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  • Asia Cup in Pakistan or not: Next 48 hours crucial

    Asia Cup in Pakistan or not: Next 48 hours crucial

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi is in Dubai for a crucial meeting with Jay Shah, the President of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and also secretary for Board of Control for cricket in India (BCCI).

    Jay Shah has continuously threatened PCB that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 and force Pakistan to step back from hosting the tournament.

    Pakistan has declared its stance loudly and clearly for everyone that if Pakistan is forced to back off from hosting Asia Cup, warning that if anyone tries to take away Pakistan’s rights, the country will boycott Asia Cup and will also not travel to India for the upcoming World Cup.

    Najam Sethi also proposed a hybrid model for India, suggesting that they can play their matches at another venue but it’s Pakistan’s right as host to decide where those matches will be played.

    Star Sports’ owner is also attending the meeting.

    It is clear that no other team will give the kind of revenue an India Vs Pakistan match can produce. Star Sports has a contract with ACC from 2016 to 2023 under which they paid 50 million USD.

    Indian Media has reported that BCCI is planning to organized its own five nation Asia Cup in which they will exclude Pakistan but broadcasters are not ready for this.

    Earlier Indian media ran fake news that Asia Cup has been shifted to Sri lanka but Sri Lankan media denied Indian media reports.

  • Sonam Kapoor’s mother on cloud nine after daughter performs at coronation concert

    Sonam Kapoor’s mother on cloud nine after daughter performs at coronation concert

    Sunita Kapoor, mother of Bollywood actres Sonam Kapoor, took to Instagram to express her happiness as her daughter delivered a “spoken word performance” at King Charles III’s Coronation Concert.

    The concert was organised to celebrate the monarch a day after the historic coronation held at Westminster Abbey. Sonam Kapoor introduced various choir performers from the Commonwealth and took the center stage at the event. Sunita Kapoor shared a video of her daughter’s speech on Instagram along with a note, “So proud! Such an honour.”

    Sonam Kapoor began her speech with “Namaste”. She said that the Commonwealth is a union. “Together we are one-third of the world’s people. One-third of the world’s ocean. One-quarter of the world’s land. Each of our countries is unique, and each of our people is special, but we choose to stand as one, learning from our history. Blessed by our diversity, driven by our values, and determined to build a more peaceful, sustainable, and prosperous future for everyone, where every voice is heard.”

    Sonam Kapoor’s dress was designed by Anamika Khanna and Emilia Wickstead.

  • Man kills wife, two-sisters-in-law, and brother-in-law over domestic dispute

    Man kills wife, two-sisters-in-law, and brother-in-law over domestic dispute

    A man in Abbottabad killed his wife, two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law over a domestic dispute, ARY ha reported. As per details, the man hailing from Lari Banota, Abbottabad opened fire on his wife and two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law. 

    According to the police officials, the four family members died instantly, and one person was taken to the hospital due to injuries.

    The suspect fled the scene after killing his four family members. Police are investigating the case and raids are being conducted to arrest the suspect.

  • Turkish actor Burak Deniz visits India, expresses admiration for Bollywood actors

    Turkish actor Burak Deniz visits India, expresses admiration for Bollywood actors

    Turkish actor Burak Deniz is currently in India to attend the 23rd edition of FICCI Frames in Mumbai. Deniz, a Bollywood fan, has expressed admiration for Indian celebrities in different interviews.

    During a talk with India Today he was asked if he has watched Indian movies. Burak Deniz expressed admiration for Aamir Khan and said that he has watched PK and 3 Idiots. “Who doesn’t love Aamir Khan? He is an actor but more than that he is involved in a lot of other activities. He is very impressive and the greatest actor in the world! I have a lot of respect for him,” he said, adding that he would love to act in a Bollywood film. “I’ll need to learn Hindi first and how to sing and dance,” he jokingly said.

    Burak Deniz was also captured on video mimicking Shah Rukh Khan’s renowned hand gesture, known as his signature pose. The video shows a host instructing Burak on how to execute the pose, but before he could finish the lesson, Burak seemed to grasp the reference and effortlessly performed the gesture.

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  • Rare show of unity as PTI calls out Indian FM for remarks about Bilawal

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Twitter strongly called out Indian Foreign Minister (FM) S. Jaishankar after he used undiplomatic language for Pakistan and its FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari post an important moot of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

    In a media conference, a visibly rattled Jaishankar called Bilawal a “promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry.”

    “Victims of terrorism do not sit together with its perpetrators to discuss terrorism,” he said, adding that “as a member of SCO, Bilawal was treated accordingly.”

    PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry put aside political differences to respond that the Indian FM should be ashamed for passing such remarks.

    “Pakistan has made great sacrifices in the war against terrorism, now the foreign minister of a Hindu extremist group, who is involved in the worst terrorism against its own citizens, should be ashamed of himself for speaking such nonsense.”

    Similarly, Zulfi Bukhari called this a petty act and reminded India of its values.

    He pointed out, “Whatever happened to mehman bhagwan hota hai? Or has that idea gone down the drain just like a secular India.”

    When Bilawal returned back to the country, he held a press conference to brief members of the media about his visit. He also responded to the remarks made by India’s FM, saying that he can’t do anything if their hatred has risen this much.

    Asking if he ever sat with any terrorist, Bilawal was of the view that India not only wants to declare every Muslim a terrorist but also him.

    The minister added that Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism and is against any appeasement with terrorist organisations.

  • Yasir Hussain thinks Pakistanis have become too cool to appreciate their artists

    Yasir Hussain thinks Pakistanis have become too cool to appreciate their artists

    In an Instagram story, actor Yasir Hussain has said that Pakistanis have become too cool to appreciate their own artists, referring to singer Ali Sethi not being appreciated enough for his performance at Coachella.

    “Diljit too went to Coachella and everyone in India was appreciating him. This is also a big achievement for a Pakistani artist. But, as usual, we did not appreciate it,” wrote Yasir.

    Ali Sethi performed at this year’s Coachella festival on April 16. Sethi sang his smash hit Coke Studio song Pasoori.

    Last year, Pasoori became the most Googled ‘hum to search’ song of 2022. Ali Sethi and Shae Gill’s iconic track left behind chartbusters like BTS’ Butter, Siravali and Chaand Baaliyan.

  • Number 1; Pakistan soars to top of ICC ODI ranking for the first time

    Number 1; Pakistan soars to top of ICC ODI ranking for the first time

    Pakistan beat New Zealand by 102 runs on Friday in Karachi to take a 4-0 lead in the ongoing five-match One-Day International (ODI) series.

    After defeating the Kiwis in the fourth ODI, Pakistan have now climbed to the number one spot in the ODI team rankings for the first time since ICC officially recognised the rankings in January 2005. Pakistan has now risen above its previous best of January 2007 when the squad reached the number three spot.

    Pakistan were fifth on the ODI rankings before the series against New Zealand started, with a rating of 106 points.

    However, to remain on top, Pakistan will have to ensure a clean sweep, winning the fifth and final ODI on Sunday, 7 May. A loss in the final ODI will see them slipping back to No.3 and Australia reclaiming their No.1 ranking.

    Pakistan will also remain on top if they win the fourth ODI and the fifth match is abandoned or yields a no-result.

  • Woman kidnapped as baby reunited with parents after 51 years

    Woman kidnapped as baby reunited with parents after 51 years

    A United States (US) woman who was abducted when she was only 22 months old, was found by her family 51 years later. The announcement was made by The Fort Worth Police Department after completing DNA tests of the woman.

    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 by her babysitter as a toddler. Highsmith did not know that she was kidnapped nor did she know her parents were looking for her as she grew up. She also went by the name Melanie Brown.

    Melissa’s family took the help of a website that enables users to locate family members and construct a family history through DNA. This eventually led them to a woman in Fort Worth who was known as Melanie Brown.

    “WE FOUND MELISSA!!!”announced the family on Facebook on November 22.

    She was then reunited with her parents and two of her four siblings.

  • Two passengers at Karachi airport quarantined after showing monkeypox symptoms

    Two passengers at Karachi airport quarantined after showing monkeypox symptoms

    Two passengers of a private airline arriving from Jeddah in Karachi have shown symptoms of monkeypox, Geo Urdu has reported. According to sources within the Federal Ministry of Health, a female passenger and her father had symptoms of monkeypox during the airport screening.

    The suspects are residents of Thatta. Both the passengers have been quarantined.

    According to the sources of Geo News, the two have been shifted to Jinnah Hospital. On Wednesday, a young girl and a young boy who came to Karachi from Saudi Arabia were also declared as suspected monkeypox patients. According to the details, 9-year-old Raheela Mansoob, and 16-year-old Affan Muhammad, who came to Karachi from Jeddah by flight number SV 700, were displaying symptoms of the virus.

    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Covid global health emergency is finally over after 3 years
    
			
    Covid global health emergency is finally over after 3 years
    
			
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 is no longer a “global health emergency”.
    

    “It is with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency,” said the W.H.O. director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
    

    “For more than a year the pandemic has been on a downward trend,” he stated, adding that this trend has allowed most countries to return to life as we knew it before Covid-19. “Yesterday, the emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” he declared.
    

    The head of the WHO said that at least seven million individuals have died from the pandemic. More than 765 million confirmed Covid infections have been recorded worldwide.