WhatsApp has introduced a new privacy setting and invite system that will help users to decide who can add them to groups, Dawn reported.
According to the details, the tech giant Facebook in a statement said, “WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience. Today, we’re introducing a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups”.
With the new control features, users will have more control over the group messages they receive. The press release also said that these new privacy settings will begin rolling out to some users starting today and will be available worldwide in the coming days to those using the latest version of WhatsApp”.
How to enable new settings:
To enable them,
Go to settings in the app.
Tap account > privacy > groups
Select one of three options: ‘everyone’, ‘my contacts’, or ‘my contacts except’.
“The users will have three days to accept the invite before it expires,” the statement said.
Media Matters for Democracy Director Sadaf Khan welcomed the decision, saying: “Developing new ways to increase consumers’ control is a positive step.”
She also expressed the hope that WhatsApp will continue to empower consumers with tools that help them define their own information experience in “an active and informed manner”.
Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry doesn’t mince words when it comes to expressing his thoughts.
Recently, while responding to a tweet about the upcoming Bollywood historical saga Panipat, Fawad wrote on Twitter, “When idiots try to rewrite history under RSS influence this is minimum one should expect, agay agay dekheiye hota hai kiya…”
When idiots try to rewrite history under RSS influence this is minimum one should expect, agay agay deikheiye hota hai kiya….. https://t.co/IecnORvomx
Panipat which features Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the lead is directed by ace filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan, Swades, Jodha Akbar). The film reportedly depicts the story behind the Third Battle of Panipat, which was fought between the Maratha Empire and the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761.
While Arjun will be playing Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau, Dutt will essay the role of the Afghan ruler Abdali.
The film has not only irked Pakistanis for misrepresentation of Muslim rulers but according to The Print, the Embassy of Afghanistan has also expressed concerns to New Delhi and sought a meeting with the Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar to discuss the film.
The Afghans are critical of the way the former Afghan emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali has been portrayed in the period drama. Abdali is a revered figure in Afghanistan and is regarded as the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi also wrote to the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the matter, while the ex-Afghan ambassador to India tweeted directly to Dutt over the portrayal.
Dear @duttsanjay Ji: Historically, the Indian cinema has been extremely instrumental in strengthening the Indo-Afghan ties – I very much hope that the film “Panipat” has kept that fact in mind while dealing with this important episode of our shared history! https://t.co/8HKLei2ce1
Panipat is scheduled to hit the screens on December 6. The demolition of the Babri Masjid in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, took place on the same date in 1992.
Previously Ranveer Singh’s portrayal of Alauddin Khilji in last year’s Padmaavat left many historians aghast and irked the Muslims who felt that the great emperor was turned into a vile villain.
Fashion designer Ali Xeeshan, known for his eccentric and opulent wedding couture, tied the knot with a journalist named Myrah Khan on Sunday. The afternoon wedding which took place in Islamabad was an intimate affair with only close friends of the designer present.
Pictures from the event were widely shared on social media and the couple looked lovely in complementary outfits.
While the bride glowed in a blush pink and gold wedding outfit, the groom looked dapper in an off-white sherwani.
A video of the designer helping his wife fix her dupatta also went viral on social media.
The couple also took to the dance floor to celebrate their marriage.
Members of the fashion industry including models, stylists and makeup artists were in attendance at the intimate afternoon wedding ceremony.
Bollywood actor turned politician Sunny Deol, who was present at the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor expressed happiness at the historical event and hoped it will help in bringing peace between India and Pakistan.
Deol, upon his arrival back in India, spoke to a local channel and remarked, “It was a great occasion. I received a lot of love.”
“This is just the beginning. I hope things remain the same and we all live in love. This is the beginning of peace.”
When probed further, Deol said, “Log bohat pyaar kartay hain. This is a great initiative. And I hope things will continue like this.”
He concluded, “What’s the point of fighting, there should be love only.”
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Previously, while speaking to ANI, Deol had said, “It was a really nice visit. I hope that the corridor further helps in maintaining peace (between India and Pakistan). This was ours beginning towards it.”
The BJP MP was a part of the first official ‘jatha’ which attended the inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan. Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu also attended the event on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Kartarpur Sahib Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Indian Punjab’s Gurdaspur district.
Actor Fiza Ali has claimed that religious scholar/Ramzan show host/talk show host/PTI member of Parliament, Aamir Liaquat proposed to her in front of his first and second wife on different occasions.
Actor Fiza Ali is a model and a talk show host
In a recentpodcast with Entertainment Pakistan, Fiza claims that she had called Aamir and Tuba, his second wife, on her program and when they walked on the stage, she asked Tuba to stand next to her husband. Aamir then joked that Fiza could have been the one who was called on stage with him but now it was too late.
Aamir and his second wife Tuba
The first time he proposed to her was after she got divorced. He asked her to marry him in front of his first wife, Bushra and proposed in a “very nice manner…he wanted to get married to me in front of the world,” Fiza claims. Fiza was depressed during that time and ignored the proposal and then found out that he got married to Tuba.
Aamir and his first wife Bushra
When he asked her again in front of Tuba, he also “joked about it again and said it’s not too late to get married…Tuba has no problem with it”.
It was a historic day for Pakistan, India and their relations as the world witnessed the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor – an initiative that will allow 5,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit the second holiest place for their community on a daily basis without a visa.
The opening ceremony was performed on both sides of the border by Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Pakistan side and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian side.
Like the rest of the country, Pakistani celebs including Mehwish Hayat, Wasim Akram, Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed, took to social media to express their joy on this ‘corridor of peace’ and praised PM Khan and his government for taking this step and seeing this through.
The opening of the #KartarpurCorridorForPeace in time for Guru Nanak’s 550th Gurpurab is a real milestone. It’s a sign of true religious harmony & how open hearted Pakistanis are. All too often men build walls & not enough bridges .. #Kartarpur#Kartarpur2Khalistan2020
PM Khan’s cricket buddies Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar applauded him for this efforts.
Our PM just keeps knocking it out of the park! The opening of #KartarpurCorridor shows who we are as a nation & the direction our country is heading towards. There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Pakistan is a dignified country of peace.Welcome our Sikh brother & sisters
I welcome the Sikh brethren to Pakistan. #KartarpurCorridor is a road to peace & religious harmony. Beautiful scenes at the opening of corridor. I can see the priceless happiness on the faces. Special contribution of @ImranKhanPTI & @sherryontopp is highly appreciated. pic.twitter.com/RrKfok7oVB
Feeling so proud of my as we open the #KartarpurCorridor Let there be peace, tolerance, love and respect for all. @ImranKhanPTI Respect! This is Iqbal’s Pakistan ♥️
#KartarpurCorridor will be remembered in history as the unprecedented step initiated by Pakistan to promote regional peace and religious harmony.@imrankhanpti Thank you for showing us, and the world what a true leader is. #peacealways
Must commend the efforts of everyone involved in the successful inauguration of the #KartarpurCorridor. Indeed a proud moment for Pakistan and a much needed step towards greater inclusivity, regional peace and happier people
As the #KartarpurCorridor opens, #Pakistan has won my heart. What a win for diplomacy and a lesson for the subcontinent. Respect and tolerance for each other is the only message that should echo in the region. Congratulations Pakistan!
To many more corridors of peace & prosperity inshAllah ❤️❤️ #KartarpurCorridor Always always proud of my country & my prime minister @ImranKhanPTI To better days….
PM @ImranKhanPTI leading from the front. #KartarpurCorridor strengthens spiritual ties between Pakistan & the world’s Sikh community. In a world of hate & division, @ImranKhanPTI unites hearts.
Armeena Khan and Mehwish also took this moment to compare the Kartarpur Corridor Project to the Ayodha Judgement that was announced earlier in the day.
The #BabriMasjid verdict & the opening of the #KartarpurCorridor 2day hv shown how tolerant the 2 respective countries are towards minority religions.While we’re opening up to other faiths,our neighbours seem 2be suppressing them further. Why can’t the world see what is going on? pic.twitter.com/Re9bMwBieA
Every Saturday night, the hashtag Alif – a nod to Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly’s drama – begins to trend on Twitter, intriguing everyone. But that probably has more to do with Hamza Ali Abbasi’s star power on Twitter because if you look at the views and compare them to the views of rival drama, Meray Paas Tum Ho, you get a completely different picture.
While Alif in its essence is thought-provoking, layered and intense, the pace of the drama is killing interest and ultimately making it tiresome to watch.
The sixth episode shows Momin get rid of his ladylove Neha, played by Sadaf Kanwal after she continuously pushes him to cast her ‘friend’ in his next film. The breakup isn’t very pleasant and the two vow to get their revenge from each other. While I do commend Sadaf for doing an above-average job as far as her acting is concerned, her performance doesn’t match that of Hamza, who is giving this character all of him. Sadaf’s dialogue delivery is monotonous and sounds as if uss nay ratta maara hai – it is completely devoid of emotion.
Other than that, we are given another flashback to Momin’s childhood, when someone mentions Husn-e-Jahaan. To be very frank, I’m sick of watching these flashbacks because all Kubra does in them is cry, while the child Momin is borderline annoying.
On the other hand, Momina (Sajal Aly) is struggling with the death of her brother Jahangir. The entire family is broken after his death and the emotions shown by the actors are brilliantly raw and invoke sympathy in you.
While the rest of the episode was slow, it picked up in the last ten minutes with the interactions between Momin and Neha and Momina and her master (Saifee Hassan).
Oh and one thing: a message for the producers/director – that cut jump in one of the scenes was abrupt and highlighted lazy production. Not cool guys, we expect better.
The teaser for the next episode is catchy with the return of a previous character and Momin heading to Turkey to visit his grandfather.
Everyone on Twitter keeps praising Alif for its “great acting, storyline and powerful dialogues.” I do agree with the great acting and [somewhat] powerful dialogues bit, but I’m still waiting for a proper storyline to develop and become more engaging. Six episodes should be more than enough to get the ball rolling. No?
All the theories we all had after EP 12 have gone down the drain. No one thought “a few months later” Danish (Humayun Saeed) will be pining for his ex-wife Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) and putting his kid Rumi in boarding school. All everyone talked about was how it seemed obvious that Shehwar’s (Adnan Siddiqui) wife would come back and ruin Shehwar and Mehwish’s plan to get married for a happily every after.
Mehwish and Shehwar returning to Pakistan after spending a few months abroad
Wrong. Although Mehwish is looking super beautiful, and surprisingly more relaxed, in this episode, the do takey ka aadmi Shehwar is not interested in marrying the do take ki aurat. In a dialogue that’s bound to become popular Shehwar tells Mehwish that Shaadiyon mai divorce ho sakti hai lekin muhabbat mai divorce nahi hoti.
Mehwish has travelled all over Europe and has the travel glow
Danish on the other hand, has gotten a promotion and has become besties with Mateen sahib, the older guy who works with him and had cheated on his wife and lives in utter regret of that. Danish has put his son in boarding school and is called by the principal for a meeting. He is told that Rumi is a terrible student and in walks Hania (Hira Mani) who is Rumi’s teacher.
Hira Mani makes her entry in the drama as Rumi’s teacher
She complains to Danish about how terrible a student Rumi is and how he needs to take his kid out of school. Danish asks for one last chance and they agree.
In the end of the episode we see Danish meeting with Mateen sahib to tell him that he’s planning to become a very rich businessman. Mateen sahib tells him his sob story again (in some very pretty dialogues) and then has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital.
Danish and Mateen sahib’s heart to heart
Danish calls his daughter and finds out that surprise surprise, Hania is his best friend’s daughter and when she walks in the hospital, she and Danish find out her father has died.
Hania finds out her father has died
Ok so, what will happen next? Danish will have to marry Hania and find love again (and become a rich businessman because of course, he has to) and Mehwish will realize that Shehwar will never marry her and she will always be the side wali.
That’s it? Predictable and boring, here’s to hoping that this won’t happen although all the signs point to the fact that this is the most obvious route the drama will take.
Hira Mani is a good actress and did a good job portraying a daughter who has just lost her father. But she lacks expression and comes across as a rather boring figure. Earlier, in .a behind the scenes interview, she spoke about her role in the drama and said, “[my role is]In fact it’s very similar to how I am in my life, a soft hearted girl. H for Hira and H for Hania, you’ll like this character very much”.
She will really have to take her acting up a notch for her role to become a prominent one and to take the drama out of the boring path it is about to take.
Imran Raza Kazmi, the man behind several hit films including Janaan, Heer Maan Ja and Parchi tied the knot in an intimate event in Islamabad.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4mU0FbD8UQ/
Though the event was low-key, the producer’s close friends and stars Hareem Farooq, Osman Khalid Butt and Ali Rehman Khan were in attendance. And from the pictures and videos, it appears that they had a blast.
There are bound to be giggles when the gang reunites.
Selfies are a must.
And some portraits from the wedding photographer
We’re loving the chemistry between the bride and Hareem
Hareem looks gorgeous in an outfit by Mohsin Naveed Ranjha and makeup and hair by Faiza’s Salon
Who knew that the singing sensation Atif Aslam has a funny side to him?
In a recent video shared by Adnan Siddiqui, Atif made a guest appearance and we got a glimpse of the singer’s funny side and it left us laughing.
While updating his fans about his whereabouts, Adnan said that he has a surprise for them.
The camera then turns to Atif who says, “Adnan, aap bohot barey businessman hain. Aap nay iss 2 takkay ki flight kay liye, 50 million ki video bana di, [Adnan, you are a successful businessman, you made a video worth 50 million for a flight worth two pennies].”
The two start laughing and Adnan remarks, “Dekh rahe hain aap sab?”
Watch the video here:
The video shared by Adnan was shot while the two were killing time during transit at the Dubai Airport. Atif and Adnan are on their way to the United States of America.
The ‘Do takay ki larki‘ dialogue from the superhit Pakistani drama Meray Paas Tum Ho has gone viral, especially among social media users.
