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  • ‘Be honest’: David Beckham’s hilarious takedown of wife Victoria is winning Twitter

    ‘Be honest’: David Beckham’s hilarious takedown of wife Victoria is winning Twitter

    Netflix just released a documentary on the life of the British footballer David Beckham. The documentary details the biggest moments of his career and the controversies that happened. The film also provides an insight into his relatonship to former Spice Girls singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, whom he married in 1999 and shares four children with.

    A clip from the documentary is going viral on social media where David hilariously challenges Victoria’s claim she came from a working class family. The ‘Wannabe’ singer can be seen talking about how she came from a working class family, when David cheekily interrupts and says, “Be honest”. When Victoria tries justifying her stance, he hilariously reminds the fashion designer that she went to school in a Rolls Royce car.

    The 25 second clip is going viral on Twitter with users in fits at how David roasted his wife on her ‘working class family’ claims.

    “I’ve watched this like a million times and it’s funny every single time!!!! Like he opened the door, ate my sister up and shut the door UNPROVOKED,” one user wrote.

  • Why is India hosting the World Cup with empty stadiums?

    Why is India hosting the World Cup with empty stadiums?

    Social media users are questioning the decision by the ICC to let India host the World Cup when there is no opening ceremony and barely any spectators in the first match.

    Interestingly, when the Asia Cup was being partially hosted by Pakistan, some Indians criticized the ‘empty stadium’ in Multan. Now, the tables have turned, India is the host, the first match is between New Zealand and England, finalists of the last World Cup, and the stadium is empty. There was no opening ceremony for ICC World Cup 2023 and honestly, we can’t see spectators either.

    This one’s hilarious, to be honest, does this remind you of Asif Zardari too?

    Twitter user Ahsan Shehzad said, “A complete empty stadium in Ahmedabad, is India the right place to host the WC??”

    Osama highlighted multiple issues regarding the World Cup being hosted in India

    Anas Tipu wanted a banter with Irfan Pathan, who blames everything on neighbors

    Trendulkar hopes that the stadium will fill up after office hours

  • Mahira Khan walks down the aisle with her son and he is so grown up

    Mahira Khan walks down the aisle with her son and he is so grown up

    Mahira Khan’s wedding has been the talk of the town since Monday, when two short snippets from the event were shared online by the actor’s manager Anoushay Talha and her brother Hissan Khan. The actress later shared a longer video and photos of her marriage to long-term partner Salim Karim.

    However, what is making Twitter users more emotional than the bride and groom is Mahira’s grown up son Azlan, shedding tears of happiness as he accompanied her down the aisle.

    For many users, seeing a woman getting married again and that too accompanied by her son, whom she raised as a single mother, was a heartening thing to witness.

    “ok but mahira and her son holding hands on her wedding day is making me feel a lot of good emotions. this is everything,” one user wrote.

    Users shared clips from Mahira’s wedding where Azlan could be seen sitting next to the actress during the Nikkah, and no we’re not crying either, it’s the onions.

    Some users shared a comparison picture of Mahira holding Azlan when he was a child, to the moment when he walked her down the aisle along with her brother. “Mahira’s son being all grown up, and walking her mom down the aisle, has to be one of the beautiful thing I saw today, such a precious moment omg”

    Many users pointed out how this moment was poignant to witness because a divorced woman, something our society deeply loathes, established a successful career and raised her son, and then got married to the person she loves with her son walking her down the aisle? We want more women in Pakistan to get such a similar happy ending.

    During an appearance at the ‘Fwhy podcast with Frieha Altaf’ Mahira shared how she married her childhood sweetheart Ali Askari, sharing how the two continued to remain close friends in order to raise their son Azlan, her main priority. She revealed the two had evolved into a modern family where respect for each other’s partners prevails.

  • Does Jungkook have a girlfriend?

    Does Jungkook have a girlfriend?

    It’s time we address the real elephant in the room: who is Jungkook dating?

    During a livestream session with fans on Weverse, the BTS band member was taken aback when a fan member asked him about his relationship status. The ‘Seven’ singer quickly shut the question down by responding that he did not have a girlfriend, and instead he said it was the ARMY band whom he considered to be his girlfriends.

    “Do I have a girlfriend? Why do you keep asking that? I don’t have a girlfriend! So, you don’t need to ask questions like this. I only have ARMY’s..I’m only looking at ARMY’s..ARMY’s be my girlfriend..okay?”

    Some BTS fans weren’t happy that the ‘3D’ singer was asked an invasive question about his personal life, and asked for other followers to respect the singer’s privacy because by the end of the day, Jungkook is a human like anyone else who shouldn’t have to justify his life choices to anyone.

  • Mahira weds and the biggest, saddest debate on social: who has more money – her husband or her?

    Mahira weds and the biggest, saddest debate on social: who has more money – her husband or her?

    Pakistan’s sweetheart Mahira Khan has officially married her long-term partner Salim Karim over the weekend. Short snippets we received of the ceremony showed it was an emotional moment for the bride and groom, who could be seen shedding tears as Mahira walked down the altar, looking mesmerising in ivory.

    We’re incredibly happy for her, and we will keep championing women finding their happily ever after- but it seems like the Pakistani instinct to crush any woman in love remains ever present like some disease. Because we can’t fathom the idea that a woman could marry for love, right? Itna rata tou Pakistani dramas ko dekh kar lagwa liya hai.

    A tweet has gained a lot of traction on X (formerly Twitter) where a user shared the unverified net worth of Mahira’s husband Salim- which totaled up to $1 million dollars, claiming that the actress got married for the sake of money rather than love.

    “So in the end, its all about money. Larkooo!! Paise kamao ….” the user wrote.

    Why would the biggest actress of Pakistan- who is also an ambassador for international brands like Lux- want to marry for money? Mahira doesn’t even star in most of the biggest projects currently airing in Pakistan, yet she makes international headlines because of a small snippet from her wedding. The math is not mathing here.

    Why did we feel so necessary to write a long piece slamming this insensitive tweet, since we have lives as well? Because this isn’t just something Mahira alone has faced. Countless women in Pakistan are scrutinised for marrying of their own accord, or even being happy in their marriages because on a regular basis they are met with gossip mongers’ who assume these women married for money. But these women and Mahira are not being targetted because of money- it’s because our ghulami mindset mulk can’t imagine a woman being this happy on her wedding day and being in love with a man. It doesn’t sit right with Pakistanis that a woman is miserable since she has been bound for life to another man, and Mahira isn’t.

    Mahira Khan is a woman who is completely self-made, did not rely on any man to build up her career, and then went on to travel the entire world on her own while being a single mother. A woman living her life on her own terms, choosing to get married in her forties and doing so while having been married previously and also having a son? Not something easy to swallow for a Pakistani man.

    Our mard hazarat can’t settle on the prospect that any woman can be financially secure and choose who she wants to marry, since our cultural upbringing teaches us it is men who can be the sole providers and women must depend on them for survival so therefore, marriage is done purely on the basis of financial security, not for love or comfort. But here is a woman marrying someone she was in a relationship with for a while, and shattering this stereotype while looking phenomenal on her wedding. Clearly the knee-jerk reaction is to assume Mahira is a gold digger, right?

    Have social media users learned about the concept of leaving other people’s private business alone? It is not Mahira’s job to justify to you why she chose to get married, and it clearly is no one’s business to make assumptions about such a thing. Rather than fixating on whether an actress had any ulterior motives behind marrying, focus this much energy on your own life because trust us- by the end of the day Mahira will keep outshining her haters and so will every other woman who laughed away on her wedding.

    No woman owes any one explanations about her personal life, and we hope Mahira keeps on living rent-free in the minds of haters.

  • Shehzad Roy wants to hold unethical doctors accountable in Pakistan

    Shehzad Roy wants to hold unethical doctors accountable in Pakistan

    The internet’s favourite celebrity, Shehzad Roy, wants that doctors in Pakistan are no longer allowed to get away with medical malpractice or unprofessional behavior.

    In a viral tweet, the singer and philanthropist has encouraged social media users to come forward with their own experiences.

    The singer and philanthropist had wrote: “We need to hold doctors accountable for how they speak to their patients. Ive heard so many stories about how even renowned doctors humiliate their patients. Docs, please remember that a kind word sometimes goes much further than any pill u can prescribe”

    His viral tweet got many other users to share their experience of interacting with unprofessional doctors. One user wrote:

    “2 weeks ago a doc gave my children 1 min each after a wait of almost 2 hours (confirmed appointment). She didn’t check their throat or ear or chest, even though they were complaining of inflammation. My turn she was looking at the wrong file. Some doctors just don’t care.”

  • ‘Anti-Muslim hate speech increases in India around elections’: Hindutva Watch

    ‘Anti-Muslim hate speech increases in India around elections’: Hindutva Watch

    A recent report on Hindutva Watch by Raqib Hameed Naik, Aarushi Srivastava and Abhyudaya Tayagi titled ‘2023 Half-Yearly Report: Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Events in India’ reveals that there have been 255 documented incidents of hate speech in gatherings targeting Muslims in the first half of 2023.

    The watchdog used the definition of hate speech by the United Nations which states, “any form of communication, whether oral, written, or behavioral, that employs prejudiced or discriminatory language towards an individual or group based on attributes such as religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, color, descent, gender, or other identity factors.” This definition includes all forms of expression, including speech, writing or behavior, and specifically focuses on any language that is either discriminatory (biased, bigoted, or intolerant) or “pejorative” (prejudiced, contemptuous or demeaning) of an individual or group.

    It also notes that overwhelmingly, 205 (80 per cent) of these hate speech events occurred in BJP-ruled states and union territories. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat witnessed the highest number of hate speech gatherings, with Maharashtra alone accounting for 29 per cent of such incidents.

    Strikingly, seven out of the top eight states with the highest hate speech events are governed by the BJP and its coalition partners. Around 52 per cent of hate speech gatherings in BJP-ruled states and union territories were orchestrated by entities affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bajrang Dal, the Sakal Hindu Samaj, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Overall, 42 per cebt of all hate speech gatherings in 17 states which includes two centrally controlled territories were organized by groups affiliated with the RSS.

    The report finds that approximately 64 per cent of the events in BJP-ruled states and union territories incorporated references to popular Hindu far-right anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. Overall, 51 per cent of all the hate speech gatherings in 17 states which includes two centrally controlled territories featured anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.

    A concerning 33 per cent of all the gatherings explicitly called for violence against Muslims and about 11 per cent of events included explicit calls for Hindus to boycott Muslims. Disturbingly, 4 per cent of all the events featured hate-filled and sexist speeches explicitly targeting Muslim women.

    Nearly 12 per cent of events featured calls to arms. Notably, 33 per cent of hate speech events took place in states that have already conducted or are set to conduct state legislative elections in 2023. Furthermore, over 36 per cent of these events occurred in states slated to hold legislative elections in 2024. In total, nearly 70 per cent of these events were reported in states with legislative elections either in 2023 or 2024.

    Hindutva Watch tracks the activity of Hindu far-right organizations and their members on social media, scraping data from X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Telegram to find verifiable videos of hate speech events. They also employ data scraping techniques to identify verifiable videos of hate speech events, followed by in-depth research conducted by a team of dedicated journalists and researchers. Additionally, they draw upon credible reporting from established news organizations to compile comprehensive data. To ensure the accuracy of their findings, they conduct verification processes, confirming the authenticity of the videos, their precise location, and the date on which they were recorded.

  • Who was Zainab Market named after? Twitter has a hilarious discussion about road names

    Who was Zainab Market named after? Twitter has a hilarious discussion about road names

    Ever thought about what was the meaning behind names of popular roads like Tariq Road in Karachi or Abdul Rehman Road in Lahore? A Twitter user decided to finally decode the question, posting a Tweet on X (formerly Twitter) asking who were the people after whom these roads were named.

    “Anyone ever wonder who the Zenab behind Zenab market, Tariq behind Tariq Road, Hasan behind Hasan Square really are? Who are these people? How did they become so iconic and important to Karachi?”

    A user was kind enough to explain Zainab Market’s name, and it turns out because that’s the name of the owner’s daughter.

    Soon, people brought up some hilarious road names and attempted to decode what they had really meant. For instance, there’s really a road in Karachi called Anda Mor?

    Then there’s another place called Mochi Mor? Kya mochi sirf wahan par baithtay hain?

    And Bandar Road doesn’t actually mean Monkey- but it’s the road that leads to the port.

    Finally we got an explanation behind Tariq road, it’s named after Tariq bin Ziyad, the Muslim General who led the invasion on Iberia.

  • Female journalist shares details of sexist encounter with singer Ali Azmat

    Female journalist shares details of sexist encounter with singer Ali Azmat

    A Twitter thread is gaining momentum where social media users share their memorable interactions with celebrities. Journalist Sabahat Zakariya joined in, sharing an anecdote about witnessing sexist behavior at a Junoon concert by former lead singer Ali Azmat. Sabahat wrote that during a concert held at a college, she recalled the ‘Sayonee’ singer coming up to her and asking “Are there any pretty girls out there?”

    “Helped arrange a Junoon concert at college. Was backstage a few minutes before it started when Ai Azmat asked me, ‘Are there any pretty girls out there?’ Didn’t know what to say, so a bit flabbergasted I said, ‘Waisi hee hayn jaisi saari larkiyaan hotee hayn…jaisi mayn hoon, jaisi hoti hayn’, and left. After the concert he walks up to me and says, ‘You were right, there weren’t any pretty girls out there.’”

    Several Twitter users expressed outrage at such sexist behavior by Ali Azmat, while another user shared how the singer had behaved at a school concert.

    “At least he deigned to speak to you. My society arranged a concert for him and he drunkenly came on stage, performed his set and staggered away not even trying to speak to the organisers who were waiting for him.”

    Responding to the original thread, a transgender activist said she had witnessed celebrities like Mahira Khan, Yasir Hussain blocking a protest held for the kidnapping of an elderly Khwaja Sira person in 2020.

    “When we were protesting for the kidnapping of an elderly Khwaja Sira person outside press club back in 2020 and these celebrities including Mahira Khan Yasir Hussain and even Sheema Kirmani accompanying them showed up, started their own protest 10 metres away from us over the motorway case, something that had been protested for at the same location just two days before that , told the lemonade vendor to move his cart out of their sight for a better photo frame for their PR stunt, told us we needed to wrap up and go home because it was their turn, took away all the media attention from our protest and blasted their protest on loud speakers while we were just there barehands without any microphones or equipment. It was disgusting and they never apologized for it even after we confronted them.”

  • ‘Went out for a pack of cigarettes, still waiting for him to come back’: Ushna Shah talks about her absent father

    ‘Went out for a pack of cigarettes, still waiting for him to come back’: Ushna Shah talks about her absent father

    Actress Ushna Shah responded to a thread on X, (formerly Twitter) which asked users to tell something about their fathers. The ‘Habs’ actress responded with a heartbreaking anecdote about how her father abandoned her.

    “Went to buy a pack of cigarettes when I was an infant, will be back any minute…” the actress tweeted.

    Underneath the post, users expressed sorrow but Ushna said that because of her strong mother, she grew up to be an accomplished woman.

    The actress shared a very important point yesterday about how she hoped dramas would stop turning issues like divorce into a stigma, and write scripts that encourage women to walk out of toxic marriages. She said her mother worked hard to raise Ushna on her own, which is something we also wish more Pakistani show producers would understand.

    READ MORE: ‘Divorce is not a stigma, fix the drama scripts’: Ushna Shah

    “Many scripts I work on perpetuate shame around divorce. While I can’t reshape the conventions of scriptwriting or opt for unemployment, I stand by a vision. As the child of a divorcee who hustled with three jobs to raise us, the stigma on divorced characters feels deeply personal. I’m eager to be part of a story that addresses the stigma of divorce and combats the shame of being single after, celebrating the journey to independence and joy. Convincing producers to back such a risqué script, which may face societal backlash, is very challenging.”