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  • ‘Naak Katva Di Ertugrul Bhai ki’: Pakistanis criticise Esra Bilgic for being in lingerie campaign

    ‘Naak Katva Di Ertugrul Bhai ki’: Pakistanis criticise Esra Bilgic for being in lingerie campaign

    Turkish Actor and Model Esra Bilgic aka Haleema Sultan, who is famous in Pakistan for the drama serial Diriliş: Ertuğrul’s, has been recently featured in Victoria’s Secret’s Turkey promotional campaign. Victoria’s Secret is famous for its lingerie.

    Esra shared the video on her Instagram account, and Pakistanis had a collective meltdown under her post.

    However, this is not the first time Esra has been trolled by Pakistani social media users. In September 2020, after months of being patient and forgiving Pakistani viewers for their comments on her choice of clothes, Esra Bilgiç slammed a troll who asked her not to wear “such dresses”.

    Under her Instagram post, a social media user by the name Astounding Ali commented: “Please don’t wear such dresses Halima baji, not good.” In response to his comment, Bilgiç remarked, “Let me give you a little advice: Don’t follow me. Thank you.”

    Read more- Esra Bilgiç shuts up a Pakistani troll on Instagram

    Esra has worked with multiple brands in Pakistan. She was also the brand ambassador of Peshwar Zalmi in PSL season 6.

  • ‘The battle should be fought inside Assembly’: SC

    ‘The battle should be fought inside Assembly’: SC

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard a plea filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday about the lawful proceeding of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly (NA).

    During the hearing, which was attended by three bigwigs of the Opposition — PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, and Jamiat-e-Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, SCBA counsel argued that NA Speaker Asad Qaiser summoned the session 17 days after the submission of the no-confidence motion. However, according to Article 95, the session has to be called within 14 days.

    He further argued that the no-confidence motion could not be adjourned before voting. To this, CJ observed that it is an “internal matter” and it would be “better if the assembly’s fight is fought inside the assembly”.

    Justice Bandial further remarked that the court will not interfere in the assembly’s proceedings.

    Moreover, SC said that no one can be prevented from voting by bringing people. About the upcoming marches, the court added that the Opposition will keep the same distance as the government’s from parliament.

    According to the SC, a member’s individual vote has no “status”. Justice Munib Akhtar said after joining a political party, a member’s vote is considered a “collective” right.

    The petition, which was filed by SCBA says circumstances involving a confrontation between the government and the Opposition could trigger an “anarchic situation” in the country.

    About the recent Sindh House attack, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Qazi Jamilur Rehman gave the incident’s briefing to the court.

    Chief Justice Bandial remarked that what happened at the Sindh House did “not seem to be the police’s failure”.

    “The main issue is related to stopping Members of National Assembly (MNAs) from voting,” he said.

    Before the hearing, Bilawal Bhutto avoided making any political statement. Meanwhile, Maulana Fazl said that it is the first time that he is appearing before the SC.

    “This government is illegitimate. Do you want to create sympathy for such an incompetent government,” Fazl asked.

  • Islamabad Police issues traffic plan for OIC summit

    Islamabad Police issues traffic plan for OIC summit

    Islamabad Police has issued a complete traffic plan from March 21-March 24 for the 48th session of the Organisation of Islamic Council (OIC) summit. It is set to begin in the federal capital on March 22.

    The Red Zone will be closed for the general public from March 21 to March 24.

    According to a spokesperson of traffic police, Serena Chowk, State Bank Chowk, Express Chowk and Ayyub Chowk will be closed for normal traffic. People are advised to use Margalla Road for entry and exit from the Red Zone. Only those people can enter the Red Zone who have special permits.

    In another tweet, Islamabad Police said, “Due to movements of foreign delegations arriving for OIC Conference, short term unannounced diversions may be observed at Srinagar Highway, Murree Road, and Islamabad Expressway. Therefore, keep margin time of 20 to 30 minutes while travelling to avoid delays.”

  • Mahira Khan hosts a lavish bash for brother Hissan’s engagement, Ayesha and Momal up the glam quotient

    Mahira Khan hosts a lavish bash for brother Hissan’s engagement, Ayesha and Momal up the glam quotient

    Superstar Mahira Khan hosted the engagement bash for her brother Hissan in Karachi. The Humsafar diva’s brother got engaged to Lyla Saifi.

    The event was attended by celebrities like Ayesha Omar, Momal Sheikh and Adnan Malik.

    Mahira Khan's brother Hassan gets engaged to girlfriend Lyla Saifi; watch
    Mahira Khan's brother Hassan gets engaged to girlfriend Lyla Saifi; watch
    Mahira Khan's brother Hassan gets engaged to girlfriend Lyla Saifi; watch

    The Raees star welcomed her to-be sister in law to the family on Instagram stories.

    Mahira Khan's brother Hassan gets engaged to girlfriend Lyla Saifi; watch
  • ‘You are a victim of your own arrogance, makafat-e-amal’: Maryam Nawaz tells Khan

    ‘You are a victim of your own arrogance, makafat-e-amal’: Maryam Nawaz tells Khan

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz has said to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan that his “game is now over”.

    During a media talk outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Maryam Nawaz said, “Imran Khan believes there to be an international conspiracy against him, but he conspires against himself. Had he fulfilled his duty, there would be no reason to mobilise one million people. You just need to bring 10 people and complete your number.”

    “Four years are sufficient to show the performance of a person. Imran Khan should know that people have shown him the red card.”

    “You are the victim of your own arrogance, makafat-e-amal [karma], and not any conspiracy,” said Maryam.

     “You called out Nawaz’s politics. Today, the same Nawaz has beaten you by entering your homes while sitting abroad. Now you are the one paying visits to people with one or two seats.”

    Maryam said that Khan refused to visit the Hazaras and said he wouldn’t get blackmailed.

    Maryam said there is a “wave of neutrality” in the air these days. “We have heard this has upset some people. I didn’t realise a single word would bring down your 22-year struggle.”

    The PML-N leader further said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and Imran Khan never allowed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) or the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to stay neutral.

    “You have always conspired. You want someone to complete your numbers, someone to keep you in the game, someone to manage the media for you, and someone to manage all the institutions for you,” said Maryam, adding, “If someone refuses to do this for you or doesn’t agree to do this, you call them animal. What message are you giving to the world?”

     Slamming the premier for his foul language and choice of words against the Opposition in his speeches, Maryam said, “I have heard his speeches and he sounds like a defeated man.”

    “You ridicule opponents. You oppose Maulana Fazlur Rehman. You mimic Bilawal. No one has ever used foul language the way Imran Khan does,” said Maryam.

    “PM looks like a joker while he’s at it. I urge mothers of my country not to let their children watch such speeches. I don’t want that our children should learn this culture of misbehavior,” said the PML-N leader.

  • Facebook locks accounts that have not activated ‘Facebook Protect’

    Facebook has decided to lock Facebook accounts that did not activate the ‘Facebook Protect’ feature. Facebook has sent e-mails to all its users, however, many of them did not respond to it.

    Many users have received e-mails with the subject, “Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect.”

    In the e-mail, Facebook sent a link and requested users to click the link and activate ‘Facebook Protect’ for more protection. It also warned if users did not activate this feature, users would not have access to their profile after the deadline, March 17.

    However, some users did not respond to it at all as they considered it a spam message.

    According to Facebook, this feature is “a program designed for people that are likely to be highly targeted by malicious hackers, including human rights defenders, journalists, and government officials.”

    Facebook sent emails through security@facebookmail.com. As the deadline to activate ‘Facebook Protect’ passed, many users have lost access to their accounts.

    Some users have been facing issues to turn on the feature, ‘Facebook Protect’.

    https://twitter.com/EpicSwitzer/status/1504902966083346433

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  • ‘No uterus, no opinion’: Twitter calls out Rohail Hyatt for ‘mansplaining a woman’s period’

    ‘No uterus, no opinion’: Twitter calls out Rohail Hyatt for ‘mansplaining a woman’s period’

    Musician Rohail Hyatt jumped in a Twitter conversation about the emotions felt by women during PMS/period. While sharing his opinion on the emotional and physical changes felt by women, Hyatt said that “acceptance helps”.

    “Very important to understand and realise the subconscious aspect of this sadness. Since at our root layer, survival of our species is our primary function, shedding an unused egg post ovulation triggers a deep ‘missed opportunity’ emotion wave. Acceptance helps,” wrote Rohail Hyatt while replying to a particular tweet about PMS/period.

    Twitter users are calling out Rohail for ‘mansplaining’ periods to women.

    https://twitter.com/SerotoNiLL/status/1505508830683308034
  • Twitter calls out Scottish vlogger for ‘celebrating the misery of a poor brown person’

    Twitter calls out Scottish vlogger for ‘celebrating the misery of a poor brown person’

    YouTube vlogger from Scotland, Dale Philip, recently visited Karachi’s Seaview beach. As per Philip, he was ‘cheated’ by horsemen there. Darakhshan police detained the horseman, and a picture of one of the horsemen was shared by Philip on his Twitter.

    “He tried to earn a living by cheating people, but now he’s living behind metal bars thanks to Karachi Police. Hopefully, he learns there’s no need to cheat foreign tourists. Most will give extra payment if they were shown a good experience and treated in an honest way,” he wrote while sharing the picture.

    Philip made a YouTube vlog on how he was “scammed”. The summary of the scam, as per Philip, was that the horsemen asked him to pay Rs 5,000 for a ride after agreeing to the ride for only Rs 200.

    “It was very quiet, with it being a Friday. As soon as I entered the beach, two guys on horses sprinted towards me. I had planned on taking a horse or camel ride at some point so I negotiated a price of 200 rupees with one of them for a ride to the Chunky Monkey amusement park. He didn’t take me to Chunky Monkey, though. He took me down to the water and then handed me off to another guy on a horse. I felt like I was getting scammed in some way. Maybe they were going to ask for double the money because the second guy was taking me for a second ride or something. He was taking me towards Chunky Monkey, which is where I wanted to go though. As I rode with this guy, I tried to reconfirm the price with him, so there would be no disputes afterwards. He made it clear that 200 was for, what he called ‘one ride’, and that I’d have to pay for multiple rides. I immediately asked him to stop and said I’d walk the remaining distance but he refused to stop. Not only would he not let me get off the horse but did a u-turn and took me back to where I started the ride. I was screaming at him telling him that was not the way I wanted to go but he made the excuse that if he takes the horse back himself without a rider that the two horses would fight. After finally getting off the horse, the two scammers asked me for Rs5,000. As if I was just going to give them 25 times the price that we had agreed. How stupid did they think I was.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtyhnS13lGw

    People on social media are not happy with Dale Philip’s tweet and video.

    https://twitter.com/_ansar_a/status/1505727333478674435
    https://twitter.com/AlSafwa__/status/1505814031453536256
    https://twitter.com/akkhan81/status/1505526433736794113
  • ‘Should be proud of such shows’: Ahmad Butt blasts ‘Ministry of Religious Affairs’ for suggesting ban on game shows

    ‘Should be proud of such shows’: Ahmad Butt blasts ‘Ministry of Religious Affairs’ for suggesting ban on game shows

    Actor Ahmed Ali Butt shared his stance against the The Ministry of Religious Affairs for their appeal of a ban on game shows and their time slots during the month of Ramadan.

    The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani star said that the Ministry should focus on real problems instead of putting a ban on game shows. He also suggested a ban on fake news and propaganda.

    Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, requesting to put a ban on game shows during the month of Ramadan.

    Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri. — Facebook

    In a letter shared by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Twitter, Noor-ul-Haq mentioned six guiding principles of Ramadan broadcasting on the complaints issued by the public.

    The letter said that the promotion of religious and professional harmony during the holy month should be the top priority of the Ramadan broadcast. It further said that “controversial issues and professional topics should be avoided.”

    The letter also stated that the show hosts should be equipped with the necessary knowledge, adding that the dress code of the hosts and guests should be in accordance with the holy month.

    It further said that “respect for holy figures and adherents of different sects should be kept in mind.” Moreover, broadcasting game shows and frivolous programmes during Sehr and Iftar should be avoided. 

    It added that immoral and inappropriate advertisements should be banned during the month.

    The letter also stated that the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should issue appropriate instructions to TV channels in this regard. 

  • Flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Karachi

    Flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Karachi

    Qatar Airways flight, QR-579, made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Monday. The flight was on the way to Doha from New Delhi.

    Smoke filled one of the cabins of the Airbus 150.

    According to Geo News, the plane was at a height of 40,000 feet when the fault occurred near Karachi. The flight was circling around for a while when it was decided to make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport.

    Other flights including Air Lanka’s UL-183 were delayed, which were supposed to land in Karachi due to emergency circumstances. Qatar Airways flight was made to land on Runway No 1 of the airport. Passengers were shifted to a transit lounge.

    Currently, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) engineers are inspecting the plane.