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  • Arshad Nadeem secures fifth position at World Athletics Championship

    Arshad Nadeem secures fifth position at World Athletics Championship

    Pakistani Olympian Arshad Nadeem has secured fifth place in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States.

    Arshad Nadeem threw at a distance of 86.16 meters in the final, which was his best throw of the season. He reached the final on Friday by throwing at a distance of 81.71m during his group B qualifying round to finish ninth overall.

    Neeraj Chopra of India won the silver medal with a throw of 88.13 meters.

    Arshad finished fifth in the javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 and received wide acclaim back home for his achievement with little resources at his disposal.

  • Koffee With Karan: Deepika Padukone finds Fawad Khan’s eyes dreamy, Karan Johar seconds her

    Koffee With Karan: Deepika Padukone finds Fawad Khan’s eyes dreamy, Karan Johar seconds her

    A video from season 6 of Koffee With Karan is resurfacing on social media, in which Bollywood A-lister Deepika Padukone is praising Fawad Khan. After Karan Johar asked her who she thinks has the “dreamiest eyes” in the industry. The Ram Leela star responded: “Fawad Khan has the dreamiest eyes.”

    Karan too had given her answer one big nod of approval.

    Hindi Tv Show Koffee With Karan Season 6 - Full Cast and Crew

    Recently, another video of Deepika is being circulated on the web and it has the stunner going down on one knee for Khan at IIFA awards. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBsmS3o0qjc

    The video is from an award show and starts with Fawad trying to woo Deepika by reciting the lines ‘roop tera mastana, pyaar mera deewana, bhool koi hum se na ho jaaye‘ for her. Impressed with his gesture, Deepika then hugs Fawad and tells Karan Johar, who is also present on the stage, “he’s all mine for the next few minutes.” 

    Alia or Deepika, who will join Fawad on Karan's couch?

    She then goes down on one knee and Fawad is left blushing. While all this is happening, one can see Ranveer sitting in the audience with a weird expression on his face. 

    Earlier, Fawad too had expressed his desire of sharing screens with Deepika as he was quoted by Pinkvilla as saying: “I would be very excited to work with Deepika. It would be an amazing experience. I am very excited and enthusiastic about it. It would be the two right words to describe my feelings about our collaboration.”

    Padmaavat Turns 3: Ghoomar To Jauhar, 5 Scenes That Still Give Us Goosebumps | PressboltNews

    The two were supposed to do Padmaavat together as Fawad was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for Shahid Kappor’s role.

    The Zindagi Gulzar Hai alum recently confessed that he misses Bollywood.

    While in conversation with Indian journalist Anupama Chopra, he said: “If I lost a role, I was not good enough for it. I don’t think I was (out) because I was too pretty for it.” The host further asked if he missed working in Bollywood? The Khuda Kay Liye actor replied: “I do. I made some great friends there. Still keep in touch with them and yeah I miss that.”

    Khan might have starred in just three films in India but he is undeniably the hottest property that conquered Bollywood in a matter of two years. The movies that Fawad worked in were Khoobsurat (2014), Kapoor and Sons (2016), and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).

  • Will women ever be safe in Pakistan?

    Will women ever be safe in Pakistan?

    The World Economic Forum recently released the Global Gender Gap Report, 2022. Out of the 146 countries ranked on the index, Pakistan is at 145, doing slightly better than Afghanistan. The report gauges how immense the gender gap is in areas including education, economic participation, health, and political empowerment. Pakistan’s second-last position comes as no surprise, at least not for the women in the country.

    Earlier this week, a 21-year-old American woman, who is also a vlogger, was allegedly raped by her tour guide and his two accomplices in Dera Ghazi Khan. The woman revealed she knew the man [one of the culprits] for a long time and is hurt by the fact that he could do something like this. “I am deeply hurt by the fact that a friend I have known for such a long time was trying to portray a positive image of this beautiful country to foreign travellers, who seemed so trustworthy, could commit such a vile and horrific act,” she said. Then there was news of a van driver in Dera Ghazi Khan who raped a woman at Rajanpur wagon. Every day, someone somewhere in Pakistan gets raped, either by someone they know or a complete stranger. The women in Pakistan have said it over and over again about how unsafe they feel in this country, including in their homes, offices, and streets. You name it and you will come to know about a story of a woman being raped or sexually harassed. With all that is going on, when will this stop for the women living in the country? Will sanity ever prevail? Will they ever be safe? Will they ever get equality? Will justice and the right care be provided to them? What are our policymakers doing to make the lives of women in Pakistan better?

    A new committee against rape has been announced by the Law Ministry in an effort to combat the worrying increase in sexual violence cases across the nation. The special committee’s primary responsibility will be to aid sexual assault victims in getting legal representation, in addition to attempting to stop cases of rape against children. But the question remains: will this be enough? Women in Pakistan are yearning for the day when our society will learn to provide the strength where it is required and stand with the survivors of sexual assaults when no one will be frightened to talk about their horrific experiences and when no woman will be blamed for being a victim and survivor. But until that day arrives, we can all try to bridge the gap and make it better for the women in our country. The leaders and decision-makers can really try and make an effort to make Pakistan safe for women. It is time to stand up for the ones suffering. Home needs to be a safe place, workplaces need to be safe, our streets need to be safe, and our trains and other transportation means need to be safe for women.

    It has been a year since Noor Mukadam was brutally murdered by Zahir Jaffer in Islamabad. We hope that Noor finds justice. We hope that women who are killed in the name of so-called ‘honour’ find justice. We hope that men who commit crimes against women are caught and punished. We hope that our justice system does not betray are women constantly. We hope that women are allowed to study, work, marry of their own choice, stay unmarried if they wish to, and are able to live in a society that does not treat them like second-class citizens. Because enough is enough!

  • Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to appear before Supreme Court tomorrow: sources

    Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to appear before Supreme Court tomorrow: sources

    Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain will appear before the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (tomorrow) over the matter of his letter to Punjab Assembly (PA) Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari on the day of the Punjab Chief Minister (CM) election (July 22), sources have revealed according to Geo News.

    According to media reports, he has left for the capital.

    It is pertinent to mention that after reading Shujaat’s letter to the House, Mazari dismissed the 10 votes of PML-Q cast in favour of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, which led to his [Elahi] defeat in the CM election against Hamza Shehbaz.

    Following the election, a plea was filed by Elahi challenging Mazari’s ruling. On Saturday, the apex court heard it and said that incumbent CM Hamza Shehbaz will work as a trustee CM till Monday and adjourned the hearing.

    ‘Hamza Shehbaz will work as trustee CM till Monday’: Supreme Court

    In a plea filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi challenging Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari’s ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) has said that incumbent Chief Minister (CM) Hamza Shehbaz will work as a trustee CM till Monday and adjourned the hearing.

    The judges also remarked that the deputy speaker’s ruling appeared to be illegal. Earlier today, a three-bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial heard Elahi’s plea after last night’s Punjab CM election.

    The court has also made it clear that Hamza will work in accordance with the law and the Constitution until then. According to the top court, Hamza is not allowed to use his power as CM in any way that would benefit him personally.

    Outside the court, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PT) leader Farrukh Habib told reporters that the government’s side had no responses or credible arguments to present.

    He said the case has become very “simple and clear” and after today’s hearing, Elahi would be the “legal and constitutional” chief minister once the court verdict comes. He said Hamza is restored only as a “trustee” chief minister so that the province’s governance is not impacted and his oath today has been withheld.

    Earlier today, CJP directed Dost Mazari to appear before the court so that he could explain his position. However, he did not show up. Irfan Qadir, Mazari’s lawyer, asked the court for more time and said he wanted to submit a written response. The court granted him time till Monday.

    It is pertinent to mention that Elahi had the support of 10 PML-Q MPAs apart from PTI. However, a day before the CM Punjab election, a meeting took place between Shujaat and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, which turned the tables in Hamza’s favour. On the day of the election, Shujaat directed his MPAs to vote in favour of Hamza.

    However, the lawmakers cast votes in favour of Elahi but Mazari dismissed their votes. Later both PTI and PML-Q challenged Mazari’s ruling as they were of the view that it is unconstitutional.

    SC summons Punjab Deputy Speaker Mazari at 2pm on Elahi’s petition

    The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday summoned Punjab Assembly (PA) Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari at 2pm in connection with a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi challenging his ruling during the chief minister’s run-off election held on July 22.

    A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar, directed Mazari to submit the complete record of yesterday’s election to the court.

    Elahi’s counsel Barrister Ali Zafar informed the court that in the run-off election yesterday, Hamza secured 179 votes against his client’s 186.

    The SC’s opinion in the May order, Zafar said, states that the parliamentary party can give directions to lawmakers on whom to vote for, and the PML-Q’s parliamentary party decided to back Elahi, but despite that, Mazari dismissed 10 PML-Q votes.

    “They ignored the parliamentary party’s decision,” Zafar said.

    At this, the chief justice said that all the relevant parties — deputy speaker, chief minister, and Punjab attorney-general — should be issued notices so they can provide their version.

    “We wish to hear from the deputy speaker personally. Only the deputy speaker can tell us which paragraph he was referring to,” Justice Bandial said.

    Elahi files a petition against the deputy speaker’s ruling

    In his petition, Elahi requested the court to hold the deputy speaker’s ruling leading to Hamza’s re-election as “bogus and false”.

    “Hamza Shehbaz may kindly be declared disqualified as the Punjab chief minister/ member of the provincial assembly,” the petition read.

    It requested the court to declare the deputy speaker’s decision to discard the votes of 10 PML-Q lawmakers on grounds of Article 63-A of the Constitution as “unconstitutional”.

    What happened in Punjab on July 22?

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate Hamza Shehbaz on July 22 retained the post of the Punjab chief minister after a three-vote victory against the PTI’s candidate, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

    Dost Mazari, citing the Supreme Court’s opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution, rejected 10 votes cast by PML-Q members in favour of Elahi “against the party line”.

    As a result, Hamza received 179 votes, while Elahi, who was backed by the PTI, managed to bag 176 votes.

  • ‘Soft intervention’ by the Establishment due to political crisis: report

    ‘Soft intervention’ by the Establishment due to political crisis: report

    In an exclusive conversation with Geo News, senior journalist Ansar Abbasi revealed that the establishment is considering holding elections in October.

    “A soft intervention by the establishment between the government and the Opposition has raised the prospect of early talks and general elections in the country in October,” said Abbasi.

    In view of the current political and economic instability, the establishment is considering persuading the politicians for negotiations as in the past, but the final decision in this regard has to be taken by the politicians, said Abbasi on Geo News.

    Abbasi further said that after the unconditional intervention of the establishment between the government and the Opposition, talks between the political parties are likely to begin soon and the prospect of general elections in October is starting to look clear.

    DG ISPR has denied the news of an intervention: Kamran Khan

    However, senior journalist Kamran Khan tweeted that Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has denied the news of a ‘soft intervention’.

    “In a conversation with me, DG ISPR General Babar Iftikhar has strongly denied the news regarding the military leadership’s interest in any political issues, including initiating a political dialogue. He has requested that the media should refrain from such rumour-mongering,” tweeted Kamran Khan.

    Imran Khan ready for talks, likely to write a letter to President Alvi: Suhail Warraich

    Senior journalist Suhail Warraich revealed that in a meeting with PTI Chairman Imran Khan yesterday (July 22) along with senior journalist Mujib-ur-Rahman Shami, it was discussed that politicians should hold talks on three important issues.

    “Number one, elections, including election reforms. Number two, the economic agenda, and number three, the army chief’s appointment. These are the three things that should be discussed before the next elections. Imran Khan is ready for talks. There is a likelihood that he may write a letter to the president, who can then invite all parties for discussions.”

    Suhail Warraich further said that all stakeholders now feel that such discussions should be held between all political parties.

  • ‘Stole people’s mandate, thumb impressions taken on blank paper,’ PTI lashes out after Elahi’s defeat

    ‘Stole people’s mandate, thumb impressions taken on blank paper,’ PTI lashes out after Elahi’s defeat

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders lashed out at Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain for directing his Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) to vote for Hamza Shehbaz instead of his cousin and party leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in the run-off election for the Punjab chief minister.

    PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that Shujaat’s ability to make decisions is “limited due to his illness”, adding that his thumb impressions “were taken on a blank paper”.

    Talking to journalists, Chaudhry also took a jibe at Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Mazari, and said that Mazari stole the people’s mandate, adding that he violated the Constitution.

    He said that now the PTI has approached Supreme Court (SC) in this regard.

    About Zardari, Fawad said that Pakistan cannot bear the brunt of the “politics of Zardari”.

    Apart from Fawad, other PTI leaders also lashed out following yesterday’s defeat.

    Talking to Twitter, PTI leader Shafqat Mahmood termed Mazari’s ruling as “shameful denial of peoples verdict”.

    Meanwhile, Hammad Azhar said that Chaudhry Shujaat is the most dislikable figure among the masses.

    Shah Mahmood Qureshi was of the view that yesterday’s incident is “equivalent to suppressing the voice of the people”.

    It is pertinent to mention that Elahi had the support of 10 PML-Q MPAs apart from PTI. However, a day before the CM Punjab election, a meeting took place between Shujaat and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, which turned the tables in Hamza’s favour. On the day of the election, Shujaat directed his MPAs to vote in favour of Hamza.

    However, the lawmakers cast votes in favour of Elahi but Mazari dismissed their votes.

  • Polarising: Celebs react to Hamza Shehbaz’s victory

    Polarising: Celebs react to Hamza Shehbaz’s victory

    Hamza Shehbaz took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today (Saturday, July 23). Governor Punjab Baligh-ur-Rehman administered the oath at Governor House Lahore.

    Taking to Twitter, CM Punjab said he was grateful to God for his party’s success “once again”. He also thanked Asif Zardari, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and coalition partners “who played a key role in the strengthening of democracy in the country”.

    Hamza Shehbaz retained the office of CM Punjab by securing 179 votes in the run-off elections held yesterday (Friday, July 22). Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi secured 186 votes but 10 PML-Q votes were not counted by Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari because of Chaudhry Shujaat’s letter, which turned the tables in favour of Hamza Shehbaz. In the final tally, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi secured 176 votes.

    Taking to Twitter, CM Punjab said he was grateful to God for his party’s success “once again”. He also thanked Asif Zardari, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and coalition partners “who played a key role in the strengthening of democracy in the country”.

    Hamza Shehbaz retained the office of CM Punjab by securing 179 votes in the run-off elections held yesterday (Friday, July 22). Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi secured 186 votes but 10 PML-Q votes were not counted by Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari because of Chaudhry Shujaat’s letter, which turned the tables in favour of Hamza Shehbaz. In the final tally, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi secured 176 votes.

    Pakistani celebrities were quick to react on Hamza’s victory.

    Actress Aiman Khan termed it as a ‘sad day for Pakistan’, while expressing her disappointment.

    Actor-singer Farhan Saeed revealed that he is “shocked and disgusted” by the results.

    Senior actress Iffat Omar congratulated Maryam Nawaz and praised Asif Ali Zardari.

    Actor Bilal Qureshi stated that money won and the country lost.

  • ‘Shameful, hurtful, publicity ke liye’: Arisha Razi lashes out at photographers for leaking her private pictures

    ‘Shameful, hurtful, publicity ke liye’: Arisha Razi lashes out at photographers for leaking her private pictures

    Actor Arisha Razi Khan took to her official Instagram handle to post a screenshot of Studio86’s handle and addressed the matter of the breach of her privacy.

    Arisha Razi Khan Gets Nikkafied In An Intimate Ceremony! - Lens

    “As you guys may have already seen my viral Nikkah video, it was a very private event. It’s very shameful and hurtful that a company like Studio 86 has no sense of privacy. They uploaded these videos and pictures without my permission while they knew it was a private event.”

    She further warned her followers to be careful with bookings since “for the sake of publicity and a few followers”, they made her family moments viral. Adding a screen recording where the videographer had asked her whether he could share the video online or not, she revealed how they did it before her reply and assumed that the silence meant an affirmative response.

    Khan added that she might herself share these moments online when she wishes to but no one else had the right to do it without permission. Concluding her stories, she thanked everyone who sent her prayers and good wishes.

    In pictures: Arisha Razi Khan ties knot in simple nikkah ceremony

    Upon sharing her experience, a lot of her followers shared that they had a similar experience with the same team at multiple occasions. One even highlighted that the same page “leaked” actor Aiman Khan’s baby shower pictures.

    Studio86 also issued a statement following the backlash they had been receiving. According to the page, the two parties concerned signed a contract that said Studio86 “had all rights to share any material as per requirement.”

    In pictures: Arisha Razi Khan ties knot in simple nikkah ceremony

    They mentioned that Khan and her family had hired them on the condition that no video or picture will be shared for 3 months and then an extended period was requested. After the due period was over, they contacted her family and upon no answer, they eventually uploaded the video.

    Earlier in December 2021 the Chupke Chupke star confessed love for her boyfriend by posting a picture in which her boyfriend is holding her hand on a beach.

    Arisha was last seen in Chupke Chupke co-starring Ayeza Khan, Osman Khalid Butt and Aadi Khan.

  • ‘Family drama, Ekta Kapoor’: Pakistani Twitter makes memes amid political chaos

    ‘Family drama, Ekta Kapoor’: Pakistani Twitter makes memes amid political chaos

    Hamza Shehbaz Sharif was elected Chief Minister (CM) Punjab yesterday (Friday) after Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari rejected 10 Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) votes.

    Deputy Speaker Mazari said no PML-Q votes will be counted because of party head Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s letter.

    The crucial session faced a three-hour long delay with a day-long political drama. Amid the political chaos, Pakistani Twitter users could not stop making memes.

    Have a look at the tweets:

    https://twitter.com/apniISPdot/status/1550476777948168192

  • ‘Tumhare baap ka hai Lahore?’: Shazia Marri lashes out at Khan

    ‘Tumhare baap ka hai Lahore?’: Shazia Marri lashes out at Khan

    Federal Minister Shazia Atta Marri in a press conference lashed out at former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and said that the abusive culture that Khan has nurtured in Pakistan does not represent our values.

    Commenting on the criticism at Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari by Khan and his party leaders for visiting Lahore before the chief minister Punjab election, Marri said, “Tumhare baap ka nahi hai Lahore. Woh [Asif Ali Zardari] Pakistan kay kisi bhi hissay mein jaa saakte hain.” [Lahore is not owned by your father. He can visit any place in Pakistan.]

    “Will Asif Ali Zardari ask a person like Imran Khan whether he should visit Lahore or not to meet his political coalition partners?” questioned Marri.

    “This is a ridiculous reaction that we are witnessing. There is a way to talk. Imran Khan has made the public blind with his abusive narrative of disrespecting his opponents,” said Marri.

    “Imran Khan, apni hudood mein raho”: Maulana Fazl

    Jamat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan that he needs to stay within his limits.

    “Imran Khan, apni hudood main raho, Jamiat walay zinda hain.” [Imran Khan, stay in your limits, the people of JUI-F are alive.]

    “We will make it very difficult for the PTI supporters to come out and support you,” said Maulana.