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Veteran Bollywood actor Actor Anupam Kher and his wife Kirron Kher are among the high-profile couples who stood the test of time. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu – Click Here In an interview with an Indian media outlet, the Bollywood actor opened up on the beginning of his love story with his wife. Anupam Kher revealed that they were best friends for many years before falling in love and later getting married in 1985. Sharing details about his personal life, the ‘Vijay 69’ actor said that he had been best friends with Kirron Kher for over a decade while they were both in relationships with other partners. While Anupam was a struggling actor at the time, the Bollywood actress was already a star and was acting in films alongside industry bigwigs. “She was a star already then. She was doing theatres, she was working in movies. She is an M.A. first class first. I met her in Chandigarh. I was a simple village boy. Apparently, there was no connection between us,” he said. Read more...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first-ever ‘Transgender Education Policy’ draft was approved in a meeting chaired by Sindh Minister of Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah, ARY News reported. The policy proposes adding a separate category for transgender children in admission forms for schools and colleges alongside male and female options, a press statement issued here read. The policy also includes reserving job quotas for transgender individuals during teacher recruitment. The draft will be presented to the cabinet for legal approval. The meeting was informed that, according to the 2023 census, there are 20,331 transgender individuals in Pakistan, with 4,222 residing in Sindh. However, figures from an NGO suggest the number is closer to 250,000. Furthermore, research by USAID indicates that 42percent of transgender individuals are only marginally literate, while 40percent lack access to education entirely. Syed Sardar Ali Shah highlighted the numerous challenges faced by transgender individuals...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government once again approached the centre, reiterating its interest in acquiring the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) through privatisation, ARY News reported. In a second letter written to the Federal Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Board sought a reply to its first letter. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Board maintained that 10 days has been passed since it offered to ‘highest’ in the PIA privatisation but the federal government did not respond to its offer. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Board that the letters have been written on directives of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Vice Chairman Board of Investment Board Hasan Masood Kanwar said that Ali Amin Gandapur is taking special interest in buying the PIA. “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is serious in buying the PIA and the matter should not be treated as a political issue.” Earlier on November 1, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government expre...

ISLAMABAD: Head of Awam Pakistan Party (AWP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the government’s expectation of receiving an Rs85 billion bid for PIA privatisation is unrealistic. Speaking during ARY News programme ‘Sawal Yeh Hai’, Shahid Khaqan suggested that accepting a Rs10 billion offer would be more practical. He criticised the government’s high valuation for PIA privatisation, saying, “The market does not accept Rs85 billion bid for PIA. In my view, even Rs10 billion is a high price for PIA considering its current structure.” Criticising the current government, Shahid Khaqan remarked, “This government lacks both mandate and performance. Trying to run the country through haphazard laws is a clear admission of failure.” Commenting on the role of the current opposition, he said that, the current opposition’s role is ‘ineffective’. “PTI’s main agenda seems to be getting its founder out of jail rather than focusing on the country’s problems. Eve...

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi in a meeting on Sunday reviewed the situation created after the suicide attack in Quetta railway station. Both leaders expressed solidarity with the families of the martyrs in the Quetta blast and said that the war against terrorism is the war of every Pakistani citizen. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi while talking to the chief minister said that the federal government will provide all-out support for maintaining peace and the complete eradication of terrorism from the province. Speaking on this occasion, the Balochistan chief minister said that more efforts are being taken to ensure law and order situation, and reiterated that a handful of elements are involved in terrorist activities in the province which would be rooted out in every way. Read More: Train operations suspended from Quetta due to security concerns Later, Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Interior Minist...

Latin pop star-actress Jennifer Lopez has opened up on her personal struggles amid her ongoing divorce from Hollywood actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu- Click Here Speaking at the screening for her upcoming film ‘Unstoppable,’ the actress talked about navigating “challenging relationships.” During the event, Jennifer Lopez shed light on how “relatable” it was for women who have also had to navigate difficult issues while being a mother. “I think a lot of women have gone through that, and she [Judy] and I talked a lot.” It is pertinent to mention that the Hollywood actress-singer plays Judy Robles, the mother of NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles in ‘Unstoppable.’ Jennifer Lopez is also a mother to twins Max and Emme whom she shares with her ex-husband singer Marc Anthony. “When you talk to Judy’s kids, including Anthony, they’re like, ‘My mom’s so positive, she’s so great.’ There was a whole different story there that she was living, that you hi...

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week’s US presidential election, US TV networks projected on Saturday, completing the Republican’s sweep of all seven swing states. After four days of counting in the southwest state with a large Hispanic population, CNN and NBC projected Trump had obtained its 11 electoral votes as he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Outgoing President Joe Biden scored a narrow but crucial victory in Arizona in 2020 that condemned Trump to defeat after his first term in office. The scale and strength of Trump’s comeback, which also saw the real estate tycoon win the popular vote by a margin of around four million votes, has sent shockwaves through the defeated Democratic Party. The Republicans have already regained control of the Senate and look well set to retain a majority in the House of Representatives thanks to support from white working-class voters and a large share of Hispanics. CNN has called Republican victories for 213 se...