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  • Kangana Ranaut shares Saleem Safi’s video, urging her fans to stand with India

    Kangana Ranaut shares Saleem Safi’s video, urging her fans to stand with India

    Kangana Ranaut has shared senior Pakistani journalist Saleem Safi’s video from his show, in which they are talking about Kashmir, Indian journalists, political parties sympathizing with Pakistan from India.

    Sharing the clip on her Instagram stories, Kangana wrote: “Listen carefully, if you don’t stand with your nation. Who will?”

    In the video, Safi is asking a question to PML(N) MNA Mushahid Ullah Hussain that how will the miseries of Indian Occupied Kashmiris will end? Replying to the host, Mushahid said: “Pakistan’s role is very important in this matter. We need to take this issue in a sustained way. India is very big country and some of them are our sympathizers. There is Arundhati Roy, Mamta Bannerji, Congress Party, Communist Party, there are also Left Parties and Dalit Parties as well. every Indian is not with Modi.

  • 60,000 vaccinated residents to be allowed to perform Hajj

    60,000 vaccinated residents to be allowed to perform Hajj

    Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual Hajj.

    The Saudi Hajj Ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

    The pilgrimage, scheduled to be held at the end of July, would be limited to those who have been vaccinated and are below 65 years of age with no chronic illnesses.

    It will be the second year in a row that the kingdom will host a reduced number of pilgrims for Hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  • IF ‘FRIENDS’ is remade in Pakistan, Here’s your ideal cast

    IF ‘FRIENDS’ is remade in Pakistan, Here’s your ideal cast

    American sitcom Friends is amongst the most viewed television shows of all time. Being a blockbuster series, it lasted for ten seasons and enjoyed worldwide viewership with multiple re-telecasts. The series is currently available on Netflix and has a significant viewership in Pakistan. It revolves around the bonding and regular life routines of six friends in their thirties.

    If a local producer decides to buy its copy rights and remake it with a Pakistani cast, Here’s the ideal leading cast:

    Rachel Green – Mahira Khan

    Rachel is a beautiful fashion enthusiast with an inconsistent love life, she became a rage in pop culture for her dressing sense and hairstyles. Mahira has it in her to essay a role like this going by her great sense of fashion and her impeccable looks making her the right choice for the role.

    Ross Geller – Fawad Khan

    Ross is a suave paleontologist with three failed marriages and an interest in philosophical conversations which his friends don’t find intriguing. Ross is Monica’s elder brother and Rachel’s on and off love interest.

    Joey Tribbiani – Sheheryar Munawar

    Joey is a struggling actor and a foodie with flirtatious traits, Sheheryar has played similar roles in his films like Ho Mann Jahan. The Parey Hut Love actor has the charm to pull of this iconic character.

    Phoebe Buffay – Saba Qamar

    Phoebe is the funniest of the lot with a heart of gold and a failed music career. Saba displayed her comic histrionics on Hum sub umeed se hain and Miss Fire, giving us assurance about a promising comic timing on celluloid.

    Monica Geller- Mehwish Hayat

    Monica had elements of a bossy, competitive, and obsessive-compulsive nature who wants things to be perfect but still manages to choose the wrong men for herself except for Chandler. Monica is stylish and has the ability of binding the group together.

    Chandler – Fahad Mustafa

    Chandler is the guy who can make you laugh and can effortlessly confuse you with his sarcasm. Fahad Mustafa is an apt choice for this role going by his performances in Na Maloom Afrad series and Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 which showcased his convincing witty performances.

  • VIDEO: Three deer give birth to 11 fawns at Karachi Zoo

    Three female deer have given birth to 11 fawns at Karachi Zoo, ARY News has reported. One deer gave birth to nine fawns, while two other deer gave birth to one fawn each.

    Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) officials confirmed that all fawns are doing well. In the video, one of the fawns can be seen.

    Earlier in 2019, the Karachi Zoological Gardens witnessed the birth of four fawns.

  • ‘No increase in tax rate of mobile phone calls, SMS, internet’: Shaukat Tarin

    ‘No increase in tax rate of mobile phone calls, SMS, internet’: Shaukat Tarin

    Addressing a post-budget press conference in Islamabad, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said that ” Prime Minister Imran Khan and the cabinet opposed the imposition of tax on mobile phone calls, internet data, and SMS. “Now there will be no increase in the tax rate for all these services.”

    The original decision, if it had been implemented, would have affected over 98 million people.

    Tarin said the government has presented a total growth budget and their challenge is to stabilise growth.

    Tarin said that additional tax of Rs500 billion will be collected in the next financial year. “We have to earn dollars by increasing exports and add an additional tax of Rs500 billion in the next financial year.”

    The finance minister said that Pakistan had to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help when its position is weak.

    “We need 20 per cent growth in exports. Our savings rate is 15 per cent and our investment rate is up to 16 per cent. If we do not have revenue, how will we achieve growth?”

    Tarin said that the poor in the country have not received loans and training for the last 70 years. Loans up to Rs 2 million will be given to build a roof and loans to poor farmers will go up to Rs 500,000. Pakistan has become a food deficient country and we are now importing what we used to export, Tarin said, adding that the country is importing pulses, wheat, and sugar.

    “We did not pay attention to our crops, but now we will pay attention to it,” he assured.

    “We should not play politics with the poor,” he added.

    Tarin unveiled the Budget 2021-22 yesterday. The total expenditure of the budget had been kept at Rs 8,478 billion and had set the tax collection target at Rs 5,829 billion. 

  • PM Khan remembers his past in unseen photos

    PM Khan remembers his past in unseen photos

    Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday shared a picture from 1992 on his Instagram account using the hashtag # #MemoriesFromPast.

    The picture shows PM Khan standing at Shaukat Khanam Memorial Trust Hospital with a few other people. The caption reads, “Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital, Lahore 1992 #MemoriesFromPast“

     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: #100MostHandsomeMen2021: Twitter nominates Imran Khan, Shafqat Mahmood and Fawad Khan

    A week earlier, PM Khan shared a video of his cricket debut. The video is posted with the caption, “Cricket Debut exactly 50 years ago..”

    The Current asked Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Dr Arslan Khalid if the prime minister would be sharing more pictures from the past. Dr Khalid said, “PM will try to share such pictures with the hashtag #MemoriesFromPast every now and then on his Instagram.”

    The premier is very active on social media platforms with 5.1m followers on Instagram and 13.8 m followers on Twitter.

  • ‘Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming’: Hira Mani

    ‘Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming’: Hira Mani

    Hira Mani is known for her quirky personality and candid humour. The Do Bol actress has said that the Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan should hire PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz’s doctor for grooming.

    Read more – ‘Don’t let the abuser get by,’ Zara Noor slams Firdous Awan for misconduct

    Hira recently appeared on Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf’s show The Couple Show with her husband Salman Saqib a.k.a Mani. While giving advice to Firdous Ashiq, Mani said that she has changed so many parties that the parties have ended now. Mani also suggested that Awan should leave politics and play games as she is a champion of netball. While commenting on Awan’s make-over, Mani said that her parlor is not doing the right work and must take help from Maryam Nawaz’s makeup artist.

    “Maryam Nawaz has a good makeup artist she should also take services from Maryam Nawaz’s makeup artist,” said Mani, while Hira said: “Not her makeup artist Mani, her doctor.”

    The conversation was done in humour and everyone on the show laughed it off.

  • Nagar Valley girls to get first higher secondary school

    Nagar Valley girls to get first higher secondary school

    Gilgit Baltistan Education Minister Raja Azam Khan has announced that the provincial government is planning to develop the education sector in the area. He said that home schools have been set up in Diamer.

    As per reports, the minister announced that Government High School for Girls Nagar will be made a higher secondary school and a notification will be issued soon to begin secondary school classes in Girls High School.

    He said that efforts are being done to promote higher education in the areas where there is educational backwardness. He said that a home schools project has been initiated in Diameer district so that girls can get education in home schools.

    Incharge of the foundation, OneTen Foundation, which organized an event of uniform distribution to female students told that the foundation gives five per cent of its profits for social services in the early phase of Gilgit-Baltistan.

    The minister and the other speakers highlighted the importance of education in the area.

  • Fawad Chaudhary to expand UrduFlix to boost local digital streaming

    Fawad Chaudhary to expand UrduFlix to boost local digital streaming

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain attended a meeting with Mr Farhan Gauher, the CEO of Pakistan’s first Urdu OTT platform UrduFlix to discuss the future of the digital space and more opportunities for the OTT platform in an important meeting.

    UrduFlix, which was launched earlier this year with government support has risen as the leading OTT platform emerging from Pakistan. With back-to-back releases of original content from the platform, it has been slowly taking over the digital place – all the while putting Pakistan in the race of streaming platforms, with a first of its kind emerging from Pakistan.

    In the meeting between the federal minister and Farhan Gauher, the future of UrduFlix as a platform – and how it could be leveraged as one of Pakistan’s finest contributions in the digital space was discussed. Fawad also discussed the future of the platform in terms of its streaming services, and what new opportunities lie ahead for it.

    UrduFlix was launched as Pakistan’s first-ever Urdu OTT platform which raised the expectations with brilliant new content and has kept the surprises coming. The platform has also garnered great feedback from the audiences after multiple series including Lifafa Dayan, Khudkush Muhabbat, Dulhan Aur Aik Raat have been streaming online. The platform is officially live for download for viewers on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Roku TV.

  • Minal Khan, Ahsan Mohsin officially engaged in a lavish ceremony

    Minal Khan, Ahsan Mohsin officially engaged in a lavish ceremony

    Ishq Hai actress Minal Khan is now officially engaged to Ahsan Mohsin after a few months of relationship. The gorgeous couple arranged their lavish engagement ceremony in Karachi on June 11.

    Minal Khan recently shared her engagement’s invitation card on her instagram, making her fans excited for the two.

    Muneeb Butt and Aiman Khan shared their look for the event through an Instagram story.