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The eagerly anticipated movie "Aasman Bolay Ga," which tells the narrative of an Indo-Pakistani love affair, is prepared to open in theatres in 2023. According to news reports, the film would star Emmad Irfani as Squadron Leader Hassan Siddiqui and actress Maya Ali as an Indian journalist. The first theatrical poster for the film, which was just unveiled, immediately attracted viewers' attention. In the background of the two principal actors on the "Asman Bolay Ga" poster are flags of Pakistan and India. Maya Ali and Emmad Irfani can be seen unwinding amid huge pastures surrounded by mountains and a blazing sky. In order to represent a border and distance, the poster also features a line dividing two characters. Shoaib Mansoor's previous films' names were cleverly mixed in the movie's first trailer, which was published in July 2022, to spell out "Khuda Kay Liye Bol Verna Aasman Bolay Ga." The veteran returns to the world of the armed forces...

In a confrontation with the police, TV host Imran Riaz attempted to enter the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday along with five guys who were wearing Arshad Sharif masks to demonstrate their support for the deceased journalist. The scenario became violent as the masked men shouted chants in support of Arshad Sharif and attempted to force Imran Riaz and themselves inside the stadium. After a police inspector ruled that wearing the mask depicting the "face" of the deceased journalist on the grounds of the stadium was against Pakistan Cricket Board policy/regulations, the two sides began fighting and the TV presenter got into a heated dispute (PCB). According to the video, the police inspector claimed that using the mask of the murdered Arshad Sharif's face represented a "particular narrative" that could not be shared during a sporting event. Additionally, he stated that senior officers had given the police assigned to the Gaddafi Stadium for security strong instructions t...

India notified Pakistan on January 25 that the Indus Waters Treaty must be changed. Pakistan has steadfastly declined to interact. The 1960 pact, which was originally signed by India, Pakistan, and the World Bank, grants India and Pakistan ownership rights to various rivers in the Indus Basin. The treaty has frequently been regarded by analysts as a high point in the two countries' otherwise tense bilateral relationship. Nonetheless, resentment has been building in both nations, and India and Pakistan have already engaged in public spats over the treaty. Both the engineering issues at stake and the procedures the treaty outlines for resolving them are very sophisticated. But, India's desire to construct hydropower projects on the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab Rivers is the root of the issue. Pakistan has unrestricted access to these waterways thanks to the pact. The pact, however, places restrictions on what India, which is upstream, can do with them. Pakistan wants to make sure th...

The American television show Breaking Bad debuted on AMC in 2008 and continued for five seasons before ending in 2013. Vince Gilligan conceived of it and oversaw its production. The programme centres on Walter White, a struggling Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school chemistry teacher. After receiving a cancer diagnosis, Walter decides to start making and selling methamphetamine with the help of a former pupil named Jesse Pinkman in order to provide for his family financially before he passes away. In the course of the series, Walter and Jesse are drawn deeper and deeper into the criminal underworld, forcing them to deal with perilous drug lords, dishonest police officials, and their own moral dilemmas. One of the finest television shows of all time, Breaking Bad has received praise from critics for its script, acting, and directing. It has received multiple honours, including two Golden Globe Awards and 16 Primetime Emmy Awards. Breaking Bad fame For a number of reasons, Breaking Bad i...

Sonam Bajwa is a Indian punjabi film actress. She is one of the top punjabi actresses. She has a huge fan following in India as well as in neighbourhood Pakistan. Her beauty and charm are one of the reasons beside her acting which makes her so special among fans. Recently on twitter while replying to a Pakistani fan she announced that she will visit Pakistan this year. After seeing that tweet, Pakistani fans of her are in surprise and happy. Because Pakistan is a country where Sonam has a huge fan following and almost every other person knows her. Although some Bajwa's in Pakistan are not famous for right reasons. But Sonam Bajwa is a name which everyone loves. After the tweet, the next question which is arising in the minds of Pakistani fans is when she will come to Pakistan. The young fans of Sonam are eagerly waiting to see her. Career She started her career as an air hostess before entering the entertainment industry. She made her acting debut in the Punjabi film industry with ...

Emraan Hashmi is a Indian film actor who is equally famous in India and Pakistan both. Emraan Hashmi has a huge fan base in Pakistan. Mostly the youth of Pakistan and the most part of it young girls admire like him a lot. His upcoming movie Selfiee starring him and Akshay Kumar is set to release today in India. It is a big collaboration of India's two big movie stars, and people are excited to see them on the same screen for the first time. They both are extremely talented actors who are known to everyone. Emraan Hashmi's Bio Emraan Hashmi is an Indian film actor who has primarily worked in Hindi-language films. He was born on March 24, 1979, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Emraan is the nephew of famous Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and cousin of actress Alia Bhatt. Film Debut Emraan Hashmi made his acting debut in the year 2003 with the film "Footpath," but he got his breakthrough with the film "Murder" (2004), which was a commercial success. Since then...

There have been rumors and speculations about the production of "Hera Pheri 3" for several years. The first two movies in the series, "Hera Pheri" and "Phir Hera Pheri," were popular Bollywood comedies released in 2000 and 2006, respectively. There were reports in 2019 that the film was in the pre-production stage and that the original cast, including Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, and Paresh Rawal, would be returning for the third installment. However, there has been no official confirmation from the filmmakers or the cast regarding the movie's release date or other details. As of now, it is unclear when "Hera Pheri 3" will be released or if it will be made at all. Fans of the series will have to wait for further announcements from the film's production team or official sources for more information. However, based on the success of the previous two movies in the series and the return of the original cast, fans can likely expect a similar bl...

RAWALPINDI: Considering a spilled brief snippet which purportedly highlighted a discussion between previous CM Punjab Parvez Elahi and a Supreme Court judge, PML-N boss Maryam Nawaz on Sunday requested accountability in the legal executive and said Pakistan required "legit judges" rather than the ones who supposedly preferred Imran Khan. Talking to a laborers show in Rawalpindi, the PML-N senior VP said that judges named in the audio leak ought to have "moral mental fortitude" to leave their post. Ms Nawaz said the whole legal executive was not disproportionate however there were just a few dishonest judges in the legal executive who were supposedly one-sided. "Imran Khan is hoping to get support from the supreme court to return to drive subsequent to neglecting to get support from the court," she claimed. She guaranteed there were a few supporters of previous spymaster retired General Faiz Hameed in the legal executive and they should have been held ...

Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView data showed that the BTC USD exchange rate reached $24,635 on Bitstamp. The brace latterly dropped back below $750 after a strong rejection on hourly timescales, keeping a trading range all weekend. On February 20, Wall Street was closed for the day, meaning that Bitcoin had to endure three days of "after hours" trading with lower liquidity and a advanced chance of erratic up and down moves. Data from Coinglass reveals that these to some extent materialised, with attempts to surpass the highs of the former week failing and leading to the liquidation of both long and short dealers. Observing a resource the origin of flash volatility, which was being caused by Goliath dealers on exchanges trying to move the request with a lot of shot and ask liquidity, was still being covered by Material pointers. Since 2007, Gladstein has served as the nonprofit association's principal strategy officer. The organisation is committed to advancing an...

Tesla, Inc. is a worldwide American corporation with offices in Austin, Texas, that specialises in clean energy, artificial intelligence, and automobiles. Tesla creates and manufactures solar panels, solar roof tiles, electric vehicles (electric cars and trucks), residential and grid-scale battery energy storage, and other associated goods and services. One of the most valuable firms in the world, Tesla will be the most valuable automobile by 2023. With 21% of the battery-electric (pure electric) market and 14% of the plug-in market, the firm sold the most battery electric and plug-in electric vehicles globally in 2021. (which includes plug-in hybrids). The business creates and installs a significant amount of photovoltaic systems in the US through its subsidiary Tesla Energy. With 3.99 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of deployed battery energy storage systems in 2021, Tesla Energy is also among the biggest suppliers of such systems globally. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning established Tesla...

Ramiz Hasan Raja was the 35th Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board from September 2021 to December 2022. He is a Pakistani cricket administrator, commentator, former player, and YouTuber. Raja played for Pakistan as a player in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ramiz Talks, his YouTube channel, he also discusses cricket. Raja was born into a Janjua clan Punjabi Muslim Rajput household. On his wife's side, his mother-in-law is from Delhi, and his father-in-law is from Karnal, Haryana. His parents had left the Indian city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, during the Partition of India. He eventually requested Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Dada to construct his Lahore home after Jaipur's Rambagh Palace because he was a fan of Rajasthani architecture. His brother Wasim Raja and cousin Atif Rauf played for the Pakistan national cricket team, and another brother Zaeem Raja played first-class cricket. His father Saleem Akhtar was a cricket player during the British colonial era who played for Multan and...

After appearing in the transnational film "What is Love Got to Do With It", Sajal Aly, a talented Pakistani TV and film actress, is now getting well- known worldwide. Numerous are felicitating her amusement in the film, which has been released internationally. Shekar Kapoor, an Indian filmmaker, also lauded Sajal for her gift. Sajal Aly lately claimed that she does not believe being married is vital in an interview with YouTuber Ridah Khan. "In a way, you aren't asking me; you know the answer, and you know what you want," she remarked when asked about it. You're apprehensive that, while being in love or being with the right person is a awful idea, you aren't whole without a man. I do not believe so; I do not truly long for immortal company. I believe and due to the immense amount of love, respect, and praise, I'm satisfied and I rejoice every day. Sajal Aly is presently unattached, but she was formerly wed to Ahad Raza Mir. Following the viewing of ...

ISLAMABAD: Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is optimistic about Pakistan's use of nuclear power. Speaking on Thursday at a seminar organised by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad, the IAEA director general cited Pakistan's political will, technical prowess, and history of nuclear safety as factors contributing to his optimism regarding the prospects for the development of nuclear energy. Additionally, he added, the nation possesses the technological and engineering capacity for new nuclear power facilities, including small modular reactors (SMRs), pointing to a bright future for nuclear energy and the accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan's minister of planning and development, said during the event that Pakistan and the IAEA have a mutually beneficial cooperation that spans all aspects of nuclear technology. Notwithstanding Pakistan's low ranking o...

According to a elderly economist from Moody's Analytics, Pakistan's inflation might reach on 33% in the first half of 2023 before drifting down. He said that the frugality is doubtful to recover on its own without backing from the IMF.  "In our opinion, a deliverance from the IMF will not be sufficient to renew the frugality. Profitable operation that's patient and sound is what the frugality actually needs", elderly economist Katrina Ell stated in a Wednesday interview.  "There's still a delicate trip in front of us. Financial and fiscal austerity are anticipated to last long till 2024" she added.  The IMF and the government of Pakistan were unable to come to an agreement last week, and after 10 days of reflections, a visiting IMF group left Islamabad with the pledge that addresses would continue. Pakistan is suffering from a severe profitable extremity and is in hopeless need of money.  In the $2.5 billion still staying as part of the current packa...

WASHINGTON On Tuesday, the government of Pakistan responded to the draft of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Programs (MEFP) that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had participated.   Member nations produce Memoranda of Economic and Financial programs. In the environment of its request for fiscal backing from the IMF, a country outlines the programs that it wants to put into place in a memorandum.  "The Fund encouraged the draft MEFP to us. Finance Secretary Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh told Dawn that we have expressed our opinions on it and bandied with them." "Dispatch communication has continued, but moment (Tuesday), virtual engagement will begin."  According to him, the Pakistani government was working with the IMF to "expeditiously complete" earlier measures and pledges.  The profitable collaboration commission (PCC) has formerly authorised changes to power and prices as well as increased plutocrat for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) t...

Virgin Atlantic, a British airline, made the advertisement that it would stop flying to Pakistan on Monday. The airline blazoned in a press release that it was ending service between London and Lahore and Islamabad. We took the chance to assess our entire network and made a many advancements as we continued to gauge up our flying programme in 2023. We sorrowfully decided to cease our services between London Heathrow and Pakistan after this review, a spokesman was cited as saying in a press release. The representative expressed remorse for any difficulty caused and emphasised that this wasn't a choice that was "made smoothly." The representative stated, "We'd want to express our sincere gratefulness to everyone in Pakistan; our guests, brigades, mates, and the authorities for their backing over the once two times." It further stated that the airline would continue to give breakouts between London and Islamabad and Lahore until May 1 and July 9, independently....

Imran Khan, the head of the PTI and a former prime minister, has attributed Pakistan's raising terrorism to the "negligence" of its security forces and intelligence organisations.    Imran bandied the recent review of the PTI government's choice to talk with the interdicted Tehreek- i- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) before it was overthrown in an interview with Voice of America English that vented on Saturday(Feb. 11).    He was responding to the host's inquiry about whether he still "daises by" his blessing of the accommodations.    According to the National Counterterrorism Authority, the TTP used the time needed for accommodations with the group to reorganise, which is one of the reasons why terrorism has increased in Pakistan. You were in power when those conversations first began. "Do you still stand by your choice to authorize those addresses?" journalist Sarah Zaman questioned.    "Well, first of all, what options did( the) Pakistani govern...

At a police station in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan's Punjab province, a man convicted of blasphemy was lynched by an enraged mob on Saturday. According to reports, Muhammad Waris, who was charged with "desecrating the Quran," was arrested at the Warburton Police Station, around 80 kilometres outside Lahore, when an enraged mob stormed the facility through the front gate. According to reports, the mob stripped Waris of his clothes and carried him around the streets before burning his body on fire. Another video that has surfaced depicts small children inside the police station while glass is shattered and furniture is flipped over. The children are ostensibly members of the crowd. According to an Al-Jazeera report, Waris was detained in 2019 on a previous blasphemy accusation and remained behind bars until last year. When the police rescued him and took him into custody on Saturday, he was beaten up by those who apparently witnessed him committing a Quran desecration. Nawaz Wa...

The National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) "double standards" are what, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, are driving the nation towards catastrophe. The Bab-e-Pakistan project, a national landmark, and the upgrading of Walton Road in Lahore were both dedicated at the ceremony where the prime minister made these statements. The premier highlighted concerns about the NAB's performance while discussing the suspected corruption in this project, questioning why it targeted innocent people while failing to call those responsible. "I want that nobody, not even my adversary, visits the NAB's akhuwat khana. Unarmed individuals were forced up against the wall. But did NAB dig into the individuals involved in this project's malfeasance, where billions were misappropriated? Double standards were to blame for Pakistan's problems. The 220 million citizens of the nation must jointly bury the idea that "might is right" for good, he proclaimed, ad...

The federal government has established a Rs 10 billion relief fund for earthquake-stricken Turkiye, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also encouraged Pakistanis to "generously donate" to help the victims. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would purchase relief materials from the fund and send them to Turkiye, according to the premier, who was speaking at a ceremony at an airport in Lahore from where aid will being delivered to that country. Officials and medical personnel said that 17,674 fatalities from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and 3,377 fatalities from the tremor on Monday were confirmed, bringing the overall toll to 21,051. PM Shehbaz and Emir Ozbay, the Turkish consul general in Lahore, said in a media interview that the terrible earthquake had killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria and left millions homeless. He said, "There are horrible sights everywhere. The destruction of such magnitude is less witnessed where par...

Pakistan's economy can only grow sustainably if the country adopts "productivity-enhancing reforms that enable a better allocation of resources and talent," according to a World Bank news release summarising its most recent evaluation. The study, titled "From Swimming in Sand to High and Sustainable Growth," reportedly called for allocating resources to more dynamic endeavours and talent to more fruitful uses. According to a press release summarising the report's findings, the nation's inability to effectively allocate these resources "stunted its economic development and showed indications of systematic productivity stagnation across enterprises and farms." Additionally, it claimed that businesses losing efficiency over time was largely to blame for the output halt in both manufacturing and services. A "systematic decline in agricultural production" was also noted, and the statement emphasised the "strong relationship" betw...

Sources said on Thursday that Pakistan and the IMF had reached an agreement following 10 days of "difficult" talks that releases more than a $1 billion loan tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that had been suspended for the previous five months. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the IMF team met, according to sources with knowledge of the proceedings, and the mission briefed the premier on the agreement. The sources claim that the prime minister approved the agreement after speaking with Fund officials in Islamabad via video link while doing so from Lahore. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had earlier confirmed the development, saying that talks with the IMF were "on track" and that the government would deliver "positive news" on the topic today. The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) $2.91 billion in foreign currency reserves, which are only enough to cover imports for 0.58 months, are what keep the country's $350 billion economy afloat. The $6 ...