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  • Gossip Girl is getting a spin-off

    “Hello, Upper East Siders. Gossip Girl is coming back.”

    The show is on its way back to television, this time in a new series for upcoming streaming service HBO Max.

    HBO Max, owned by WarnerMedia, announced that it had ordered a new, 10-episode series that will be set eight years after Gossip Girl ended its original run in 2012, and will follow a new generation of private school kids. They added that the new series will explore how much social media and the landscape of New York has changed in recent years.

    It is currently unclear whether any of the original stars, including Blake Lively, Penn Badgely, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester, will return.

    Gossip Girl was one of the most popular shows on television, winning 18 Teen Choice awards and inspiring fashion, hairstyles and beauty lines. You know you love me.

    Given that Friends will also be shifting from Netflix to HBO Max, where do we sign up?

  • Changes to WhatsApp You Need to Know About

    Changes to WhatsApp You Need to Know About

    We can all safely say that no one checks their text messages anymore since it’s usually spam. Our lives revolve around WhatsApp and WhatsApp groups. The Facebook owned App is going to introduce five changes that might change the way you use the App.

    1. DARK MODE

    Constantly using your WhatsApp which drains your battery and gives you tired eyes? WhatsApp’s new “dark mode feature” will now give the app a darker appearance in the night, reducing the glare from the phone and also helping save battery life.

    2. QUICK EDIT MEDIA

    Want to edit media files you send or receive on WhatsApp? You’ll be able to do a lot more than cutting down on duration and adding text to pictures. The Quick Edit feature will allow you to make changes to files you get or send and share them directly.

    Some of the updates are already available on the Beta Version

    3. SHARE FACEBOOK STORIES

    In what seems like hope to get more users to engage with Facebook Stories, WhatsApp will now let users share a story on Whatsapp directly from their Facebook accounts. No news yet if it’s going to be available for Instagram as well. incorporated for Facebook stories initially. 

    4. MORE INFO ON FORWARDED MESSAGES

    Constantly spammed with “forwarded as received” messages, especially on family groups? In a much needed feature, if a message is forwarded more than five times, it will now have a “frequently forwarded” label. WhatsApp will also notify users how often the message has been forwarded, in hope of controlling the spread of rumours and false information (Uncles and Aunties might not be too happy about this one).

    5. QR CODE

    Users will be able to add a new contact using a QR code directly. Every user will have a unique code (similar to nametags on Instagram) and you can share your code with oders (so it’s easier for them to add you)

  • Heavy rain causes Lahore Fort’s entrance gate to collapse

    Heavy rain causes Lahore Fort’s entrance gate to collapse

    Heavy rains in Lahore didn’t just disrupt the flow of traffic yesterday but have also caused the main entrance gate of historical Shahi Qila to collapse.

    According to details, continuous rain and accumulation of rainwater damaged the small wooden gate of the historical Lahore fort, causing it to collapse. The door is part of the Roshnai Gate which opens into the Food Street. The door was built during colonial rule.

    After reports of the door collapsing made rounds on media, the Walled City Authority was quick to point out that the Roshani Gate itself is intact, but the small entrance gate has come unhinged due to the rain.

    WLCA officials said that the door collapsed due to the accumulation of water in the food street and that it will be restored as soon as possible.

    The historical Lahore Fort was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1981. It one of the oldest and biggest Mughal structure in the subcontinent. It continues to attract visitors from far and wide and is central to Lahore’s history and culture.

  • World Emoji Day: If Pakistani politicians were emojis

    World Emoji Day: If Pakistani politicians were emojis

    Is a Whatsapp conversation even complete, if it doesn’t include at least one emoji? All of us use emojis while texting because not only do they make conversations fun, they are also useful where words fail. 

    On World Emoji Day, we match our politicians to emojis and who knew there are so many of them.

    Imran Khan

    No one cooler than our Prime Minister.

    Z.A Bhutto

    Hain? How does WhatsApp know keh aaj bhi Bhutto zinda hai?

    Fawad Chaudhry

    Bas unees bees ka faraq hai.

    Shehbaz Sharif

    This detective emoji is perfect for our ex-Khadim-e-Aala Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif.

    Shehryar Afridi

    Its the beard.

    Maryam Nawaz

    All hail to princess Maryam. If Maryam Nawaz was an emoji, she would definitely be the princess one.

    Sherry Rehman

    Ain’t no diva like Sherry Rehman.

    Khawaja Asif

    Momina Basit

    This is our favorite one because they resemble a lot. Momina Basit is one of the members of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI).

  • WATCH: Birds take over Lahore airport

    WATCH: Birds take over Lahore airport

    Flight operations at Allama Iqbal International Airport were severely disrupted after a large flock of birds took over the Lahore airport. Videos from the airport show the birds flying around the runaway.

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    According to details, seven flights expected to land at the Lahore Airport were diverted to land in other cities due to the situation. A PIA flight coming from Paris was made to land at the Sialkot airport while PIA’s Jeddah-Lahore flight was diverted to Multan airport. An international flight coming from Doha was returned to its origin.

    PIA’s spokesperson told the media that flights were diverted due to safety concerns and efforts are underway to end the bird strike.

    The Lahore airport is surrounded by wedding halls, where leftover food is thrown in nearby areas. Birds gather to have a feast but they pose a substantial threat to planes.

    Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to reduce the price of luggage plastic wrapping to Rs 50 at all airports across the country.

    Previously, rates of double wrapping were Rs400 while for the single wrapping, the airport authorities used to charge Rs200. CAA has made plastic wrapping of luggage mandatory for passengers travelling abroad.

  • SAPM Shabaz Gill corrects false information about new taxes on graves

    SAPM Shabaz Gill corrects false information about new taxes on graves

    Spokesperson to Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Dr Shahbaz Gill, has debunked reports claiming a new tax has been imposed on burial services.

    “The Punjab government is planning to impose tax on the purchase of new coffins and graves in Lahore. A tax of Rs1,000 would be imposed on smaller ones (for children) and Rs1,500 on bigger ones (for adults),” a private media outlet had claimed Tuesday.

    According to reports, Lahore Metropolitan Corporation had forwarded a request to the Local Government Department, seeking approval for the tax on graveyards that come under its jurisdiction.

    Lahore Mayor Mubashir Javid had distanced himself from the reports, saying that he had nothing to do with it.

    “The Punjab government has dissolved the rights of the mayor as well as the local bodies and assigned administrative powers to the commissioner,” he had said while speaking to a private media outlet, adding that the tax “was proposed by the commissioner”.

    However, all claims were rubbished by Punjab CM’s spokesperson, who questioned if the reports were nothing but an “attempt to malign the government and tax culture”.

  • $60,000 to be spent on PM Imran’s US visit unlike Nawaz’s $460,000

    $60,000 to be spent on PM Imran’s US visit unlike Nawaz’s $460,000

    Members of the federal cabinet have been informed that around $60,000 will be spent on Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s forthcoming visit of to the United States (US), unlike ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s $460,000.

    As per the details, PM Imran on Tuesday chaired a meeting of his cabinet wherein the members were informed about the $400,000 cut.

    They were also provided details of over Rs27 billion expenditure incurred on security, camp offices and foreign visits of former presidents Asif Ali Zardari and Mamnoon Hussain, former PMs Nawaz Sharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf besides ex-Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif.

    Addressing a post-meeting press conference, Federal Minister for Communication Murad Saeed said that more than Rs4.3 billion had been spent on security, camp offices and travels of Nawaz, Rs3.16 billion on Zardari, Rs8.72 billion on Shehbaz, Rs350 million on Abbasi, Rs245 million on Gilani, Rs32 million on Ashraf and Rs300 million on Mamnoon back when they were in power.

    He added that an amount of Rs8.3 billion was spent on the security of the Sharif family members within the past 10 years, while over Rs2 billion was spent on renovation and other expenditures of the Sharif family’s Raiwind residence, Jati Umra.

  • Fawad Chaudhry invites Malala, Elon Musk to Pakistan

    Fawad Chaudhry invites Malala, Elon Musk to Pakistan

    Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Tuesday that an international Science Conference will be held in Pakistan in October to celebrate the birthday of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, who was born on October 17.

    Speaking to the media, the minister also shared that Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has been invited to the conference. He added that the Science Ministry plans on inviting technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Google’s Uttam Tripathi and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg among other notable personalities.

    ‘Think Future’ will be the theme of the Science Fair and International Science Conference.

  • How Mansoor Ali Khan destroyed a troll

    How Mansoor Ali Khan destroyed a troll

    Trolls. We have to deal with them all the time. They’re everywhere – posting salty comments and making their presence felt. Celebrities and public personalities, in particular, have it harder than any of us common people because they are more often than not the target of such trolls.

    Recently, renowned anchor Mansoor Ali Khan was hit by such a troll but his response was such that it left the troll shaking.

    The troll, whose Facebook username is Muhammad Kashif, sent a message to Mansoor accusing him of being a sellout. Mansoor responded to him saying that he has forwarded his profile to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and that an FIR will be lodged against him soon. The troll swiftly replied saying that his message was a mistake and that he is a big fan of the anchor’s.

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  • Woman commando with henna on hands breaks the internet

    Woman commando with henna on hands breaks the internet

    The picture of a woman commando of Punjab’s Elite Force, holding a gun in her hands with henna tattoos, has gone viral over the internet.

    The image, first shared by self-proclaimed security analyst Zaid Hamid, took social media by storm on Tuesday.

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    “Super cute… Hina on hands and guns in hands… on duty Pakistani girls… [sic],” he wrote while tweeting the image that has now gone viral. Hamid also wondered if the commando had recently gotten married.

    The image has been receiving mixed reaction on Twitter.

    The Elite Force of Punjab Police specialises in counter-terrorist operations and VIP security duties. It is known for acting against serious crimes and performing high-risk operations that can’t be carried out by the regular police.

    According to information released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in 2010, women first became part of the police force in the subcontinent in 1939 when seven female constables and a head constable were inducted to contain female agitators of a farmers’ movement in Punjab.

    There was no significant change in numbers until 1952 when 25 constables, two head constables and an assistant superintendant were recruited.

    Inclusion of women to Pakistan’s anti-terror squads was initiated in the 1990s. With women joining the force in large numbers over the years, the trend has continued since.

    In October 2001, less than a month after the 9/11 attacks, the first women-only anti-terror squad was established in the country.