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  • Shahrukh Khan would help us learn lines, supported us in learning: Vidya Malvade

    Shahrukh Khan would help us learn lines, supported us in learning: Vidya Malvade

    We all know Shah Rukh Khan loves playing the lovable rascal in his films but do you know, the superstar is a true gentleman in real life? During the filming of ‘Chak De! India’ the star helped all the girls who were acting in the film. Vidya Malvade, who was part of the movie, said that there were 16 girls working together on the film, unsure about how much time they would get on screen.


    Shah Rukh Khan extended support to all the actresses, boosting their confidence. Vidya Malvade, one of the actresses in the film, disclosed, “During filming, there were 16 girls working together. At that moment, all these girls felt uncertain about their screen time. It happens; perhaps it was meant to be. The girls used to say, ‘I am in the middle, I need to stay ahead,’ and it happened.”
    Vidya revealed that Shah Rukh Khan helped all the girls to maximize their roles in the film. She stated, “Shah Rukh proved himself to be a great superstar on the set. He is the owner of a very kind personality and treats the cast like his own team.”


    Vidya disclosed that Shah Rukh played a significant role during the shooting of the film. “Some of us girls were completely new and had difficulty with lights and angles. These girls used to deliver their lines while standing in their place, but Shah Rukh Khan helped them and said, ‘If you stand at this place and in this manner, your face will shine brighter, and your shot will also be better.’”

  • Zardari wants to use presidential protection in NAB cases

    Zardari wants to use presidential protection in NAB cases

    President Asif Ali Zardari has filed for Presidential immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution in two National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases. The clause provides protection to high-ranking state officials from all legal proceedings in court for any action taken by them during their terms in office.

    In the Park Lane Case, Mr Zardari is accused of allegedly using his influence to extract loans from the state exchequer for dummy corporations during his term as the President from 2008 to 2013. It is important to note that Mr Zardari, along with his sister and several other business associates, are accused in this case as well. However, the Presidential immunity only protects Mr Zardari.

    The other NAB case is known as the Thatta Water Supply reference in which Asif Ali Zardari and others are accused of illegally awarding different contracts to private contractors. Zardari’s counsel emphasized that President Zardari’s status as the country’s elected head granted him immunity from legal action, thus rendering the continuation of the case against him untenable.

    The accountability court has since issued a notice to the NAB, seeking a response to Mr Zardari’s application for immunity by April 22.

    President Asif Ali Zardari has filed for Presidential immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution in two National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases. The clause provides protection to high-ranking state officials from all legal proceedings in court for any action taken by them during their terms in office.

    In the Park Lane Case, Mr Zardari is accused of allegedly using his influence to extract loans from the state exchequer for dummy corporations during his term as the President from 2008 to 2013. It is important to note that Mr Zardari, along with his sister and several other business associates, are accused in this case as well. However, the Presidential immunity only protects Mr Zardari.

    The other NAB case is known as the Thatta Water Supply reference in which Asif Ali Zardari and others are accused of illegally awarding different contracts to private contractors. Zardari’s counsel emphasized that President Zardari’s status as the country’s elected head granted him immunity from legal action, thus rendering the continuation of the case against him untenable.

    The accountability court has since issued a notice to the NAB, seeking a response to Mr Zardari’s application for immunity by April 22.

  • Who is AR Rahman’s favourite director to work with?

    Who is AR Rahman’s favourite director to work with?

    Bollywood maestro AR Rahman has composed music for nearly all of the major league directors in Bollywood. But which director is the composer’s favourite?

    Rahman recently talked about director Imtiaz Ali and his new movie, Amar Singh Chamkila. He told News18 that Amar Singh Chamkila is “a very naughty” film.

    “I love working with Imtiaz. He is very friendly. You know, with certain people, work is easy and there’s no pressure.
    With him, there’s never been pressure at all. I always wanted to do Punjabi music. I love the power in the language in music. So this was a great chance.”


    Speaking about the film, he said, “It is a very naughty picture, we had to find the place for music. If you look at it, Chamika is a composer, lyricist and singer.


    The question I asked was, ‘Why am I needed?’ [Then] I said, oh! We can do this part, we can make it like a musical where everybody sings about Chamkila blaming him for the good or the bad. That’s the director’s point of view and that was exciting.”

    The movie tells the real story of Amar Singh Chamkila, a famous singer in Punjab. He came from a poor background but became very popular in the ’80s, making a lot of people angry along the way. He was killed when he was only 27-years-old.

    ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ will be available for streaming on Netflix India starting April 12. The movie features Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra.
    “Chamkila was the biggest star in the 1980s, which was a really tough time for Punjab.
    Punjab has faced many difficult times, and this was one of the toughest.


    We’re talking about one artist who was killed… I’ve only shown his life, but it represents the lives of many other artists in Punjab and around the world, who face the challenge of being famous and targeted at the same time,” Imtiaz Ali told PTI.

  • Two army officials martyred in suicide blast in DI Khan

    Two army officials martyred in suicide blast in DI Khan

    The military’s media wing reported on Friday that a suicide blast on a convoy resulted in the deaths of two soldiers who embraced martyrdom. 

    The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that a suicide bomber detonated himself near a convoy on Thursday.

    “Resultantly, two brave sons of soil, Naib Subedar Yasir Shakeel, 38, resident of District Kohat, and Sepoy Tahir Naveed, 34, resident of District Kohat, embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” the ISPR said.

    The military’s media wing also said that security forces are committed to eliminating the terrorism from the country.

    “Moreover, the perpetrators of this cowardly attack will be brought to justice,” it said.

    On the other hand, armed forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Thursday, during which one terrorist was killed and two others sustained injuries, the ISPR said.

  • List of famous people getting civilian awards on March 23

    List of famous people getting civilian awards on March 23

    Presidential Civil Awards are given to people who are really good at what they do. The government of Pakistan made a list of these people on August 14, 2023, Independence Day. They will get their awards on March 23, 2024, Pakistan Day.


    Here are some artists who will get awards:


    HILAL-I-IMTIAZ
    Rahat Ali Khan — for qawwali
    Mohammad Ahmed Shah — for culture
    Mehmood Ahmed Tahir Bhatti — for directing films and designing fashion

    SITARA-I-IMTIAZ
    Bilal Lashari — for directing, filming, and writing scripts
    Satish Anand — for producing and distributing films
    Javed Bashir Ahmad, Faakhir Mehmood, and Shabnam — for singing
    PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE
    Shazia Manzoor, Dhai Bai alias Mai Dhai, and Hamayoon Khan Arts — for singing
    Inayat Hussain Bhatti (late) — for acting, producing, directing, and writing scripts for films
    Zulfiqar Ali Attre — for composing music
    Ajab Gul — for acting and directing
    Ishrat Abass — for drama, theater, radio, and acting
    Shakir Zeb — for directing music
    Qadir Bux Mithoo — for comedy
    Mussarrat Kalanchvi — for writing Urdu and Saraiki fiction and plays
    Adnan Siddiqui — for acting, hosting, and producing
    Zubaida (Naghma) — for being a film artist
    Hassan Askari — for directing and writing films
    Sheema Kermani — for classical dancing and choreography
    Naseer Baig Mirza — for comparing, writing, and producing


    TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ
    Sajal Ali — for acting
    Juggan Kazim — for anchoring and acting
    Abdul Batin Farooqi — for acting
    Almas Khan Khalil — for singing folk Pashto songs
    Fazal Wahab Dard — for singing
    Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali Khan — for singing classical music
    Imran Aziz Mian — for singing Qawwali
    Gulraiz Ghouri and Rahmatullah Khan — for photography
    Khalid Bin Shaheen — for acting and producing
    Shahzad Rafique — for directing films
    Fizza Ali Meerza and Amjad Sheikh — for producing and writing for screens
    Abdul Wasay Chaudhary — for acting in films and dramas
    Farooq Hassan — for hosting.

  • Drama stirs up as Khan’s presence in  Punjab Assembly takes stage

    Drama stirs up as Khan’s presence in  Punjab Assembly takes stage

    Imran Khan, incarcerated founder of PTI, caused chaos in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday as a portrait of the former prime minister was placed on the opposition leader’s seat, leading to disorder in the house. Members of the treasury walked out after the chair refused to take any action.

    During Thursday’s budget session, which resumed after a two-day break, Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar chaired the session. PML-N lawmakers Malik Waheed and Bilal Yameen protested when they saw Mr. Khan’s portrait on opposition leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachhar’s seat.

    On a point of order, they demanded the chair remove the portrait of a person “who has been convicted by a court of law and is still behind bars.” They claimed that bringing the picture of a convict into the house was against assembly rules.

    The chair advised the protesters to join the budget session instead of raising objections. However, the two PML-N members kept protesting, interrupting the session. They then left when the deputy speaker didn’t make a decision about the portrait.

  • First ever Virtual Reality classes launched in Pakistan

    First ever Virtual Reality classes launched in Pakistan

    Information Technology University (ITU) of Lahore has started virtual reality classes for the first time in Pakistan.

    ITU became the first educational institution in Pakistan to offer classes in Metaverse. The online class will also have the feeling of being in a real educational institution.

    Students and teachers in any city, any country, can simply put on the virtual reality headset and they will reach the class. There will be a projector and board for the teacher. In Metaverse, students will be able to feel their movements with questions and answers.

    Students say that the online classroom is so close to reality that it has become easier to understand the syllabus.

    Head of Department of Computer Sciences Ibrahim Ghaznavi said, “With this initiative, where energy will be saved, the academic ability of students will be improved.”

    Talking about Covid, he said, “When online classes started after Corona, it was necessary to improve them because the students did not understand in the online classes, those classes were not close to reality.”

    The University has also entered into an agreement with the University of Denmark in a pilot project.

    The IT industry is of the opinion that if legislators make laws for modern technology and use it for the promotion of education, then Pakistan can shine around the world.

  • Mahamadou Diawara quits France Under-19 team after fasting restrictions

    Mahamadou Diawara quits France Under-19 team after fasting restrictions

    French midfielder Mahamadou Diawara has quit the country’s under-19 squad due to new implemented regulations prohibiting Muslim players from fasting during Ramadan while working with the national team.

    According to ESPN sources the new regulations, which apply to all teams from the U16 level up to the senior squad, did not sit well with Diawara, and he made the decision to quit the squad, heading back to his hometown.

    Nantes player Dehmaine Tabibou Assoumani has been called up by the French Football Federation (FFF) to replace Diawara.

    In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday FFF president Philippe Diallo said, “I have put in place new rules regarding players fasting for Ramadan while on national duty, a ‘principle of neutrality’ is written into the organisation’s founding statutes and that the measures ensure that religion does not interfere with an athlete.”

    The new FFF rules say, “Players picked for French national teams can’t fast during Ramadan. They must follow the regular schedule of the team’s activities.”

    An agent who was representing a number of players of France’s youth and senior sides told ESPN. “Some players are not happy with this decision. They believe that their religion is not respected and that they are not respected either. Some don’t want to cause a fuss but Mahamadou was not happy with it so he left.”

  • ‘Take your mubaraks back’; Sarmad Khoosat’s humorous take on being removed from Presidential Award list

    ‘Take your mubaraks back’; Sarmad Khoosat’s humorous take on being removed from Presidential Award list

    Award-winning director and filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat was due to receive a Presidential civilian award, among the highest honours in the country.
    However, in a surprising turn of events, he took to his Instagram story to share that his name had been removed from the Presidential Awards list from August 14, 2023.


    He shared the news on an Instagram story, writing a humorous take. “SITARA-I-IMTIAZ RANDOM FUN FACT | NEWS. UPDATE 4. My name has been vanished from ‘the 14th August ’23 list’ of Presidential Awards that everyone ‘officially’ and unofficially congratulated me for. Sorry, please take your Mubaraks back. Bhaee yeh mai nay khud tou nahii bana li thii list. And as far as I remember (from the year I got the PP) the list disclosed on the 14th of August is the finalised list unless the recipient refuses to accept the award”.

    Sarmad Khoosat’s fans are really upset about what happened to him, pointing out that he’s done a lot for the country and its reputation, even more than some influential people.
    Fans thanked Sarmad for all he’s done for the entertainment world. They think it’s terrible what happened to an artist who’s spent his life making art and entertainment.

  • IMF wants Pakistan to increase petrol prices

    IMF wants Pakistan to increase petrol prices

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) conveyed to the Pakistani authorities that while the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) has considerably increased in recent years, the taxation of petroleum products has declined since 2019. “The relatively low rate of taxation of petrol is also reflected in the sale price relative to other countries.” The IMF emphasized that there is a difference of gasoline prices when compared to selected neighboring countries and emerging economies.

    The average 2023 price of gasoline at the pump was $1.12 per litre against $0.97 per litre in Pakistan. The IMF report said that taking off the exemption of petroleum products under the Sales Tax would increase prices by 18% with the standard rate of General Sales Tax.
    Moreover, the IMF has also recommended in its Technical Assistance Report with the Pakistani authorities to raise taxes on domestically manufactured automobiles and on luxury goods such as yachts. It also said to increase border control to stop smuggling of oil derivatives.

    Pakistan faces a problem of smuggling especially on it Western borders with both Iran and Afghanistan. A 2023 Civil Intelligence Agency report exposed that Pakistan faced loss of more than Rs. 60 billion annually due to smuggling of more than 2.81 billion litres of oil from Iran to Pakistan, as per the report of Business Recorder.

    The Fund also recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to tax e-cigarettes equal to tobacco in the country.