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  • Shahroz Sabzwari lashes out, challenges those pointing fingers to prove his infidelity

    Shahroz Sabzwari lashes out, challenges those pointing fingers to prove his infidelity

    Ever since Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal announced their marriage on social media, the entire country seems to be divided over the matter. While on one end people are calling them out for ruining a family given that Shahroz’s seven-year marriage with Syra Yousuf ended just a few months back, on the other end others are urging people to live and let live.

    Amidst the brouhaha, Shahroz stepped in and aggressively defended his family and new wife.

    In a video message, Shahroz said: “The purpose of this video is to defend myself and my family. And that is my right.” He added that he will defend himself till his last breath because he is an honest man.

    “Syra and I got separated in August 2019,” revealed Sabzwari. “The reason behind our split was not another woman nor infidelity nor Sadaf, for that matter. If anyone thinks that the reason behind our separation is cheating or infidelity, I challenge them to come forward and prove it. Phir maza aye ga.”

    Talking about his relationship with Sadaf, Shahroz said: “I met Sadaf for work about three to four months after my separation with Syra.”

    Referring to an earlier video he had shared in which he had clarified that Sadaf and he were just colleagues, Shahroz said: “The way my first video has been edited and released, I know. But let me be clear. At that point, Sadaf was only my colleague and Syra was my wife, even though we were separated.”

    “After that video, Syra and I tried to stop our marriage from breaking but because of irreconcilable differences – which are personal between me and Syra – we had to part ways.”

    “I did not want to divorce Syra,” he added. “We separated with dignity.”

    Read more – Syra, Shahroz end their seven-year marriage

    Shahroz further shared that he is making this video for his daughter, who “he loves a lot”.

    “Maybe a few years down the line, she might come across all that the public has written about me and she will question me. This my answer to her. That I did not give in and fought back,” he said.

    Shahroz asserted that he will continue to defend his family and will always tell the truth. He said people advised him to stay silent and let tongues wag but he said he couldn’t let it pass like that.

    Watch video:

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    Shahroz and Sadaf tied the knot in an intimate ceremony. Except for a few pictures, the actors have not shared any further details from their nikkah ceremony. Sadaf also changed her name from Sadaf Kanwal to Sadaf Sabzwari on social media.

  • Zara Noor Abbas defends her decision to promote fairness products

    Zara Noor Abbas defends her decision to promote fairness products

    The murder of a black man George Floyd, allegedly by a police officer, in Minneapolis has sparked protests and outrage all over the world. While in the United States, people are taking to the streets to protest, in other parts of the world people are expressing their anger on social media. Celebrities and prominent personalities across the world are also raising their voice on the matter.

    Among those celebrities in Pakistan who raised their voice was Zara Noor Abbas who said that “racism is a war. Not a threat to humanity”.

    “It’s a war that we have to fight against so much so that we have to re-invent, re-grow, re-think every thought and idea about classism. Differences. Sexism. Everything,” she wrote.

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    Under Zara’s post, a social media user called her out for promoting a fairness product. In response, Zara commented that the products she endorses do not “promote killing or racism”.

    “Stop making this out of context when it is not the agenda,” she remarked.

    Read more – Zara Noor Abbas defends Sadaf Kanwal for her comment on Shahroz Sabzwari’s photo

    Celebrities across the border are facing similar flak for promoting fairness products. Social media users have called Priyanka Chopra and Disha Patani “hypocrites” for condemning the murder of Floyd on one hand and promoting fairness creams on the other.

  • Uzma Khan wants men to be held accountable for their actions

    Uzma Khan wants men to be held accountable for their actions

    While the accused have filed for pre-arrest bails, Uzma Khan has issued a statement condemning “all sort of character assassination and personal attacks on myself and anyone involved in this case, even those nominated in the FIR”.

    Read more – Uzma Khan case: All the latest updates

    Uzma said that her fight is legal and the “blatant maligning and mud slinging is only reflective of our society’s deep-rooted misogyny and patriarchy”.

    “It is also an attempt to make me withdraw from the case,” she said, adding that she will continue to fight for justice.

    The actor further said that she is “totally shattered. Probably beyond repair”, but begged her followers to “not make this a fight of women attacking other women”.

    “It is in fact a symbolic reflection of how women are categorically taught to malign and blame solely other women rather than also hold men accountable.”

    “This is a fight of mighty powerful against the weak and vulnerable,” she said, requesting everyone to her support her till she lasts.

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    Read more – Power and privilege trumps all?

    Earlier, Uzma’s lawyers Khadija Siddiqui and Hassaan Khan Niazi had also urged everyone to refrain from character assassination.

    Niazi also shared that the accused have applied for a pre-arrest bail and clarified that there has been no settlement between the two parties.

    THE INCIDENT

    On May 23 (Chaand Raat) Malik Riaz’s daughters – Amber and Pashmina – along with Usman’s wife Aamna stormed into Uzma’s house with 12 gunmen where they assaulted and injured Uzma and her sister and threatened to kill them.

    They vandalised the house, broke things and even attempted to sexually assault the girls by telling their armed guards to touch them. Moreso, they filmed everything including the women which is a breach of their privacy. The lawyer added that Riaz’s daughters took away all the belongings of the two sisters, including their clothes and shoes and said that they will set them on fire.

    Videos of the incident went viral on social media, sparking public outrage. Uzma, in her official statement, named her perpetrators and vowed that she will stand up against their tyranny.

    “I have been shamed, blackmailed, harassed, been threatened to kill in the past three days. I feel I have nothing to lose now and I have decided to fight the strongest people of Pakistan. For me, it is either I get justice or I will be killed but there is no turning back now.”

    “I will fight against daughters (Amber Malik & Pashmina Malik) of Malik Riaz, who stormed into my house around midnight with 12 men,” she added.

    https://twitter.com/uzmaaaK/status/1265607087431782402?s=20
  • RFAK, Adnan Siddiqui express grief over the death of Bollywood composer Wajid Khan

    RFAK, Adnan Siddiqui express grief over the death of Bollywood composer Wajid Khan

    Bollywood music composer Wajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid fame has reportedly died from complications due to COVID-19 early Monday morning in India. He was only 42 years old.

    Music composer Salim Merchant, who first confirmed the news of Wajid’s death, said the composer was hospitalised recently at Surana Hospital, Chembur where his condition deteriorated.

    “He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently he got to know about kidney infection… He was on the ventilator for the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection was the beginning and then he got critical,” Salim said.

    Following the news of his death, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Adnan Siddiqui, who have worked with the composer on several projects, expressed their grief at the loss of their “brother”.

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    In an emotional video message, Khan said that Wajid Bhai “left too soon” and prayed for the deceased.

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    Meanwhil, Siddiqui said that this was the “deepest loss of 2020” for him personally.

    “Gone too soon, am shattered beyond repair,” said the actor, recalling that his fondest memories of Mumbai were with Wajid and his brother Sajid.

    Siddiqui also shared that his “weekends are not complete without chatting with both the brothers and they will be incomplete without you Wajid”.

    “I will forever remember you as ever smiling, singing songs on the phone bhai…why did you go away so soon,” wrote Siddiqui.

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    Read more – Adnan Siddiqui recalls the last time he met Irrfan Khan

    Wajid along with brother Sajid made their debut as music directors with Salman Khan’s Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. Over the years, they had composed the music for several of Khan’s films including Hello Brother, Garv, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Partner, God Tussi Great Ho, Wanted, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna, Veer and Dabangg (1, 2 and 3). Rahat had collaborated with Wajid on several songs for Salman’s films including the super hit Tere Mast Mast Do Nain.

    Bollywood also took to social media to express their shock and grief at the composer’s untimely death.

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  • ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’: The debate rages on

    ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’: The debate rages on

    Just when we thought that the matter of Diriliş: Ertuğrul being aired on national television was settled, it sparks up again. And this time, it is not just the actors who are debating, it is members of the government including Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry and Senator Faisal Javed Khan.

    Read more – Yasir Hussain vs Turkish dramas: the debate heats up

    The debate started Fawad Chaudhry commented that he was “surprised” that PTV is taking pride in other countries’ productions and urged the state-owned channel to focus on Pakistani productions.

    When a follower reminded the minister that he had earlier praised the drama series, Chaudhry clarified that he does not have anything against the drama and thinks it is brilliant. Instead, his stance is that foreign dramas must be taxed so that TV channels do not import them in large numbers and negatively affect the local drama industry.

    Following Fawad’s tweet, Senator Faisal Javed Khan explained that “great productions like Ertuğrul will help our industry,” adding that such exchange of content should be bilateral. He further said that the local drama industry needs to work on its substance and content.

    Read more – PTV asked to speed up dubbing process of ‘Ertuğrul’

    Soon enough, actors including Ahmed Ali Butt and Vasay Chaudhry stepped in to share their thoughts on the debate. While Butt said that the television industry doesn’t mind foreign content and only wants the government to assist them in production, Fakhr-e-Alam agreed with Fawad’s point of view.

    Meanwhile, Vasay reminded Khan that the industry had protested against Indian content in the past, adding that the issue is not with the play itself but is instead with “PTV and the laws related to the entertainment business”. Chaudhry urged the lawmaker to resolve the issues regarding the laws which Khan agreed with.

    Diriliş: Ertuğrul is being aired on the recommendation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Set in 13th century Anatolia and based on the struggle of Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman I – the founder of the Ottoman dynasty, Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been trending in the country ever since its first episode aired on the first of Ramzan. According to PTV, 133.38 million people have watched the drama series from April 25- May 14. PTV’s YouTube channel has also registered an exponential rise in its viewership with 4.75 million subscribers and episodes trending every day on the social media platform.

    In an exclusive interview with The Current, Senator Faisal Javed Khan had revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gifted the drama series to Pakistan as a goodwill gesture.

  • Shahroz Sabzwari, Sadaf Kanwal tie the knot

    Shahroz Sabzwari, Sadaf Kanwal tie the knot

    Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal have announced their marriage on social media, putting all rumours and speculations to rest.

    According to details, the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony. While Sadaf wore a red outfit – reportedly her mother-in-law’s – with minimal makeup and jewellery, Shahroz donned a plain white shalwar kameez. Shahroz’s parents Behroze Sabzwari and Safina Behroze were also part of the celebrations.

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    Sadaf has also changed her name from Sadaf Kanwal to Sadaf Sabzwari on social media.

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    Check out more pictures from their nikkah below:

    Sadaf’s close friends Fouzia Aman and Tabesh Khoja also joined in the celebrations.

    This is Shahroz’s second marriage. The actor was previously married to Syra Yousuf, with whom he also has a daughter Noorey. Syra and Shahroz had announced their separation in February and shared that they were parting ways due to “irreconcilable differences”. They were married for seven years.

    Read more – Syra, Shahroz end their marriage

    When the news of Syra and Shahroz’s split had first come to light, it was rumoured that the couple had parted ways because of a third person, namely Sadaf.

    At that point, Shahroz had said, “Another rumour claims that they’re not together because of a girl, Sadaf. Again, who said this? Was it me, or was it Syra, or our family, or our cousins, or our friends, who said this? No one! But you all still decided to drag someone’s sister, daughter, into the matter and became the jury and judge yourself.”

    VIDEO: Shahroz Sabzwari opens up about his separation

    He had said that he met Sadaf a month before the episode and that too only for work.

    “Just because she danced with me does not mean we have something going on, and it’s so bold of you all to assume that a person I met one month ago is responsible for a separation that happened six months ago.”

    Sadaf and Shahroz are said to have met while rehearsing for their performance at the third IPPA Awards held in December last year in Oslo, Norway.

    IPPA Awards 2019

    While Shahroz and Sadaf mostly kept their relationship lowkey after Shahroz’s divorce, the two were recently spotted cycling in Karachi.

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    Meanwhile, Sadaf’s friends took to social media to congratulate the couple.

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  • Ali Sethi’s new summer mix will make you want to go on a long drive

    Ali Sethi’s new summer mix will make you want to go on a long drive

    If you loved Ali Sethi’s Ishq, you’re in for a treat because the singer just dropped a more upbeat version of the song which according to Sethi is “something you can play on a long, sultry drive…or while dancing (in your head) with a deadly-beautiful beloved”.

    And we couldn’t agree more. Because the beat almost sent us into a trance.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvE74RB10x/?utm_source=ig_embed

    The new version titled Ishq (Summer Nights Mix) has been mixed by Grammy-winning musician Noah Georgeson and Danish Khawaja. Georgeson has also produced the song.

    Listen to it here:

    Read more – Trending Ali Sethi sings a sixer for Coke Studio

    Not only that, Sethi has also announced that he will be releasing Dil Lagaayein‘s piano mix soon.

  • Uzma Khan case: All the latest updates

    Uzma Khan case: All the latest updates

    As the public continues to express outrage against the authorities for not taking action against the attackers of Uzma Khan and her sister Huma Khan, a local court in Lahore has issued arrest warrants for those involved, including Malik Riaz’s daughters, in attacking the actor.

    According to reports, a judicial magistrate in Lahore on Friday issued arrest warrants for three women – Amber Malik, Pashmina Malik and Aamna Usman Malik – who barged into Uzma’s house and attacked and assaulted her and her sister. Uzma had nominated these three women along with 15 unidentified men, who were the ladies’ private guards, in her first information report (FIR). The FIR was registered on Wednesday after Uzma lodged a complaint. The women were charged with offences of trespassing, vandalism and criminal intimidation in the FIR.

    Read more – Uzma Khan says Usman Malik wanted to marry her

    The warrants were issued after Defence C police filed an application in the Cantt Kacheri seeking arrest warrants of the three women, as all three of them have purportedly gone missing and are not responding to the police.

    The judicial magistrate, in his order, noted that the investigating officer had sought the warrants on the grounds that the suspects “have intentionally concealed themselves and are avoiding” their arrest. He added that the investigation officer made efforts to apprehend the suspects but they “could not be arrested”.

    Uzma and her counsel Hassaan Khan Niazi have repeatedly been urging the police to make arrests and apprehend the criminals.

    https://twitter.com/uzmaaaK/status/1266087541419229187?s=20

    Uzma recounts the horror of the night in an interview

    Meanwhile, in a recent interview, Uzma clarified the facts of the incident and her relationship with Usman Malik. Uzma revealed that she was in a relationship with Usman for two years with the promise of marriage. She said that Usman never discussed his marriage with Aamna with her and she never asked. She said that he promised that he would tell his family about her and stop working for Bahria Town in order to settle down with her. Uzma also shared that she broke up with him and changed houses because he was not making a commitment but he managed to win her back. However, Usman never fulfilled his promises.

    Instead, Uzma ended up facing Usman’s family, who not only abused and attacked her physically and verbally but also asked their guards to sexually assault her and her sister. They also held the sisters at gunpoint and ordered them to confess and apologise to them. Videos of the entire incident, which according to Uzma were made by Pashmina and the women’s maid, have been widely circulated on social media. The videos, which are graphic in nature, show the women slapping Uzma and her sister, threatening them as well as glimpses of shattered glass and damaged articles in the house.

    Uzma shared that for two days after the incident, she was unable to move or do anything as she was in shock.

    Read more – Uzma Khan vs Malik Riaz’s daughters: Everything we know so far

    Uzma’s counsel, Hassaan, has alleged that the videos were cropped and edited by one of Lahore’s leading PR agents Aamir Mazhar before they were released to media outlets by him.

    Aamir Mazhar files defamation case against Uzma Khan, Hassaan Niazi

    Meanwhile, Mazhar has denied all the allegations and has sent a legal notice to Uzma and Hassaan for defamation and causing professional and personal damage.

    “The matter of Uzma Khan which is trending on social media is a private matter between the parties,” read the notice. “It clearly shows personal jealousy with our client. Law should be kept in mind while solving personal matters instead of involving innocent people. This is only done to damage our client’s reputation with cruel intentions.”

    Mazhar has demanded a public apology and Rs 50 million in damages, adding that he promises to deposit this sum in Edhi Foundation “for the welfare of the real orphan children of Pakistan.”

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    Will Uzma compromise?

    “I will fight this case till I am alive,” says Uzma. “Jitni baiziti honi thi, hogayi. Money is not going to bring back my respect or honour. If I had to settle the matter and take money, I would have done that two days ago.”

    Breaking down, the actor remarked that instead of apologising for their actions, the women continue to hurl accusations her way and malign her in any way they can. Uzma said that had they apologised for their actions, she might not even have registered an FIR against them.

    Uzma further said that she has been receiving death threats as well and has appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari to help her. The actor, in a video message, also shut down rumours that she had fled the country and said that she is very much here in Lahore.

    https://twitter.com/uzmaaaK/status/1266450592752447488?s=20
  • Coldplay lauds Pakistan’s initiative to give tree-planting jobs to unemployed workers

    Coldplay lauds Pakistan’s initiative to give tree-planting jobs to unemployed workers

    Pakistan’s initiative to help daily-wage workers who have been laid off due to the COVID-19 lockdown by giving them jobs planting trees has caught the attention of British rock band Coldplay who has remarked that the idea is “amazing”. The tweet has been marked CM which stands for Chris Martin.

    The program which was set in motion after Pakistan went into lockdown in late March has been hailed across the world. Under the initiative, unemployed day labourers have been given new jobs as “jungle workers”, planting saplings as part of the country’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme.

    Read more – Naya Pakistan: Govt starts paying unemployed people to plant trees

    According to the World Economic Forum, such “green stimulus” efforts are an example of how funds that aim to help families and keep the economy running during pandemic shutdowns could also help nations prepare for the next big threat: climate change.

    The ambitious five-year tree-planting programme, which Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan launched in 2018, aims to counter the rising temperatures, flooding, droughts and other extreme weather conditions in the country that scientists link to climate change.

    Meanwhile, Federal Minister and Adviser to PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s official Twitter handle thanked Coldplay for acknowledging the government’s efforts and invited them to visit Pakistan once the pandemic is over.

  • Faryal Mehmood ties the knot with Simi Raheal’s son Daniyal

    Faryal Mehmood ties the knot with Simi Raheal’s son Daniyal

    It appears that celebrity weddings are undeterred by the ongoing pandemic because ever since the country went into lockdown, at least three celebrity weddings have taken place: Nimra Khan, Agha Ali and Hina Altaf and most recently model Faryal Mehmood and Daniyal Raheal, who is Simi Raheal’s son and Mehreen Raheal’s brother.

    Read more – Nimra Khan ties the knot

    The two got married in a simple and intimate ceremony with only their close family present. Daniyal announced their wedding on social media and said that the couple drove to Lahore so that they could get married in the presence of their family.

    He shared that “everything was perfect. Except it was not” because Faryal’s entire family was in the States and couldn’t be part of the celebrations in person. Despite the setback, his family managed to “pull together a day that will forever warm the cockles of my heart”.

    While there are limited pictures from the event, check out a few of them below, as well as of Faryal enjoying her first Eid as a newlywed.

    The groom’s mother and sister

    Daniyal’s mother Seemi Raheal also expressed her excitement on social media and welcomed her new bahu.

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