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The Current Insider
Tuesday, 5th January 2021

You know what I really hate? Not knowing what will happen next. Take the weather for instance. Monday’s weather forecast had rain in Lahore during the day. It didn’t rain a bit and the cold lifted a bit but last night rain thundered and the cold set in my bones. Was not prepared for it.
Students weren’t prepared for schools opening up this month, from Jan 18 onwards and the memes of Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood ‘betraying’ students are hilarious. I interviewed him when he made the decision to shut down schools due to the increase in coronavirus cases and he told me what his favourite meme was. An unexpected video of Maryam Nawaz went viral on social media as she video-called her granddaughter, asking her which toy she wanted. A social media troll got an unexpected response from Model Ayesha Omar when he criticised her choice of clothing and actor Sarah Khan did the same with someone who criticised her over her father’s death. What has the world come to when people just won’t let other people be? And it’s not like things are great across the border. Singer Diljit Dosanjh had to share proof of his Indian citizenship because people were criticising him for supporting the farmers’ protests in India.
The most expected and ‘better late than never’ was the news that the Lahore High Court declared that the “two finger test and hymen test carried out” to find out if a female victim of rape or sexual abuse is a virgin or not was against the constitution of Pakistan. I mean, really? The fact that this ruling is declared in the first week of 2021 is disturbing to say the least and shocking that such a law did in fact, still exist.
An old video of comedian Moin Akhtar surfaced recently where he interviewed Indian actor Dilip Kumar when Kumar visited Pakistan in 1998. Sometimes when you look back at Pakistan, you wonder, when did such things happen? What was it like when the Beatles visited Pakistan, or Neil Armstrong? What was it like to be that free? I wonder and although I hate not knowing what happens next, I do hope we go back to being a carefree, inclusive and perhaps, less obsessed with virginity society once again. In case you were wondering, It is SUPPOSED to rain during the day in Lahore and Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi are cloudy and Quetta is chilly — but with plenty of sun.

Stay warm!
Marium

Current Baba’s Prediction

Sometimes you have to do things you don’t feel like doing, jaise taking a shower in this cold and rainy weather. Sab theek hai but I’m sure you don’t want to smell bad.

Punjab schools to open from Jan 18, universities from Feb 1: minister

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Memes break the internet after Shafqat Mahmood announces reopening of schools

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Shafqat Mahmood | The Current Life

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Cuteness overloaded: Maryam’s toy shopping on video call with granddaughter goes viral

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Ayesha Omar claps back at troll criticising her choice of outfit

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Sarah Khan hits back at troll who criticised her over father’s death

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Diljit Dosanjh shares proof of Indian citizenship, requests people not to spread hate

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Rape cases: LHC declares ‘two finger test’ illegal, discriminatory

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Dilip Kumar gets emotional with love received in Pakistan | Sitara-e-Imtiaz | Moin Akhtar

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