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  • ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi is more than just being about clothes’: Amna Ilyas

    Actor Amna Ilyas was a guest on “The Talk Talk Show’ where she opened up about being a feminist, and clarified the misinformation around the Aurat March slogan ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’.

    When the placcard was raised at the 2018 Aurat March, it caused outrage after many right-wing critics said that the chant supports promiscuity and challenges family values in Pakistan. Many religious clerics had used the placard as justification to call ‘Aurat March’ un-Islamic and accused it of promoting a Western agenda in Pakistan.

    Many feminist activists have defended the slogan for protecting women’s bodily autonomy, and now Ilyas has also done the same, as she explained that the slogan ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’ was more than about clothes, it’s about protecting the rights of women:

    “It’s about having body autonomy rights and consent. It’s about harassment, domestic violence, and concepts like, ‘No one has the right to touch me without my consent, even if I’m married to you’.”

    Ilyas went on to debunk the stereotype associated with feminism that women who support this ideology are promoting vulgarity, when in reality the ideology supports the rights of women to have the same opportunities as men:

    “Whenever I talk about feminism, people always object by saying ‘Oh, Amna is bold, of course, she will spread vulgarity as she’s from the industry, she wants all our daughters to be like her’. No, I don’t want that, I only do what I want to for myself.”

    “When we speak of equal rights, it’s about having the same opportunities to thrive in my career as the man beside me. If you’re a father of four children who excel in your profession, why can’t I do the same? Honestly, it’s not about whether you’re getting permission to wear jeans or not. What we truly need, is the space to work in a cerebral capacity,” she explained.

    Watch the complete interview here:

  • Aima Baig files Rs100 million lawsuit against FMH Pakistan for spreading misinformation

    Aima Baig files Rs100 million lawsuit against FMH Pakistan for spreading misinformation

    Singer Aima Baig has shared on Instagram that she was suing the online celebrity tabloid ‘FMH Magazine’ for spreading misinformation and fake news about her for the sake of likes and traction.

    “This is high time when we should stand against yellow journalism and fake reporting (which is only done for the sake of comments and likes). I have had it enough so here I am standing up for myself and many others to become their next prey.”

    The ‘Washmallay’ singer then shared clips of the defamation notice she has sent to FMH Pakistan for posting a story that was “false, untrue, malicious and highly defamatory.”

    In the next clip, the legal notice read:
    “Being a digital and print media/ news company, you are required under the law to be truthful, honest, correct and highly responsible for the public posts/ stories/ statements / articles/ news you publish…It is evident that the scandalous and false and defamatory statement you have attributed to my client is explicitly intended to harm her reputation and to malign her before the public, for the monetary gain you are getting from clicks, views, comments and shares of your scandalous news..”

    In the last clip, the news organization was directed to pay Rs 100 million for the damages made by their misinforming post, as well as upload a written apology within 48 hours on the receipt of this notice.

  • Urwa Hocane speaks out after being labelled as ‘difficult to work with’ by director Nadeem Baig

    Urwa Hocane speaks out after being labelled as ‘difficult to work with’ by director Nadeem Baig

    Nadeem Baig made national headlines when, on talk show ‘The Fourth Umpire’, he was asked which actress was the most difficult to work with on set, and he revealed it was Urwa Hocane.

    Hocane and Baig was worked together in ‘Punjab Nahi Jaungi’ in 2017.

    Now, Hocane has responded in a post on Friday where she addressed the allegation that she was ‘difficult’ by revealing her side of the story:

    “Nadeem bhai and I have only done one project together and had one difference of opinion about the song ‘Lak Hilna’ where we eventually went with his aesthetics, choice of song and dance step as I sensed he was unwilling to hold a discussion probably because as a society we have become so intolerant to difference of opinion, specially when it’s a woman.”

    Hocane revealed that despite being trolled heavily for the past few days since Baig’s comment on the show, she had never thrown him under the bus out of respect for him.

    “Despite being extremely trolled for the song I never threw my director under the bus out of respect for him. I am so hurt with how my personality is being misrepresented publicly merely for holding a healthy discussion on set which I believe is a basis to team work while in all these years it was never pointed out to me in person.”

    You can read her complete statement here:

    Other celebrities had applauded Hocane’s post, including her husband, Farhan Saeed, who had writtten:

    “Tu shaheen hai basera kur paharon ki chatanon par ❤️”

    Nadia Jamil applauded Hocane for her ‘values and authenticity’

    Hocane’s sister, Mawra, also commented that she was proud of the strength and grace her sister had shown

  • Baarish nahin, rehmat for Lahoris; LQ will qualify for PSL final if rain washes out match

    Baarish nahin, rehmat for Lahoris; LQ will qualify for PSL final if rain washes out match

    A spell of rain that begun in the early hours of Friday morning in the provincial capital has come as a blessing for Lahore Qalandars after getting routed by Multan Sultans in the previous game. Qalandars were in hot water as they faced a do or die game to qualify for Pakistsn Super League (PSL) 8 final.

    The important playoff between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi will likely be affected if rain continues in Lahore. The home team will directly qualify for the PSL eighth edition finals if the match is washed out.

    The meteorological department has predicted rain again in the afternoon.

    Based on the latest updates, it seems that the match is expected to commence as scheduled, despite the ongoing rainfall.

    However, if there is a further downpour, it could exacerbate challenges for the ground crew. In such a scenario, the Lahore Qalandars may have an advantage over their opponents.
    After the league matches, Qalandars has 14 points on the points table while Peshawar Zalmi has 10 points, and this advantage is enough for them to qualify for the final of the PSL eight.

    On the other hand, all the tickets for the match between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi have been sold, but fans are eager to see the match between the teams of Shaheen and Babar.

  • ‘Sharam karo’: Aima Baig slams FHM magazine for misinformation

    ‘Sharam karo’: Aima Baig slams FHM magazine for misinformation

    Aima Baig called out FHM, an online celebrity magazine, for spreading incorrect information about her and lectured them on the importance of fact checking before publishing stories.

    FHM had published a story about a re-surfaced interiview in which they claimed Baig had said that she had a crush on her elder brother, who was seven years senior to her.

    Baig commented underneath the post, stating that she was horrified because she had never said such a thing.

    “What in the actual f**k is that????
    I never said anything stupid like that wth!
    Kuch to sharam kar lo yaaar. Like seriously is this really something we should be talking about, clearly not knowing how sensitive is this topic.”

    On her own Instagram page, Baig revealed that her publicist had sent her the FHM post. She said she was dissapointed by ‘yellow journalism’.

    “Usually I don’t come forward to clarify my statement but this post caught my attention when my publicist sent this post. I am utterly disguisted by this yellow journalism by @fhmpakistan. What creepy, shameless ideology they are sharing across. I don’t know if they are spreading some shameless agenda but atleast don’t make me a part of this. I literally wanna throw up…like seriously..kuch bhi for views. I mean seriously WORK HARD OR LEAVE ME ALONE. Shame on you guys. Like big time.”

    Baig also clarified that the story was not true, and shared the link to the interview where she had actually said that her crush was her elder brother’s best friend, when she was ten years old.

    Baig also demanded an apology from the online website for spreading degrading information about her:

    “I demand a public apology for such heinous and vile accusation on me. And erase all these unwanted, peevish posts about this unprofitable and absurd news.”

  • Mira Sethi meets boy who stood up to misogynist reporter at Aurat March

    At this year’s Aurat March, a boy went viral on Twitter when he was seen schooling a reporter by explaining to him why marching for women’s rights is incredibly important.

    Actress and writer Mira Sethi revealed yesterday that she had met the boy by tracing him down on Twitter, and described him as her ‘hero’.

    “Remember the kid who stood up to that vile reporter at Aurat March Lahore?” she wrote, “I found him on Twitter, asked if I could come over to express my gratitude and met his whole family. Muhammad Ali is only 20, but he radiates clarity and courage. I’m going to do whatever it takes to make sure his light is never dimmed. So full of gratitude today.”

    Syed Aly Jaffery also shared the interaction on his Twitter page and called her a ‘nice and amazing person’

    https://twitter.com/SyedAliJafferyy/status/1635985794602086401?s=20
  • Syeda Aliza reveals how to overcome heartbreak from divorce

    Syeda Aliza reveals how to overcome heartbreak from divorce

    Syeda Alizey Sultan, who has recently divorced actor Feroze Khan, has been outspoken about the physical and mental violence she had suffered during the marriage.

    Sultan did an Instagram Q/A session with her followers yesterday and among many things, she opened up about how she overcame the heartbreak and depression, moving on to become a much happier person.

    In response to a fan’s question, Sultan said:

    “When you have Allah, family, your loved ones and immense love and support from you guys. Then every situation is manageable.”

    Sultan also shared an ayat that had helped her cope with difficult times, and said talking to Allah was the best form of therapy for her.

    On the prospect of marrying again, Sultan said she would let things happen on their own time rather than rush in to a new thing.

    “Marriage is half of your deen and everything happens at its appointed time.”

    Sultan then shared the biggest lessons she had learned from her divorce, including being financially independent and remembering to love herself before anyone else.

  • ‘Here for you’: Celebrities send their solidarity to Imran Khan after arrest attempt by govt

    Celebrities are offering solidarity to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as attempts to arrest the former Prime Minister continue.

    On Tuesday, police reached Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence to arrest him with warrants for not appearing at court hearings in Islamabad.

    Clashes between the police and PTI supporters left 54 officers and eight civilians injured while Imran Khan managed to avoid arrest.

    Amidst the political turmoil and clashes between protesters and police forces who had deployed tear gas in order to disperse crowds, Pakistani celebrities took to social media to stand in solidarity with Imran Khan.

    Actor Haroon Shahid took to Twitter, urging the people of Lahore to never give up.

    Actor Muneeb Butt expressed dissapointment by calling yesterday’s violence “blatant fascism at its peak”.

    Singer and actor Farhaan Saeed also condemned the arrest attempt and said that the people of Pakistan will always side with him

    TikTok star Janaat Mirza shared a video uploaded by Imran Khan on her Instagram stories, and wrote in the caption: ‘May Allah paak protect you’

  • Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed’s drama ‘Barzakh’ to premiere worldwide on March 18

    Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed’s drama ‘Barzakh’ to premiere worldwide on March 18

    Maula Jatt fans are in for a feast, because the heartthrob of our dreams is coming back to the big screen once more with a film and a drama!


    Fawad Khan’s film ‘Money Back Guarantee’ is set to release on April 21, while the highly anticipated drama ‘Barzakh’ is set to have a world premiere on March 18 at the Series Mania Festival in France.


    This will be the second time Khan and Saeed will share the screen after their popular drama ‘Zindagi Gulzaar Hai’.


    Production company Zindagi shared the announcement on their social media pages where the caption read:
    “And here we go! Barzakh is to have its World Premiere at International Panorama Series Mania 2023 on 18th March 2023. Let’s spread the word, shall we?”

    Director of this web series Asim Abbasi, who had previously partnered with Zindagi to produce the popular series ‘Churails’, spoke to Variety in Febuary about what ‘Bazarkh’ will be all about:


    “What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to have a soul, and does it survive us? How does one find hope and joy in a perpetual state of limbo? These are the central concerns of ‘Barzakh’.”


    Abbasi also revealed to Variety that the inspiration for the series came from the aftermath of his father’s passing:


    “In the aftermath of my father’s passing, and witnessing my son grow into a young boy, I found myself consumed with nostalgia, and memories of times gone and loves lost. And I began to think about my fears – the end of consciousness, the end of imagination, the end of love. And from these fears, grew a story where love was indeed eternal. Where it survived us – making it the ultimate human legacy,”

  • Men, take notes’: Saad standing up for his wife in recent episode of ‘Mujhay Pyaar Hua Tha’ is winning hearts

    A recent episode of ‘Mujhay Pyaar Hua Tha’ is winning hearts across social media because it exemplifies that a real man is not someone who is quick to accuse his wife, but one who truly loves her and stands besides her in every situation.
    If the last episode proved how Maheer and Saad were compatible with each other, then this episode made us swoon because it demonstrated how Saad will never hesitate to stand up to anyone who insults or attacks her with baseless allegations.
    In this scene, when Areeb’s fiance stormed Maheer and Saad’s wedding and began degrading her with slurs and calling her ‘characterless’, Saad was quick to stand up for her and demand she leaves.


    Twitter users are swooning at this display of protection and love how Saad will prove time and time again through his actions how much he adores Maheer.

    Can men take notes on this!!


    Other moments in the episode proved how Maheer is protected and loved by Saad at all costs and yes, we agree with the rest of Twitter that this type of chemistry hasn’t been displayed in television dramas.


    What users are loving is how despite the fact that they’ve been married for a short time, Maheer and Saad are able to bond faster because they were friends before marrying.

    “SaHeer will be one of the most beautiful ones because even though love is one sided but their is mutual trust & respect which actually builds the foundation of good relationship.I hope they always feel home,” one user wrote.

    https://twitter.com/eastmusings/status/1632807110265417728?s=20

    Whose cutting onions? Not us!


    Users are especially in awe of the upcoming episode when Maheer is being insulted by the entire family, Saad assures her that he will never abandon her or regret standing next to her.

    https://twitter.com/KiranAftab97/status/1633036597611446272?s=20