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  • Sadia Imam reveals her husband stopped her from working after marriage

    Sadia Imam reveals her husband stopped her from working after marriage

    TV host Sadia Imam has admitted for the first time, after 12 years of marriage, that her husband stopped her from working after her wedding.

    Sadia Imam married Pakistani-born German industrialist Adnan Haider in 2012, and they have a daughter.

    After marriage, Sadia Imam stayed away from showbiz for a long time, but in recent years, she has appeared in TV programs and at events. In 2020, during an interview, she denied rumors of quitting showbiz and clarified that it was her husband who stopped her, but she had not left the industry.

    Now, however, Sadia Imam has openly admitted that her husband did stop her from working in showbiz after marriage.

    The actress recently appeared on Samaa TV’s morning show, where she discussed challenges before and after marriage, sharing her own experiences.

    During the show, she mentioned that in the past, mothers used to train their daughters well, but that seems to have changed now. She explained that, despite being a well-known actress, her mother would insist she attend family weddings and other functions. “Even if I didn’t want to, I would still go to family events because of my mother’s insistence.”

    Sadia Imam said that her parents instilled in her the habit of attending family gatherings, which she still practices today. She believes that this strengthens family bonds and provides valuable lessons. She noted that such training isn’t seen in today’s generation, as the upbringing of girls has changed.

    Speaking about women who want to work or pursue a career after marriage, Sadia Imam said that there is a mindset in society that needs to change. She emphasized, “This mentality can be changed through media, including TV programs.”

    She revealed, “My husband liked me as an actress before marriage, but after we got married, he stopped me from working in showbiz.”

    She shared, “I had the talent and desire to continue my work in showbiz, but there was nothing, just my husband’s ego problem preventing me from working in showbiz.”

  • Indian student lists Emraan Hashmi and Sunny Leone as parents on exam form

    Indian student lists Emraan Hashmi and Sunny Leone as parents on exam form

    An Indian student has social media’s new favourite after listing Bollywood actors Emraan Hashmi and Sunny Leone as his parents on an exam form.

    The funny incident amused people online, and a photo of the exam form submitted to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University quickly went viral on social media.

    The student, Kundan, is from Dhanraj Bhagat Degree College in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He reportedly completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honors) between 2017 and 2020.

    The photo was first posted on an Instagram account called “Indianrareimages” and has since been widely shared, sparking humorous reactions and comments.

    It’s unclear whether the student made the mistake intentionally or by accident, but it has left people both laughing and curious about the form’s authenticity.

  • Balochistan allows ISI to screen civil servants before appointments

    Balochistan allows ISI to screen civil servants before appointments

    Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti has allowed the national spy agency ISI to vet and screen civil screen service appointments in Balochistan in a notification dated October 1.

    Geo Fact Check reported that the notification, which was shared by a Facebook user on October 7, is indeed true.

    ISI has been appointed as a ‘Special Vetting Agency’ (SVA) for verifying and screening civil service appointments of officers from BPS-17 posts and above.

    SVA’s approval would be required before appointing administrative secretaries, divisional commissioners, and deputy commissioners in the province as well.

    It should be noted that in June 2022, then-prime minister Shehbaz Sharif also authorised the ISI to act as the Special Vetting Agency (SVA) for the verification and screening of civil officers’ appointments.

  • Can you imagine Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum with different actors?

    Can you imagine Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum with different actors?


     
     
     
     When it comes to casting the perfect actors for a drama serial, every little detail counts, especially for a drama like ‘Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum’ which has become popular because of its gripping storyline and brilliant performances.
     
    But have ever wondered what the drama would be like with a completely different cast?
     
    Hania Aamir plays the character of Sharjeena, and Emmad Irfani plays the character of Adeel.
     
     
    Recently, Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum director Badar Mehmood appeared on Gloss Etc by Maliha Rehman.
      
    “This is a collective decision, when the story is written and the script is prepared, there are some writers’ inputs involved. The writer (Farhat Ishtiaq) specifically told me that she wanted Hania Aaamir to be cast, and for Emmad Irafani, she mentioned that too. Fortunately, we got both of them because, as you know, there are timeline issues and commitments. The only concern is that there shouldn’t be any commitments. So it was just luck that we managed to get both of them for this drama.”
     
    The host asked, “They also said that if the chemistry is good, the drama will progress well. Did you know from the beginning that this romance might require some censorship?”
     
    Mehmood replied, “Until now, we haven’t had to face any issues on TV. However, when the 25th episode aired, a censor issue came up that I had to address because it was related to romance. In the 25th episode, there’s a scene where Fahad is lying on the bed, and Hania is resting her head on his shoulder. I initially took a wider shot, but then I made it more compact. I thought, when I saw the drama that was the wider shot with both of them lying down and talking. I made it more compact so that it wouldn’t cause too much concern on TV.”
     
     
     
     
    Badar also highlighted how important it is to show closeness in a respectful way, especially when it involves portraying different types of relationships on screen.
     
    “It also depends on the relationship, if it’s a husband-wife relationship, I feel there should be some allowance for that. I spoke to the censor board and said, ‘It’s a husband-wife relationship, it should be fine.’ But if it’s a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, I understand that certain boundaries should definitely be maintained. That’s the beauty of a husband-wife relationship, it should be  shown,” Badar Mehmood added.
     
    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.

  • What is Reko Diq and how does it help us?

    What is Reko Diq and how does it help us?

    Reko Diq has been deemed a game changer for Pakistan as its natural resources have the potential to improve the country’s struggling economy.

    However, the question remains: How can the Reko Diq project change Pakistan’s financial dynamics?

    The Pakistani government first signed an agreement on the Reko Diq copper and gold reserve in 1993 with the Australian mining company Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) Minerals.

    In 2000, BHP handed over the project to Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), a joint venture of Antofagasta of Chile and the Barrick Gold Corporation.

    The Diplomat Magazine reported that in 2006, TCC invested $200-400 million to take over the project and convert the exploration permit into a mining license. However, in 2011, the Balochistan government rejected TCC’s application, and in 2013, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled against the mining license.

    Meanwhile, when the Balochistan government cancelled the mining license, TCC filed for international arbitration at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), alleging a breach of contract.

    A new agreement was signed in 2022, under which Barrick agreed to a 50 percent stake, down from the previous 75 percent.

    In 2024, after the withdrawal of Barrick Gold Cooperation from Riko Diq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia entered into a preliminary agreement for Islamabad to sell a 15 percent stake in the mining project to Saudi investors.

    Reqo Diq covers an area of 3.3 million acres in the Chagai district, bordering Iran and Afghanistan. Beneath this dusty surface lies one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold and copper reserves.

    A geological Survey in 1978 discovered the gold and copper resources in Chaghi.

    According to Dawn News, estimated deposits of Riko Diq are around 200,000 tons of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for nearly 50 years.

    Chagai is one of the poorest areas of Pakistan and South Asia. With one of the lowest literacy rates and the highest infant and maternal mortality rates, Chagai district ranks lowest in Pakistan on most social and human development indicators.

    Saudi Minister for Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh addressed the Pakistan Saudi Arabia Business Forum in Islamabad on Thursday, saying that the ties between his country and Pakistan “have no limits” and that this extends to economic cooperation as well.

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will sign an agreement worth around two billion dollars.

    “I think there are essentially no limits to what Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can do in the economic sphere, just like there are no limits to our friendship, to our bonds, to our historic relations,” stated the Saudi Minister.

    Al Faleh stated that Saudi Arabia intends to invest in Pakistan’s infrastructure and mining sectors, and his delegation would sign 25 agreements across various fields.

  • UK YouTuber Yung Filly Arrested in Australia on Sexual Assault Charges

    UK YouTuber Yung Filly Arrested in Australia on Sexual Assault Charges

    Yung Filly, a YouTuber from the UK, has been arrested in Australia over rape and assault charges. On October 8,  he was arrested in the Australian city of Brisbane. Then, he was flown to Perth in Western Australia on October 9. He faced four charges of sexual assault without consent, three charges of intentional assault, and one charge of strangulation.

    A justice court in Perth Magistrates Court heard Barrientos’ case. The magistrate was also shown photographs of the injuries sustained by the woman, which were inflicted on her body. As for the pictures, the prosecution said, “No ordinary person can consent in those circumstances.”

    According to ABC Australia, the police prosecutor, Julius Depetro, was against the bail. He told the court that this has already been the subject of reports of the news and is headlined.

    However, after taking the morning to review the submissions, Magistrate Tanya Watt decided to grant Barrientos bail. She acknowledged that there would be a long wait until his charges were settled.

    However, she imposed several limitations.

    Yung Filly

    This means that when Barrientos fights the consent and other charges that police prosecutors say they may file, he will stay out of WA. And most importantly, Barrientos will not be allowed to update his millions of followers on social media on the case.

    He would provide self-bail for $100,000 on his script. Moreover, he would also surrender a passport with restrictions, and he would have to report to the Northbridge Police Station three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

    He would only go up to 500 meters to the complainant or other witnesses. He would also be banned from any hotels and nightclubs. Yung Filly will next appear in court in December.

    The recent report has provoked several reactions online. Some take the case that it is hard to believe, while many others stress the need to consider such matters. Many have taken specific social media sites to speak on issues concerning the implications for the public, the celebrities, and the responsibility.

    The social media content enjoys great fame and popularity thanks to his humorous videos on YouTube and Instagram. Filly’s fans shared posts on the bar’s social media pages.

    Someone said, “Free the filly man.”

    A second person commented, “I need to know Chunkz’s response to what he allegedly did.”

    A third person wrote, “This broke my heart.”

  • ‘Mehar, calm down!’: Bilawal laughs when anchor quotes Fawad Chaudhary

    ‘Mehar, calm down!’: Bilawal laughs when anchor quotes Fawad Chaudhary

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto had a sarcastic yet sassy reply to television host Meher Bukhari on Dunya News when she quoted former PTI member Fawad Chaudhary’s claim about judges of superior courts possibly resigning.

    Feigning a surprises expression, he asked Bokhari who claimed that judges will resign. When told it was Fawad, he said, “Well then, we’ve lost… I give up… Fawad Chaudhry has spoken, so why are we even continuing this interview?”

    The former Foreign Minister couldn’t help but laugh as Mehr Bokhari went on to narrate the full quote, stating: “Mehar, calm down! He has nothing to do with the constitutional amendments.”

    Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been at the forefront of campaigning for controversial constitutional amendments aimed at judicial reforms amidst intense opposition from lawyers, some factions of legal experts and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

  • Level sab ke niklenge, lekin niklenge uskey jo flat pitch par bowling karenge; social media trolls Pakistani bowlers

    Level sab ke niklenge, lekin niklenge uskey jo flat pitch par bowling karenge; social media trolls Pakistani bowlers

    Pakistan is playing against England in the first Test match of the three-match series in Multan, where they scored 556 runs in the first innings. Pakistani fans were hopeful that Pakistan would win this Test due to their strong batting intent, but they overlooked the strength of the English batting lineup.

    England has declared on 823. Harry Brook has scored 317 runs, while Joe Root was dismissed for 262 runs.

    It looked like Pakistani bowlers had surrendered themselves in front of the English batting lineup.

    Pakistani fans are upset about the cricket team’s performance, while some are brutally trolling with hilarious memes.

    Here are some reactions.

  • Let ‘Emily in Paris’ remain in Paris, Macron says

    Let ‘Emily in Paris’ remain in Paris, Macron says

    French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Wednesday he hoped that Netflix’s hit series “Emily in Paris” would remain centred on the French capital rather than move to Rome.

    The fourth season of “Emily in Paris”, currently streaming, takes events to the Italian capital where the show’s star, played by Lily Collins, seeks to break new ground both personally and professionally.

    When the show was renewed for a fifth season last month, the series’ creators said it would play out between Paris and Rome, with Emily having “a presence” in Italy.

    Darren Star, the creator and showrunner of “Emily in Paris”, was quoted as saying that the show’s heroine “was becoming very comfortable in Paris. I wanted to throw her into some unfamiliar waters”.

    Asked by US magazine Variety what he thought of the move, Macron said he would not take it lying down.

    “We will fight hard,” he said. “And we will ask them to remain in Paris.”

    Macron’s wife Brigitte has a cameo appearance in the show’s fourth season, in which, during a chance meeting in a restaurant, she says she follows Emily on Instagram.

    “I was super proud, and she was very happy to do it,” the president said about his wife’s effort. “‘Emily in Paris’ is super positive in terms of attractiveness for the country. For my own business, it’s a very good initiative.”

    Was he asked to appear on the show? “I’m less attractive than Brigitte,” Macron replied.

    “Emily in Paris” has been mostly lambasted by French critics for showing the French capital in what they say is an unrealistically glamorous light. Some of them have admitted, however, that it has its moments.

    “It’s a saccharine series filled with stereotypes,” judged culture magazine Telerama when the show first aired. “And yet we can’t get ourselves to totally hate it.”

    Britain’s The Guardian came to the show’s defence. “Yes, Emily in Paris is unrealistic”, the paper said. “But when it comes to escapist TV, reality is overrated.”

  • India mourns death of billionaire Ratan Tata

    India mourns death of billionaire Ratan Tata

    Crowds of mourners gathered in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Thursday for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a “titan” who led one of the country’s biggest conglomerates.

    Tata, who died at the age of 86 on Wednesday, transformed the Tata Group into a sprawling international enterprise with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars.

    His coffin, draped in an Indian flag, was flanked by a guard of honour, with a marching band of trumpets and drums accompanying the procession.

    Mumbai has declared a day of mourning, with the funeral rites to take place on Thursday afternoon.

    “A titan of Indian industry”, The Hindu newspaper called him on its front page. “India loses its crown jewel”, the Hindustan Times wrote.

    Tributes also poured in from fellow industrialists, with Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, saying it was a “big loss, not just to the Tata group, but to every Indian”.

    Who was Ratan Tata?

    Tata was born in Mumbai in 1937 into a family of Parsis — a proud but dwindling community which played an outsized role in the city’s business affairs under British rule.

    He had intended to chart his own course in life as an architect after graduating from Cornell University in New York.

    But an appeal from his grandmother saw him return to India in 1962 and join the sprawling family business, beginning work as a factory floor labourer and sleeping in a hostel for trainees.

    He took over the family empire in 1991, riding the wave of the radical free-market reforms India had just unleashed that year.

    Tata’s 21 years at its helm saw the salt-to-steel conglomerate expand its global footprint.

    His 2008 decision to purchase Britain’s loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover carmakers for $2.3 billion burnished his reputation when Tata Group was able to restructure both brands and return them to profit the following year.

    The Tata Group said his philanthropy work “touched the lives of millions.”

    “From education to healthcare, his initiatives have left a deep-rooted mark that will benefit generations to come,” the company added.

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Tata “a visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being.”

    Modi praised Tata for providing “stable leadership to one of India’s oldest and most prestigious business houses”.

    People from all walks of life appreciate him for his service towards the country.

    In one of his last social media post he addressed the concerns regarding health that was posted two days ago.