Taking to his Instagram story, Pakistan’s quick pacer, who was delegated the ICC men’s cricketer of the year in 2021, didn’t nominate who sent the gift. Pakistan’s star cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi has gotten a Valentine’s Day gift from loved one. It is appropriate to make reference to here that the speed star will wed […]
Valentines Day
In Pakistan, love was not in the air on Valentine’s
Just like anywhere else in the world, on Valentine’s Day, a peek at anyone’s Facebook page in Pakistan would have revealed messages of love: hearts fluttering around like butterflies amid floral backgrounds. Happy couples – engaged, married or just a bunch of two in love – shared pictures. Some extended their mushy feelings to all […]
DT Memes: Meet the Haya Walkers
Pakistani students belonging to religious political parties called to boycott Valentine’s Day and to observe Haya Walk, literally, the ‘walk of shame’ instead. Each year, the Jamaat Islami’s student wing Islami Jamiat Talba organises Haya Day as an anti-thesis to the Valentine’s Day.
Twitterati abuzz as #HayaDay2K18 trends
Pakistan’s ‘national psyche’ might be undergoing a radical transformation into the mould of resolving its current issues through systematic changes in structure, shifting debate of conversation, and revisions in the perception of the ruling class. In the wake of Pakistan Censor Board’s decision of clearing the much controversial film ‘Padmaavat’ without any cuts in the […]
Faryal spends Valentine’s Day alone as Amir gushes over New York model
Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom have shared much of the trauma in their whirlwind of a relationship, with Makhdoom often majorly bearing the brunt of her husband’s antics on the suffering end. But all the drama was eventually and recently put to rest after the boxer took to his Instagram in a post, confirming that […]
Resolution presented in Punjab Assembly against Valentine’s Day celebrations
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislator Malik Taimoor Masood on Tuesday presented a resolution in Punjab Assembly against celebrations of Valentine’s Day. The resolution, presented by Taimoor in the provincial assembly, demands the authorities to take stern measures and punish those involved in Valentine’s Day celebrations. It further adds that such celebrations are against Pakistan’s cultural […]
PEMRA bars TV channels from promoting Valentine’s Day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) has barred TV channels from celebrating and promoting Valentine’s Day. A notification was issued by PEMRA on Wednesday that advised all broadcast media and distribution services to desist from promoting Valentine’s Day through their respective channels/networks. The decision was made following the directives of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in […]