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  • ‘Signed the film for him’: Diljit Dosanjh all praises for legendary co-star Sohail Ahmed

    ‘Signed the film for him’: Diljit Dosanjh all praises for legendary co-star Sohail Ahmed

    Indian Punjabi actor Diljit Dosanjh has recently opened up about his bond and professional experience with the legendary Pakistani actor and comedian, Sohail Ahmed. The two artists have collaborated for Indian Punjabi film, Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne.

    Sohail Ahmed to star in Diljit Dosanjh's upcoming film

    While speaking exclusively to Hello Pakistan, the Udta Punjab star said, “I think all the characters in this film were made for these actors who are playing them – no one else could do the role of Sohail Ahmed but him only, it’s tailor-made for him like it is for the rest of the cast that is part of this movie. I believe that the actors that this story deserves are all part of it – a great project comes together when the right characters are met with corresponding actors. The film has a lot of art in it–if there is a good script and a good character, the artist likes to work. An artist is only hungry for people to like his work. I hope everyone who liked the trailer of this movie will also like the whole movie.’ 

    He added, “First of all, working with Sohail Sir was a dream come true and I was elated to share screen space with him – Sohail Ahmed is loved not only here in Punjab but also in Punjab of India. When we were creating this character, we only thought of Sohail sir.”

    “I am very happy when I am on set because I love shooting. This is my first Punjabi film which will be shown in Pakistan. I hope Pakistani people will like this family movie.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEa7cv11Fb0&t=6s

    “Sohail Ahmad is a legend in Pakistan, and his shows are also very popular everywhere – it was an honour working with him. ‘Azizi sir’ is famous all across – my family is a huge fan of his work and I have watched his show ‘Hasb e Haal’ and absolutely fell in love with his work. I have learned a lot during my film shooting about the culture and tradition of Punjab (Pakistan) which is very similar to ours, especially the language. I would say the Punjab is ‘sanjha’, we are the same.”

  • Netflix will start charging ‘extra user’ fee for password sharing in early 2023

    Netflix will start charging ‘extra user’ fee for password sharing in early 2023

    Netflix is stepping up its efforts to persuade freeloading subscribers to pay up and will start charging accounts for password sharing early next year. The company will also implement a system that adds costs to your plan for “extra member” subaccounts when people use your membership who are not in your household.

    When confirming the proposal on Tuesday, the corporation did not disclose a pricing for these new payments. However, this programme, which is currently being tried in a few Latin American nations, levies a fee for each additional user equal to around one-quarter the cost of a “regular” Netflix membership.

    According to Popsci, if Netflix continues to operate in this manner, each additional member subaccount in the US would cost between $3.50 and $4.

    Following its biggest subscriber losses ever earlier this year, Netflix, which had previously been rather lenient about password sharing, began experimenting with ways to make shared accounts pay. In addition to the password-sharing fees, Netflix intends to introduce less expensive subscription plans backed by advertising the next month.

    Nearly all of Hollywood’s big media corporations invested billions of dollars in their own streaming businesses as a result of Netflix’s domination in the streaming video market and years of unabated membership growth.

    These streaming wars gave rise to a flurry of new services, including Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount Plus. This deluge of streaming options has complicated the number of services you must use (and, frequently, pay for) in order to watch your preferred shows and movies online.

  • Brad Pitt seeking love from Nora Fatehi amidst feud with Angelina Jolie?

    Brad Pitt seeking love from Nora Fatehi amidst feud with Angelina Jolie?

    In a recent recent with Grazia India, actor Nora Fatehi, spoke about her connection with Hollywood’s Brad Pitt. While revealing, who tops the list of the “most famous” person to have messaged her, she named the Fight Club star

    The Dilbar diva was asked about the most famous person who slid into her DMs and her answer had most shocked. “You are not ready (for this) – Brad Pitt,” she said.

    For the unversed, ‘sliding into DMs’ essentially mean messaging someone on Instagram with flirtatious intent.

    This statement from interview has gotten viral now on social media platforms, especially Reddit, with people calling the Kusu Kusu dancer a liar since Pitt doesn’t even use Instagram.

    A user wrote, “I don’t get how he slid into her DMs, when he doesn’t use Instagram,” while another questioned the statement jokingly. “Are we supposed to believe it?” it read.

    A user also joked about Pitt’s reaction to Fatehi’s statement, and wrote, “Brad Pitt: I don’t even know who you are.” Commenting on the video, a user sarcastically commented on her dating choices. “So, Brad Pitt’s been in her DMs, yet she hangs out with guys like Sukesh?” it read.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEa7cv11Fb0&t=6s


    Fatehi will be performing at the FIFA World Cup 2022 this year. She was recently summoned by Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing in connection to the alleged money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who has been been jailed on charges of extortion and duping several people. Apart from receiving expensive gifts from Sukesh, Nora allegedly went to Delhi’s Tihar Jail to meet the alleged conman.

  • Honda Pakistan to launch the long-awaited HR-V tomorrow

    Honda Pakistan to launch the long-awaited HR-V tomorrow

    The long-awaited all-new Honda HR-V will finally make its formal debut on Friday, according to Honda Atlas Cars Limited (HACL), which recently teased the crossover in a Facebook post and confirmed the unveiling.

    Honda Pakistan will offer two versions of the HR-V, the VTi and VTi S. The 1.5-liter 4-cylinder naturally aspirated (NA) petrol engine in the base model will produce 119 horsepower and 145 Nm of torque. A 1.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine with 179 horsepower and 240 Nm of torque will power the second model.

    According to details, the Honda HR-V VTi is anticipated to cost between Rs6.3 and Rs6.5 million. The top variant would cost approximately Rs6.7 million.

    If this pricing is accurate, the Honda HR-V will be a fierce competitor for crossover SUVs that are already on the market. As Pakistani car buyers may favour a crossover over a pricey sedan, sales of Honda Civic and crossover SUVs from other automakers could also have a little impact.

    The sources have also stated that because bookings would begin immediately after the launch, the delivery of this car will begin in November 2022.

    Here are the features that the impending crossover may offer:

    • Traction control 
    • Hill start assist 
    • Stability control  
    • Dual tone side view mirrors + roof
    • Body coloured & black front grille
    • Automatic climate control 
    • Honda Sense
    • Four airbags

    For those who are unaware, the Honda HR-V is not a brand-new sight in Pakistan; local auto dealers have been offering hybrid versions of this vehicle, which are originally imported from Japan.

  • ‘Balochistan’s issues must be resolved’: NA addresses fake encounters

    Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) Chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal raised the matter of fake encounters in the National Assembly (NA) in which, he alleged, innocent people were killed and presented as terrorists.

    Three missing persons were found dead in Kharan on Monday. They were allegedly killed in fake encounters by the Balochistan Counter Terrorism Department.

    Mengal told the lower house that the people killed by the department have been identified and all of those people were “picked up”.

    “Wasim Tabish was a student who wrote a poem for missing persons. Those who speak and write are picked up,” said the BNP-M chief.

    “Do not push us to a point of no return”, warned Mengal, as he urged the end of fake encounters in Balochistan.

    Later, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif described the issue as “Wounds of the state that have been bleeding for years”. He called for measures to address and resolve the issues and acknowledged that the problem had existed for a long time.

    “Balochistan’s issues must be resolved”, stressed the federal minister.

    Not only Khwaja Asif, but Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, also called for constituting a “truth and reconciliation commission” to address the unrest in Balochistan.

    The federal ministers also highlighted growing concerns over the situation in Swat.

    “A terrorist is a terrorist and he remains one because he took up weapons. And when he agrees to talk to you, he has pre-conditions,” said Rehman.

    The PPP senator recalled multiple incidents of terrorism and said it was beyond her understanding how a compromise could be reached with terrorists. Moreover, she urged the house to call a joint session again.

    Khawaja Asif called for the members to sit together on the situation in Swat, among other issues of grave importance.

    He recalled that a similar situation in Swat was seen 11 to 12 years ago when concerns were raised that “those in Swat may not be too far away from Islamabad”. He warned that “Whatever is happening in Swat and elsewhere, those flames can reach us as well”.

  • ‘Another lie of Faisal Vawda has been exposed’: PTI leader used expired passport to prove single nationality

    ‘Another lie of Faisal Vawda has been exposed’: PTI leader used expired passport to prove single nationality

    Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday remarked that another lie of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda has been caught as the court took up the former federal minister’s petition against a lifetime ban imposed on him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

    A three member-bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Ayesha Malik heard the petition.

    Justice Ayesha Malik remarked that the cancelled passport which the counsel was relying upon expired in 2015 but was shown to the RO in 2018.

    “When you get the new passport, the older one is stamped cancelled. How can a cancelled passport be evidence of renouncing the nationality,” she asked.

    To this, CJP Bandial said that the issue has become very serious.

    Justice Mansoor Ali Shah then said, “Another lie of Faisal Vawda has been exposed”.

    The hearing was adjourned for two weeks after Faisal Vawda’s counsel, Wasim Sajjad asked for more time for preparation.

    At this, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said, “You will not get answers of these queries even after a week.

  • Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada raises voice for Ahmadis

    Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada raises voice for Ahmadis

    Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada stressed the need for empowerment of the Parliament with the focus of performing its role as per the real spirit of the constitution and take cognizance for resolving the issues of the people and protecting their rights.

    “I will say it openly, neither the judiciary nor military institutions have been able to protect us. Our heart bleeds for the bloodshed happening in Balochistan, or what happened in FATA,” said Pirzada.

    “Ahmadi community is being stabbed with knives in broad day light. Their homes, mosques and places of worship are being destroyed,” said the minister.

    He said that rather than raising a fuss over petty issues, the interests of the country should be protected.

    In a thinly veiled reference to Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, the minister said that a person had contested elections on multiple seats and was involved in threatening institutions and people.

    A huge amount had been spent on these elections for political gains which was really painful, he stressed.

    The minister said that Parliament must protect the interests of the country because it had the real representation of the nation.

  • Meesha Shafi sings for Juhi Chawla’s Amazon Prime series, but this isn’t her Bollywood debut

    Meesha Shafi sings for Juhi Chawla’s Amazon Prime series, but this isn’t her Bollywood debut

    A new cross-border collaboration has made it’s way to the digital space, and its Meesha Shafi’s soulful voice for Amazon Prime India’s new series Hush Hush. The show stars, Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna, Shahana Goswami among others.

    The song called Mere Mahru dropped on YouTube on Sunday that opens to Chawla working out at dusk, her daily life featuring the other female leads and Shafi’s belting notes. The show director, Tanuja Chandra took to Instagram and shared her experience of when she first heard the song. “Arijit Datta sent me [‘Mere Mahru’] as a voice note, I loved it. I’m so happy to have it in Hush Hush, it’s kind of the beating heart of the series,” she wrote.

    <p>Photos: Meesha Shafi and Juhi Chawla /instagram</p>” width=”643″ height=”362″/></figure> <p>She credited the song writer Sameer Rahat and Shafi’s “gorgeous voice” while encouraging her followers to let the song “transport” them.</p> <p>The music video features the women of the show, Chawla, Ali Khan, Tanna, Kamra, Goswami and others. Taking to her Instagram stories, Shafi wrote, “Thank you for trusting me with this Tanuja Chandra. Arijit Datta and Sameer Rahat it was an absolute pleasure to sing this most special song.”</p> <blockquote class=

    Chandra re-shared her Instagram story and thanked Shafi for singing for them “from across oceans”. She also expressed that she’s glad Shafi came to her mind after she spoke with actor Sania Saeed and asked if she could get her the ‘Muaziz Saarif’ singer’s contact details.

    According to Amazon Prime, Hush Hush is about “four friends that find themselves hurling down a rabbit hole of lies, deceit and secrets after a dangerous encounter at a party. As their privileged and safe world turns upside down, the secrets become the reason to bond for their survival.”

    The show is now available to watch on the OTT platform and has seven episodes in total.

    Well this isn’t the first time that Meesha has made her way to Bollywood. Earlier she starred opposite Farhan Akhtar in the superhit film, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

    She has also starred in the Hollywood film, Reluctant Fundamentalist which also starred Bollywood actors.

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  • PKR loses for 6th straight session due to declining reserves

    PKR loses for 6th straight session due to declining reserves

    The Pakistani rupee dropped against the US dollar for the sixth straight session on Wednesday, losing 0.53 per cent in the inter-bank market.

    According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the local currency dropped by Rs1.17, or 0.53 per cent, to close at Rs220.88. In the last six trading sessions, the rupee has lost Rs3.09, or 1.4 per cent, of its value overall.

    The rupee lost value against the US dollar on Tuesday for the fifth consecutive session, closing at Rs219.71 after losing Rs0.82 (0.37 per cent).

    According to market analysts, the local currency’s weakness is caused by declining reserves and a lack of evidence of foreign capital inflows.

    In an interview with Bloomberg, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the rupee has been “heavily undervalued”.

    “It is due to speculation – and some players in the market have been responsible for that,” he added.

    Globally, the greenback hung close to a 32-year peak versus the yen on Wednesday while edging up from a two-week trough against a basket of major peers as traders weighed improved risk sentiment against the prospect of aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes.

    The dollar index – which measures the currency against six peers including the yen, sterling and euro – edged up to Rs112.01, after dropping to the lowest since October 6 at Rs111.76 overnight.

    On Wednesday, oil prices increased marginally despite bearish factors like unclear Chinese demand growth and falling gas costs, which were offset by bullish factors like declining crude stocks and a generally undersupplied market.

  • No decision has been reached so far on COAS appointment: Khawaja Asif

    No decision has been reached so far on COAS appointment: Khawaja Asif

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has revealed that no decision has been reached by the federal government yet about the appointment of a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

    According to the defence minister, the selection process for the new army chief will likely begin within the next five to seven days.

    Talking in Geo News’ programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath”, the minister said five names will be forwarded and then Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif will pick one of those names. He was of the view that the appointment is quite a simple method as this exercise has been conducted several times in the past too.

    The appointment for the COAS position is due to take place in November.

    About the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned long march, the federal minister said that the government will not be blackmailed by the PTI if the party comes to Islamabad.

    The minister also said that no negotiations have taken place with PTI. “A couple of meetings took place because of Imran’s old acquaintances”, he added.

    On the contrary, Khan has claimed that negotiations were indeed held. He also warned the government to give a date for early general elections or else he will announce a date for the long march within the current month.

    Discussing the recent by-elections held on the past Sunday, Asif said that if Khan had let his party candidates run from their respective constituencies instead of contesting himself, the results would have been different.

    During the show, he also hinted towards keeping the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance in place in the next elections.