Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza to Host a Talk Show

The cross border couple Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza will be hosting a new talk show on Urduflix amidst divorce rumours

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza are known as the power couple but lately there has been news circulating hinting at their separation.

The couple who has been together for 12 years has not said anything regarding their married life and did not reveal anything.

They kept their silence but their fans have been speculating with the news for quite a few days. Still none of them addressed this situation and remained numb about it.

Amidst all the divorce rumours, the popular streaming site Urduflix has shared a poster for a talk show which features Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik.

The upcoming show is called ‘The Mirza Malik Show’ which suggests that the couple will host the talk show and invite guests over from the Entertainment industry..

However, the couple themselves did not tease anything related to this show.

The fans of both Shoaib and Sania became excited and shared their happiness seeing them together again.

Green shirts Did not Win the Finals but Won Hearts

The finals of T20 World Cup ended with England winning the trophy and Pakistan winning the support and hearts

Australian stadium, Melbourne cricket ground witnessed a nail-biting match between England and Pakistan today.

England took the winning trophy home as they became the T20 World champions. England won the game through their outstanding performing.

Pakistan did not win the match but was also applauded for its worked up performance.

Green shirts gave the target of 138 runs which seemed quite less as for the game’s format but England still struggled to chase the target because of Pakistan’s bowling spell.

The injury of Shaheen Shah Afridi at the crucial moment completely changed the game according to cricket experts.

England’s Stokes scored brilliantly and gave England its victory.

However, the fans from all over the world congratulated both the teams and praised Pakistan’s performance in the finals.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Shareef congratulated the team for reaching finals. He said, “we are proud of our boys in green for making it to the final match of this mega tournament.”

 

Explosion in Istanbul Costs Six Lives – Turkey

Tourist’s favourite place to visit, Istanbul in Turkey faces an explosion on Istaklal avenue in which 6 people were killed.

The whole world is sending wishes to Turkey as Istanbul got hit by an explosion which left six people dead and almost 53 people injured.

The explosion took place in Istaklal avenue around 4 pm in the evening when it was packed with people.

The cause of the explosion is not clear at the moment according to the police, but it could be an act of terrorism as suggested by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

The President said, “efforts to seize control of Türkiye and the Turkish nation through terrorism will not yield results.”

According to the police, the initial investigation suggests that a woman played an important role in the explosion. Police is still investigating the area for further details.

After the explosion, ambulances rushed to the scene quickly and police also took control of the situation.

Bipasha Basu and Karan Welcome New Family Member

The popular Bollywood couple, Bipasha and Karan welcomed their baby this week and got blessed with a baby girl

Earlier this year, Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu took to Instagram to announce her pregnancy news to the fans who love the couple.

She posted a picture of herself with a baby bump with husband Karan Singh Grover. They were both extremely happy to celebrate the news with everyone.

Bipasha captioned the picture as, “a new time, a new phase, a new light adds another unique shade to our prism of life. Making us a little more whole than we used to be. We began this life individually and then we met each other and from then we were two,”

The Dill Mill Gayye actor, Karan Singh Grover also shared the happy news with his fans announcing the pregnancy of Bipasha Basu.

Today, the couple finally welcomed their first child with grace and happiness.

Both Bipasha and Karan took to Instagram to announce the birth of their baby daughter with a picture of her tiny feet.

They named their daughter ‘Devi Basu Singh Grover’. All the celebrities and fans wished them and congratulated them on embracing parenthood.

China Still Continues to Struggle with Covid

The world’s second largest economy, China is still struggling with Covid as it witnesses the largest Covid infections since April

The world did not get rid of Covid and the country where Covid originated still suffers from it and continues to battle it.

The ever rising infections are taking a toll on country’s economy because of strict measures taken by the government.

The Chinese government is strict with quarantines, lockdown, travel interruptions and frequent testing.

The National Health Commission in China reported more than 12,000 cases in a single day, and it has been the largest tally since April.

The capital of China, Beijing reported 68 symptomatic and 54 asymptomatic Covid cases.

The malls in China are being closed as preventive measures to lower the increasing Covid cases.

But the government still struggles to completely eradicate Covid.

The global city of Guangzhou with a population of 19 million witnessed a sudden rise in Covid cases, followed by strict lockdown measures from the government.

The residents of Guangzhou are not content with this scenario and took to Weibo to criticize the government for their sudden lockdown and quarantine policies.

The banks in China claim that this situation will halt the economic growth of the country because the numbers are rising everyday and investors are not happy about this situation.

TikTok’s New Feature Allows Shopping Within the App

Social media platform TikTok introduces its new shopping feature in the application for promoting e-commerce

The popular social media platform TikTok recently introduced their ‘in-shopping’ feature in the United States of America.

This feature will allow the users to directly shop from their favourite brands within the app, without having to go to another window or site.

The shopping feature was already launched in the UK and Indonesia and it became quite popular among the public.

TikTok is one of the fastest growing platforms which has more than 1 billion users. This giant platforms always roll out new features to engage the audience.

The company’s new focus is on the e-commerce lately which is why they launched the shopping feature. The company said, “with millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users.”

TikTok has realized that e-commerce is a potential aspect that must be explored because small and local businesses are always looking for ways to promote their products and services on the platform.

This shopping feature will bring in huge profits for TikTok company because brands will easily target their potential customers with buyer intent.

President Arif Alvi Playing His Role in Negotiations

Pakistani President, Arif Alvi claims that he political role does not allow him but still he is trying to maintain and save democracy

Pakistan’s politics is going through a turmoil lately and both the opposition and government are not on negotiating terms.

Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI), Imran Khan is trying to convince the government for general elections through his Azadi long march.

The government on the other hand does not want elections as it can bring extreme political instability.

President Arif Alvi says that he is trying to save democracy by playing the role of a negotiator between the government and his party, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf.

He said, “I am trying to reduce tensions and bring all political parties to negotiating table to save democracy from derailing and improve situation,”

Further he added, “I am playing a role of mediator as supreme commander of the armed forces but I am not a broker.”

Speaking about the details of the matter he said, “matters are being kept under wraps to so that things progress amicably”.

Currently, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf is continuing their Azadi March under the leadership of PTI officials Asad Umar and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while Imran khan also address the participants through video stream.

Babar Azam is All Excited for the T20 Finals

Pakistani cricket team’s captain, Babar Azam is all excited and geared up to face the opponent England in the T20 World Cup finals.

Pakistan cricket team’s spirit are all high as they are about to play the T20 World Cup finals against England who recently entered the finals by beating India by 10 wickets.

Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam is excited about the upcoming match as he addresses the press conference.

He said, “I’m more excited than nervous … it is no doubt that pressure exists, but it can only be suppressed with confidence and belief in ourselves. And for good results, it is important that one must do so.”

England’s team seems to be in great form especially after their match with India, in which Buttler and Hales singlehandedly turned the match in England’s favour, leading it towards victory.

But Babar Azam has his faith in green shirts and bowlers. He praised England by saying, “England is a competitive team, their win to reach the finals against India was a proof of that,”

Talking about his strategy for the World Cup finals, he states, “Our strategy is to stick to our plan and use our pace attack as our strength to win the finals.”

Captain Babar Azam believes that first few overs and powerplay is crucial part of the game and will take full advantage of that.

He said, “Utilising the powerplay to grab as many wickets will be essential for the match,”

Pakistani cricket fans are all set to support the green shirts and Captain Babar Azam in their T20 World Cup finals.

 

New Decisions by Twitter Everyday Creates Confusion

Since the Tesla owner, Elon Musk has taken over the tech platform Twitter, new decisions are being made everyday confusing people

Twitter and its users have seen a dramatic month as Elon Musk bought the social media platform and implemented his new rules.

These new rules are not liked by people very much.

Twitter decided that people will pay for their blue tick subscription, which will be around $7. After this subscription, all the users will be allowed to have blue tick next to their names.

Twitter believed that this decision will solve the issue regarding fake accounts and bots, as now all accounts will be verifiable and authentic due to blue tick subscription.

However, the confusion ensues because now the subscription services are being delayed by the platform to address the impersonation concerns.

A lot of staff members have already left twitter because of this uncertain situation about the direction of the platform.

People believe that the downfall of twitter has started. But Elon Musk is bent on proving people wrong as he claims he will make it successful.

UK to be Hit by Worst Recession in History

The UK economy is witnessing a shrink and is going through economically tough time and is expected to experience a recession

The analysts suggest that UK economy shrank between July and September and is expected to be hit by a long recession.

The country is going through a recession because of market collapse, high inflation rates, fuel and gas high prices, and impact of Russia and Ukraine war.

The recession is expected to rise by the end of the year which can create a gloomy picture for the residents of UK.

The residents of UK are already facing hardships due to soaring prices of food and fuel resources. Many people have to cut and limit their spending.

The bank of England has warned the government and people that the next two years “will be very challenging for the economy.”

During a recession, the businesses shrink and they have to limit their spending by cutting off workers’ salary or firing them altogether.

Fresh graduates find it hard to find new jobs, and people who already have jobs lose their established jobs.

The bank of England suggests that this recession will be the longest recession that UK will go through since the recession of 1920s.

Gas Supply for Only 8 Hours in Winters

Pakistan is about to experience gas shortage like never before as the Petroleum Division decides to supply gas for 8 hours only.

Winters are almost round the corner and Petroleum Division has warned the people of Pakistan about the gas shortage.

The Petroleum Division stated that gas would be available to domestic consumers for only 8 hours in a day.

These 8 hours include three hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon and three hours in the evening.

They also said that there will not be any gas supply for 16 hours.

Muhammad Mehmood, the secretary incharge on Petroleum Division clearly said, “there would be no gas supply (to household consumers) for 16 hours,”

He further added that natural gas is scarce in the country and with coming winters, Pakistan will face gas shortage as there is not enough gas available.

According to Mehmood, gas production is declining on a rapid pace due to which there might be absolutely no gas available in ten years time.

He explained that international gas companies are not coming to Pakistan to search for new oil and gas points because of political instability in the country.

Moreover, gas cannot be imported from Russia and Iran due to the political circumstances surrounding the Ukraine war.

The government cannot buy LNG for domestic consumers because it is quite expensive.

The situation regarding gas shortage seems bleak at the moment but the government is trying to make sure that domestic consumers do not suffer much.

Women Not Allowed to Visit Parks in Taliban Reign

The Ministry of Morality banned women’s entry in parks in Afghanistan as they do not understand the Islamic interpretation of dress code.

The spokesperson of Taliban’s ministry of morality, Akif Muhajir recently discuss the decision of banning women from going to parks.

He said in the interview that the ministry has discussed the issue and allowed the women to enter parks but they did not follow the dress code rules.

Muhajir explained, “For the last 14 or 15 months we were trying to provide an environment according to Sharia (Islamic law) and our culture for women to go to the parks,”

He further added, “Unfortunately, the owners of parks didn’t cooperate with us very well, and also the women didn’t observe hijab as was suggested. For now, the decision has been taken that they are banned,”

Although most women wear hijab in Afghanistan but Taliban government want women to dress a certain way.

They want women to cover themselves in a flowy garment called ‘burqa’ from head to toe, and cover their faces as well.

In some urban areas, the women wear hijab but do not cover their faces.

The Taliban government want them to wear burqa and cover their face too, or else they will remain banned from parks.

Celebrities Take on Rabia Anum’s Exit from Nida’s Show

The famous actress Mishi Khan shared her views regarding Rabia Anum’s exit from Nida Yasir’s morning show

Recently on Nida Yasir’s morning show; the anchor and host, Rabia Anum decided to leave the show in between because of the actor Mohsin Abbas Haider’s presence.

Mohsin is accused of domestic violence against his ex-wife. Rabia Anum protested, apologized to Nida Yasir and walked out of the show.

Later that day, the veteran actress Mishi Khan took to Instagram to share her views regarding Rabia Anum’s exit from the show.

She said in a video message that, “You (Rabia) had ample time to walk out before going live rather this awful move,”

On the other hand, the popular actress Mira Sethi defended Rabia’s stance and replied to Mishi Khan saying, “What Rabia Anum did was not in ‘bad taste.’ She excused herself from a live show, and refused to share space with a man accused of domestic violence. It’s called protest. And it’s far more powerful than quietly slinking away from the makeup room.”

Upon Mira’s response, Mishi Khan again responded and reinstated her point of view saying, “Thank you Mira Sethi for your response. I really respect your opinion but I [will] stick to mine that it was in bad taste.”

Mishi further added, “You know if someone like that [Haider] has come on a show, someone who you’ve stood up against, you can walk out before and it’s still called a protest.”

Iran is Angry with Saudi Arabia Amidst Protests

Iranian intelligence ministry has warned Saudi Arabia to not meddle in their internal affairs or else there will be consequences.

Iran on Wednesday warned its rival Saudi Arabia to stay out of their matters or else they might take some serious actions against the Arab country.

Iran is going through a rough patch as protests are breaking out all across the country.

The protests are in support of a Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the police custody.

The Iranian police arrested her because she did not wear a hijab. Later she died in the police custody. This situation resulted in protests all over Iran.

Iran believes that Saudi media is instigating the matter.

Iran revolutionary guard Hossein Salami said, “I am warning the Saudi ruling family…. Watch your behaviour and control these media … otherwise you will pay the price. This is our last warning because you are interfering in our state matters through these media. We told you, be careful,”

Iran’s officials also said, “Until now, Iran has adopted strategic patience with firm rationality, but it cannot guarantee that it will not run out if hostilities continue,”

Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatif further added, “If Iran decides to retaliate and punish, glass palaces will crumble and these countries will not experience stability anymore.”

India Says Goodbye to T20 Worldcup Finals

England wins against India in T20 World Cup Internationals by 10 wickets in what seemed like a one-sided match

The world witnessed a fascinating semi finals match between England and Indian cricket team in Australia.

England played outstandingly in the field and won their success against Indian cricket team and got their ticket into the finals.

After losing, Indian cricket team is out of this T20 World Cup and will go home to Delhi.  England will go on to play its final match against Pakistan.

England got its victory because of massive innings by Jos Buttler and Alex Hales.

Their batting spell did not fail as Buttler made 80 runs and Hales made 86 runs leading England into the finals.

England won the toss and chose to bowl first. India batted and Kohli and Hardik Pandya remained formidable in the match.

Their efforts allowed India to give an impressive target of 169 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.

However, England made a powerful entry as only Buttler and Hales’ partnership did the trick and won the match without losing any wickets.

Indian bowlers could not perform against powerful shots from Hales and Buttler.

Jennifer Aniston Speaks About Struggle with Pregnancy

The American sweetheart Jennifer Aniston broke silence on her pregnancy struggles and how it affected her

Jennifer Aniston, known as the sweetheart of America has been in the limelight almost all her life and there has been times where she faced many ups and downs.

The friends’ star finally spoke about her personal life and addressed all the rumours that were circulating regarding her personal life.

She also addressed the rumour that claimed that her and ex-husband Brad Pitt marriage did not work out because she could not get pregnant and give him a child.

She said, “God forbid a woman is successful and doesn’t have a child. And the reason my husband left me, why we broke up and ended our marriage, was because I wouldn’t give him a kid. It was absolute lies. I don’t have anything to hide at this point.”

She added that now she feels confident and does not need to hide anything because she has made peace with everything.

She stated, “because now there is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore”.

The actress further discussed how badly she struggled with pregnancy and how tough it was for her.

She shared, ‘All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it. I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favour.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed,”

She further shared that she is relieved now and still wants to focus on her work and leave all this behind.

YouTube Introduces New Feature for its Users

Social media platform YouTube is all set to introduce a new feature for its audience known as ‘Go Live Together’

YouTube is one of the most popular social media platforms with more than 2.1 billion monthly users.

The giant platform has decided to launch a new feature called ‘go live together’ for the users to enjoy a new live streaming experience.

This feature will allow the creator to go live with other guest creators on the video platform.

However, this feature will only be allowed on the phones and not on desktop.

This feature will only allow one guest at a time. The creators can rotate the guests according to their requirement but only one guest can appear at one time.

The guest creator will be seen live streaming with the host creator in the top section of the screen.

To enter the live stream mode, creators will fill in the required information by the platform and then invite the guest creator they wish to invite.

YouTube advertisements will also run on the live streams but the revenue will only go to the host creator.

PTI to Resume Their Long March in Wazirabad

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf is all set to resume their Azadi long march in Wazirabad after a brief pause

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf has decided to continue their Azadi long march in Wazirabad towards the capital, Islamabad.

The Azadi long march under the leadership of PTI chairman, Imran Khan came to a halt because of the shooting in which Imran Khan and other party officials were injured.

Now after a week, the march will go on as planned by the PTI leadership.

PTI’s senior leader Fawad Chaudhry announced on Twitter about the continuation of long march.

He said, PTI will “start the journey from the same place in Wazirabad where the assassination attempt on Imran Khan was made”

Imran Khan will be a part of this rally and will address the crowd through a live stream.

Because of his injuries, he cannot personally attend the long march as of now.

But former prime minister Imran Khan wishes to personally lead the long march soon enough.

PM Shahbaz Sharif Leaves for London for a Private Visit

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is going to London on a private visit after attending the COP27 summit in Egypt.

Premier Shahbaz Sharif visited London last time in September to attend the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II to pay her respects.

This time Maryam Aurangzeb who is the federal minister of Information and Broadcasting posted on Twitter regarding the departure of PM Shahbaz Sharif from Egypt to London.

She tweeted that, ‘Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will leave for London after attending COP27 summit in Sharm el Sheikh on a private visit.’

Sources suggest that Shahbaz Sharif will meet his brother on his London Visit.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will discuss important political matters with Nawaz Sharif. He might discuss the political and economic condition of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf’s long march.

His visit will be for a short time and will not last for more than two days.

‘Oreo’ Company Decided To Remove Ads from Twitter

The biscuit ‘Oreo’ makers have decided to pull off their ads from Twitter because of increase in hate speech.

Mondelez, the famous corporation that makes biscuits and chocolates, have decided to take a decision related to twitter.

They are extremely popular for making chocolates like Cadbury and Milka. They also make Oreo biscuits which is a favourite all over the world.

The corporation has decided to remove their ads from Twitter platform after the Tesla owner Elon Musk bought the social media platform.

The CEO of the Mondelez International corporation,, Dirk Van De Put recently in an interview said, “what we’ve seen recently since the change on Twitter has been announced, is the amount of hate speech increase significantly,”

He further added, “We felt there is a risk our advertising would appear next to the wrong messages.”

He elaborated that after Elon Musk took over Twitter, there has been an immense amount of hate speech that is circulating on the platform and they don’t want their advertisement message being mixed up in that.

He said, “As a consequence, we have decided to take a pause and a break until that risk is as low as possible,”

PM Shahbaz Sharif Address the COP27 Summit

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif presented the situation of Pakistan after the floods in front of leaders from all over the world at COP27

COP27 took place in Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, gathering nation leaders from all over the world to address the climate change condition.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif addressed the conference and presented the situation of Pakistan and how it needs support from the ‘global north.’

He said, “we have to fight and rebuild a resilient and adaptive infrastructure which can only be done through additional funding, not loans and debt… but the gap is widening by the day. It is the duty of the global north to understand our plight.”

He stated that climate change has drastically attacked Pakistan with the recent flooding, which caused immense damage.

He told the COP27 summit that the floods affected more than 30 million Pakistani people, which is the about the size of three European countries.

He further elaborated the damage by saying that the floods destroyed 8000 kilometres of highway and 3000 kilometres of railway tracks.

He said that Pakistan has spent $30 billion on gas and to provide shelter and food to flood-stricken population.

He asked the conference members, “How one can expect us to carry out this gigantic task on our own?”

He further added, “We have been talking for years. But have failed to even agree on the basics. Pledges made at the Copenhagen COP 15 in 2009 for mobilising $100 billion per annum by 2020 have still not been realised. They need to be enhanced given the increased frequency and intensity of climate extreme events,”

Premier Shahbaz Sharif urged the international community to support and help the developing nations in their struggle to deal with post-disaster situation.

Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 wickets

Haris gets out with two to get, but Pakistan are in the World Cup final!

It was almost the perfect match from them. They got a wicket third ball, kept New Zealand to 38 for 2 in the powerplay. And even New Zealand’s strongest partnership – the 58-run third wicket stand between Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell – could do little to lift New Zealand substantially.

Pakistan were outstanding in the last six overs, allowing just 54 runs off those 36 deliveries.After almost a month of high intensity action, we are now at the business end of the T20 World Cup as Pakistan lock horns against New Zealand in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Pakistan, who got to the semis after a nail-biting final day of the Super 12 stage, will have Netherlands to thank. The Dutch defeated favourites South Africa and then Pakistan defeated Bangladesh to scrape through to the next stage. The Men in Green will, however, start afresh in the knockout stage and with their gritty, never say die attitude, will be the team to beat.

New Zealand started their T20 campaign with a dominating victory over Australia and have just lost once in this tournament. Considered heavy favourites heading into the semi, the Kiwis will hope to end the jinx that Pakistan have over them. The Black Caps have never beaten Pakistan in a world-cup semi-final. In three past encounters, in 1992, 1999, and 2007, Pakistan would triumph. On Wednesday, New Zealand will hope to put all those doubts to bed.

 

Rabia Anum Leaves Nida Yasir’s Show in the Middle

The popular TV and news anchor, Rabia Anum left the Nida Yasir’s show because of Mohsin Abbas Haider.

The morning show host Nida Yasir invited the anchor Rabia Anum, actress Fiza Ali and actor Mohsin Abbas Haider in her show Good Morning Pakistan.

The show began in full swing but when Rabia Anum got to know that Mohsin Abbas Haider will be invited along side her, she took a stand.

Before walking out she said, ‘”I want to apologise beforehand to you, Nida, for what I am about to say.”

She added, ‘You know I love you. This team and this channel are very dear to me. We are talking about childhood mistakes right now but there are some mistakes that stay with you your whole life. I don’t want to make such mistakes here today.’

She made it clear through her words that her statement is directed at actor Mohsin Abbas Haider who was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife.

Rabia strongly stands against abusers and stands with victims of domestic abuse.

She further went on to say, “There’s an issue close to me, for which I have taken a very strong stance. When I came to your show today, I knew Fiza will be here but I wasn’t informed of any other guests. I have taken a stand against domestic abuse. And I think if my smallest effort can save my daughter, my friend tomorrow, then I have to comply.”

Before stepping out she said, “For this reason, I don’t want to be a part of this show.”

She addressed Nida Yasir who is her friend for a long time in the industry saying, “I know you are an employee of the channel and I know you are very responsible. But if I sat through this show today, I won’t be able to face my friends, my colleagues, or any victim tomorrow. I hope you can forgive me.”

After her walking out, the show still went on with Mohsin Abbas Haider and Fiza Ali in a professional manner.

However, the clip went viral all over the internet and many people applauded Rabia Anum’s stance.

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