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  • Khawaja Asif reacts to Jemima’s Imran Khan plea

    Khawaja Asif reacts to Jemima’s Imran Khan plea

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has responded to Jemima Goldsmith’s post on X (formerly Twitter) concerning the health of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.

    Goldsmith, while alleging the incumbent government of misconduct towards Imran Khan in jail, wrote on X, “The Pakistan authorities have stopped all visits to him by his family and his lawyers. They have also postponed all court hearings.”

    The post sparked a strong reaction on social media.

    Responding to Jemima Goldsmith’s concern, Khawaja Asif said that Imran Khan was treated with constant leniency, adding that the incarcerated Khan had never shown mercy towards his opponents.

    Recalling the Imran Khan-led government’s aggressiveness towards the opposition, the Defence Minister claimed that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not even allowed to phone call his wife Kulsoom Nawaz when she was on her deathbed while the opposition leader was in jail without any allegation.

    Similarly, British Journalist Piers Morgan also reacted to Jemima Goldsmith’s post, “This is outrageous, and appalling. Please RT Jemima’s tweet to raise awareness of this shocking development.”

    Asif stated that Piers Morgan was disappointed over the case of a convicted prisoner in Pakistan but turned a blind eye to the plight of thousands of Palestinian hostages in Zionist prisons and the brutal genocide in Gaza.

  • ‘Uncle na karo please’: singer of ‘Tauba Tauba’ begs to Chahat Fateh Ali

    ‘Uncle na karo please’: singer of ‘Tauba Tauba’ begs to Chahat Fateh Ali

    Social media sensation Chahat Fateh Ali Khan has gained fame by creating funny parodies of well-known Urdu and Punjabi songs.

    Khan, whose real name is Kashif Rana, went viral on social media in 2022, with his comical song videos attracting millions of followers on social media.

    He recently released the song ‘Toba Toba.’ This song is a copy of the popular Bollywood track ‘Tauba Tauba’ sung by Indian singer Karan Aujla.

    In Bollywood, the song was filmed with Vicky Kaushal, who became very popular online due to his dance moves.

    When Murtaza Ali Shah, a correspondent for Geo News in London, posted a video of Chahat Fateh Ali Khan’s new song on his Instagram account, even Indian singer Karan Aujla could not help but react to it.

    Commenting on the post, Karan Aujla wrote, “Uncle Na Karo Please,” along with a crying emoji.

    The post went viral after Karan Aujla’s comment, and many users liked and commented on the post.

    Earlier, he also stepped into the world of English music.

    Last year, he took the internet by storm when he released the music video for his single ‘Jeetain Ge Bhai Jeetay Ge’ for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

    He also captured hearts worldwide with his viral track ‘Bado Badi.’ Known for his quirky singing and comedic flair, the Pakistani-British artist has garnered a massive following across the country. However, his recent hit ‘Bado Badi,’ with a whopping 28 million views, faced copyright issues and was taken down from the site.

    Not only were Pakistani social media users using this song in their reels (short videos), but some Indian actors and users also made videos featuring it.

    However, Chahat Fateh Ali Khan has now made his English-speaking fans happy by stepping into the world of English music.

    A video goes viral on social media, where Khan is sitting in a hotel with an Englishman, along with other people, including some Pakistanis, who are recording a video of him.
    In the video, some of the people request Khan to sing a song in English for the Englishman sitting next to him. Chahat Fateh Ali Khan then shares that he is writing an English romantic song and proceeds to sing a few lines, receiving applause from the audience.

    The people present then asked the Englishman, “Are you a fan of Chahat Fateh Ali Khan?” to which he replied, “Yes, I’ve seen him on TikTok. I am a big fan.”

  • New fuel prices announced

    New fuel prices announced

    The government of Pakistan has announced the prices of petroleum products, under which the price of petrol will remain the same.

    Petrol price in Pakistan today

    The cost of gasoline per litre has been maintained at 247.3 Rupee while the price of diesel has been increased.

    The price of high-speed diesel has been increased by Rs 5 per litre, after which the new price of high-speed diesel has risen to 251. 29 Rupee per litre.

    According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the prices will be applicable from October 16 to October 31.

    Record increase in crude oil production:

    Apart from this, an increase in crude oil production in Pakistan has been recorded on a weekly basis. According to Pakistan Petroleum Information Service (PPIS) and industry data, the average daily output of crude oil in the country for the week ended September 30 was recorded at 63,898 barrels, which is one per cent higher than the previous week. The average daily production of crude oil was recorded at 63376 barrels.

  • Sami Khan’s crazy moment with female fan surprises wife

    Sami Khan’s crazy moment with female fan surprises wife



    Fans can sometimes surprise their favorite celebrities in the most unexpected ways, creating unforgettable and often hilarious moments.

    Recently actor Sami Khan appeared as guest on Mazaq Raat hosted by Imran Ashraf, where he talked about his craziest fan moment.



    The cohost, Ayesha Shakoor, asked, “I’m sure you receive lines from fans because of how handsome you are. What was the craziest fan encounter you’ve ever had in your life?”

    “It was a very crazy experience in Lahore. Everyone remembers that day in 2012 or 2013,” Khan remembered, recalling that it rained heavily, “so much that people said it looked like it was snowing.”

    “One day, I was walking when suddenly I heard the noise of cars honking, a long line of vehicles. Out of nowhere, I heard a voice. It was a girl’s voice. She called out to me, and I said, ‘Thank you’.

    “Suddenly, she got out of her car, ran towards me, and said, ‘I’m a huge fan, I’m a huge fan.’ I thanked her, but before I could say anything else, she hugged me. As soon as she hugged me, a close-up shot revealed that my wife was walking towards us,” he described.

    “As she walked towards us, I was wondering what I was going to say, of course. The first thing that came was an interrogative question, ‘What was that?’ I said, ‘She was a fan.’ ‘If she was a fan, why did she hug you?’ she asked.

    “I explained it all happened so quickly. I didn’t have time to respond before she hugged me. She said to me, ‘If she had said something else, you have probably done that too’. But I reassured her that wasn’t the case, after which she just said, ‘Make sure this doesn’t happen again”, Sami added.

    Sami Khan starred in dramas such as Dil se Dil Tak, Yaad Piya Ki Aye, Ghar Ki Khatir, and Pagal Khana. Currently, he is starring in DunyiPur, which is written by Radain Shah and directed by Shahid Shafaat.

    Sami Khan and Shanzay Khan tied the knot in 2009.

  • Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: Watch Live here

    Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: Watch Live here

    The second Test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium. England has a 1-0 lead in this series, winning the first Test match by 47 runs and an inning at the same venue.

    Day one of 2nd Test:

    Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan lost the first two wickets on a total of 19 runs, but Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam made an impressive partnership of 149 runs. Saim returned to the pavilion for 77 runs, while Kamran Ghulam scored his maiden Test 100 in his debut match. He is the 13th Pakistani to have achieved this milestone.

    Kamran scored 118 runs and was dismissed by Shoaib Bashir; apart from this, Saud Shakeel was dismissed for four runs.

    On Day One, Pakistan scored 259 for the loss of five wickets.

    Day One:

    The second day of the Multan Test is ongoing, where Pakistan has scored 358 runs, losing eight wickets.

    Muhammad Rizwan scored 41 runs and was dismissed by Brydon Carse. Currently, Aamir Jamal and Nauman Ali are on the crease, scoring 31 and 29 runs, respectively, before the lunch break.

    Here are the match and live-streaming details.

    Match Details:

    Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium

    Date: 15-19 October

    Time: 10:00 am Pakistan Standard Time

    Live Streaming details in different regions.

    Pakistan:

    Live Streaming: Tamasha App, Tapmad

    Live Broadcast: PTV Sports, ASports

    India:

    Live Streaming: FanCode app, Sony LIVE app and Website

    Live Broadcast: Sony Sports Network

    UK:

    Live Streaming: SkyGo

    Live Broadcast: Sky Sports Cricket

    Australia:

    Live Streaming: Foxtel

    Live Broadcast: Fox Sports

    Playing XI of both teams

    Pakistan playing XI:

    Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (Captain), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Zahid Mehmood, Sajid Khan, Nauman Ali.

    On Sunday, the Pakistan cricket team selection committee dropped Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi from the squad against England for the 2nd Test.

    England playing XI:

    Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir

    First Test Match:

    In the first test match, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs.

    Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. Shaan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq and Salman Ali Agha scored centuries for Pakistan.

    In reply, England scored 823 runs on seven wickets thanks to Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s double century.

    Harry Brook scored 317 runs, while Joe Root scored 262 runs. This was the highest total against Pakistan in Test history.

    On the fourth day, Pakistan showed a very disappointing performance in the second innings, and six players returned to the pavilion for only 82 runs. Pakistan started their second incomplete innings on the fifth day with 152 runs for six out. Salman Ali Agha was at the wicket with 41 runs, and Aamir Jamal with 27 runs.

    Pakistan’s whole team returned to the pavilion with a total of 220 runs, and England won this match by 47 runs and an inning.

  • ‘Aane ka, jaane ka’ Shamoon Abbasi criticises language in Gentleman

    ‘Aane ka, jaane ka’ Shamoon Abbasi criticises language in Gentleman

    Senior actor Shamoon Abbasi has criticised the language used in the recently concluded crime drama Gentleman, stating that the words and phrases in the drama are not commonly spoken in Pakistan.

    Recently, he appeared on the show Kya Drama Hai, where he shared his thoughts on Gentleman and expressed his disapproval of the language used in the drama.

    “The first thought that came to my mind as soon as I watched the drama was that the language used wasn’t ours,” he said.

    Abbasi believes Humayun Saeed’s character uses phrases such as ‘aane ka, jaane ka, bole to’ that are not typically spoken in our culture.

    Host Nadia Khan also pointed out that Yumna Zaidi’s character uses “Bole To” in the drama, to which Shamoon Abbasi responded, saying, “She shouldn’t have used those words as they were unnecessary.”

    “The language in ‘Gentleman’ is not commonly spoken here and does not reflect our own,” he added.

    Although Shamoon Abbasi praised Saeed for his acting, he felt that his role as a gangster in Gentleman didn’t suit him. “It seemed as though he wasn’t fully prepared for the role, or perhaps the character wasn’t written well,” he said.

    Commenting further on the drama, the senior actor added that while Khalilur Rehman Qamar is a talented writer, “he didn’t succeed with this particular play. The characters and storyline were not well-written.”

    Shamoon Abbasi advised Humayun Saeed, “It would be better if he avoided taking on such roles under pressure.”

  • PTI chief updates on Imran Khan’s health in jail

    PTI chief updates on Imran Khan’s health in jail

    Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Khan said on Tuesday that former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was in good health after doctor teams examined him.

    A team from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including an ENT specialist and a medical specialist, visited Adiala Jail Rawalpindi and inspected Imran Khan’s health condition.

    Barrister Gohar Khan on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, “We were informed a while ago that Alhamdulillah, Khan Saab is in good health and had exercised for an hour today. We shall get medical reports from them soon, and I will share with you, InshaAllah.”

    He also conveyed his appreciation to the PTI workers and supporters who had shown concern for the party founder’s well-being.

    The development came after PTI leadership postponed the protests at Islamabad amid the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at the federal capital after the assurance of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi that the doctors would examine the founder of PTI.

    In another tweet, the party chairman wrote, “He is otherwise fit & healthy and does not need any further medication at the moment.”

    However, the PTI founder’s personal physician, Dr Asim Yusuf, was not allowed to meet Imran Khan after waiting outside the Adiala jail for more than one hour and despite submitting their credentials to the security staff.

  • TikTok removes over 30 million Pakistani videos

    TikTok removes over 30 million Pakistani videos

    TikTok has deleted more than 30 million videos from Pakistan during the second quarter of 2024 for violating community guidelines.

    A Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released by TikTok stated that the platform has deleted more than 30,709,744 videos from TikTok in Pakistan in recent years.

    99.5 per cent of videos were deleted before users reported them, while 97 per cent were deleted within 24 hours, the report said.

    The above data highlights TikTok’s commitment to ensuring the platform is safe for Pakistani users.

    More than a billion people from all over the world visited this platform daily, and millions of videos, photos, and other content were posted there.

    TikTok has deleted more than 178,827,465 videos from around the world in the second quarter of this year, excluding Pakistan. 144,430,133 were deleted through automation, indicating the platform’s advanced use of its detection technology to eliminate harmful content in real time.

    The report also highlights a 50 per cent reduction in the number of restored videos, reinforcing the accuracy and effectiveness of TikTok’s content moderation system.

    TIKTOK DELETED PAKISTANI VIDEOS IN JULY THIS YEAR:

    TikTok has deleted 20 million videos in Pakistan that violated the social media giant’s community guidelines. The company wants to make sure its platform is safe and respectful for all users.

    This isn’t the first time TikTok has removed videos in Pakistan. Last year, it deleted 11.7 million videos for the same reason.

    TikTok uses special tools to find and remove videos that don’t follow its rules. It also deleted 21 million accounts that belonged to children under 13.

    In the meanwhile, it reported that proactive measures resulted in the global removal of 166,997,307 films, or around 0.9 percent of all videos posted on the site. “A significant fraction of these, 6,042,287 movies, were reinserted after additional examination, whereas 129,335,793 videos were recognised and removed by automatic detection systems.”

    TikTok has now disclosed the number of comments removed and filtered by its comment safety tools for the first time. TikTok has removed and filtered 976,479,946 comments during the three-month period.

    In Pakistan alone, the platform took action against 20,207,878 videos for also breaching its community guidelines during the same period. The platform utilizes automated systems to identify and remove videos that breach its rules.

  • M Haris bans talking about ‘this country’ in Shaheens dressing room

    M Haris bans talking about ‘this country’ in Shaheens dressing room

    Pakistan Shaheen’s captain, Muhammad Haris, has banned talking about the match against India in the dressing room.

    Talking to the media at the National Stadium Karachi, Mohammad Haris said, “The competition is not only with the Indian team in the Emerging Asia Cup; there are other teams, and they all have to be defeated. There is a ban on discussing the match with India in the dressing room as coach Umar Rashid is strongly opposed to discussing the match only with the Indian team in the dressing room.”

    He said, “Thinking of a match against India puts pressure on the players, and as a captain and head coach, I have banned talking about India. Our preparations for the Emerging Asia Cup are full; we hope to defend our title. The focus will not be only on India; there are also competitions with other teams, and our plan will be different against each team.”

    “I was the captain last year, too; so far, there has been no talk about the captaincy. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made me the captain of different teams; my focus is on the Emerging Asia Cup, and I will play as an opener in the Emerging Asia Cup.”

    The emerging Asia Cup will start on October 18 in Oman; Pakistan Shaheen’s team will leave tonight, and Pakistan Shaheens will play the first match on October 19 against India A.

    Pakistan is the defending champion of this event. Pakistan defeated India in the final of the emerging Asia Cup last year.

  • Pakistani rupee sheds over eight paisa against US dollar

    Pakistani rupee sheds over eight paisa against US dollar

    The Pakistani rupee (PKR), continuing the trend of minor fluctuations against the US dollar (USD), dropped more than eight paisa on the second trading day of the week.

    The latest exchange rate shared by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed the Pakistani currency down by about 0.03 per cent, or more than eight paisa, on Tuesday, as the local unit settled the trade at Rs277.74 against the greenback.

    This is slightly lower than Monday’s closing rate of Rs277.66 per USD. The highest value of the US dollar was quoted at Rs277.85, while the lowest rate was reported at Rs277.75.

    Money exchangers bought the USD for Rs277.86 and sold it for Rs279.35.

    In terms of other foreign currencies, PKR’s performance, as expected, was not that impressive as the home unit remained largely stable.

    PKR’s performance versus other foreign currencies

    CurrencyDifferencePercentage changeTuesday’s closingPrevious rate
    British Pound-42.61-0.12%363.22362.79
    Euro+42.46+0.14%303.04303.47
    Swiss Franc+67.43+0.21%322.45N/A
    Chinese Yuan+17.73+0.45%39.0439.22
    Japanese Yen-0.43-0.23%1.86321.8589
    UAE Dirham-2.32-0.03%75.62N/A
    Exchange rates

    Against the British pound, the rupee dropped by 42.61 paisa or 0.12 per cent, closing at PKR 363.22 compared to PKR 362.79 on Monday.

    The PKR gained 42.46 paisa or 0.14 per cent against the euro, closing at PKR 303.04 from the previous rate of PKR 303.47.

    Against the Swiss franc, the rupee strengthened by 67.43 paisa or 0.21 per cent, closing at PKR 322.45.

    The PKR appreciated by 17.73 paisa or 0.45 per cent against the Chinese yuan, ending at PKR 39.04 from PKR 39.22.

    However, the local currency fell by 0.43 paisa or 0.23 per cent against the Japanese yen, closing at PKR 1.8632 from the previous close of PKR 1.8589.

    Lastly, the rupee declined by 2.32 paisa or 0.03 per cent against the UAE dirham, closing at PKR 75.62.