<ul><li>Cynthia Dawn Ritchie's gigantic expose, acting virtually as a one <keyword id="9355423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="women-demolition-crew">women demolition crew</keyword> against <keyword id="9355421" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-pakistan-peoples-party">the Pakistan Peoples Party</keyword> (PPP), many in Pakistan questioned her motive and timing.</li><li>Twitter was agog with her FB live session where she named <keyword id="9355424" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="former-interior-minister-rehman-malik">former Interior Minister Rehman Malik</keyword> as the main perpetrator of her rape. </li><li>"I was physically manhandled by then Health Minister <keyword id="846379" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Makhdoom-Shahabuddin">Makhdoom Shahabuddin</keyword> and then Prime Minister <keyword id="380522" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yousaf-Raza-Gillani">Yousaf Raza Gillani</keyword> -- while the latter was staying at the President's House."</li></ul>After femme fatale and adventurist, the very enigmatic Cynthia Dawn Ritchie's gigantic expose earlier on Friday evening, acting virtually as a one women demolition crew against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), many in Pakistan questioned her motive and timing. Twitter was agog with her FB live session where she named former Interior Minister <keyword id="44310" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rehman-Malik">Rehman Malik</keyword> as the main perpetrator of her rape. But she didn't back down tweeting - "Occurred at IM's house in min enclave 2011 around the OBL incident. I thought it a meeting about my visa but I was given flowers/a drugged drink. I kept quiet - who in PPP gov't would help me against PPP IM (referring to then Interior Minister Rehman Malik). Recently they attacked family; I've had it. Ready to face any accuser." This tweet added to the incendiary murkiness of Pakistan polity. Her next tweet wasn't a thirst slayer, it left everyone asking for more. "And, yes, I did tell someone at the UsEmb in 2011, but due to 'fluid' situation and 'complex' relations between US and Pakistan, response was less than adequate. I've been engaged to a wonderful man who I met in PAK. He encouraged me to speak out, so we can move on as a couple." What made her allegations even more sinister was her naming and shaming a former PM as well. "I was physically manhandled by then Health Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin and then Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani -- while the latter was staying at the President's House." <keyword id="9355422" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="cynthia-ritchie">Cynthia Ritchie</keyword> also stated in her video that she would be happy to go into detail with the "appropriate, neutral investigative journalists" and that she "will be ready to meet any and all investigators, as is required by law, as early as next week". Probably confirming her linkages, Twitterati let the cat out of the bag. "Media reported in 2018 that she's linked directly to #GenAsifGhafoor &amp; #ISI. They need to clarify if they are behind all this garbage &amp; slander campaign like the #IJI days."

Pakistan-based American blogger Cynthia Ritchie accuses former ministers of rape

Though anticipated, when it became official that the Melody Queen of India, <keyword id="31278" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lata-Mangeshkar" source="Orion">Lata Mangeshkar</keyword>, is no longer among us, it hit the collective consciousness of the nation like a sledgehammer. The only consolation was that she may have passed on, but her voice, which moved our hearts and provided succour to our souls for more than seven decades, will forever be with us. Like all inspirational stories, Lataji's early struggle to establish herself in the 1940s is one that we cannot ever forget. In those days, she would take a BEST bus and travel from her south Mumbai home regularly to meet Naushad Ali at his Khar West bungalow or in the studios, hoping for a 'singing break' under the legendary music maker's baton. In the vicious Mumbai monsoon, she would come to Naushad's home, wearing her trademark sari, carrying an umbrella but totally drenched, shivering and barely able to speak, let alone sing. The music director would offer her piping hot tea and cookies to soothe her, but no songs ... yet ... . "I felt her voice was not yet 'ripe' for my style of music," said Naushad, the perfectionist, in a conversation with this writer. He was trying to justify not giving her an early break. "To improve her diction and control over words, I advised her to learn and practice Urdu, which she did ... and finally, she was ready to record for me." The first choices of Naushad were the reigning stalwarts -- Noorjehan, Suraiya, Shamshad Begum, Zohra Ambalewali, to name a few. With time, trained by her father, Dinananth Mangeshkar, Lataji grasped the maestro's advice and got her first major hit -- 'Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam' ('Andaz', 1949) -- composed by her mentor Naushad. With it, she 'arrived' in the film industry. Thereafter, top music directors of the era wooed her, and they included Sachin Dev Burman, Husan Lal-Bhagat Ram (brothers), Ghulam Haider, Sardar Malik, Ghulam Mohammed, Jaidev, Salil Chowdhary, C. Ramchandra, Shankar-Jaikishan (partners), Roshan, Madan Mohan, M. Zahur Khayyam, Kalyanji-Anandji (brothers), Laxmikant-Pyarelal (partners), Sonik-Omi (uncle-nephew), Ravi Kumar Sharma or 'Ravi', Sudhir Phadke, Sajjad Hussain, Usha Khanna, and even A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Rajesh Roshan, Anand-Milind and Jatin-Lalit, among the younger crop of baton wielders. Producers and directors vied for Lataji's unique voice and style for their top heroines, especially because she could 'mould' her voice to suit most heroines. Without doubt, she had become the first among women singers, a position that Mohammed Rafi enjoyed among the men. Yet, there was a music director who remained aloof from Lataji -- with haughty pride -- and yet rose to the top echelons of the music industry -- the incomparable O.P. Nayyar. "I found Lata's voice too thin, too shrill, which did not suit my compositions," Nayyar had once said, claiming he was "the only music director who succeeded in Bollywood without Lata's voice". He added: "I needed a more vivacious, richer, healthier voice of, say, Shamshad Begum, Geeta Ghosh-Dutt, Asha Bhosale." One woman singer, Suman Kalyanpur, was blessed with a voice rivalling that of Lataji's, but she was content being in the shadows, yet she thrived on enduring masterpieces composed by some of the music directors. As Lataji's singing style matured under master music directors, her voice helped heroines who acted or danced to her tunes catapult to stardom, such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Nargis, Ameeta, Beena Rai, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Tanuja, Sharmila Tagore, Asha Parekh, Nutan, Saira Bano, Sadhana Shivdasani, Babita Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Hema Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Neetu Singh, Madhuri Dixit, and many others in the post-1980s, right down to the youngsters, notably, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee and Karisma Kapoor. After the exit of Noorjehan from India and the fading away of other stalwart female singers, by the late 1950s/early 1960s, Lataji was firmly perched on the top of the heap and brooked no nonsense from anyone -- producers, directors, composers, siblings or contemporaries -- attempting to clamber anywhere close to her roost. Bollywood is full of stories of how Lataji ring-fenced her position till the very end, often raising the hackles of her female peers, although male singers, such as Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey (all deceased) and others, chose to maintain a professional rapport with her. Nevertheless, there were tales of how Rafi once bore the brunt of her "other side", or certain composers quivering as she gently declined to sing for them after they allegedly dared to commission some other female singers, for whatever reason. Of course, powerful filmmakers such as Mehboob Khan, Raj Kapoor, Kamal Amrohi, Dev Anand, Shakti Samanta, B.R. Chopra, Yash Chopra and the likes had no time for tantrums. Born on September 28, 1929, as the oldest child of a musically inclined family in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) -- comprising father Dinanath, Lataji, Meena (Khadilkar), Asha (Bhosale), Usha and sole brother Hridaynath -- she was tutored by her dad from the age of five and also acted in his musical stage plays, till death in 1942. Helped by a close family friend, Master Vinayak D. Karnataki, she got a foothold in singing and acting that year with a first Marathi song and a maiden Hindi song in 1943 before shifting to the film industry capital in 1945. In Bombay (now, Mumbai), she learnt classical music and continued singing the odd songs, till her big break with 'Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahinka Na Chhoda' ('Majboor', 1948), with full help from Ghulam Haider, whom she later described as her "godfather". With a colossus such as Noorjehan still around, Lataji continued her with a few more hits -- 'Aayega Aanewala' ('Mahal', 1949) and 'Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam' ('Andaz', 1949), heralding her entry with a bang in big-time Bollywood. Simultaneously, she sang in different Indian languages with aplomb, non-film songs, with her range encompassing classical, tragic, melodious, erotic, melancholic, light, mischievous, depending on the composer, or the heroine, or the song situation. After the seniors passed away or faded out, Lataji sang expertly and easily with the gen next of male singers such as S.P. Balasubramaniam, Amit Kumar, Shabbir Kumar, Nitin Mukesh, Anwar, Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam, and astounded her listeners with the seemingly "undying" power and youthfulness of her golden voice. Over the decades, she was decorated with a multitude of rewards and honours -- three Padma awards, five Filmfare Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- capped by the Bharat Ratna in 2001. More than that, state governments named awards and institutions after her. Lataji sang at prestigious live concerts or charitable events, enthralling global audiences, picked up more overseas accolades, such as France's highest civilian honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, in 2007, briefly dabbled in high-end merchandise, such as signature jewellery and perfumes, launched a production and music house, and entered into international music collaborations. Death has only removed her physically. The legacies she leaves behind will outlive her for decades. 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Lata Mangeshkar's over 70-year journey from travelling in BEST bus for singing break in the industry to melody queen of India

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5419a5fe6bb3f7220e8e9648-1136-852/boeing777-340e-pakistaninternationalairlinesap-bhv.jpg" border="0" alt="Boeing_777 340E Pakistan_International_Airlines_(AP BHV)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_International_Airlines#mediaviewer/File:Boeing_777-340ER_-_Pakistan_International_Airlines_(AP-BHV).jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300ER landing at London Heathrow.</img></div></div></div>Passengers on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight revolted this week after being forced to endure a 2-hour delay to accomodate a pair of tardy VIPs.
During they delay, a group of fed-up passengers formed a blockade at the airline gate, preventing the two gentlemen, identified as former Pakistani interior minister Rehman Malik and parliament member Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, from boarding the flight, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29218939" target="_blank">reported the BBC</a>. 
The incident was captured on shaky cellphone video cameras. As Mr. Malik approached the aircraft from the jetway, the enraged passengers appear to demand an apology for causing such a lengthy delay for the short flight from Karachi to the nation's capital in Islamabad. 
"You should apologize to these passengers!" demanded the group's apparent leader. "It is your fault [we are delayed], sir. You should be ashamed of yourself!" 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5419a7566da81139380cbb19-873-655/pakistan-international-airlines-passenger-revolt.png" border="0" alt="Pakistan International Airlines Passenger Revolt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEskrGqnxw4">Youtube/zeemu28</a>Former interior minister Malik attempts to speak to angry passengers.</img></div></div></div>He continued, " You are not a minister anymore, and even if you are, we don't care! We don't care anymore. You people have to become humans!"
 "We've taken it for 68 years!" shouted another passenger in reference the country's 1947 Independence from Great Britain. "We are not taking it anymore!"
In a final insult, one passenger screams, "Shame on you, you dog!"
Vankwani made it farther than Malik. He actually got to his seat, before the another group of passengers compelled him to leave the aircraft. 
Pakistan's national airline has a reputation for poor performance. Data from <a href="http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airline/airlineScorecard.do?airlineCode=PK&amp;airlineQueryDate=2014-09-17" target="_blank">Flightstats.com </a>show that just 36% of its flights took off on time over the past two months.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5419b37b6da811770c0cbb19-1118-839/pakistan-international-airlines-passenger-revolt-1.png" border="0" alt="Pakistan International Airlines Passenger Revolt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txCbtrZMsb4">Youtube/PakistanTV</a>Angry passengers confront Dr. Vankwani at his seat.</img></div></div></div>According to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/world/asia/pakistan-airlines-delay-leads-to-near-mutiny.html?_r=0" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, altercation, it's common practice for the state-owned airline to delay flights to accommodate tardy politicians and senior bureaucrats. The practice is seen as a cause for its weak on-time rating. 
A day after being confronted by angry passengers, Malik denied being the reason for the two-hour delay and even went as far as to blame the airline for failing to provide adequate security, the New York Times reported.
 Pakistan International Airlines claimed that an hour and half of the delay was due to a mechanical fault, but could not explain the rest of the lost time, the Times reported.
Business Insider reached out to PIA for comment and will provide and update if there's any new information.
Take a look at the video of Mr. Malik leaving the flight: <iframe width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CEskrGqnxw4?rel=0"></iframe>

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