Former cricketers Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq made fun of Waqar Younis for having four fingers during a break of the sports show, ‘Ask the Pavilion’, which airs on A sports.
The sportsmen were playing with a magic ball when Waqar Younis missed a catch and replied to the anchor, Fakhr-e-Alam, “Chaar unglian naal main ki karda (What could I have done with four fingers).”
Wasim, cracking a joke, said, “Ai aye vi nayi keh sakda keh main panj minute ich aya. (He cannot even say this that I will be back in five minutes).”
Waqar, during a lighter conversation with the players said, “Main ai vi nayi keh sakda keh 10 minute thehro (I cannot even say wait for 10 minutes).”
Misbah recalled an incident when Waqar was asking the team to win the match with 10 wickets and Saeed Ajmal did not hold back and said, “Payyian 9 ney ai (Bro, this is nine).”
While addressing the launch ceremony of the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) Tarin said, “We are giving targeted subsidies to control inflation. It is a global problem and prices in the international market are out of my control,” assuring that there will be no delay in the salaries of government employees.
He said that the world economy is recovering and business activities would not only resume but also grow at a much faster pace.
“The worst seems to be over and as economies begin to recover globally, we expect business activity to resume and in fact grow at a much faster pace. Pakistan and Pakistani businesses have to be ready to take advantage of new opportunities,” he added.
According to the advisor, PSW would help accelerate the digital transformation of the public sector agencies connected to international trade.
Moreover, he said that it is a priority of the government to facilitate businesses, including small and medium-sized ones, by providing a suitable enabling environment for growth and innovation.
Talking about the recent cyberattack on the National Bank server, he said that the enemy is ‘sitting in our neighbourhood’.
Earlier, it was reported that an official said the government was considering an increase of petroleum levy by Rs4 per litre. This would depend on its engagements with the IMF for the revival of its programme.
Tarin was in Washington last month to lead the Pakistani delegation in talks with the IMF for the revival of the 6 billion dollars Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are all set for the release of their upcoming movie Sooryavanshi. The Welcome duo seems to be creating quite a stir ahead of their movie release in hilarious way.
The Namastey London star recently recreated his iconic Hera Pheri side pose and made fans take a trip down memory lane.
“Side wala swag! That’s my waiting pose for #Sooryavanshi to hit cinemas on 5th Nov. Strike your favourite pose and share it with hashtag #WaitingPoseForSooryavanshi. I would invite the coolest ones to pose with me in real“, he wrote while sharing the picture on Instagram.
Sooryavanshi is slated for release on November 5. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the movie is the third installment of the cop-universe franchise. It was set to release on March 24 last year but was postponed due to the Covid-19. The Tiger Zinda Hai diva will be playing the female lead in the film.
The movie also features extended cameos by Ajay Devgan and Ranveer Singh.
The Singh Is Kinng duo are set to re-appear on big screen after eleven years of their last outing together, Tees Maar Khan.
As part of solid waste management (SWM) initiatives under TREK (Travel Responsibly for Experiencing Ecotourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), a two-day training was conducted in Chitral by Nestlé Pakistan, in partnership with Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the World Bank.
TREK was unveiled in December 2020 by Prime Minister Imran Khan, as part of World Bank financed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development (KITE) project. TREK was also listed as one of federal government’s key achievements of 2020.
In June 2021, TREK communication campaign was launched in Nathiagali to promote responsible tourism in the Galiyat region. On the launch, 2,000 reusable bags were handed out to Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) for local tourists and hotel association. Radio and social media campaigns have been launched; furthermore, signboards emphasizing the importance of clean Galiyat were also installed across the region.
A two-day training titled “TREK for Healthier Kids” was held in collaboration with the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) program in August 2021. It concluded with a certificate distribution ceremony for teachers, distribution of 4,000 reusable bags and 2,300 N4HK books to children in Galiyat. N4HK is one of Nestlé’s global Creating Shared Value initiatives that empowers parents, caregivers and educators to foster healthier eating, drinking and lifestyle habits among school age children.
An extensive two-day training on waste management and sustainable tourism in Swat as part of TREK’s community engagement initiatives. The training comprised of sessions on categorizing waste, importance of recycling, learning to conduct waste audits, basic food safety and importance of WASH compliance among others. The event concluded with souvenir distribution for participants by Ghulam Saeed, Director General Directorate of Tourist Services and Touseef Khalid, Project Director KITE. We have also donated 2,000 reusable bags among communities in Swat.
Under the TREK initiative, more than 130 public and private sector participants including 20 women have been trained at the three locations of Swat, Galyat and Chitral. The initiative has also engaged the local communities through training and awareness session on nutrition and hygiene for school children of Galyat.
“We are delighted that community engagement activities such as waste management training and awareness campaigns for tourists are coming to fruition, as part of TREK,” said Tashfeen Haider, Additional Secretary, Tourism Department, KP government, adding that Department of Tourism through KITE project is working on SWM cycle by providing equipment to area development authorities of Galyat, Kaghan, Chitral, Kalam and Kumrat. Moreover, contract for feasibility study and engineering design of sanitary landfill sites have been awarded through the KITE project.
Kiran Afzal, Senior Private Sector Specialist, of the World Bank shared, “KITE project is now implementing activities for tourist facilitation in Chitral which will be complemented by TREK’s initiatives for SWM.”
Talking about the initiative, Waqar Ahmad, Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Nestlé in Pakistan & Afghanistan said, “Our partnership with the government on TREK, will help realise our vision for shaping a waste-free future, by driving new behaviour for a cleaner environment.”
“At Nestlé, our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or rivers. To achieve this, we have set ourselves the commitment of ensuring 100% of our packaging is reusable or recyclable by 2025,” he added.
The two-day SWM training comprised of sessions on categorizing waste, importance of recycling, learning to conduct waste audits, basic food safety and importance of WASH compliance among others. The event concluded with souvenir distribution for participants by Ghulam Saeed, Director General Directorate of Tourist Services, Hassan Abid, Deputy Commissioner Chitral, and Touseef Khalid Project Director KITE.
Nestlé Pakistan’s commitment to TREK includes 2 pillars: A massive awareness
campaign focusing on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and a Community Engagement plan which includes activities that will help in countering the issues of waste, pollution and destruction of wildlife, in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 15 and 17.
Various people on Twitter have demanded and questioned the government following the state’s claim about reaching an ‘agreement’ with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in order to end the nearly two-week-long protests.
The details of the negotiations have yet not been made public.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar tweeted: “The people of this country have a right to know about the agreement made with a proscribed group, which caused loss of life and property and disrupted citizens’ lives for weeks.”
حکومت کالعدم تنظیم کے ساتھ کئے گئے معاہدے کو فوری طور پر منظرعام پر لائے
اس ملک کے شہری یہ جاننے کا حق رکھتے ہیں کہ ہفتوں نظام زندگی معطل رکھنے ، جان و مال کا نقصان کرنے والی کالعدم تنظیم کے ساتھ کیا طے پایا ؟
While recalling the Hazara community’s protest, he demanded to know whether the martyrdom of Punjab police officials was in vain and if the perpetrators will be punished.
بتایا جائے کہ کیا پنجاب پولیس کے اہلکاروں کی شہادتیں بغیر کسی وجہ کی تھیں اور کیا ان کے ملزموں کو کیفر کردار تک پہنچایا جائے گا یا نہیں؟
جب ہزارہ برادری لاشوں کے ساتھ دھرنا دیے ہوئی تھی تو عمران خان نے کہا کہ میں بلیک میل نہیں ہوں گا پر یہاں تو آناً فاناً پوری ریاست ڈھیر ہوگئی
Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) and rights activist Bushra Gohar said: “Yet another surrender agreement to be signed with the alleged Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) funded banned religious extremist group TLP,” with hashtag #GayaPakistan.
Lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir asked the media and all stakeholders to question the government why TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi was not formally arrested.
He expressed his concerns on Twitter and said, “TLP is being kept alive and will be kept alive to be the political nuisance it was intended to be, a variable in Punjab used as a when establishment wants it to.”
Our brave police officers are dying for nothing, this State and it's policies are an insult to their sacrifices. #TLP is being kept alive & will be kept alive to be the political nuisance it was intended to be, a variable in Punjab used as an when establishment wants it to.
Legal adviser for the International Commission of Jurists, Reema Omer tweeted: “Nothing in this press conference inspired confidence, least of all the ‘secret’ agreement”
Agreement reached between TLP, Govt. Mufti Muneeb says terms will be disclosed at an appropriate time but media should highlight this as positive step
Nothing in this press conference inspired confidence, least of all the “secret” agreement
Journalist Yusra Askari mocked the government and labelled the agreement between the state and banned outfit as “horrors of this Halloween” that will haunt us forever.
The power to remove the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman from office has been withdrawn from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and given to the president, as per the National Accountability (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, which has been approved by President Arif Alvi, reports Geo News.
The NAB chairman’s tenure, as per the new ordinance, will be of four years. The criteria for the removal of a NAB chairman will be the same as the one for the removal of a Supreme Court judge, according to the new Ordinance.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif criticised the new Ordinance and said that the government had spared no efforts to push the Opposition to the wall. He claimed that the government had introduced a new NAB ordinance to give itself National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
Star-studded ceremony of IPPA Awards 2021 took place in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, October 31. A-list Pakistani celebrities Iqra Aziz, Sonya Hussyn, Feroze Khan, Aiman Khan, Zara Noor Abbas, Meera, Yasir Hussian and Mansha Pasha graced the red carpet.
The following celebrities nailed their red carpet appearance with an oozing sense of style:
Aiman Khan:
We loved how Aiman Khan gracefully carried the black Sareee. Her dress was designed by Hussain Rehar.
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani promised to fight till death but when the Taliban came, he fled, reports Dawn.
In a show, Blinken was asked if he had personally tried to persuade Ghani to stay in Kabul. To which he replied that he was on the phone with the former President on the night of August 14 (a day before the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul). Blinken said that he was pressing him to accept a plan for transferring power to a new government.
Secretary Blinken said that Ghani told him that, “he was prepared to do that, but if the Taliban wouldn’t go along, he was ready to fight till death. And the very next day, he fled Afghanistan.”
This government would have been “led by the Taliban but would have included all aspects of the Afghan society,” he added while answering the question.
Blinken claimed that he had engaged with the former President Ghani over many weeks and months.
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis A-lister Sania Mirza’s son Izhaan turned 3 on October 30th. The couple shared pictures from their son’s third birthday celebration on Instagram.
Both Shoaib and Sania accompanied the pictures with heartfelt messages for their little one. Celebrities like Mahira Khan, Anushka Sharma, Genelia D’Souza, Neha Dhupia and several others wished Izhaan a very happy birthday.
“Happy birthday to my whole world this day 3 years ago I was reborn as your mother and I cannot remember my life before you. I love you so much Thank you for choosing us as your parents my kindest baby @izhaan.mirzamalik,” Sania wrote sharing some pictures from the birthday bash.
“Good time spent with family & friends on Izhaan’s 3rd birthday celebrations. Thank you all for joining and making this more special for us,” Malik wrote while sharing the pictures.
Model Fatima Hasan was told by a broadcaster that her outfit was “too revealing” to host the red carpet of the show, the model revealed in a series of Instagram stories.
“Got ready and went to the red carpet and was told that the outfit is too revealing and i can’t shoot or be broadcasted on Hum Tv in this.”
“No one had asked me or given me any guidelines nothing. I had shared my outfits with the production just as a safety measure, and they approved it,” she added.
In another story Fatima gave an update, “Guys don’t worry I’m all ok.”
“Found a sweater that i have turned into a shrug atm.”
Fourth IPPA awards took place in Istanbul on Sunday, October 31st.
