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  • Daren Sammy offers match tickets to sobbing Qalandars’ fan

    Daren Sammy offers match tickets to sobbing Qalandars’ fan

    Karachi Kings’ coach Dean Jones and Peshawar Zalmi captain Darren Sammy retweeted a video of an upset Lahore Qalandar’s fan crying after his team’s defeat on Sunday against Islamabad United.

    Jones took to twitter and asked the kid to support Kings and also offered him tickets to watch the cricket matches.

    Peshawar skipper Sammy also retweeted the video and wrote, “Ok buddy PeshawarZalmi got u come let me dry your tears.”

    A video of a kid who supported Lahore Qalandars went viral on social media. The video shows a young boy sobbing over Sunday night’s defeat of Lahore Qalandars by Islamabad United who won the game by a wicket.

    The kid was sad over Qalandars’ poor performance and Usman Shinwari, the man who bowled the last over in the game.

    Lahore Qalandars lost both matches they played in PSL 5.

  • Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Pakistan

    Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Pakistan

    First two cases of coronavirus in Pakistan were reported on Wednesday, one of which was in the provincial capital of the country’s southeastern province of Sindh.

    While The Current is attempting to garner details of the other case, the first reported case is that of a 22-year-old man who, according to government sources, reached Pakistan from Iran by air and has a history of travel to Tehran “from where he acquired the virus”.

    The young man recently arrived in Karachi on a bus, however, authorities added, it is not yet clear as to when exactly did he reach the country.

    According to reports, the patient and his family were immediately placed in quarantine at a private hospital on the port city’s National Stadium Road.

    Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza, hours after his “no confirmed cases of coronavirus statement”, has tweeted the development.

    The Current had on Tuesday reported possibility of unreported coronavirus cases being present in the country — a claim then denied by the authorities.

  • Four lions kill teenager at Lahore’s Safari Park

    Four lions reportedly attacked and killed a 17-year-old youth at Lahore’s Safari Park, it emerged Wednesday.

    According to reports, the body of the youth identified as Bilal was found in the lions’ cage at the park Wednesday afternoon.

    Bilal was reported missing two days ago after his family had registered a complaint when he didn’t return home. They had said that he had gone to get grass.

    A severed head and arms were found inside the cage and there were bloody clothes as well. Bilal’s father identified him because of his clothes.

    However, it is not known how Bilal got inside the cage. While some reports suggest that Bilal went towards the cage of lions while cutting grass in the park where he was mauled by the lions, others say that the youth entered the lions’ cage, which resulted in his death.

    The Safari Park administration and the police have launched an investigation into the matter to determine the cause behind the incident.

  • As Delhi burns, Gurdwaras open doors to Muslims fleeing violence

    As Delhi burns, Gurdwaras open doors to Muslims fleeing violence

    As New Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal suggests calling the army amid police’s failure to quell violent communal clashes that have so far claimed at least 20 lives and left hundreds of others injured, Gurdwaras are offering help to Muslim families fleeing violence in the Indian capital.

    According to a report in India Times, members of the Sikh community are not only patrolling with their neighbours of the Indian Muslim community to ensure that no one from outside attacks the latter’s homes, but many Gurdwaras — places of assembly and worship for Sikhs — are also giving shelter to the Muslims of riot-infested Delhi.

    Novelist Nilanjana Roy tweeted that she had come across news from one part of the city wherein a Gurdwara had opened its doors to anyone who needs shelter.

    https://twitter.com/nilanjanaroy/status/1232303148766617601

    Many other people shared similar stories.

    DELHI RIOTS:

    The riots — clashes between anti and pro Citizens Amendment Act (CAA) groups, which soon took a communal colour — that began earlier this week, are the worst Delhi has witnessed in recent years.

    The controversial citizenship law has been deemed discriminatory toward Muslims, against which the Muslim minority community of India has been staging protests across the country since December last year.

    With Hindu supremacist mobs running rampage in New Delhi earlier this week, things escalated quickly.

    Violence broke out in three Muslim-majority areas in north-east Delhi on Sunday and has continued since. Protesters are split along religious lines, and each side blames the other for starting the clashes.

    But the violence has been linked to a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Kapil Mishra, who had threatened a group of protesters staging a sit-in against the CAA over the weekend, telling them that they would be forcibly evicted once United States (US) President Donald Trump left India.

    It merits a mention that Trump had been in the country on a two-day maiden visit. When asked about the violence during a press briefing, Trump evaded the issue, saying the incident was “up to India” to handle.

  • Study reveals: Excessive smartphone usage affects brain like drugs

    Excessive smartphone usage is not only an addiction, but it also does to your brain what drugs or substance abuse does, German researchers have revealed in a recent study, The News International reported.

    It’s almost impossible to spend a day without using your smartphone. Whether you need it to set alarms, access your daily news or surf social media.

    The study published in the journal ‘Addictive Behavior’ says smartphone addiction is not only alarming, but it should be taken seriously because it has effects of narcotics on your brain.

    German professors at Heidelberg University used brain MRI scans of 48 people, out of which 22 people were addicted to their phones. The comparative study revealed that people with smartphone addiction underwent a change in size and density of their brain — similar to those who suffer from substance abuse.

    One of the areas of the brain that got affected was the grey matter, which is responsible for speech control, cognition, emotions, sight and self-control.

  • TikTokers arrested for recording videos at Mazar-e-Quaid

    TikTokers arrested for recording videos at Mazar-e-Quaid

    Police have arrested TikTok stars who made a video at Mazar-e-Quaid. The video shows a girl dancing on a song at a mausoleum.

    After the video was posted on social media, administrative authorities reached out to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_ffoQHV0Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    The Mazar-e-Quaid authorities also asked FIA to remove the video from all social media platforms, following immense outrage on social media.

    Meanwhile, the episode sparked debate on social media. People argued that though dancing at the mausoleum was immoral, what rule did the girl break and why was she arrested.

  • Greta Thunberg calls Malala Yousafzai her ‘role model’

    Greta Thunberg calls Malala Yousafzai her ‘role model’

    Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg met Malala Yousafzai at the University of Oxford where the Nobel peace prize winner is a student.

    The two shared pictures of themselves hanging out on social media. While Greta called Malala her “role model”, Malala referred to Thunberg as “the only friend I’d skip school for.” It was reportedly their first meeting.

    According to The Guardian, Thunberg, 17, is in the UK to join a school strike in Bristol on Friday.

    Thunberg became a force to reckon with after striking from school in Sweden to protest against the climate emergency. She made headlines in September when she travelled to New York address the UN Climate Conference on a zero-emissions boat in a journey that lasted two weeks.

    On the other hand, Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in Swat for campaigning for girls education.

    Malala is also the youngest recipient of the Nobel peace prize while Thunberg was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2020.

    Greta and Malala met to discuss their work and future plans at Lady Margaret Hall, Yousafzai’s Oxford college.

    Thunberg also talked to some of the students about the climate crisis and protest. The college’s master, Alan Rusbridger, posted a photo of Thunberg to social media, sharing details of her visit.

  • Peshawar Zalmi owner announces free bus service for fans to and from Rawalpindi

    Peshawar Zalmi owner announces free bus service for fans to and from Rawalpindi

    Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi has announced that fans will be given free bus rides from Peshawar to Rawalpindi to watch the Peshawar Zalmi’s five matches in the city.

    Peshawar Zalmi is set to play five consecutive matches in Peshawar between 28th February to 7th March.
    “The fans are the real strength of Peshawar Zalmi and we want to make sure that maximum of the fans from our base in Peshawar reach Rawalpindi comfortably to cheer for the team,” Afridi said.

    “All the ticket holders for respective games will get free bus service,” he added.

    Peshawar Zalmi will play Lahore Qalandars on 28th February, Islamabad United on 29th, Karachi Kings on 2nd March, Quetta Gladiators on 5th March and 2nd leg’s game Islamabad United on 7th March.

    Afridi further told that large screens are also being installed in Peshawar where families can enjoy the live-action on the TV broadcasts.

  • Maya Ali shares what makes her emotional during PSL matches

    Maya Ali shares what makes her emotional during PSL matches

    To be honest, all PSL matches make us emotional – whether we’re watching it in the stadium or at home in front of the TV screens.

    Maya Ali, who is also the celebrity ambassador of Quetta Gladiators, in a social media post, penned her feelings while watching a match at the stadium. Maya wrote: “The one thing I always witness during the PSL matches is that we all gather for Pakistan as a nation, and I get really emotional to see crowds saying Pakistan Zindabad and that moment makes me feel more proud being Pakistani.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B880aXzH5Hu/?utm_source=ig_embed

    The next Quetta Gladiators match is scheduled to take place on Thursday February 26 against Islamabad United.

  • Manzoor Pashteen released

    Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen, who had been arrested from Shaheen Town of Peshawar in January, was on Tuesday released from jail.

    According to reports, the Pashtun rights activist was arrested in a case registered against him at the City Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan on January 18 under sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 120-B (punishment of criminal conspiracy), 124 (sedition), and 123-A (condemning the creation of the country and advocating the abolishment of its sovereignty) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

    Later, a sessions court in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) had granted bail to the PTM chief, while also granting him bail in a similar case by a Dera Ismail Khan court.

    Pashteen’s bail applications in two other cases — also pertaining to sedition — were approved by the DI Khan court on February 8. MNA and PTM’s senior leader Mohsin Dawar had said that Pashteen would be released from jail once legal formalities were completed.