Those protesting and holding marches should wait four years: PM Nawaz

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the politics of the 1980’s and 90’s would no longer work.

Addressing a ceremony to mark ‘Youm-e-Takbeer,’ the prime minister said those holding protests and rallies should step out of the politics of the 80’s and 90’s and wait four years and let the people decide who they want to elect.

“The politics of delivering and fulfilling peoples’ promises will now work not that of the 80’s and 90’s,” Prime Minister Sharif said.

Prime Minister Sharif added that the government’s agenda was the development of Pakistan and asked what the agenda of those holding protests was.

According to the prime minister Pakistan should focus on economic growth.

Imran should wait for next polls, not short-cuts: Pervaiz

LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan should wait for the next general elections instead of taking short-cuts.

In an interview, he said that the protests of the PTI and Awami Tehreek were no more than a storm in a teacup and they would not succeed in their efforts. He said that the protest of Imran Khan was the manifestation of his disappointment over his party’s failure to deliver in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

He added that Khan raised the issues of talks with the Taliban and the drone attacks for political gains but when he did not achieve his target in this way, he came up with the old issue of alleged rigging in the polls.

On the rally of Dr Tahirul Qadri to be held on May 11, Rashid said that Dr Qadri, who talked of the the people, would lead the “Canada Rally” on the day.The information minister remarked that Dr Qadri did not accept the Constitution and the democratic system but Imran Khan was walking shoulder-to-shoulder with him.

He said the government would not hinder the peaceful protest but if any of the political parties resorted to any illegal activity, the law would take its due course.He said that to hold a protest was the legal right of every political party, but it should be carried out within the limits stated by the Constitution and the law.

Wait for me, Mr Bhandarkar says 'Madamji' Priyanka Chopra

Priyank Chopra

It's official. Priyanka Chopra is starring in Madhur Bhandarkar's Madamji but not without a rider. The National Award-winning filmmaker will have to wait till mid-October before he can shoot with the actress even though he had planned to roll in May.

So what has made Priyanka delay the project? A source close to the film told Mirror, "Priyanka and Madhur had a meeting before she left to shoot the on-going schedule of the Mary Kom biopic. She told Madhur that she was bowled over by the script and definitely wants to be a part of the project, but there was a hitch."

Priyanka Chopra in the ring as Mary Kom


Priyanka informed Madhur that she can only take up the role after she is done with Omung Kumar's Mary Kom and Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do. It will take her around seven months to wrap up the both the films.

"Priyanka wants do Madamji in one go since it is a challenging role. She doesn't want any distraction," the source added. So, Madhur is now planning a quickie to keep him busy for the next few months. He has decided to wrap up Calendar Girls, a moderate-budget film which Mirror had reported about on February 19, 2014.


No Deepika, but new girls for Madhur's next


"Calendar Girls needs only 55-56 days of shoot. The team has already set the stage for the first schedule. The cast will comprise mostly newcomers and Madhur will have to speed up the casting process." Madhur plans to flag off Calendar Girls sometime in April-May. The film will be shot in Spain and India.

Confirming this, Madhur told Mirror, "Priyanka and I are working on the schedule and other modalities for Madamji. But yes, I may make Calendar Girls first." Madamji is based on the life of an item girl-turned-politician and if all goes well, this will be the first time that Madhur will repeat an actress. His last film with Priyanka, Fashion, won her the National Award, among other honours.