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  • Our next Sunday guest will work for the protection of children

    Our next Sunday guest will work for the protection of children

    The Current’s next Sunday guest Ahsan Khan has pledged to work towards the protection of children. He has been appointed ambassador for Child Protection and Welfare Bureau by the Government of Punjab.

    The Alif actor has been actively working for children rights and welfare for a while now.

    Ahsan said that he was humbled by the appointment.

    Members of the film fraternity took to social media to congratulate the star on his appointment.

    Ahsan is also the brand ambassador for Human Development Foundation and also serves as the Goodwill Ambassador for The Citizen Foundation.

    Tune into our exclusive interview with Ahsan Khan, Sunday 8 pm.

  • Nida Yasir is also launching her own clothing collection

    Looks like launching your own clothing brand is the new fad in town.

    Following the Hocane sisters, Urwa and Mawra, and the Khan twins, Aiman and Minal, popular morning show host Nida Yasir is launching her own clothing line.

    Nida teased her fans with a short video of her latest venture Nida Yasir Collection. Though the collection can be anything, the threads at the beginning of the video hint towards a clothing collection.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5FXfvihIKl/

    What do you think it is?

  • Organisers modify speakers for upcoming panel on feminism after backlash

    Organisers modify speakers for upcoming panel on feminism after backlash

    Following the immense backlash on social media, The Arts Council of Pakistan has modified their upcoming panel on feminism and have added three women to it.

    According to an updated shared by Chairperson Electronic Media and Aesthetic Committee Uzma Alkarim, the panel of speakers now includes two women: senior journalist Quatrina Hosain and senior politician Mehtab Akbar Rashidi. Meanwhile the title of the talk has also been changed to Understanding Feminism. Meanwhile, Uzma, another female, will act as moderator. Filmmaker Nabeel Qureshi (Actor-in-Law, Load Wedding) has been removed from the speaker’s list.

    On Monday, a poster for a panel discussion hosted by The Arts Council of Pakistan started circulating on social media. The panel discussion titled Feminism: The Other Perspective featured five speakers and interestingly they were all men. The men on the panel included Duraid Qureshi, Jibran Nasir, Mohsin Sayeed, Muaaz Ahsan and Nabeel Qureshi.

    Needless to say the panel given the topic of conversation received immense backlash from the public who took to express their frustration on Twitter.

    Jibran Nasir was first to respond to the controversy.

    Uzma had also issued a statement and explanation on the matter.

  • Sanam Marvi accused of sending death threats to her neighbour

    A complaint has reportedly been filed against folk singer Sanam Marvi for harassing and threatening her neighbour over a property clash.

    Sanam’s neighbour Riffat Jamal has registered a case at Lahore’s police station accusing the singer of threatening her to forcefully occupy her house.

    According to Riffat, Marvi had fought with her many times before sending her death threats.

    The singer has not yet responded to the allegations.

    Read More: Two ‘Coke Studio 12’ songs taken down because of copyright issues

    On Wednesday, Marvi’s first song for Coke Studio Season 12 Hairaan Hua was also removed from YouTube over a copyright claim by Abida Parveen.

  • Two ‘Coke Studio 12’ songs taken down because of copyright issues

    Two ‘Coke Studio 12’ songs taken down because of copyright issues

    Coke Studio Season 12 seems to have found itself in the middle of a copyright controversy yet again after two songs of the season were deleted from Youtube.

    Sanam Marvi’s first song for the season Hairaan Hua has been taken off YouTube days after it’s release. According to the message displayed by Youtube on the Twitter link, “the video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Abida Parveen.”

    Abida

    Other than that, Abrarul Haq’s rendition of his iconic Billo has also been removed due to “copyright claim by Karman Entertainment Limited.” Billo was a roaring success and people loved this remake.

    Previously, Shuja Haider and Rachel Viccaji’s Saiyyan was not released on Youtube due to copyright infringement. It was revealed that EMI Pakistan had the rights of the Noor Jehan classic and they stopped the song from being aired. However, the matter got resolved and the song was released.

    Needless to say, fans and listeners are quite upset with the latest developments.

    https://twitter.com/Ssupernovah/status/1197112302518050816?s=20

    And then there is always someone who has a jugaar for such problems.

  • Nov 21: News you need to know before heading to work

    Nov 21: News you need to know before heading to work

    Nawaz undergoes check-up at hospital in London

    • Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif met with doctors after he arrived in London via an air ambulance for medical treatment late on Tuesday. 
    • Shehbaz Sharif took Nawaz Sharif to Guy’s hospital today for check-up, along with Hasan and Hussain Nawaz.
    • Nawaz will be treated at Hasan Nawaz’s flat and a room has been reserved for him, equipped with the necessary equipment as advised by doctors.

    PM tells govt spokespersons not to react to CJP’s remarks: report

    • In a meeting with government spokespersons, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, “The government decided to send Nawaz Sharif abroad on humanitarian grounds and after consulting doctors’ reports” and directed them not to react or respond to CJP remarks.
    • Imran Khan also reportedly said that people were watching Nawaz’s activities in London. He said that the PTI would not play politics over Nawaz’s health.
    • Talking about the foriegn funding case the premier reportedly told participants of the meeting,”No need to worry about the foreign funding case. PTI’s audit reports are there for all to see”.
    • PM reportedly said that opposition parties were using the case to keep their politics alive and build a narrative against the PTI.

    NA approves Shehbaz Sharif’s resignation as PAC chairperson

    • Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif had earlier stepped down reportedly owing to his personal engagements and now PML-N’s Rana Tanveer is likely to be nominated as the PAC chairperson in place of Shehbaz.
    • The PAC primarily oversees the public expenditure and, in case of a suspicion of malpractice or corruption, the committee has the authority to investigate the matter and refer the issue to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
    • Shehbaz’s nomination was unanimously supported after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came into power. 

    Pakistan beat India to qualify for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup final

    • Pakistan on Wednesday qualified for the final of ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 after beating India by three runs in the first semi final in Dhaka.
    • Pakistan — who were defending a total of 267 — restricted India to 264 for eight in 50 overs, as Pakistani bowlers displayed great control on nerves and outstanding death-overs skills.
    • Pakistan’s opponent in the Saturday’s final of ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup will be decided after the second semi final between Afghanistan and Bangladesh on Thursday.

  • Govt contemplating ban on WhatsApp, social media in government offices

    The federal government is reportedly contemplating imposing a complete ban on the use of social media by government servants during work hours.

    According to reports in the local media, this suggestion was put forth by the National Information Technology Board (NITB) officials during a meeting of National Assembly (NA) standing committee on Information and Technology.

    Reports stated that not only would the use of social media applications or pages including Facebook and Whatsapp be banned during the office timings but officials would also be barred from bringing storage devices-USBs- to the offices. This recommendation was put forth to address concerns related to data theft. Recently, a spate of leaked notifications from government offices has sparked anger in power circles.

    It has even led to the circulation of fake notifications on social media to discredit a particular governmental agency or official. The technology board has urged the government to act against this threat.

    The committee was informed that a new local social network, modeled on WhatsApp, would be introduced into government offices to streamline communications.

    E-offices will be established at every ministry, which will be interconnected.

    “Any official information would be shared on the server after prior approval of the federal authorities.”

    Moreso, it was recommended that government employees be barred from indulging in any part-time businesses.

    Meanwhile, the board also advised that a separate authority be set up to combat the spread of fake news across the country.

  • Ali Haider Zaidi wants ‘The Godfather’ director to make a movie on Sharif family

    Ali Haider Zaidi wants ‘The Godfather’ director to make a movie on Sharif family

    Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, sharing a video of Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif walking out of Heathrow Airport, expressed that Francis Ford Coppola who co-wrote and directed 1970s classic The Godfather should “do a film on the Sharif family of Pakistan.”

    It is pertinent to mention here that Francis Ford Coppola did not write The Godfather. While he co-wrote the script and directed the film, the film was based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel of the same name.

    The video shows the former prime minister walking out and hugging his son and the leader of the opposition, Shehbaz putting his best fashion front forward sporting a British bowler hat.

    Nawaz reached London yesterday in an air ambulance via Doha, accompanied by Shehbaz and personal physician Dr Adnan.

    The Godfather is an American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel of the same name. The film’s plot is centred on Don Vito Corleone who is the head a mafia family. Corleone decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael, a decision that puts the family in jeopardy.

  • Is Mahnoor Baloch working with Preity Zinta on an upcoming American sitcom?

    Is Mahnoor Baloch working with Preity Zinta on an upcoming American sitcom?

    Bollywood actor Priety Zinta, in a social media post, shared with her fans a picture from the first day of her new upcoming project: an American sitcom titled Fresh Off The Boat.

    The picture she posted along with the update was of her and another lady who upon the first look looks a lot like Pakistani actor Mahnoor Baloch.

    Initially, we thought that we’re the only ones who noticed the familiarity and couldn’t help but wonder if the two are actually working on a project together.

    However, it appears that some other users thought the same and even commented to ask whether that was actually Mahnoor or not. Priety clarified that the woman with her in the picture was actually the head of the makeup department and that her name is Cindy.

    So the matter is settled.

    Fresh Off The Boat is an American sitcom that revolves around the Huang family. The Taiwanese-American family constitute of Louis and Jessica, their children Eddie, Emery, and Evan, and Louis’s mother Jenny. According to reports, Preity along with comedian Vir Das will play an Indian couple, whose daughter attends school with Eddie. Priety will be making a guest appearance in some of the episodes.

  • VIDEO: BJP leader thrown out for disrupting Suri’s speech at Asia Pacific Summit

    VIDEO: BJP leader thrown out for disrupting Suri’s speech at Asia Pacific Summit

    Vijay Jolly, an Indian politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was escorted out by the security at the Asia Pacific Summit 2019 after he tried to disrupt the speech by Pakistan’s National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri.

    Deputy Speaker Suri was speaking about Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and Indian atrocities in Indian-held Kashmir at the summit in Cambodia when Jolly angrily got up from his seat and walked in front of the hall saying, “I want to protest.”

    Security officials quickly swung into action and grabbed Jolly. They then escorted him out of the summit as Suri continued with his speech.

    Suri highlighted the atrocities by India in Occupied Kashmir.