Author: Ali Qasim

AJ&K and GB will have 4G (Next Generation Mobile Services) internet services.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

The license signing ceremony for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Batistan was held here today. Three Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs); CMPak (Zong), Telenor Pakistan and PTML (Ufone) have been issued new licenses for the spectrum secured in the recent auction process.

The event was attended by Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur; Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan, Muhammad Khalid Khurshid; Federal Secretary for IT & Telecommunication Dr Suhail Rajput, Chairman PTA, Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa Retd.,  Members of the Authority, Special Assistant to Prime Minister AJ&K for Information Technology, Secretary Kashmir and GB Affairs, Executive Director, Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) and senior management of mobile companies.

On the occasion, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and GB appreciated the efforts of PTA for the successful completion of the spectrum auction process. He congratulated the winning mobile operators and said that through NGMS, digital divide will be reduced and tourism will flourish further in the regions.

Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan congratulated the mobile operators on award of NGMS licenses and hoped that this will open up a new era of modern telecom services for the people of AJ&K and GB.

At the event, Federal Secretary for IT & T, Dr. Suhail Rajput said that the Ministry of IT&T is committed to enhance connectivity and improve digital infrastructure in the country.

Chairman PTA said that PTA is working to ensure that Pakistanis have access to high quality services and benefit from ubiquitous coverage. Continuous efforts are being made to spread state of the art telecommunication services to far flung areas enabling access to a multitude of opportunities for businesses, education and health.

The award of licenses for NGMS in the two regions will contribute towards strengthening uninterrupted provision of better telecom services to the people of AJ&K and GB in line with the GOP vision of a Digital Pakistan.

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Yumna Zaidi breaks records with two ‘Best Actress’ wins at LSA 2021

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

It was a shiny night for the Pakistani celebrities as the Geo Lux Style Awards 2021 announced Yumna Zaidi owned the 20th Lux  Style Awards with two wins in one night!

The Pyaar Ke Sadqay star did not only bag a critically-acclaimed award for Best Actor-female, but also proved to be fan-favourite with highest votes in the viewer’s choice category.

Yumna Zaidi slipped into a black silk gown for the day. The actor also paired her looked with dangling silver earrings.

“Sharing an overwhelming moment from last night @luxstylepk 2021….2021 has been really lucky for me .“Yeh wohi Allah hai ” Yumna shared on her Instagram on Sunday.

In her acceptance speech, Yumna Zaidi paid gratitude to all those who constantly supported her in the process, including her family for always reminding her that ‘she is the best.’ 

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LSA 2021: Complete list of winners at 20th Lux Style Awards

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

It was a shiny night for the Pakistani celebrities as the Geo Lux Style Awards 2021 announced the winners in various categories on Saturday.

Geo Entertainment was dominating the Lux Style Awards nominations this year, bagging a total of 25 nods in television categories for its top-notch productions.

Here is List of Winners of the 20th Lux Style Awards.

MUSIC

Best emerging Talent Music

Aziz Qazi

Best Music Video Director

Hamza Bin Tahir

Best Song

Teri Tasveer by Bayan

Best Singer

Abbas Ali Khan

FASHION

Emerging Talent-Fashion

Sara Zulfiqar

Best Makeup Artist

Sunil Nawab

Best Fashion Photographer

Najam Mehmood

Achievement in Fashion (Pret)

Generation

Best Menswear

Ismail Farid

Special Award for female changemakers in the industry

Lux Changemakers Award

Haseena Moin

It was presented for the first time ever to promote women empowerment.

The award was presented by Asima Haq from Unilever.

TELEVISION

Best drama writer

Umera Ahmed –Alif

Best Actor (Female) Critics’ Choice:

Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Actor (Female) Viewers’ Choice:

Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Actor (Male) – Critics’ Choice: 

Bilal Abbas for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Actor (Male) – Viewers’ Choice:

Danish Taimoor for Deewangi

Best TV Serial: 

Ehd-e-Wafa – Momina Duraid and ISPR

Best TV Director: 

Farooq Rind for Pyaar Ke Sadqay

Best Original Soundtrack: 

Ehd-e-Wafa k Naam Kiya, sung and composed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in Ehd-e-Wafa

Best Emerging Talent: 

Adnan Samad Khan for Ehd-e-Wafa

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Alyana’s first look: Sarah Khan and Falak share video with daughter

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Singer Falak Shabir shared an adorable video of the fellow singer and wife Sarah Khan loving her newborn daughter Alyana Falak in her arms on Instagram.

In the heartfelt caption, he commended all the women who give birth to their children after facing immense physical and mental stress.

In the caption of the video, Shabir said that he was amazed to see women braving the physical and mental during pregnancy.

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“MASHALLAH When it comes to true strength and the ability to endure pain, women blow us away,” he wrote. “The morning sickness, the heartburn, the sleeplessness, backaches, mood swings and what not!”

He added: “Then there’s also the mental stress of worrying that the baby they’re carrying is healthy, juggling work with pregnancy exhaustion, trying to plan out the nursery down to the last perfectly matched detail and coming up with a baby name that’s unique enough to stand out!”

Shabir said that a woman feels as if she has fractured 20 bones of her body when delivering her baby.

“Imagine the mothers pain and love? SubhanAllah!” he said.

He added that he was convinced mothers are superheroes due to their knack for braving and coming out victorious from any situation they face.  Falak Shabir said that Sarah Khan is not only the mother to his child but is his heartbeat as well, adding that he promises to keep loving her and protecting her and her daughter till he breathes his last.

He announced the birth of his daughter with a picture in which Sarah Khan and his newborn daughter can be seen. Earlier, a video of Shabir giving azaan in his daughter’s ear had also gone viral on social media as well.

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‘Forever indebted’: Celebrities pay tribute to ‘father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme’

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan breathed his last in Islamabad Sunday morning at the age of 85. He was given a state funeral at Faisal Mosque and later buried at the capital’s Sector H-8 graveyard.

Condoling his death, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a state funeral for the national icon.

“In pursuance of announcement by Prime Minister of Pakistan, State Funeral shall be accorded to Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. The national flag of Pakistan shall fly at half-mast on Sunday, 10th October, 2021”, read a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior.

Taking to Twitter, PM Khan said, “Deeply saddened by the passing of Dr A Q Khan. He was loved by our nation bec of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state. This has provided us security against an aggressive much larger nuclear neighbour. For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon.”

Shortly after the news of the nuclear scientist’s death broke, celebrities through their social media accounts expressed sadness and grief over the passing of “father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme”.

“Saddened to hear about the loss of Dr #AbdulQadeerKhan. He was a patriot and the nation will always be indebted to him for his services to our country,” tweeted renowned actor and singer Ali Zafar.

Actor Imran Abbas said, “The father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme Sir Abdul Qadeer Khan is no more. Inna Lillahe wa Inna Elehe Rajeoon. Standing ovation to our hero for giving us strength and power with the grace of Almighty and his endless contributions.”

Actor Adnan Siddiqui in a condolence message posted on his Twitter handle said: “We are a nuke-power today only because of AQ Khan. Forever indebted. Khuda Hafiz, Mohsin-e-Pakistan. May Allah grant you higher place in Jannah tul Firdous. Aameen.”

“His contributions made us stand proud and strong. We are forever indebted to you #DrAbdulQadeerKhan,” wrote actor Ahsan Khan.

Actress Saba Qamar tweeted: “Sorry to hear about the passing of #DrAbdulQadeerKhan. Thank you for your services Sir! My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.”

 

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Policy change announced for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Google on Thursday said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube.

The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.”

That includes online content referring to climate change as a hoax or a scam, or denying the world’s temperature is rising and that human activity is contributing to the problem, Google said in a post.

“Advertisers simply don’t want their ads to appear next to this content,” Google said.

“And publishers and creators don’t want ads promoting these claims to appear on their pages or videos.”

The internet giant added that the policy change aligns with efforts by the company to promote sustainable practices and confront climate change.

“Google’s important decision to demonetize climate misinformation could turn the tide on the climate denial economy,” said NGO Avaaz campaign director Fadi Quran.

“For years, climate misinformers have confused public opinion and obstructed urgent political action on climate change, and YouTube has been one of their weapons of choice.”

Quran urged other online platforms to follow Google’s lead and stop funneling money to those peddling debunked denials of climate change.

 

Female TikToker’s harassment: Police arrest Rambo, seven others in Lahore raids

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Lahore police arrested an associate of the female Tiktoker and victim in Minar-e-Pakistan harassment incident, Rambo, and seven others after a blackmailing complaint was filed with the police

According to Punjab’s investigation police, seven people including Amir Sohail aka Rambo have been arrested during separate raids in Lahore. The police also conducted a raid to arrest an accomplice of Rambo, Badshah, in Rawalpindi, however, he fled before the raid.

Earlier in the day, a female TikToker who was allegedly manhandled and harassed at Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence Day has blamed her associate, Rambo, for the entire episode at the Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore.

In a written statement submitted to DIG Investigations, Ayesha Akram said that it was Rambo, her associate, who made the plan to visit Greater Iqbal Park on Independence Day, which later led to the horrific incident.

“Rambo used to blackmail me using some of my obscene videos he possessed,” she said adding that he had so far received Rs1 million from her through blackmailing tactics besides also regularly receiving half of her salary.

The female Tiktoker further alleged that Rambo used to run a TikTok gang along with his associate named Badshah.

On August 14, the woman TikToker was assaulted and harassed at Minar-e-Pakistan by a mob of nearly 400 men. The incident came to light weeks later after videos of the horrific episode went viral on social media, forcing the authorities to launch a crackdown against all those involved in it.

Police arrested multiple people while using CCTV footage and other technology and during an identification parade, the female TikToker had identified at least six suspects during the process.

 

Sarah Khan And Falak Shabir Blessed With Baby Girl

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistan Showbiz industry’s star Couple Sara Khan and Falak Shabier have welcomed their first child today morning and its a beautiful angel girl. On Friday singer Falak Shabir announced the birth of his daughter. Falak and Sarah blessed with baby girl Masha Allah. Falak shared picture of with hand of little baby on Instagram with caption given below.

Rabi-Ul-Awal Mubarak
Jummah Mubarak
ALLAH pak ne is ba barkat maheenay ke ba barakat din Apni rahmat se nawaza hay
Shukar ALHAMDULILLAH 🤲
So happy to announce the arrival of my daughter who is half me and half the one I love. Introducing ALYANA FALAK 👨‍👩‍👧
App sab ke pyar or dua ka shukria

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Within a hours the post got more than 100K likes on Instagram and celebrities showered best wishes for the lovely couple. News update times also wished congratulations the star couple on start of their parenthood.

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WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encrypted backups for iOS users

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned messaging app has rolled out a new feature that makes the app’s backup end-to-end encrypted for iOS users.

The new update would enable “end-to-end encrypted backup” which makes WhatsApp automatically backup users’ encrypted chat history on iCloud.

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By enabling this feature on their iOS, users can secure their backup from unauthorised access.

To discover whether you’re one of the selected beta testers, follow these steps:

  • Open WhatsApp Settings.
  • Tap on “Chats,” then “Chat Backup.”
  • On “Chat Backup,” toggle on “End-to-end Encrypted Backup.”

When WhatsApp backup is end-to-end encrypted, nobody — including WhatsApp, Facebook and Apple — can see its content, because it’s encrypted using a password or a 64-digit encryption key.

 

Shoaib Malik becomes first Asian cricketer to complete 11,000 T20 runs!

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistan’s experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik on Thursday became the first Asian cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in T20 cricket.

Malik, 39, reached this milestone while playing for Central Punjab against Southern Punjab in the National T20 match at Lahore’s Gadaffi stadium.

Malik achieved the feat during his 411th T20 inning and he is one of only four players with experience of over 400 professional T20 matches.

The 39-year-old is one of the only two active cricketers who made international debuts in the 1990s, and are still available for selection to their respective countries — the other one is Chris Gayle of West Indies.

The Pakistani all-rounder is overall the third to reach the mark. He is also the first “non-Caribbean” cricketer to achieve this feat as two others to score 11,000 T20 runs — Chris Gayle, 14,276 runs, and Keiron Pollard, 11,223 runs — are from West Indies.

With 67 scores of 50s+, Malik is also Pakistan’s leading player in the list of players with the most numbers of scores over 50 (including centuries). He is followed by Babar Azam with 65 such scores in the list.