LAHORE, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 (WNP/DL): Renowned radio and television anchor Tariq Aziz passed away in Lahore on Wednesday. He was 84. Aziz was born in Jalandhar on April 28, 1936. After partition, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Sahiwal, where he received his primary education. He started his career with Radio Pakistan in the […]
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, May 31, 2020 (WNP/DL): Model Sadaf Kanwal has changed her name on Instagram to Sadaf Sabzwari following the rumours surrounding her Nikah with Shahroz Sabzwari. View this post on Instagram ALHAMDULILLAH A post shared by Shahroz Sabzwari (@shahrozsabzwari) on May 31, 2020 at 6:21am PDT News of the couple having a Nikah today […]
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, March 14, 2020 (WNP): Mehwish Hayat and Angelina Jolie are both celebrities who realise the power their influence wields. That’s why Jolie has teamed up with BBC and Microsoft to produce My World, a global show which aims to explain the real stories behind the news, provide facts to viewers aged 13 and up […]
ISLAMABAD, Friday, March 06, 2020 (WNP): Veteran comedian Amanullah passed away in a private hospital in Lahore on Friday. Earlier this month, the veteran actor had been hospitalised in a private hospital in Lahore after his health deteriorated. He had been shifted to the hospital for the fourth time as his condition remained unstable. He was suffering […]
LAHORE, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 (WNP): The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on exhibition of Ehd-e-Wafa, a television drama produced by ISPR. Justice Shahid Waheed observed that the petition was not maintainable and directed the petitioner to first approach the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). Responding to the judge’s […]
LAHORE, Thursday, February 20, 2020 (WNP): A family court on Thursday released a decree allowing singer Sanam Marvi to part ways with her husband. The folk singer had married Hamid Ali in 2009, having three children with him afterwards. According to the plea, her husband’s demeanour changed once they were married. Marvi had said in […]
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, February 08, 2020 (WNP): Mehwish Hayat has come out in support of a resolution that was recently tabled in the National Assembly to seek capital punishment for child rapists. The lower house of the parliament on Friday passed the resolution calling for the public hanging of convicted child molesters and rapists. It sparked […]
MIAMI, Monday, February 03, 2020 (Reuters/WNP): Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought Latina star power to Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a medley of pop hits and hip-shaking choreography on one of the world’s glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin, in addition to Lopez’s 11-year-old daughter, appeared as surprise guests in an […]
ISLAMABAD, Friday, January 31, 2020 (WNP): Mehwish Hayat’s tweet about the bathrooms at Jinnah International Airport struck a chord with many. People responded with their own terrible experiences and one of them happened to be self-proclaimed filmmaker/writer, Cynthia D Ritchie, who mentioned having the same issue at Islamabad International Airport as well. Agree with @MehwishHayat – […]
KARACHI, Thursday, January 30, 2020 (WNP): It’s been around five months to when Shaniera Akram shared the disgusting medical waste that had been dumped at Karachi’s Sea View beach. “Our beach is a bio-hazard zone and needs to be shut down immediately. I am so sorry to the people including myself who use and love […]
MUMBAI, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (WNP): Variety has reported that Priyanka Chopra Jonas is in final talks to join the project; details about her prospective character are currently under wraps. She’ll team up with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jessica Henwick as the Matrix franchise’s newest additions. The newbies will join returning […]
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (WNP): Syed Jibran has made headlines for his work in dramas and now, he’s moving to the big screen. The Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor is making his cinematic debut alongside “a very dear friend and powerhouse performer”, Saba Qamar. Speaking to Images, he revealed that Saba and him “will be [two] of […]