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  • Russia’s ice-cream diplomacy: Putin buys Turkey’s Erdogan ice-cream

    Russia’s ice-cream diplomacy: Putin buys Turkey’s Erdogan ice-cream

    Ever wondered how world leaders treat each other?

    Well, we recently got a glimpse of Russia’s ‘Ice-cream Diplomacy’ when Russian President Vladimir Putin bought Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan an ice-cream cone at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS 2019). How cool.

    After getting the ice-cream, Erdogan asked Putin: “Will you pay for me too?”

    To which the Russian President responded: “Yes, of course I’ll pay. After all, you are our guest.”

    President Putin then paid 210 rubles ($3.20) for the ice-cream. He gave the ice-cream vendor a 5,000 ruble note and told his minister Denis Manturov to keep the change!

    https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1166359499252404224?s=20

    Earlier this summer, Russian President Putin gifted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a box of Russian ice-cream for his birthday. Apparently, the Chinese President loves Russian desserts.

  • PICTURES: Amir Khan visits the LoC

    PICTURES: Amir Khan visits the LoC

    Acclaimed British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan on Tuesday visited the Line of Control where he met the families of those affected by India’s ceasefire violations and to highlight the ongoing Indian aggression in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK).

    Khan met with the families affected by unprovoked firing by Indian troops along the LoC and pledged to help the victims with funds from the Amir Khan Foundation.

    Speaking to media on the occasion, Khan said the purpose of his visit was to advocate for peace and to highlight the plight of the Kashmiris who have been living under siege since August 5, when India revoked Article 370 which granted a special status to the region.

    “My heart beats with the people of [occupied] Kashmir who are living under siege. I condemn India’s actions [in occupied Kashmir],” Khan said.

    “I will continue to be the voice of Kashmiris against the brutalities of Indian [occupation]. I will tell people back in Britain about the situation here.”

    Khan further called on celebrities worldwide to raise their voice for IoK and its people.

    The boxer’s visit to the area had been facilitated by the Pakistan Army and Khan had thanked Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor for organising his visit.

  • Hassan Ali has the cutest words for wife Shamia & best friend Shadab

    Hassan Ali has the cutest words for wife Shamia & best friend Shadab

    Cricketer Hassan Ali who got tied the knot in Dubai last week has the cutest words for wife Samiya Arzoo and best friend and fellow cricketer Shadab Khan.

    The fast bowler got married to Indian national Shamia Arzoo in a dazzling ceremony in Dubai on August 20 in the presence of family and close friends. A reception was held the next day while one is also planned to be held in Pakistan soon.

    Hasan Ali is the fourth Pakistani cricketer to marry an Indian girl after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik.

  • ‘Feel truly blessed’: Hamza Ali Abbasi on his wedding

    ‘Feel truly blessed’: Hamza Ali Abbasi on his wedding

    After a simple, intimate nikkah, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar hosted a grand reception at a posh hotel in Islamabad.

    A plethora of celebrities and political leaders graced the event with their presence. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, Atif Aslam, Vasay Chaudhry and Ammara Hikmat were among those who attended the event.

    • Atif Aslam & Shah Mahmood Qureshi
    • DG ISPR

    While Hamza wore his usual black shalwar kameez, the bride glowed in a pearly silver custom outfit by Sadaf Fawad Khan bridals.

    The groom’s sister channeled her inner Anarkali

    There was a cake cutting ceremony too

    Is a shaadi even a shaadi without a selfie to wrap it up?

    Later in the night, Hamza Ali Abbasi took to Twitter to thank everyone for the best wishes they had sent his way.

    Vasay Chaudhry also shared a memorable photo from the night.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pQRnUjL_R/

    Hamza and Naimal had a simple, intimate nikkah the previous day. In case you missed it, here are some pictures from the event. Catch the rest of them here.

    Wrapping it up with a gorgeous, happy picture of the couple.

  • VIDEOS: Highlights from Imad Wasim’s reception

    VIDEOS: Highlights from Imad Wasim’s reception

    Pakistan’s all-rounder Imad Wasim tied the knot with Sannnia Ashfaq on Saturday at the Faisal Mosque, Islamabad with all family and friends giving best wishes to the happy couple.

    The valima ceremony is happening tonight in Islamabad, and the pictures have started pouring in online. Here are some of the highlights of the event.

    The bride and groom in their red and gold outfits have arrived at the location.

    Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations Asif Ghafoor, Babar Awan and Asad Umar graced the event with their presence.

    Momina Mustehsan all glammed up for Imad’s reception.

    Here comes the cricket stars Umar Gul, Ahmad Shahzad and our captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.

    The cricketers selfie

    Celebrities on Twitter wishing Imad Wasim a happy life ahead.

  • Is Mohsin Abbas Haider getting married again?

    Is Mohsin Abbas Haider getting married again?

    Mohsin Abbas Haider, who was only last month accused of domestically abusing and cheating on his wife, is reportedly tying the knot with Nazish Jahangir. Nazish is the same woman with whom Mohsin’s wife, Fatima, had accused of having an affair.

    The speculations came to light when a fan page in a social media post referred to Nazish and Mohsin as the “Best couple soon.” Under the picture, Nazish commented, “Soon inshaAllah.”

    Mohsin proceeded to like Nazish’s comments fueling rise to speculations that the two may indeed be tying the knot.

    In an explosive account posted to social media on July 21, Mohsin’s wife, Fatema Sohail, had come forward with accusations of cheating and domestic abuse against the actor-singer. Fatema alleged that in November 2018, she caught Mohsin cheating on her and when she confronted him, “instead of being embarrassed he started beating” her even though she was pregnant at that time. Luckily her child survived and Fatema said that she moved past the incident for the sake of her child. She continued that her childbirth was a complicated process but Mohsin never supported her and was instead, busy having an affair with an emerging model.

    At that time, Nazish had denied all the allegations and said that was being unnecessarily dragged into the couple’s marital issues. She said that the entire episode left her mentally shattered and she has no idea why Fatema dragged into this, especially because she considered Fatema to be a friend and well-wisher.

    Mohsin and Fatema tied the knot in 2015. Their son Haider was born earlier this year in May.

  • You’ll be surprised to know who’s a fan of the Butterfly

    You’ll be surprised to know who’s a fan of the Butterfly

    The Diary of a Social Butterfly, a regular feature in The Friday Times, by Moni Mohsin gives us the comic relief we so often need. The Butterfly was such a smashing hit that Moni wrote three books – The Diary of a Social Butterfly, Tender Hooks and The Return of the Butterfly – on her adventures.

    While all of us here in Pakistan are big fans of the character and the books, it turns out that the Butterfly is winning hearts across the border as well. Wonder what she has to say on that.

    Former Bollywood actor and author Twinkle Khanna is a fan of Moni Mohsin’s Tender Hooks and she took to social media to praise the book.

    Twinkle herself has authored three bestsellers: Mrs Funnybones, The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad and Pyjamas Are Forgiving.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1nMwjPDAjY/?igshid=101hxsvrfmiiz

    Tender Hooks follows the Butterfly as she “schemes her way through shaadis, GTs (oho baba, Get Togethers!), and kitty parties trying to find a suitable girl from the right bagground,” for her divorced cousin Jokers.

  • Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE among six Muslim states that awarded Modi with high civilian awards

    Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE among six Muslim states that awarded Modi with high civilian awards

    Despite the crisis in occupied Kashmir and after the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain has also conferred upon Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi its top award, “The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance”.

    While the Modi-led government paves way for a Muslim genocide in the troubled valley, India’s relations with Islamic nations are better than ever before.

    Several other Islamic nations also honoured Modi with their high civilian award in the recent past. Here’s a list of awards the Indian premier has been conferred with by Muslim-majority countries:

    The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance, Bahrain – August 2019

    Order of Zayed, UAE’s highest civilian award – August 2019

    Grand Collar of the State of Palestine – February 2018

    Amir Amanullah Khan Award, Afghanistan – June 2016

    King Abdulaziz Sash Award, Saudi Arabia – April 2016

    Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen, Maldives – June 2019

    Both recent awards have led to an uproar as a human rights crisis brews in Muslim-majority occupied Kashmir with New Delhi continuing its clampdown in the disputed territory.

  • Punjab govt removes name of Hamid Mir’s father from underpass

    Punjab govt removes name of Hamid Mir’s father from underpass

    The Punjab government has renamed the Waris Mir Underpass on the provincial capital’s Canal Bank Road near the Punjab University (PU), where the late writer and intellectual taught journalism for about 25 years.

    The name of Waris Mir, a Hilale Imtiaz recipient, was removed from the underpass on Saturday and renamed the Kashmir Underpass in a sudden and mysterious move that has been condemned by the Waris Mir Foundation.

    Senior journalist and anchorperson Hamid Mir’s father, Waris, taught for 30 years at the PU’s Mass Communication Department.

    He was not the only one to be honoured by the state in March 2013, since all newly-constructed underpasses, which tallied up to more than a dozen across the city, were named after outstanding intellectuals and prominent personalities, including Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ashfaq Ahmed, Habib Jalib, Justice A R Cornelius, Ustad Daman, Chaudhry Rehmat Ali, Khushaal Khan Khatak, Liaqat Ali Khan, Chakare Azam Rind, Justice A R Kiyani and Patras Bokhari.

    The names had been decided through a procedure in several meetings of the City District Government, headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court (SC).

    Commenting on the move, Waris Mir Foundation spokesperson said “it was nothing but an act of aversion, not against Waris Mir alone, but a sequence of hatred and uncalled-for enmity towards the Pakistani media, in general, which seems to be a line of action of the government”.

    “This act, in general, has only been secretly carried out to hurt the sentiments of hundreds of Waris Mir’s students, readers and his posterity,” the spokesperson added.

  • Behind The Scenes: The Current Life With Shehryar Afridi

    Behind The Scenes: The Current Life With Shehryar Afridi

    https://youtu.be/wDoV3suUzUU

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