Sadaf Kanwal and Shahroz Sabzwari tied the knot in a simple nikkah ceremony. Sadaf shared a photo of herself with her in-laws and her new husband with a title ‘complete’ and disabled comments on her Instagram.
Sadaf Kanwal changed her name to Sadaf Sabzwari on her Instagram, and Shahroz Sabzwari wrote ‘Alhamdulillah’ on his Instagram post and also disabled comments.
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Handsome and versatile, Wahaj Ali has impressed us time and again with some remarkable performances in the last couple of years. From dramas to telefilms, his acting has never disappointed us. Whether it was the role of a determined young journalist in Ehd-e-Wafa or the role of a love-struck hero in Bharam, his performance was top-notch. Last night, we saw him playing the role of a romantic hero in Eid telefilm ‘Love Siyappa,’ and we loved his performance.
‘Love Siyappa’ was a 7th Sky Entertainment Production starring Hina Altaf, Maria Wasti, and Ali Abbas in pivotal roles. Written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and directed by Saima Waseem, the telefilm was primarily a love story. Shobi, played by the talented Wahaj Ali, is an aspiring actor who had come to the city with his friend to look for acting work after completing his education but is not able to find any. Meanwhile, he comes across Dua, played by the gorgeous Hina Altaf, and falls in love with her. Dua lives with her aunt, played by Maria Wasti, who is mourning her separation with her love interest Ahmed Kamal. Shobi transforms himself into an aged man, namely Ahmed Kamal, and charms Dua’s aunt into liking him. He then tells Dua’s aunt that he is the uncle of Shobi so that the two friends can get a space on rent in their house, and then begins the love story between Ahmed Kamal and Dua’s aunt and later of Shobi and Dua.
Wahaj Ali played the dual role of Ahmed Kamal and Shobi and made the transformations exciting and fun to watch. His voice transitions and expressions were totally at par with the demands of the role, and he made ‘Love Siyappa’ an enjoyable telefilm to tune to. Whether it was romantic moments with Dua or it was those scenes in which he was feeling guilty for lying to Dua and her aunt, or it was those fun scenes with his friend, he nailed every expression. The versatile, handsome, and talented actor won our hearts in every scene, and we loved every bit of his acting in ‘Love Siyappa.’
Hareem Farooq has clearly been staying productive during quarantine, as the star recently revealed some exciting news about two new film projects underway from her end. The gorgeous award-winning actress and Pakistan’s youngest female producer revealed this news in a casual chit chat session on an Instagram live. According to Farooq, she is already working on these projects with her team and is planning to begin filming after quarantine comes to an end.
As Hareem shared with a live audience about her journey in the entertainment industry, she talked about how she has come a long way from a theater actress to now, as we call her, the leading face of the entertainment industry. We can see all the hard work that went into this journey from her body of work, and given the actress and producer is investing time and resources says a lot about her potential. We have seen her magic on-screen and in the producer’s chair with some of her previous blockbusters including Janaan, Parchi, and Heer Maan Ja.
In the live session, she also urged her fans to never give up on dreams. She quoted, “Ultimate failure is when you decide to give up.”
As the session ended with her motivating others to be kind and empathetic, Hareem Farooq’s live session brought us the great news of more exciting content from the young producer. We are still completely in the dark about any details on these new projects, and we are wondering what the star would be bringing to the big-screen next!
[Karachi,19th May, 2020] Ayesha Omar joins The Citizen Foundation Goodwill Ambassador program. Having endured a tough childhood with the loss of her father and seeing her mother’s dedication to her and her brother’s education, she grew up with the same dedication towards children’s betterment and aims to use her position to actively work with underprivileged students and children, to provide them with fair education.
Ayesha believes that education is truly powerful in helping individuals lift themselves out of a difficult life and make informed choices. She also believes that education is not a privilege but a right that every citizen should have access to, regardless of their financial situation. There are 22.8 million children who are out of school in Pakistan and the actress wants to use her voice to fil the gap.
The biggest and most exciting game show on the television today is Jeeto Pakistan Ramadan makes the game show even better but this time it’s not just a game show it’s an entire fantasy league.
Jeeto Pakistan League is going strong this Ramadan. The Game Show hosted by the dashing Fahad Mustafa in a well light neon hall. But due to the pandemic situation the crowds are not present.
The Jeeto Pakistan League has five teams one from each city. The celebrities are the captains to each team and are invited everyday with selected contestants on various games. Winners are rewards with cash prizes and gifts like the original gameshow theme.
The winning teams are rewarded points and scores are kept on the board. Peshawar Stallions are leading the point table till now bit tables can turn any minute.
Fahad Mustafa keeps the energy going despite the crowd is missing and proves what an entertainer he is. Accompanied by the team captains Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Sana Javed, Shaista Lodhi and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Sana Javed captains Islamabad Dragons 🐉, Shaista Lodhi heads Peshawar Stallions, Humayun Saeed leads Karachi Lions, Adnan Siddiqui is the captain to Lahore Falcons and Sarfaraz Ahmed is the captain to Quetta Knights.
Little Ahmed Shah also with his mystery treasure box makes cute appearance in the show but everyone is always kept at a safe distance.
Jeeto Pakistan League hosts mini-games for TV viewers to win at home as well. The energy of the game is still the same and the ratings are off the charts.
Dramas in Pakistan have a lot of variety when it comes to the
concept. They are rightly touted to be the mirrors of the society we live in.
While the industry is catching up on social issues that society faces, it has
also been conscious of people with physical disabilities. There have been
instances when makers have not only dealt with the subject of disability with
sensitivity and compassion but also have been very instrumental in changing the
perception of the people and society as a whole towards them. 7th Sky
Entertainment’s latest endeavor ‘Khoob Seerat’ is a prime example. Directed by
Ali Akbar ‘Khoob Seerat’ features Kiran Haq, Agha Ali, Nimra Khan & Kamran
Jilani in pivotal roles.
Let’s divulge the gist of the story; ‘Khoob Seerat’ narrates the
story of sweet and innocent girl Dilkash (Kiran Haq). She is self-sacrificing
and struggles with a walking defect that reduces the chances of her marriage.
No one admires her qualities or tries to look into her beautiful soul;
resultantly, she faces rejection. Dilkash and her parents suffer badly from the
hypocrisy of society. Her best friend Mahira (Nimra Khan), is in love with
Samar (Agha Ali), the man Dilkash loves. Dilkash finds happiness and joy with
them while suffering silently. Her father finally fixes her wedding with his
brother’s son, who is also his business partner. Things further take an ugly
turn when her wedding is called off as the groom refuses to marry her due to
her limp defect. She is heartbroken but recovers from it soon.
Samar’s mother doesn’t approve of his relationship with Mahira.
Both their families lock horns, tragedy strikes, and Mahira is forced to get
married to Wajahat (Kamran Jilani). Samar attempts to commit suicide; he fails
and gets a new life. Dilkash helps Samar in recovering from his loss; he soon
finds a job and gets on track. Life isn’t a bed of roses for Dilkash as her
sister-in-law starts creating problems for her and doesn’t let go of any
opportunity to bring her down. She tries to portray her relationship with Samar
in a bad light and succeeds. Samar realizes the fact of how she stood by him
like a rock through thick and thin. He sends her a marriage proposal, which is
turned down by her father. The reason behind the refusal is Dilkash herself
because she feels Samar only loves Mahira and won’t be able to forget her
throughout his life. She tells Samar that we are friends and will continue to
be. It would be interesting to see how Dilkash deals with the situation; will
she find someone worthy enough to get married?
‘Khoob Seerat’ never fails to involve and entertain the viewers،; it contains enough good material to hold one’s attention. The emotional component is well balanced with a twist and tension-filled moments, and of course, some razor-sharp and punch-packed dialogue in dramatic sequences [penned by Shakeel Arsalan]. It’s the emotional journey of the protagonist that acts as a hook and lingers in your memory. On the whole, ‘Khoob Seerat’ is a gripping watch, leaving the viewers rooting for more. With excellent writing, great directions, and great performances, we are eagerly waiting as to what will happen next?
The finale of the 5th National Finance Olympiad was a joint collaboration of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan & Unilever Pakistan. The Grand Finale was conducted on December 19th, 2019, in Karachi.
ICAP In Collaboration with Unilever Pakistan Organize
NFO2019
The Chief Guest of the evening was Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon who is also a former Foreign Minister of Pakistan. President ICAP, Mr. Khalilullah Shaikh, extended his thanks to the organizers and congratulated them for being consistent in organizing NFO each year. This is the fifth time NFO proved itself as a successful platform for the finance professionals across Pakistan.
Mr. Khalilullah said, “With each passing year, the team has raised the benchmark for this event. I would like to congratulate the finalists of the grand finale who went through tough rounds to reach Finale. The competition is not about winning or losing, it’s about celebrating the talent of the industry. I believe this event also celebrates the role accountants are playing in this country. As an institute, we are committed to producing highly qualified professionals who can serve for the betterment of the business sector and community. I thank all the participants and Unilever for collaborating with us for bringing up this auspicious event”.
This year’s National Finance Olympiad 2019 saw the registration of 51 teams from top-notch organizations across Pakistan. For their selection, a 2-hour MCQ-based examination was held in Karachi, Lahore, and Dubai on December 12th, 2019.
Out of these 51, only 18 teams qualified for the Assessment & Simulation Round which happened at Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL). From here only the top 6 teams were selected for the Grand Finale.
ICAP’s Professional
Accountants In Business (PAIB) Committee is the main team behind organizing
NFO. Their success can be measured from the fact that the event was attended by
the top management of renowned national and multinational organizations.
The Grand Finale of the NFO 2019 started off with the recitation of the Holy Quran. Then Mr. Khalilullah took to the stage and gave his opening remarks.
After that Mr. Aly Yusuf, CFO, Unilever Pakistan welcomed the audience and said “NFO 2019 has been
a great success. Since its inception, the participating teams have shown
exemplary performance and today we have here 6 final teams who stood out from
the rest. I wish all the teams the best for this finale and would also like to
congratulate ICAP for the success of NFO.”
The participating teams then introduced themselves. After which started the Debate Round. This round was judged by a panel of three judges; Mr. Naeem Akhtar Sheikh, Past President, ICAP, Mr. Arshad Saeed Hussain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press, and Mr. Hasan Azhar, Group CEO, HRSG.
The topics given for the debate included
– ‘Excessive use of technology has a positive
impact on our society’.
– ‘For 21st-century leadership positions, qualification criteria can be compromised against behavioral competencies’
– ‘Higher interest
rates policy is stabilizing Pakistan’s economy in the long run.’
Next up was the Buzzer Round, which analyzed the agility and
technical skills of the participants.
According to judges, EY Ford Rhodes
was declared the winner while Midas Safety and Heal Aid Foundation became the
1st and 2nd Runner Ups respectively.
EY Ford Rhodes walked away with a majestic Champions Trophy, Microsoft Surface Pro and shields for each of the three-team members.
HP Pavilion Laptop and shields were given to the 1st Runner Up team while the 2nd Runner Up received iPad and shields for all team members.
Technical partners
– A.F. Ferguson &
Co. and Deloitte Yousuf Adil
Learning
partner.
– Karachi School of Business and Leadership
(KSBL).
ICAP PAIB Organizing Committee and the Master of Ceremony; Mr. Zaid Kaliya were recognized.
The event was streamed Live on ICAP official Facebook Page:
7th Sky Entertainment has once again given us an
intriguing drama that has all of us hooked to our screens. Starring Neelum
Muneer as Rida, and Imran Ashraf as Zeeshan, ‘Kahin Deep Jalay’ shows stunning
love chemistry between the two most loved actors of small screen, and how their
lives will get disrupted because of Rida’s sister in law, Shameela played by
Nazish Jahangir.
Kahin Deep Jalay is a phenomenal story about love, jealousy,
and trust. It truly represents the idea that those who are not happy for you are
not happy for themselves. Shameela has loving people around her, and she gets married
in a very rich family, yet her complexities have blinded her to the extent that
she thinks ill of everyone else. For her, she comes first and everything should
always be about her.
So far, 10 episodes have aired and each episode has progressed
towards the story plot at a very good pace, keeping the viewers’ interest. Rida
is the only sister of her three brothers who love her dearly. For such a loving
sister, comes a sister in law who is so jealous of the love Rida is receiving
that she starts playing the blame game, trying to prove Rida as an ill
charactered girl.
Shameela is so blinded by her thoughts of jealousy that she
shamefully confronts Rida, telling her to stop acting innocent and stop
flirting with boys. Shameela thinks Rida gets everyone’s attention because she
uses her beauty to woo everyone, but she fails to see that everyone loves her
because of her sweet nature.
The drama has thickened the plot by introducing another
antagonist, Farhan in episode 10 who has been sending messages about Rida on
her brother’s phone. Something tells us that Farhan is going to play a pivotal
role in the episodes to come and he may become the right hand of Shameela in
her evil plans.
Where all of this is happening in the drama, we have Zeeshan
who has fallen in love with Rida, sends a marriage proposal to her house, but
gets rejected.
We love how the story give us moments of relief through Zeeshan’s
dream about Rida where the two can be seen in love with each other. With love
in their eyes, the small romantic clips between Rida and Zeeshan are portrayed
beautifully and give us the much-needed timeout from the negativity spread by
Shameela.
Kahin Deep Jalay is at a very exciting turn as Zeeshan’s
proposal for Rida is getting another chance, and we are hoping to see the love
chemistry between the two.
Fitness trainer and ambassador for Peek Freans Whole Wheat Slices, Sehr Beg, ran the annual Istanbul marathon as a part of her self-care journey for healthy and wholesome living.
Advocating for Peek Freans Whole Wheat Slices message of self-care; the fitness trainer, wife, and mother laced up her running shoes to establish the importance of taking out time for yourself. Peek Freans, with its Whole Wheat Slices, has been inspiring people to work on adopting a healthier lifestyle as a part of prioritizing self-care, to lead a balanced life.
Sunday morning marked the start of the 42 km
marathon, running across two continents; from the Asian side of the Bosphorus
to the European side. For every KM that Sehr Beg completed, Peek Freans Whole
Wheat Slices chose a winner to take part in her 21-day self-care workshop, that
would teach how to balance your life by giving time to yourself, and protecting
your mind, body, and soul.
Peek Freans Whole Wheat Slices has partnered up with Sehr Beg to spread awareness and encourage the masses to invest time in self-care and subsequently push Pakistanis towards making healthier choices to lead a more wholesome life.
7th Sky Entertainment’s
grand production “Ramz e Ishq”, starring powerhouse performers Mikaal Zulfiqar,
Kiran Haq and Hiba Bukhari in lead roles, has us hooked since the very first
episode. With Ramz-e-Ishq, Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi have brought a
special and rare drama with mind blowing cinematography.
Directed by Siraj-ul-Haq, the drama revolves around the love trio of three youngsters; Roshni, Rayaan and Rania, belonging to a modern-day Nawab family. Their lives are connected with their parent’s past which has set the dynamics of their present relationships.
The latest episode was an emotional roller coaster. Rayaan made sure to expose the culprit who had done all the scheming against Roshni and had blamed the innocent girl for robbing off the khandani jewelry. Turned out, it was Rania who had done the conniving in her hate for Roshni. In the end, due to Saffiya Aapa’s on point melodrama, the matter stayed between Rayaan, Ayesha, and Saffiya and did not go to Nawab Hashmat Al; the head of the family. Luckily, Rania got saved from cruel punishment.
On the other hand, Nawab Hashmat Ali
has finalized the date of Rania and Rayaan’s engagement ceremony without taking
consent of the duo’s parents, let alone the duo. Though, Rayaan clearly tells
Rania that he was never interested in marrying her and breaks all her hopes.
Moreover, Umer has landed himself in
hot waters by daring to betray Nawab Hashmat Ali and it seems that he won’t be
spared. We could clearly sense the fury in Nawab Hashmat Ali’s eyes on finding
out that Umar has flown to Dubai, without informing them. Umar & Roshni’s
divorce still remains a secret for the Nawabs, other than Rayaan who was an eye
witness to it and he is trying to tackle the matter very sensibly.
Undoubtedly, Mikaal Zulfiqar has
essayed Rayaan’s role with perfection, making us fall in love with his
character. His maturity, sensible decision making and charming looks is what
made him steal the show. The way he is trying to help Roshni with the miseries
that fate has landed her into is very kind and impressing.
Well, we are eagerly looking forward to the upcoming episodes to find out what fate has in store for Roshni & Rayaan. Will their childhood dream of being together for life come true? Or will Rayaan give in to Hashmat Ali’s pressure of marrying Rania as per his decision?
