Nisar dares Zardari to answer three questions over alleged offshore assets

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan challenged on Monday Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to answer three questions regarding the latter’s alleged corruption.

“From where did Zardari acquire the Dubai Palace? How and from where did Zardari acquire Surrey Palace? From where did Zardari make $60 million and where is the money right now?,” Nisar said while talking to media men in Islamabad.

The interior minister also took a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for partnering with the PPP in a joint drive for the disqualification Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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“Imran should question Bilawal about his father’s properties in Dubai and London before allowing the PPP chairman to sit on the container beside him.”

As the talks between the government and the opposition over terms of reference (ToRs) for the Panamagate inquiry have collapsed, the PTI and PPP have announced plans for a series of protests after Eidul Fitr.

Regarding the upcoming elections in Azad Kashmir, Nisar said army troops will be deployed during the polls to ensure free and fair elections.

Earlier, the interior minister inaugurated the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra)’s mega-centre in the federal capital.

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“CNIC issuance and registration of family and children facilities will be provided at the centre,” Radio Pakistan quoted a spokesperson for the interior ministry as saying.

“The centre will be capable to process two thousand applications for Computerised National Identity Card on a daily basis.”

Replying to a question, Nisar said Rangers in Karachi were mandated to tackle terrorism, extortion, kidnappings for ransom and target killings.

The minister, however, confessed there had been a rise in street crimes in the metropolis.

“There has been much progress in one of the two incidents of killing of Amjad Sabri and kidnapping of son of the chief justice of Sindh High Court.”

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Udaari Drama Has An Authentic and A Real Story – READ Full Review

Udaari drama has gained fame since the first episode hits the screen. The series dare to defy the stereotypes of our society. It has been depicting one of the deepest darkest evils successfully.

Though the series had faced a backlash from a certain group of audiences, causing PEMRA to issue a notice of the series, the project head, and the whole team has managed to defend their opinion on the matter.

The story written by Farhat Ishtiaq highlights the issue of child abuse that has been a social stigma since ages. The issue is one that’s not talked about generally. This is the reason some of the audiences can’t digest the fact. And that’s the same reason why we should celebrate it.

Why should you watch Udaari drama?

The strong female characters in the show make it a must watch.

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Sheedan is a strong willed woman who is recently widowed.  She lives with her daughter Meera. She looks for earning a living instead of crying over her fate.

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Sajjo is another strong character who’s been making both ends meet through a few resources. She lives with her daughter Zebo. She marries Imtiaz, an evil soul. The story takes on how Sajjo and Zebu will escape from the evil traps of Imtiaz.

Meera, Sheedan’s daughter, is close to the sweet and straightforward village girl. But as events turn out, she dares to defend her respect and worth.

Farhat Ishtiaq has kept these characters powerful yet realistic. She hasn’t depicted some super women. All these three characters are naive and heartbroken at times. But their strong will keeps them going to face the challenges life throws at them.

Udaari drama is not the typical “mazloom aurat” formula.

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I am not Fashionable: Fawad Khan

Dress looks beautiful due to person: Fawad Khan

I am not Fashionable: Fawad Khan

The very handsome and talented Fawad Afzal Khan who is not only popular in Pakistan but equally popular in India/ Bollywood recently said that he is not fashionable. Fawad Khan is heart throb of both Pakistan and India. Started his career as a singer stepped in to Pakistani film industry with very famous movie of Pakistan Khuda Kay Liay.

Fawad Khan worked in number of dramas but he came into lime light with very popular Woh Humsafar Tha on Hum Television network. Fawad and Mahira were leading artists of Woh Humsafar Tha. After that Fawad worked in number of dramas and got popularity from the role of Zaroon in Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

I am not Fashionable: Fawad Khan

Zindagi Gulzar Hai was a mega hit not only in Pakistan but in India also. Role of Zaroon gave him actual identity in India. He stepped in Bollywood with Khoobsurat. He made a strong position for him right after his first movie. Then he worked in Kapoor and Sons in which he played a difficult but controversial role. Now he is busy in some other mega projects in Bollywood.

Recently at an event in Mumbai, Fawad Khan said that he is not fashionable but he has sense of dressing. “Dress can not make any one beautiful, but a person can enhances the grace of dress”, he added. He also said that dress selection shows individual’s choice.

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How can Pakistani cinema make its mark? Don't follow Karan Johar, says Yasir Jaswal

The Pakistani entertainment industry has seen a turn for the better in the past few years, and Yasir Jaswal believes that things can only keep progressing if the local industry focuses on ‘Pakistani’ ideas.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, Yasir Jaswal, director ofJalaibee (2015), opened up about his upcoming project and whether he plans to cast one of his brothers in his latest film.

“It’s an action-thriller this time and the story has been finalized, but we’re still working on the script. There will be no samosas or pakoras,” joked the musician when asked whether he had titled his film as yet. However, he has not thought about casting either of his brothers in the film.

But casting is the least of his problems; Yasir reveals that the film will face a few road bumps along the way.

“It is based in Pakistan but some sequences will be shot internationally, because it’s difficult to shoot action sequences here. We tried doing that with Jalaibee, to have teams come from abroad and shoot here but that didn’t happen,” he said.

He explained, “Because of Pakistan’s conditions, people are scared to come here. However, it’s not like that, it’s safe, and good work is being done here. It’s the idea people abroad have of Pakistan, and we can only change that through films."

Although his film Jalaibee opened to mixed reviews, for Yasir it was the first of its kind he had seen in Pakistan, and he aims to carve a different module of films steering away from the repetitive Bollywood style.

“You either make it for the audience or you do it because you want to deviate from the norm, towards a new cinema. Most films from Bollywood are for money-making and it’s important that we bring something ‘Pakistani’ to our ideas and films,” said Yasir.

But that can only be done by staying unique, “not by following Karan Johar or copying their films."

“We’re copying an existing industry; ours will exist if we bring our own ideas to the table,” he said.

The musician/director strongly feels that the audience has been supportive of Pakistani cinema and cannot easily be fooled when it comes to content.

“Our audience is very smart -- even though we believe otherwise -- we think that we can show them anything, but a lot of films have flopped because of that. By thinking of putting an item song or showing girls dancing in a film, it will be hit, but many a times they are a flop, that’s because that doesn’t resonate with the audience," he said.

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I cannot take the Kim Kardashian route: Armeena Khan

LAHORE: While many actors in Pakistan aspire to cross borders, some residing overseas have made their way back home through the entertainment industry. Such is the story of Armeena Rana Khan’s life, as well as that of her character Meena in the upcoming film Janaan. She divulges details about rediscovering her home, her social responsibilities and the direction her career is headed, to The Express Tribune.

“I have refused 10 dramas and three films this year. I don’t want to do the bechari aurat role,” says Khan, adding, she only takes up projects that fit in with her principles. Shedding light on Janaan, she shares, “Meena, in Janaan is a lot like me — a young girl who has just returned to her roots and is rediscovering them from a fresh perspective. 

It talks about the relationships you didn’t nurture and the beauty of the area you originate from.” The film is meant to portray the Pukhtun community in a positive light, and Khan who is half Pathan herself, quips that her heritage helped her bag the role. “Meena is empowered, ambitious and ultimately falls in love with Pakistan like I did.”

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She sat with Osman Khalid Butt while he was finalising the script forJanaan. “My habits were incorporated into the script like how I laugh and my expressions so you will see Meena in all of Armeena’s shades in the film.”

Khan who started her career with films feels she doesn’t translate as well on TV serials. However, she did take up a few dramas such as Karb — where she plays a girl who belongs to a family from Lucknow — so she could prove her mettle with Urdu to local audiences. Contrary to what some may believe about her having an edge over local female actors, Khan disagrees. 

“My upbringing is not in accordance with the local culture or the daily activities of Pakistani housewives; so I had to study it — it’s not something that came naturally to me.” That is why, after her first serial with Wajahat Rauf, Khan took acting courses at Pinewood and Ealing in London. “My shortcomings came to light but I realised that acting schools are great but ultimately it boils down to how centred you are in your character.”

Currently, Khan is in the UK running her property business and shooting a short film titled Achilles Protocol. “If we’re lucky you’ll see it at the Cannes Film Festival next year”, she says, the same festival where in 2013, Khan became the first Pakistani female actor in attendance.

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Recently the fair-skinned actor recently got offered a lucrative contract with a skin whitening company but turned it down. “I can’t go down the Kim Kardashian route or endorse things that hurt people’s self-esteem because many of my fans are young women,” she notes. “I am not averse to Bollywood because I’ve done that already but I have a strong sense of social responsibility. I am the first girl in my family to enter the media; so they have expectations of me as do my fans.”

Little known to most, Khan’s acting debut was a Bollywood art house film called Huff! It’s too much, followed by some short films in the UK. Following that, she appeared in a few local music videos, serial dramas and then bagged Bin Roye for which she received a Lux Style Awards (LSA) nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category.

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