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Iqra Aziz joins Yasir Hussain to witness him step into the shoes of the late and legendary Salim Nasir; we catch them backstage on opening night.
Islamabad: Newly engaged, Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz are in Islamabad for the evergreen Naach Na Jaanay, penned by Anwar Maqsood and put together by Dawar Mehmood; there will be a performance every evening at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA), Islamabad, till the 9th of August and Yasir, as we know, steps into the shoes of the late and legendary Salim Nasir.
One meets the young couple backstage, an hour before the play begins. Yasir says he’s performed at PNCA to have the gates fall off. Such is the demand and power of theatre. The quality of the playhouse though, has deteriorated over the
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The defendants are among 32 men - predominantly from the Kirklees district - charged following an investigation by West Yorkshire Police into the alleged historic abuse of eight girls.
Nine of them appeared before District Judge Michael Fanning at Kirklees Magistrates Court today (Friday), with the case sent to Leeds Crown Court where they will appear on January 8.
A tenth defendant, Michael Birkenshaw, was not present in court due to reportedly displaying symptoms of Covid-19.
Kirklees Magistrates Court
A further 22 men are set to appear before the Bench on Monday.
The men, most of whom are from the Dewsbury and Batley areas, are charged with various offences including rape, inciting sexual activity with a child and trafficking.