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Aware Pakistan, Karachi (2025)

23/12/2022

Reham Khan, former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has tied the knot for third time.

The British-Pakistani journalist announced her marriage on Instagram and shared a picture with the caption “just married”.
Reham Khan

“We tied the knot in a simple Nikkah ceremony in Seattle. My husband refuses to wear gold as per Muslim tradition,” she captioned the picture.

The British-Pakistani journalist got married for the first time in 1993 and was divorced in 2005. Reham has three children from her first marriage.

Her second marriage with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was announced in 2014. Reham’s second marriage with Imran Khan lasted for barely 10 months.

22/12/2022

Muhajir Cultural Day is being celebrated on Dec 24 (Saturday) across the country particularly in Sindh.

The central organizers addressing a press conference regarding the Muhajir Cultural Day at Karachi Press Club on Thursday, said that Muhajir Cultural Day would be celebrated with enthusiasm on December 24.

Central organizer Zohaib Azam of the Central Cabinet of Muhajir Youth on the occasion said that they had decided to celebrate he Culture Day in 2020 on a completely non-political basis.

He maintained that the day is celebrated by the youth of Karachi with complete neutrality without any socio-economic benefits, without any political, social and economic support.

Azam further said that a culture night (Shab-e-Saqqafat) would be celebrated at Markarz-e-Islami, Ayesha Manzil on 23rd December (Friday) night.

Qawwali and various other programs have been organized.

On December 24, Muhajir Cultural Day, a grand rally would be taken out from Karimabad to Mazar-e-Quaid in the afternoon, Azam said.

At the end of the conference, he also invited people from different walks of life to participate in the rally.

Central organizers Faiz Ali Khan, Hasan Khan, Umair Maqsudi, Shujaat Qazi and Zahib Khan were present on this occasion.

Meanwhile, a ceremony of Muhajir Culture Day was organised by MQM’s Literature Department at Arts Council.

22/12/2022

KARACHI: I feel no excitement whatsoever, said Abdul Waheed, once a viral meme due to his peculiar expressions after he qualified an audition of ARY’s Living On The Edge show. “Even then I was not excited like other people, It was meant to happen so it happened.”

Now collecting charged-parking tickets at a Sharea Faisal office building, from morning till evening, Waheed says he is content with what he has got. “This job will not make me a bungalow, but it does help me get by day to day.”

With no family, the sixty-year-old spends his days disciplining and rearranging hundreds of bikes everyday and goes home with what he earns.

He stresses that sympathies and pity are not the things he’s looking for, as he is satisfied with what’s he earns.

“What’s meant to be, will be, so I never really feel excitement for anything ever” he says of the times when he auditioned for famous Living On The Edge and his expression, lacking standard excitement, went viral.

“Life is a set of different stages, and this now is again just another stage of life where I’m a wage worker while for people, I’m a laughing stock.”
After taking his consent and explaining to him that this interview might as well go viral, but is not meant to disrespect or humiliate him in any way whatsoever, or to make him a staple for meme consumers, Waheed spoke to ARY Stories about his struggles.

22/12/2022

Famed actor Ushna Shah announced her engagement to golf player Hamza Amin by sharing a picture on the social media application Instagram.

Ushna Shah and Hamza Amin shared picture of the two on their respective profile. The image showed them smiling together at the camera.

Ushna Shah said Hamza Amin is her missing puzzle piece. The golf player said his heart will be the actor’s shelter and his arms will be her home.

On the professional front, her portrayal of Ayesha Basit Khan, the wife of protagonist Basit Salman Khan (Feroze Khan), in the recently concluded superhit ARY Digital drama “Habs” was praised in particular.

The cast also featured Ayesha Omar, Dania Enwer, Janice Tessa, Saba Faisal, Hina Rizvi, Isra Ghazal, Javed Sheikh, Imran Aslam and others.

Aliya Makdoom wrote and Mushaddiq Malek directed the show.

Ushna Shah has cemented her name with her captivating performances in her serials. The actor can play the roles of both protagonist and antagonist to perfection.

She has starred in several superhit dramas with “Ab Kar Meri Rafugari“, “Lashkara“, “Balaa“, “Cheekh“, “Help Me Durdana“, “Bewafa“, “Habs” being some of them.

22/12/2022

Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager Disha Salian.

Disha Salian passed away five days before Sushant Singh Rajput’s su***de. She reportedly fell or jumped from the 14th floor of her residence.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, speaking with the media on Thursday, said Mumbai Police is handling the case, adding the SIT will investigate the proof in an impartial manner without targeting anyone else.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s MLA Madhuri Misal had called for a Special Investigation Team to investigate her death.

MLA of the Eknath Shinde-led faction Bharat Gogawale was the first to raise the mystery of Disha Salian’s death. Moreover, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane had charged former minister Aaditya Thackeray, whose name is linked to Salian’s death, in the case.

Ameet Satam, an MLA of the BJP, demanded that her post-mortem report should be made public.

She worked as the former manager who was an employee for a talent management company that was also handling the bank account of Sushant Singh Rajput.

Disha Salian passed away on June 8, 2020, after reportedly falling or jumping from the 14th floor of her fiancee residence.

22/12/2022

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) declined $584 million to $6.11 billion in a week, according to data released by the central bank Thursday.

In a statement, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said the total liquid foreign reserves witnessed a reduction of $570 million. The overall reserves were reduced from $12.57 billion to $12 billion.

Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks increased to over $5.88 billion after an increase of $13 million.

Last week, the SBP’s foreign exchange reserves had fallen $15 million to $6.7 billion, indicating an urgent need for the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

In another development today,following Moody and Fitch’s move, Global ratings agency S&P Global cut Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating by one notch to “CCC+” from “B” to reflect a continued weakening of the country’s external, fiscal and economic metrics.
The S&P Global, in a statement, said Pakistan’s already low foreign exchange reserves will remain under pressure through 2023 unless oil prices slump or foreign assistance improves.

The country also faces elevated political risks which may affect its policy trajectory over the next year.

This year’s severe floods, surging food and energy inflation as well as rising global interest rates are also expected to depress Pakistan’s economic and fiscal outcomes, with refinancing challenges over the medium term, the report said.

The agency maintained its outlook at “stable”.

22/12/2022

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he bore the expenses of tickets and hotels during his foreign visits to reduce the financial burden on the national exchequer, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Responding to a question regarding the expenditures of his foreign visits, FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he is the only foreign minister of Pakistan who bears the expenses of his tickets and bills of the hotels during his foreign visits.

He said even if I do, it is his prerogative as the foreign minister. He added that he is not the interior minister but the foreign minister. Bilawal said that his foreign visits benefit the people of Pakistan.

The foreign minister said that Pakistan exits the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to his efforts while his foreign visits gave economic advantages to Pakistan.

He said that Pakistan is leading G77, the alliance of developing countries across the globe which is a major success as a nation. He said that people should analyse the records of the G77 reforms.

FM Bilawal said that the developing nations demanded the financial institutions give priority to the poor countries instead of the rich countries.

22/12/2022

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Sibtain Khan has asserted that the voting on no-confidence motion submitted against Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi would be held in first week of January, ARY News reported.

Speaking on ARY News programme ‘Off the Record’, the Punjab Assembly Speaker noted that voting on no-confidence motion may be held on 3rd or 4th January, adding that the assembly can be dissolved amid the directives of seeking vote of confidence.

In response to a question, Sibtain Khan said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) knows Governor cannot de-notify the Chief Minister in accordance to the Constitution. “If we had not found out this weakness, the Governor would have de-notified the CM,” he added.

Sibtain Khan claimed Governor Baligh ur Rehman – in his letter – admitted that the Speaker can prorogue the current session summoned by him. “Punjab Governor first asked CM Pervaiz Elahi to seek vote of no confidence,” he said, noting that he did not de-notify the CM because there was no legal status.

“A procedure has also been decided for Chief Minister to take the vote of confidence”, he said, adding that as per law, time is provided for a vote of confidence in which the Chief Minister does his homework.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stopped Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman from denotifying Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi.

The development comes after the legal team of PML-N advised the party to refrain from denotifying CM Elahi as the matter can be challenged in court.

The legal team presented a suggestion during a meeting held at the Governor House. The meeting was attended by the senior leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

On the legal team’s recommendation, the prime minister has stopped Punjab governor from denotifying CM Elahi for now and ordered more consultation on the matter.

Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) submitted no-trust motion against Punjab chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker to the provincial assembly’s secretariat.

22/12/2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry has announced to challenge the de-notification of Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi by Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman, ARY News reported.

Fawad Chaudhry announced that the party would challenge the de-notification of Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi in court, terming the governor’s move ‘illegal’.

Taking to Twitter, the former federal minister claimed that the governor’s step to de-notify Pervaiz Elahi was not legally binding. “Elahi and the provincial cabinet will continue functioning as usual,” he added.

Fawad Chaudhry further announced that a reference will be sent against the governor to President Dr Arif Alvi as part of proceedings to remove him from his office.

Governor denotifies CM Pervaiz Elahi
Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has denotified the Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi for not seeking the vote of confidence despite his advice.

The Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman issued a notification in this regard. Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi and his cabinet were constitutionally made inactive for not seeking the vote of confidence from the provincial assembly.

The Punjab governor shared the order on Twitter and said since CM Pervaiz Elahi has refrained from obtaining the Vote of Confidence at the appointed day and time therefore he ceases to hold office.

21/12/2022

The latest picture gallery of showbiz starlet Komal Meer in a white ensemble is viral across social media.

On Tuesday, the ‘Benaam’ actor treated her huge fan following on the photo and video sharing application with new pictures from a recent photoshoot.

“All for the gram,” the celebrity wrote in the caption of the four-picture gallery with a girl emoji. The breathtakingly beautiful snaps see Meer look ever so gorgeous in an all-white ethnic outfit by designer Zainab Salman.

She went for a no-accessories look and wore subtle glam makeup with loose curls in her hair.

The huge fanbase of the celebrity on the gram showered their love with thousands of likes and compliments on the viral pictures.

Meanwhile, on the professional front, Komal Meer started her showbiz career with modelling and soon paved her way to acting jobs. She was last seen in ARY Digital’s ‘Benaam’

alongside Anoushey Abbasi, Shazeal Shoukat, Nadia Hussain Khan, Ghana Ali, and Noor Hassan among others.

The celebrity also enjoys massive fandom on her official social media handles where she frequently treats her thousands of fans with glimpses of her personal as well as professional life.

21/12/2022

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced to hold a public gathering outside Punjab Governor House tomorrow (Thursday), which would be addressed by former premier and party chairman Imran Khan, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

Speaking to journalists in Lahore, former federal minister and PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that the party has decided to hold a public gathering outside Punjab Governor House tomorrow (Thursday), wherein Imran Khan will announce a new plan of action.

He also levelled allegations against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari of ‘horse trading’, saying that PTI Members of Punjab Assembly (MPAs) were getting telephone calls and Zardari’s money was being used for games in Punjab.

However, he said, the public would not stay quiet this time. “The people will not become silent spectators this time,” he said, adding that his party decided to thwart any move that the Pakistan Democratic Movement throws its way.

The PTI leader further said that Imran Khan will address the public gathering outside the Governor House at 5pm and announce the way forward.

At the outset of the media talk, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry lambasted the ruling coalition of ‘running away’ from the elections. “Governor Baligh ur Rehman has violated Article 109 of Constitution”, he added.

He noted that 10 members of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid have expressed confidence in Pervaiz Elahi, adding that the Punjab Chief Minister (CM) has support of almost 187 members of provincial assembly.

Fawad claimed that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had offered money to PTI’s women lawmakers. “Sindh’s money is being used for horse trading in Punjab,” he said, hoping that a notice would be taken on the issue.

He also added that Punjab government should ban Asif Zardari from entering the province, vowing that no-confidence motion against Pervaiz Elahi would fail.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that it was reported that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) started consultation over governor rule in Punjab.

21/12/2022

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has raised the Karachi street crime issue with Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

According to details, the Sindh Governor held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is on a one-day official visit to Khairpur.

During the meeting, matters related to Karachi’s political and law and order situations came under discussion. Sources told ARY News that Kamran Tessori raised Karachi street crimes issue with PM Shehbaz and urged the premier to take action in this regard.

Sindh Governor invited the Prime Minister to visit Karachi immediately, which the latter accepted. During the meeting, Governor Tessori noted that issues related to police department, its quantity and intelligence system should be resolved.

Speaking on the occasion, PM Shehbaz said he would soon visit the provincial capital and vowed to take action for curbing the street crimes. “Centre would certainly cooperate with the provincial government in this regard,” sources said while quoting the premier.

The prime minister added that eradication of street crime and protection of life and property of citizens is government’s top priority. “Measures will also be taken to improve police performance”, assured the Prime Minister.

Earlier in December, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori took strict notice of the rise in street crimes in Karachi and given a warning to the police officers.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the police officers including station house officers (SHOs) and deputy inspector generals (DIGs) to curb street crimes in Karachi.

He directed police officers to spread in all areas of Karachi and perform their duties responsibly. He announced to personally monitor the progress on controlling the street crimes in Karachi.

He said that he will personally question the concerned SHO of the area where a street crime incident is reported. Tessori said that strict action will be taken against the police inaction now.

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