Author: Romesa Razzaq

Fahmida Riaz’s daughter, Veerta Ali Ujan, refused to accept the Presidential Award on her late mother’s behalf in protest of all the injustice. 

The first phase will see to 625,000 cards being issued to labourers, which they hope to expand to five million cards later on.

September is the month to pay tribute to the sacrifices of our military, and to do so J. has announced a Defence Day Sale from September 3. 

The federal government of Pakistan has approved approximately 26% increase in K-Electric’s tariff to the consumers with immediate effect. 

XDynamix Media recently developed an animated short which shows Pakistan’s first transgender hero, Bijli, teaching others about how to tackle COVID-19. 

In a recent decision, the PTA banned Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, and Skout, citing that they contained “immoral content” for Pakistanis. 

The Film Production classes will include faculty members such as directors Sarmad Khoosat and Andre F Nebe, cinematographer Peter Bussian, and scriptwriters Lisa Locus and Saim Siddique.

Akon, best known in Pakistan for his single Smack That and Chammak Challo, has revealed in the past about his plans for a “real life Wakanda” city. He is now continuing his work to get the $6 billion for his Akon City in Senegal, Africa. 

Zindagi Trust, founded by singer Shehzad Roy, has launched #TiflaToon to engage children and build their curiosity about our cultures, ideas and languages.

Habib Bank Limited’s COO Sagheer Mufti and IBM Security Services Global Lead Partner Dr Tamer Aboualy talked about the vulnerability of Pakistani banks.

Virgin Atlantic announced that it will start flights to Pakistan from December onwards to accommodate the people in UK and US who wish to visit the country.

While fans are excited about the idea, Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski are not eager to shoot back to back sequels for John Wick.

Lately it feels that Miniso is letting down its customers by degrading the quality of its customer services, especially in its Atrium Mall branch in Karachi.

One of Cartoon Network’s (CN) biggest hits, the Powerpuff Girls, is getting a live action reboot. It will be aired on CW and will be produced by Warner Bros Television.

Sima Kamil is an experienced banker who was the CEO of UBL from June 2017 to June 2020, and was the first woman to become a CEO of a major bank in Pakistan.  

Huawei has created the new MatePad T8 as an affordable yet high quality tablet for Rs 23,999. It is available for purchase both online and in stores. 

Saif Ali Khan has announced his autobiography in 2021 and Twitter users are having a field day with memes about the news!

Sunridge Chakki Fortified Atta by Unity Foods is pure and contains vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin B12, zinc, iron and folic acid. 

Former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas, aka the “Run Machine”, has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2020 for his amazing performance as a batsman over the years!

Fans got to see trailers and cast for The Batman, Wonder Woman 1984, Justice League Snyder Cut, Black Adam, Suicide Squad at the virtual DC FanDome.

Churails’ opening sequence is allegedly a case of plagiarism, as Rokhan Studio’s work is eerily similar to the work done by Malika Favre.

After the historic conversion of Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s President Erdogan has now signed an edict to convert Chora Church into a mosque as well.

Ali Tareen believes that Shan Masood, the captain that led Multan Sultan from 5th to 1st, should have been kept on the squad instead of Mohammad Rizwan as the latter is not a T20 player. 

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced on August 21 that uniform curriculum will be applied across Pakistan for grades 1 to 5 from April 2021. 

It was alleged back in 2011 that Atiqa Odho had been possessing liquor when she was checking in the Islamabad International Airport.

Netflix has announced the cast for their animated musical version of Pinocchio, including Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, and Finn Wolfhard.

Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo passed away at the age of 62 after getting admitted in the hospital for his chemotherapy treatment the day before.

Visas for Thai vets have been issued by the Pakistani Mission in Bangkok so they can assess Kaavan’s health before his move to a sanctuary in Cambodia.

For the immense courage and loyalty he showed towards Pakistan, Shaheed Rashid Minhas was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider posthumously.

Charles Dance, aka Tywin Lannister to GOT fans, has expressed his disappointment in the finale, stating that he would sign a petition to remake it.

Ertugrul star Engin Altan met three terminally ill children from Pakistan. The virtual meeting was arranged by Make-A-Wish foundation and hosted by Ayesha Omar. 

‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’ has covered significant political and cultural moments, with the latest episodes being about COVID-19, George Floyd, the 2020 US Presidential Elections, and the price of getting a higher education.

Child Connect by AKUH is a free of cost solution for parents as children may not be able to fully convey the discomfort they are feeling due to an illness. 

Irfan Junejo stated that even though the two have been “friends in the past”, he cannot condone problematic things that Ducky Bhai promotes.

On August 17, author Paulo Coelho urged people to donate books to Balochistan. The donation of the books is being collected by the Balochistan Youth Against Coronavirus (BYAC).

According to the document signed by DRAP Clinical Studies Committee Secretary Shafqat Hussain Danish, the trial will be held at Indus Hospital, Karachi.

Amongst the winners of Facebook’s Foundation Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals are Pakistani researchers Ayesha Ali, Agha Ali Raza and Ihsan Ayyub Qazi from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

According to these agreements, the English and Australian counterparts will teach their modules to people who are interested and will issue certificates.

The bike stunt for MI7 had apparently taken six weeks to plan and the set costed $2.6 million. According to a source, Tom Cruise was suitably “frustrated” and disappointed. 

Some of the recipients include Humayun Saeed, Bushra Ansari, Ali Zafar, Sakina Samo, Resham, Abida Parveen, Talat Hussain, Sister Ruth Lewis, Faisal Edhi and Jack Ma.