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  • Praise for Imam-ul-Haq after he sets record in Pak-Aus Test match

    Praise for Imam-ul-Haq after he sets record in Pak-Aus Test match

    Former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar praised left-handed batsman Imam-ul-Haq for scoring centuries in both innings and Shafique for his maiden Test century against Australia in Rawalpindi.

    Imam scored 111 runs while Shafique scored 136 runs.  

    After five days on the cricket field, the first Test match ended in a draw.

    Meanwhile, Twitter was all praise for Imam-ul-Haq.

  • Shah Rukh-Deepika, Salman-Katrina: Announcement teasers of ‘Pathan’ and ‘Tiger 3’ released

    Shah Rukh-Deepika, Salman-Katrina: Announcement teasers of ‘Pathan’ and ‘Tiger 3’ released

    Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Tiger 3’ will be out on April 21 2023(Eid). Both shared the teaser of Tiger 3 and is all set to take the internet by storm. 

    The video begins with Katrina’s power-packed action scenes. Sharing the teaser on Twitter, Salman wrote, “Hum sab apna apna khayal rakhen (All of us should take care of ourselves.. Tiger3 on 2023 Eid… let’s all be there ..Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Celebrate #Tiger3 with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you on 21st April 2023.”

    Shah Rukh Khan also shared the teaser for his upcoming film Pathaan and announced the release date.

    He wrote in the caption, “I know it’s late… But remember the date… Pathaan time starts now…See you in cinemas on 25th January, 2023. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Celebrate #Pathaan with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you.”

    Both Shah Rukh and Salman have done extended cameos in each other’s films.

  • ‘Ab toh sahi wali bata day Lala,’ Shoaib Akhtar asks Afridi for his actual date of birth, deletes tweet

    ‘Ab toh sahi wali bata day Lala,’ Shoaib Akhtar asks Afridi for his actual date of birth, deletes tweet

    Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi celebrated his 42nd birthday yesterday (March 1).

    Many cricketers and fans wished the cricket superstar. Boom Boom Afridi thanked his fans, friends and former colleagues on social media by individually responding to their tweets.

    Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar also wished Afridi on Twitter and wrote, “Happy Birthday @SAfridiOfficial . Ab toh sahi wali bata day lala.”

    Afridi thanked his former teammate and said: “Thank you Shabi…Time is running brother ”

    Akhtar later deleted his tweet.

    According to ESPNcricinfo, Afridi revealed in his autobiography “Game Changer” that he was born in 1975. However, Afridi’s official date of birth is March 1, 1980.

  • ‘Beasts will realise consequences’, Politicians reacts to Zahir Jaffer’s conviction

    ‘Beasts will realise consequences’, Politicians reacts to Zahir Jaffer’s conviction

    Zahir Jaffer has been found guilty in Noor Mukadam’s case and has been sentenced to death by a session court in Islamabad on Thursday.

    Following the announcement of the verdict, Twitterati praised the decision. Pakistani politicians came forward and talked about the justice system in the country.

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz tweeted, “The wounds Noor Mukadam’s rape and murder inflicted on the collective conscience of humanity may never heal but it is reassuring that beasts in human disguise will realise that consequences can be grave.”

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry praised the police and prosecution, saying that they fulfilled their responsibilities and the court decided in four months. He further added, “Hopefully the justice institutions will meet the expectations of the people and the rule of law will come into force.”

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Naz Baloch said that she has a lot of respect for Noor’s parents. She tweeted, “Finally Justice prevailed!! Lots of respect for the courageous parents of Noor Muqaddam who fought for their innocent daughter until the murderer Zahir Jaffar was sentenced for the heinous crime.”

    Reacting to the news, PML-N MNA Hina Parvez Butt said, “This justice is not enough, but may your brutal death drive us into making this world safer for all the Noors.”

  • Video: Atif Aslam pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar at Dubai concert, fans cheer

    Video: Atif Aslam pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar at Dubai concert, fans cheer

    Singer Atif Aslam sang a few iconic songs of late singer Lata Mangeshkar at his recent concert in Dubai and paid a musical tribute to her.

    In the video, shared by multiple fan accounts on Twitter and Instagram, the Tu Jaane Na crooner can be seen performing on stage as a large picture of Lata Mangeshkar is projected on the screen behind him. 

    Lata Mangeshkar was one of the most acclaimed playback singers in the world, with over 6,000 songs and a bunch of top honours to her credit. She was the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Her career spanned nearly 80 years and she believed there is no retirement for an artist.

  • President plays popular game Wordle, shares score on Twitter, deletes later

    President plays popular game Wordle, shares score on Twitter, deletes later

    President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi shared his score in the popular game Wordle on Twitter but seems like he got some backlash for it. He tweeted today (February 3), deleted it hours later.

    President’s son Awab Ali in a tweet wrote, “I know he enjoys puzzles – so it was definitely something he would get hooked onto An internal family competition is a new rage, including a few of his grandkids.”

    President also faced backlash on social media for playing the game.

    Wordle has caught the attention of Pakistani Twitter for a while now. Miftah Ismail is among the many politicians who regularly shares his Wordle score on Twitter.

    More recently, former wife of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith, shared her Wordle score on Twitter but the replies to her tweet were not related to the game.

  • Rahul Gandhi asks Twitter why his followers seem to be restricted, Twitter denies claim

    Rahul Gandhi asks Twitter why his followers seem to be restricted, Twitter denies claim

    Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Twitter CEO Parag Aggarwal in December to inquire about the decrease of his followers and if it was due to the influence of the Indian government, reports Wall Street Journal.

    “I want to bring your attention to what I believe is Twitter’s unwitting complicity in curbing free and fair speech in India… I have been reliably, albeit discreetly, informed by people at Twitter India that they are under immense pressure by the government to silence my voice,” wrote Gandhi.

    “Since August, the average number of my new monthly Twitter followers has fallen to nearly zero. There is an inflection point after which my Twitter account seems to have been paralysed.”

    Co-founder of AltNews, Mohammed Zubair, analysed the Twitter account of Rahul Gandhi and compared it with the Twitter accounts of Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. It revealed that followers of Gandhi dropped drastically whereas Shah and Modi gained more followers since September 2021.

    Twitter also responded to Rahul Gandhi’s claims of restricting his followers, “Follower counts are a visible feature, and we want everyone to have confidence that the numbers are meaningful and accurate. Twitter has a zero-tolerance approach to platform manipulation and spam. We fight spam and malicious automation strategically and at scale with machine learning tools, and as part of those consistent and ongoing efforts to ensure a healthy service and credible accounts, follower counts can and do fluctuate.”

    Twitter also highlighted that they do remove accounts that violate its community policies.

    “We remove millions of accounts each week for violating our policies on platform manipulation and spam. You can take a look at our latest Twitter Transparency Center update for more context. While some accounts notice a minor difference, in certain cases the number could be higher,” Twitter said in response to Gandhi.

    Last year, Twitter temporarily suspended the account of Rahul Gandhi on August 8, 2021, when he uploaded a photograph with the family of a nine-year-old Dalit rape victim, which was taken down by Twitter later.

  • Twitter receives record number of govt requests to remove content, including India’s

    Twitter receives record number of govt requests to remove content, including India’s

    Twitter has revealed that a record number of requests have been made from several governments around the world to remove content from the social media platform between January and June 2021.

    According to the platform, 95 per cent of the demands came from five countries which include Japan, Russia, Turkey, India and South Korea.

    The company said that in July 2021, it had seen a surge in government demands to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets.

    In a report, they said that 43,387 legal demands for the removal of content from 196,878 accounts were made in the six months. It is the largest number of such requests in a reporting period since Twitter started releasing its transparency reports in 2012.

    Sinead McSweeney, Twitter’s vice president of global public policy and philanthropy, said, “We’re facing unprecedented challenges as governments around the world increasingly attempt to intervene and remove content. This threat to privacy and freedom of expression is a deeply worrying trend that requires our full attention.”

    Previously, Twitter faced high-profile tussles with governments from India to Nigeria over content moderation and regulation.

  • PM Khan writes about spirit of Riyasat-e-Madina, Twitter thinks govt selling ‘religious card’

    PM Khan writes about spirit of Riyasat-e-Madina, Twitter thinks govt selling ‘religious card’

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan considers his government’s initiative [Ehsaas programme, health card scheme and establishment of the National  Rahmat-tulil-Aalameen Authority (NRA)] as their biggest initiative to transform Pakistan into a true Madina-like state.

    PM Khan in an article: “Spirit of Riyasat-i-Madina: Transforming Pakistan” which he had written for various newspapers. He said, “We have embarked on the road to the welfare state with some great initiatives. Despite tight financial means, we allocated an unprecedented amount of money to our initiatives such as the Ehsaas Programme which was a social safety and poverty alleviation programme necessary for the vulnerable groups in society.”

    While talking about the Ehsaas scholarship program he said that the initiative would ensure that unprivileged, talented students would get a chance to pursue an education.

    Moreover, in this piece, PM Khan wrote that the most urgent of all challenges facing the country was the struggle to establish the rule of law. “Over the last 75 years of Pakistan’s history. The country had suffered from elite capture, where the powerful and crooked politicians, cartels and mafias had become accustomed to being above the law in order to protect their privileges gained through a corrupt system.”

    The premier while giving examples of China, Japan and South Korea said if one looked at the world, one could easily witness that the most successful states also had the most robust application of the rule of law.

    “In Pakistan, not adhering to the rule of law has led to siphoning off of billions of US dollars which has imposed collective poverty on our public”, PM added.

    The article has come at a time when the government is already facing severe criticism due to unprecedented inflation. After the article, Twitter is flooded with mixed reactions. Some say the government is trying to sell religious cards while others are showing support.

    https://twitter.com/FaryalFKhan/status/1482999447084998657?s=20

  • ‘SaveMonal’ trends on Twitter after restaurant sealed by the court

    ‘SaveMonal’ trends on Twitter after restaurant sealed by the court

    Twitter has responded to the sealing of Monal restaurant in Islamabad with the trend #SaveMonal after the Islamabad High Court directed the police to seal the premises.

    Monal is an icon of Islamabad for tourists and the sight seeing. However, the court ruled that the restaurant was made on illegal land and needed to be sealed. The court also ordered capital authorities take control of the Margalla Greens Golf Club, which is also built on encroached land, declaring the military’s claim to 8,000 acres of Margalla Hills National Park to be illegal.

    While the authorities fulfilled the court orders, netizens flock to Twitter and #SaveMonal started trending on the same day.

    According to reports, the restaurant provides employment to 700 families. Fearing unemployment, the Monal staff started protesting on the streets.

    People on social media are expressing their sorrow over the news and many have started to reminisce their wonderful time spent at the location.  

    Others pointed out the economic downsides of sealing Monal restaurant.