    The trend started after an influencer, Dananeer Mobeen, shared a video clip partying with her friends in front of a car. In the video, she was heard saying: “Yeh hamari car hai, yeh hum hain, aur yeh hamari pawri ho rai hai” (This is our car, this is us, and this is our party).

    Also Read: Mahira Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor join ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ bandwagon

    Soon after the video went viral, ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ became a major meme trend in Pakistan and also across the border. Many celebrities from Pakistan and India recreated the ‘Pawri Horai Hai’ meme.

  • PSL 6 opening floods social media with memes

    PSL 6 opening floods social media with memes

    The sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) started with a virtual opening ceremony on Saturday evening followed by the first match between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium in Karachi.

    The opening ceremony featured Atif Aslam, Rapper Imran Khan, Aima Baig, Naseebo Laal, Humaima Malik and Young Stunners.

    Soon after the ceremony ended, social media started to flood with memes.

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    Also Read: Memes comparing white vs brown things are lit

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    https://twitter.com/MemesByZayn/status/1363170905917063169?s=20

    What did you think of the ceremony? Let The Current know in the comments…

  • ‘Pawri’ girl hints at joining Peshawar Zalmi as brand ambassador

    Social media sensation Dananeer Mobeen, the ‘Pawri Girl’ from Peshawar, has hinted at a collaboration with the Peshawar Zalmi as the Pakistan Super League kicks off today. 

    Dananeer posted a photo on her Instagram account with the caption, “Yellow is the official colour of the season! Can you guess what’s coming next? #kingdom.”

    Meanwhile, social media users started asking Dananeer if she is joining the Peshawar Zalmi’s team.

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    Dananeer Mobeen rose to fame after she posted a  video clip ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Ha’. In the video, she was heard saying: “yeh humari car hai, yeh hum hain, aur yeh humari pawri ho rai hai” (This is our car, this is us, and this is our pawri (party) going on).

    Also Read: Mahira Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor join ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ bandwagon

    Soon after the video went viral, ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ became a major memes trend in Pakistan and also across the border. Many celebrities from Pakistan and India recreated the ‘Pawri Ho rai Hai’.

  • Aiman Khan says her 8 million following is ‘organic’

    Power couple Aiman Khan and Muneeb But got candid about their relationship in a recent interview with Ahsan Khan. During the interview Aiman also talked about her massive social media following.

    Answering a question about the change she felt in Muneeb after the marriage, Aiman stated: “I think Muneeb has become really happy after marrying me.”

    Talking about his relationship with Aiman, Muneeb said that marriages survive on understanding, compromises and sacrifices.

    He stated: “People say that males are more dominant in our society but let me tell you, in the cities, women are more dominant, especially in the matters of the house. You can’t dictate your wife at home. That’s her department,”

    During the interview Ahsan asked Aiman: “Is your following organic and did you aim to have that many followers or do you make content specifically for your account?”

    To which Aiman replied: “My social media following is organic.”

    “I created my Instagram account 5 to 6 years ago, when I was very new to acting, and I used to do commercials at that time,” adding that when she joined Instagram there were very few users on the platform.

    “I have never created my content specifically for Instagram,” she said, adding that sometimes she doesn’t even have pictures to post on Instagram.

    During the interview, Munneb also shared that he wants to play the role of a soldier in an ISPR [sponsored] drama, adding that he loves the Pakistan Army.

    Talking about why she started acting, Aiman said, “I wanted to do acting, and wanted to come on screen, when people used to see us together [Aiman and Minal] they used to say that we should act in dramas.”

    She further added that they both stated acting in commercials from a very young age.

    Aiman and Muneeb tied the knot in 2018 and their wedding broke the internet. They also have a one-year-old daughter Amal.

  • ‘Pawri Girl’ Dananeer Mobeen says she had ‘no idea’ her video would become a trend

    Dananeer Mobeen, the girl behind the viral ‘Pawari Ho Rai Hai‘ video says she is overwhelmed with the response her video has gotten.

    In a recent interview with BBC Urdu, Mobeen shared that she was visiting Nathiagali with her friends and was having fun when she decided to film the video.

    “When I uploaded the video, I had no idea it would go viral,” said Dananeer, adding that the only intention behind making the video was to make people “laugh and enjoy it.”

    “Allhamdulliah the response has been so overwhelming,” said Mobeen.

    The nineteen-year-old Instagram influencer further said that she is enjoying all the recreations which she is receiving from every corner of Pakistan, adding that her countrymen are very creative when it comes to memes.

    She also shared that her mother was ‘over the moon’ when celebrities recreated her video.

    “I’m so happy that my video is also being appreciated even across the border, especially at a time when there is a lot of tension and polarization in the world,” stated Mobeen.

    “After such an overwhelming response [on the video], I have realised that people are liking this side of my personality, so I think in the future I will show more of this side of my personality,” concluded Mobeen.

    Meanwhile, Pawri Ho Rai Hai has became a trend on social media with many people including celebrities sharing their own take on it.