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  • Irfan Junejo quits vlogging

    Irfan Junejo quits vlogging

    Pakistani YouTuber Irfan Junejo bid goodbye to vlogging as he no longer likes the format. The vlogger made the announcement in a video titled ‘I Quit‘.

    Junejo said that from now on he will make videos on his terms and on his own time implying that he won’t be uploading them with the same regularity as before.

    The reason behind his decision is that he got lost along the way and forgot the reason he started vlogging.

    “Mein ab kisi bhi event pay nahi jata, mein kisi award ceremony pay nahi jaata ,mujhe kisi bhi podcast kee invitation aati hai mein nahi jaata, mein ney Twitter chor dia hai, aur mein ney camera use karna bohat kam kardia hai ( I don’t go to any events anymore, I don’t respond to any podcast requests, I’ve left Twitter and I have stopped using the camera regularly),” said Junejo in the video.

    Junejo has hidden/removed all his tweets and his Twitter bio reads, “I don’t use Twitter anymore. It’s a dark scary place.”

    Junejo supported his decision by giving examples of superstars Will Smith and Anurag Kashyap, who gave up lucrative opportunities at the peak of their careers to achieve their personal goals.

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    All that said and done, Junejo said that he is glad that by choosing this career, he had fulfilled his wildest dreams from meeting Ronaldinho to purchasing his dream bike.

  • Nazish Jahangir opens up on her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder

    Nazish Jahangir opens up on her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder

    Nazish Jahangir, who is currently popular as Shameela bhabhi in Geo’s Kahin Deep Jalay recently opened up about her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

    In an elaborate post on social media, the actor talked about being a victim of PTSD for the past ten years and explained to her followers what exactly it is.

    “Many people are unaware that untreated post-traumatic stress disorder can have a devastating effect on those who have the condition and their loved ones. It not only affects relationships with your family, friends and others, it can trigger serious emotional problems and even cause health problems over time,” Nazish wrote.

    She concluded her note writing, “There isn’t a formula that you can insert yourself into to get from horror to healed. Be patient. Take up space. Let your journey be the balm,” adding that she offers prayers regularly.

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    Born and raised in Islamabad, Nazish began her career in 2015 when she took part in a play by Anwar Maqsood. However, it was not until 2017 that she made her television debut with the drama serial Bharosa. Following that, Nazish was part of several popular dramas including Alif Allah Aur Insaan, Tohmat and Kamzarf.

    Nazish was also recently embroiled in controversy after Mohsin Abbas Haider’s former wife Fatema Sohail accused her of having an affair with her husband. Mohsin and Nazish both had refuted the allegations then. Later, it was also rumoured that the two were tying the knot – however, they rejected those reports also.

    Read more – Nazish Jahangir responds to marriage rumours

    Addressing these rumours and allegations, Nazish in a recent interview had said, “I was friends with both Mohsin and his wife Fatema and I knew the truth but stayed stay quiet out of respect for Mohsin.”

    “I don’t think social media is the place where we openly and publicly discuss our personal matters and get the whole nation involved in trivial matters,” she said, adding, “It is below my dignity. I am totally against domestic violence but I will always stand by real victims and not those who have an ulterior motive.”

    Meanwhile, Nazish is also set to make her big-screen debut this year with Lafangay alongside Sami Khan, Mani and Saleem Mairaj.

  • Largest gas reserve in 20 years discovered in Balochistan

    Largest gas reserve in 20 years discovered in Balochistan

    Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has found a huge gas reserve in Margand block of Kalat, Balochistan, 100% of drilling rights of which are owned by the PPL.

    According to the details, PPL had been drilling at Margand X-1 block since June 30, 2019. It carried out Modular Dynamics Testing (MDT) that helps in the detection of gas reserves. PPL further conducted a Drill Stem Test (DST) that revealed that these reserves might potentially exceed 1 trillion cubic feet.

    In comparison, Sui has estimated reserves of 2 trillion cubic feet. This is the first significant discovery of gas reserves in Balochistan since 2000 after which companies such as British Petroleum, Petronas and Niko Resources had been trying to tap unexplored reserves.

    All companies had, however, failed to discover reserves this large and pulled out of the country.

    Furthermore, little to no attention was given during the tenures of previous governments to exploit the domestic wealth of minerals and fulfil the energy needs of the country. Instead, dubious contracts like rental power plants and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) power plants were signed, which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been investigating.

    Pakistan can save more than $900 million on the import bill if Margand gas reserves replace LNG, which costs domestic consumers 100% more than Sui gas, a former board director of the PPL has said.

  • Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib under fire for defending prime accused of APS massacre

    Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib, who is among the 26 former military officers allowed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) to appear on media as defence analysts, has drawn the ire of hundreds of social media users for defending former Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson and prime accused of the 2014 Army Public School (APS) Peshawar massacre, Ehsanullah Ehsan.

    “He [Ehsan] did not directly carry out attacks and was ‘brainwashed’. In fact, it is the attackers on suicide missions who are brainwashed and not the other way round,” he said while speaking to a private media outlet on the escape of the former TTP spokesperson from a military jail.

    Ehsan had last week claimed in an audio message that he was no longer in the state’s custody and had managed to flee to Turkey. A government official, commenting on the development, had stated that Ehsan had surrendered voluntarily to the government on Feb 5, 2017, under an agreement.

    Security sources had told Geo that the state launched many successful anti-terrorism operations based on information provided by Ehsan.

    With the former military officer defending Ehsan on-air, he was trained guns at by Twitterati, who said:

    “Their views/comments/opinions on media shall remain personal/independent expression and not attributable to the institution,” read an ISPR notification that allowed Shoaib among 25 other ex-military personnel to appear on television as defence analysts.

    The notification in April 2019 had come after the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had instructed all television channels to seek prior clearance from the military’s media wing before inviting retired military officers on news and current affairs programmes “to solicit their views on matters of national security”.

  • Windows 7 is officially out of support from Microsoft

    Windows 7 is officially out of support from Microsoft

    Last month, Microsoft shut down Windows 7 completely. Even then, a large number of people are still using the same operating system, but should immediately upgrade to better versions for a number of reasons. 

    Windows 7 users are receiving troublesome bugs since the shutdown. The first bug broke the operating system’s wallpapers and internet browser but a recent one is much more dangerous. 

    Some users have been reporting a new bug that prevents them from shutting down or rebooting their PC, claiming that “you don’t have permission to shut down this computer”. The source of this bug is still unknown. 

    Windows 7 is officially out of support and Microsoft may never fix this bug, but some hope still remains as they did make an exception to the rule when they patched the wallpaper bug a few days ago.

    It is recommended that all users upgrade their operating systems and even their old devices. When a new technology is introduced, companies start focusing on their contemporary products to improve users’ experience.  

  • Groom beaten after first wife ‘crashes’ third marriage

    Groom beaten after first wife ‘crashes’ third marriage

    A groom was beaten over contracting third marriage in Karachi without the consent of his first two wives.

    As per reports, a groom named Asif was subjected to torture by his first wife and her family at the valima reception of his third marriage in Karachi.

    Failing to convince his first wife and her family, Asif ran to the police station to save his life and when he was coming out of the police station, his in-laws attacked him again. Seeing the media on the spot, the groom ran from the spot and saved his life by taking shelter beneath the truck.

    “Asif has already two wives and now he has contracted the third marriage without any consent from them”, said Asif’s first wife.

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    She asked for legal action against her husband and his family for hiding the facts.

    Meanwhile Asif said that he has lodged an FIR against his first wife and her family for attacking him.

  • New survey reveals Pakistani businesses positive about future

    New survey reveals Pakistani businesses positive about future

    A new report has revealed that international investors are looking towards Pakistan for business opportunities and queries regarding this have increased to a great extent.

    Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), which provides commercial data globally in the form of ‘Business Optimism Index’ (BOI), presented the report which stated that the business community in the country is optimistic about their position.

    Read more – Imran’s ‘blue-eyed’ Shabbar Zaidi resigns as FBR chairman: report

    In an official statement, D&B said: “We used to collect data of Pakistani companies located in Dubai, We had data of around 100,000 Pakistani companies but looking at the rising demand we [D&B] decided to launch our office in Pakistan.”

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    As per the report, large companies are relatively more optimistic than small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Similarly, companies in the services sector are more hopeful as compared to the trading and manufacturing sectors.

    D&B, initiated in the early 1900s, will publish a report quarterly, in a bid to measure the progress of the business community and serve as a tool to assess the position of the businesses in Pakistan.

    Read more – Naya Pakistan: Govt to set up 50,000 shops to sell daily-use items on subsidised rates

    The response from the business community reflects respondents’ position regarding the current business situation, and forecast business situation. Based on the results, respondents are more optimistic regarding the forecast business situation in comparison to the current business situation.

    Around 66% of the respondents expect business situation to be good in the upcoming quarter compared to 42% of respondents in the current quarter. However, 9% of the respondents expect their business situation to be poor in the upcoming quarter, compared to 16% in the current quarter which is a positive indicator for businesses.

  • Imran’s ‘blue-eyed’ Shabbar Zaidi resigns as FBR chairman?

    Imran’s ‘blue-eyed’ Shabbar Zaidi resigns as FBR chairman?

    In a rather expected development, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday resigned from the post, a private media outlet claimed.

    A prominent chartered accountant and former caretaker provincial minister for Sindh, Zaidi was named by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in May last year as his choice for the new FBR chief.

    Adviser to the PM on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh had last week hinted that the federal government may change the FBR chief if his health did not improve any time soon.

    Shaikh, in an interview with a private news channel, had shared that the government may decide to change the FBR chairman if he did not recover quickly as the government also planned to introduce a mini-budget.

    “The FBR chairman is ill and we hope he recovers quickly,” Shaikh had said. His statement had come weeks after Zaidi had sought an indefinite period of leave from his official duties on grounds of poor health.

    Earlier, Zaidi had gone on sick leave from January 6 to January 19. This had led to rumours that there was a rift in the government’s economic team. However, those rumours were rejected by the FBR.

    Meanwhile, another media outlet has rubbished the claims regarding Zaidi’s resignation.

    “I am not resigning from my post as chairman FBR. I have just not been performing my duties due to my health,” Zaidi told Geo News.

  • ‘Ehd-e-Wafa’s latest episode comes with a bucketful of tears

    ‘Ehd-e-Wafa’s latest episode comes with a bucketful of tears

    Ehd-e-Wafa promised to be an emotional rollercoaster but truth be told, I was not prepared to shed a few tears while watching it. The 21st episode of the drama serial aired last Sunday and though it was a bit of a drag and completely disconnected from the last scene of the previous episode (the last episode ended in Waziristan and this one began in Pindi on a happy note), two emotional scenes – Saad (Ahad Raza Mir) and Shahzain’s (Osman Khalid Butt) reunion and Shehryar’s (Ahmed Ali Akbar) effort to help Khursheed (Muhammad Hunbal) – made the entire episode worth a watch.

    All four members of the SSG (Special ‘S’ Gang) have settled into their respective lives. Saad (Ahad Raza Mir) is now Captain Saad, while Malik Shahzain (Osman Khalid Butt) is a well-known politician. Shehryar (Ahmed Ali Akbar) cleared his CSS exams and is currently serving as an Assistant Commissioner, while Shariq (Wahaj Ali) is an established journalist.

    Shehryar, who is serving as the Assistant Commissioner, comes across his old teacher Firdous Baig, whose son, Khursheed was his class fellow at Lawrence College. In a tear-jerking scene, it is revealed that Khursheed was put behind bars by some powerful land mafia over a dispute. Sheheryar uses his power to release Khursheed from jail and when the two meet and Khursheed throws himself in his friend’s arms. This scene was brilliantly executed and pulls at your heartstrings, leaving you misty-eyed.

    On the other hand, Saad is about to get married to the love of his life, Dua when he happens to run into Shahzain. After exchanging the usual pleasantries, Saad pulls down the barriers between the two and they have an endearing conversation in which they bury their hatchet and promise to start their relationship afresh. If you’ve ever reconnected with an old friend after a long time, you’d feel the scene.

    But everything aside, this episode was without a doubt Ahmed Ali Akbar’s, who owned every scene of his. Ahmed played Shehryar with utmost ease and slipped into the many layers of his character without a hiccup. It was an absolute treat to watch him.

    Read more – ‘Ehd-e-Wafa’ takes a dramatic turn, begins to gather momentum

    And we’re not the only ones who thought this episode was an emotional roller coaster. Osman Khalid Butt also felt sentimental after watching this episode.

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    Directed by Saifee Hassan, Ehd-e-Wafa is a joint collaboration between ISPR and Hum TV. In the stream of dramas which are either tackling serious topics such as rape (Ruswai) or are the usual masala fest (Jhooti/Kaheen Deep Jalay), Ehd-e-Wafa is a great entertainer and something you can enjoy watching with your family. It airs every Sunday at 8pm.

  • Karachi man takes up educational expenses of boy selling samosas

    A man in Karachi has come forward to bear the educational expenses of a child who recently went viral on social media. Video shows the boy selling samosas outside a local hospital.

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    “I come here after I am done with school,” the boy had said in the video. When asked about the grade he studied in, he replied, “I am in class four.”

    A school principal, Basim Ahmed Faridi took to social media to announce that he had decided to take up his educational expenses.

    “I got a chance to meet this child whose videos went viral past day, Zahid is a son of an Afghan-origin family and he lives near Mamji Hospital water pump in a house where his grandfather and mamu worked for 30 years,” he wrote, adding that Zahid’s family was an upright and honest one.

    “I have offered to his parents that Zahid can study at my school, Speak & Spell Schooling System near Ayesha Manzil, up to his matriculation and I can even teach him up to his intermediate.

    “All the time I only thought that these days do bring joy to that poor hardworking child, but where this community will take this child, by interviewing him, calling him on media sets, boosting their TRPs and then leave him alone to the same life pattern that he is living right now,” he wrote.

    “This will definitely hurt this child a lot, so I just decided to take a permanent and long-lasting step for him just by giving him what can never be taken away education,” he added.

    Praising the boy, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar on Friday said: “We can all learn from him.”