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Saheefa Jabbar breaks silence on alleged separation from her husband Khawaja Khizer

Model-turned-actor Saheefa Jabbar Khattak has addressed the speculation regarding her separation from her husband Khawaja Khizer on Instagram. On Saturday, she shared a photo of the couple in an embrace and wrote, “Alhamdulillah, things are greater than ever, it’s just [that] we choose to keep our relationship very private. He has gone to Canada for his studies and I am in Pakistan waiting for my visa to come long distance isn’t bothering us much.” She explained how they have been dealing with the situation, adding that she is not getting his tattoo removed. “Since so many of you asked as well, we have always been pretty mature with our relationship, our collective goals are so big that we don’t mind the long distance. Yes, we have our lows but he has found some great classmates who helps him with his anxiety and in Pakistan, I have kept myself busy with work so we are doing pretty fine. I wish him nothing but success and health (not getting his tattoo removed).” She addressed

Yawar Iqbal dresses up as Bushra Bibi on Halloween and netizens aren’t taking it

Budding actor Yawar Iqbal is receiving flak on social media for donning a controversial Halloween look inspired by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi. The artist didn’t even keep the look cryptic, he made it obvious that he has emulated the former first lady of Pakistan. Even actor Areeba Habib shared Yawar’s look on her Instagram story. As soon as the post went viral, netizens started criticising Yawar for being disrespectful to the former first lady and for also hurting the sentiments of PTI supporters. Even non-PTI supporters also condemned the act. The post Yawar Iqbal dresses up as Bushra Bibi on Halloween and netizens aren’t taking it appeared first on The Current .

‘Does house help respond differently to men than women?’: Ushna Shah raises an intriguing question, Netizens react

Actor Ushna Shah took to her Twitter handle to ask her followers an amusing question regarding the local house helpers. On Thursday, the Habs diva took to Twitter to ask the ‘very genuine question’ – in her opinion – to Pakistani women. She wrote, “Do you find that house-help responds differently to men than women? In my experience, I’ve noticed that if a “Sahab” gives a task, it is completed quickly & more efficiently.” Shah believes that if the ‘man’ of the house assigns a chore to the maids, the work is done more ‘quickly and efficiently.’ I have a very genuine question for other women in Pakistan. Do you find that house-help responds differently to men then women? In my experience, I’ve noticed that if a “sahab” gives a task, is it completed quickly & more efficiently. — Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) October 27, 2022 Validating Shah’s argument many people claimed that it not only happens in Pakistan but also in other parts of the world too. After her post went v

Exclusive: Hamza Ali Abbasi opens up about refusing Varun Dhawan’s ‘Judwaa 2’ and Akshay Kumar’s ‘Baby’

Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi is currently riding high on the success of his Pakistani feature film, The Legend Of Maula Jatt , which has garnered over 100 crores globally. During the promotions of this Bilal Lashari directorial, Hamza exclusively revealed to The Current that he refused the Bollywood film Judwaa 2 starring Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu. The Pyarey Afzal star said that he was approached for the film by Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala however he turned the movie down for multiple reasons, but the primary reason was the turbulent relationship between India and Pakistan. Around the same time, Pakistani actors were banned from working in the Hindi film Industry. Hamza’s co-star Gohar also guessed the same film on being asked about the Indian film which Hamza rejected a few years back. The Man Mayal hero also rejected Akshay Kumar’s political thriller Baby due to its anti-Pakistan content. Another Pakistani hero, Mikaal Zulfiqar, later performe

‘He’s not fit enough’: Arslan Naseer wants address of person who declared Shaheen Shah Afridi fit enough to play cricket

Actor Arslan Naseer has shared his two cents on star-cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fitness in a recent interview. The Chupke Chupke hero said that Shaheen is not fit enough as of yet to play cricket. Shah suffered a leg injury a few months back and took some time off to heal it. It was a surprise to see him playing in T20 World Cup. However, the Pakistani team underperformed in both matches so far. Hence Arsalan highlighted some flaws in the team, including Shah’s selection. Check out his exact statement here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Galaxy Lollywood (@galaxylollywood) Earlier this year the Paristan star took to his Instagram stories to share his stance on Valentine’s day. He thinks that this day is a curse. The post ‘He’s not fit enough’: Arslan Naseer wants address of person who declared Shaheen Shah Afridi fit enough to play cricket appeared first on The Current .

‘Agar isne wo gunah na kia hota to aaj yeh London Nahi Jaunga me hoti’: Khalil-ur-Rehman once again targets Mahira Khan

Superstar Mahira Khan played the female lead in Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar’s  Sadqay Tumhare  and also received critical acclaim for her performance in the period saga. The  Kaaf Kangana maker cursed himself earlier this year for casting the Hamsafar’s leading lady as ‘Shano’ in his drama serial  Sadqay Tumhar e. The writer had previously said that he made a mistake while casting Adnan Malik as the male lead as well. Explaining his ‘hatred’ for the superstar actress, Khalil Ur Rehman re-shared an old tweet of Mahira where she slammed the writer for verbally abusing human rights activist Marvi Sirmed on national television in March 2020. ye hai iss aurat ka wo tweet jo iss ne Marvi Sarmad k sath honay walay incident k aglay din kia tha May iska behad ehtram karta tha lekin iski ye zaban aur ghatiapan mujhay martay dam tk nahi bhoolay ga pic.twitter.com/UVnkTdC8EW — Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar (@KrqOfficial) April 27, 2022 Khalil tweeted, “ Ye hai iss aurat ka wo tweet jo iss ne Mar

IN PICTURES: Ali at the red carpet of TIME100 Next Gala

Pakistani musician Ali Sethi has shared pictures from the red carpet of TIME100 Next Gala that took place on Tuesday. Sethi wore a gender neutral dress. In September he shared that he has been featured in the TIME100 Next list after churning out a global chartbuster in the form of Coke Studio Season 14’s Pasoori. “Proud to be included in the 2022 TIME100 Next list — that too with a write-up from guru Amitav Ghosh. [In] this old-world portrait of me by Umar Nadeeem, I am wearing ZN ALI and looking pyaar-se [lovingly] at the pre-colonial past,” he wrote on his Insta while sharing the news. ‘Pasoori‘ has been written by Sethi and Fazal Abbas, while the composition has been done by Sethi and Zulfiqar J Khan, popularly known as Xulfi. The music has been produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and Xulfi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ali Sethi (@alisethiofficial) The post IN PICTURES: Ali at the red carpet of TIME100 Next Gala

Iman Aly clarifies her controversial remarks about Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan

Model-actor Iman Ali is known for being candid and blunt in her interviews. She often expresses her opinions without filtering them in interviews, which lands her in hot water. Iman received severe backlash in 2020 when her tongue-in-cheek remarks about industry Pakistani superstars like Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed. Iman released all her inhibitions and swung at every question with casual humour, giving usual rapid fire rounds a run for their money. She even said Humayun Saeed may as well have been a  doodh/dahi bechnay wala  (milk seller) with his typically Punjabi looks. When asked about the country’s favourite superstar at the moment, Mahira Khan, Iman had no second guesses. “She should’ve stayed a VJ. She was really good at that and I really liked her at that,” said Iman, chuckling at her own answer. Iman also made another revelation – she was offered  Raees  alongside Shah Rukh Khan before Mahira landed the coveted role. “The people who approached me told me

FACT CHECK: Has Rakhi Sawant converted to Islam?

Bollywood dancer and reality television star Rakhi Sawant is currently dating a Bangalorean Muslim entrepreneur and model Adil Khan. The Krazzy 4 star was recently captured in Hijab inspired dresses. She also stated in an interview that soon she’ll be tying the knot with Khan and will completely stop wearing revealing dresses because it’s not allowed in Islam. This statement of the Bigg Boss alum has started a debate on social media about Sawant’s religious beliefs. Rakhi earlier converted to Christianity from Hinduism in the mid-2000s. Although Rakhi is culturally secular and practices rituals of all religions. Although some youtube channels are claiming that she has already converted to Islam, but that is not factual. In an interview, the dancing diva revealed that Adil has gifted her a BMW car and a lavish home in Dubai. “Adil has bought a house in Dubai in my name. The other day, he’d gifted me a BMW. But frankly, my treasure is his love. His love is true. He is a loya

Iqra Aziz withdraws from project with Feroze Khan to show support with victims of domestic violence

Actor Iqra Aziz in an Instagram post has said that she is retracting from a project with Feroze Khan after he was accused of domestic violence. “To stay silent in the face of injustice is to side with the oppressor.’ In lieu of the situation regarding domestic violence, I have made the difficult but necessary decision to retract my project with Feroze Khan as a sign of support for victims of domestic abuse. I support Aliza Sultan for seeking justice, more strength and power to you,” she wrote in an Instagram post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IQRA AZIZ HUSSAIN (@iiqraaziz) On Monday, Aliza’s pictures from the court hearing went viral on social media. The mother-of-two presented evidence in court that showed bruises on her body.However, Khan has denied all the allegations. The post Iqra Aziz withdraws from project with Feroze Khan to show support with victims of domestic violence appeared first on The Current .

Rs 5 Million: Sonya Hussyn takes legal action against Urwa Hocane

Actor Sonya Hussyn has publicly shared that she has sent her film Tich Button ‘s producer Urwa Hocane a legal notice due to a “breach in contract” whereby she was not paid her contractual dues for the project. In the legal notice, the  Azaadi   star’s legal team addressed the matter by reminding Urwa that she “entered into contractual relations” with their client. “Under express terms and conditions”, she agreed to pay Sonya a certain amount upon completion of the shooting, which began on February 2, 2020 and ended on June 5, the same year. The notice states that even though Sonya performed her part of the contract “in exceptional circumstances” such as the outbreak of Covid-19, she was not paid her due “despite repeated requests and reminders” accounting for a “breach in contract”. It noted that after quite some time, “in stark convention and blatant violation of contract”, the  Meri Shehzadi  diva “fraudulently” attempted to pay Hussyn Rs500,000. Hussyn returned that cheque

Celebrities react to journalist Arshad Sharif’s demise

Journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya after being shot, according to his wife Javeria Siddique. She wrote, “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist @arsched today, as per police he was shot in Kenya. Respect our privacy and in the name of breaking pls don’t share our family pics, personal details and his last pictures from hospital.” I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist @arsched today, as per police he was shot in Kenya. Respect our privacy and in the name of breaking pls don't share our family pics, personal details and his last pictures from hospital. Remember us in ur prayers. pic.twitter.com/wP1BJxqP5e — Javeria Siddique (@javerias) October 24, 2022 A-list celebrities took to their social media handles to express grief and shock on Arshad’s demise. Actors like Sajal Aly, Muneeb Butt and Mariyam Nafees shared their thoughts on the unfortunate incident. Kenyan police report: According to a Kenyan police report, Arshad was traveling with

‘Would have dated him if he wasn’t taken’: Sonam Bajwa reveals her overwhelming love for Fawad Khan

Actor Sonam Bajwa is currently ruling the Indian Punjabi film industry and recently even created waves in Bollywood with a stellar song. The talented artist has often expressed her fondness for Pakistani artists like Sajal Aly and dramas like Mere Paas Tum Ho , and once again she has shared overwhelming admiration for Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan. She even termed the Zindagi Gulzar Hai star as her crush. The Guddiyan Patole star said, “I have a huge crush on Fawad Khan, I would have asked him for dating but since he’s married, so, I won’t do that, I don’t keep eye on married people”. Last year in an interview with  BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rashid, the  Carry On Jatta 2  actress said, ” I am the biggest, biggest fan of Sajal Aly, she is phenomenal and I feel so happy sharing that I’ve learned so much from her, she’s extraordinary and I think you’d agree. She’s the best actress and the finest actress of our times and I really look up to her”. The post ‘Would ha

Nargis Fakhri reveals the dark side of Bollywood

Bollywood actor Nargis Fakhri came to the limelight with feature film Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor. In a recent interview with Masal magazine, Nargis Fakhri recalled her initial days and revealed, “I didn’t know how to manoeuvre in a new culture. I was told that because I was so authentic and honest in my feelings it wasn’t a good thing. You have to interact with people even if you’re not comfortable with them. You have to put on a game face, which I couldn’t. I was said to be immature.” Fakhri understood overtime that people have three faces in the industry, a business face, a creative face and the personal face. The Houseful 3 star also underwent a lot of stress as she worked day and night for 8 long years and had no time left even for family. “Consequently, I developed health issues. Was I depressed? I guess you can use the word. I was unhappy in my situation and was questioning myself as to why I was still there. I took two years off to get healthy. I did Vipassana meditat

Madeha Naqvi lashes out at trolls for body-shaming her

Anchor Madeha Naqvi took to her Instagram handle to hit out at trolls who body shame her ever since she has gained some weight post delivering her first child. The acclaimed host stated in an Instagram video, “This is my body, I have just given birth to a child so if I have become fat or chubby, it shouldn’t matter to you.” She asked further, “Why is it so easy for men to question a women’s body weight, can they even take out a stone from your body?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madeha Naqvi (@madeha.naqvi) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madeha Naqvi (@madeha.naqvi) Madeha married MQM-P Senator Faisal Subzwari in 2018. The two were blessed with a baby boy earlier this year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madeha Naqvi (@madeha.naqvi) The post Madeha Naqvi lashes out at trolls for body-sham