What was the objection to the story of Joyland that 'threatened to set cinemas on fire'?

 

Pakistan's Oscar-nominated film Joyland was cleared by the Censor Board and was slated to release on November 18. But a few days ago, the information ministry suddenly canceled the censor certificate issued to the film saying that it contained 'highly objectionable content. The film won an award at the world's biggest film festival 'Cannes' in May and was well received globally. By the way, only a few people in Pakistan would have seen it, but a large number of people are active on social media both in support and against its release. In this case, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had to act and announced the formation of a committee to investigate the complaints against the film Joyland which will examine whether the film violates social and moral values. Not against. Joyland director Salem Sadiq has termed this 'sudden Uterine' of the Ministry of Information as 'unconstitutional and illegal. Meanwhile, according to the announcement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, after receiving complaints against Fam Joy Lead, an eight-member committee has been formed under the supervision of the Law Minister, which includes the Minister of Information, Minister of Communication, Minister of Investment, Ministry of Information Technology, Advisor to Prime Minister on Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs, Chairman PTA and Chairman PEMRA will also join.

 The committee has been directed to submit its recommendations by Tuesday, November 15.

The hero's name is Haider, we have an objection to that too.

 Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, who objected to the role of a transgender in Joyland, has revealed that he has not seen the film but believes that it mainly promotes LGBTQ (homosexuality) culture. Made to give. Speaking to BBC Urdu, Senator Mushtaq Ahmad says that this is cultural terrorism and because of it, 'our values, traditions and family system, the institution of marriage and marriage, are all against it.' On the question of why he has not seen the film yet and why he is against it, he says, "See the film, you haven't seen it, I haven't seen it either, nobody has seen it." The film was to be released on November 18. Only the trailer of the film was released but there was confirmed information about the film that it was awarded in the LGBTQ category at Cannes. It should be noted that Joyland won the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival and there is no LGBTQ category at the event. Senator Mushtaq adds that "Now you know that LGBTQ is rejected not only by Pakistan but also by the OIC as a whole, so it is very clear that it is against our values." He says that the story of this film which has been reported in the media from reliable sources has the name of the hero as Haider, we have an objection to this too. One made Haider the hero and then made his love affair with a trans woman the focal point. The name of the trans woman is Biba. Biba you know he is a man but he is not satisfied with his gender and changes his gender. So this is the central story of a love affair between a man and a man. That is why it is a declaration of war against our values ​​and traditions. However, the story of the film, as given in the trailer and synopsis, is about how a young man falls in love with a trans woman. But Senator Mushtaq claims that there is a difference between eunuch and transgender. Transgender is a western term. Which means a person who has a reproductive system is physically fine. But is not satisfied with his gender due to his gender dysphoria or psychological disorder.

They will set fire to the cinema in which this film was shown.

 Senator Mushtaq raised his voice on the Senate floor on Joyland. It also appealed to the Federal Shariat Court and the government has banned its screening for now.

 Chairman Central Board of Film Censors Muhammad Tahir says that Senator Mushtaq Ahmed started the campaign and that this film has been made to support the transgender bill the government.

We have received similar complaints from many quarters that you are resorting to films to implement the Transgender Act."

He further said that 'threats were coming that we will set fire to the cinema where this film was released. Then it was said that transgenders will be killed, so in this situation, we withdrew the permission.

 Muhammad Tahir has admitted that 'there is nothing in the film' as claimed by Senator Mushtaq and other religious circles.

 Sayem Sadiq, writer, and director of Joyland, says that he has not been heard.

He said that 'from the point of view of the constitution, once the Censor Board has given permission to present the film, the ministry cannot suddenly give notice. They have to listen to our position once before doing so. They should have given us a hearing which was our legal right and we were not given that by the Ministry of Information.

According to Saim, the legal status of the Central Board of Film Censors is only up to the federal and the cities under its limits, i.e. Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Balochistan.

 But they also bypassed the powers given to the provinces under the 18th Amendment and as a pressure tactic, issued notices to the Punjab and Sindh Censor Boards to follow suit. We have done everything according to the law, but the ministry has done an illegal thing.

Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has opined that such a campaign against a film "puts a weak minister under pressure" and most of the decision-makers are "those who don't even know what a film is".

'It's a problem of timing'

 Chairman Central Board of Film Censors Muhammad Tahir says transgenders were in danger. They are already living in so much difficulty, so we thought that God willing, there should be no abuse against them. This was done as a precautionary measure.

 He added that there is also a problem with timing. ’ (i.e.) at what time it is being released. If the same film had come six months ago or six months later, this would not have happened. Right to business is everyone's right and we cannot exploit transgender people.

Joyland movie which earned a name in the world before its release in Pakistan

 It should be noted that Pakistani director, writer, and actor Saim Sadiq's movie Joyland is based on the life of a eunuch, which is produced by Sarmad Khost and Apurva Charan.

It depicts the burgeoning relationship between a working-class Lahore man and a khawajsara (transgender). Sarwat Geelani, Sania Saeed, Ali Junejo, Sana Jaffrey, Aleena Khan, and other actors acted in the film.

The film gained international recognition when it was nominated for the Oscars by Pakistan and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

 Remember that the 'Jury Prize in Certain Regard' is recognized as the second major award of this film festival.

The story belongs to our people, which we have made. While there is opposition to Joyland on social media, many social and showbiz personalities are openly supporting it.

 Filmmaker Jami Azad requested the authorities to release Joyland and said, "It is a great honor for Pakistan that a film has gone so far."

 The Oscar race is also going quite well. Went to Cannes, and went to TIFF. Trans people are an integral part of our society. We should not fear any human being. Just as mullahs are an integral part of our society they play a positive role and also play a negative role.

 But we endure. We did not say to throw them out. Ban them.

 Former senator of the People's Party Farhatullah Babar said that the decision to withdraw the certification of the film Joyland a few days before its scheduled release is wrong.

 It is self-reflexive to appease the self-styled moral brigade. It violates producers' freedom of expression and people's right to choose. Please withdraw this decision.

Pakistan's famous actor and producer Humayun Saeed, who recently worked in Netflix's popular series 'The Crown', wrote in his tweet that 'Joyland became Pakistan's first South Asian film to win the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. What is raised with pride?

This is the story of our people, for our people, by our people. Hopefully, it will be made accessible to those people."

 Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and author, writes that 'the censorship of Joyland is senseless. Pakistan is full of artists, filmmakers, and writers and has a cultural wealth and more importantly bravery that the world admires. A smart state will celebrate and promote it. That she will silence and threaten.'

Our decision-makers are still treating Pakistanis like children," writes Nida Kirmani, a professor at Limz and a social activist. They are depriving us of art and culture under the guise of morality.

Pakistani actress Sarwat Geelani says that there is a campaign going on against the film Joyland, which made history for Pakistani cinema. It was cleared by all the censor boards but now the authorities are coming under pressure from some malicious people who have not even seen the film.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the government's decision to withdraw Joyland's certification.

He termed this act as transphobic and said in his statement that this order was also a violation of the right of freedom of expression of the film producers.

Eight billionth baby was born in New, who were the five, six and seven billion children?

 

The United Nations says that just 11 years after crossing the seven billion milestones, the world's population has reached eight billion.

 After a significant increase in the second half of the 20th century, population growth may now be slowing and it may take 15 years to reach nine billion.

The United Nations does not expect the world's population to reach ten billion by the year 2080.

 The United Nations has chosen the fifth, sixth and seventh billion children in the past years on the occasion of the world's population reaching eight billion.  What can their stories tell us about global population growth?

The United Nations says that just 11 years after crossing the seven billion milestone the world's population has reached eight billion.

After a significant increase in the second half of the 20th century, population growth may now be slowing and it may take 15 years to reach nine billion.

The United Nations does not expect the world's population to reach ten billion by the year 2080.

 The United Nations has chosen the fifth, sixth and seventh billion children in the past years on the occasion of the world's population reaching eight billion. What can their stories tell us about global population growth?

Just outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Sadia Sultana Oshi helps her mother peel potatoes for dinner.

 She is 11 years old and prefers to play soccer outside, but her parents live a modest life. The family had to move here when their business selling clothes and sarees was hit by the coronavirus.

 Life in the village is easier than in the city, so he is still able to pay school fees for his three daughters.

 Oshi is considered to be the youngest and a symbol of good luck for the family. The name of this girl born in the year 2011 was one of the seven billionth children in the world.

 Oshie's mother had no idea what was about to happen. They didn't even expect the baby to be born that day. After visiting the doctor, he was sent to the labor ward for an emergency operation.

 Awaishi was born at 12:11 midnight, with TV crews and local officials flocking to see her. The family was surprised but happy.

Oshie's father had hoped for a boy but is now happy with his three hard-working, intelligent daughters. Her elder daughter is already studying at university and Aweshi is determined to become a doctor.

 He says, 'We are not that rich and Covid has made things more difficult, but I will do everything to fulfill this dream of my daughter.'

Since Oshi's birth, the growing population of Bangladesh has added another 1.7 million people.

In 1980, the average number of children per woman in Bangladesh was more than six, now it is less than two, and one of the reasons is that Bangladesh has also focused on education. As women become more educated they tend to choose smaller families.

The three main bodies that estimate world population, the United Nations, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, and the IIASA-Wittgenstein Center in Vienna, have different views on the benefits of education.

The United Nations says that the world population will reach 10.4 billion in the 2080s, but the IHME and the Wittgenstein Center think it will happen much sooner, but these are just estimates.

A lot has changed in the world since Oshie was born in 2011, and demographers are constantly surprised. IISA demographer Samir KC says, "We were not expecting that AIDS deaths would decrease so much, that treatment would save so many lives."

 They had to change their model because the improvement in child mortality has a long-term effect as the surviving children reproduce themselves and then the birth rate is likely to drop dramatically.

Samir KC says demographers were surprised when the number of children born per woman in South Korea fell to an average of 0.81.

 So, how low will it go? This is the big question for us. This is something that more and more countries will have to deal with as half of the next billion people will come from just eight countries, most of them in Africa.

 Most countries will have a birth rate below 2.1 children per woman, which is necessary to maintain the population. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the world's fastest-dwindling populations, 23-year-old Adnan Muev thinks about this a lot.

 He has done a Master's in Economics and is looking for a job. If they do not find a job, then they will move to the EU. Like many parts of Eastern Europe, their country has suffered from declining birth rates and more mass migration.

 Adnan is currently living outside Sarajevo with his mother Fatima, who has few memories of his birth.

"I felt something was unusual because the doctors and nurses were gathering around but I couldn't tell what was going on," says Fatima.

 He laughed and said that when Adnan was born, the then Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, was there to name him the six billionth child in the world. I was so tired, I don't know what I felt."

 Adnan and his mother have a photo album of a small boy sitting in front of a giant cake, which can be seen flanked by figures in suit boats and military personnel in khaki uniforms.

 Adnan says that politicians were coming to them when other children were celebrating their birthdays.

 But for this reason, there were some privileges for Adnan. Being the six billionth child, he was invited to meet his hero Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid when he was 11 years old.

Amazingly, the world's population has increased by two billion people in 23 years.

"It's really too much," he says. I don't know how this beautiful planet of ours will cope.

Michael Jordan: The American sports legend's luxury property that isn't selling for half the price

 Being the richest and most loved athlete in the world of sports does not mean that American basketball legend Michael Jordan does not have to face the same problems that an ordinary person faces.

 For the past 10 years, Michael Jordan has been trying to sell his lavish mansion in Highland Park, 40 kilometers from Chicago. The place, completed in 1995 on his wish, was considered to be Michael Jordan's sanctuary in the nineties. This was when Michael Jordan was the Chicago Bulls basketball team captain and won three National Basketball Association titles. Not only this, but with the help of sponsorship deals and other sources of income, he had earned a huge amount of money Even in the context of celebrities, their Highland mansion is very impressive.  Spread over five thousand square meters, this mansion has nine rooms and 19 bathrooms, a cinema, fitness gym, tennis court and even an indoor basketball court. Its garage is spacious enough to accommodate 14 vehicls Michael Jordan finally retired from basketball career in 2003. They now live in another mansion in Jupiter, Florida. He announced his intention to sell the property in 2012 at a price of US$29 million. But now this amount has almost halved. The property is now valued at $14.9 million, or about $150 million, on the website of Kapmas, the estate agent who is trying to sell it. In Pakistani rupees, it amounts to more than three billion. An attempt to sell the house at an even lower price in 2013 failed. At the time, it was valued at $13 million. Netflix recently produced a documentary on Michael Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls, sparking renewed interest in his life. At that time, it was expected that someone might buy this magnificent mansion of his, but it did not happen.  Property experts in America believe they know why this mansion is not selling. One reason the Highland area is said to be a real problem is because it's not close to downtown ChicagoIt is not like buying milk In an interview with financial website MarketWatch, luxury property consultant Adam Rosenfeld also said that 'Michael Jordan's mansion was built according to his wishes, so it is unlikely that it would be of interest to the average buyer. Be there.' "Selling a property built according to one's will and desire is a very difficult task."Michael Normand also works in luxury property sales. "Buying a property like this is like buying art," he told The Hollywood Reporter.

The Desperation of Celebrities

 According to Forbes magazine's latest list of the richest people, Michael Jordan's assets are currently worth about 1.7 billion US dollars. Perhaps they are under increasing pressure to sell the house. However, he has now joined a growing list of celebrities who are realizing that no one is interested in buying their dream mansion. Before him, the famous Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has also gone through a similar experience. He tried to sell his ranch in Colorado in 2014 for $59 million. On the one hand, there are ordinary houses that have been sold many times before. On the other hand, there are such costly and big houses which have no examples.'It's not like buying milk, where you can look online and determine what the price is.'

India's richest man Mukesh Ambani bought the oldest toy store 'Hamley's'

 India's richest man Mukesh Ambani has bought the famous British toy company Hamleys.

 A statement from Mukesh Ambani's company Reliance Brands Limited said that they have entered into an agreement with the Chinese company Sea Banner.

 In the statement issued by Darshan Mehta, the head of Reliance Brands, it has been said that 'buying Hamleys worldwide now. It is like a dream come true for us.' Sea Banner bought Hamleys from the French company for £10 million in 2015. This is the fourth time that Hamleys has changed ownership since it was bought by Reliance.

It needs to be made clear how much the current deal is worth, but according to some reports, the deal has been settled for more than six and a half million pounds. Is this the most expensive wedding in the history of India?

 Thanks, big brother!

 The Hamleys store on Regent Street in London was established in 1881 Hamleys, the oldest toy store, was established in 1760 and now has 167 stores in 18 countries around the world. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance operates 88 Hamleys stores across 29 cities in India. According to Forbes magazine, Mukesh Ambani, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has a net worth of more than $50 billion.

An entire village in Spain that can be bought for only five and a half crore rupees

 the entire village of salt de Castro, located in the northwest of Spain, is for sale and its price is 259,000 us dollars or 561,000,000 Pakistani rupees only.

 the village is located on the border with Portugal and is located in the province of Zamora, about three hours from Madrid, the capital of Spain the town has many of the buildings one would expect to see in a small Spanish town these include 44 residential houses, a hotel, a school, and a municipal swimming pool, as well as a barracks that formerly housed the civil guard. n.n.Guard.But there is one thing in this village that is not visible. That is the population. This village has been uninhabited for almost three decades.

 Its current owner bought it in the early 2000s and intended to turn it into a tourist attraction. However, the Eurozone crisis did not allow his plan to flourish. Rony Rodriguez, who represents the owner of the village, belongs to the Royal Invest Company. They say that its owner had a dream to build a hotel here but then the project was suspended. He still wants the project to be completed hello On the website advertising the village for sale, the 80-year-old owner said: 'I am selling it because I am a city dweller and cannot take care of the village. 'The ad has generated a lot of interest and 50,000 people have visited the site since it was posted a week ago. Rodriguez says 300 people have expressed interest in buying the village, including "people from Russia, France, Belgium, and the UK." One person had even revealed the money. The village of Salto de Castro was built by a power company for its employees who were building a dam nearby. As soon as the dam was completed, the residents also migrated and by the 1980s the village was completely depopulated. The area adjacent to this village is also known as 'Empty Spain' where rural communities exist but lack the amenities of cities. There had been attempts to sell the village before and at that time it was valued at six and a half million euros. But due to the dilapidated condition of the buildings here, no buyer came forward, and then the price also kept decreasing.

It should be noted that at the current price of the village, only a one-bedroom apartment can be bought in the affluent areas of Madrid or Barcelona. However, whoever wants to buy this village must have plenty of money, if he really wants to make it a tourist center. According to the website, an investment of up to two million euros is necessary to make the village functional and profitable.

The richest temple of A INadia with 10 tonnes of gold and billions of rupees

 While temples are associated with worship, it has also been closely associated with offerings. Devotees continue to make offerings to the temples, ranging from food items to rupees, gold, silver, and precious jewelry.

According to the Indian news agency PTI (Press Trust of India), the Trust of India's richest temple issued a press release yesterday, in which they presented the details of the temple's wealth. This temple is located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India and is popularly known as the 'Tirupati Temple'.The temple's Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Trust has said it has 10.3 tonnes of gold and Rs 5,300 crore in banks. Apart from this, it also has a cash balance of Rs 15,938 crore. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam manages the Tirupati temple and has issued a white paper declaring its assets. According to TTD, it had fixed deposits of Rs 13,025 crore in various banks in the year 2019, which has now increased to Rs 15,938 crore.

It has 960 properties across India. This investment has increased by Rs 2,900 crore during the last three years. India's English newspaper 'The Minute' wrote that the total worth of Tirupati temple is 30 billion US dollars, which is more than India's largest IT company Wipro, food, and beverage company Nestle, and state-owned oil company. According to the newspaper, the temple's TTD Trust was established in 1933 and has presented its wealth details for the first time. A temple official told The Minute that TTD is getting richer as offerings of cash and gold from devotees at the hilltop temple continue to increase and interest rates rise. Given that banks are generating more income than fixed deposits.TTD also oversees the management of many temples in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, and New Delhi. Earlier, a decade ago in 2011, diamonds and gems worth billions of rupees were discovered in the basement of a 16th-century temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala this temple named Padmanabha Swamy is located in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. According to reports, two of the four basements of the temple were not opened for the last one hundred and thirty years, but after the orders of the Supreme Court, a seven-member committee has gone inside and examined the antiquities. The authorities have not yet said anything about the value of the artifacts in the temple, but there are reports that there is approximately 25 billion rupees worth of diamonds and gems inside the temple.

How much can watching too much porn affect your marital relationship and sexual health?

 Ho Much Kin Watching Too Much Porn Affects Your Marital Relationship and Social Health?

Jelani

spoke to the BBC about whether everyone who watches porn needs medical help and the relationship between pornography and marital life. The conversation with him is presented below in the question-and-answer format: Is watching porn good for your health? During the covid lockdown, the viewing rate of pornographic videos has increased manifold. Watching pornographic films acts as a 'stress buster' for many people i.e. it reduces their mental stress. Sometimes it is also used as a stimulant in people with sexual problems. In any couple, it is okay for one partner to watch porn for a while with the other partner's consent, but it is hazardous for children under 18 because watching porn has nothing to do with sex education or sex education. What are the harmful effects of watching pornography? Studies have shown that lonely people who watch porn for short periods can sometimes feel less stressed.

However, if one continues to

pornographic content and does so for a long time, it can have negative consequences and the viewer may suffer from problems like confusion and stress. Frequent or excessive viewing of pornography can also damage your marital and sexual relationships. People who watch a lot of pornography also have high expectations during sex in their married life and try to achieve the impossible during real-life sex, which they fail and thus are likely to be disappointed. increases. How to detect addiction to pornography? Viewers of porn videos fall into three categories Some people only watch porn for 17 to 24 minutes a week.  It is not considered very dangerous.  More than 75 percent of people fall into this category.  These people do not have to face family or mental problems due to watching porn for a short period of time The second type occurs in people who are addicted to watching pornographic content and keep watching it repeatedly.  13 percent of people fall into this category

 14 percent of people fall into the third category.  People in this category watch pornography for up to 110 minutes per week.  These types of people face problems like anxiety, anger, irritability, and loneliness.  These types of men also face a lot of problems on the sexual level porn addicts need medical intervention? Absolutely. People who watch a lot of porn, whether they are men or women, are more likely to suffer from mental health problems. Excessive porn viewing affects memory, sleep, cognition, and concentration, so such individuals need treatment. How does pornography affect the mind and sexual habits of young people? The BBC report stated that there is little control over age verification to access content on pornographic sites. In the UK, child protection groups have campaigned for UK regulators to take action. Biometric identification to gain access is being debated in Australia and Canada, but there are also fears that it could affect the privacy of adult users. In an interview with BBC Brazil, Lembke said, "The addictive properties of any drug are enhanced by its high quantity, high reach, high potency, and high sophistication." The Internet and portable digital devices promote all these domains, making pornography today more abundant, more accessible, more powerful, more sophisticated, and therefore more addictive than pornography of the past. She says that 'sex addiction is a big problem, which is slowly increasing in society, and because of this some of her patients have already thought of suicide. "It's not about lifestyle or social norms. It's about how technology has turned human relationships, including sex, into a drug that is accessible to everyone, including children.'

 According to Lambke, 'this need for emotional gratification leads to compulsions, such as online pornography.' They believe repeatedly trying to create a sense of pleasure can reduce its intensity over time.