On July 19, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s entrepreneur husband Raj Kundra was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly producing and distributing pornographic films through mobile apps.
The Mumbai Crime Branch continues to investigate the adult film racket case that has come to the surface. Indian media has reported that the Baazigar diva broke down and shouted at the businessman asking him: “What was the need to do all this, we have everything, what was the need to do all this?” during the raid at their residence.
Shilpa shouted at Kundra when he was brought to their home in Mumbai by the police for the first time since his arrest. “We have everything, what was the need to do all this?”
The Hungama 2 star added that the “family’s reputation was ruined”, their endorsements in the industry were being cancelled, and that she had to give up many projects.
Mumbai Police confirmed that a case was filed in February 2021 and Raj Kundra was the “key conspirator” in the complaint.
On the work front, Danish is currently featuring in Ishq Hai co-starring Minal Khan whereas Ayeza will be seen next in Laapata opposite Ali Rehman Khan and Sarah Khan.
Actress Mawra Hocane travelled to India in 2015 to shoot her romantic movie Sanam Teri Kasam opposite Harshvardhan Rane. The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2 actor met and partied with multiple Bollywood personalities.
Mawra and other Pakistani stars was asked by the Indian authorities to leave India post the URI attacks in 2016.
She met Ranveer Singh in Manchester.
She also visited Rishi Kapoor in America while he was admitted at an hospital for being diagnosed with cancer.
On the work front, Mawra is currently shooting for Qissa Meherbano Ka opposite Ahsan Khan. Written by Fakhra Jabeen the drama is being directed by Iqbal Hussain and will go on air on HUM TV later this year.
In an interview with PBS Newshour, Judy Woodruff asked Prime Minister Imran Khan about Pakistan’s alleged military, intelligence, and financial support to Afghanistan.
PM Khan replied, “I find this extremely unfair.”
The premier added that when the Pakistani government decided to join the United States (US) war on terror, “we were devastated by that”. PM said that 70,000 Pakistanis died because of the US war in Afghanistan, even when “Pakistan had nothing to do with what happened” [in New York on September 11, 2001].
Al Qaeda was based in Afghanistan at the time, and “there were no militant Taliban in Pakistan,” he said, maintaining that Pakistan was not involved in the 9/11 attacks.
“We had nothing to do with it,” he repeated, regretting that the war in Afghanistan had resulted in a loss of $150 billion to Pakistan’s economy.
PM further added that the US “really messed it up in Afghanistan”.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan: “the U.S. has really messed it up in Afghanistan, you see first of all, they try to look for a military solution in Afghanistan when there never was one. ” @NewsHour tonight
Judy Woodruff asked PM Imran about claims of Taliban sanctuaries being present in Pakistan and a report about 10,000 fighters crossing the border to help the group in Afghanistan.
“Judy, for a start, this 10,000 Taliban — or as the Afghan government says, Jihadi fighters — have crossed over, is absolute nonsense. Why don’t they give us evidence of this?” asked PM Imran.
To a question about safe-havens, the premier questioned where the sanctuaries are located in Pakistan.
“Taliban are not some military outfit. They are normal civilians. If there are some civilians in these camps, how is Pakistan supposed to hunt these people down? How can you call them sanctuaries?” asked PM Imran.
“First of all, they tried to look for a military solution in Afghanistan when there was never one. And people like me, who know the history of Afghanistan and kept saying there isn’t a military solution, were called anti-American. I was called Taliban Khan,” said PM Imran.
The prime minister further added, “I don’t know what the objective was in Afghanistan, whether there was to have some nation-building, democracy or liberate the women. Whatever the cause was, the way they went about it was never going to be the solution.”
“When they finally decided there is no military solution, unfortunately, the bargaining power of the American or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces had gone,” said the premier.
more Prime Minister Imran Khan: “when they finally decided that there is no military solution, unfortunately, the bargaining power of the Americans or the NATO forces had gone…the Taliban thought they had won.”
“Once they had reduced the troops to barely 10,000 and when they gave the exit date, Taliban thought they had won,” said PM Imran. He added that it is difficult right now to ask the group to compromise or “force them” to take a political solution.
“It’s very difficult to force them into a political solution because they [Taliban] think that they won,” said PM Imran.
PM Khan further said, “Pakistan is hosting over three million Afghan refugees. And what we fear is that a protracted civil war would [bring] more refugees. And our economic situation is not such that we can have another influx.”
“Secondly, the worry is that the civil war will flow into Pakistan because Taliban are ethnic Pashtuns. Now there are more Pashtuns on our side of the border than Afghanistan. And so the worry is if this goes on, the Pashtuns on our side will be drawn into it and that is also the last thing we want,” said PM Imran.
Sajal Aly has spoken up on the Khadija Siddiqui’s stabbing case, as the Chup Raho actress took to her Instagram story to condemn the early release of her culprit Shah Hussain.
The O Rangreza diva believes that the authorities are needed to be reminded that the culprit’s crime was heinous and an early release doesn’t endorse the idea of a fair verdict.
Earlier this week, she used her social media influence to raise awareness on increasing crimes against women and its problematic impact on the society. The Yeh Dil Mera actress took to her Instagram stories to express her disappointment on the ongoing crises, primarily the Noor Mukadam case.
Dour actor Iffat Omar replied back to a netizen on her Instagram handle who trolled her for wearing sleeveless as she criticized the choice of fashion of fellow female celebrities at the Hum Style Awards, earlier this month.
Earlier a troll commented under a picture posted by the Aangan diva in which she is posing with Bushra Ansari, Saba Hameed, Samina Ahmed, Ayesha Omar, Arjumand Rahim and Angeline Malik. To which Iffat replied, “Obviously someone with no id and followers can’t utter shit like this.”
On July 27, actor Usman Mukhtar opened about the harassment he has faced at the hands of a fellow female artist whom he worked with in 2016. The Sabaat star’s female co-stars have extended support to him after his candid confessions.
Hashtag #StayStrongUsmanMukhtar became top Twitter trend in Pakistan as users reacted to Usman’s statement in which he detailed his ordeal. He also expressed disappointment over the indifference shown by the law enforcement agencies and their inaction on his complaint.
The actor wrote his story on Instagram and shared with his thousands of fans, without naming the woman whose chat was also part of his social media post.
Reacting to his post, actress Armeena Khan revealed that the same woman “attacked” her too, without elaborating further.
Superstar Mahira Khan also assured Usman of her support and wrote in the comments, “Behind you and with you”.
Including her, many others celebrities expressed their support for the Anaa fame actor.
His co-star and friend Kubra Khan turned to Instagram to wish the birthday boy and extend her support in this tough time.
He further thanked fans and people for supporting him and opened up about the fake statements by the other side as well. He has posted another screen shot with the case number.
Over the last few days, the news has been inundated with the different versions and revelations in relation to the murder of Noor Mukadam.
Here’s a list of the different versions of the same story.
1.Zahir Jaffer’s confession:
Reportedly, Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police also gathered video evidence of Noor being tortured by Zahir.
The accused made the confession during interrogation but has not given a reason for murdering Noor. Dawn, The Express Tribune, ARY News, Dunya have reported that Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the murder of Noor, confessed to killing her before the investigators during his interrogation. Sources said the prime suspect has repeatedly changed his reasoning for committing the brutal crime.
However, Geo News and Samaa have not reported on the confession yet.
2.CCTV footage of the incident:
All news outlets have confirmed that the Islamabad police have also found video evidence of him torturing Noor on his mobile phone, as well as CCTV footage of the incident.
3.Noor seeking driver’s help:
Only two media organisations reported the story of Noor seeking help from her driver while being held as a hostage at Zahir Jaffer’s house.
Noor Mukadam asked her driver to arrange Rs700,000 and bring it to the house of Zahir Jaffer, the main accused in her murder, Noor’s driver told Geo News.
The Express Tribune reported, the victim’s family reportedly informed the investigation team that Noor had instructed her driver to bring Rs700,000 to the accused’s house. However, the investigation team said no money has been recovered yet. A senior police officer added that there was no confirmation of the money being withdrawn from the victim’s account, from her home, or from any other relatives. However, Geo news says that the driver collected three lakh rupees from his own resources, friends, and acquaintances.
No other major news outlet has run this story.
4.Crime Scene:
All major news outlets reported that a guard at the house of Zahir Jaffer saw Noor Mukadam trying to escape as she jumped off the balcony. When she jumped off the balcony, she landed on the Air Conditioner Unit ( Condenser). Zahir too jumped off from the balcony and grabbed her. The guard tried to help her but Zahir grabbed her by her hair and took her back into her room and locked the door.
BBC Urdu reported that Noor jumped out of the ‘Roshandan‘ [a small window].
BBC Urdu, Dawn, and The Express Tribune added that Noor hid in the guard’s room after finding the gate locked, adding that later the accused broke into the room and dragged her back into the house.
Geo News did not report Noor hiding in the guard’s room.
5.Presence of friends:
Editor of The Nation Salman Masood, mentioned that Zahir brutally killed Noor and chopped off her head from the body while the Therapy Works team and a group of mutual friends tried to enter his room.
Dawn reported that the SSP Rehman further said her [Noor’s] friends reached the house of the accused, but he refused to let them enter, adding that he remained on the balcony, brandishing weapons and hurling abuses at them. One of the friends informed the girl’s father while another friend called the police.
However, as per Geo News, a neighbour had gone to the Kohsar Police station to inform them and not a friend. By the time the police reached, the team of Therapy Works had tied up Zahir.
6. When did Noor go to Zahir’s house:
Editor of The Nation Salman Masood and Geo News reported that Noor was detained for two days at Zahir’s house.
Other media outlets have not reported the duration of stay.
7. Reason for murder:
The reason for murder has yet not been confirmed.
However, Geo News reported that Zahir called his parents before the murder and told them that Noor has refused to marry him.
Meanwhile, ARY News reported that allegedly Zahir in his statement said that he killed Noor for cheating on him
Recent update on #JusticeForNoor case:
The parents of Zahir Zakir Jaffer — a key suspect in Noor Mukadam’s murder — on Tuesday moved a bail petition in a district and sessions court in Islamabad against their detention. Admitting the petition, the court issued a notice to the police and set July 30 as the date for the hearing.
In an interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour, Prime Minister Imran Khan clarified that his previous comments about rape were taken out of context.
“Anyone who commits rape, solely and solely that person is responsible. So let’s be clear about that. No matter how provocative the woman is or whatever she wears, the person who commits rape is fully responsible. Never is the victim responsible,” said PM Khan.
“The person who commits rape is fully responsible for the crime; the victim is never responsible” Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically states his thoughts on sexual crimes. He also claimed that his statement was taken out of context deliberately in an interview few weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/Ggki7p2sZM
“More than rape, there is child abuse [cases] which are going through the roof, so my comments were in that context,” said PM Khan.
The premier stated that he used the word “pardah”, adding that the word does not just mean clothes or is restricted to women only. He said that “pardah” is also for men and means to “bring down temptation in a society”.
“And I have to say because I know all the interviews I have given. Never would I say such a stupid thing where a person who is raped is somehow responsible. It is always the rapist that is responsible,” added the premier.
Woodruff also questioned the PM if he believes that in his country the importance of Islam complicates PM’s ability to take a stronger stand against violence against women.
“Absolutely not. Islam gives dignity [and] respect to women,” the PM responded to her question. He added that after traveling all over the world, he found that in Muslim countries, women are treated with more respect.
“In Pakistan, even in other Muslim countries I have seen, women [are] treated with far more respect and given more dignity,” said PM Khan.
The PM admitted that there are “odd cases” in relevance to the respect of women but he explained that such a situation was “everywhere in the world”.
“But you look at the situation in Pakistan even now, I mean look at the rape cases here, compared to Western countries, they are minuscule,” said the PM.
The premier accepted that there are problems in Pakistan and he linked them to “cultural problems”. He then went on to say that such cultural problems exist in every nation and are resolved with cultural evolution and the right education.
“As far as a woman’s dignity and respect goes, I can say after going all over the world, this [Pakistani] society gives more respect and dignity to women,” concluded PM Imran.
Last month, in an interview with “Axios on HBO” with Jonathan Swan, PM Khan had said that “if a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the men, unless they are robots”. His statement was heavily critised and he came under fire for his reaction to the rising cases of sexual violence in Pakistan.
Television host and actress Mathira has questioned the system after a goat has been gang-raped in Okara.
The Blind Love diva took to her Instagram story to express her take on the matter.
The Main Hoon Shahid Afridi star recently took to Instagram to empower women for their dressing choice as netizens have been criticizing certain actresses for their choice of clothes at the 5th Hum Style Awards.
The Raasta actress added that women should wear whatever they want and whatever clothes they feel happy wearing. She wrote further, “People sit at home and criticise others, They should do their job and not interfere in other people’s affairs.”
