Category: Entertainment

Momal Sheikh, who is currently stealing the show as Mehak in Hum TV’s Mushk, has announced that she and her husband Nader Nawaz have welcomed a baby girl, who they have named Aleya.

Momal shared that her daughter was born on August 20 and requested her followers to keep her family in their prayers.

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Momal and Nader are also parents to a son, Ibrahim.

Friends and colleagues, including Mahira Khan and Sarwat Gilani, congratulated the happy parents and sent their best wishes.

Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the regal Black Panther in Marvel’s blockbuster movie franchise, died Friday of cancer. He was 43.

Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told media outlets. He is survived by his wife and a parent and had no children.

Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement. The actor had not publicly discussed his condition and continued to work on major Hollywood productions.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more – all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honour of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

Expressions of shock and despair poured in late Friday from fellow actors, athletes, musicians, Hollywood titans, fans and politicians. Several Pakistani actors including Ushna Shah and Ali Rehman Khan also mourned his demise.

Journey to Stardom

It took some time for Boseman’s moment to come. Born in South Carolina, Boseman graduated from Howard University and had small roles in television – on TV shows like ABC Family’s Lincoln Heights and NBC’s Persons Unknown – before his first star turn in 2013. His striking portrayal of the stoic baseball star Robinson opposite Harrison Ford in 2013′s 42 drew attention in Hollywood and made him a star. A year later, he wowed audiences as Brown in the biopic Get On Up.

Boseman’s T’Challa character was first introduced to the blockbuster Marvel movies in 2016′s Captain America: Civil War and his “Wakanda Forever” salute reverberated around the world after the release of Black Panther two years ago.

“I don’t think the world was ready for a ‘Black Panther’ movie before this moment. Socially and politically, it wasn’t ready for it,” he told AP at the time.

The film’s vision of Afrofuturism and the technologically advanced civilization of Wakanda resonated with audiences, some of whom wore African attire to showings and helped propel Black Panther to more than $1.3 billion in the global box office. It is the only Marvel Studios film to receive a best picture Oscar nomination.

The character was last seen standing silently dressed in a black suit at Tony Stark’s funeral in last year’s Avengers: Endgame. A Black Panther sequel had been announced and was one of the studio’s most anticipated upcoming films.

Atiqa Odho has finally opened up and talked about being acquitted in a nine-year-old liquor case.

Speaking to various media outlets, Odho said that the case against her was “politically motivated”. Odho had been booked for allegedly smuggling two bottles of foreign liquor in her bag while she was checking in for Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) Karachi-bound flight PK-301 in June 2011. The liquor had been confiscated on the spot as per the law and Odho, who was secretary information of Pervez Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) at the time, had been allowed to travel. However, Iftikhar Chaudhry, who was CJP back then, took suo motu notice of the incident after the news was widely discussed on television. He directed police and Customs officials to clarify why a case had not been registered against the actor. Following the notice, Customs officials sent a lawsuit to the Airport police station, which then registered a case against Odho under Section 3/4 of the Prohibition Order of 1979.

Odho thanked the judge who accepted her plea and acquitted her. She said that she believes in the law of the land and encouraged everyone to have faith in the judicial system and be patient. She said that over the year, she appeared in court almost a hundred times until she was granted immunity from appearing until the final verdict.

“People have asked me if I was difficult,” said Odho. “Yes, I had to go through pain but justice was delayed, not denied. We should trust the system, go through due process, and if you haven’t done anything wrong, then ask for your right – don’t get scared and don’t run away.”

She added, “Believe in your courts, your judges, your lawyers, and here I would like to add – those who are unfortunate, who don’t have enough resources or money, the judiciary should be mindful of them. There should be a system where the state should help them.”

She also appealed to authorities to fast-track cases of innocent people who are stuck in prison.

“If an innocent person is locked up for years, he will never get those years of his life back. The people who are locked up and the underprivileged should always be prioritised, because if the state does not look after them, they won’t have any hope,” said the actor.

Listen to her complete thoughts here:

Mohsin Abbas Haider and Nazish Jahangir have rejected claims of being arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The duo, who are rumoured to be a relationship and one of the reasons behind Haider’s divorce, denied the news of their arrest on social media.

Late last night when the reports emerged, Mohsin shared a picture of himself and Nazish at an ice-cream store.

The following morning, Mohsin went live on Instagram while working out at the gym.

Similarly, Nazish also denied the claims and accused Fatima of spreading fake news.

Mohsin and Nazish also rejected the reports while interacting with fans in the comments section.

Reports of Mohsin and Nazish’s arrest emerged after the singer’s former wife Fatima Sohail posted a news clipping on Instagram and thanked FIA for giving her justice. According to reports, Haider and Jahangir were arrested by FIA cybercrime wing in Karachi on Friday. They are allegedly being interrogated over charges of blackmailing, harassment, fake pictures and videos after evidence was collected against both of them. Fatima had filed a case with FIA accusing Mohsin and Nazish of harassing her over social media.

Fatima’s sister and anchorperson Ayesha Ehtesham also shared the news on social media, though she expressed her disappointment in the regulatory body over the fact that an FIR has still not been registered.

Last year, Mohsin and Fatima got divorced after fours years of marriage. Their divorce was heavily publicised after Fatima, in an explosive social media account posted on July 20, 2019, alleged that Mohsin was domestically abusive and had hit her on multiple occasions. She later filed an FIR against Mohsin on grounds of abusive behaviour and that Mohsin extorted money from her.

In August 2019, Mohsin was found guilty of threatening Fatema by a lower court in Lahore. However, he was found innocent of breach of trust and demanding money from his wife.