Theatre, film and television star Iftikhar Thakur is a beloved comedian, adored by his fans for his humility.
The actor recently talked about a personal tragedy in Wasi Shah’s show, a major regret in his life. Iftikhar Thakur said, “One day, my late mother asked me not to leave for a show as she wanted me to stay.
Despite always obeying her requests, I decided to leave for the show that day. Unfortunately, my mother passed away shortly after I left.” Recounting the journey back home, he tearfully expressed the pain he still feels to this day.
Bushra Iqbal, the ex-wife of late television host and politician Aamir Liaquat, was a guest on Hafiz Ahmed’s podcast where she opened up about her 2020 divorce. The late politician’s divorce of his wife Syeda Bushra in 2020 left many in surprise, particularly as it came after he married actress Tuba Anwar.
At the time, Bushra had announced on her Instagram account that her marriage to the television host had ended, confirming that she was divorced by Liaquat on the phone at the request of his second wife, an act she termed traumatic for their two children.
Speaking at the podcast, the lawyer and television producer revealed she had not wanted to leave Aamir, but Tuba and her family kept pushing Aamir to divorce her, which is why he did it.
Bushra also addressed the leaked videos controversy, where the late host could be seen walking around a small room without clothes. Bushra said she was disappointed at how revenge videos were released to shame her husband.
“Honour is not just a woman’s. A man has honour as well. Had this happened to a woman, the entire country would have been out on the street, burning things. But a woman had done this. Men and women are kept equal. God has not kept the level of punishment different in the Quran.”
“People didn’t speak up. I was quite hurt. Everyone had their fun. YouTubers, members, everyone…People should think, ‘What if this happened to me?’ The best of people end up killing themselves. Who [ends up killing themselves]? Those who have no shame or honour. Otherwise, people have a lot of videos leaked, it was his honour. There are many videos of him crying. Some people claim we weren’t in contact. About facing his kids, he’s crying and saying – there are many audios that people haven’t even heard, I have them, on which basis I am fighting the case.”
Air Link Communication Ltd. will start assembling Xiaomi televisions in Pakistan in January 2024. This noteworthy development, reported by Bloomberg, marks a strategic move forward for the company.
Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Link, shared insightful details with the publication. He highlighted the collaborative partnership formed two years ago between Air Link and Xiaomi, focused on distributing mobile phones across Pakistan.
Importantly, both companies foresee a streamlined investment process, as the assembly lines for the two product lines exhibit notable similarities.
Bloomberg’s analysis sheds light on Pakistan’s positive economic transformation following a pivotal deal with the International Monetary Fund. This consequential agreement effectively doubled the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, elevating them to an impressive $8 billion. A key requirement of this agreement was the removal of all restrictions on imports, a significant move that has provided relief and opportunities for companies, including Air Link.
Notably, Air Link’s journey has been one of progress, transitioning from breaking even to achieving profitability over the past six months. This serves as a testament to their resilience and strategic acumen, according to Air Link’s CEO.
Air Link, which commenced operations as a mobile phone distributor a little over a decade ago, etched its name in history by spearheading Pakistan’s largest private sector initial public offering in 2021.
Piracha highlighted this milestone while also outlining the company’s ambitious goal to ramp up monthly mobile phone production to an impressive 500,000 units by the end of the year, surpassing the current rate of 300,000 units.
Samsung Display has decided to cut its LCD production unexpectedly by July 2022. The stoppage was originally planned for December, but it can now take place as soon as the end of this month.
According to insiders, Samsung’s competition has been quite harsh, and the company wanted to avoid further losses.
Keeping in view previous Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) reports, the price of LCD panels is only 36.6 per cent of what it was in 2014, when production was at its peak. BOE, a Chinese display manufacturer, and AU Optronics, a Taiwanese company, are also offering lower prices to customers.
Samsung had planned to exit the LCD business in 2020, but lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for home entertainment on low-cost devices like affordable TVs and smartphones. As a result, Samsung was forced to postpone this significant step.
Samsung officials have yet to respond to a request for comment, but we expect to learn more about the shutdown’s financial implications in July when the tech giant releases its Q2 earnings report.
As per the Korea Times, people’s interest in LCDs has waned, while they are increasingly drawn to display technologies such as Quantum Dot and OLED.
A US market research firm also revealed the LCD panel price index has fallen dramatically since late 2021 and is now down 60 per cent year on year.
Moreover, in recent years, smartphones have also shifted from LCD displays to OLED displays.
Legendary scriptwriter Anwar Maqsood who is famous for his cult projects like Fifty Fifty and Aangan Terha has expressed his dissapointment on the current content and scripts of drama seriels. He also cited it as a reason for not working actively in the entertainment industry.
The veteran writer stated that, “I have stepped back [from writing] because what is happening on the television in the recent times, there is no place for me. Now that the rating has occupied a decisive place, the directors or producers have been left behind in every respect. The marketing department decides which actors are needed and which are not”.
The industry veteran believes current television content is influenced by Indian soap operas, “When Indian dramas paved their way to the Pakistani screens, we thought that they would learn something from our dramas, but on the contrary, our writers started learning from them. It was then that our drama industry began its demise.”
Actor Ushna Shah has said that people should stop watching television and use social media if they feel celebrities are responsible for spreading vulgarity.
The celebrity said that people with ethics and morals who think of celebrities as being inferior and responsible for spreading vulgarity should stop watching television and stop using social media.
Taking to Twitter, Shah wrote, “Show your gherat (honour) please.”
Every Pakistani with morals and ethics who finds acting & actors inferior, who thinks we spread “Fahashi” should promptly get rid of their TV (or any channel that shows content that isn’t preaching Islam) and get off social media immediately! Show your gherat please.
Earlier, the Balaa star had advised parents to raise their children by themselves instead of relying on celebrities to do so.
The celebrity posted a bit of rather angry, but important advice for parents whose children are old enough consume online entertainment content.
She clarified that the private life of celebrities is none of other people’s business.
Shah went on to say that if it is good enough for the children in the families to see the content, but not good enough for the parents, then don’t allow them to use Instagram or ban them from showbiz stars’ social media pages.
As we get older, there are many things that we believe as children that we find out aren’t true. It might be a shocker when you find out that chewing gum doesn’t stay in your stomach forever or the tooth fairy isn’t real (we were so sad about this one)! Shanzeh Chaudhry asked around and found out the most popular myths we believed as children – and how real they really are.
1. The Tooth Fairy
We’ve all heard of the mysterious creature that comes to us at night and takes our teeth in exchange for money. The legend of the tooth fairy actually traces back to the 10th century, beginning in Northern Europe. Parents would actually pay their children for their baby teeth. Why? Back then a lot of superstition surrounded the topic. Sometimes warriors would wear the baby teeth as jewelry for good luck. It was actually a warrior who originally came up with the idea of a fairy coming at night and taking the teeth. Over time, the story developed and now is used by parents to keep their children’s teeth clean (as we all know the tooth fairy doesn’t accept decayed teeth). Sadly the tooth fairy is not real.
2. Sitting too close to the television will blind you
This is a popular myth, that most of us have been told whenever we get a bit too close to the television. Many people actually believe this while entering adulthood too, but in actuality, this is false. The most damage that can be done to your eyes by sitting too close to the television, is a temporary eye strain, which happens because our blinking rate reduces. In fact, adults are more likely to get eye strains than children when sitting too close to the television. So it isn’t entirely wrong, just exaggerated.
3. Swimming after eating will give you a stomachache
Swimming shortly after a meal isn’t risky at all. Digestion diverts some of your blood flow from your muscles to your stomach, Parents feared that the water would block that vital blood flow, resulting in severe cramps and the risk of drowning. The truth is that has no way of affecting your digestion, if you’re not in the water for exercise then you should be completely fine.
4. If a black cat passes you, it’s bad luck
Black cats haven’t had it easy because of this one. They’ve been plagued by superstition for a long time, from medieval beliefs that they were all witches’ pets to current fears that it’s a bad omen to pass one by. This once again is not true and is simply like any ordinary cat you’d find. In fact in other cultures they are seen as good luck. In Japan, they supposedly bring luck to your love life. European sailers would take them on a journey for good luck. A long-held superstition in Scotland is that a black cat coming unexpectedly on your porch is a sign of future success. In France, if you looked after them, they would bring you good luck. There’s a legend that the Norse goddess Freya loves cats and would reward farmers with a successful crop if they feed them and looked after them.
5. If you eat a seed a plant will grow in your stomach
There is no possibility of this happening. We all occasionally swallow a seed when eating fruit in particular. Parents probably came up with this to scare us and avoid smaller children from choking on seeds. You can now comfortably eat your favorite fruit without fearing that a tree is going to pop out of you.
6. If you swallow chewing gum it will stay in your stomach for seven years
It is true that chewing gum takes longer to digest than most food, but it’s generally not harmful to swallow. It definitely doesn’t take seven years to digest, but most likely takes a maximum of five days to get out of your system. Large amounts of gum ingested with constipation have reportedly blocked intestines in children on rare instances. It is for this reason that chewing gum should not be swallowed often. It’s specifically more dangerous for children.
