Dua Malik, Sohail Haider welcome a baby boy

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Pakistani celebrity couple Dua Malik and Sohail Haider welcomed a baby boy, announced by Dua Malik on social media. Dua Malik took to Instagram and shared a story where she announced the birth of her son. She wrote “Blessed with baby boy”.

Dua Malik’s sister Humaima Malick also shared an Instagram story and said “Mubarak Mubarak Mubarak. Allhumdullilah my sister @duamalik blessed with a baby boy. Another beautiful addition to our family.”

She further said “All duas for your son @duamalik @sohailhaider” followed by an emoji ‘It’s a boy!”

Sohail Haider is a popular singer who got popularity from his melodious OST for the historical drama serial Dastaan, and Dua Malik is an anchor, Life Coach, Therapist, and motivational Speaker. The couple got married in 2014 and together they have three adorable kids including their newborn baby boy.It is noteworthy here that last year Dua Malik had hinted at quitting the showbiz.

WhatsApp launching public beta programme for web version

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WhatsApp is working to improve support on multi-device for WhatsApp Web/Desktop, the company is also launching a public beta programme to get feedback. The WhatsApp Web’s public beta programme will allow users to test new features. Users can join the beta programme by installing the WhatsApp beta version, available both for Windows and macOS.

As a beta tester, users will receive all beta updates automatically, removing the need to manually reinstall the app every time there is a new update. The most updated beta is 2.2133.1 now.

The beta testers will be able to test new experiences while recording voice messages, for instance, the possibility to listen to the voice messages before sending them. The feature is already under development on WhatsApp for Android and iOS.

Sania Mirza highlights shrinking social circles during pandemic .

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Apart from her fame for being an international tennis star and Pakistan’s bhabi, Sania Mirza is quite well-known for being an active Instagram user with some very interesting posts.

In her latest Instagram activity, Mirza has come up with another cute video, again with two superhero toys, but this time representing how limited one’s social circle can be during the pandemic.

The video, bearing a caption, ‘When this is your only social circle’, features Mirza dressed in her PJs and lip-syncing to a Bollywood song, depicting the perfect lazy weekend at home.

Maya Ali smitten everyone in traditional Gilgit attires.

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Maya Ali’s unique style has left her fan smitten.

The diva is exuding a traditional Gilgiti outfit featuring the traditional embellished cap and pink veil for her latest photo and fans cannot keep calm.

“Life is beautiful and we should live it to it’s fullest,” captioned Maya alongside her lively portrait.

Maya’s new portraits made her followers swoon over the diva’s exquisite style. Die-hard fans of the star were also quick to shower praises on the actor.

“Prettiest cutest gorgeous,” wrote one Instagram user while another added, “Stunning,” in the comments section.

Maya Ali is a famous Pakistani actress. She was born on 27th July 1989 in Lahore. She started her career in 2011 and today she is one of the most accomplished and loved actresses of the Showbiz industry.

Maya is known for her leading role in several television serials including Aik Nayee Cinderella, Aun Zara, Khoya Khoya Chaand, Ranjish Hi Sahi, Meri Zindagi Hai Tu, Ladoon Mein Pali, Zid, and many more.

She is quite active on social media. She is currently vacationing in Hunza valley with her family. She posted beautiful Pictures from her vacation on Instagram. Take a look at some recent captivating photos of Maya Ali that she recently shared on her social media account.

Maya is currently taking a vacation with her family in the breathtaking Hunza Valley. She recently also posted photos with her mother.

IHC CJ inquires about justification of Ban on TIKTOK.

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to formulate a mechanism regarding the operations of video-sharing app Tiktok in Pakistan and consult the federal government, rather than take a unilateral decision to ban the app.

“The PTA should never have banned Tiktok without consulting the federal government,” it observed, also asking the PTA: “What authority do you have to completely ban the app?”

The case, against the suspension of the app, was heard by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minhallah. Justice Minallah asked the PTA counsel to provide a reason for banning TikTok, adding that “if banning TikTok is the only solution, then Google should be banned too”.

The PTA lawyer responded by saying that the Peshawar and Sindh High Courts had issued orders to ban the app and formulate a mechanism to stop inappropriate content from circulating on the app.

At this, the chief justice asked the counsel to read out the orders of the high courts. He then pointed out that neither court had ordered that the app be completely banned in the country.

“Such videos are circulated on YouTube as well. Will you shut down YouTube too?” Justice Minallah asked. He said PTA should instead “guide people not to watch inappropriate content”.

“Apps are a means of livelihood and entertainment for people,” the chief justice added.

Justice MinaAllah said that the PTA had “misused the orders” from both courts and demanded to know if the actual orders, which pertained to developing a mechanism, had even be followed. “You were asked to develop a mechanism. Did you make one?”

The chief justice further asked why other social media apps had not then been banned based on the grounds Tiktok was banned. The hearing was adjourned till August 23.

Maryam Nawaz tests positive for coronavirus

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PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) .This was confirmed by PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on her twitter. “After testing positive Maryam Nawaz has quarantined herself at her home as a precautionary measure,” she said.

She also appealed to the nation to pray for the recovery of all the patients including the PML-N vice president.Meanwhile, in the last 24 hours, Pakistan reported 44 deaths by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,015,827. The nationwide tally of fatalities had jumped to 23,133.

4,119 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Till now 10,978 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 5,860 in Sindh, 4,428 in KP, 796 in Islamabad, 618 in Azad Kashmir, 326 in Balochistan, and 127 in GB.

Furthermore 371,762 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 354,312 in Punjab, 142,400 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 86,226 in Islamabad, 29,861 in Balochistan, 23,370 in Azad Kashmir and 7,896 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

25 Textile Firms contribute 21 PC to $25Billion exports.

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The top 25 textile companies have alone contributed over $5.361 billion, or 21 per cent, to the country’s overall exports of $25bn in 2020-21.

It is a matter of great pleasure that the exports of the textile sector alone soared by 19.23pc to $15.5bn in 2020-21 compared to $13bn the preceding year,” Aptma (North Zone) Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir told media on Friday. “It is really unprecedented, he added.

According to a list shared by trade bodies, Style Textile (Pvt) Ltd exports remained $428.76 million in 2020-21, followed by Interloop Ltd with $331.54m, Artistic Milliners (Pvt) Ltd $329.63m, Yunus Textile Mills Ltd $311.92m, Nishat Mills Ltd $307.32m, Gul Ahmad Textile Mills Ltd $284.25m, Feroze 1888 Mills Ltd $273.04m, Soorty Enterprises Ltd $268.14m, Artistic Fabric & Garment Industries (Pvt) Ltd-$226.42m, Liberty Mills $216.33m, Masood Textile Mills Ltd $213.05m, Sadaqat Ltd $209.22m, US Apparel & Textiles Ltd $197.50m, Al-Karam Textile Mills Ltd $185.25m, Nishat (Chunian) Ltd $169.70m, Novatex Ltd $167.49m, Lucky Textile Mills Ltd $165.79m, Garibsons Ltd $165.65m, Denim Clothing Company $148.58m, Klash Ltd $139.16m, Sapphire Finishing Mills Ltd $137.35m, Gohar Textile Mills Ltd $126.78m, Kamal Ltd $125.75m, Riaz Textile Mills Ltd $121.09m and Sapphire Fibres Ltd $111.87m.

He said keeping in view the rapid expansion in the textile exports owing to increasing investments, Aptma has decided to take all those textile exports companies making $40m to 50m per annum to achieve the figure of $100m each. “If we succeed in doing so, our textile exports alone may jump from $15.5bn to $25bn in next couple of years,” he added.

He said the outstanding export performance of the textile sector is a very good omen for the country’s economy.