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  • Hasan Ali’s personal issue resolved, available for rest of PSL 2021

    Hasan Ali’s personal issue resolved, available for rest of PSL 2021

    Islamabad United have received a boost in their challenge for the PSL title this season with the news that fast bowler Hasan Ali will, after all, be available for the rest of their campaign. Ali was due to fly back on Sunday evening to attend to a personal family situation in Pakistan but decided against it after the matter was resolved.

    “I was going through a personal family issue, which has been resolved thanks to my wonderful wife,” Ali said in a statement. “She assured me she will take care of it and wants me to concentrate on my cricket and my career. Hats off to such a wonderful partner. She has always stood by me through the hardest times and after consulting with her, I have decided to stay on with Islamabad United for the remainder of the PSL 6.”

    Two-time winners United moved to the top of the table on Sunday evening after a convincing win over Lahore Qalandars. United were 20 for 5 at one point before recovering to 152 for 7, thanks to 75 from Asif Ali and 49 from Iftikhar Ahmed. Their bowlers then blew apart Qalandars as Musa Khan, Shadab Khan and Fawad Ahmed induced a collapse from 86 for 2 to 100 for 9.

    Despite missing a game, Ali is United’s top wicket-taker this season – and fifth in the league – with 10 wickets. His PSL returns have been in line with his performances since he returned to cricket this season after a series of injuries derailed his career.

    Since Ali didn’t leave the bubble, he will not need to re-enter and undergo quarantine. United are scheduled to face defending champions Karachi Kings on Monday.

  • Ten Indian actors who worked in Pakistani films

    Ten Indian actors who worked in Pakistani films

    India and Pakistan have shared tumultuous equations over the years with things often getting out of hands in terms of politics and border feuds. However, the two neighbouring nations have indulged in a cultural exchange at several junctions and that does help the artists of both the nations to bridge the gap between Indo-Pak.

    Here’s a list of Indian actors who have done work in Lollywood, the Pakistani film industry:

    Om Puri

    The late actor has done a film in Pakistan. He was seen in Actor in Law. His appearance in Pakistani film garnered him critical acclaim from local critics. He was an ambassador of peace.

    Arbaaz Khan

    Godfather is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Hriday Shetty released across theaters in Pakistan in 2007. The cast had both Indian and Pakistani actors, including Arbaaz Khan in a pivotal role.

    Naseeruddin Shah

    Legendary actor has done Khuda Ke Liye in 2007 and another film in 2013, Zinda Bhaag.

    Neha Dhupia

    The popular model turned actress Neha Dhupia did an item song in the Lollywood film Kabhi Pyaar Na Karna.

    Shweta Tiwari

    The Kasautii Zindagi Kay star, shweta Tiwari has done a Pakistani film. She was casted in the film Sultanat that flopped.

    Kirron Kher

    Kirron Kher did a film called Kamosh Pani in 2003 which won several international awards.

    Amrita Arora

    In an Indo-Pak collaboration Amrita was seen in the film Godfather, a remake of the famous Hollywood film.

    Vinod Khanna

    Veteran Indian actor Vinod Khanna appeared for the first time on the Pakistani cinema screen in Godfather. The film was distributed nationwide by ARY Digital.

    Johnny Lever

    The popular Indian comedian, Johny Lever has done a Pakistani film Love Mein Ghum

    Arya Babbar

    Son of Raj Babbar, Arya has also worked in a Pakistani film Virsa opposite Mehreen Raheel.

  • ‘Getting physical can never be justified’: Yashma Gill gives anger management tips to Firdous Awan

    ‘Getting physical can never be justified’: Yashma Gill gives anger management tips to Firdous Awan

    Actress Yashma Gill is currently working in multiple drama projects, her latest outing being ARY’s Azmaish opposite Fahad Sheikh and Kinza Hashmi. Yashma made an appearance on Geo’s Jashan-e-Cricket hosted by Shahzad Iqbal and during a segment of the show, she gave anger management advise to Firdaus Ashiq Awan post her tussle with PPP MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhel.

    The Alif actress stated that getting physical in a tussle can never be justified no matter what the circumstances are. She further suggests some anger management tips to Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan that whenever she is angry, she should take a pause and a deep breath before reacting in anger. She also adds that one shouldn’t make a promise in happiness and at the same time shouldn’t make a decision in anger.

    Yashma made sure she mentions that Firdaus was triggered but still her actions aren’t justified.

  • VIDEO: Irked elephant destroys wedding, forces groom to run away

    VIDEO: Irked elephant destroys wedding, forces groom to run away

    An elephant has damaged the venue and four cars at a wedding ceremony after getting irked by the sound of crackers in India’s Uttar Pradesh.

    As per reports, the incident happened on Friday night when the groom named Anand Tripathi reached the wedding venue with an elephant.

    A video from the wedding recently went viral on social media that shows the groom arriving at his wedding venue, sitting in a carriage decorated with neon lights. The barat also included an elephant and some horses. The elephant then started destroying the venue and everything that came in its way because it was irked by the sound of the crackers.

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    The groom fled away from the scene after the destruction made by the elephant.

    Later, a team comprising officials from the forest department and police was called for help who then managed to control the elephant.

  • ‘The proposed budget has measures to give relief to the common man’: CM Buzdar

    ‘The proposed budget has measures to give relief to the common man’: CM Buzdar

    The Punjab government on Monday approved the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 today with an estimated total budget outlay of Rs2.653 trillion, including an Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Rs560 billion.

    The budget session was the first one in the newly-constructed building of the Punjab Assembly. The total outlay of the budget has increased by more than 18% and the development budget has gained 66% compared with the current fiscal year.

    The Punjab Cabinet also approved the much-anticipated 10% increase in salaries and pension of provincial employees and also green-lighted the decision to increase the minimum wage of workers from Rs17,500 to Rs20,000.

    The Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar said that the budget is not a “magic of statistics” but is a document based on development.

    Taking a jibe at the Opposition, Buzdar said: “The job of the incompetent and failed Opposition is just to make noise. Criticising the government’s positive policies only for the sake of criticising make them look bad.”

    In the cabinet meeting, the Board of Revenue proposed to increase the agricultural tax. However, CM Buzdar and the Punjab Cabinet unanimously rejected the suggestion.

    “The proposed budget has measures to give relief to the common man,” CM Buzdar. “All targets are realistic and all priorities have been set in accordance with the needs of the masses.”

  • ‘Muslims living in the western world are the ones who suffer from Islamophobia’: PM Khan

    ‘Muslims living in the western world are the ones who suffer from Islamophobia’: PM Khan

    In an interview with CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said he had been trying to tell the world community that the Muslims living in the western countries are the ones who suffer from Islamophobia, and “we regularly hear about these incidents and many of them are not reported and our embassies tell us about those. So this gap needs to be closed”.

    The prime minister highlighted the grave issue of Islamophobia in the western world, which recently claimed the lives of four members of a Pakistan-origin family in Ontario last week.

    “Everyone is shocked [in Pakistan], because we saw the family picture, and so a family being targeted like that has had a deep impact in Pakistan,” PM Khan said.

    The prime minister said the use of the term “Islamic radicals” indicates there is something wrong with the religion, which radicalises people. Contrary to this, terrorism has no religion as extremists are found in every society, he added.

    Replying to a question about what should the governments do to shut down hate material, the prime minister called for strict action against online hate because such websites divide humanity by creating hatred through hate material.

    He further said that he “mostly agrees” with Trudeau and his position on extremism, but also expressed concern about some Canadian laws that he believed were contributing to Islamophobia.

    He asked as to why it became a big issue when someone wears a hijab (head scarf) or grows a beard in the west. “People objecting to hijab and a beard is quite bizarre for me. In liberal democracies, why is this an issue?”

    He described Quebec’s Bill 21 — which banned public servants, including teachers and police officers from wearing religious symbols at work — as a form of “secular extremism” that led to intolerance against Muslims.

    “I find this law secular extremism as it really is against, you see the whole idea behind secularism is liberalism, you want human beings to be basically free on how and the way they want to dress up as long as it doesn’t cause pain or hurt others. This is how I understand how liberalism is. If some cover their hair or their head, why has it become such a big issue,” he contended.

  • Malik Sisters think Maryam Aurangzeb, Sheikh Rashid and Shafqat Mahmood are actors

    Humaima Malik and Dua Malik made an appearance on ARY’s Har Lamha Purjosh where they spilled the beans on their professional and personal dynamics. On being asked by the anchor Waseem Badami which politician they think look like an actor, Dua answered Maryam Aurangzeb and Humaima said she thinks Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood are good actors.

    During the interview the host asked her to give an advice for Momina Mustehsan to which Humaima replied, “Jesus kar ke tweet krna chor dein about Pakistani women”.

    The Bol actress added, “And stop comparing people by classifying them,” adding that every women is equal. “Every woman is equal, whether it is Qandeel Baloch or Mahira Khan, no one can be [classified] as cool or not cool”.

  • Mikaal Zulfiqar auditioned for Fawad’s role in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’

    Mikaal Zulfiqar auditioned for Fawad’s role in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’

    Mikaal Zulfiqar has worked in multiple Bollywood films, his most popular outing being Akshay Kumar starrer Baby. The Diyar-e-Dil actor mentioned in an interview with Hassan Sheheryar Yasin that he auditioned for Fawad Khan’s role in Karan Johar directorial Ae Dil Hai Mushkil which starred Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles.

    Mikaal shared that he was approached for the role and even went to India for its audition. “When they approached us, we both were in talks with them and gave the audition,” he said, adding that he was not much interested when he gave the audition.

    “It was a small appearance and I always feel when it comes to India they give side roles to us,” he added. Talking on the basis of his personal experience, he further added that Indians are not fair with Pakistani actors.

    Mikaal has worked in a few Bollywood films such as Tapasse Pannu and Akshay Kumar starrer Baby which had anti-Pakistan content. He later, revealed that he was not aware of it when he had signed the movie and was tricked by the makers to work in an anti-Pakistan movie.

    After Baby, the actor had claimed that he has decided not to work in Indian movies. While Fawad’s performance in a brief yet important role was appreciated by critics and audience unanimously. His character’s name was DJ Ali and he played Anushka’s love-interest in the romantic saga. Thora Sa Haq actor Imran Abbas also appeared in a cameo role in the film.

  • Saudi Arabia to ban unvaccinated individuals from entering malls

    People who have not been vaccinated will not be allowed to enter malls in Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Commerce Spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Hussein said on Sunday. The decision will come into effect from August 1, ARY News has reported.

    Hussein added that the dressing rooms have reopened and touchscreens are now allowed to be used in shops, malls and commercial centres while ensuring continuous disinfection and social distancing.

    Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual Hajj.

    The Saudi Hajj Ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

  • Nine cops suspended for harassing Johny & Jugnu staff for refusing ‘free burgers’

    Nine cops suspended for harassing Johny & Jugnu staff for refusing ‘free burgers’

    Lahore police have suspended its nine officials on Sunday for harassing and illegally detaining Lahore restaurant, Johny & Jungu’s staff for ‘refusing for burgers’.

    As per reports,  at least nine police officials including a station house officer (SHO) were suspended for illegally arresting employees of the restaurant in DHA after they refused to give “free burgers” to the cops.

    A few days before the incident, some police officers went to the eatery ‘Johnny and Jugnu’ located in DHA Phase-6 and tried to get burgers for free.

    The cops left after they were refused by the staff and returned later on Friday night only to arrest the staff members of the restaurant for reasons that the outlet claimed as “baseless and unjust”.

    After the news did rounds, Punjab Inspector General Inam Ghani ordered to suspend all officials involved in the incident for the abuse of  power.

    Read More: Cop thrashed for secretly filming woman in bathroom

    The Punjab police chief also directed the Lahore CCPO to take strict departmental and legal action against the officials involved in the incident without any delay, according to a statement.

    He further stated that the “officers and personnel involved in illegal activities do not deserve any concession so no leniency should be given in taking action against those responsible after the inquiry.”

    The restaurant also took to social media to tell the incident with details, “This was not the first time something like this has happened with our kitchen teams at our restaurant but we want to make sure this is the last. Yesterday night, around 1am our kitchen teams were taken into custody by the Police.”

    The statement of the restaurant added, “19 of our innocent crew members were kept locked up at the [police] station for the entire night, without any basis, as per orders from their SHO.”

    They further stated that this happened because they refused to give burgers to someone “very special,”

    On June 11, for almost seven hours in the night, “they (policemen) kept our team locked up, harassing them, pushing them around, all for not giving them free burgers, for not entertaining a ‘request from a very high profile special guest’”, the restaurant said