Marium Chaudhry

We interviewed @SAfridiOfficial and he some very interesting things to say! Watch The Current Life (we also played padel and that’s something I won’t forget)! Watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qzhK… @TheCurrentPK #ShahidAfridi #PakistanCricket #PAKvIND

A section of Nasir Bagh, a historic public garden and one of Lahore’s last remaining green spaces, is being converted into an underground parking plaza by the Punjab government.

Please watch the trailer for The Voice of Hind Rajab, which was nominated today for a Golden Globe and which opens in U.K. & Irish cinemas from Jan 16th 2026. It is powerful, important & heartbreaking. Congrats to the team, inc director Kaouther Ben Hania, producer @iamodessarae @AltitudeFilms @alphonsedoisnel @aliboombayoo & everyone who supported this film.

@mahwashajaz_ ah, my bad

@MariumCh Check something called sarcasm. It helps.

Another biased review from someone who wasn’t invited to a premiere or a podcast :( #Neelofar

I appreciate the information minister taking this matter seriously. However, I do not wish to pursue a PECA case through the NCCIA, as doing so would lend legitimacy to a law and an institution that have been used to harass journalists, silence private citizens, and suppress dissent. If the minister and his government are serious about ensuring safety for journalists and citizens, they should scrap PECA and the NCCIA and begin a genuine consultation process to draft legislation that truly addresses journalists’ concerns.

Big changes are being discussed in Parliament. It’s a lot — but don’t worry, this Sunday’s newsletter breaks down the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the simplest way possible so you actually get what’s happening (no legal jargon, just plain tea). open.substack.com/pub/thecurrent…

Clearly there is no good reason to stop @Shahrez_KhanPK from representing Pakistan on a global stage, where chances that he will win it for the country are also very high. Let him go.

It’s not just the raw reality that the drama Case No. 9 is drenched in but the way that it’s expressed that has viewers hooked. Read more: thecurrent.pk/friendship-fai… #TheCurrent #CaseNo9

Sign up for @TheCurrentPK's daily, free newsletter that I write early in the morning with the top news stories. It's a 4-minute news highlight read and we're also listing cool events in your city, daily AQI levels and daily predictions. Easy sign up here: form.finalform.so/forms/ffrFQaqa

Here’s what we know about the ‘strikes’ in Kabul… 🇦🇫 #TheCurrent #Kabul #Latest #Strikes #KabulStrikes

Today's big stories:⁠ Israel seizes Gaza aid flotilla, ACC chief @MohsinnaqviC42 tells India to “collect the Asia Cup trophy from my office in Dubai” as the row deepens, and the PPP warns Maryam Nawaz to check 'her tone' as coalition tensions heat up.⁠ open.substack.com/pub/thecurrent…

Trophy drama in #INDvsPAK. #India refused to take the #AsiaCup2025 trophy from ACC chief @MohsinnaqviC42 — and then @narendramodi called the win “Operation Sindoor.” Many Indians weren’t impressed, calling the tweet “deeply disrespectful.” open.substack.com/pub/thecurrent…

Vaccine, heart attack and H-ki itching…all explained by Umme Aimen, a young student of @ZindagiTrust Fatima Jinnah Govt School.

Revamping our award-winning @WanifraWIN Newsletter as we migrate to Substack. Please do subscribe (it's free!) and definitely, definitely, let me know what you think. Would really appreciate it!

I personally spoke with a few of @Shahrez_KhanPK friends who were with him on the trip to Chitral, checked meta data on their photos as well as their whatsapp group chats. Shahrez was in Chitral on May 9 2023.

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half. I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission. I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting. O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al-Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

Our meme game is next level

Pakistan right now: Qawalli nights in Islamabad, Karachiites eating at Do Darya, Lahoris playing padel, while India claims that they have taken over major cities in Pakistan. Indian journalism is horrifyingly hilarious and also so delusional and scary in how blatantly false it is

Appalling how large sections of Indian media are simply lying. The scale of misinformation right now is terrifying. The abdication of basic journalistic principles is unprecedented—even by our already low standards. Poor GD Bakshi is having to tell anchors about fog of war and not believe everything they are hearing!!