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  • ‘DID NOT go to Israel’: Zulfi Bukhari denies reports of secret visit to Israel, again

    ‘DID NOT go to Israel’: Zulfi Bukhari denies reports of secret visit to Israel, again

    Former Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari has denied going to Israel again, after Israel Hayom — an Israeli national Hebrew-language daily newspaper and news website — claimed on Monday that Zulfi Bukhari paid a brief visit to Israel in the last week of November 2020. The reported cited an unnamed source in Islamabad. Zulfi Bukhari tweeted that he did not go to Israel.


    This is Bukhari’s second denial regarding an alleged visit to Israel, months after Middle East Monitor claimed in a report that an adviser of PM Imran Khan visited Tel Aviv in November on his British passport. Middle East Monitor later apologised to Zulfi Bukhari for misreporting. “We accept Mr Bukhari’s refutation of the claims made in the report and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience it has caused,” concluded the letter dated December 23.


    Today, Zulfi Bukhari tweeted: “DIDNOT go to Israel. Funny bit is Pakistani paper says I went to Israel based on ‘Israeli news source’ & Israeli paper says I went to Israel based on a ‘Pakistani source’-wonder who this imaginative Pakistani source is.” He further added,” Apparently, I’m the only one who was kept out of the loop.”

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sherry Rehman and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khurram Dastgir Khan asked for a clarification from the government despite Zulfi’s denial.

    In November 2020, PM Imran Khan had said that the United States and some Muslim states, which he cannot name because of good ties with them, have been pressuring Pakistan to recognise Israel. However, PM Khan reiterated that Pakistan will never establish relations with the “Zionist” state until a just settlement of the decades-long Palestinian issue.

  • When Mikaal Zulfiqar took over a Bollywood film rejected by Hamza Ali Abbasi

    When Mikaal Zulfiqar took over a Bollywood film rejected by Hamza Ali Abbasi

    Many people do not know this but Hamza Ali Abbasi was offered a role in the Bollywood film Baby which Mikaal Zulfiqar later accepted after the Man Mayal actor refused to be a part of the film. Hamza explained his reason of rejecting the Bollywood biggie in a Facebook post, citing the anti-Pakistan content of the feature film.

    Abbasi took to his official Facebook page and posted, “I was offered this Indian film Baby last year and I immediately said no to it seeing a slight anti-Pakistan element in its storyline.” The post further read, “I am in favour of our artistes working in Indian films, but if any film has even a slight anti-Pakistan theme, please think like a Pakistani first and then an artiste.”

    The role was later played by Mikaal and he received a polarizing response form the audience. The movie was banned for a release in Pakistan.

  • Fawad Khan starrer ‘Money Back Guarantee’ to feature an ensemble cast with over 25 celebrities

    Faisal Quershi has roped in over 25 celebrities in his directorial debut, titled as Money Back Guarantee. It features Fawad Khan, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Ayesha Omar and cricket legend Wasim Akram along with an ensemble cast and multiple guest appearances in this comedy of errors.

    The ensemble cast also includes names like Afzal Khan (Jan Rambo), Kiran Khan, Marhoom Ahmad Bilal, Gohar Rasheed, Adnan Jaffer, Shafaat Ali, Javaid Sheikh, Hina Dilpazir, Ali Safina and Aqdas Waseem are also the part of the project.

    Fawad’s Humsafar co-star Mahira Khan has also been roped in for a cameo. Several other actors will be making a special appearance in the film such as Ali Rehman Khan, Ahsan Rahim, Adnan Bashir Khan, Faysal Qureshi, Faisal Qureshi (the director), Hajra Yamin, Muniba Mazari, George Fulton, Syeda Marium Batool, Khadija Arshad and Ataullah Jan.

    Wasim Akram’s wife Shaneira Akram will also play a guest role in the movie. The movie was set to be released in 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic woes.

  • Nabeel Zafar reveals his love story with Scottish wife, fell in love at first sight

    Nabeel Zafar appeared with his wife Fatima on Waseem Badami’s show Har Lamha Purjosh, revealed how he fell in love his wife at first sight when she was only 14 years old. The Bulbulay actor revealed that he has been married to his wife for 21 years now.

    Fatima revealed that when she saw drama serial Dhuwan she instantly sad that ‘Banda shaadi kare to is se [Nabeel] kare warna na kare”.

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    Nabeel further revealed that they first met in Glasgow, adding that Fatima came to him for an autograph, and that she also asked for his phone number. This was the moment when he fell for her and later decided to make her his life partner.

  • Dale Steyn thanks Rumman Raees for birthday wish in a unique style

    Dale Steyn thanks Rumman Raees for birthday wish in a unique style

    Dale Steyn has thanked his former Islamabad United fellow cricketer Rumman Raees from Pakistan Super League ina unique style

    Raees took to Twitter and wished the speedster saying: “Number one and nothing rest, the legend. Happy Birthday Dale Steyn , stay blessed. Thanking the Pakistani bowler, Steyn shared his selfie with a framed photo with Raees when he had a fanboy moment with him and when Steyn used to played for Islamabad.

    It was a wholesome moment when Steyn gave Raees his jersey of IU and Raees gave him a framed picture of the two when he shared his fanboy moment with the South African pacer.

    Hassan Ali also wished his “favourite” bowler, appreciating him and calling him an inspiration.

  • Man kills wife for posting videos on TikTok

    Man kills wife for posting videos on TikTok

    A man allegedly murdered his wife in Karachi’s Landhi’s Sherpao Colony for uploading videos on social media app TikTok in spite of his objections.

    As per reports, the man, identified as Ishaq, killed his wife and mother-in-law over TikTok videos in Karachi on Sunday.

    Police said the man had asked his wife not to go out without his permission and post videos on TikTok.

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    The deceased identified as Ramsha used to make TikTok videos but her husband did not like it. Police said Ramsha was living at her parents’ house after fighting with her husband.

    Police have recorded the statements of the eyewitnesses and raids are being carried out to arrest the suspect. A case has also been registered against Ishaq.

  • After officially crushing on Bilawal Bhutto, Hareem Shah marries other PPP leader

    After officially crushing on Bilawal Bhutto, Hareem Shah marries other PPP leader

    Tik Tok star Hareem Shah as tied the knot to a PPP leader in a private ceremony as reported by Geo News. Her husband’s details are being kept under wraps from the media and public.

    The wedding ceremony was attended by only close relatives and friends. The couple plans on to have their honeymoon in Turkey.

    Earlier this year, Hareem officially declared her love for PPP’s chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in an Instagram

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  • UK health secretary resigns after kissing his colleague amid lockdown

    UK health secretary resigns after kissing his colleague amid lockdown

    United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary, Matt Hancock resigned from his position on Saturday after being filmed kissing his colleague, in breach of coronavirus social distancing rules.

    The former secretary in his letter of resignation wrote to the British Prime Minster Boris Johnson “owe it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down”. The PM said he was “sorry” to receive the resignation, reported BBC.

    The 42-year-old, reportedly, was under a great deal of pressure from his fellow Conservative party members when a local tabloid revealed that he is having an affair with Gina Coladangelo, a friend from his days at Oxford University who he hired as an adviser in March last year. Mr. Hancock has also ended his 15-year marriage.

    Hancock routinely appeared on television urging Britishers to follow strict rules. Earlier this month plans to ease lockdown in England further got delayed because of concerns over the Delta variant of Covid.

    Recently, the country’s former finance minister Sajid Javid has been appointed as the new Health Secretary. He was born to Pakistani immigrant parents in 1969, who are originally from Toba Tek Singh, Punjab.

  • ‘PM calling OBL a martyr was a slip of the tongue’: Fawad Chaudhry

    Prime Minister Imran Khan referring to slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as a “martyr” last year was a “slip of the tongue”, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry clarified in Geo News programme, ‘Jirga’.

    “Pakistan has voted in the UN on the war on terror [against militants], we are a voter on a [UN] list that declared Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda terrorists,” said Fawad Chaudhry.

    “Pakistan has sacrificed the most in the war against terrorism,” Chaudhry added.

    In an interview with Afghanistan’s Tolo News, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi skipped a question when asked if Osama bin Laden was a martyr. Qureshi paused for a few seconds and then said, “I will let that pass.”

    Senior Afghan journalist Lotfullah Najafizada had originally asked Qureshi about PM Khan calling Osama bin Laden a martyr. The foreign minister responded that the PM was quoted out of context. “Out of context. He was quoted out of context. And, a particular section of the media played it up.

    When asked to comment on why the foreign minister hesitated in answering a question on the premier’s statement on bin Laden, Fawad Chaudhry said Shah Mahmood Qureshi wanted to put the issue behind him and move forward.

    Addressing the National Assembly in June last year, PM Khan recalled how the Americans had conducted an operation in Abbottabad and “killed Osama Bin Laden — martyred him”.

  • Non-farter, non-burper, Indian rishta hunt advertisement goes viral for its absurd demands

    Non-farter, non-burper, Indian rishta hunt advertisement goes viral for its absurd demands

    An Indian rishta advertisement has gone viral for its absurd demands. The ad was posted by an “opinionated feminist” and has left several people in fits of laughter.

    According to BBC, many speculated about the identity of those behind the ad and whether it was “authentic”.

    It turns out that it was a prank between a brother, a sister, and her best friend. Using the e-mail address posted on the ad, the “opinionated feminist” — Sakshi — and her brother Srijan and her best friend Damyanti, are the ones who came up with the idea.

    All the names are pseudonyms — they didn’t want their identities revealed. Sakshi said, “We are all professionals with steady careers, and (hopefully) promising lives ahead of us” and don’t want to attract “bloodthirsty” social media trolls.

    The ad, Srijan said, was “a small prank we played for Sakshi’s 30th birthday”.

    “Turning 30 is a milestone, especially because of all the conversation in our society around marriage. As you turn 30, your family and society start putting pressure on you to get married and settle down,” he said.

    Sakshi said she does have short hair and piercings, works in the social sector, is opinionated, and that the burper-farter thing is a family joke.The ad appeared in a dozen northern Indian cities and cost about 13,000 Indian rupees ($175; £126) – “an amount we would have spent on presents and celebrations if there was no Covid lockdown,” Srijan said.Sakshi said she does have short hair and piercings, works in the social sector, is opinionated, and that the burper-farter thing is a family joke.

    Sakshi said the ad “seemed to have hurt a lot of egos”.

    “You can’t say such things out loud. Men ask for tall, slim beautiful brides all the time, they brag about their wealth, but when the tables are turned, they can’t stomach it. How could a woman set such criteria?”

    The ad, she added, “was a satirical statement on this narrative and I assume that the people getting triggered are the same as those who put out these kinds of ‘slim, fair, beautiful bride wanted’ type of ads in the first place”.

    And for those “triggered by obvious satire”, she had a question: “Do you send such triggered emails to all the sexist, casteist ‘bride wanted’ adverts that appear in the papers everyday? If not, then you need to curb your patriarchy.”