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  • ‘I don’t remember my first wedding’: Noor Bukhari opens up about past marriages 

    ‘I don’t remember my first wedding’: Noor Bukhari opens up about past marriages 


     
    Former actress and model Noor Bukhari, known for her roles in hits films like ‘Mujhe Chaand Chahiye’ and ‘Ghar Kab Ao Gay’, has shared details of her past marriages and talked about how her life changed.

    Bukhari appeared on Hafiz Ahmed’s podcast in a recent episode where she said, “I don’t remember my first wedding, I don’t even want to remember. All my marriages were love marriages, which was a mistake. Right now, everything seems to be blurred in my mind. Alhamdulillah I’m happy in my current marriage.”
     
    In response to a question about rumor and speculation, Noor elaborated, “Rumors were spread about my marriages. I have only been married twice before, so it doesn’t matter if they say I was married ten times.”
     
    Talking about her family life, Noor firmly said: “My husband Aun Chaudhry is the father of my three children. I have two daughters and a son. Muhammad Ali Raza is one year old, Sheherbano is four, and the eldest daughter is eleven.”
    Noor Bukhari’s journey from a famous actress to a devoted mother and wife marks a new, fulfilling chapter in her life, one she embraces with happiness and gratitude.
    Here is the link to the full episode:

  • Arshad Nadeem through to finals at Olympics 2024

    Arshad Nadeem through to finals at Olympics 2024

    Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024. During the qualifying stage, India’s Neeraj Chopra threw the Javelin 89.34 meters, while Arshad was second with 86.49 meters.

    Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem, and Anderson Peters qualified for the finals from Group B, while Julian Weber, Julius Yego, Jakub Vadlejch, and Toni Keränen qualified for the finals from Group A

    The finals will be played on August 8.

  • American flight makes emergency landing after lice spotted in woman’s hair

    American flight makes emergency landing after lice spotted in woman’s hair

    A flight in America made an emergency landing after passengers spotted lice in a woman’s hair.

    The flight, scheduled to fly from Los Angeles to New York, was rerouted to Phoenix.

    A TikTok user on board, the flight, said in a video that passengers were left confused as American Airlines did not inform them of what caused the diversion.


    Ethan Judelson’s video reached over 1.2 million views. As soon as the plane landed, he described seeing a woman causing a commotion as she rushed through the aisle towards the front. While he was confused, no other passenger paid attention to it.


    “It just seemed like one of those people who, as soon as the seatbelt sign goes off, gets up and tries to be the first to their bag,” he told People magazine, recalling the incident. “So the girl next to me … we were both like, ‘Why is she so rushed to get off? We’re all getting off together; calm down.”


    The TikToker mentioned that two women gave him “cryptic” answers when asked about what happened to them.


    After the plane made the emergency landing, Mr Judelson overheard hushed conversations among fellow passengers. According to eyewitnesses, two passengers had spotted lice crawling out of a woman’s hair, prompting them to alert the flight attendants.


    “Apparently, those two girls saw bugs crawling out of the woman’s hair and alerted the flight attendant,” Mr Judelson said in the TikTok video.

    The airline later issued a statement confirming that the flight was diverted due to a medical emergency.

  • PTI to stage rally in Islamabad at any cost, promises Gandapur

    PTI to stage rally in Islamabad at any cost, promises Gandapur


    Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) bigwig and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, while addressing a rally at Swabi, threatened the federal government that his party would ‘’hold a rally in Islamabad in late August or the first week of September at any cost.’’

    Addressing the government, the CM said, “We will accept any venue, whether F9 Park or Srinagar Highway, for a rally in Islamabad.”

    He also said, “If the government does not permit the Non-Objection Certificate (NOC) despite requesting it, then we will rally at D Chowk.” Earlier, PTI offered to negotiate with the military by announcing their representative chairman, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party.


  • Google to launch AI Academy for Pakistan

    Google to launch AI Academy for Pakistan

    Google for Startups Platform has launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy in Pakistan and the Asia Pacific to support and accelerate the growth of startups working in artificial intelligence (AI). The new program will support AI entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region and provide faster market access for their AI-based products.

    The program will bring together more than 20 startups developing AI-based technologies. This will foster a vibrant AI community in the region and spark new cross-border innovations and partnerships. This collaborative environment will allow the exchange of ideas, expertise and resources to accelerate the development of cutting-edge AI solutions and help make the Asia-Pacific region a global hub for artificial intelligence development.

    Selected startups will get the following benefits:

    Individualized Guidance: Access to Google’s global experts in artificial intelligence for individualized guidance and support.
    Google Cloud Credit: Up to USD 350,000 in Google Cloud Credit to promote artificial intelligence development and experimentation
    Community Building Opportunities: Opportunities to network and collaborate with other AI startups in the APAC region.

    Farhan Qureshi, Director of Google Pakistan, said, “Our new AI Academy program is a testament to Google’s commitment to promoting the development of artificial intelligence across the Asia-Pacific. With Pakistan being an important market, we hope local startup companies will take advantage of this opportunity to improve their AI solutions and further strengthen the Asian-Pacific region’s AI ecosystem.”

    Applications can be submitted from today till 16 August 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit https://startup.google.com/programs/ai-academy/apac/

  • Hong Kong Cricket Sixes back after seven years

    Hong Kong Cricket Sixes back after seven years

    The Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, which captivated cricket fans from 1992 to 2017, is returning this November triumphantly after a seven-year gap. Hong Kong’s cricketing heritage dates back to 1842, when the first official game was played.

    Cricket Hong Kong (CHK), an International Cricket Council (ICC) member, organizes the tournament. The event, scheduled from 1st to 3rd November 2024, will be held at Tin Kung Road Cricket Ground. Twelve countries will compete over three days.

    Rules for the event:

    Games are played between two teams of six players. Each game has a maximum of five six-ball overs for each team (eight-ball overs in the final match).

    Each player on the fielding team, except the wicketkeeper, bowls one over. Wides and no-balls give two runs. If a team loses five wickets before finishing their five overs, the last batsman keeps batting, with the fifth batsman acting as a runner and always taking the strike. The innings ends when the sixth wicket falls.

    Batsmen must retire when they reach 31 runs. A retired batter can return to bat after the lower-order batters are out or retire. A tournament point system gives two points for each match won.

    The Hong Kong Sixes was put on hold in 2019 – and potentially cancelled forever – as Cricket Hong Kong (CHK) struggled to attract investors and considered shifting operations towards hosting tournaments that generate rankings for T20Is and ODIs.

    Pakistan, England and South Africa are the most successful teams in this format, with five titles each.

    Last time, in 2017, South Africa won the title, defeating Pakistan in the final.

  • National Assembly passes amendments bill to bypass SC reserved seats ruling

    National Assembly passes amendments bill to bypass SC reserved seats ruling

    The National Assembly on Tuesday approved a bill proposing amendments to the Elections Act 2017, to disallow lawmakers from changing their political party even as the opposition terms the legislation “unconstitutional”.

    Last month, the Parliamentary Affairs Committee approved the bill tabled by Bilal Azhar Kiyani, a lawmaker from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

    When it becomes a law, the bill might reverse the PTI’s return to the parliament after the party got significant relief from the Supreme Court’s verdict in the reserved seats case on July 12.

    Since the landmark SC ruling, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified as many as 93 lawmakers from three provincial assemblies as PTI members.

  • ‘We made Udaari and Mayi Ri in this country’: Rubina Ashraf defends Barzakh

    ‘We made Udaari and Mayi Ri in this country’: Rubina Ashraf defends Barzakh

    ‘We made Udaari and Mayi Ri in this country’: Rubina Ashraf defends Barzakh
     
    The latest web series on Zee Zindagi, ‘Barzakh,’ directed and written by Asim Abbasi and starring Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, M Fawad Khan, and Salman Shahid, has generated heated debates on social media.

    A possible queer character and bold storyline have not sat well with some viewers and artists. 
    Veteran actress Rubina Ashraf has defended the show during an appearance on ‘Subh Saveray Samaa Ke Saath’ hosted by Madeha Naqvi.
    “We have made dramas on many topics that are considered taboos. We made Udaari and Mayi Ri in this country,” the A-lister said.


    “We have even created dramas based on complex relationships. Dramas portray society as it is, not the other way around. Barzakh is a drama that also shows reality, with the characters having liberty to protect themselves from what is happening in this world,” Rubina added.

  • Aima Baig steps up to lead Pakistan’s ‘#MeToo’ movement

    Aima Baig steps up to lead Pakistan’s ‘#MeToo’ movement

    Famous singer Aima Baig has announced that she will start a nationwide ‘#MeToo’ campaign after her recent Umrah pilgrimage.


    Aima shared her plans on Instagram, saying that her religious journey gave her new strength and purpose.


    In her Instagram story, the songstress said that performing Umrah made her feel the need to help and protect women in Pakistan from harmful people.


    “There are many people who have hurt young girls,” Aima said. “I stayed quiet before, but not anymore.”


    Aima admitted she regrets not speaking up earlier, but now she is determined to lead a ‘#MeToo’ movement to give women a voice.


    “I will speak up for women,” she declared. “We are not toys or jokes; we are important and deserve respect.”


    Aima urged women to raise their voices against unfair treatment and abuse, pointing out that many girls suffer physically and mentally from mistreatment.


    She promised to take action, saying, “I have a list of those who have wronged women. We will use evidence and support all women.”

  • ‘Bangladesh is going to become the next Pakistan’; Sheikh Hasina’s son

    ‘Bangladesh is going to become the next Pakistan’; Sheikh Hasina’s son

    The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, resigned on Monday, fleeing the country as massive protests gripped the nation. The protests, that initially started as student protests against civil service job quotas metamorphosised into demands for Hasina to quit after more than 200 people were killed in violence.

    Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reacted to the developments by saying, “Bangladesh is going to become the next Pakistan.”

    He also said that his mother is very disappointed in the people of Bangladesh “Because after all she’s done…after all the development.”

    Siddhant Sibbal, correspondent at Wion News, asked Sajeeb whether his mother planned to return to power, to which he replied, “No, absolutely not. She is 77-years-old. This was going to be her last term, and she was going to retire after this anyway.”

    The journalist asked Hasina’s son whether he had plans to join the politics of Bangladesh in future, to which he replied laughingly, “No. My family has been through this three times. After this, we are done. We are tired of saving Bangladesh. Bangladesh can handle its own problems now. It’s not our problem.”