Federal Minister for Religious and Minority Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has written a letter to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan asking to put a ban on the Aurat March.
Qadri, in a letter to the premier, wrote that March 8 should be observed as “International Hijaab Day” rather than Aurat March.
The federal minister further stated that no one should be permitted to mock Islamic rituals, values, or the wearing of Hijaab on Women’s Day by organising Aurat March or any other event.
It is pertinent to mention here that every year on March 8, the world observes “Women’s Day” while women activists and other organisations in Pakistan refer to this day as Aurat March.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman, taking to Twitter and sharing the letter from the federal minister to the PM Khan regarding the ban of Aurat March, questioned: “What will you prove by banning Aurat March?”
“International Women’s Day is named after women of all classes. International Women’s Day aims to raise awareness in the society against gender stereotypes and prejudices against women,” said the PPP leader.
وفاقی وزیربرائے مذہبی امور نورالحق قادری کا 8 مارچ کو عورت مارچ پر پابندی عائد کرنے متعلق وزیراعظم کو خط قابل تشویش ہے۔ وفاقی وزیر کی طرف سے اس طرح کی بات حیران کن ہے۔ 8 مارچ عالمی سطح پر عورتوں کا دن منایا جاتا ہے۔ آپ نہتی عورتوں کے مارچ پر پابندی لگا کر کیا کیا ثابت کرے گے؟1/3 pic.twitter.com/sy3LLxlHUd
A video clip from the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans is circulating on Twitter in which Wasim Akram can be seen going harsh on Babar Azam at the boundary line in the last over against Sultans where Karachi’s defeat was obvious.
Twitter users were disappointed to see the all-format captain of Pakistan being treated like this by Akram. Angry social media users schooled the former cricketer for this behaviour.
Was Wasim Akram going harsh on Babar Azam on the boundary line?If so then it’s totally wrong!You can’t do that to captain of national team. Did Babar chose squad of Karachi Kings?It is only Babar who’s performing for KK. Babar at the receiving end of anger is unjustified!#HBLPSL7pic.twitter.com/QEHJmU8YS8
Really disappointed to see All Format Captain of Pakistan @babarazam258 is being treated like this by Wasim Akram. He is our hero and world’s best player, win and lose is part of game but you cannot scold him like this!#KKvMS#BabarAzampic.twitter.com/IUZppN025G
This is just not acceptable… Why is he blaming him like that , if bowlers are not bowling the right lengths… Wasim Akram shouldn’t behave badly with Babar Azam…. Hurts #KKvsMS#BabarAzampic.twitter.com/eGpahdFnos
On Wednesday at the Gaddafi Stadium, Kings won the toss and opted to bat first. After the early loss of Babar, Sharjeel Khan and Joe Clarke added 72 runs for the second wicket. The team managed to set a decent total of 174 runs.
But Multan’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood’s partnership gave a strong start to the chase but by the time Shan (45 off 41) was dismissed by Mir Hamza in 15th over, the asking rate had climbed past 13 runs per over.
Rizwan (76 off 56) upped the game after Shan’s departure with five fours in a space of seven balls. But the skipper departed on Jordan’s counterattack.
It came down to 29 off the last 12 balls. Khushdil Shah played a series of sensational shots off Jordan as the experienced English bowler conceded 20 runs with Khushdil hitting two sixes and one four.
The match was finished by a magnificent strike by Rilee Rossouw over mid-wicket off the third ball of the final over bowled by Umaid as Sultans finished the match with three balls to spare. Sultans ended-up scoring 71 runs off the last 27 balls.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention here that this is a new PSL record by Karachi Kings. They’ve lost nine consecutive matches in the league. Eight this year and one last year. This is the longest losing streak of any team in the PSL. The previous one was eight matches between two editions by Lahore Qalandars.
On the morning show hosted by Nida Yasir, actor and singer Hadiqa Kiani opened up on topics ranging from her professional life to her personal life. The Raqeeb Se diva also opened up about her failed marriage with Syed Fareed Sarwary, a UK-based Afghan businessman.
During the interview, the host asked Hadiqa Kiani about her former husband, how she met him, and the reason for her divorce. “It was a completely arranged marriage,” the singer responded. “He was a 3D animator and used to make my videos in the 90s.”
“He fell in love with me,” she added. “One of our mutual friends helped him in sending a marriage proposal to my house. My family accepted the proposal since they were already looking for a proposal for me.”
“The major obstacle in my marriage was his mother,” the singer continued. “She had a problem with my music. We lived together for five and a half years and after that, we parted ways.”
“The biggest mistake I made was that when I was engaged to him I was not happy and satisfied with it, but during this time period he attempted suicide by eating pills, which changed my mind about it,” Kiani recalled.
The Dobara star then revealed that she later married an Afghani man who lived in United Kingdom to give her child a surname and to complete his paperwork.
Last year she took to her Instagram handle and posted a long note in which she appreciated the government’s new policy related to allow children of single mothers eligible to acquire CNIC without father’s information.
In a ruling, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) to issue Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) to a woman who didn’t know about her father’s whereabouts.
The Zindagi Gulzar Hai singer stated: “Only Allah knows the hardships a single mother faces in our country. Today I have been sent so many clips from my conversation with Sameena Peerzada regarding only the surface of those hard realities but today our country has taken one step forward. I am so grateful to the courageous men and women who fought to make this change. Let’s continue on the right path, let’s make a stronger and safer Pakistan.”
Hadiqa adopted her son Naad-E-Ali in 2005 from Edhi Foundation, and has raised her child as a single mother.
Rapper Kanye West has revealed a few modifications that will appear in his Instagram postings in the future. He has discovered that using all capitalised characters, as he’s been doing, gives the impression that he’s yelling.
He also admitted that sharing screen grabs might be disconcerting for people affected.
On Tuesday, the 44-year-old apologised in a fresh Instagram post. The Grammy-winning rapper had spent the previous few days ranting about Pete Davidson despite his growing affair with Kim Kardashian, including forbidding the Saturday Night Live comic from visiting his children and labeling him a “d***head.” Today, Kanye erased all pictures from his Instagram account and posted a fresh post with a change of heart, seemingly realising the consequences of his actions.
“I’ve learned that using all caps makes people feel like I’m screaming at them,” he penned. He further wrote, “I’m working on my communication. I can benefit from a team of creative professionals, organizers, mobilizers and community leaders. Thank everybody for supporting me.” He continued: “I know sharing screen shots was jarring and came off as harassing Kim. I take accountability.” Kanye’s statement comes amid claims that Kim contacted him about his rants potentially placing Pete in “danger.” The rapper shared screenshots allegedly from ‘Kim’s other phone,’ in which the reality star stated that Kanye was ‘creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will be all your fault,’ as per The Sun.
Kanye has erased all but two of his Instagram postings since then: a montage of heartwarming photographs of Kim and their four children from Kim’s recent Vogue shoot, and the cover of his next album Donda 2.
Meanwhile Kanye has called it quits with actress Julia Fox on Monday, after a whirlwind six-week romance and also spent time with his children North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm at Sunday Service and the Super Bowl.
Kim filed for divorce from Ye a year ago citing “irreconcilable differences.” The pair who share four children: North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm remained fairly amicable as co-parents in the initial wake of the split. Months down the line, however, Ye began making a bunch of grand declarations in a bid to reconcile his and Kim’s relationship, which included asking her to “run right back” to him onstage at a concert in December.
Following his unsuccessful attempts to win her back, Ye has recently called Kim out with a series of public statements which started around the time she was first linked to Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson in late October. In fact, Ye first expressed his disapproval of Kim’s new relationship in an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast in November, where he continually insisted that she’s “still [his] wife” and claimed he’d “never even seen” any of their divorce papers.
Ye publicly dissed Pete by name for the first time that same month. In his song “Eazy,” Ye raps: “God saved me from this crash / Just so I could beat Pete Davidson’s ass.” He seemingly went on to suggest that Pete should “thank” him for letting him “have” Kim in a song released just last week, titled “City of Gods.”
Things only got messier after Ye publicly shared a message he’d received from Pete. “[That’s] a promise. How you guys [go about] raising your kids is [your business] and not mine,” the message continues.
“I do [hope one] day I can meet them and [we can] all be friends,” it finishes. Ye, shared a photo of Pete and Machine Gun Kelly in Calvin Klein underwear from a memorable Instagram livestream in December — wrote in the caption: “NO YOU WILL NEVER MEET MY CHILDREN.”
Ye then shared a handful of other posts aimed at Pete, calling him “garbage” and “trash.” He even rehashed a false rumor that Pete once sent late rapper Mac Miller intimate photos of himself and Ariana Grande, in a bid to prevent them from getting back together.
Quetta Gladiators’ left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir has apologised for the offensive behaviour with Quetta’s batter Ben Cutting during the Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday.
In a video message posted on Instagram, Tanvir said: “This could have been avoided and what happened was not good,” he said, addressing the heated encounter between the two players last night.
Cutting punished Tanvir in the penultimate over as he smashed 27 runs by hitting four sixes, a single, and a double.
And then, Cutting showed an offensive hand gesture to Tanvir. This led to an argument between the two. The on-field umpire intervened and dispersed them.
But right in the next over, Naseem Shah bowled and Cutting smashed it but Tanvir was the third man, so he took the catch. After taking his catch, Tanvir also used the obscene hand gesture (showing his middle finger).
Shedding light on the history behind the aggression between the two players against each other, he said that this case has been going on since 2018.
It is pertinent to mention here that during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Tanvir had shown a finger gesture to Cutting after taking his wicket.
Tanvir, however, mentioned that he had apologised to Cutting back then.
“Last night, Cutting hit two sixes and showed the finger gesture,” he said, adding that then the two exchanged heated words and then “I also showed him the finger.”
Tanvir emphasised: “I repeat that this should not have happened, it could have been avoided.”
Bigg Boss might just be a show for the audience, but for people participating in it, it is a whole new world of opportunities and connections. Many contestants have found their true love and life partner in the show and many have also had good experiences when it comes to romancing.
Bigg Boss is a show all about drama and fights, however it also gives a chance for romance to bloom in the confines of the locked house.
Here’s a list of most loved and popular pairs of Asia’s biggest reality show.
Sidharth Shukla – Shehnaaz Gill (SidNaaz)
Probably the most loved and popular couples in the history of Bigg Boss, Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill maintained that they are just ‘good friend’s but the two allegedly dated after the show, until his untimely demise in September 2021.
Audience was always left awe-struck with their impeccable chemistry and cute fights. The bond continued to grow even more after the show ended.
They became the most adored couple on social media.
Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurana (AsiManshi)
Asim, the first runner-up of season 13, made his journey more memorable when he found his love in Punjab’s star-singer, Himanshi Khurana. Bigg Boss 13 looked like a matchmaking house with several prospective love stories, however only one managed to bloom officially.
Asim set his heart on Himanshi, the moment she entered the house. However, the lady was already dating someone else, but eventually realised she loved Riaz.
After she said yes, the lover boy even went down on his knees to propose marriage in one of the episodes. Fans lovingly nicknamed the couple Asimanshi. Post the show, the two starred together in many hit music videos like Kalla Sohna Nai, Khyaal Rakhya Kar, Dil Ko Maine Di Kasam and Afsos Karoge.
Tejasswi Prakash and Karan Kundra (TejRan)
Tejasswi and Karan’s relationship evolved over four months. They got close, shared their feelings for each other on camera. While there have been times when their relationship was called fake and a strategy to make a mark on the show, they have been going strong to date.
Tejasswi was seen standing for Karan on the show, whether it was the physical fight with co-contestants Pratik Sehajpal or heated argument with Jay Bhanushali.
Umar Riaz and Rashami Desai (UmRash)
A fresh pair that Bigg Boss fans shipped together this season have been #UmRash. During a Weekend Ka Vaar episode they admitted liking each other. The two took stands for each other during tasks.
They also danced together and used to share their bed. Fans have been wanting them to date each other ever since they partied together after season 13’s finale and made reels together.
The two stated on the show that they will get to know each other better after the show ends, and then see where their equation goes.
Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon (GauShal)
Kushal Tandon proposed to Gauahar Khan on Bigg Boss 7 and this boosted the viewers’ curiosity. Gauahar even walked out of the show as a mark of protest when the makers asked Kushal to quit after he got violent with another contestant, Andy.
Gauahar came back later and won BB 7. The ex-couple broke up later in 2017. Kushal took everyone by surprise when he announced that the couple fought over religious differences. The two worked together in Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 and even starred in Rahat Fateh Ali’s single Zaroori Tha.
Gauahar is now happily married to Zaid Darbar.
Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla (RubiNav)
The audacious couple dared to took their falling marriage on national television in a hope to survive their relation, Rubina and Abhinav mended their differences very diligently and always stood for each other during the show.
The two were appreciated for their bond.
Jasmin Bhasin and Aly Goni (JasLy)
Aly Goni entered Bigg Boss 14 for friend Jasmin Bhasin. Housemates and viewers could see sparks flying between the two but they kept denying being in love.
Soon, the two realised their love for each other as the duo was seen confessing their love for each other after Jasmin re-entered the house during the connection week.
Fans fondly address them as JasLy.
Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel (UpMa)
Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel fell in love inside the Bigg Boss house. They dated for three years after exiting the show. Upen even went ahead and proposed Karishma on national television in the reality show Nach Baliye.
The duo also judged MTV’s Love School. But life had other plans for them and the couple soon parted ways.
Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary (PriVika)
While Narula was head over heels in love with Yuvika from the start, she did not want to indulge in something like this on national television. Always keeping a dignified stance, she would keep a distance from him. And once she got eliminated, the audience was even shocked to see Prince becoming over-friendly with co-contestant Nora Fatehi. Guess, this relationship was meant for the real world.
After winning the show, Prince got back to Yuvika, and after months of wooing her, she finally reciprocated his feelings. Prince even made a heart-shaped roti for Yuvika. On 12 October 2018, they tied the knot in Mumbai.
Keith Sequeira and Rochelle(KeRo)
Miss India International (2012), Rochelle entered in Bigg Boss Season 9 where her now husband, actor and model Keith Sequeira was also a contestant. They started dating each other few months before entering BB’s house and their love deepened more after they entered BB’s house.
They made their love official and got married in 2018.
Special Mention:
Veena Malik andAshmit Patel(AshNa)
During their time in the house, the couple got quite close to each other and Veena even admitted to washing his undergarments and cooking for him on Bigg Boss 4. Their camaraderie sparked media frenzy in media, transnationally.
Paras Chabbra and Mahira Sharma(PaHira)
The two maintained that they are only good friends on the show as Paras was committed to actress Akanksha Puri. However he confessed on the show that he wants to leave Akanksha and be with Mahira. They allegedly started dating after the show and do most of their work opposite each other.
Eijaz Khan and Pavitra Punia(PaviJaz)
Pavitra Punia and Eijaz Khan’s love-hate relationship in the BB house culminated into love after Eijaz realised that he has feelings for the actress. At first, Pavitra was a little apprehensive about saying yes to Eijaz but after getting evicted, she came back to meet Eijaz during the family week where Eijaz confessed his love for her. They had intense fights and were also seen having mushy moments on the show. The couple is together after getting out of the house and are also seen indulging in social media PDA.
Tanishaa Mukherjee and Armaan Kohli(TanMan)
The two met on the show and were always seen together. During their stay in the show, the fans witnessed their chemistry and even saw them getting intimate quite many times. However, they separated some time after Bigg Boss got over. Many people went on to believe that Tanishaa would go on to marry Armaan, but things did not go as planned and the pair went on social media to share the details of their separation.
Gautam Gulati and Sonali Raut (GauNaali)
The two were amongst the youngest contestants on the show and sparked chemistry during the initial weeks of the show. Gautam flirted with her and she reciprocated in her own style.
The two never dated each other but performed together on the show and were liked together by the audiences during season 8.
Digital Influencer Rida Amjad, has taken to social media to publicly speak about her bad experience with actor Ahad Raza Mir and vlogger Shahveer Jafri.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0rUM5X5eA0
Sinf-e-Aahan fame actor Dananeer can also been seen sitting with them and engaging in a conversation about PSL.
Rida said that she was insulted and mocked by the stars at during their meeting. She feels that sitting on that table with them was the worst decision of hers.
“God these so called celebrities are full of arrogance, unable to give respect to anyone.”
She even described Ahad’s personality after meeting him with unpleasant words. She felt that the Aangan star was highly disrespectful with her and that made the encounter very awkward.
Quetta Gladiators’ pacer Sohail Tanvir and Peshawar Zalmi’s Ben Cutting have both been fined 15 per cent of their match fees for breaching a Level 1 offence of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Code of Conduct. They both indulged in a verbal spat during the PSL seven’s 22nd match on Tuesday.
Both players were found to have violated Article 2.6 of the HBL PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during a PSL Match”.
The incident involving Cutting happened in the penultimate over of Zalmi’s innings when the batter, after hitting the bowler for a third consecutive six, made inappropriate gestures using his fingers.
Both Cutting and Sohail pleaded guilty to the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed to be imposed by Ali Naqvi and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing. The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Michael Gough and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Asif Yaqoob and fourth umpire Waleed Yaqoob.
All first-time offences of Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official warning and/or imposition of a fine of up to 25 per cent of the applicable match fee.
Earlier, Quetta’s Jason Roy and Karachi Kings’ Imad Wasim have also been fined for breaching PSL’s Code of Conduct.
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing and the police arrested Daily Jinnah and Online news agency Editor Mohsin Jamil Baig on Wednesday.
According to details, the FIA Cybercrime wing raided the journalist’s house in the federal capital along with the police and took him into custody, confirmed Baig’s son.
Baig’s son told Geo News that FIA officials in plainclothes came to the house earlier today and arrested his father.
“Initially, we thought that they (FIA personnel) are thieves and opened fire in the air but later they introduce themselves as law enforcers. We also asked them to show arrest warrants but they didn’t have any. Meanwhile, a police party also came to our house.”
It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued a show-cause notice to News Onefor airing “derogatory/demeaning remarks” about federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed “without any editorial check” in a programme, ‘G for Gharidah’. Baig was part of the panelists on the show.
The panelists were discussing the premier’s awarding of certificates to the top ten ministries over their performance in which Saeed’s ministry was awarded the first rank.
Baig is blamed for initiating a debate on a television show with obscene references towards Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and Murad Saeed.
Anchorperson Gharida Farooqi asked the panelists on her show: “The Prime Minister seems satisfied with Murad Saeed. He is in the top position, what could be the reason?”
Analyst Mohsin Baig responded, “The reason [for Murad Saeed being at the top place] is written in Reham Khan’s book. I don’t really know about the projects.”
Meanwhile, it is being reported that Mohsin Baig was arrested after Murad Saeed filed a complaint against him.
According to an FIA source, Moshin Baig was arrested after @MuradSaeedPTI filed a complaint against him.
Renowned journalist Hamid Mir shared pictures of Baig’s house in the morning when the police and FIA officials surrounded his home in Islamabad, adding that Baig’s “arrest is a sign of weakness not strength of @ImranKhanPTI”.
Police commandos are standing outside the house of journalist Mohsin Baig in Islamabad.He was arrested this morning,now police want to enter in his house for search. Lady police is also there. Son of Mohsin Baig is injured and police want to arrest him for resisting against FIA. pic.twitter.com/CJXRtK1M4z
Journalist Hamza Salam tweeted, “Without any warrants or due cause, former PTI supporter #MohsinBaig has been arrested by FIA Cyber Crime reflecting the panic of the government in the wake of criticism.”
Without any warrants or due cause, former PTI supporter #MohsinBaig has been arrested by FIA Cyber Crime reflecting the panic of the government in the wake of criticism.
First News One was banned, then Sabir Mehmood Hashmi was kidnapped, it seems some truths have struck a chord. pic.twitter.com/V6hlorexnU
Journalist Munizae Jahangir said, “We condemn the government for using law enforcement agencies to attack journalists in this manner.”
Shocking news today, things are getting from bad to worse for the media in Pakistan. #mohsinbaig must be released and we condemn the government for using law enforcement agencies to attack journalists in this manner. https://t.co/xzRdF0CWN1
Islamabad United’s opening batter Alex Hales early Tuesday opted out of the ongoing seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), with fans claiming they know the “actual” reason behind it.
The team’s management, confirming the news, said that the star batter has decided to withdraw due to personal reasons, but Twitterati think that there must be some other reason behind it.
Soon after the news broke, Hales took to his Instagram story and confirmed that the Covid-19 bubbles had taken a toll on him, therefore, he could not continue.
“To all the Islamabad and [PSL] fans, I am extremely sorry to have to leave the tournament early. Unfortunately the last four months away from home in Covid bubbles has taken a considerable toll on me,” he said.
“I would like to thank everyone at Islamabad for understanding and respecting my position,” Hales said.
However, Twitter did not seem to buy it, as they claimed the player had bagged an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and was ditching it due to that.
Alex hales aya PSL khelnay aur IPL ka contract le ker chala gya
