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  • ‘Nice to see them singing, this is normal Pakistan’: Fawad on Maryam Nawaz, Hamza singing

    ‘Nice to see them singing, this is normal Pakistan’: Fawad on Maryam Nawaz, Hamza singing

    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, while addressing the media, praised the signing skills of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz and Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, Hamza Shehbaz.

    Fawad’s comments come in connection to the viral video of both Hamza and Maryam where they were singing at an event for Maryam’s son Junaid Safdar’s wedding.

    Maryam Nawaz sang ‘Chura Liya‘ in a melodious voice and Hamza too sang at the same event.

    Fawad, praising the singing skills of the Sharif family, said, “I really appreciate Hamza Shehbaz and Maryam Nawaz [for their singing skills].”

    “In our personal gatherings, we sing songs and we celebrate. It was nice to see them singing,” said Fawad.

    “It was nice to see this because normal Pakistan is exactly like this,” added Fawad.

    Fawad further said, “We have political differences with them, not personal ones.”

  • ‘You are mine’: Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari announce marriage, celebrities adore

    ‘You are mine’: Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari announce marriage, celebrities adore

    Actors Arez Ahmed and Hiba Bukhari are the latest ‘it’ couple of the tinsel town, as they confirm their relationship on Instagram. The Inteha-e-Ishq duo are set to marry in the coming weeks.

    The Deewangi diva mentioned that she feels lucky.

    Earlier she stated that the Wafa Bemol star is love for her.

    Fellow celebrities Ali Abbas, Junaid Khan, Zainab Shabbir and Sanam Baloch congratulated them on the good news.

    The duo have worked in multiple successful dramas.

  • PTI trolls Maryam Nawaz’s singing at her son’s festivities, Twitterati react

    Focal person to Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar shared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s singing video and Twitter suggests that he mocked her for it.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social representative Azhar Mashwani took to Twitter and said, “The Sharif family can make a lot of success in video and sound production field. Not bad.”

    https://twitter.com/MashwaniAzhar/status/1468075682890665984?s=20

    Upon his criticism, Twitter users fired back at Mashwani. Human Rights Activist and Lawyer Jibran Nisar said, “Punjab has developed so much, milk canals are flowing, rations are being distributed free of cost, rule of law prevails, no fake encounters, no sit-ins, no violence, so the bored CM’s focal person is commenting on the marriage.”

    https://twitter.com/manzurhussain/status/1468120805527719940?s=20
  • Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer requests court date change, clash with Junaid Valima date

    Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer requests court date change, clash with Junaid Valima date

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar requested the accountability court of Islamabad to shift his client, Maryam Nawaz’s court hearing date as it clashes with her son’s wedding reception. The judge has been requested to change the next hearing on some other date.


    Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar’s son Junaid Safdar’s Valima ceremony is to be held in Lahore on December 17, reports Geo News.

    Junaid Safdar tied the knot on August 22 with Ayesha Saif, daughter of Saif-ur-Rehman, a long-term ally of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, in London. The photos and videos of the Nikkah ceremony went viral on social media, leaving netizens in praise of the couple and Junaid’s singing skills.

    Maryam Nawaz and her husband could not attend the ceremony held in London as their name is on the Exit Control List (ECL), which restrains her from leaving Pakistan till the verdict of the court cases against her is announced.

  • Fact check: Is Junaid Safdar’s name in Pandora Papers?

    Fact check: Is Junaid Safdar’s name in Pandora Papers?

    Claim: PMLN Leader Maryam Nawaz’s son Junaid Safdar’s name came up in the Pandora Papers.

    Fact:

    Following the revelations in the Pandora Papers, featuring names of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ministers as well as Opposition members, some channels shared the news that Junaid Safdar, who is the son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz, also has five offshore companies registered in his name.

    As per reports, the government-run channel, Pakistan Television Network (PTV), aired the news of Junaid Safdar’s offshore companies.

    Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide, Dr Shahbaz Gill, shared an image of PTV News with his tweet about Junaid Safdar’s offshore companies.

    Shahbaz Gill, while speaking on ARY News programme ‘Sawal Yeh Hai’, backed the news stating that PTV broke the news of Maryam Nawaz’s son owning offshore companies. “It is not possible that when it comes to theft or hiding information, we don’t see Maryam Baji’s [Maryam Nawaz’s] name there. Her son’s three to five companies have also been uncovered.”

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry also took to Twitter and tweeted, “The latest information is that there are five offshore companies in the name of Junaid Safdar, son of Maryam Nawaz. How much money does this family need?”

    Chaudhry also claimed the same in Nadia Mirza’s programme on Dawn News.

    In response to the news, which was shared by a section of the media quoting state-run PTV, Maryam Nawaz issued a statement saying that if the TV channel that ran the news does not apologise immediately, she will take them to court and file a defamation lawsuit.

    Responding to a suggestion by someone to seek legal action in the UK, she said that if the UK desk aired it, the family will sue them there too.

    However, Aoun Sahi from PTV — in response to senior journalist Nasim Zehra — refuted the claims of the news of Junaid Safdar being run on the channel and tweeted, “PTV hasn’t run the story. It’s photoshopped ma’am.”

    Umar Cheema and Fakhar Durrani, the two journalists from The News who participated in the Pandora Papers investigation from Pakistan, were asked by Geo News about Junaid Safdar’s name in the Pandora Papers. They both said they did not come across Junaid Safdar’s name during their investigation.

    “We checked the names of each member of the Sharif family,” Durrani said.

    Umar Cheema also tweeted that a Twitter account by the name of ‘PandoraLeaks’ is fake. The account tweeted: “Our research has found out that Junaid Safdar, grandson of former PM Nawaz Shareef has 3 shell and 2 offshore companies in Seychelles and Virgin Islands.”

    The account has since been deleted.

    The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which has been investigating international finance and tax havens, has released a detailed list of public figures with offshore companies called the ‘Pandora Papers’ as part of their new investigation.

    VERDICT: FAKE

  • Zoya Nasir believes Junaid Safdar can give other singers a ‘run for their money’

    Zoya Nasir believes Junaid Safdar can give other singers a ‘run for their money’

    Zoya Nasir has praised singing skills of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, and Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan’s son Junaid Safdar. The Zebaish diva took to her Instagram story and wrote, “He’s an amazing singer. All things aside. Politics choro and give our amazing singers a run for their money.”

    In August 2021 Junaid married Ayesha Saif Khan in London on Sunday in a lavish ceremony. The duo tied the knot at The Lanesborough, a 5-star hotel in Knightsbridge.

    Although they hired a professional singer, Navin Kundra, who enthralled the audience with his songs, he asked Junaid to sing a song.

    Junaid impressed the guests with his singing skills, especially his wife Ayesha by crooning the chartbuster song, Kya Hua Tera Waada from the hit Bollywood film Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi starring Rishi Kapoor.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Junaid Safdar reveals Pakistan marriage timeline, reacts to Rohan memes

    PML-N Vice President, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (R) Muhammad Safdar’s son Junaid Safdar, in an exclusive conversation with The Current has revealed that his remaining marriage ceremonies will take place in Pakistan. The dates have not been finalised yet but it is expected that the wedding festivities will take place in December.

    “Rukhsati and Valima will be in Islamabad/Lahore once dates are finalised,” he said. Junaid did not reveal his honeymoon plans, saying, “I think we will decide post December once all other marriage ceremonies take place in Pakistan.”

    A meme has been doing the rounds on social media comparing Junaid Safdar’s transformation with Hrithik Roshan’s character Rohan, from Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.

    The Current asked its followers whose transformation they like more, Hritikh’s or Safdar’s? 56 percent voted for Junaid.

    Read more-Junaid Safdar reveals if he planned to sing at his Nikkah

    The Current reached out to Junaid Safdar to find out how he feeling about all the memes comparing him to Hrithik, to which Junaid replied, ” I love it, gives us all of us something to celebrate…Ayesha and I had a good laugh Alhumdullilah”.

    Junaid further added that his favorite movie is Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and he enjoys Farhan Akhtar’s films.

  • Netizens compare Junaid Safdar’s transformation to Hrithik Roshan’s in ‘KKKG’

    Netizens compare Junaid Safdar’s transformation to Hrithik Roshan’s in ‘KKKG’

    A meme has been doing the rounds on social media, it compares Junaid Safdar’s transformation with Hritikh Roshan’s character Rohan from Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.

    Junaid even liked the meme on instagram.

    Many netizens wished for a similar transformation.

    Junaid became a social media sensation after his singing video went viral across social media platforms. Even A-list heroines like Mehwish Hayat and Saboor Aly appreciated his crooning skills.

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    Read More: ‘Boy ne dil jeet liya’: A-list heroines are smitten by Junaid Safdar’s impressive singing skills

  • Maryam Nawaz remembers her ‘rukhsati’, shares favourite pictures from Junaid’s wedding

    Maryam Nawaz remembers her ‘rukhsati’, shares favourite pictures from Junaid’s wedding

    PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has shared her favourite photos from her son Junaid Safdar’s Nikkah in London and remembered her rukhsati.

    Maryam did not attend the ceremony in person but she attended it through a video call. She was one of the first people to share photos from the wedding on Sunday.

    She has now shared a collage of a photo of her daughter-in-law Ayesha Saif and one from her own wedding 29 years ago. Both of them have one person in common: Maryam’s father, Nawaz Sharif.

    She called the photo of Nawaz Sharif showing affection to Ayesha Saif her “favourite”.

    Earlier, Maryam took to Instagram to wish her son and daughter-in-law for a “blissful married life.”

    Junaid and Ayesha tied the knot at The Lanesborough in London. Photos of the venue had gone viral.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Junaid Safdar reveals if he planned to sing at his Nikkah

    EXCLUSIVE: Junaid Safdar reveals if he planned to sing at his Nikkah

    There isn’t anyone on social media who has not seen – and loved – Junaid Safdar’s suprisingly excellent singing at his Nikkah ceremony. With social media and Pakistan’s celebrities going ga-ga over the young groom’s singing skills, we had to reach out and ask, where did he learn how to sing?

    “I’ve never had any training,” he told us in a message, “this was rather spontaneous but the song is one I grew up listening to and one I quite admire myself”.

    Junaid was seen crooning to the chartbuster song, Kya Hua Tera Waada from the hit Bollywood film Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi starring Rishi Kapoor. Although they hired a professional singer, Navin Kundra, who enthralled the audience with his songs, Junaid’s rendition of the famous song took the Nikkah and social media by storm.

    RELATED: ‘Boy ne dil jeet liya’: A-list heroines are smitten by Junaid Safdar’s impressive singing skills

    The song was sung by one of India’s most legendary playback singers, Mohammed Rafi. We asked Junaid that since the song was way before his time, how did he know the lyrics to one of Bollywood’s classics and if he had any other oldie favourites.

    “Many of Rafi Sahib’s,” he responded, “I think I just grew up listening to them and appreciating these lyrics.”

    Even though the song wasn’t planned and was ‘spontaneous’ as Junaid mentioned, we had to ask if he sings to his wife Ayesha and if they do any duets.

    “Haha. Nope,” said Junaid.

    READ MORE: Real insights into Junaid Safdar, Ayesha Saif’s royal Nikkah ceremony in London

    If you missed the song, take a listen here: