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  • Sindh govt defends its decision to buy vehicles worth billions

    Sindh govt defends its decision to buy vehicles worth billions

    The Sindh government has defended its decision to buy 138 double-cabin vehicles worth two billion rupees for Assistant Commissioners (ACs) in the province.

    “The Sindh government’s decision to allocate funds for new vehicles is a practical measure to ensure that field officers can perform their duties efficiently and effectively,” said a statement released by the provincial government.

    It further reads, “It is essential to provide these officers with reliable transportation to reach far-flung areas and respond promptly to emergencies and administrative responsibilities.”

    Stressing the need for new vehicles, the provincial government claimed, “Currently, most Suzuki Cultus vehicles under ACs have far exceeded their useful life, with many having run nearly 0.8 million kilometres.”

    “Ensuring that field officers are equipped with functional and reliable vehicles is not a luxury but a necessity for maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of the provincial administration,” the statement concluded.

  • National cricketer Muhammad Haris marries

    National cricketer Muhammad Haris marries

    Muhammad Haris, wicketkeeper-batter for the Pakistan cricket team and captain of Shaheen (Pakistan A), has announced he is married.

    The cricketer shared the good news on Instagram with pictures from his Nikkah ceremony on Friday afternoon.

    In the caption, he wrote, “Nikkah day and forever, Alhamdulillah for this blessing.”

    Fellow players and fans are congratulating him and expressing good wishes to Haris.

    Details about the cricketer’s marriage have not been revealed.

  • Fahad Mustafa’s very unusual alternate career path will make you laugh

    Fahad Mustafa’s very unusual alternate career path will make you laugh

    Renowned actor Fahad Mustafa recently appeared on The Knock Knock Show with Mohib Mirza, where he also discussed his career his career.

    Mirza asked him what he would have done if he had not become an actor, to which Mustafa responded, “If I were not an actor, my father would have opened a biryani restaurant for me.”

    “Before acting, my father took me to Faizan Shaikh’s home, who was already running a biryani restaurant.

    “Faizan Shaikh and his wife have a biryani business, and our families already knew each other,” he revealed

    According to him, the actor’s mother explained how the biryani business was managed and the challenges faced.

    “Faizan Shaikh’s mother told me about the herbs to add to the biryani and explained how the business is run.”

    He, thus, jokingly remarked, “If I hadn’t become an actor, I would have opened a biryani restaurant.”

    Mirza then asked nationally about the most debated concern: Will the biryani include potatoes?

    “I did not know biryani had potatoes in it, but my life would have become a potato,” he replied.

  • Naumaan Ijaz’s unexpected decision opened the door for Shaan Shahid’s film career

    Naumaan Ijaz’s unexpected decision opened the door for Shaan Shahid’s film career

    Shaan Shahid, the shining star of the film industry, has dazzled audiences for years with hits upon hits. However, few know that his successful return to the spotlight was sparked by Naumaan Ijaz’s sudden exit from the film Ghoonghat.

    Recently renowned director Syed Noor appeared as a guest on the Ambreen Fatima YouTube show. During the podcast, the host asked, “Tell me if you also had any involvement with Shaan Sahib’s comeback, what memories do you have about that?”

    Noor responded, “Yes, Shaan was actually a very talented artist. His first film was a hit, and so was his second. When someone hits it big in our film industry, they start casting the same person over and over. Shaan was very young at that time and kept doing films, but they continued to fail. Eventually, people stopped casting him, and he didn’t care much and went to America. I don’t know what he did there. But Madam Neelo [Shaan’s mother] often used to message me, asking to call Shaan. She would say, ‘Call Shaan,’ and then there was Javed Nami, who was Shaan’s PA, who would come and say, ‘Sir, please call Shaan.’”

    The Choorian director shared a fascinating story about Shaan Shahid’s journey, saying, “When we were planning the film Sangam and Ghoonghat, Shaan’s role was initially going to be played by Naumaan Ijaz. But he had some issues and had to leave, so I got the chance to cast Shaan. The producer was Shehzad Rafiq, and he was part of a group that made the film.”

    Talking about casting Shaan Shahid in the film Ghoognhat Syed Noor said, “When we announced that Shaan would be part of the film, the buyers of the film pulled out. They demanded their money back because they did not want to work with Shaan. The producer told me that I should work with someone else. I said that I would not work without Shaan. Eventually, they also asked me to leave. But I stood firm.”

  • Supreme Court upholds NAB amendments, rejects Imran Khan’s appeal

    Supreme Court upholds NAB amendments, rejects Imran Khan’s appeal

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday approved the intra-court appeal, upholding amendments in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO).

    A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa announced the 5-0 majority verdict and remarked that respondent former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and other parties failed to prove NAO amendments unconstitutional.

    The apex court noted that the CJP and other judges “cannot be the gatekeepers of the parliament.”

    A larger apex court bench stressed, “whenever possible, the Supreme Court should strive to maintain legislation” enacted by the parliament.

    In 2022, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) led government made several amendments to NAO’s laws, including limiting the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) jurisdiction to investigate over Rs 500 million cases and restricting the tenure of the NAB chairman to three years.

    Imran Khan then moved the apex court, calling the amendments “legitimise corruption.”

    In September 2023, a Supreme Court bench led by the then CJP Umar Ata Bandial, ruled 2-1 to restore corruption cases, declaring Khan’s plea legitimate, which the provincials and federal government challenged.

  • PCB announces squad for Champions Cup; Babar included in Stallions

    PCB announces squad for Champions Cup; Babar included in Stallions

    The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the ODI Champions Cup, which will include five teams: the Stallions, Wolves, Lions, Dolphins, and Panthers.

    Each team have some contracted players. These are

    Stallions:  Babar Azam, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Haris Rauf, Tayyab Tahir and Zaman Khan

    Wolves: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha and Shahnawaz Dahani

    Dolphins: Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf and Sarfaraz Ahmed

    Lions: Abdullah Shafique, Aamir Jamal, Imam-ul-Haq and Shaheen Shah Afridi

    Panthers: Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Usama Mir

    Muhammad Haris will lead the Stallions, Muhammad Rizwan Wolves, Saud Shakeel Dolphins, Shaheen Shah Afridi Lions and Shadab Khan will lead the Panthers.

    The five team mentors appoint the captains.

    Mentors:

    Misbah-ul-Haq (Wolves), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), Shoaib Malik (Stallions) and Waqar Younis (Lions).

    Here is the list of all teams.

    1-Stallions

    • Mohammad Haris (Peshawar) (C)
    • Abrar Ahmed (Karachi)
    • Adil Amin (Peshawar)
    • Azam Khan (Peshawar)
    • Babar Azam (Lahore)
    • Haris Rauf (Islamabad)
    • Hussain Talat (Lahore)
    • Jahandad Khan (Rawalpindi)
    • Junaid Ali (Lahore)
    • Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat (Peshawar)
    • Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi)
    • Mohammad Ali (Sialkot)
    • Mohammad Amir Khan (Swat)
    • Saad Khan (Hyderabad)
    • Shamyl Hussain (Islamabad)
    • Shan Masood (Karachi)
    • Tayyab Tahir (Sarai Alangir)
    • Ubaid Shah (Lahore)
    • Yasir Khan (Rawalpindi)
    • Zaman Khan (Mirpur)

    2-Wolves

    • Mohammad Rizwan (Peshawar) (C)
    • Fakhar Zaman (Abbottabad)
    • Abdul Samad (Faisalabad)
    • Akif Javed (FATA)
    • Ali Usman (Multan)
    • Bilawal Bhatti (Muridke)
    • Haseebullah (Pishin)
    • Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar)
    • Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar)
    • Mohammad Faizan (Faisalabad)
    • Mohammad Imran Jnr (Peshawar)
    • Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (FATA)
    • Muhammad Imran (Khanewal)
    • Naseem Shah (Lahore)
    • Nisar Ahmed (Lahore)
    • Salman Ali Agha (Lahore)
    • Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana)
    • Zahid Mehmood (Dadu)
    • Zain Abbas (Multan)

    3-Dolphins

    • Saud Shakeel (Karachi) (C)
    • Aftab Ibrahim (Karachi)
    • Asif Ali (Faisalabad)
    • Awais Ali (Gujranwala)
    • Faheem Ashraf (Kasur)
    • Kashif Ali (Rawalpindi)
    • Mir Hamza (Karachi)
    • Mohammad Huraira (Sialkot)
    • Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Peshawar)
    • Muhammad Akhlaq (Kamoki)
    • Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (Karachi)
    • Muhammad Riazullah (Peshawar)
    • Noman Ali (Hyderabad)
    • Qasim Akram (Lahore)
    • Sameen Gul (Jamrud)
    • Sarfaraz Ahmed (Karachi)
    • Sahibzada Farhan (Peshawar)
    • Sufiyan Moqim (Kotli)
    • Umar Amin (Rawalpindi)
    • Usman Qadir (Lahore)

    4-Lions

    • Shaheen Shah Afridi (Peshawar) (C)
    • Abdullah Shafique (Sialkot)
    • Aamir Jamal (Islamabad)
    • Aamer Yamin (Multan)
    • Faisal Akram (Multan)
    • Hassan Nawaz (Islamabad)
    • Hunain Shah (Lahore)
    • Imam-ul-Haq (Lahore)
    • Imran Butt (Lahore)
    • Khushdil Shah (Bannu)
    • Mohammad Asghar (Karachi)
    • Muhammad Irfan Khan (Mianwali)
    • Mohammad Taha (Karachi)
    • Omair Bin Yousuf (Karachi)
    • Rohail Nazir (Islamabad)
    • Shahab Khan (Mardan)
    • Sharoon Siraj (Sahiwal)
    • Sirajuddin (Bajaur)
    • Waqar Hussain (Okara)

    5-Panthers

    • Shadab Khan (Islamabad) (C)
    • Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Quetta)
    • Ahmed Bashir (Lahore)
    • Ali Asfand (Faisalabad)
    • Ali Raza (Sheikhupura)
    • Amad Butt (Sialkot)
    • Arafat Minhas (Multan)
    • Azan Awais (Sialkot)
    • Haider Ali (Attock)
    • Mohammad Hasnain (Hyderabad)
    • Mohammad Umar (Karachi)
    • Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad)
    • Mubasir Khan (Rawalpindi)
    • Rehan Afridi (Khyber)
    • Rizwan Mehmood (Hyderabad)
    • Saim Ayub (Karachi)
    • Umar Siddiq (Lahore)
    • Usama Mir (Sialkot)
    • Usman Khan (Karachi)
    • Usman Salahuddin (Lahore)

    The event will start on September 12, and the finals will by played on Spetember 29.

  • Pak-England Test likely to be relocated from Pakistan

    Pak-England Test likely to be relocated from Pakistan

    The three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is likely to be shifted to the UAE or Sri Lanka.

    Due to the construction work at the proposed grounds for the Test series, the schedule of the 3-Test series starting next month may change.

    England is scheduled to play the first Test match in Multan on October 7, followed by matches in Karachi and Rawalpindi. However, due to the start of renovations before the Champions Trophy in 2025, playing on these grounds is impossible.

    England coach Brendon McCullum commented on the Pakistan-England series in a conversation with journalists before the third test against Sri Lanka, saying, We do not know anything about what is happening in Pakistan. We can only choose a team once we know where we are playing. It will be perfect to know about this in the next few days; when we know, then we will meet so that, according to the conditions, we can build a good team against the rival team.”

    On the other hand, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources say the series is expected to be rescheduled next week. PCB is planning to conduct two tests in Rawalpindi and one test in Multan. Holding a Test series at any other venue would present logistical, operational, and financial challenges.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo hits 900 career goals

    Cristiano Ronaldo hits 900 career goals

    Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal during a Nations League match against Croatia.

    He scored this goal in the 34th minute to lead his team, Portugal, to a 2-0 win against Croatia at the Estadio da Luz.

    The 39-year-old looked emotional after crossing this new milestone in his football career.

    So far, he has scored 131 goals for the Portuguese national team, 450 for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus FC, 68 for his current club Al Nasr, and 5 for his first club, Sporting Lisbon.

    Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the second-highest goalscorer in football history, with 859 goals.

  • Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja joins BJP

    Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja joins BJP

    Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has followed in his wife’s footsteps and entered politics, starting a new journey by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

    BJP is the right-wing ruling party currently led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    His wife, Rivaba Jadeja, announced his entry into politics on X (formerly Twitter). She is a BJP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jamnagar in Gujarat. She joined BJP in 2019 and became an MP in 2022.

    Jadeja scored over 3,000 runs and took 294 wickets in 72 Test matches. He played 197 ODI matches for India, in which he scored 2,756 runs and took 220 wickets. In T20 Internationals, Jadeja scored 515 runs and 54 wickets in 74 games.

    After India won the T20 World Cup this year, Jadeja announced retirement from the T20 format.

  • Waheed Murad’s son shares strong opinions on biopic about his father

    Waheed Murad’s son shares strong opinions on biopic about his father

    Film producer and actor Adil Murad, son of the iconic actor Waheed Murad, has expressed that he does not wish to make a film about his father’s life.During a phone interview on ‘ZAH Entertainment’s YouTube show,’

    Murad discussed his father, the late Waheed

    Murad.Adil said, “Even if I agreed to make a film about Waheed Murad’s life, an actor would have to portray him on screen. Can we truly accept anyone in the role of Waheed Murad? Is there an actor who can do justice to his role?”The host asked, “Even if a biopic were made, couldn’t you use his name to earn royalties and contribute in some way? To me, however, his respect and legacy are far more valuable than money.”

    Murad replied, “Waheed Murad had his own unique style, and that made him a famous actor. It’s difficult to capture that reality.”

    When discussing remakes of Waheed Murad’s films,

    Adil remarked, “Many people have approached me about making a film on Waheed Murad’s life, but I always ask them: where can we find actors like Waheed Murad or Zeba?”Someone would have to portray him on screen, but can we accept anyone else in that role? And would they be able to do justice to it as Waheed Murad Sahib did?”

    Adil Murad fondly recalled his father’s style, saying, “From the way he walked, sat, moved his hands, to even the movements of his eyes—everything was uniquely his. That’s what made him stand out. Every action he performed made him a complete actor.”