Recently, harjeena and Rubab from Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum have become extremely popular. I hear my mother talking about them with my aunts when I get home. When I go to work, I hear women talk about them, especially how Rubab retaliated against her pretentious, liar, and cheating husband. It is safe to say that the two characters, played by Naeema Butt and Hania Aamir, have rekindled the debate between good girls and bad girls. And for the first time in a long time, Pakistani viewers are siding with Rubab, a “bad girl” according to textbooks. Nevertheless, I believe we…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The Marvel’s Avengers’ star-studded cast is coming together to support Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential elections, which CNN recently referred to as a “near-even” race. Scarlett Johansson initiates a video call with Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira, Paul Bettany, and Robert Downey Jr. in a brief video that was shared on his Instagram account. Additionally, Ruffalo posted it to his X (previously known as Twitter) account, stating, “Don’t sit this one out.” It’s the one that will cost us a lot: Climate change, women’s reproductive rights, Project 2025, LGBTQIA+ rights, public education, the…
RAWALPINDI: In a variety of incidents in the garrison city, two teams from the health department conducting dengue surveillance and polio vaccination encountered resistance. In the first incident, a woman attacked a member of the health department team assigned to dengue surveillance in Munawar Colony. Shakila Kausar, a Chauntra resident, reported that she was on duty on Thursday on Street No. 10, Munawar Colony, Adiala Road, in an FIR filed with the police. When she knocked on a house’s door, a woman inside inquired, and when she was informed that they were from the health department’s dengue wing, she refused…
India said on Saturday that it had officially rebuked Ottawa over the “absurd and baseless” allegation and denied that home minister Amit Shah had planned to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil. The largest Sikh community outside of India lives in Canada, where activists for “Khalistan,” a fringe separatist movement that wants an independent state for the religious minority carved out of Indian territory, are active. This week, Canadian officials stated that Ottawa had implicated the powerful right-hand man of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a campaign targeting Canadian Khalistan activists at the highest levels of India’s government. Randhir Jaiswal,…
US Election : With a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their endurance and their ability to persuade the nation’s remaining undecided voters, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump head into the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times. In her bid to become the first woman president of the country, Harris will use rallies in Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan to emphasize that Trump is a threat to American democracy. Trump, who lost in 2020 and became the first presidential candidate to be convicted of a crime, is vying for a sensational return to…
CAIR Releases Final Election Poll Results: Jill Stein and Kamala Harris in Tight Race Among Muslim Voters, Trump Continues to Trail By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas, Texas – As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today has released its final poll on Muslim voter preferences. According to CAIR’s latest data, there is a close race between Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Vice President Kamala Harris, with Stein receiving 42.3% support and Harris close behind at 41%. Former President Donald Trump, on the other…
Muslim Community’s Reaction to the Presidential Election: Lack of Interest and Confusion https://youtu.be/3U9iB-7KBiQ?si=B8ySuQ6V4SpeJTeM By: Raja Zahid A, Khanzada, Houston: The upcoming presidential election has drawn mixed reactions from the Pakistani business community, Muslim voters, and local Pakistani-American politicians. Traditionally, the Muslim community has shown limited participation in the voting process, and this time, due to the Gaza situation, even greater hesitancy is evident. Many Muslim voters are protesting by choosing not to vote, feeling that the policies of both major parties’ presidential candidates fall short of addressing Muslim rights. While the presence of Muslim candidates in local elections has…
Pakistan: Friday, the fact-finding mission of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) stated that it was unable to locate “credible evidence” regarding the alleged rape of a student at a private college in Lahore that sparked widespread student protests in October. A security guard at the private college who was allegedly involved in the incident was arrested by the police after reports about the alleged rape of a student went viral on social media last month. Students mobilized on social media in response to the alleged incident and staged protests outside various colleges in Lahore and other parts of…
MAINZ: On Wednesday, Bayern Munich defeated hosts Mainz 05 4-0 to advance to the third round of the German Cup. The team was led by the experienced Jamal Musiala, who scored a hat trick in the first half. After a powerful run down the left by Alphonso Davies, Germany midfielder Musiala slotted in from a Harry Kane pass for a lead in the second minute. He also scored in their 5-0 league win over VfL Bochum on Sunday. From close range, Musiala scored the second goal in the 37th minute. Leroy Sane and Musiala scored twice more in the first…
MUMBAI: When India plays New Zealand in the third and final Test of the series on Friday in Mumbai, they will want to avoid a rare series whitewash at home. Head coach Gautam Gambhir said that his team had to rise to the challenge. In Bengaluru, New Zealand defeated the hosts by eight wickets in their first Test victory in India in 36 years thanks to their relentless pace. They won by 113 runs, set up by the spinners, to win the series in Pune. Since their 2-1 defeat by England 12 years earlier, New Zealand had not won a…
