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  • ‘Kicked her out, blocked’: Nazish Jahangir shocks Nida Yasir with revelations about stepmother

    ‘Kicked her out, blocked’: Nazish Jahangir shocks Nida Yasir with revelations about stepmother

    Actor Nazish Jahangir recently appeared on Nida Yasir’s morning show along with Eshal Fayyaz and Javeria Abbasi.

    Super Women Javeria Abbasi And Nazish Jahangir On Sets Of Shane Suhoor –  Health Fashion

    The Kahin Deep Jalay star opened up about her estranged relationship with her stepmother, Nazish stated that she was the first one to fid out that her father has secrtely married after her mother’s death, exactly a year after their loss.

    The Berukhi diva mentioned that although she was somewhat embracing the reality but her elder siblings couldn’t accept it and created a havoc. Their family feuds increased and all the time their were elements of fighting and argumentative behaviour in their household.

    She also revealed that initially her elder siblings kicked their stepmother out of the house and even blocked her numbers from everywhere but with time they realised that their father needs companionship and they brought her back.

    Nazish stated that now the equation with her stepmother is progressive and healthy as she takes care of her father and even keeps the family united. Her stepmother also never had children of her own for the family’s wellbeing.

    On the same show Kaaf Kangana star, Eshal Fayyaz revealed that her step father attempted to rape her for three to four times.

    My stepfather tried to rape me, says Eshal Fayyaz

    “My stepfather tried to rape me multiple times and I decided enough is enough when he attempted for the fourth time. I shared it with my sister and together we told my mother. After that, she divorced him and never got married again.”

    The Kaaf Kangana star also clarified rumours of her alleged marriage with Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (KRQ). Rumours of their marriage were rife in January 2020 and both Eshal and Qamar, at the time, had shut them down.

    When Nida asked her about these rumours, Eshal said that she had no idea who spread these rumours and that she has “no idea why someone did this” to her.

    “When the rumours of my and Khalil-ur-Rehman’s marriage spread, I was so afraid that I locked myself in the room and I was sitting alone, crying in my room,” said Eshal. “My mother explained to me that sitting in fear will not do anything. Go in front of people and explain, after which I faced the public and clarified all the rumours.”

  • VIDEO: Muslim woman in India forced to remove burqa in public

    VIDEO: Muslim woman in India forced to remove burqa in public

    A mob in India forced a Muslim woman to remove her burqa in public, India Today reported.

    The video of the incident went viral on social media. The video showed a burqa-clad woman sitting on a motorbike, accompanied by a man. 

    A mob could be seen harassing the girl for wearing the burqa, after which she was forced to take it off. 

    “Take the burqa off, you are giving a bad name to the nation,” one of the members from the group could be heard telling the woman.

    The man protested when the mob asked the woman to remove her niqab (veil).

    “You have to take the niqab off as well,” one member of the mob said. The entire incident was recorded by the mob.

    As per reports, no case has been registered against the people yet. Two men were reportedly let off by the police after receiving a warning.

  • 78% Pakistanis think women ‘not safe’ here: Survey

    78% Pakistanis think women ‘not safe’ here: Survey

    Almost 78% of Pakistanis believe that no woman is safe in Pakistan while only 20% believe that women are safe in the country, a survey conducted by Pulse Consultant has shown.

    At least 18,000 Pakistanis participated in the survey conducted by a Karachi-based marketing and social research company, Pulse Consultant. 

    Most of the Pakistanis who think women are unsafe in the country were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    The survey showed that 35% of citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa consider women safe to some extent in Pakistan, while only 19% consider them completely safe.

    Similarly, 35% of people in Punjab saw women as unsafe in Pakistan, 41% saw them safe to some extent, and 21% saw them completely safe.

    The rate of people who consider women unsafe in Pakistan from Sindh was 26% in the survey, while the rate of those who consider them safe to some extent was 49%. Meanwhile, 24% of the survey respondents considered them to be completely safe in the country.

    The survey showed that most Pakistanis who see women safe to some extent in Pakistan are from Balochistan, where 74% of people vouched for it.

    Whereas, 19% of citizens of Balochistan saw women as unsafe in Pakistan. Only 7% of the respondents from the province saw them as completely safe.

    The statistics compiled in the survey based on social status suggested that 45% of people from the lower class believe that women are not safe in Pakistan.

    The rate of people who saw women as unsafe from the lower middle class was 35%, 30% from the middle class, 29% from the upper-middle class, while 34% from the upper class.

    Meanwhile, statistics based on gender showed that women were more positive than men when it came to their safety in Pakistan.

    As many as 29% of women believe that they are safe outside the home, while only 22% of men vouched for it. 

    The survey was conducted through CATI (Computer assisted telephonic interviews), a state-of-the-art technology where all calls are recorded.

    Overall Perception of Women Safety in Pakistan

    •  Only 20% of Pakistanis feel that women are ‘safe’ in Pakistan
    •  43% believe that women are ‘somewhat safe’ – it means their opinion is in between – neither they believe that Pakistani women are ‘unsafe’ nor do they believe that Pakistani women are ‘safe’
    •  35% of Pakistanis believe that Pakistani women are entirely not safe in Pakistan
    •  Highest perception of “unsafety” reported from KP (46%) followed by Punjab (35%)

    Women Safety – Outside the home – Women’s Perception

    •  29% of the Pakistani females feel that they are ‘safe’ when they go outside the home
    • However, 35% of females believe that they are “smewhat safe” and similar population (35%) believes that they are absolutely “unsafe” when they commute in society
    •  The highest perception of “unsafety” again reported from KP (46%) followed by Punjab (36%)
    •  Almost half (51%) of the female respondents from ‘Upper Class’ & one third (38%) from ‘Lowest Class’ have a concern about safety when commuting outside the home

    Women Safety – Outside the home – Male’s Perception

    •  Interestingly, males consider females less safe (22%) in Pakistan as compared to female respondents (29%)
    •  The majority 45% of males believes that their family female members are “somewhat safe” and 30% believe that their family females’ members are ‘unsafe’ outside the home
    •  Interestingly, contrary to females belonging to ‘Upper Class’ (Where 51% believe that they are unsafe), almost one-third of males belong to the same class have the opinion that their female family members are safe (36%) and only one-fourth (25%) have the opinion that females family members are ‘unsafe’
  • Sonya, Aiman and Zara ooze glamour at Asim Jofa’s star-studded bash

    Sonya, Aiman and Zara ooze glamour at Asim Jofa’s star-studded bash

    Designer Asim Jofa is famous for his extravagant photo-shoots in which his muses are mostly A-listers. Asim hosted a star-studded bash to launch his latest promotional campaign.

    The bash was attended by celebrity couples Muneeb Butt and Aiman Khan, Sarwat Gillani and Fahad Mirza, Zara Noor Abbas and Asad Siddiqui along with Imran Ashraf and Sonya Hussyn.

    The campaign’s song is sung by Yashal Shahid, who is famous for her blockbuster OST Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.

  • ‘Khul ke ghabrao’: Fahad Mustafa slams PM Imran Khan, Ayesha Omar supports

    ‘Khul ke ghabrao’: Fahad Mustafa slams PM Imran Khan, Ayesha Omar supports

    Actor Fahad Mustafa took to his twitter handle to criticise the ruling government after a massive increase in the prices of the petrol in the country. He also slammed the famous phrase of PM Imran Khan, ‘Ghabrana Nahi Hai’ by tweeting that ‘ab khul ke ghabrao’.

    He followed up his tweet with some sarcastic posts.

    The Bulbulay diva Ayesha Omar liked Fahad’s tweets uploaded by a digital portal.

    Sun Yaara diva Ghana Ali also posted about this topic.

    On the work front, the Jawani Phir Nahi Aani star will be seen next in Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad opposite Mahira Khan.

    Mahira Khan & Fahad Mustafa wrap up Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad with a picture  worth a thousand words
  • Shaukat Tarin appointed adviser to PM Khan on finance and revenue

    Shaukat Tarin appointed adviser to PM Khan on finance and revenue

    Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has been appointed Adviser to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on finance and revenue.

    An official notification issued on the appointment read that Tarin’s new status will be equivalent to that of a federal minister.

    The government on Friday had decided to appoint Tarin as an advisor to the PM on finance, as his six-month tenure as the financial advisor was expiring that day, sources had told Geo News.

    The finance minister was supposed to get elected as a senator — a prerequisite to continue as finance minister — as the six-month time limit to elect him as a member of Parliament expired on Friday.

  • Bakhtawar Bhutto announces the name of her son

    Bakhtawar Bhutto announces the name of her son

    The daughter of late Benazir Bhutto and former President Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, took to Twitter to announce the name of her son.

    “Mir Hakim Mahmood Choudhry,” tweeted Bakhtawar. She added that Mir Hakim is named after her late maternal uncle Mir and her late paternal grandfather Hakim Ali Zardari.

    Last week, Bakhtwar took to Twitter and informed her fans and followers with a health update, saying that her little baby boy is currently in a Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) but getting stronger.

    Bakhtawar tweeted, “Thank you for all the love & celebrations welcoming our little baby boy to the world.”

    Bakhtawar’s son was born on October 10.

  • Supreme Court grants bail to Zahir Jaffer’s mother

    Supreme Court grants bail to Zahir Jaffer’s mother

    The Supreme Court has approved the bail of Zahir Jaffer’s mother, Asmat Adamjee. Zahir is the prime suspect in Noor rape and murder case. His mother’s bail is granted in exchange for bail bond of Rs1 million.

    Read more- My father asked me to get rid of Noor: Zahir Jaffer

    A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, while hearing the bail plea, granted bail to the accused Zahir Jaffer’s mothrr on the grounds of her gender and on the ground that she was not present at the crime scene, Urdu News has reported. However, the Supreme Court has rejected the bail application of Zahir Jaffer’s father, Zakir Jaffer.

    
    
  • Heavy snowfall blocks roads to Babusar Top, Chilas

    After heavy rain and snow, the roads to Chilas and Gilgit via Babusar Top-Naran Highway have been suspended, ARY News has reported.

    Different areas in Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received heavy rain and snow for the two days resulting in a drop in the temperature of the region.

    Areas of Batogah Top, Fairy Meadows, Nanga Parbat have also been receiving snowfall.

    The entryways into Gilgit-Baltistan have been suspended while tourists have been told to avoid traveling here. The district authorities have stopped cars from entering the region.

    The rains have lashed out on the entire region, the district authorities said, as they stopped cars approaching the area.

  • Rickshaw Drivers Union warns govt to reduce fuel prices in 24 hours

    Rickshaw Drivers Union warns govt to reduce fuel prices in 24 hours

    Members of the Awami Rickshaw Drivers Union organised a protest against the increase in fuel prices in Lahore, Samaa has reported. The protesters threatened the government to hold an indefinite sit-in if the government did not lower gasoline and natural gas rates.

    Chairman of the Rickshaw Union, Majeed Ghori, stated that if the government does not reduce fuel prices in the next 24 hours, they will hold sit-ins at city’s busiest junctions, disrupting traffic. He also warned that they would protest outside the Chief Minister House.

    Read more- Petrol price goes up by Rs10.49 per litre

    The federal government on Saturday issued a notice to increase the price of petrol by Rs10.49 per litre.