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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Atif Aslam and Aima Baig will sing the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 anthem, which has been produced and composed by Abdullah Siddiqui. The anthem will be released next week through an event partner, a press release by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated. 

According to the statement, the theme of the song is inspirational and motivational with the lyrics and music aimed at uplifting the mood of the fans and the nation as the world is passing through tough and testing times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This will be the first time Aslam will sing the PCB’s marquee event song, while Aima had been featured in last year’s “Groove Mera,” which turned out to be a smashing hit.

Atif Aslam is an internationally-acclaimed Pakistan singer who has recorded numerous chart-topping songs for the local and international film industry. In 2008, he was bestowed with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (medial of distinction) by the government of Pakistan, while he has received over 50 other different awards from within and outside Pakistan.

Baig is one of the most popular female voices in Pakistan. In the past seven years, she has recorded a number of hits and has won local and international awards.

Speaking about the event, Abdullah said: “Getting to produce this anthem is a dream for any musician, and I’m very honoured and thankful to the PCB for the opportunity this year.”

“Both Atif Aslam and Aima Baig are undeniably the best and working with them has been a privilege. I’m very excited for fans to hear what we have come up with,” he added. 

The producer further said: “We have tried to produce a song that captures the spirit of the game in a meaningful way, while still being very fun and catchy.”

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistani renowned singers Ali Zafar and Gul Panra’s collaborative track ‘Larsha Pekhawar’ has garnered more than 52 million views on YouTube, making it the most watched Pakistani song of 2021.

‘Larsha Pekhawar’, the refreshing version of the classic Pashto song which released on September 22, trended number one on the video streaming website for around five weeks in Sept and October.

Celebrated singer Atif Aslam’s track “Rafta Rafta”, featuring actress Sajal Ali, has racked in over 41 million views to take the second spot on the video streaming platform. The video, released in July 2021, was filmed in Skardu.

Ali Zafar’s rendition of the iconic Naat ‘Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi’ was the third most viewed video of 2021 with 32 million hits. The video shows the beautiful aerial view of the majestic Baadshahi Mosque.

While, Atif Aslam’s rendition of renowned kalaam ‘Mustafa Jaane Rehmat’ hit over 22 million views to stay at fourth on the list.

Young Stunners’ track ‘Why Not Meri Jaan’ also created quite the stir online it attracted more than 15 million views.

Farhan Saeed’s ‘Na Cher Malanga Nu’, Asim Azhar’s ‘Yaad’, Bilal Saeed’s ‘Mitti Da Khadona’ and Sahir Ali Bagga and Alizeh Shah’s ‘Badnamiyan’ were among the top ten Pakistani tracks released in 2021.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistani actress Ushna Shah showered praise on former Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi, saying ‘the biggest star of Pakistan’ was ‘so humble’.

The actress met the star cricketer on a flight but she stopped short of describing about the flight. However, in her Instagram Story, Ushna Shah dropped the reveal that she had been on her way to Lahore where she will take part in the shooting of a film.

The actress further said she will play a leg-spinner in the upcoming movie.

“On a flight with Shahid Afridi bhai. Hands down the biggest star in Pakistan yet so humble,” said the Parizaad actress in a tweet.

“Blessed me with encouragement & duas & SO gracious & kind to everyone who would come up to him, especially children.”

Ushna Shah concluded her tweet saying, “Lala ney dil jeet liya.”

After being noticed in the 2014 thriller Bashar Momin, Ushna featured as the female lead in several critically acclaimed serials, including Duaa (2015), Neelam Kinaray (2016), Ab Kar Meri Rafugari (2016), Thoda Sa Aasman (2016), Lashkara (2018) and Ru Baru Ishq Tha (2018). 

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Jannat Mirza is getting back at Aiman Khan for calling out her beauty regimen.

Turning to her Instagram on Tuesday, the famous TikToker shared a video of herself, responding to Aiman’s advice on her makeup.

“When someone w alot of makeup and surgeries on her face tells you not to put makeup,” she captioned her post taking a jibe at the mother-of-one.

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In a recent interview, Aiman Khan was asked by host Wajahat Rauf to give a piece of advice to a list of celebrities that aso featured Mirza’s name. “Please wear less makeup,” Aiman sent a message to the TikToker at the time.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Actor Imran Abbas on Tuesday gave a befitting reply to nosy fans who have relentlessly been inquiring about why Sajal Aly’s husband Ahad Raza Mir chose to skip his sister-in-law Saboor Aly’s wedding festivities.

Taking to his Instagram stories, Imran shared a question sticker that asked, “Do you know why Ahad Raza Mir did not attend Saboor Aly’s wedding?”

To this, the Khuda Aur Mohabbat actor retorted, “Kia aap jantay hain ke aap apne kaam se kaam kyun nahi rakhtay? (Do you know why you can’t mind your own business?)”.

“Jitna aap logon ki zindagi ke baaray mein sochtay hain ager apne baaray mein sochain to kaheen se kaheen pohunch jaayain (If you think about yourself as much as you think about others, you would be somewhere better),” added Imran.

The reply comes hot on the heels of fevered interest in Ahad and Sajal’s marriage after the former was notably missing at Sajal’s sister’s wedding. Sajal has since uploaded a picture with her husband, only to delete it moments later. 

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Actor Aiman Khan has dropped a rather questionable statement while advocating early marriages in her recent interview.

Prominent actor of Pakistan’s drama industry, Aiman Khan has been in the news for the past week over her blunt statements in the latest interview.

After her Internet war with TikToker Jannat Mirza, another statement of Aiman Khan is creating headlines, where the host asked Aiman to comment on “whether all actresses should get married early because of a lack of eligible guys”, to which she replied, “Yes, they should get married. When it is time, get married”.

Aiman further added, “I think the longer you take to get married, it just doesn’t happen then. I mean, there are so many actresses who are still unmarried”.

Earlier this week, a clip from the recent appearance of the ‘Baydardi’ actor on a digital show went viral on social media, which sees the actor voicing a few words of wisdom for the fellow celebs. Though what came as a shocker for the audience was her unapologetic statement for TikTok star, Jannat Mirza to ‘wear less makeup’.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

After Humayun Saeed, celeb couple Sana Javed and Umair Jaswal are the latest Pakistani celebs to receive the coveted Golden Visa from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Sana took to Instagram on Friday to share the news with a snippet from a Khaleej Times article announcing the same. “Thank you, UAE!” she captioned the post.

Talking to City Times, the Khaani star shared her excitement about being honoured by UAE, saying, “We are very thrilled and honoured to get this Golden Visa. We are very grateful to the UAE.”

Her husband, singer-songwriter Umair, also described the honour as “an amazing feeling.”

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“UAE has always been a second home to us, and we meet so many of our loved ones here, so being honoured with this visa is absolutely fantastic,” he said.

With a golden visa, foreigners can live, work and study in the UAE without the need of a national sponsor and with 100 per cent ownership of their business on the UAE’s mainland.

Other stars who have received the prestigious golden visa include Cristiano Ronaldo, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty etc.

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