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  • Abrar Ul Haq claims he rejected Bollywood film opposite Katrina Kaif

    Abrar Ul Haq claims he rejected Bollywood film opposite Katrina Kaif

    Our very own bhangra king Abrar ul Haq, is popular both in Pakistan and India, where his music is widely enjoyed.
    He recently shared insights into his career during Hafiz Ahmed’s podcast.


    He said, “I received numerous offers from Bollywood over the years. I got offers for albums and films. Even Eros approached me, but I refused. They were shocked no one had ever said no to them,’ he added. Despite friends urging him not to do so, he turned down a film offer with Katrina Kaif.

    Explaining why he refused, he said, “They wanted me not to speak on certain issues so I could not work in a place where freedom of speech was not an option. Therefore I did not even do the film with Katrina Kaif.”

  • Court orders Khan, wife to avoid making negative statements against state institutions

    Court orders Khan, wife to avoid making negative statements against state institutions

    An accountability court in Islamabad has instructed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, to avoid making negative comments about the military and the judiciary. The court also directed the media not to highlight “political or inflammatory” statements made by the couple.

    Judge Rana Nasir Javed barred the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and his wife from speaking against state institutions while he disposed of a petition seeking a fair trial in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

    According to the court order, the former prime minister made a proactive statement against senior officials of state institutions, including the army and judiciary. The statements not only disturbed the court’s decorum but were also an obstacle to providing justice.

    The court directed the prosecution, the accused, and their defence counsel to avoid statements that disrupt the decorum of the court.

  • Pakistan rejects ‘politically motivated’ US human rights report

    Pakistan rejects ‘politically motivated’ US human rights report

    Pakistan has rejected the US State Department’s human rights report “2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices”, terming it “unfair, based on inaccurate information and completely divorced from the ground reality.”

    Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch gave a press briefing in which she said, “These reports use a domestic social lens to judge human rights in other countries in a politically biased manner. This year’s report is once again conspicuous by its lack of objectivity and politicisation of the international human rights agenda.”

    She pointed out the “double standards” by the United States on humanitarian issues and underscored that the US and the world continue to downplay or ignore the gross human rights violations such as in Gaza and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

    Baloch said that only a politically motivated report could ignore the alarming situation in Gaza.

  • Singer Asim Azhar clears Instagram feed; leaves fans curious with mysterious message

    Singer Asim Azhar clears Instagram feed; leaves fans curious with mysterious message

    Asim Azhar, the famous singer and songwriter has done something surprising. He deleted all his posts on Instagram.

    The popular singer has wiped clean his Instagram account. Fans are used to enjoying his pictures and reading his messages. So, when they saw his account was empty, they were surprised.
    Whatever the reason, fans are eager to know what’s next for Asim.
    In his last Instagram story, he wrote, “Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself.”

    We are just as curious as you as to what happened.

  • CJP Isa says has received no complaints of ‘interference’ in judiciary

    CJP Isa says has received no complaints of ‘interference’ in judiciary

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa stated on Thursday that he did not receive any complaints of interference in the judiciary by any High Court judge.

    “Since I have been Chief Justice [of the Supreme Court of Pakistan], I have not received a single complaint from any high court judge that there has been any interference in their work,” Justice Isa said while speaking at Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA).

    Isa also stated that if there were any complaints of meddling then it would have happened before his tenure.

    “So, this is a thing to bear in mind that interference is not acceptable but at the same time nothing has been reported to me during … my watch,” said CJP Isa.

    The statement comes after six judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) last month wrote a shocking letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) alleging blatant interference by intelligence agencies in judicial matters.

  • Imran Khan was against IHC Justice Babar Sattar’s appointment

    Imran Khan was against IHC Justice Babar Sattar’s appointment

    Nadeem Afzal Chan, former advisor to Imran Khan, stated in a talk show with Geo’s Shahzeb Khanzada that Imran Khan was against the appointment of Babar Sattar as a judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

     “Imran Khan said that he writes and speaks against us so we will not let him become a judge,” Chan narrated.

    Nadeem said he intervened by saying, “He’s [Justice Babar Sattar] a very fair person and people like him will be beneficial for us in hard times.”

    But the former Prime Minister did not agree with him and even told his party member Ali Muhammad Khan to speak against the judge in the parliamentary committee.

    Shahzeb Khanzada asked Nadeem that would he give the same advice to the current ruling government that they shouldn’t go against these judges. Nadeem replied, “Absolutely, we should appreciate those judges who are free and fair.”

  • Seven wicket on debut without giving any runs; Indonesian female bowler makes world record

    Seven wicket on debut without giving any runs; Indonesian female bowler makes world record

    Indonesian female bowler Rohmalia made a stunning world record by taking seven wickets without giving a single runs against Mongolia on April 25.

    The 17-year-old off-spinner made it even more special by achieving the feat on her international debut. Mongolian cricketers could not score any runs in three overs and two balls that Rohmalia bowled.

    She surpassed the previous record held by Netherlands fast bowler Frederik Overdijk, who took seven wickets for three runs against France in the T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier in 2021.

  • Shocking number of people have ‘love marriages’ in Pakistan: Survey

    Shocking number of people have ‘love marriages’ in Pakistan: Survey

    In Pakistan, marrying a person of choice is usually looked down upon considering the shame attached to it and lack of option and privilege to interact with people.

    Which is why the result of Gallup’s new survey comes as no surprise.

    Gallup Pakistan, the well-known public opinion polling agency, has released a new survey on social attitudes, according to which only five per cent of people in Pakistan get married to people of their choice, aka love marriage.

    Whereas 85 percent of the country’s marriages are arranged.

  • 22-year-old fakes his own kidnapping in Muzaffargarh

    22-year-old fakes his own kidnapping in Muzaffargarh

    A 22-year-old man staged his own kidnapping to trick his father into giving him two million rupees, reports Dawn News.


    Two days ago, Muhammed Ahmad, son of Mushtaq Mahra, went missing from Rohillanwali, 25 km from Muzaffargarh city. His father approached police by calling 15, complaining about his son being abducted by Katcha gangs of Sindh.


    Rohillanwali police registered a case. A day later, Mushtaq received a call from his son who told his father that he had been kidnapped by the Katcha area gangs of Sindh who demanded two million rupees as ransom for his release. He told his father that the kidnappers would kill him if they did not get the money.


    Police took action, reaching the Katcha area of Ranipur in Sindh, and located Ahmad by using modern technology and recovered him.


    The SHO said that Ahmad had faked his kidnapping and his ‘kidnapper’ kept calling his parents, demanding the ransom amount.


    During the investigation, police came to know that Ahmad wanted to marry a girl of his choice while his parents opposed it. He made a plan with his friend to get a money from his father and contract a love marriage. Police arrested Ahmad and his accomplice who was with him in Ranipur.

  • ICC T20 World Cup trophy reaches Islamabad

    ICC T20 World Cup trophy reaches Islamabad

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 trophy has reached Islamabad.

    The trophy was unveiled on a double decker bus at various locations including D Chowk, Faisal Masjid and Pakistan Monument. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and ICC officials were also present on the occasion.

    A photo shoot of the trophy was also held at the Pakistan Monument, while a large number of citizens also took photos of the trophy.

    After Islamabad, the World T20 trophy will be taken to Abbottabad and Lahore, where the trophy will be unveiled at Gaddafi Stadium on the occasion of the fifth T20 between Pakistan and New Zealand cricket team.

    The trophy will go to India after completing the tour in Pakistan.