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Alia Bhatt…or Sanam Saeed?
Nothing better than two women applauding each other.
Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt, while promoting her upcoming film, Kalank, said that she took inspiration from Sanam Saeed’s character Kashf in Zindagi Gulzar Hai to prepare for her role in the film.
“Abhishek [the director] asked me to watch Zindagi Gulzar Hai,” Alia said in the interview, adding, “The character of Kashaf in the show is very much how Roop will deal with the situation.”
“She has responsibility on her shoulders so she is not always a happy person. She is vulnerable yet strong. It is difficult (to bring so many) layers – unhappy, vulnerable and strong to a character. Abhishek kept saying that I should be irritating.”
Sanam Saeed responded to Alia’s comments on Twitter, saying:
Kalank, a pre-partition drama, also starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha, is set to release on April 17.
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Pakistani dramas to watch on TV right now
Pakistan’s drama industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years and has everyone hooked to their captivating storylines and stellar performances. Here are four dramas, currently on air, which you can watch on TV as well as on YouTube.
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Cheekh – ARY Digital, 8PM Saturday
A headstrong woman fights against her family for justice for her best friend.
Do Bol – ARY Digital, 8PM Tuesday & Wednesday
Circumstances push two completely different individuals to spend their life together.
Jaal – Hum TV, 9:10PM Friday
Two sisters are stuck in a love-triangle as one gets married to the boy the other loves.
Mere Rab Waris – Har Pal Geo, 8PM Friday
Ayesha is torn between her strong beliefs and liberal in-laws.
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‘This isn’t LHC,’ Supreme Court warns lawyers against raising voice for ‘favourable verdicts’
A day after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz was granted pre-arrest bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC) amid much drama, the Supreme Court (SC) has taken an apparent jibe at its subordinate court.
As per the details, a three-member bench of the top court was hearing a case regarding lease of government land to private petrol pumps when Justice Azmat Saeed warned lawyers against raising their voice in the courtroom.
“This is not LHC where you can create ruckus to get the desired decision,” he remarked.
Upon this, veteran lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan reminded the top court judge that he too was a part of the LHC once.
“The existing court is not the one I left behind,” Justice Saeed said while reacting to Ahsan’s comment and cautioned him against the tone in which he was arguing before the bench.
While Justice Saeed did not clarify his remarks about the LHC, Twitterati believe the observation points towards Hamza’s bail that came amid a standoff between police and party workers.
As the PML-N leader’s counsel had sought an extension in his bail on Monday, dozens of party loyalists had gathered outside the court and left the premises only after the petition had been approved and National Accountancy Bureau (NAB) barred from arresting Hamza till April 17.
NAB is after Hamza for the past six months for allegedly accumulating assets beyond known sources of income. The claim, however, has repeatedly been denied by the lawmaker himself.
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Food festivals: Which one was lit?
Fond of food festivals? Don’t know which one was the best? The Current reviews:
CokeFest:
The best thing about Coke Fest was that everything was well-organised and on time. From parking our cars, entrance and to the exit, everything was spot on. It started at 3:00 pm on Friday. We were there at 4:00 pm and stalls were ready to serve. Coke Fest had a seating system that we loovvveeddd.
The con was that there were no trash bins on our way back to parking. We’re all trying to be eco-friendly. Coke Fest needs to be too.
7up Fest:
Major pros: there was daycare for kids, fireworks and to beat the traffic, a rickshaw to drop off families from parking to the food stalls.
But nothing was on time. If you didn’t follow Pakistan standard time and were there by 4:30, it was terrible. From parking to the festival area, we had to walk for 50 minutes. The rickshaw, which was supposed to drop families from parking to the ground, was not functional when we got there. Food stalls were not ready. There was no proper seating system.
Lahore and Karachi Eat:
The big boss of food festivals has now come down to just being….nice. The food variety is now limited, ranging mostly from just regular restaurant stalls to amateur ones. Food variety was limited. Vendors complained a lot about bad management.
DISCLAIMER: This review is not sponsored. It is based on our own experience and customer reviews
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Pakistan’s ‘highest man-made structure’ inaugurated in Thar
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday inaugurated the Thar coal-fired power generation plant which he said was the “highest man-made structure” of the country.
The 660-megawatt power plant consists of two power generation units of 330 megawatts each and has been launched under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to a report by Bloomberg, Thar alone can produce enough coal to generate 15 GW in 10 years. This cheap alternative to imported fuel can help the country overcome a chronic energy shortage that has been wiping off 2 per cent points from economic growth every year.
Meanwhile, officials have said that the project has given direct and indirect employment to up to 6,000 people of the much-neglected Thar region.
