Bollywood star Salman Khan is once again facing death threats, with an unknown person demanding a ransom of two crore rupees.
Reports printed in Indian media have said that WhatsApp messages sent to the Mumbai Traffic Police stated, “Salman Khan will be killed if the money is not paid.”
After the fresh threat, a case has been registered against the unknown person who sent the WhatsApp messages while police search for the suspect.
A 20-year-old man who threatened to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan two days ago was arrested from Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
According to reports, the 20-year-old had threatened to kill Zeeshan Siddiqui along with Salman Khan.
Khan’s close friend, Muslim politician, Baba Siddiqui was killed in Mumbai this month.
The Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for Baba Siddiqui’s murder. Apart from this, incidents of firing outside Salman Khan’s residence have also raised concerns about his safety.
Hania Aamir is currently taking a well-deserved break in New York, sharing captivating glimpses of her trip with her followers.
After wrapping up the shoot for her latest drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum, Hania took the opportunity to relax and enjoy some downtime in the Big Apple, even catching a Bille Eilish concert in the city.
The actress posted a picture with the caption, “hi can you take a picture of me,” showing her enjoying her American adventure. Fans have flooded social media with playful comment under her post, expressing concern for Mustafa, her on screen partner in drama serial Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum. Mustafa, played by Fahad Mustafa, is heartbroken, desperately trying to win back Sharjeena’s attention. Fans are completely invested in the love story, going so far as to create amusing buzz imagining Mustafa’s struggle as Hania lives it up abroad.
“Sharjeena ji, Mustafa ko aur pareshan mat karo. Hania baji ne Ducky Bhai se USA mein meetup nahi kiya,” one fan wrote.
Another commented, “Sharjeena ji Mustafa ko aur pareshan mat karo, he’s heartbroken, but you’re out there enjoying New York. It’s not fair!” One social media user said: “Sharjeena, this is not fair! Mustafa is crying for you, but here you’re enjoying… why?!”
The comments, dripping with humor and light-hearted concern, highlight just how attached viewers are to Hania’s character and the ongoing storyline.
Fans are clearly delighted by Hania success and her journey as a talented actress. Her recent dramas have only strengthened her star power, with Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum becoming a massive hit with its plot twists and emotional story.
As Hania continues her New York adventures, fans eagerly await her return to the screen, hoping for more of Sharjeena’s story, and maybe even a happy ending with Mustafa. For now, they’ll enjoy her travel posts, showing once again that Hania Aamir is more than an actress; she’s a sensation loved for her charm both on and off the screen. She has starred in drama such as Titli, Phir Wohi Mohabbat, Visaal, Mere Humsafar, Mujhe Pyaar Hua Tha and Kaisi Hai Ye Ruswai.
Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum is written by Farhat Ishtiaq and directed by Badar Mehmood.
The drama airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 PM on ARY Digital.
Earlier, Journalist Reham Khan has marriage advice for superstar Hania Aamir though we don’t know if the actress actually asked for it. Reham appeared in a podcast where she was asked about Hania Aamir.
“If I hadn’t introduced her, someone else would have,”
Khan said, adding, “Hania Aamir possessed talent, and even back then, she used to dub videos and imitate others well, before platforms like TikTok existed.”
Veteran actress Atiqa Odho has shared why she declined the role of Shagufta in Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum.
During her show Kya Drama Hai Odho shared that her decision was based on age suitability and scheduling issues.
Although she appreciates her work with director Badar Mehmood, Odho felt that this role wasn’t quite right for her.
Badar Mehmood also weighed in on the situation, stating that he had initially reached out to Odho with that role in mind. Badar Mehmood said, “I will tell you something, I did call Atiqa for Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum to play Mustafa’s mother, but she was extremely busy and occupied.”
Atiqa elaborated, “There’s an age difference as well, I think Bushra Ansari is a little older, so the role suits her better.”
Viewers have nothing but praise for Bushra Ansari, whose performance as Shagufta has been widely acclaimed.
Odho’s recent focus has been her drama critique show Kya Drama Hai where she provides balanced reviews on trending dramas. Atiqa has starred in many a hit serials including Sitara Aur Mehrunissa, Dasht, Nijaat, Dao, Humsafar and Dhoka.
Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum is written by Farhat Ishtiaq and directed by Badar Mehmood.
The drama airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 PM on ARY Digital. Earlier, renowned actress Atiqa Odho is all praise for veteran colleague Saba Hamid portrayal of the lead role in ‘Noor Jahan’.
After episodes 20 and 21 aired this past weekend, Odho took to Instagram to highlight Hamid’s brilliance, calling it an “acting masterclass” for aspiring actors, noting how Saba’s controlled, silent expressions were truly captivating.
“I’m so inspired watching my friend Saba Hamid in #NoorJahan. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime role, and what she has done with it is amazing. She mesmerizes with just her expressions! Well done!”
She also encouraged new actors to view Saba’s performance as a valuable lesson in acting.
Atiqa concluded with, “So proud of you, Saba.”
Many of her Instagram followers agreed, praising Saba’s performance as well.
‘Noor Jahan’ features a strong cast, including Kubra Khan, Ali Rehman Khan, and Noor Hassan. Directed by Musaddiq Malek and written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah. Atiqa Odho also praised Mustafa, saying that he “fit the role perfectly in the play.”
She said, “In ‘Kabhi Mein, Kabhi Tum,’ Fahad Mustafa is shown as a game-loving boy, and he has maintained his fitness accordingly.”
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan has stated that the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan was being served unhygienic food in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.
Speaking to journalists outside the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi, Omar Ayub Khan claimed, “Imran Khan was given substandard food, which caused him to vomit.”
The opposition leader further stated that their stance is correct on the matter that the electricity in Khan’s cell was also cut off; even proper water was not served to Khan.
Omar Ayub Khan further stated that they (party leadership) saluted Bushra Bibi’s bravery and greatness for enduring nine months in jail and added that “Harpic” was even mixed into her food, but she stood firm like an iron wall.
“She has been granted bail with honour,” he added.
Earlier, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Barrister Gohar Khan, following his meeting with Khan in Adiala Jail, had also alleged that the electricity supply to Imran Khan’s cell was suspended for five days and that he was allowed only two and a half hours out of his cell.
Meanwhile, in an official statement, the Adiala Jail authorities, responding to PTI’s concern over the food menu to Khan last week, disclosed the food menu of incarcerated Imran Khan.
Adiala Jail authorities had claimed, “Khan’s breakfast consists of coffee, chia seeds, beetroot juice, yoghurt, chapati, biscuits and dates. For lunch, he is served traditional curry, local chicken, chapati, salad, green tea, and mutton.”
“Dinner includes porridge, coconut, coconut juice and grapes, all prepared under the supervision of an assistant superintendent,” jail authorities added.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has responded to the allegations and conspiracies against him regarding the possible ouster of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had he been appointed as the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP).
Reports quoted a source close to Justice Shah as “categorically denying” any intentions or plans to remove the incumbent government if he had become the top judge.
It may be noted that Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court (SC) and next in line to become the CJP after the retirement of then-CJP Qazi Faez Isa.
However, with the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the scenario for the appointment of the senior-most judge as the CJP was scratched, paving the way for the nomination and subsequent appointment of the third senior-most judge, Yahya Afridi, as the top judge.
The News also quoted the source as saying that a federal minister’s recent claims regarding the possible ouster of the government and Justice Shah bringing Imran Khan back to power was a “pack of lies”.
“Justice Mansoor Ali Shah wants everyone to understand that he is totally apolitical. His interest is in promoting the constitution, rule of law and democracy, and nothing comes in the way of him in achieving this.”
They also said that Justice Shah was not responsible for the actions of previous chief justices and he did not approve of their conduct.
“He has even written against them. It’s unfair to generalise all judges this way. His judgments stand as his record. Read them,” the source added in response to Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan’s recent remarks on “judicial monarchy”.
According to the report, the source skipped a question regarding Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s stern letter to former CJP Qazi Faez Isa during the latter’s farewell reference. “Let’s discuss that another time,” they said.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on October 25 had refused to attend Friday’s full court reference in honor of the outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.
“To stand a Reference and celebrate such a tenure would send a message that a Chief Justice can betray his institution, erode its strength, act petty and low and still be celebrated as an honorable servant of justice. I am sorry, I in good conscious, cannot stand at a reference for such a Chief Justice,” opined Puisne judge Mansoor Ali Shah in a in a letter of refusal on the record of the reference proceedings,
Veteran actor Firdous Jamal’s wife is divorcing him after 35 years of marriage, their son Hamza Firdous has confirmed while reacting to a recent interview about his father leaving the family after cancer diagnosis.
“I was very sad while making this video and I wish I didn’t have to make this video. But when a person starts getting punished for the sins he has committed, if you don’t do it, you have to talk.”
He added, “First of all, I want to tell everyone on behalf of my mother that she has divorced my father.”
He continued, “No woman wants to get divorced after 35 years of marriage and my mother only stayed in a complicated relationship with my father for so many years hoping that one day everything would be fine but nothing got better.” Hamza Firdous pointed out his father’s mistakes and said, “My father had many bad habits which were painful for our family and we also talked about it with my father’s brothers but still my father admitted his mistakes.”
Talking about Firdous Jamal’s cancer treatment, he said “When father got cancer, it was a very painful time for us and we got him fully treated. I should not mention this because it was our duty to treat father if he was sick, but since the videos of father’s interviews are giving the impression that his children….is that why I have to give the details?”
He further said, “One son sent money for my father’s treatment, the other took care of him in the hospital and the daughter fed him with her own hands even when he was sick.” He added, “During the treatment, the doctor showed a wound on my father’s body, so he fainted after seeing my father’s wound because he did not want to see my father in such a condition.”
He finally said, “How can such sensitive children leave their father alone in illness?”
A few days ago Firdous Jamal said in an interview about living alone after suffering from cancer, “I have spent my whole life in a lot of noise and turmoil but now I want to live in peace, that’s all. I live alone.”
He also said, “I stayed with my family as long as I was healthy, but after I fell ill, I decided to separate from my wife and children because I did not want to hurt them.”
He called his marriage the biggest regret of his life and said, “I got married to the wrong person at the wrong time.”
As new school timings amid smog add to the already heavy traffic load on the roads of Lahore, the wife of Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, like all of us, also has an issue.
All public and private sector schools in the provincial capital have been told to push their opening time to 8:45 am or later in view of the hazardous air quality in major parts of the city. The instructions from the government were issued on a health advisory by the environment department in view of smog engulfing major parts of the city, especially during the wee hours. This, however, has led to a further load on the city’s roads due to a clash between school and office timings.
“Every year, smog cum fog is more intense earlier in the day. So, to beat that, we thought of opening schools one hour later,” Hayat said during an exclusive interview with The Current.
When asked about the traffic situation the new arrangement has led to, the minister said, “That’s what my wife was saying this morning.”
“The thing is that last week so many children in schools were getting sick [because of smog] with flu, early morning, so the environment department and the weather department consider [consulted] and decided to extend the school timings by an hour,” the minister reasoned, adding he agreed that office timings should also be altered to avoid all the rush and trouble.
To a question about the relation between flu and changed timings, the minister said, “Yes, the reason behind this has been conveyed to us […] early in the morning, smog situation is worse, and as the sun comes out, it gets better.”
The exclusive interview with the provincial education minister is set to be released on The Current’s YouTube channel this Sunday, November 3.
On Tuesday, a private media outlet has also quoted Hayat as indicating that schools might be shut down altogether if the smog situation worsens any further.
“The situation of pollution is getting worse, and for the elimination of smog, the government as well as the people will have to play their role,” the minister reportedly said as the provincial capital yet again becomes the most polluted city in the world.
Meanwhile, authorities have implemented several measures aimed at combating the situation. Prominent steps include making it mandatory for citizens to wear masks. While around 2,500 vehicles with faulty engines or excessive emissions have been grounded, the government has also sealed 469 factories and demolished a number of brick kilns.
According to reports, 318 FIRs have also been registered against those burning crop residues.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif suggested on Tuesday that Imran Khan’s wife’s recent release from prison and departure to Peshawar were not usual developments, hinting at a “behind the scene story.”
Asif also posted a message on his social media account saying that the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, had “tricks” to make tall claims, threaten, appear and suddenly disappear from his party rallies.
“Perhaps the entire PTI are in the process of making a fool of themselves. There is an indication of a behind-the-scene story in saying goodbye to Punjab by Begum Sahiba and her camping in the annexe of the Peshawar Chief Minister House. These two personalities give news of a fixed wrestling and some sort of an apology. And this is not happening without the will of the PTI founder,” the Federal Minister wrote.
He also stated that all of them are fooling party workers. Furthermore, while talking to a reporter outside the Parliament, Khawaja Asif said, “We need to observe why she [Bushra Bibi] went to the frontier [KP]? Even though their own supporters say that their CM KP has his software updated, why did she go there?”
The PML-N leader clarified that he was not speculating but only observing the current circumstances. “She has a house here in Islamabad, and another in Lahore, but why did she decide to go to Peshawar,” the minister asked.
On October 24, Bushra Bibi was released from Adiala Jail a day after being granted bail in the new Toshakhana case, ending nearly nine months of detention.
The former first lady was taken into custody on January 31 after an Islamabad accountability court sentenced her and Khan to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana reference.
Bushra had been incarcerated in Adiala Jail, and in the most recent case, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has accused the couple of retaining an expensive Bvlgari jewellery set gifted by a foreign leader — including a necklace, earrings, bracelets, and rings — at a low price, saying it caused significant loss to the exchequer.
Later in the day, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Barrister Saif said she safely reached Peshawar, where she would stay for some time.
Speaking outside Adiala Jail, PTI Chairman Gohar Khan highlighted that the former first lady had “endured jail for nine months in extreme conditions with a lot of courage”.
Earlier this week, Gohar also clarified that Bushra’s release is on merit and has nothing to do with any alleged deal. Similarly, PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram defended Khan’s spouse, saying that Bushra Bibi is a housewife and can live wherever she likes to.
Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Maryam Nawaz spoke at a Diwali ceremony earlier today, during which she hinted at writing a letter to the Chief Minister of Indian Punjab on the issue of smog.
“We need to have diplomacy with India regarding the issue of smog in Lahore. I’m thinking of writing a letter to the Punjab Chief Minister [Bhagwant Mann] in India that this is not just a political issue, this is a humanitarian issue,” CM said while addressing the ceremony in Lahore, adding that if Pakistan makes this move, India should reciprocate.
On a lighter note, she pointed out, “The winds don’t know there’s a border in the middle.”
“Until both Punjabs come together, we won’t be able to tackle the issue of smog,” she asserted.
CM Maryam Nawaz also congratulated the Hindu community on the festival of Diwali and paid tribute to the services of the minorities in the country.
She pledged that she would “stand by the minorities if someone tried to hurt them.
“Minorities are the crown of our head; their protection and respect is the responsibility of the government. We are all Pakistanis without any discrimination,” she said.
Chief Minister also announced a gift of 15 thousand rupees to 1400 Hindu families on Diwali and that the funds for minorities have been doubled.
She further announced the launch of the Minority Card by December 20, according to which the minorities will get ten and a half thousand rupees in three months.
“All minority members across Punjab, especially poverty-stricken minorities who don’t have a lot of resources, will receive Rs10,500 through the Minority Card,” she said.
CM Maryam Nawaz also addressed the incidents of extremism in the country, stating, “In the recent past, there have been incidents with minorities that have made my head hang in shame, and it has caused me great pain to see trivial misunderstandings become full-blown fights.
“Because there are few minorities, it is our responsibility to provide a safe Pakistan, a safe Punjab for them so that they can stay in their houses safely, without any fear of danger, and that they feel that this is their country and they have every right to be here,” she stressed.
Lahore and Delhi are again in tight competition to lead the list of most polluted cities in the world this year. Lahore reached as high as 708 points on the Air Quality Index.
Today, IQAir recorded Delhi holding a top rank with 196 points, while Lahore lagged six points behind it.
In the new International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings, the national Test team’s vice-captain Saud Shakeel and spinner Noman Ali have made a significant jump into the top 10.
Saud Shakeel has moved up 20 spots to the 7th position, while Noman Ali has moved to the 9th spot.
Saud Shakeel recently scored 280 runs in the three-Test series against England, including a century and a half-century in five innings, earning him the title of the series’ best player.
Pakistani spinner Noman Ali, after his stellar performance in the third and final Test of the recent series, has also made it into the top ten. Noman took nine wickets in the match and moved up eight spots to reach a career-best 9th position, while fellow spinner Sajid Khan also improved his career rating by 12 places.
Jasprit Bumrah’s reign as the number one Test bowler has ended, with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada becoming the number one bowler in the latest ICC Test player ranking. Rabada took nine wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh. Hazlewood is now second in the Test bowlers ranking, with Bumrah in third and Ashwin in fourth.
Among Test batters, England’s Joe Root maintains the top position, followed by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in second place. India’s young Yashasvi Jaiswal has moved up one spot to third, while Virat Kohli has dropped six spots to 14th.
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has also entered the top ten, moving up eight spots to 10th.
