Mashal Khan, popular for her roles in Suno Chanda and Thora Sa Haq, lashed out on a couple on social media for using a lion cub as a prop.
In a social media post, the actor remarked that she was disgusted by the actions of the couple.
“They do not exist to provide entertainment for sick, mentally inferior people like those in this picture,” Mashal commented.
In the next post, she highlighted how the lion cub looks agitated and slammed the groom for smiling despite the fact that the lion cub is feeling irritated.
The actor then appealed to her followers not to keep lions as pets. She explained how keeping them in captivity causes the animals great stress and affects their mental health which can also be dangerous for their owners.
Mashal is a vocal advocate of animal rights and has often voiced her concerns on social media. She even did a campaign with RPK Critter Care and Animal Hospital which is Karachi’s first ever fully equipped 24/7 animal hospital.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was a close friend of Lady Diana and has strong ties with the United Kingdom, said that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were young and had a right to live their life as they wished.
In a wide-ranging interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), when the PM was asked about his thoughts on the matter [Megxit], he replied, “You know what, I have so many issues in Pakistan to deal with. It doesn’t seem to be a huge issue to me. I think, it’s their life. If that’s how they want to lead it, then why should people interfere?”
When probed further and asked if he thought Diana would have understood their decision, PM Khan responded, “I guess so. Frankly, I haven’t really looked into it deeply. I think they are a young couple who want to lead their own life, so it’s up to them.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on January 8 had announced that they intend to divide their time between North America and the UK to carve out a “progressive new role” and step back from their senior positions.
After much deliberation and reports of a royal tiff, the Queen gave the couple her blessings and allowed them to split their time between Canada and Britain during a “transition period” in which the family will figure out how to deal with their shock resignation from front-line royal duties.
“My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family,” the 93-year-old queen had said in a statement.
Earlier, PM Imran’s former wife and mother of his two sons Jemima Goldsmith had also extended her support to Meghan and said that she understood “what it’s like to marry a national hero from another country and be attacked by the media for your ethnicity.”
British actor Hugh Grant has defended Prince Harry’s right to “protect his family”.
“I am rather on Harry’s side,” said Grant in a radio interview.
“The tabloid press effectively murdered his mother, now they’re tearing his wife to pieces,” he continued, referencing to Princess Diana’s 1997 death, in which her vehicle was pursued by paparazzi. “I think as a man, it’s his job to protect his family, so I am with him.”
Earlier Jemima Goldsmith had also extended her support to the Sussex’s.
While we freeze in the cold wave that has enveloped the country, Mahira Khan is enjoying a beachy vacay in Mexico.
The actor took to social media to share pictures from recent trip to Tulum Beach in Mexico and honestly all we want to do is book ourselves a ticket there.
Sunkissed and tanned.
Mahira also shared pictures of the surroundings though we have to say that our eyes are only on her.
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Looks like Mahira took a break from her hectic shooting schedule for Quaid e Azam Zindabad and is unwinding by the beach.
Sarmad Khoosat’s award-winning film Zindagi Tamasha seems to have run into trouble once again.
As the film gears up for release in Pakistan, the filmmaker took to social media to reveal that “a few troublemakers” were creating hurdles in its release “for their political ends.”
In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Dr Arif Alvi, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Chief of the Army Staff and Minister for Information, Khoosat detailed the problems his film was facing in its release.
Along with that, he clarified that “As a law-abiding citizen and with full conviction that there is nothing offensive or malicious in the film, in response I submitted the film for another review to the censor board. It was cleared once again with a few cuts to appease the complainants.”
“I launched the promotional campaign and now, just a week before the film’s release, another attempt is being made by the same group to stop the release of the film and this time they are hell-bent on using pressurising tactics,” he said, adding that he is bringing this issue to their notice because “these series of episodes undermines a state institution like the Central Board of Film Censors.”
Written by Nirmal Bano and directed by Sarmad Khoosat, Zindagi Tamasha starres Arif Hassan, Samiya Mumtaz, Eman Suleman and Ali Qureshi in the lead. The film is centred around a naat khwan Rahat Khawaja (played by Hassan) and his family who are outcast from the society when a secret of Khawaja’s is leaked.
The official synopsis states: “The film is an intimate portrait of a family as well as a scorching political commentary on little gods on this earth who police our private passions.”
The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival held in October 2019 where it also won the prestigious Kim Ji Seok Award.
Meanwhile, Sarmad’s colleagues including Meesha Shafi and Ali Gul Pir stepped forward to support the filmmaker and his film.
The state of Pakistan needs to stop censoring art to appease a few troublemakers. If your art is not free, the minds of your people will stay enslaved and never evolve. I hope #zindagitamasha gets released in it's true form #art#freedom#NoToTLPBullyinghttps://t.co/NZK0odHyqm
The very popular drama Meray Paas Tum Ho has surpassed boundaries to make a home in the hearts of fans.
Viewers are desperately waiting for the last episode of Meray Paas Tum Ho. Recently, two friends from Indiana University, US sang the title song of the drama.
The video was posted by the Pakistani student association at the university on Instagram with the caption “Have you been living under a rock if you don’t know Meray Paas Tum Ho?! Pakistanis all around the world are DYING to see the final episode. It even has a higher rating on IMDb than Game of Thrones!”
Pakistani TikTok sensation Hareem Shah has stolen the spotlight once again. She dropped a music video titled ‘Nakhray Baaz’ on twitter.
Hareem, originally named Fiza Hussain, was seen in the video singing and posing alongside Sandal Khattak and rapper Aash Chughtai.
Almost every video of the TikTok star goes viral but she got famous when one of her videos started doing the rounds on the internet where she could be seen roaming around the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Her father had earlier also issued a video statement expressing his displeasure and saying: “May Allah accept my sacrifice and forgive my mistakes.”
A 41-year-old manidentified as Vikas Sachdeva has been sentenced to three years in jail by a Mumbai special court for molesting former Bollywood actor Zaira Wasim in 2017 on a flight.
Back then, Zaira posted to her Instagram story that a man molested her while she was half asleep on her seat, on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. She explained that how the man constantly touched her inappropriately by moving his foot up and down her neck and back.
She tried to film Sachdev, but it was too dark to see his face. Police arrested him after he was reportedly identified with help from the airline, Air Vistara.
She also made a video explaining her horrifying experience on the flight, in which she was heard as saying, “No one will help us if we don’t decide to help ourselves.”
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The man, on the other hand, claims he was trying to sleep and the actor mistook it for molestation.
Wasim debuted with Amir Khan in the movie ‘Dangal’ in 2016. In 2019, she announced her decision to quit acting because she wanted to make her bond with God stronger, and the profession threatened it. Her last movie was ‘The Sky is Pink’with Priyanka Chopra.
It’s a double episode and will air on the 25th of January on television and cinemas across Pakistan. And the promotional video does not disappoint.
It seems like Danish (Humayun Saeed) and Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) are getting back together if the promo is to be believed. But it really can’t be that easy. Especially since the writer has revealed that someone is going to die in the last episode. Moreover, it seems like Shehwar (Adnan Siddiqui) is going to leave Maham (Savera Nadeem) and we are wondering where he is going to go.
Drama serials based on social issues are trending these days – think Cheekh, Rusawai. Based on the same lines is Sana Javed’s other drama Darr Khuda Se which sheds light on workplace harassment and the ordeal women go through in such situations.
Produced by Abdullah Qadwani and Asad Qureshi, Darr Khuda Se stars Sana as Afreen and Imran Abbas as Shahwaiz. Afreen comes from a typical middle-class family with a financial crisis while Shahwaiz is her rich, misogynist boss.
The plot of the drama progresses to show how workplace harassment happens, and how it doesn’t always involve physical touching.
Here are four times the drama highlighted workplace harassment:
1. When Shahwaiz unnecessarily touches Afreen without her consent
Throughout the drama, there are plenty of scenes where Shahwaiz tries to touch Afreen without reason. For example, in one episode he tries to hold Afreen’s hand while in another one, he praises her by touching her face. Shahwaiz’s advances make Afreen extremely uncomfortable around him but she is unable to do anything because he’s her boss.
2. Blackmailing, power dynamics, and revenge
Shahwaiz blackmails Afreen’s colleague Aasiya for supporting her. He threatens to transfer her from the office despite Aasiya’s requests to stop the transfer. This agitates him, and he asks her to sit by his foot and plead to him. The scene perfectly encapsulates how power can be used to blackmail people into doing what is morally wrong.
3. Unnecessary increments with ulterior motives
Shahwaiz invites Afreen for lunch in a restaurant where he announces a 25% increment in salary. When Afreen questions this, he tells her that she should thanks him instead of asking him questions. He also asks Afreen to address him by his first name, which is inappropriate in a professional workplace.
4. Watching through the CCTV cameras and taking pictures
Shahwaiz watching Afreen through CCTV camera is just creepy. Apart from being morally incorrect, it is also a breach of privacy for a woman as she is being watched without her knowledge.
While Darr Khuda Se tends to drag at points and can become mundane, it has brilliantly portrayed workplace harassment, giving viewers food for thought.
