It’s raining films. Three news films – Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, Money Back Guaranteeand now Dum Mastam – have been announced just this week for 2020.
Adnan Siddiqui, who is currently creating waves with his latest drama Meray Paas Tum Ho, took to social media to announce the film, it’s cast, writer, director and that his production house, Cereal Entertainment will be producing the film.
Dum Mastam, which is a rom-com, starres Imran Ashraf, Amar Khan and social media sensation Momin Saqib. Amar has penned the script of the film while Superstar director Ehteshamuddin will be directing the film.
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Imran also shared the news on his Instagram account as did Amar. Amar wrote that her “years-long dream” is finally coming true.
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Meanwhile, Humayun Saeed congratulated Imran on signing his first film and wished him success and luck.
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Moreso, in case you missed it back then, The Current shot a fun video with Momin in which he showcased his brilliant comic skills. You don’t want to miss this one.
Former captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team Wasim Akram, on the 10th anniversary of his late wife Huma Mufti Akram, penned an emotional note in her memory.
Sharing a collage of their two sons, Tahmoor (23) and Akbar (19), Akram wrote on Instagram, “You will never be forgotten, you gave me the biggest gifts of all and they continue to grow and carry on your spirit.”
“Gone but never forgotten, you are always in our hearts,” wrote the 53-year-old former cricketer.
We’re not crying, you are.
Huma Mufti was Wasim’s first wife. The two tied the knot in 1995 and were married for fifteen years before Huma’s untimely death in October 2009. She died of multiple organ failure at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. They had two sons together.
In August 2013, Akram got married to Shaniera Thompson, whom he had met on a visit to Melbourne in 2011 while participating in a Poker tournament at Crown Casino. Wasim and Shaniera, who are one of the country’s leading power couples, have a daughter, Aiyla together.
The state-owned postal service, Pakistan Post, has awarded the contract for running its Centralised Software System at a high cost of Rs130 million per annum — almost double than the actual cost — to a single bidder, The Express Tribune reported.
According to reports, the postal service has rejected offers of several other IT firms, including that of an old service provider that ran a similar project at a cost of Rs70 million per annum for seven years till 2018.
The move, reports said, will result in a loss of around Rs100-120 million to the national exchequer over the next two years.
IT experts, familiar with the services provided by Pakistan Post, have said that the competitive bid should not exceed Rs80 million in any case and it was higher by Rs50 million per year.
According to reports, the rest of the technical bids were deliberately rejected to avoid price comparison and allow the remaining one technically qualified bidder to demand the amount as it liked.
Furthermore, established IT players with more experience of running similar projects have complained that the contract was awarded to a new and unknown entrant called AIMS without any proper comparison of experience.
The rest of the IT firms were of the view that if the tender was floated again and was fairly evaluated, a maximum cost of close to Rs80 million would have to be borne, and it would have saved the national exchequer around Rs100 million over the two-year validity period of the contract.
The recent video of a TikToker Hareem Shah at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has stirred a major controversy. While we all wonder how she managed to enter the office, many people do not know who this famous TikToker is.
For those who are completely in the dark, TikTok is a social media video app for creating and sharing short lip-sync, comedy, and music videos.
Hareem is one of the app’s most famous users withmore than a million followers. She mostly makes videos with her friend Sandal Khattak. Other than that, details of Hareem’s private life are tightly under wraps and she refuses to share any details about it.
What’s interesting is that the Tiktoker has made videos with a plethora of famous personalities including Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan, Moammar Rana, Iftikhar Thakur, Fiza Ali and Abdul Razaaq.
Speaking about the MoFA on a morning show, Hareem said that she entered the office like a normal visitor after a complete security check and doesn’t understand why people are overreacting to her video.
According to latest reports, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken notice of the video and an investigation is underway.
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa met business tycoons “with his permission”.
Speaking to senior journalists and analysts in Islamabad on Wednesday, the premier acknowledged that inflation and unemployment remain a big problem that his government is trying to resolve.
“Where there is no rule of law people gravitate towards power. The army chief asked for my permission to meet the businessmen and I saw no harm in it,” journalist Amber Rahim Shamsi quoted him as saying.
On the army chief meeting with businessmen: “Where there is no rule of law people gravitate towards power. The army chief asked for my permission to meet the businessmen and I saw no harm in it.”
Earlier this month, a delegation of at least 20 businessmen, comprising heads of Pakistan’s leading business houses, had met the army chief to convey their serious concerns about the country’s stagnating economy.
Complaining to him of the government’s tepid response to the debilitating situation facing the drivers of the economy, they had said the government did not go beyond verbal assurances and that its words did not match its actions.
As Wednesday’s meeting continued, PM Imran also categorically said that he will not resign under pressure. He made the statement in response to Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s forthcoming ‘Azadi March’.
Fazl, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, has threatened to block Islamabad with his anti-government protest starting October 31. The march, which is expected to have hundreds of thousands of participants — mainly religious hardliners from the JUI-F — are expected to enter Islamabad on October 31.
Ever since the teasers of Ahad Raza Mir, Sajal Aly and Adnan Siddiqui’s upcoming drama Ye Dil Mera debuted, they’ve created a stir and dominated headlines. The initial teasers had received immense criticism for romanticising workplace harassment so much so, that the writer Farhat Ishtiaq had to defend the drama on social media (Read full story on that here).
Nonetheless, Sahad fans are excited to see the return of their favourite couple and Ye Dil Mera is set to air on Wednesdays starting October 30.
Following the announcement, Hum TV shared five more teasers of the drama, two of which are terrifyingly dark. While the first of the latest teasers show Ahad and Sajal in a professional environment, the other three teasers are dark and show the two battle with their respective demons. It appears that Adnan Siddiqui will be playing Sajal’s father in the drama.
Hum TV also revealed that the drama will be a “tale of love and revenge.”
Ye Dil Mera has been directed by Ahson Talish of Suno Chanda fame and written by Farhat Ishtiaq.
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been quoted as telling Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman that “there is no possibility of a minus-Imran concept”.
In an “important” meeting held between the army chief and Fazl ahead of the latter’s Azadi March, a journalist affiliated with a private media outlet quoted the COAS as saying that he stood by the constitution and democracy.
“We have been doing what the constitution asks for,” the army chief reportedly said.
Gen Bajwa reminded Fazl that he was a responsible political leader and must be aware that the regional situation is critical. “The situation on the border with India is volatile due to the Kashmir crisis and Afghanistan’s situation is also a source of trouble.”
The army chief reportedly also referred to Iran-Saudi Arabia affairs and told the JUI-F chief that it was not an appropriate time for staging the protest since the economy had been brought on the right track after herculean efforts within the country and abroad.
The COAS made it clear that they wouldn’t permit destabilisation at this moment, the anchor claimed. “He [Imran Khan] is a constitutional prime minister (PM) and neither I nor you can minus him,” he quoted Gen Bajwa as saying.
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The anchor, who further claimed that Fazl’s meeting with the COAS was “common knowledge” and was held a few days ago, was also among the media persons who called on the premier in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Speaking to senior journalists during the meeting, PM Imran had said that he wouldn’t resign under pressure from Fazl.
The JUI-F chief has threatened to block the federal capital with his protest against the “illegitimate” government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). His Azadi March, which is expected to have hundreds of thousands of participants — mainly religious hardliners from the JUI-F — is expected to enter Islamabad on October 31.
Former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram is making his acting debut and will be sharing the screen with none other than national heartthrob Fawad Khan.
According to a report in Gulf News, the two will feature in ad filmmaker and sitcom director Faisal Qureshi’s upcoming film titled Money Back Guarantee (MBG). Qureshi will be directing and scripting the film and will also act in it. Qureshi and Akram have previously worked together on a number of TV commercials.
Akram will have a small but integral role in the film — he plays nemesis to Fawad Khan’s hero. A bank robbery is also part of the plot.
Apart from them, the film has a star-studded cast which includes the likes of Mikaal Zulfiqar, Gohar Rasheed, Kiran Malik, Jan Rambo and Mani.
Wasim’s wife Shaniera will also be making a guest appearance while the makers are trying to also get Mahira Khan to be part of the project.
The report further revealed that the film’s genre will be a satirical comedy and will tickle your funnybones.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in November, in Karachi, and the sets for it are currently being designed. The second spell of the film will be in Thailand.
The film which is scheduled to release in 2020 will be co-produced by Zashko Entertainment (Canada).
Meanwhile, this is not the first time Wasim and Fawad will be sharing the screen. The two were previously part of a Mobilink Jazz commercial. Watch it here:
Kamyab Jawan Programme launched by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan last week is offering soft loans to the unemployed youth of the country for business and other self-employment opportunities.
It is expected that over 52% of the Pakistanis can benefit directly through the Programme. 25 % of loans will be provided to young women entrepreneurs for starting small businesses. The government aims to facilitate over one million youngsters in the country with this programme.
Here is who can apply for the loan:
Kamyab Jawan Programme is only for the resident of Pakistan and the minimum age for the applicants under this scheme is 21 years at the time of application submission.
It may lessen to 18 years in case of applicants applying for IT or e-commerce related businesses. The maximum age limit is 45 years at the time of application submission.
There is no general requirement of minimum educational qualification. However, in case of businesses which compulsorily require certain qualification, diplomas or licenses.
Persons employed in private jobs, startups, as well as existing micro and small business enterprises, can also apply for loans.
More than one person of the same family can apply for this loan individually and independently, however, a single person can only avail one loan at a time.
Anyone guaranteeing a loan for another person cannot himself apply for a loan under this scheme.
Applicant’s Husband/Wife/Father/Brother/ Son/ Daughter/ Son in law/ daughter in law/Father in law/Mother in Law cannot become his/her guarantor for the loan. A person can be the guarantee only for one loan/applicant.
How to apply?
To apply for this programme, all you need to do is visit the official website of “kamyabjawan.gov.pk” and apply for the loan.
You cannot download the form so you have to apply online.
You will have to give your basic information with your CNIC number, a selected bank and the nearest branch to your given address will be automatically selected.
You will receive a message on your given contact number with confirmation of application submission and details of your selected bank and assigned branch.
In a rare social media interaction, Meesha Shafi slammed those criticising director Jami and the #MeToo movement in Pakistan.
Taking to Twitter, Meesha said that she feels sorry for those who will believe everything except the victim and extended her support for Jami, who in an explosive social media post Sunday night revealed that he had been raped by a powerful media magnate.
That’s all the pain you’re willing to take. That’s all the effort you’re ready to make. You’re gluttons feeding on too many lies and then vomiting bile that smells of fake.
And when you sit long enough on a pile of shit, Guess what? You start smelling like it.
When we’re all trapped in our vile quagmire of filth, Who do these truth tellers think they are? Let’s mob them, rob them and eat them for dinner, Lose whatever morals we have, let’s become even thinner. @jamiazaad I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. Always.
Meesha also addressed her own harassment case and explained why her petition was rejected by the Lahore High Court.
Ok I’m going to tell one person, with patience and compassion.
The law has loopholes which imply anyone who is harassed by anyone other than their employer can’t be helped. So I’m told, there r no avenues available 4 a self employed woman to seek accountability/justice. https://t.co/WCs7xh4ZBH
Since I have first hand experience in this area, let me correct you there:
When you speak an uncomfortable truth and expose powerful people for their predatory behavior, this is the currency you get replies in. Wonderful. Amazing times ahead for the children of tomorrow. https://t.co/vudf9FxToe
