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  • Rihanna apologises for including Islamic Hadith in fashion show

    Rihanna apologises for including Islamic Hadith in fashion show

    Rihanna has apologised for including a recording of an Islamic verse in a song played during a fashion show for her lingerie brand Savage x Fenty. According to details, the song Doom by producer Coucou Chloe included a remix of a Hadith narration when played during a segment of the show. The singer received immense backlash from the Muslim community for her irresponsible act.

    Sharing her apology to her Instagram stories, the 32-year-old thanked the Muslim community for highlighting the issue and apologised for hurting their sentiments.

    “I’d like to thank the Muslim community for pointing out a huge oversight that was unintentionally offensive in our Savage x Fenty show, I would more importantly like to apologise to you for this honest, yet careless mistake.”

    “We understand that we have hurt many of our Muslim brothers and sisters and I’m incredibly disheartened by this! I do not play with any kind of disrespect toward God or any religion and therefore the use of the song in our project was completely irresponsible!,” she continued.

    “Moving forward we will make sure nothing like this ever happens again. Thank you for your forgiveness and understanding,” she wrote.

    The song’s music producer also Chloe apologised for the “offence caused by the vocal samples used” in her song and said that they are in process of removing the song from all streaming platforms.

    https://twitter.com/coucou_chloe/status/1313137644226908162?s=20

    Rihanna had ignited backlash after she used a song that included sacred Islamic verses during her second Savage x Fenty lingerie fashion show. During the show, which streamed on Amazon Prime on Friday, lingerie models had danced to the song Doom. The song, released in 2017, includes a remix of a hadith narration about the end of times and judgment day.

    After the news came to light, Feroze Khan expressed his outrage over the matter and tweeted: “You are filth Rihanna.”

    Read more – Feroze Khan invites Kangana Ranaut to Pakistan for tea

    However, after the singer apologised. Feroze deleted his tweet and accepted her apology.

  • Feroze Khan lashes out at Bakhtawar, asks her ‘are you finally waking up’

    Feroze Khan has lashed out Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari and asked her what her party has been doing “in power all these years”.

    Responding to a tweet of Bakhtawar’s, in which she discussed the motorway rape incident and why Pakistan needs sex education, Feroze said, “Are you finally waking up?”

    In a later tweet, Feroze also remarked that he does not think of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari “a suitable politician”.

    Feroze has been actively speaking up on matters of social interest. Earlier, when Karachi was flooded and underwater, Feroze called out PPP and the Sindh Government for being incompetent.

    https://youtu.be/nXoUEhuzyws

    Meanwhile, Feroze is urging Prime Minister Imran Khan to take strict action over the motorway rape incident.

    “I will always count on your statement that Pakistan will be ‘Riasat-e-Madina’,” wrote Feroze on social media. “I have major hope in you. This is the time you can do it. Please I beg you it’s the little that needs attention the big will all fall in place itself. Please help the voiceless please help the weak, please kill the monsters.”

    “I assure you the youth is with you if you step up and just put these guys to their place people have way too many hopes in you there needs to be rapid action please,” he said further.

    As per the latest reports, the police have revealed the identity of one of the suspects behind the gruesome incident that shook the nation. The individual, namely Abid Ali and a resident of Haroonabad town of Punjab’s Bahawalnagar district, is a proclaimed offender and has been nominated in multiple cases earlier as well. However, his accomplice is still unidentified and both the suspects are at large.

  • Motorway rape: Mehwish, Mahira demand change in mindset instead of public hangings

    Motorway rape: Mehwish, Mahira demand change in mindset instead of public hangings

    Mahira Khan and Mehwish Hayat, among other celebrities have condemned the brutal gang-rape of a mother of two and have demanded for the mindset to be changed.

    Mehwish Hayat, in a tweet said: “Scream all you want about ‘Public Hanging of Rapists’ – nothing will happen till the mindset changes.”

    Similarly, sharing a quote by Manto, Mahira said: “Hang them! Kill them! Publicly shame them! – It won’t change a thing. The problem is so deeply ingrained within our society, so deep-rooted, that even the officer said: ‘She shouldn’t have left at that time. This is the way our society is’.”

    “Why should we accept this mindset? Why should we question the victim yet again and not the those who commit the crime?” she questioned.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9oF91hAcc/

    On Tuesday night, two robbers reportedly gang-raped a mother of two on the Motorway within Gujjarpura police’s jurisdiction. The woman, along with her two children, was driving to Gujranwala in her car when she was forced to stop at the Gujjarpura section of the Motorway after running out of fuel at around 1:30 am. She immediately called a relative and sent him her location. He asked her to also dial the Motorway Police helpline 130 but she was reportedly refused help.

    In the meantime, two robbers approached the car, broke the window and took the woman and her children to nearby bushes where they raped her repeatedly in front of the children. They also snatched her purse that had cash around Rs100,000, one bracelet, car registration and three ATM cards.

    The Gujjarpura police have registered a case, while the motorway police spokesperson said they had not been able to take action as the incident did not occur in the limits of Motorway Police.

    The incident, followed by Lahore’s new Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh’s comments have sparked outrage nationwide. According to details, the CCPO said: “I am shocked… you are a mother of three and the only driver late at night… [she] should have taken the GT [Grand Trunk] Road instead, which is densely populated.”

    Sheikh went on to say that the woman should “at least have checked her fuel before taking the motorway”.

    Humayun Saeed said that he was “shocked beyond belief and extremely distressed to learn about this incident.”

    Ayesha Omar talked about how she didn’t even feel safe in her own country.

    Mansha Pasha and Hareem Farooq said that the victim is not to be blamed.

    Adnan Siddiqui and Sarwat Gilani expressed their shock over the incident.

    “My head hangs in shame. I am really sorry,” wrote Adnan.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9njPrBFbL/

    “It’s heartbreaking, blood boiling and extremely sad to see this news,” said Sarwat.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9EgItj7pp/

    Several celebrities including Feroze Khan, Mawra Hocane, Aijaz Aslam, Faysal Quraishi, Asim Azhar, Yumna Zaidi, Minal Khan, Sarah Khan and Ali Rehman Khan called for the public hanging of rapists.

    Feroze urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to take swift action and not let down his voters.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE96a9XHea_/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-R9O6Hj6V/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE99rTUhjYL/
    https://twitter.com/ImranAbbas/status/1304290321157758976?s=20

    Meanwhile, Sanam Saeed, Shaniera Akram and Ushna Shah felt that hanging is ‘nothing’ and an easy way out for the criminals.

    https://twitter.com/ushnashah/status/1303992344476299264?s=20

    Osman Khalid Butt had similar thoughts and called for the system to be fixed.

  • Feroze Khan invites Kangana Ranaut to Pakistan for tea

    Feroze Khan invites Kangana Ranaut to Pakistan for tea

    Looks like Pakistanis will never let Indians forget about their little misadventure in Pakistan, Balakot to be precise.

    Soon after Kangana Ranaut shared a new look of her upcoming film Tejas in which she is seen standing next to a jet in uniform, Feroze Khan invited the actor to Pakistan for tea.

    “New jets?,” commented Feroze. “I see! Come over for chai (tea) sometime with us.”

    The Pakistani actor was referring to last year’s incident in which the Pakistan Air Force shot down an Indian jet in Balakot and captured the pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. However, he was released a day later by Prime Minister Imran Khan as a goodwill gesture to promote peace between the two countries.

    Read more – ‘One Indian is enough for your thousands,’ Dhawan tells Afridi, gets trolled with Abhinandan pictures

    Feroze comments sent his fans from both sides of the border into a tizzy, who then started arguing among themselves.

    https://twitter.com/shenamedmeneha/status/1299254780011966464?s=20
    https://twitter.com/Ali66502019/status/1299244879399325696?s=20

    Later, Feroze engaged with some of the Indian trolls himself and said that he will “fight for what I think is right”.

    According to Kangana, who will play and Indian Air Force pilot in the film, Tejas “is an ode to our brave airforce pilots”.

    The film which is being produced by the makers of Uri: The Surgical Strike is scheduled to go on floors by the end of this year.

    Speaking about the film, Kangana, in a statement said: “Tejas is an exhilarating story where I have the privilege of playing an air force pilot. I am honoured to be a part of a film that celebrates these brave men and women in uniform who make immense sacrifices in the line of duty every day. Our film celebrates the armed forces and its heroes.”

    Meanwhile, director Sarvesh Mewara while speaking about the project said: “My film is a reflection of the current sentiment in our country. We celebrate our armed forces and I hope to further evoke a spirit of patriotism and nationalism through my storytelling. Kangana is a strong woman with a voice that resonates with the youth of this nation and I cannot wait to begin shooting with Kangana.”

    The film is expected to be shot in Mumbai and Rajasthan. A release date has not yet been announced.

  • Shahid Afridi, Feroze Khan, Fatima Bhutto lash out at Sindh Govt over Karachi floods

    Shahid Afridi, Feroze Khan, Fatima Bhutto lash out at Sindh Govt over Karachi floods

    With rains lashing Karachi, as many as 19 people died in various rain-related incidents in the port city on Thursday, taking the tally of deaths during the three-day monsoon spell in the city to 30.

    Meteorological officials said downpours in August have shattered the 90-year-old record for the city. Some 484mm (19 inches) of rain has fallen this month so far, 130mm on Thursday alone, they said.

    According to data released by the Met Office, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Faisal Base recorded 130 millimetres of rain while Nazimabad has recorded 105.6mm since Thursday morning. Mausamiyat received 74.3mm of rain, while Saadi Town recorded 72mm. About 98.5mm of rain was recorded in PAF Masroor Base, Surjani received 73mm while Kemari recorded 82.5mm.

    Many major arteries witnessed severe traffic jams. Power was suspended in several areas as a precautionary measure, a K-Electric spokesperson said. Karachi Commissioner Muhammad Suhail Rajput urged people not to leave their homes during the spell which, according to a Met Office prediction, is expected to continue for another two days.

    Videos and photos making rounds on social media showed submerged cars and motorcycles and water entering houses and buildings, wreaking havoc in the provincial capital.

    Given the devastation in Karachi, several celebrities and notable personalities including Feroze Khan, Shahid Afridi, Fatima Bhutto, Ayesha Omar, Samina Peerzada and Ali Safina have lashed out at the Sindh Government for being incompetent and “destroying” the city.

    Feroze expressed his outrage by hitting out at PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and demanding answers from him and his government.

    When a Twitter user asked him to hold the PTI government accountable as well, Khan said that they “have literally just come in and I at least can’t expect them to over night work everything around”.

    Former captain Shahid Afridi expressed his disappointment with the management and those in charge of the city.

    “Who will save Karachi,” questioned the cricketer. It is pertinent to mention here that Afridi’s foundation Shahid Afridi Foundation has stepped up to help those affected by the flooding in the city.

    https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1298310388656664576?s=20

    Fatima Bhutto, Ayesha Omar, Gohar Rasheed, Yasir Hussain, Ali Safina and Samina Peerzada also expressed outrage over the government’s negligence.

    https://twitter.com/ushnashah/status/1298990870331416584?s=20
    https://twitter.com/ushnashah/status/1298985164962295808?s=20

    Meanwhile, other celebrities including Humayun Saeed, Wasim Akram, Shaniera Akram, Farhan Saeed, Ali Rehman Khan, Ali Zafar, Bilal Ashraf, Hira Mani and Maya Ali sent prayers for the city and those affected by the catastrophic rains.

    https://twitter.com/MayaAlii07/status/1299050689554010114?s=20
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZdlVontM-/

    Ayeza Khan shared a dua that can be recited while it is raining.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CEYrLLKhTmV/
  • ‘Ishqiya’ ends on a bittersweet note

    ‘Ishqiya’ ends on a bittersweet note

    Hania Aamir, Feroze Khan, Ramsha Khan and Gohar Rasheed’s painstaking romantic saga Ishqiya came to a close Monday night with a finale that left viewers torn. While some thought the ending was fitting, others were rooting for a happy ending for Rumi (Hania) and Hamza (Feroze). But alas that did not happen, even though Hamna (Ramsha) and Azeem (Gohar) got their happy ending. If you ask me, I’m just glad that no one died or lost their sanity.

    To be honest, I really was not a big fan of Ishqiya given its ridiculous storyline and I made that pretty clear at several instances (Here and here). But given the nature of my job and the fact that the drama trended every week on YouTube (the last episode is trending at number two on YouTube Pakistan) and social media, I had no choice but to follow it and try to figure out what exactly made it a hit. After much thought and going through audience comments, I came to the conclusion that strong performances by the lead and supporting cast, Rumi (Hania) and Azeem’s (Gohar) characters and the chemistry between Hania and Feroze is what attracted audiences and made them tune in every Monday.

    To sum up the plot in a few lines, Ishqiya was the story of two sisters Rumi and Hamna (Ramsha Khan) who have conservative, yet loving parents. Hamna is in a relationship with her class fellow Hamza but her father Siddiqui sahib (Shabbir Jan) gets her married to Azeem. Being an obedient daughter and a weak person, Hamna does not protest and goes ahead with her father’s wishes. This is when the problem begins. Hamza is heartbroken over Hamna’s marriage and thinks she betrayed him so he sets out to seek revenge from her by marrying her sister so he can be close to her and mentally torture her. In the process, he ends up falling for his wife but as they say, you reap what you sow. Pretty convoluted if you ask me.

    While the actors did complete justice to their roles and delivered above-average performances – Hania was great as the bubbly, chirpy Rumi, while Ramsha fit perfectly as the sober and introverted Hamna; Gohar was wonderful as the soft-spoken Azeem and as for Feroze, he seems to have perfected the role of the ‘bad boy’ – they were let down by a weak script, bizarre plot and poorly written characters. The drama relied heavily on flashbacks, greatly testing our patience because while the present featured someone crying, the flashback saw the person crying even more. Basically, there is lots of crying in the drama, except a few moments of comic relief by Hania. Gohar and Hamna became monotonous in a few episodes because they maintained the same expressions. But then again that was more of the script’s fault than their own.

    Similarly, Hania and Feroze’s chemistry was crackling and straight out of a Mills and Boons novel but again it was neither explored nor developed properly. The two complimented each other well and were one of the highlights of the drama.

    Badar Mehmood has given us many memorable dramas including Cheekh and Balaa and I’m still trying to figure out why he opted for a project like this. But given the drama’s success, I’m scared that our directors and producers will continue to churn out such senseless and nonsensical stories. Written by Mohsin Ali Shah, Ishqiya was produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr Ali Kazmi under their production house Big Bang Entertainment.

  • Feroze Khan shares his weirdest fan encounter

    Feroze Khan shares his weirdest fan encounter

    Feroze Khan, who usually keeps his private life under wraps, in a rare social media interaction, answered some fun questions from his fans. The actor was asked a plethora of questions ranging from his thoughts on Sadaf Kanwal and Shahroz Sabzwari’s wedding to whether he has actually quit acting or not.

    Read more – ‘Ishqiya’ makes no sense

    Responding to a question about his weirdest fan encounter, the actor shared that a bunch of girls kept coming to his house and told his father that he had invited them for breakfast, before casually dropping that he is a late riser.

    Feroze also clarified that he has not left acting entirely, but that it will no longer be his “first job”. He said that if he comes across a project which he feels has a positive message, he would think about it.

    In March, Feroze had announced that he is quitting the showbiz industry and “will only act and provide my services for the teaching of Islam.”

    Feroze was also asked his opinion on Sadaf and Shahroz, to which the actor said that people should just let them be.

    “I am sure even Syra has a billion options for her,” said Feroze, adding, “We should keep to ourselves.”

  • ‘Ishqiya’ makes no sense

    ‘Ishqiya’ makes no sense

    Pakistani dramas generally are far from reality – even though they do pretend to be realistic. But more often than not you come across dramas that are so far-fetched from reality that they begin to test your patience. And Hania Aamir, Feroze Khan, Gohar Rasheed and Ramsha Khan’s Ishqiya is one of those.

    To begin with, the plot doesn’t make any sense. Hamna (Ramsha Khan) and Romaisa (Rumi) are two sisters who have typical Pakistani drama parents: old-school and simple. While Hamna is the sober and serious one, Rumi (Hania Aamir) is the lively and playful one. Hania in this drama is no different than Daneen, her character in Anaa and from the first 10 episodes, I think it is fair to say that her fate will somewhat be the same. Rumi’s over-the-top energy is a bit annoying and her dialogues are borderline cringe.

    On the other hand, Hamna is in a relationship with her class fellow Hamza (Feroze Khan). The two love each other passionately to the point that Hamza is a bit obsessive about Hamna. In the first few episodes, Hamza gives major Kabir Singh vibes: the public possessiveness, the self-destructive nature etc. In a typical twist of fate, the girls’ father Siddiqui Sahab (as Rumi calls him) has ill health and wants to get his daughters settled (in other words married) as soon as possible. When his colleague approaches them with a rishta of his son Azeem (Gohar Rasheed) for Hamna, Siddiqui Sahab does not hesitate to say yes and Hamna is soon married to Azeem. When Hamza finds out, he throws a major tantrum and in the process ends up getting involved in a car accident. After he recovers, Hamza decides that the best way to get back at Hamna is by marrying her sister Rumi and soon the two also end up getting married with the reception of both the sisters scheduled on the same day.

    I’m pretty sure by now, after reading the plot of the drama, you must also be thinking keh yaar yeh kya drama hai? My sentiments exactly. The plot makes zero sense to me – how can a someone not tell their sister that ‘Dude the boy who is approaching you for a rishta is my ex-boyfriend and that he is only doing this to get back at me?’

    Not only that, ever since Hamna got married to Azeem, she has a long face, barely eats and is always teary-eyed. That is literally visible to everyone except her own family who are oblivious to her tears.

    After mentally torturing Hamna through four episodes and making her uncomfortable at every opportunity, the latest episode saw Hamza finally take his new bride, Roomi home. Hamna also moved to her husband Azeem’s house. It appears that now that the basic matters have been settled and the two former lovers have married other people, we’re in for a major plot twist and a whole lot of drama, which I’m thinking I will skip given how the plot of Ishqiya isn’t the most original. The Pakistani drama scene has seen plenty of such dramas before: one I can remember on top of my head is Yaariyan featuring Ayeza Khan, Moomal Sheikh, Junaid Khan and Muneeb Butt. It also had a similar premise involving two sisters.

    Written by Mohsin Ali Shah and directed by Badar Mehmood (Cheekh, Balaa), Ishqiya airs every Monday at 8pm on ARY Digital.

  • Coronavirus: Pakistani celebrities step up to help those in need

    As the coronavirus lockdown puts a halt to all economic activities in the country. Those most affected by the lockdown and pandemic are daily wage workers who have no work in this lockdown. In these stressful and challenging times, Pakistani celebrities including Maya Ali, Shahid Afridi, Anoushey Ashraf, Nomi Ansari, Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and Asim Jofa among others have stepped forward to help those in need. Check out their initiatives below:

    Maya Ali

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KGnBYHihv/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SUBpKn88o/

    Hira Mani and Mani

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QfM7on4JU/

    Nomi Ansari and Anoushey Ashraf

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AFRdCDWcg/

    Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and Shiza Hassan

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IO8NKJP3H/

    Shahid Afridi

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_4hojlMQS/
    https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1241363432923947008?s=20
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-R3pF7let5/

    Sana Safinaz

    Ali Zafar

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Pi9BIlyhk/

  • Feroze Khan criticises Khalil ur Rehman Qamar for being arrogant

    Feroze Khan, who recently announced that he will be quitting the entertainment industry, appeared on Waseem Badami’s show and criticised Meray Paas Tum Ho writer, Khalilur Rehman Qamar for being too arrogant.

    “I am not a very big fan of Khalil Sahab because I think he is very arrogant,” said Feroze. “He has said some inappropriate words for my mentors, or in human capacity, that I have turned such kings into beggars. It doesn’t suit any person to say such things.”

    He also revealed why he was not considered for the role of Danish in Meray Paas Tum Ho.

    The Khaani actor told that he couldn’t be a part of the project due to money issues. “I lost the show because I asked to be paid.”

    When the host Waseem Badami asked how much did Humayun Saeed earn then, Feroze replied: “I am not sure to what extent it suited Humayun to cast me in his production – that angle I am not aware of, but I do think Khalil sahib didn’t like the idea of an actor demanding money for performing on a script written by him.”

    Humayun had earlier revealed that the role of ‘Danish‘ in MPTH was meant to be played by Adeel Hussain and then Feroze Khan. Yet both actors did not play the role, leaving it for Humayun.

    Talking about the actor’s decision to quit showbiz, Khan said that he’s completely satisfied with his decision.

    Read More: Feroze Khan quits showbiz

    Watch the interview here: