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  • Shah Rukh Khan endorses a gaming app and protests erupt outside his home, security increased

    Shah Rukh Khan endorses a gaming app and protests erupt outside his home, security increased

    Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s recent endorsements were met with severe backlash from the public, including an NGO which felt the actor was encouraging younger minds to play online games. The actor recently endorsed a gaming app A23, an online platform, for which a commercial was released in which the ‘Pathaan’ actor said “Chalo saath khelein’.

    Protests followed and were led by the NGO Untouch Youth Foundation, which called for celebrities to be held accountable for promoting online gaming apps which could ‘corrupt their minds of the youth of India’. Demonstrations were held outside Mannat house, SRK’s residence, and police officials were deployed in case of security threats.

    In an official statement, the organisation said they were calling for a protest against gaming apps like Zuppee, Jungly Rummy, and called out actors who endorsed these products.

    “Famous actors and actresses work in these advertisements and they are working towards misguiding society. The protest will be held outside Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat bungalow on behalf of Untouch India Foundation.”

    The president of Untouch India Foundation, Krishchandra Adal, said:

    “The new generation is involved in playing Junglee rummy. If someone is playing Junglee rummy or gambling outside, the police arrest them, but big Bollywood stars promoting online games are misleading the young generation. The Bollywood stars also know it is wrong, but they are getting money so they are promoting them. We make these stars famous by watching their movies and spending our money on them. We demand these advertisements to stop. These apps are illegal, we can not find them on Google, but these apps are uploaded on private websites.”

  • PM calls emergency meeting as public outcry grows over high electricity bills

    PM calls emergency meeting as public outcry grows over high electricity bills

    On Saturday, people residing in various areas of the country openly expressed their deep sense of despair and frustration due to the shockingly high electricity bills they had received.

    Some individuals even went so far as to issue veiled threats of organising protests and, in more extreme cases, initiating a campaign of civil disobedience. These actions were contingent on the condition that the additional taxes included in the bills were not waived.

    The intensity of these emotionally charged reactions prompted the caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, to swiftly convene an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence. This urgent gathering is scheduled to take place on the subsequent day, Sunday.

    Clarifying the purpose of the meeting, the premier stated, “In the meeting, a briefing will be taken from the ministry of power and distribution companies, and consultations will be held regarding giving maximum relief to consumers regarding electricity bills.”

     Protests took place in several cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Gujranwala, Narowal, Kasur, Attock, Sargodha, Peshawar, Haripur, and numerous other cities across the nation. Numerous videos were shared on social media, depicting individuals burning their electricity bills and chanting slogans against power companies.

  • Bhindi, paaye or anda shami burger: Pakistanis decide which food they like best

    Konsa Pakistani khaana aap ko sab say ziada pasand hai? A Twitter user decided to test social media’s food tastes by asking them to rank a few popular dishes, getting them to rate the food out of ten. The dishes were palak chawal, shami anda burger, briyani, nihari, haleem, bhindi, kareley ka salan, gulab jamun, ladoo peethi, aloo ka paratha, paye and gajar ka halwa.

    And social media was quick to rank some of their favorites, revealing hilarious yet quesitonable taste buds.

    For starters, many users went with halwa puri and bhindi, while Nihari, shockingly, ranked among the least favorite dishes.

    Which did lead to some thinking that the Pakistani card needs to be restricted to only those with superior taste buds.

    “I am convinced y’all haven’t ever eaten proper Nihari because nothing else explains the low Nihari scores I’m seeing.”

    Maybe us Punjabis need a crash course in Pakistani food?

    https://twitter.com/wotizlife01/status/1694760085749387580?s=20

    While others were giving good ratings to aloo ka paratha but a five to kareley? Tell me you’re a burger without telling me you’re a burger.

    On the desert side, gulab jamun and gajar ka halwa are getting low scores and tbh some of y’all just haven’t touched grass outside. Yes, we will resort to public shaming when it comes to gulab jamun.

  • Controversial coach Raja Ziaul Haq taken down from YouTube

    Controversial coach Raja Ziaul Haq taken down from YouTube

    Controversial Youtuber Raja Ziaul Haq’s channel has been taken down by YouTube on Wednesday, putting a temporary halt on the rise of the speaker well known for spewing sexist and transphobic comments.

    On various occasions, Haq criticised Aurat March and Commissioner Nazimabad Hazim Bangwar for what he thought was promoting LGBTQ values in Pakistan.

    On his Instagram account, which has around 448000 followers, Raja said his team are unaware of why his channel was shut down and were appealing to Youtube.

    “Our YouTube channel has been taken down or terminated. We have appealed it. We are checking what were the reasons that led to this. Inshallah, we are hopeful it will be restored, but obviously, there is some work to do on our part.”

    In an older clip of a discussion on Aurat March, Raja Ziaul Haq alleged that the movement was not interested in uplifting the rights of women or educating the masses, but were more interested in gaining sexual liberation and removing Islam’s influence from Pakistan.

    In a 2021 clip, Raja slammed the movement for going against Islam, citing the placcard ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’ as a reason.

    He had then claimed in 2022 that the movement did not lend their support for the Muslim girl in India who protested against the anti-burkha law implemented across schools.

    He also slammed leading transgender activists in Pakistan for setting up ‘Scrap Fest’, claiming that they were starting Muslim Pride. However, speaking to The Current, organiser Urvah Khan confirmed the event was not LGBTQ exclusive, but was supporting performances by minority communities in Pakistan.

    Haq also lashed out at the Green Entertainment show ‘College Gate’ on his Youtube channel, ranting that it was promoting feminist agendas. However, the creators addressed the controversies in a conversation with Arab News, stating that their show was not anti Pakistani culture, but was about a group of friends who tackle issues like peer pressure, and how friendships promote good values within each other.

  • ‘I hope my mother can see me’: Naseem Shah’s moving tribute has social media crying

    ‘I hope my mother can see me’: Naseem Shah’s moving tribute has social media crying

    Naseem Shah’s epic performance during the second One-Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Afghanistan drove fans into a frenzy, as celebrations erupted across the nation.

    For the young cricketer, however, the performance was bittersweet. He dedicated his victory to his mother, who passed away in 2019, just one day before the young cricketer appeared for his first Test match in Australia, when he was 16.

    In a clip going viral on the internet, the cricket star could be heard saying:

    “All I will say is that I wish my mother was alive today and she could see this.”

    https://twitter.com/Rnawaz31888/status/1694964630559297777?s=20

    The Pakistani pacer previously revealed to Samaa that he went under severe grief after his mother passed away and had to take medication, adding that it is difficult to talk about his mother’s memories.

    READ MORE: Naseem Shah reveals he was on medication for a year after mother’s death

    Fans of the cricket star expressed their support for Naseem, telling him that his mother would have definitely been proud to see how far her son has gone.

  • Haris Rauf knows happy wife=happy life

    Haris Rauf knows happy wife=happy life

    Truly a man written by a woman

    Haris Rauf is leading the race in proving he is truly the internet’s boyfriend, albeit one who’s married now. An interview clip of the bowler is moving social media users to tears. After a post-match talk with Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi, Haris was seen praising his wife’s presence and calling her the reason behind his victory.

    “Alhumdullilah, Muzna is lucky for me,” the cricket star said.

    He dedicated his Man Of The Match award to his family, particularly to his mother

    “My mother is really important to me. I dedicate all of my success to my mother,” said Haris.

    This small but meaningful interaction had moved Twitter, especially the way Haris proved he’s a wife guy through and through.

    https://twitter.com/sadboihrs50/status/1694056138080428158?s=20
    https://twitter.com/thirsty_sparrow/status/1694128374443114967?s=20
  • Lizzo counter-sues backup dancers for ‘malicious prosecution’

    Lizzo counter-sues backup dancers for ‘malicious prosecution’

    Pop singer Lizzo has been sued by former backup dancers of her troupe for sexual harassment, unprofessionalism and body shaming. In the suit filed earlier this month, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez detailed instances of being shamed for weight gain, being coerced into touching nude dancers.

    On Wednesday, Lizzo’s lawyer said in a statement sent to The Independent, that the singer was now counter suing the dancers for ‘malicious content’, describing the lawsuit as a sham.

    The statement included photos of the three plaintiffs Davis, Williams and Rodriguez with “the performers after the topless cabaret show at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris” on 5 March, 2023. In their lawsuit, the dancers had claimed they were not informed by Lizzo that the dancers performing would be naked, “robbing them of the choice not to participate”.

    The plaintiff’s also described Lizzo pressurising cast members to take turns touching the nude performers “catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and eating bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas”.

    However, Lizzo’s statement said the images released show the plaintiff’s happily spending time in the club they had complained about in the lawsuit:

    “These images showing the three plaintiffs gleefully revelling backstage after the topless show were taken after their February 2023 visit to Bananenbar in Amsterdam that they complain about in their lawsuit.”

    Neema Rahmani, representing the three dancers in the lawsuit, responded to the images, and said they had previously addressed all the instances where the plaintiff’s appeared to be happy alongside Lizzo, during the time the

    “Of course, they wanted to keep their jobs. They had bills to pay just like everyone else but they finally had enough of the abuse. We stand by every claim in the lawsuit and look forward to trial.

    “We’ve been hearing from other former employees sharing similar stories, and as seen in the Los Angeles Times article today about how Lizzo used intimate footage of her dancers without their approval in the 2022 HBO Max Love Lizzo documentary, we’re seeing even more of a pattern of just how much Lizzo thinks of those who work for her. Clearly, not very much.”

    Furthermore, Rahmani slammed the singer’s statement as an “empty threat” and said they were ready to meet the lawyer and his client in the courtroom because they had no plans of backing down.

    “I’ve handled thousands of cases, including prosecuting drug cartels so we have no plans to back down. Let’s see if Singer can actually try a case in a courtroom instead of the media,” said Rahmani.

  • Usama Khan, Yumna Zaidi set to star together in sports film ‘Nayab’

    Usama Khan, Yumna Zaidi set to star together in sports film ‘Nayab’

    It is confirmed now that actor Usama Khan will star along side nation’s darling Yumna Zaidi in the sports film ‘Nayab’. This will be the first time the two will be co-starring together on the big screen.

    Yumna Zaidi set expectations high when in an interview with Independent Urdu, the actress revealed that her character Nayab is a girl from Karachi who dreams of becoming a cricketer, but is hesitant to follow her dreams, fearing patriarchal society backlash.

    “It’s a brilliant story and it is meaningful,” the ‘Tere Bin’ actress gushed. “The whole team is trying their best to execute it the way it should be. Now that we’ve chosen good content, we want to do justice with it so that the audience also enjoys it when they go to the cinema.”

    Speaking about how much she has been practicing to learn how to play cricket, admitting that she had never picked up a bat or ball before this shoot.

    “I believe that cricket is almost a craze in Pakistan but I don’t know why or how but I had never picked a bat or ball before this shoot. I have been practising a lot. From the initial ABCs of cricket to practice matches on the final pitch, it’s been a long process and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

    But Yumna elaborated that she did her best to learn all she could about the sport in an effort to do justice to her character, to avoid stereotyping the role

    “When you’re trying to perfect an accent for a role, or representing a tribe in a drama, you have to work very hard to avoid stereotyping them. It’s the same with this role. All of my attention, my focus has been here. I want to do justice to this character, to this girl who worships cricket.”

    Yumna became uber-popular with her portrayal of Meerab in the drama ‘Tere Bin’. Her co-lead and real-life best friend Wahaj Ali has gone to greater heights with the Green Entertainment drama ’22 Qadam’. We are happy to witness the two consistently setting the bar higher, and reviving the sports genre that the Pakistani entertainment industry truly needed.

  • Fact check: Is Jemima Khan on Tiktok?

    Fact check: Is Jemima Khan on Tiktok?

    English film producer and screenwriter Jemima Khan has finally shut down rumors surrounding her fake social media accounts, clarifying that she is not on the social media platform TikTok.

    The screenwriter of ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ has taken to her X account to share a picture of two fake Tiktok accounts, telling her followers that neither of them were hers.

    The filmmaker released ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ in Febuary 2023, which starred Pakistani actress Sajal Aly along with Lilly James and veteran English actress Emma Thompson. The film received positive reviews from audiences and even won four awards at the National Film Awards including  Best Screenplay, Best British Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.

  • BJP Minister says Aishwarya Rai got beautiful eyes after eating fish

    BJP Minister says Aishwarya Rai got beautiful eyes after eating fish

    Sexism kay bina kya saans nahi le saktay mard hazrat? It seems like even on the other side of the border, male public figures feel the need to make gross comments about female celebrities. Yesterday the Minister of Tribal Welfare in India, Vijaykumar Gavit, held a meeting with fishermen, where he emphasised the importance of fish consumption by highlighting the beauty of superstar Aishwarya Rai’s looks. The minister said that she had glowing skin and sparkling eyes because she eats fish, a hack he suggested others should try.

    “People who consume fish on a daily basis develop smooth skin and their eyes sparkle…Did I tell you about Aishwarya Rai? She lived near the seashore in Mangaluru. She would consume fish daily. Have you seen her eyes? You will also have eyes like hers. The fish contain some oils, it makes your skin smooth.”

    When the comment went viral on social media, many users trolled the BJP politician for his bizzare attempt to encourage others to eat more fish, while some criticised the sexism.

    Other politicians criticised Gavit for his claims, with the NCP legislator Amol Mitkari saying that the politician should focus more on tribal issues rather than making such ‘frivolous comments’.

    BJP MLA Nitesh Rane said, “I eat fish daily. My eyes should have become like that (like those of Aishwarya Rai). I will ask Gavit sahib if there is any research on this.”