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  • ‘Can talk to TTP, not with thieves’: Imran Khan rules out possibility of talks with the govt

    ‘Can talk to TTP, not with thieves’: Imran Khan rules out possibility of talks with the govt

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan addressed his supporters on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court verdict declared Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the new chief minister of Punjab. He demanded immediate elections that should be free and fair. Khan ruled out any possibility of holding talks with the coalition government.

    ‘Can talk to the TTP and separatists but not with thieves’

    “I can talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the separatists of Balochistan and Sindh, but not with thieves,” said Khan while ruling out the possibility of holding talks with the coalition government.

    “Will you speak to someone who robs your home?” 

    ‘A new Election Commission should be formed’

    Once again, Khan expressed his complete lack of trust in the incumbent Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja. Khan accused the ECP of supporting former CM Punjab Hamza Shehbaz.

    “The Election Commission was involved and tried to defeat us in the by-polls.”

    Terming his party’s win in the Punjab by-elections a “miracle”, he said that despite the government’s attempts, his party managed to win because of the people.

    “First of all, Hamza was illegally imposed on us, and even when he was ordered by the top court to refrain from using any state machinery and administration for personal gains, he used all of the aforementioned to rig the elections.”

    He demanded that a new Election Commission should be formed.

    “Such an Election Commission should be formed that no political party should have an issue with it.”

    ‘Yeh jo bikay hain hamaray log, yeh bhi aik shirk hai’

    Khan said that those who defected from his party committed shirk.

    “Jab yeh apni naukri ko bachanay ke liye ghalat kaam kartay hain, gunnah kartay hain, yeh bhi aik shirk hai. Aap apnay zameer ko bechtay hain, laalach de kar jo aap ko khareedta hai, yeh jo bikay hain hamaray log bhairr baqriyon ki tarah, yeh bhi aik shirq hai kyun ke Allah Al-Haqq hai.”

    (Those who do wrong things to save their jobs commit sin, it is shirk [idolatry]. Those who sell their self-respect and themselves, it is also counted as shirk because Allah is Al-Haqq).

    Azadi March and Haqeeqi Azadi

    Khan recalled that when his party announced its “Azadi March” on May 25, the coalition government attacked the women, children, and families who came out to support PTI.

    “They tried to silence us.”

    “Today, I want to thank the Almighty that despite all the impediments, people came out to show support rather than staying at home out of fear,” adding that he is glad that the people of Pakistan have started becoming a nation now.

    ‘Free and fair elections should be held immediately‘

    Khan stressed that there is only one way forward and that is through immediately holding free and fair elections.

  • Asif Ali Zardari tests positive for Covid-19

    Asif Ali Zardari tests positive for Covid-19

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has tested positive for Covid-19.

    “He is fully vaccinated, boosted, isolating with mild symptoms and undergoing treatment,” tweeted Foreign Minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

    “We are praying for his swift recovery.”

    Bakhtawar Bhutto said that when her father landed in Dubai, his PCR test was positive.

    “His symptoms are mild – he is resting & isolating (Day 4) & will return when recovered,”

    “Thank u 4 your prayers & remind everyone to remain precautions,” she said.

    Asif Ali Zardari left for Dubai four days ago to celebrate his 67th birthday with his nine-month-old grandson, Mir Hakim Mahmood Choudhry.

    Zardari turned 67 on July 26.

  • Is BTS member Jimin dating actress Song Da Eun?

    Is BTS member Jimin dating actress Song Da Eun?

    Fresh off the rumour mill is that BTS member Jimin is dating South Korean actress Song Da Eun. In the past, other members of the K-pop group have been under the limelight over similar rumours. Kim Taehyung, aka V, was said to be in a relationship with Blackpink’s Jennie.

    Not only him but even Jungkook was speculated to be dating Blackpink’s Lisa. Every once in a while, the singers are linked to someone, and mostly all the rumours turn out to be nothing more than that. This is why the ARMY is not believing the latest speculations around Mochi and the Once Again actress.

    The rumours began after someone anonymously alleged that Jimin and Song Da Eun are in a relationship. It was based on the matching accessories they wore, coincidentally timed Instagram Stories, and even attending the same events at the same time. It caught the attention of several BTS ARMY members, but many of them don’t think it’s true.

    BTS has gained global popularity hence their fans, (BTS ARMY) were completely shocked and emotional when the news of the boy band taking a hiatus, and temporarily disbanding. Even though the ARMYs were left heartbroken, they were in complete support of the boys and even wanted to see them grow individually.

    BTS Members Real Names With Pictures and Age 2020

    RM

    RM (Rap Monster) aka Kim Namjoon, who is BTS‘ leader, already has a well-established career as a solo artist. While the singer has expressed that he would want to explore more, he did mention that he wanted a break from everything to get himself recharged. The singer is currently confirmed to be seen in the new episodes of “Run BTS.”

    Jungkook

    Next is Jungkook who is already in plans with American singer Charlie Puth for their collaboration in the song Left and Right, which will be released in Charlie’s upcoming album. Apart from this the singer, who has talked about him making a mixtape, is still in the process, so we can expect it to come out sooner or later.

    Jin

    Jin aka Kim Seokjin is the oldest BTS member who originally wanted to become an actor. He said, “The reason I wanted to become an actor is that I would learn and experience lots of different things depending on the roles I get. That’s the reason I wanted to be an actor, but I became an idol instead and experienced and learned even more than I could’ve ever imagined.” While the singer did say he wants to see something in that background he hasn’t mentioned any movies or series he’ll be working in

    Suga

    Suga’s plans are quite different from the rest of the group. The singer plans to make his hiatus completely productive and learn new things. Suga is planning to take English lessons, dancing lessons and even work on new genres of music. Suga does have songs like Agust D and D-2 to hit the internet. Apart from this, the singer has claimed that he’ll be releasing an album real soon.

    5. V

    V aka Kim Taehyung claims that he has a lot to do during the hiatus. The singer who has a past series background has been seen in series like Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and The Wooga Squad” in In the Soop: Friendship Trip reality show is hoped to return to the k-drama industry. The singer claimed, “I hope there comes a chance to show my music to the world, and not just music. I won’t be just resting or not doing anything [during the hiatus]. I’ll be trying to become someone that has a lot to show you.”

    6. Jimin

    Park Jimin who is the lead singer of the boy band is said to have his solo album online. While we along with the fans are waiting for it, he claimed at the FESTA dinner that he is still working on the album. He said, “I get it now that I’m working on my album. It’s different when you’re writing your music. After all, I want my music to convey a message to our fans.”

    7. J-Hope

    Unlike the other team members who are in the planning stage of their solo careers, J-hope aka Jung Hoseok has already made his move. The singer will be soon making a big entry at the Chicago-based Lollapalooza festival and also announced the same on his Instagram account. He penned down a note saying, “This is going to be my first performance at @lollapalooza, It’s a thrilling new challenge that I think will become a memorable chapter in my musical history! I’m gonna give you guys a great show. Get ready to get crazyyyyyy!”

  • ‘Is umar me pyaar nahi hota, do mature roles’: Noor Bukhari age shames Humayun Saeed?

    ‘Is umar me pyaar nahi hota, do mature roles’: Noor Bukhari age shames Humayun Saeed?

    Former actress Noor Bukhari recently watched actor Humayun Saeed’s latest movie London Nahi Jaunga at a cinema in UK and penned her honest views on social media.

    The much-anticipated Lollywood film was released on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha and its leading cast includes Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Kubra Khan and Vasay Chaudhry.

    In the movie, Saeed’s character Jamal goes to London to chase after Mehwish’s character in the film to bring her back to Pakistan as his bride.

    Taking to Instagram story section, Noor said that the “story is extremely weak.” She also took a jab at Humayun, believing he should be doing more mature roles. Bukhari added that, “Love doesn’t happens in this age.”

    The veteran actress however praised Kubra Khan for her acting skills as she wrote: “I love her she is so pretty and her acting”.

    Earlier this year when Humayun was roped in to play Dr Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana’s love interest in Season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown, Noor defended his casting.

    Senior actor and director Sakina Samo took to her twitter handle to condemn the choice of casting by the Netflix makers.

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    She suggested the name of Humsafar star Fawad Khan in place of Humayun.

    Noor Bukhari expresses strong disagreement with Sakina Samo's remarks on Humayun Saeed

    On the contrary former host and actor Noor disagreed with the Dobara diva. She stated that the Meray Paas Tum Ho star is the best choice for the film.

    Saeed will star alongside Australian actor Elizabeth Debicki who has been cast as Princess Diana.

  • Katrina Kaif’s stalker fan arrested for issuing death threats to her and Vicky Kaushal

    Katrina Kaif’s stalker fan arrested for issuing death threats to her and Vicky Kaushal

    The Mumbai Police today arrested a 25-year-old, struggling actor Mavinder Singh for giving death threats to actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal.

    Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal Get Death Threat By Struggling Actor

    According to the police, Singh was staying at different places across Santa Cruz in suburban Mumbai over the past three months. He had come to Mumbai from Lucknow to pursue a career in acting. He has studied till class 12, they added.

    For his expenses, Singh depended on his family, who used to send him money, the police said.

    The struggling actor, who has been stalking the Dhoom 3 star for a few months now, recently shifted to a lodge near Katrina’s home in the metropolis.

    On his Instagram bio, Singh wrote he is married to Katrina Kaif. Manvinder Singh would share edited photos and videos with Katrina on social media. He also has edited photos with other actors.

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    Kaif’s husband Vicky Kaushal filed a police complaint against Singh this morning. The accused was trolling Kaif on social media. In just five hours, the police arrested Singh from Malad. He will be produced in court tomorrow.

    Last year her dreamy destination wedding, Kaif posted a photo of the first sweet dish she prepared after her wedding on Instagram. She was holding a small bowl and captioned the image, “mene banaya.”

    The picture had a beautiful view in the background. She also added: “Chaunka chardhana,” hinting at a post-wedding ritual.

    A few minutes later, her husband and Vicky also took to his Instagram stories and posted a picture with the same sweet dish in his hand with the caption: “Best Halwa ever.”

    VicKat started dating in 2019 and they tied the knot on December 9. The private ceremony took place at the Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur. The three-day festivities included haldi, sangeet and wedding ceremonies. Around 120 guests were part of the heavily guarded gala that was also attended by filmmaker Kabir Khan, his wife Mini Mathur, actor Neha Dhupia and her husband Angad Bedi, among others.

    A few hours after the couple tied the knot on December 9, they took to their respective Instagram accounts and shared several pictures.

    On the work front, Katrina’s upcoming films include Tiger 3 and Phone Bhoot. While Vicky is currently working for his upcoming film Govinda Naam Mera, which is slated to be released in June 2022.

  • ‘Pakistan is not going to default’: Miftah Ismail

    ‘Pakistan is not going to default’: Miftah Ismail

    The pressure on the Pakistani rupee will “vanish” in a few weeks, according to Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, who also stated that Pakistan is not going to default.

    He predicted that dollar inflows into Pakistan will exceed dollar outflows soon, creating a “stable exchange rate”. Additionally, he said that within three months, imports will “organically” decline, and exports will soar as a result of the government’s impending strategic plan.

    “It’s no fun going to the world, to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to the Chinese, to the Saudis, asking for money,” said Miftah Ismail in an interview with Mosharraf Zaidi, CEO of advisory services firm Tabadlab.

    According to Miftah, the IMF loan influx will be completed within weeks.

    “The only thing is that from August 1 to August 15, the directors of the IMF are on vacation. That’s why the meeting is starting a little later than I’d prefer,” he added.

    The finance minister defended the government’s policy of limiting imports to stop the dollar from leaving the country during the discussion. “Nobody is happy with the surgery, but sometimes it’s necessary,” he added.

    Without mentioning the country, Miftah stated that Pakistani authorities had requested a “friendly country” to shore up foreign exchange reserves through dollar-denominated deposits but it turned down Islamabad’s request, saying the latter never returned the deposits.

    The friendly nation subsequently expressed interest in purchasing shares of publicly traded government-owned companies under a buyback arrangement, giving Islamabad the option — but not the obligation — to repurchase the same ownership at a 5 per cent higher price.

    In addition to stating that “there’s not even (a question of) price discovery,” the minister stated that the country “tried to help Pakistan and is giving a great deal”.

    =Earlier today, the Pakistani rupee again fell to a record low versus the US dollar. During intraday trading on Wednesday at 1:00pm, the US dollar reached Rs239.

  • Naran: One tourist allegedly murdered, others looted in robbery incident

    Naran: One tourist allegedly murdered, others looted in robbery incident

    A 74-year-old man was murdered in an alleged incident of robbery near Naran. The incident took place on July 24. A group of four people were staying in a camp near Saral Pass, which is a few kilometres away from Noori Top.

    A Facebook user named Faizan Sami posted about the incident in a group, The Karakoram Club.

    “I Faizan Sami, Asfandyar, Mudassir and uncle ( father in law of Mudassir) left for Ratti Gali from basil trek via saral pass,” the user wrote in a Facebook post.

    “Reached Saral pass about 6.30 pm on Sunday 24th of July 2022. we unpacked and set our camp over there. We had four local porters with horses. After dinner and relaxing we off to bed. We were sleeping in our tent at about 11.20 o clock and heard voices coming out. My uncle sat and asked them who it hearing this they start firing. uncle got shot we all started screaming. And came out they beat us with our hiking sticks. We were made to stand in a row outside,” added Faizan while narrating the horrific incident.

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    “They asked for money and other stuff. we told them it was in the bags two of them went inside the tent while one was guarding us. When they saw the dead body one of them came out and told the other one they all started moving towards the tent. We slowly moved towards the downside and then started running. And hid in stones, after 15 minutes one of our porters come shouting our names. We then showed up and the porter told us that they too were looted. We then went to the tent they took all the bags one bag with money and the drone camera was under my jacket so it was left. They took almost 70,000. We covered the dead body in a tent, packed it well and went outside in search of help. After 3 hours of trekking, we reached a village on Noori’s top side. Anar Gul named person helped us a lot. He sends men along with one porter to bring dead bodies. we stayed there till morning. He sends men after the police and jeep.”

    Talking to The Current, Faizan Sami said they heard noises around 11:15pm. His uncle shouted from the camp and asked, “Who are you?”

    After hearing the noise, the robbers resorted to aerial fire which resulted in the death of the 74-year-old man named Raja Muhammad Azam.

    The robbers made them sit 50 feet away from the camp. They asked them how many people were in the camp, and were told that they were a group of four people. Two of the robbers then went inside the camp to look for the fourth person and money.

    “When they went inside the camp, they panicked after looking at the dead body and they called their fellow robber inside the camp,” Faizan told The Current.

    After all of the robbers went inside, they took the opportunity to run away and they went “300 to 400 feet” away from the place to hide from them.

    When they came back after a while after the robbers had left, they saw the dead body lying there. They left the dead body behind and went to ask for help to bring the dead body to a nearby village.

    The FIR, a copy of which is available with The Current, was filed on July 25 in Naran. The police are still investigating the case.

  • Toyota to temporarily suspend production in Pakistan

    Toyota to temporarily suspend production in Pakistan

    The impact of the current economic crisis has reportedly forced Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) to halt production in Pakistan.

    In accordance with the information, Toyota IMC will reimburse clients who paid deposits for reservations since the business is unable to complete such orders.

    Toyota IMC previously cited restrictions on the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) approval of Letter of Credit (LCs) for the import of Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kits as one of the main causes of production interruption, which also resulted in a backlog of orders.

    Customers who are unable to wait for delayed deliveries will receive their advance payments back from Toyota IMC, and the company plans to disclose this by the end of the month.

    Fans are now speculating as to whether Toyota IMC intends to entirely cease operations in Pakistan in light of the recent situation.

    The issue might only last a short while because Toyota IMC will refund customers for purchases they have already placed, but it won’t cancel orders if the client accepts a delayed delivery of the vehicle and is willing to pay an extra amount to cover the exchange rate changes.

  • ‘PPP was offered to bring down PML-N with the help of PTI’: Hamid Mir

    ‘PPP was offered to bring down PML-N with the help of PTI’: Hamid Mir

    Senior journalist Hamid Mir revealed that last year, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was offered that along to give a tough time to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with the help of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after some backdoor meetings.

    Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’, Hamid Mir said, “The PPP knows the full truth. Last year, the PPP convinced the PML-N to bring a no-confidence motion. This is because last year in September/October, the PPP was contacted. I revealed in your show Shahzeb saab that Asif Ali Zardari was being contacted to leave Pakistan just like Nawaz Sharif left on medical grounds. However, Asif Ali Zardari refused to go abroad. This is where the story started and the PPP has never revealed who conveyed this message. One-on-one meetings were held with the PPP leadership.”

    Hamid Mir further revealed that some backchannel contacts were made between the PPP and PTI.

    “The PPP was told that it should bring down the PML-N with the help of the PTI. However, the PPP did not take any of this seriously. After this, there were some other developments. They learned that a formula was being formed to adjust PTI in Sindh and similarly the PPP in the federal government, and that election will be held in October 2022. However, an important appointment will take place in April 2022. When the party started probing the suggestions, it realised that this was a long process. During this time Kala Bagh Dam was also to be made, the 18 Amendment would be rolled back, and talks of having a Presidential system too came to the surface and that’s when PPP ki kanpaain tangna shuru hogai. [That’s when the PPP was alarmed].”

    “When the PPP realised this, they decided to contact Nawaz Sharif. Then Shehbaz Sharif saab was involved. And they were informed that before the elections, which were to be held in 0ctober 2022, the plan was to send the PML-N leadership to jail,” said Mir.

    “Both the PPP and PML-N never really told anyone that they were bringing in the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. They kept it a secret.”

  • FIR registered against Ranveer Singh for ‘vulgar photos’

    FIR registered against Ranveer Singh for ‘vulgar photos’

    Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh’s recent nude photo shoot has landed the actor in trouble. The Mumbai Police on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Singh after an application was filed against Singh for “hurting the sentiments of women” through his “vulgar” photos.

    On Monday, according to The Hindustan Times, an office-bearer of a non-governmental organisation called Shyam Mangaram Foundation sought the registration of an FIR against the Bollywood actor. The complainant stated the actor hurt the “sentiments” of women and insulted their modesty through his photographs.

    “Last week we saw many nude photographs were clicked in such a manner that any male or female will feel ashamed about it,” read the complaint.

    It was submitted at the Chembur police station and the complainant demanded the registration of a case against the Ram Leela actor under the Information Technology Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

    On Thursday, July 21, Paper Magazine posted an interview with the Bollywood star that featured some nude pictures. Singh has often attracted attention for his bold fashion choices, but discarding clothes altogether has put him under the spotlight.

    “It’s so easy for me to be physically naked, but in some of my performances, I’ve been damn f-ing naked. You can see my f-ing soul. How naked is that? That’s being actually naked. I can be naked in front of a thousand people, I don’t give a sh*t. It’s just that they get uncomfortable,” said Ranveer.

    Twitter reactions to Ranveer’s nude photoshoot

    Twitterati had befitting replies to Singh’s photoshoot.