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  • 20 years of war ends as US forces leave Afghanistan

    20 years of war ends as US forces leave Afghanistan

    Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the war-torn country following the withdrawal of the last United States (US) troops, ending 20 years of war.

    Speaking to reporters from Kabul airport on Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said: “We do not have any doubt that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a free and sovereign nation.”

    “America was defeated… and on behalf of my nation, we want to have good relations with the rest of the world,” he said.

    Officials said the last C17 aircraft took off with the US ambassador onboard after midnight local time on Tuesday.

    They added that the diplomatic mission to assist those unable to leave before the deadline would continue.

    The US and its allies have mounted the biggest air evacuation in history, bringing 114,000 of their own citizens and Afghans who helped them over 20 years of war in Afghanistan, but they will still leave behind thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries and might have qualified for evacuation.

  • Ushna, Zarnish and Amanat defend Abrar-ul-Haq for his remarks on young mothers

    Ushna, Zarnish and Amanat defend Abrar-ul-Haq for his remarks on young mothers

    Prominent celebrities have extended their support to Abrar-ul-Haq after Nadia Hussain bashed him for his recent statement on young mothers.

    Ushna Shah took to Instagram and said: “Abrar bhai is such a legend, love him!”

    While Zarnish said if someone says the right thing, it should be appreciated. She said that we should not judge someone’s personal life.

    The Tera Zikar singer, Amanat Ali also shared his opinion on the matter.

    Earlier this week, the singer-turned politician Abrar-ul-Haq criticised young mothers for giving gadgets to children and ignoring their nurturing while singing Baby Shark at a convention to mark Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) three years performance.

    Model-turned actor Nadia Hussain called out the Nach Punjaban singer for his comments on modern day mothers.

  • Watchman rapes four-year-old boy who went inside school to get a ball

    Watchman rapes four-year-old boy who went inside school to get a ball

    A four-year-old boy was raped in a school in Karachi when he went to fetch the ball, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

    As per details, the incident happened in Karachi’s North Nazimabad, where a four-year-old boy was raped by a school watchman inside a school when he went to pick up the ball.

    Other reports state that the boy was raped by the guard’s son.

    Read More: Faisalabad: Man ‘gang rapes’ 15-year-old fiancee with friends

    The father of the boy said they live near the school building and his son was playing with other children outside their home.

    When he entered the school premises to bring back the ball, he was molested.

    A case has been registered against the school watchman, who has been detained

  • Sarfaraz bakes pasta for wife, tells journalist to ‘stay out of the conversation’

    Former Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed’s wife, Khushbakht Sarfaraz posted a video of her husband on twitter with the caption,”Perks of him being around”. The video went viral on social media, with fellow cricketers praising him for his baking skills.

    Cricketer Shadab Khan re-shared the video of Sarfaraz and wrote, “Bhabi aty sath he hamry kaptaan ko kaam paar laga deya.”

    Journalist Aalia Rasheed left a comment on a lighter note which Sarfaraz misunderstood and said to Aalia that Its better for her to keep her opinion limited to cricket only.

    Aalia then clarified that she was “just kidding.”

    Hassan Ali added on a humourous note saying, “yeh wala talent hume btya hi ni ap na.”

    Shadab was quick to put a request to Sarfaraz for chai.

    Inam-ul-Haq and Sarfaraz also left a comment under Sarfaraz’s video to which the latter decided to reply in a funny way.

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  • Pakistan on UK Red List because of Nawaz Sharif, says PTI’s Ali Nawaz Awan

    Pakistan on UK Red List because of Nawaz Sharif, says PTI’s Ali Nawaz Awan

    Speaking to anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi on ‘G For Gharidah’, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Capital Development Authority (CDA), Ali Nawaz Awan, said: “Pakistan is on United Kingdom’s (UK) Red List because of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif.”

    Awan said that despite providing all the data and information required by the UK, Pakistan suffered due to Nawaz.

    Awan said that the government was very hopeful that Pakistan would be taken to the amber list but then thrice elected former prime minister Nawaz Sharif attached his fake medical reports along with his extended stay application. Hence the UK decided that if a three-time prime minister can lie, they cannot trust Pakistan and have thus kept us on hold.

    Awan’s argument left the panel laughing. Anchorperson Gharida Farooqi asked Awan as to what connection did the former prime minister’s health have with Pakistan staying on the Red List.

    Awan stressed again that the UK is looking at the fake reports submitted by Nawaz Sharif.

  • PM Imran shares picture with Batman cap

    PM Imran shares picture with Batman cap

    Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared a throwback picture from 1989 in which he is wearing a Batman cap.

    The premier shared a photo from almost 32 years ago on his official Instagram account with the caption, “Skardu 1989.”

    The picture prompted followers to express how cool the former cricketer looked in the cap.

    This is not the first time PM Khan has shared a picture from his archives. Earlier, he posted a picture from 1971 while he was on a tour in England.

    Read More: PM Khan remembers his past in unseen photos

    Prime Minister Imran Khan is the most-followed politician on social media in the country with 14.2 million followers on Twitter, 11 million on Facebook, and 5.4 million on Instagram.

  • Aiman, Muneeb host a lavish bash for daughter Amal’s second birthday, Minal cheers

    Aiman, Muneeb host a lavish bash for daughter Amal’s second birthday, Minal cheers

    Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt’s daughter Amal Muneeb ringed in her second birthday with her extended family. The Khan-Butt clan enjoyed to their fullest in an intimate celebration.

    The Baandhi duo can bee seen cutting multiple cakes with their daughter.

    While Minal Khan was also spotted celebrating her niece’s big day.

    The Ishq Tamasha star took to her Instagram to share the décor.

    Aiman also shared a picture of Amal with her Nana.

    Amal’s maternal grandmother also wished her grand daughter while sharing some pictures on Instagram.

  • Video: Sadia Khan stuns with sensual dance moves on Kareena Kapoor’s ‘Bebo’ in Nathia Gali

    Video: Sadia Khan stuns with sensual dance moves on Kareena Kapoor’s ‘Bebo’ in Nathia Gali

    Khuda Aur Muhabbat star Sadia Khan recently shared an instagram reel in which she can be seen dancing sensually on Kareen Kapoor’s chartbuster song, Bebo Mein Bebo.

    Bebo Full Song With Lyrics Kambakkht Ishq Akshay Kumar Kareena Kapoor - YouTube

    In 2016, the talented actor was invited to India for a film project opposite Akshay Kumar but the film never got made due to the political turmoil between the two nations.

    Sadia Khan to star opposite Akshay Kumar?

  • ‘I have been sexually harassed’: Anoushey Ashraf opens up

    In a recent interview with Express Tribune Anoushey Ashraf has opened up on sexual harassment in Pakistani entertainment industry and society in general.

    The Saanp Seehri actor said, “We were also less vulnerable. However, women around us, who came from relatively less privileged households, were regularly molested, propositioned, given lesser money and odd jobs,” recalled the celebrity.

    The #MeToo movement enlightened her on plight of women in the entertainment industry.

    On a personal front, the Sehra Mein Safar diva mentioned, “I didn’t know until I saw Pakistani women come out with their stories of abuse and harassment. That’s when I thought, ‘ye tou meray sath bhi hua hai! Even I have been sexually harassed as a child.”

    “There is a new story every day now. Even the Minaar e Pakistan video heightened my anxiety,” she recollected. “And social media shoves things down your throat, so when they were ripping her clothes off I felt like I was being touched and violated. You have to be a woman to understand what that feels like,” she concluded.

  • Female Afghan presenter who interviewed Taliban leader flees the country

    Beheshta Arghand, a female news presenter at TOLO News, has left Afghanistan according to CNN.

    “If the Taliban do what they said – what they promise – and the situation becomes better, and I know I am safe and there is no threat for me, I will go back to my country and I will work for my country. For my people,” she said while speaking to CNN.

    Talking about her experience of interviewing Taliban spokesperson, Arghand added that the interview was difficult, “but I did it for Afghan women.”

    “I told myself, ‘One of us must start…If we stay in our houses or don’t go to our offices, they will say the ladies don’t want to work,’ but I said to myself, ‘Start working,’” Arghand said.

    “And I said to the Taliban member, ‘We want our rights. We want to work. We want — we must —be in society. This is our right.’”

    On August 17, Arghand sat down with senior Taliban representative Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad. During the interview she talked about the Taliban’s home searches in Kabul and the general situation on the ground.