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  • Maya Ali becomes Filmfare’s ‘Most Influential Women of 2021’, Celebrities cheer

    Maya Ali becomes Filmfare’s ‘Most Influential Women of 2021’, Celebrities cheer

    Actor Maya Ali has been listed as the Filmfare UAE’s most influential women for the year 2021.

    “It’s an honour to be representing your country everyday on the screen but this feature in @filmfareme coffee table book is even more special. I want to thank all of you for your unflinching love and support,” captioned Maya Ali, while attaching the pictures on her social media handle.

    The Mann Mayal diva has been appreciated by fellow celebrities on social media.

    On the work front, Maya can be seen currently in GEO’s drama serial Jo Bichar Gaye costarring Wahaj Ali and Talha Chahour. The drama serial is based on true events of 1971.

  • Sushmita Sen praises Zaid Ali for recreating her famous scene from ‘Main Hoon Na’ co-starring Shah Rukh Khan

    Sushmita Sen praises Zaid Ali for recreating her famous scene from ‘Main Hoon Na’ co-starring Shah Rukh Khan

    Bollywood Actor Sushmita Sen has praised Pakistani YouTuber Zaid Ali for his recent content creation as he recreated one of her iconic scenes from the hit movie Main Hoon Na also featurinh Shah RuKh Khan. In the scene, Zaid plays the part of Shah Rukh’s character.

    The Biwi No.1 diva, reacted to the video with love and wrote “Adorable, Amazing Job.”

    Zaid took to his Instagram to express his excitement over the comment. “She like the scene,” wrote Zaid while tagging Sushmita in the post.

    Main Hoon Na also featured Shahrukh Khan, Zayed Khan, Suniel Shetty and Amrita Rao.

  • From Atif Aslam, Abida Parveen to Momina Mustehsan: Coke Studio season 14’s artists revealed

    The much awaited next season of Coke Studio is set to be released soon as it has announced its artist line-up this year, providing people a chance to listen and watch their favorite music icons perform.

    In a press release, the spokesperson of Coca Cola Pakistan and Afghanistan, Fahad Ashraf said: “The Coke Studio platform has evolved this season. Whereas the values are the same but we are now leaning into the future by including the GenZ sound very deliberately. It is about time that we sync our cords with what the youngsters what. Nostalgia has its place in Season 14 but so does the firepower of a sound never been heard before.”

    Te performers for this season are:

    Abdullah Siddiqui

    Abida Parveen

    Ali Sethi

    Ameer Baksh

    Arooj Aftab

    Asfar Hussain

    Atif Aslam

    Butt Brothers

    Eva B

    Faisal Kapadia

    Faris Shafi

    Hasan Raheem

    Justin Bibis

    Kaifi Khalil

    Karakoram

    Lahore Jazz Ensemble

    Meesha Shafi

    Momina Mustehsan

    Naseebo Lal

    Quratulain Baloch

    Shaegill, Soch

    Talal Qureshi

  • Shaheen Afridi to lead Lahore Qalandars in PSL 7

    Shaheen Afridi to lead Lahore Qalandars in PSL 7

    Pakistan’s young pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the captain of Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) seventh edition.

    The franchise made the announcement in a press conference at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore.

    “Thank you Lahore Qalandars, this is not just a team, it’s a family. I thank them for placing their trust in me for this role,” said Shaheen.

    “I will try to ensure that the team shows good performances on the field,” he added.

    The speedster is the highest wicket-taker for the Qalandars, with 50 wickets in 37 matches, after having joined the franchise in 2018.

    Afridi has replaced Sohail Akhtar, who was the captain of the team since 2018.

    Aqib Javed, the Director Cricket Operations and head coach of Qalandars, also heaped praise on Afridi and hoped that the left-armer will take the team to new heights.

    “We are very happy to appoint him as captain of Lahore Qalandars and looking forward to see his wonders both with ball and his leadership skills,” Javed said. “He has been with us since 2018 and this is the right time to provide him the opportunity to lead the Lahore Qalandars’ young outfit.”

    The seventh edition of PSL will start on January 27.

    Matches from January 27- February 7 will be played at the National Stadium, Karachi, whereas the remaining fixtures will take place at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore with the final set to take place on February 27.

  • Rise in divorces: Lahore doubles number of family courts

    Rise in divorces: Lahore doubles number of family courts

    The number of family courts in Lahore has been increased to 12 from 6 in the last four years, it was reveled in Samaa News’ programme Qutb Online . The number of family courts have been doubled to accommodate the increasing number of divorce cases in the capital of Punjab.

    Samaa News reporter Arshad Ali said that during the coronavirus lockdown, more than 11,000 women filed for khula or dissolution of marriage, adding that approximately 150 khula applications are filed in Lahore.

    “When a case is filed, a family judge first tries to reconcile the couple. The proceedings begin when he fails to do so,” said Ali while mentioning about the delay in divorce cases.

    Read more- Divorce rate highest in Pakistan since 2019: Gallup survey

    A survey in December revealed that the divorce rate has reached the highest in Pakistan. As per the survey, 2 out of every 5 Pakistanis believe that in-laws are the major reason for most failed marriages. The survey also recorded that 58 per cent of the population in Pakistan believe that divorce cases have increased in society, reports The News.

  • Video: Bride’s family beat groom for demanding millions in dowry

    An Indian Muslim family beat the groom and his relatives after being asked for dowry worth millions in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state.

    In a video, it can be seen that both families are fighting. A woman can be seen protecting the groom while a police officer is also seen protecting the man and controlling the situation.

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    The bride’s family had already given Indian Rupees (INR) 3 lakh along with a diamond ring worth INR1 lakh in dowry but right before the nikkah ceremony, the groom’s father demanded INR10 lakh and threatened to call off the wedding if the demand was not met, reports India.com.

    Initially, the bride’s family tried to persuade the groom’s family but they were not convinced so they started thrashing the groom.

    The bride’s side also claimed that the man was married two to three times before.

  • KP LG polls: PTI loses, Shibli Faraz says party lost because of ‘PTI vs PTI’

    In the first phase of local government elections held in Khyber Pakhtun­khwa (KP), Opposition parties have had a combined lead over the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to unofficial results.

    Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said that the ruling party lost because “PTI was contesting against PTI”.

    “If it was not PTI vs PTI, we would have really won the elections. The results are still being announced. It was a crucial election but our performance has been really good,” said Shibli.

    The PTI is ahead on 15 seats followed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) 13, Awami National Party (ANP) nine, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) two, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) one each — which totals up to 26 seats for the Opposition parties as per unofficial and unverified results. Meanwhile, independent candidates are in the lead on 13 seats, reports Dawn.

    In all, 12.668 million voters — seven million male and five and a half million female — were registered for the polls in the 17 KP districts.

    In the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), local government elections were held for the first time in Khyber, Mohmand and Bajaur districts.

  • NCOC lowers age limit for Covid-19 booster shot to 30

    NCOC lowers age limit for Covid-19 booster shot to 30

    The National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) announced its decision to lower the age limit for the administration of Covid-19 booster shot for people who got both their shots six months back. Pakistanis aged 30 or above can now get a booster shot of their own choice across Pakistan from January 1, 2022.

    Only Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Pfizer will be given as booster shots. The booster shot will be administered free of cost.

    Health workers, immunocompromised people and anyone above or of the age of 30 years is eligible for a booster shot.

    Earlier this month, NCOC had approved a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines for healthcare workers, those aged over 50 years, and immunocompromised people.

  • Throwback: Kate Middleton stunned Prince Harry with a ‘bold’ joke present at Christmas

    Kate Middleton picked a hilarious Christmas gift for Prince Harry some years ago, according to the Mirror.

    The Duchess of Cambridge decided to buy Prince Harry a rather bold present as a joke, before Harry started dating Meghan Markle and was single, following a string of high-profile relationships.

    She gave her brother-in-law a ‘grow-your-own-girlfriend’ kit. According to the report, Prince Harry was taken by complete surprise.

    Other gifts exchanged over the years have included a leather toilet seat for Prince Charles and a shower cap for the Queen with ‘ain’t life a b****’ emblazoned across it.

    Prince Harry has moved to the United States (US) with Meghan Markle, following a family dispute.

  • 25-year-old man dies in police custody

    A 25-year-old man, Hanif Katiar, was allegedly killed in police custody at Rahuki police station in Hyderabad on Sunday.

    His family claimed that the Station House Officer (SHO) Iqbal Abbassi is responsible for the alleged murder of Hanif in custody.

    First Information Report (FIR) was filed by the victim’s brother, Insaf Katiar, against five policemen including three officers of the Rahuki police station.

    According to the complainant, the two brothers left their house, located in a village in Jhando Mari taluka of Tando Allahyar district on a Saturday morning to sell their livestock in a cattle market in Tando Adam, Sanghar district. When they were leaving for a house, SHO Abbassi and his accomplices wearing civil dress stopped them. They started beating Hanif and took him away in a private car.

    The next day (Sunday) at 10 am in the morning, his family found out that Hanif has been killed in police custody and his body has been shifted to Liaquat University Hospital.

    However, the accused policemen escaped from arrest, and their families claimed to be unaware of their whereabouts.

    The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Hyderabad Pir Muhammad Shah took notice of the incident and directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sajid Amir Saddozai to submit a report of custodial death.

    Media was not allowed in the premises of the hospital to know regarding the initial assessment of his post-mortem. Police were deployed outside the office of the police surgeon.

    The victim’s family also held a protest in front of the hospital. However, a policeman took them to SSP Hyderabad and he gave his assurance that police would lodge an FIR and fairly investigate the case.