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  • ‘I got rid of her, she was a headache’: Raja Azam confirms divorce with Nimra Khan

    ‘I got rid of her, she was a headache’: Raja Azam confirms divorce with Nimra Khan

    Uraan actor Nimra Khan’s ex-husband Raja Azam has confirmed their divorce in a live Instagram session.

    Last week, Nimra refused to address the issue on Naumaan Ijaz’s show.

    Read More: Nimra Khan refuses to talk about her ex-husband on Naumaan Ijaz’s show

    Now, a video of Nimra’s ex-husband has been posted on YouTube where he confirmed the divorce by saying, “We are divorced.”

    He said that he wanted to part ways by stating, “I am old enough, I got rid of her, she was a headache, she was a proper headache,” he said in the live video.

    https://youtu.be/rAf7fEvgbGk

    In the video, Raja can be seen smoking while netizens believe he was drunk while doing this live session.

  • Video: Ayeza Khan aces Madhuri’s signature moves from two chartbuster songs

    Video: Ayeza Khan aces Madhuri’s signature moves from two chartbuster songs

    The Chupke Chupke star paid a tribute to the veteran Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit by performing on her two iconic songs in her dance reels.
    Ayeza recreated Madhuri’s looks from Aaja Nachle (2007) and Aik Do Teen (1988).

    Pyaray Afzal star Ayeza Khan playing a TikToker in her big-budget drama Laapata costarring Ali Rehman Khan, Sarah Khan and Gohar Rasheed.

    Her character Geeti makes musical and dance oriented videos including songs from some Bollywood chartbusters of late Sridevi. She will also be donning Kajol”s avatar from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

    She recently shared an interesting revelation that once a fan sent her parents a marriage proposal despite her being married to actor Danish Taimoor.

    The incident left her surprised as it was completely unexpected considering the fact she also has two adorable children.

  • Fawad Chaudhry clarifies stance on Noor’s murder coverage

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has clarified his stance on Noor Mukadam’s murder coverage. Fawad made a comment regarding the social media outrage after the murder of Noor Mukadam, while addressing a press conference along with National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf.

    During the press conference, Fawad Chaudhry — while referring to Noor Mukadam’s murder case — said that a campaign was designed through social media to show that Pakistan is an unsafe country for women, adding that Indian channel WION made videos on Noor murder case of hundreds of minutes to portray that Pakistan is not a safe country for women.

    Chaudhry received backlash on social media for his comments, after which The Current reached out to him for his comment on the matter. “There is an Indian channel WION, which made 3O videos on how unsafe Pakistan is for women, and see this case [Noor Mukadam murder] has happened in Pakistan. This is how [Indian channels] make the issues bigger and create a [specific] narrative,” said the information minister while speaking exclusively to The Current.

    Noor Mukadam was murdered on July 20 in Islamabad. Noor’s murder sparked outrage in the country and many protests and vigils were held in Pakistan and abroad subsequently and the story was covered by all major news outlets in the world including CNN, BBC, The Guardian and The New York Times.

  • Nawaz Sharif’s grandson Junaid is getting married in England without his parents

    Nawaz Sharif’s grandson Junaid is getting married in England without his parents

    The date has been announced and the Nikkah invite has been sent out. Junaid Safdar, the son of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and Capt (r) Safdar, will be getting married to Ayesha, the daughter of former National Accountability Chairman, Saif-ur-Rehman.

    According to reports, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (R) Safdar will not be attending the Nikkah ceremony.

    Maryam Nawaz has tweeted about not being able to attend her son’s wedding due to her name being on the Exit Control List.

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    The wedding invite states that the wedding is on Sunday, August 22 at 6PM. The Nikkah is taking place at a fancy hotel in London, called The Lanesborough.

    The hotel is reputably one of the most expensive in London, situated near Hyde Park.

    View of one of the marriage halls in the hotel
    View of the hotel from the outside

    Since the wedding invite states that the event is the Nikkah, it is being speculated that the rukhsati will not take place until Junaid’s parents can be in attendance.

    Maryam also tweeted that she was unable to see her mother before she died and now she has to miss her son’s wedding.

  • Noor Mukadam reportedly raped before murder, forensic report

    The forensic report prepared by Punjab Forensic Agency has revealed that Zahir Jaffer raped and tortured Noor before murdering her, SAMAA has reported. The report has been submitted to the Islamabad police.

    As per Punjab Forensic Agency the CCTV footage obtained from Zahir Jaffer’s house showed both him and Noor Mukadam in the same premises and Jaffer’s fingerprints were present on the murder weapon.

    Read more- Noor Mukadam Case Timeline

    Postmortem examination of Noor’s dead body was conducted 12 hours after her murder.

    Earlier, Investigators in Noor Mukadam’ s murder case who are checking the call logs of Zahir’s mother — Asmat Jaffer , revealed that Asmat called the head of Trillium Information Security Systems, a private Rawalpindi-based security firm, several times on the day of Noor’s gruesome murder on July 20, reports Zahid Gishkori for The News.

    As per journalist Fereeha idress, that Cause of death of Noor mukadam was beheading.

    District and sessions court in the Federal Capital on Monday extended the judicial remand of Zahir Jaffer’s parents till August 23 in the Noor Mukadam murder case.Interior Minister Sheikh has announced that Zahir Jaffer and his parents’ names have been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL).

  • National Assembly member bitten by a rat

    A female member of the National Assembly was bitten by a rat at the Parliament Lodges, ARY News reported.

    National Assembly member from the Pakistan People’s Party, Shahida Rahmani, was reportedly bitten by a rat.

    Shahida Rahmani said that she was sleeping when the rat bit her. She has gotten an injection after the rat bite.

    After Shahida Rahmani informed the authorities about the incident, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly said that he would ask the CDA to ensure better arrangements.

  • Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer’s dating rumour creates a stir, Ayesha Omar cheers

    Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer’s dating rumour creates a stir, Ayesha Omar cheers

    Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer have sent the internet into a meltdown after rumours of them dating surfaced.

    As per the latest reports, the famous on-screen couple from hit sitcom Friends is dating each other after the show’s reunion episode.

    For the unversed, Aniston and Schwimmer (who play Ross and Rachel on the show) confessed to having a crush on each other.

    This stirred up their past emotions, reportedly, after which Aniston and Schwimmer started spending more time together at her Los Angeles (LA) home.

    The “chemistry they’d always had to bury was still there,” said the report about Ross and Rachel’s connection.

    The report also revealed that the duo had started “texting immediately after filming and just last month” Schwimmer flew all the way from his home in New York to see Aniston in LA.

    As per the details, the rumoured couple has been cooking dinners together, taking long walks, and enjoying quality time.

    On the other hand, Schwimmer has denied claims he is growing closer to his Friends co-star.

    Pakistani diva Ayesha Omar expressed her joy over it and called the news “the cutest thing ever.”

  • Fact Check: Islamia University Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 international universities

    Fact Check: Islamia University Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 international universities

    Claim: Islamia University Bahawalpur is in the top 1000 international universities

    Fact: Islamia University Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 international universities

    Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on Wednesday, in his speech at the Kissan Convention in Bhawalpur, said, “As per the Times Higher Education World Ranking of Universities, Islamia University of Bahawalpur is amongst the world best 1000 universities.”

    According to the World University Ranking, Islamia University of Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 universities but is in the list of 1001+ universities.

    Screengrab from the Times Higher Education World University Ranking official website

    Furthermore, CM Buzdar said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is among the top nine universities in Pakistan.

    Checking the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) official website which was last updated in 2015, the Islamia University of Bhawalpur is not included in the list.

    Screengrab from the Higher Education Commission’s official website.

    VERDICT: FALSE

  • Police arrest Peshawar man for wearing scary mask

    Police arrest Peshawar man for wearing scary mask

    Police have arrested a man for wearing a costume mask and frightening citizens.

    The Yakatoot police received complaints about a motorcyclist riding around the streets with a scary mask to frighten pedestrians. The police traced and detained the man after complaints

    Naila Inayat, a journalist, shared a video of the man behind the bars. “This guy arrested in Peshawar had plans to celebrate Independence Day by scaring people. Apparently, the police wasn’t much impressed. He was caught in his scary mask,” she wrote in a tweet.

    Journalist Iftikhar Firdous tweeted, “Peshawar police and masks don’t get along.”

    Firdous was referring to a man who was wearing a ‘wolf mask’ in Peshawar on New Year’s Eve and was arrested by the Peshawar police for “trying to scare off people” in the provincial capital.

  • Fans gush over Pakistani Olympian Talha Talib’s hot picture

    Fans gush over Pakistani Olympian Talha Talib’s hot picture

    Pakistani weightlifter, who represented Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics and held the gold medal spot until the final round, shared a picture of himself on Instagram and his fans are going crazy.

    “Don’t stop believing in yourself. No matter what happens,” wrote Talha, while sharing the picture.

    The 21-year-old weightlifter from Gujranwala took part in the 67kg category in the Tokyo Olympics, broke his own national record in the final round. He was eventually bumped down and finished fifth in the competition, lifting 170 kilograms. However, he was widely hailed in the country for his effort.

    Here are a few reactions from the fans on his post: