Former Pakistan Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has said that he does not want his son to opt for cricket as a career for sake of his mental well-being.
The wicket-keeper batsman, an interview to ARY Digital, said that although his son Abdullah is interested in cricket, he does not want him to be a professional cricketer. “I only care for my son’s mental well-being and will never want Abdullah go through the stress professional cricketers’ experience.”
Sarfaraz said he does not want little Abdullah to experience what he has had to bear in the ups and downs of his 15 year-long cricketing career.
Sarfaraz Ahmed made his international debut against archrival India in Jaipur in 2007 but could not find a permanent spot in the team until 2014.
He led the Pakistani team to the historic win of ICC Champions Trophy of 2017, beating archrivals India in the final.
The wicket-keeper batsman was removed from T20I and ODI captaincy and recently was dropped from the T20I and ODI squads against Australia.
The Rangers have been called in Lahore for 15 days to deter any eventuality in the midst of brewing political crisis ahead of the Punjab Assembly session to be convened on April 16 to elect the new chief minister of the province.
According to a notification issued by the Punjab government, the Rangers personnel will be deployed for security in the provincial capital for 15 days. The notification warned that anyone found taking the law into one hand or creating any trouble in the capital city would be taken into custody.
Those creating law and order situation could be detained under 16 Section of Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
A tough contest is expected between Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz and ruling PTI’s nominee for the top slot of the province Parvez Elahi.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided not to implement COVID-19 restrictions for future matches, which include having a bio-secure bubble, after a successful Covid-19-regulation-free experiment at a domestic competition.
According to a PCB official, the board will follow this policy during the series against the West Indies. According to the PCB, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) will be handed a proposal to play the series without taking COVID-19 precautions.
Cricket will be played in a regular environment with players and coaching staff able to engage with one another. COVID-19 testing, on the other hand, will only be performed if a player or staff member show symptoms of Covid-19.
If someone tests positive for Covid-19, that person will be quarantined for five days. All international series and domestic events in Pakistan will follow the same policy.
The wealth of Farah Khan has grown exponentially during the three and a half years of rule of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the Centre and in Punjab.
Farah Khan is a close friend of the first lady of Pakistan, Bushra Bibi. Her wealth grew four times from Rs231 million in 2017 to Rs971 million in 2021. Her filing for the tax year 2018 was nil, reports Fakhar Durrani for The News.
The News investigations reveal that Farah Khan’s fortune increased ever since the premier appointed Usman Buzdar as Chief Minister Punjab.
“Farah, as per the documents, also availed the whitening of black money scheme (Tax Amnesty Scheme) in 2019 during Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s government and declared assets worth Rs328 million under the Tax Amnesty Scheme 2019.”
“The total assets of Farah Khan reached Rs699,137,839 inside Pakistan, Rs15,749, 479 outside Pakistan in the form of a flat in the UAE. Hence the total assets inside and outside Pakistan were recorded at Rs714,887,318. The net assets were reported as Rs697,502,318.”
Umar Cheema in his special report for The News writes, “Farah’s penchant for luxury items is also evident from her bid to buy a luxury car, Porsche, which she got booked through Porsche’s Pakistani dealer and paid a part amount of it (Rs33 million) as advance. This she declared in the nomination papers she submitted for the Senate election in March 2021. Later, Farah pulled out from the Senate race.”
“Her Birkin bag whose price is stated to be around $90,000 has been in the news. Her picture of holding the bag while sitting in a chartered plane is in circulation. The purse made by the French luxury brand Hermès is prepared on order. One can’t just get it by visiting a store. The order has to be placed months in advance,” writes Cheema.
Brooklyn-based Pakistani singer, Arooj Aftab who recently won a Grammy Award for her song, Mohabbathas shared her conversation with the Korean pop group, BTS during the main event.
At the request of the Pakistani ARMY, Arooj made a special video to share the experience of her interaction with BTS.
Aftab said that she went up to them and asked to take a photo. BTS members congratulated the singer while taking a photo. When she told “the Pakistani BTS ARMY loves you”, BTS said, “Thanks”.
Arooj also mentioned the man, Hafeez Hoshiarpuri, behind the beautiful song, Mohabbat who wrote the poetry of it. She gave huge respect to him and all those who contributed to her success.
On the question about the Grammy award, it would mail with her printed name. There is a rule in Grammy Awards that management takes back the award and then delivers it with your winner’s name on it via mail.
Inspector-General National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP), Inam Ghani recently paid a visit to the Public Service Vehicles Management Centre (PSVMC) at the Motorway (M-2) North Toll Plaza.
IG Inam Ghani presented prizes to the safest drivers on motorways/highways who did not violate any traffic rules including overspeeding, seat belt violations, lane violations while driving 30,000 to 40,000 kilometers, and made strict adherence to traffic rules.
On the occasion, IG Ghani said that information technology plays a significant role in revamping the Motorway Police.
He was of the view that linking NHMP’s system with NADRA can also help in arresting prominent offenders besides feeding information regarding vehicle registration, vehicle fitness, driving licenses, and benefitting from contemporary technologies. These advancements would help boost the performance of Motorway Police.
In order to make motorways/highways safer and more convenient, the purview of information technology is being extended to facilitate motorists and encourage safe driving.
Inspector-General (IG) Inam Ghani was joined by the DIG Motorway (M-2) North, DIG Operations, Sector Commander, and other senior personnel at the event.
A man in Lahore killed a first-year student for refusing to marry him. After killing the victim, the man named Bilal shot and injured himself.
According to the police, the victim was on her way home from college when Bilal shot her. The police have taken the accused into custody. Forensic teams have collected evidence from the spot.
According to the police, the deceased’s body has been transported to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Separately, a man from Gujranwala city in Punjab identified as Ateeq burned his wife alive for not giving birth to a son, reports ARY. The incident took place in the Kot Shekju area of Gujranwala. He had three daughters.
The man’s sister-in-law allegedly supported him in the crime. According to the authorities, after killing his wife, Ateeq fled the scene with his three daughters.
Veteran Bollywood actor Zeenat Aman has carved her own niche in the Hindi film industry over the decades, the Don star has at multiple occasions opened up about being abused by her former husband Sanjay Khan.
Sanjay, was married to another woman, model Zarine Katrak with three children when he fell in love with the actress on the sets of film Abdullah.
She tied the knot with Khan at Jaisalmer in 1978 and got separated in 1979. Many warned Zeenat when she was to get married to Sanjay. But, according to Cine Blitz magazine, she defended him saying “I love this man. Don’t you understand? I will back his every move and I will make him a king one day.”
Things between Sanjay and Zeenat became ugly in 1980, according to an article by The Quint, the actor was reported thrashing Zeenat Aman black and blue at a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
things between Sanjay and Zeenat became ugly in 1980, according to an article by The Quint, the actor was reported thrashing Zeenat Aman black and blue at a five-star hotel in Mumbai. This didn’t happen in a close chamber, instead, as per the Cine Blitz magazine and few other media reports, there were several onlookers present, who didn’t lift even a single finger to help the ace actress.
This didn’t happen in a close chamber, instead, as per the Cine Blitz magazine and few other media reports, there were several onlookers present, who didn’t lift even a single finger to help the ace actress.
Sanjay summoned the actress in Mumbai, while she was shooting in Lonavala for some other project. He was furious and demanded Zeenat to leave everything at once and reshoot a portion of a song from their flick, Abdullah. But, Zeenat refused to do so, as she was busy with other work commitments. In response, Sanjay Khan accused her of being sexually involved with the makers of the film.
Naturally, Zeenat felt disrespected and she was exasperated from Sanjay’s accusations against her. In order to clear the air and talk to her ex-husband, she immediately left for Sanjay’s house. As he was partying at the Taj hotel, she decided to meet there. Zarine, Sanjay’s first wife was also present at the party. While Zeenat intended to just discuss her dates with the actor, their conversation scaled up turning the atmosphere of the party cold.
Zeenat was still not willing to make a scene, but she was unaware of what was coming next for her. Sanjay took the actress to an adjoining room, and as per a report by The Quint, he beat her up. Cine Blitz and a few media publications also claimed that every time the actress fell, Sanjay lifted her up by her hair and continued hitting her. Unfortunately, this was not it. At this point, Sussanne Khan’s mother and Sanjay’s current wife, Zarine Katrak entered the chamber and began cheering her husband on.
The news first came out when Cine Blitz, printed an article about the same. Here are some pictures from the magazine that describe the incident.
While Zeenat was being beaten up the guests of the party stood like statues, it was a worker of the hotel, who rescued Zeenat. After all this, she was in the hospital for weeks. Due to the accident, her jaw was broken, which was set right surgically. But, her beautiful eyes were never the same.
Her right eye was irreparably damaged. The worst part is, it wasn’t the first time that Sanjay had beaten his ex-wife. Zeenat’s doctor revealed to Cine Blitz, “Once before she was given a black eye and kicked in the ribs so hard that I insisted on an X-Ray for fear of a crack.”
During or after her recovery, Zeenat didn’t report Sanjay Khan to the police, because it is believed that she was still in love with him.
Interim Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed his party members and workers to start preparations for the next elections, expressing his hope that the poll will be held in the country in the next three months.
Addressing a function at Governor’s House in Lahore, he criticised the opposition, saying that they should be given “exemplary punishment for betraying the country”, [for tabling the no-confidence motion in NA against him]. “The PTI will also approach the Supreme Court (SC) against them [Opposition]. “
Not only this, the interim PM urged the nation to come to the F-9 Park Islamabad to protest peacefully against the Opposition and its conspiracy. He asked the nation to protest on a daily basis to send a message to the United States (US), which he claims, is behind the foreign conspiracy. “Everyone knows who has aided and abetted the Pakistani Opposition in tabling the no-confidence motion.”
According to The News, after Khan asked the nation to prepare for the next general election in three months, the understaffed Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started finding a way to make the polls possible during the stipulated time.
Sources within the commission said that Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has become active and making arrangements requisite for timely conduct of elections.
Earlier, a news report published in Dawn quoted an ECP official as saying that it is not possible to hold general elections within three months due to a variety of legal and procedural issues.
However, the commission denied issuing any statement regarding the time frame for the next general elections on Tuesday.
According to Fawad Chaudhry, “The [interim] prime minister has decided to give party tickets to those former 135 MNAs who remained loyal and stuck to the party till the end.”
The Indian government on Tuesday claimed to have blocked 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for spreading disinformation about national security and public order, marking the country’s latest governmental crackdown.
The prohibited YouTube channels had a total of 2.6 billion visitors, according to the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
“Multiple YouTube channels were used to post fake news on various subjects such as the Indian Armed Forces,” a statement issued by the Indian government read.
The Indian government has started enforcing new IT rules enacted in 2021, which were targeted primarily at controlling huge social media companies and giving the government additional authority to remove content.
