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  • Basketball legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash; Mehwish, Mahira express shock

    Basketball legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash; Mehwish, Mahira express shock

    NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday when a helicopter he was riding in crashed and burst into flames in thick fog, killing all nine people on board including his teenage daughter.

    According to reports, Bryant, 41, was travelling with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when their Sikorsky S-76 helicopter slammed into a rugged hillside in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles. They had been expected at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks for a basketball game.

    Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist, is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history, an iconic figure who became one of the faces of his sport during a glittering two-decade career with the Los Angeles Lakers.

    Dozens of firefighters and paramedics battled across steep terrain to reach the flaming wreckage at the crash site but found no survivors, officials said.

    The National Transportation Safety Board said an 18-strong team of investigators would be sent to California to probe the causes of the crash.

    Bryant’s death sent shockwaves throughout the world and left fans stunned. Tributes to Bryant flooded in from former US presidents, pop stars and athletes from different sports. Local celebrities including Mehwish Hayat, Mahira Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi mourned Bryant’s death.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y9EDTBxPA/

    His complete devotion to his daughter also made headlines. He is quoted as saying “The best thing that happens is when we go out and fans would come up to me and she’ll (Gianna) be standing next to me and they’ll be like, ‘You’ve gotta have a boy … You gotta have somebody to carry on your tradition, the legacy.’ “She’s like, ‘Oy, I got this. Don’t need no boy for that.’ I’m like, that’s right. Yes, you do, you got this.”

    Son of former NBA player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the Lakers legend was born in Philadelphia in 1978. The five-time NBA champion began his career in 1996 straight out of high school and lasted until his retirement in 2016. He also was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, helping spark the US squad of NBA stars to titles in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.

    Bryant bowed out of the NBA in 2016, scoring 60 points in his final appearance before his adoring fans at the Staples Center. It was a fairytale farewell to a sporting career that had begun two decades earlier.

  • Shireen Mazari applauds Mehwish Hayat for exposing ‘rabid Pakistan-hater’

    Shireen Mazari applauds Mehwish Hayat for exposing ‘rabid Pakistan-hater’

    Pakistan-born Canadian writer Tarek Fatah was recently trolled by Mehwish Hayat and other Twitter users after he posted a scene from Mehwish’s and Fahad Mustafa’s Load Wedding in an attempt to discredit Pakistan.

    The video shows a mother slamming the door on two polio workers while screaming, “I will never ever allow my children to take these drops. Never never will my kids drink these drops. Never.”

    https://twitter.com/TarekFatah/status/1217209562433871872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1217239982768885761&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samaa.tv%2Fnews%2F2020%2F01%2Ffact-check-tarek-fatahs-polio-refusal-video-from-mehwish-hayats-load-wedding%2F

    Soon after the video was shared, Mehwish responded to Tarek and let him know that the video he shared was from her film and the scene aimed to raise awareness about polio. She called him out for spreading fake news and snubbed him by asking him “to verify the source before posting [any misleading videos] next time.

    People also started trolling the writer for posting the video. Minister for Human Right Shireen Mazari also applauded Mehwish for exposing a “rabid Pakistan-hater!”

    Meanwhile, in 2016, an actual video went viral of a woman fighting polio workers who had come to her house to vaccinate her children. All the dialogues of the Load Wedding scene were taken from the actual footage with minor amendments.

  • Mehwish Hayat tells Aamir Liaquat to ‘man up’ after he calls her an ‘item girl’

    Mehwish Hayat tells Aamir Liaquat to ‘man up’ after he calls her an ‘item girl’

    Aamir Liaquat is no stranger to controversy. Every now and then, the TV show host pokes fun at someone or passes questionable comments landing him in the line of fire.

    Recently, Aamir took a dig at Mehwish Hayat for condemning the US airstrike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq.

    Aamir remarked that just because Mehwish received a Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the “item girl” should not pass such statements and should keep Pakistan’s foreign policy in mind. He added that if Soleimani was alive, “would he have invited her to perform in Iran?”

    Aamir’s comments certainly did not go down well with Mehwish who hit back with a strong reply and asked the MNA to man up. She also threw shade by asking him what he had done about the case he was filing against her for Load Wedding.

    Meanwhile, this is what Mehwish had tweeted with regard to Soleimani.

    Read more: Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    This is not the first time that Liaquat has picked on the actor or been openly critical of her. He previously bashed her for her performance at the Hum Awards held in October last year.

    Before that Aamir had said that he would take legal action against Mehwish Hayat and Fahad Mustafa for defaming him in Load Wedding.

    It appears that Mehwish’s Tamgha-e-Imtiaz is a sore point for Aamir.

  • Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    Mehwish Hayat should just change her middle name to ‘sassy’ because the responses she gives to trolls are simple brilliant.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIKgPRCyT3Q

    In a recent tweet, Mehwish condemned the US airstrike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq saying that the matter is not just about Iran and US but involves the entire world.

    In response to Mehwish’s tweet, a troll commented “since when did women start understanding international affairs.”

    The actor did not shy away from giving him a history lesson.

    This is not the first time, Mehwish has given such responses to trolls. Check out her sassy responses below:

  • Mehwish Hayat wants Michelle Obama to be next US president

    Mehwish Hayat wants Michelle Obama to be next US president

    Mehwish Hayat wants the ex-first lady of United States Michelle Obama to become the next president of the country.

    Taking to Twitter, the actor praised the former first lady for efficiently running Obama Foundation and expressed her admiration for her.

    Michelle recently visited schools in Vietnam and Malaysia where she praised the efforts of women there to promote girl’s education.

    In October, Mehwish was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for girls’ rights by the Ministry of Human Rights.

  • Happy News from 2019

    Happy News from 2019

    Opening of the Kartarpur Corridor – November 2019

    Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly – September 2019

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Pakistan for the first time – October 2019

    The Ministry of Science and Technology introduces an app for moon-sighting

    CN Traveller lists Pakistan as the best holiday destination for 2020

    Mehwish Hayat’s speech when receiving a Pride of Performance Award in Oslo

    Malala features on the cover of Teen Vogue

  • Humayun Saeed, Shaan, Humaima Malick defend Mahira Khan after troll swears at her

    Humayun Saeed, Shaan, Humaima Malick defend Mahira Khan after troll swears at her

    The decade is drawing to a close and people still think slut-shaming is okay.

    Recently, a Twitter user resorted to name-calling Mahira Khan after she tweeted about the Musharraf verdict.

    https://twitter.com/MomalFayax/status/1207643435248828418?s=20

    Mahira instantly clapped back with a savage response.

    Following this, industry veterans including Humayun Saeed, Shaan and Humaima Malick jumped in to defend Mahira.

    Humayun Saeed, who also included Mehwish Hayat in the coversation, asserted that a nation can’t progress “until we learn to respect our women and treat them with dignity.”

    Mehwish Hayat thanked Humayun for standing up for them.

    Shaan remarked that Mahira has earned her respect through nothing else but sheer hard work.

    Meanwhile, Humaima Malick gave the troll a hard-hitting response.

  • ‘A son of the soil’: Mehwish Hayat, Shaan respond to Musharraf verdict

    Former military dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday was handed death sentence in the high treason case against him.

    According to reports, the court, in its short order, said that it analysed complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case for three months, adding that it found Musharraf guilty of high treason according to Article 6 of the constitution.

    While everyone including members of the media, civil society and politicians had thoughts to share on the matter, people were very curious to know what Mehwish Hayat has to say on the matter given that she had earlier tweeted in favour of Musharraf and was brutally trolled for it.

    https://twitter.com/cyalm/status/1206960344561782784?s=20

    Here’s what Mehwish had to say on the verdict.

    Meanwhile, here’s what she had tweeted earlier:

    Other celebrities who shared their thoughts on the matter included Shaan and Hamza Ali Abbasi.

    Elan’s creative director Khadija Shah also expressed her disappointment on the court’s verdict.

    https://twitter.com/khadijah_shah/status/1206851891679965184?s=20
  • Mehwish Hayat to run for PM in 2028?

    Mehwish Hayat to run for PM in 2028?

    Mehwish Hayat has hinted that she might be running for Prime Minister in 2028.

    The actor who was recently voted the second sexiest woman in Pakistan took to Twitter to reject the title adding that “these sort of lists should now be confined to history.”

    Mehwish asserted that people should be judged on “talent, on merit, on intellect, on wit…but not on physical attributes.”

    Mehwish’s response was received with a lot of positivity by social media users. One user commented that this was “of the sexiest tweets I’ve read” adding that Mehwish for PMship in 2023.

    To this Mehwish replied, “Not 2023 but 2028,” adding a LOL (Laugh out Loud).

    When another user commented “Totally my next PM,” Mehwish remarked, “Make sure to vote for me in 2028 then.”

  • Mahira Khan is Pakistan’s sexiest woman, fifth year in a row

    Mahira Khan is Pakistan’s sexiest woman, fifth year in a row

    Comes as no surprise to be honest, but Mahira Khan has been crowned Pakistan’s sexiest woman, fifth year in a row. Meanwhile, Mehwish Hayat is the second sexiest Pakistani woman of 2019.

    According to British publication, Eastern Eye, Mahira has been voted the fourth sexiest woman in Asia in 2019 and the third sexiest woman of the decade. The magazine compiles the list based on votes from fans around the world.

    Speaking about the honour, Mahira said, “I am so grateful to all my fans who continue to vote for me every year. This one is for a decade of love, ups and downs, support and magic. I have never considered myself sexy, but I believe when you do you – that’s sexy. And I hope I can continue to do just that.”

    Mehwish Hayat also featured on the list among the top 10 at number nine.

    Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt won the title of the Sexiest Asian Woman of 2019, while Deepika Padukone came second. TV star Hina Khan ranked third on the list followed by Surbhi Chandna (5), Katrina Kaif (6), Shivangi Joshi (7), Nia Sharma (8), Mehwish Hayat (9) and Priyanka Chopra (10).

    The magazine also released the list of Sexiest Women of the Decade. Deepika topped the list, while Priyanka was number two and Mahira number three.

    Last week, the magazine had released its list of Sexiest Asian Men. Bilal Ashraf had been voted Sexiest Pakistani Man.