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  • Danish Nawaz ropes in Bilal Abbas, Hadiqa Kiani and Usama Khan in ‘Dobara’

    Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani are paring up for Hum TV’s drama serial Dobara promising a fresh and exciting pairing. Directed by Chupke Chupke fame Danish Nawaz, the script has been penned down by Sarwat Nazir. Senior actress Sakina Samo will also feature in a pivotal role in this HUM TV drama.

    Hadiqa Kiani made her acting debut with the drama serial Raqeeb Se opposite Nauman Ejaz whereas Bilal is currently featuring in Fahad Mustafa’s Dunk.

    Suno Chanda fame Nabeel Zuberi has also been roped in to play a significant role. The shooting spell has started and the drama is expected to be released by the end of this year.

  • Ramiz Raja, Michael Vaughan hit out at Pakistan’s ‘pathetic’ performance after England loss

    Ramiz Raja, Michael Vaughan hit out at Pakistan’s ‘pathetic’ performance after England loss

    Former cricketers and commentators Ramiz Raja and Michael Vaughan hit out at the “pathetic” performance of Pakistan cricket team after losing to England by nine wickets in the first One-Day International (ODI) match on Thursday.

    Taking to Twitter, Raja wrote: “#PakvsEng a bit of a disaster this  getting a pasting from an England second XI, losing with 169 balls to spare. Pretty rubbish we were today!”

    In a tweet, Vaughan said, “Love watching Pakistan play Cricket. A team that can beat any team in the world on any given day but also lose to any team on any given day.”

    In another tweet, former England captain wrote: “For England, to rock up only yesterday as a team and perform like they did tells us so much about the culture of the white ball team, very, very impressive. For Pakistan they were PATHETIC. It’s the only way to describe a performance like that.”

    England’s makeshift ODI team put the Covid-19 issues that hit the previous squad behind them to bowl out Pakistan for 141 runs before cruising to a clinical nine-wicket win in the three-match series opener.

    Read More – Nine uncapped players included in England’s revised squad for Pakistan ODIs

    Stand-in skipper Ben Stokes led an entirely fresh England XI, including five debutants, after a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad. All 16 players initially selected for Pakistan series had to self-isolate.

    Chasing 142 for a 1-0 lead in the series, England cruised home in 21.5 overs.

    Meanwhile, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez tweeted: “Can any one please share the right streaming link to watch live #ENGvPAK ODI match? Regards.”

  • An alcoholic concoction takes over KPK, becoming a new cause of death

    After the General Atomics US ‘Predators’ and ‘Reapers’, the unmanned aerial vehicles that caused death in the tribal regions, now an alcoholic concoction is becoming a new cause of death in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

    The alcoholic drink is aptly named, ‘Drone’, concocted by moonshiners in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal district, which was once infamous for militancy and poppy cultivation. “The ingredients of this alcoholic drink are easily available over-the-counter drugs, syrups, and cold drinks,” reports The Express Tribune.

    A Tirah-based doctor confirmed that the brew originated in Tirah and escalated quickly to the settled districts of KP. “It has been given this funny name because it instantly makes you high and you start feeling light,” the doctor said, while speaking to The Express Tribune on the condition that he would not be identified.

    Economic depression and instability have reportedly led to an increase in the use of ‘Drone’ – a cure-all elixir – by the youth in the area.

    “Several kinds of sleeping tablets are dissolved in a popular soft-drink along with two types of sedative cough syrups, along with easily available cheap drugs to make this drink, which is sold for a few hundred rupees,” the doctor said.

    However, the explosive flooding of the drink prompted distress among members of the local Aman Committee who had to announce a ban on certain cough syrups to rein in the uncontrolled spread of the drugging drink.

    “Any shopkeeper found selling these cough syrups will be penalised with a fine – and a warning.”

  • Atif Aslam and Sajal Aly promise crackling chemistry in ‘Rafta Rafta’ poster

    Atif Aslam and Sajal Aly promise crackling chemistry in ‘Rafta Rafta’ poster

    The first feature poster of Rafta Rafta featuring Atif Aslam and Sajal Aly has been released and the leading duo is promising great chemistry,

    Set against the picturesque backdrop of the night sky in Skardu, the image shows Atif and Sajal sitting close to each other on a camping trip, hinting at oodles of romance and chemistry. While Atif has previously worked with some incredible artists, this is the first time the Mom actress is sharing the screen with him.

    Released under the label of Tarish Music, Rafta Rafta is directed by Hassam Baloch, jointly produced by Tarun Chaudhary and Omar Ahmed while the music and lyrics are done by Raj Ranjodh. The song will be released soon across digital platform.

  • Faisal Vawda case ‘a waste of time’, says petitioner

    Faisal Vawda case ‘a waste of time’, says petitioner

    Talking to The Current, Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Qadir Mandokhel said that he has been pursuing a petition against Faisal Vawda for 2 years 9 months. “Now it’s just a waste of time.”

    Mandokhel gave the example of an illegal building and a petition against it. “Agar building hee masmaar kar di toh kya faida abb iska” (If the illegal building has been demolished, what’s the use of pursuing a case against it). Mandokhel is referring to the fact that Vawda is no longer an MNA but a Senator now.

    Mandokhel says he has high hopes from Sindh High Court where the petition on senatorship is still pending. Mandokhel says he wrote to the US Consulate but he was told by them that they do not reply to individual queries.

    Mandokhel says Vawda hasn’t submitted his reply and questions why. He also questioned why the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not doing much about this case.

    On Thursday, none of the petitioners appeared before the ECP, meanwhile, Faisal Vawda did.

    Vawda, while talking to senior journalist Matiullah Jan, seemed confident and said, “This seems more of a political case, and a political case has no standing. Everyone seems to have backed off for now.”

    “The ECP is fully looking into the details of my case and is also providing me with a lot of chances to my rivals. But my all rival parties have disappeared,” added Vawda.

    The ECP has three petitions related to the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Faisal Vawda, who is a former member of the National Assembly as well as a recently-elected Senator. The commission is yet to make a decision.

    Petitioners against Vawda contend that he had dual citizenship when he filed his nomination papers in the 2018 general elections, a fact that he had concealed at the time. Therefore, they say that he should be disqualified.

  • Mahira, Usman and Kubra shine in the character posters of ‘Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay’

    Mahira, Usman and Kubra shine in the character posters of ‘Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay’

    Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay‘s character posters have been released, based on Umera Ahmed’s novel, it features Mahira Khan Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan as Mehreen, Aswad and Mashal respectively. The drama is directed by Pyar Ke Sadqay fame Farooq Rind.

    The three leads of the show revealed their first looks from the project on Instagram.

    The drama is set to be released soon on HUM TV.

  • Faryal Mehmood chooses Mehwish Hayat over Mahira Khan

    Faryal Mehmood chooses Mehwish Hayat over Mahira Khan

    Faryal Mehmood appeared on The Mazedaar Show and donned an elegant look with a black jumpsuit. During the show’s ‘this or that’ segment she was asked to choose from Mehwish Hayat and Mahira Khan.

    The Raqeeb Se actress chose Mehwish over Mahira. She was also asked to chose between Fahad Mustafa and Faysal Qureshi and the Daasi star took Fahad’s name.

    Faryal shared the show’s teaser on her Instagram handle.

    She was last seen opposite Nauman Ejaz and Iqra Aziz in Kashif Nisar’s Raqeeb Se.

  • Student arrives at examination centre in ambulance

    A ninth grader in Karachi arrived at the examination centre in Karachi with a fractured leg, Geo News has reported. His arrival with a fractured leg in an ambulance surprised everyone at the centre.

    As per details, Asharab Shah was brought to a centre in Malir by his mother .”It is a matter of his education and his whole academic year is at risk,” said the student’s mother, adding that she had to bring him despite him being in pain.

    His mother further said that Shah suffered an injury two weeks ago and is currently undergoing treatment.

  • Transnational celebrities mourn the death of legendary Dilip Kumar

    Transnational celebrities mourn the death of legendary Dilip Kumar

    The legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness at the age of 98 and celebrities from India and Pakistan are mourning the death of the veteran actor.

    Pakistani celebrities, including Shan Shahid, Adnan Siddiqui, Usman Mukhtar, Faysal Quraishi, Maya Ali and others took to social media to express their grief on the demise of the Mughal-e-Azam actor. While Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and many others paid rich tributes to the actor and they also shared their grievances on social media.

    https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1412652647841026050?s=20
    https://twitter.com/Nawazuddin_S/status/1412658445421977601?s=20
  • CM Punjab’s aide harasses man by sending him sexually explicit videos

    CM Punjab’s aide harasses man by sending him sexually explicit videos

    A sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered registration of a first information report (FIR) against Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Investment Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for harassing a man through WhatsApp and sending him “sexually explicit videos”, reports Dawn.

    The orders were issued by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ata Rabbani while hearing a petition filed by complainant Khawaja Faheem.

    According to the petitioner’s counsel, Imran Feroz Malik, his client met Ilyas at the Centaurus Mall in October 2019 during the launching ceremony of a private project. Ilyas who according to the petitioner is the owner of Centaurus Mall, invited him to his residence for Iftar dinner which Faheem accepted considering it a business meeting.

    Following the meeting, the CM’s adviser sent a few messages along with “sexually explicit videos” to Faheem from his WhatsApp number, which the latter found disturbing, and which caused him “mental agony and trauma”, according to his lawyer.

    He reported the matter to the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Cell, Faheem’s lawyer said.

    After the case was taken to the sessions court by the complainant, the FIA submitted its reply, saying the forensic analysis was conducted on the mobile phone of the petitioner and it transpired he had in fact received the video.