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  • Australia’s Tim Nielsen appointed high-performance coach of Pakistan red ball team

    Australia’s Tim Nielsen appointed high-performance coach of Pakistan red ball team

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Australia’s Tim Nielsen as the high-performance coach of the Pakistan red ball team.

    According to PCB sources, red-ball coach Jason Gillespie has added Tim to his sports staff; both are also watching Pakistan Shaheen’s camp.

    The training camp for the Test series against Bangladesh will start from August 11. The first test between the two teams will be played in Rawalpindi from August 21 to 25, while the second test will be played in Karachi from August 30 to September 3.

    Nielsen has been associated with Jason Gillespie in South Australian cricket.

  • How many Pakistanis use Facebook and Instagram?

    How many Pakistanis use Facebook and Instagram?

    Gallup Pakistan has released a new survey regarding using Meta apps in Pakistan.

    The survey included more than 700 people and was conducted from June 28 to July 10.

    Gallup revealed that 60 percent of Pakistanis are avoiding social networking apps like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, saying that they don’t have an account.

    However, 40 percent reported having an account on the apps and using them heavily.

    62 percent of Pakistani youth under the age of 30 are using these apps ardently, while only 30 percent of Pakistanis above the age of 30 are active, according to the survey.

    Pakistani men are ahead of women in using social media apps as the survey tells that 45 percent of men and 35 percent of women say they use Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

    22 percent of Pakistanis said they have made friends online through apps, while 76 percent said they had not made any online friends.

  • Continuous violation of Indus Basin Treaty by India

    Continuous violation of Indus Basin Treaty by India

    India has continuously violated the Indus Basin Agreement as sources report that the Indus Water Commissioners meeting has been delayed since the last two years.

    Under the Indus Basin Agreement, a meeting of the India-Pakistan Indus Water Commissioners is required once a year.

    Pakistan’s Indus Water Commissioner, Mehr Ali Shah, has reportedly repeatedly requested a meeting with her Indian counterpart, but no response has been given.

    Sources say that the last meeting of the Indus Water Commissioners took place in New Delhi on May 30 and 31, 2022.

    The agreement also stipulates that the Indus Water Commissioners should meet alternately in Pakistan and India. The purpose of these meetings is to address bilateral concerns through mutual cooperation.

    The meetings should also include discussions on flood data, river flow, and controversial Indian projects affecting the rivers flowing into Pakistan.

  • No strength; Vinesh Phogat retires after Olympic disqualification

    No strength; Vinesh Phogat retires after Olympic disqualification

    Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement on Thursday, just one day after being disqualified from the gold medal match in the 50 kg women’s category at the Paris Olympics 2024.

    The 29-year-old, the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic final, was just one match away from winning gold. Unfortunately, she was disqualified when the weigh-in revealed she was 100 grams over the weight limit.

    In her retirement announcement on X (formerly Twitter), she wrote, “Mother, wrestling defeated me. I lost. Forgive me; your dream and my courage have been shattered. I don’t have the strength to continue. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024.”

    Phogat won her semi-final match 5-0 against Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez. However, Lopez was later promoted to the final and won a silver medal. Sarah Hildebrandt from the US, who was supposed to face the Indian wrestler but ended up against the Cuban, won the gold medal with a 3-0 score.

    Vinesh has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to award her a joint silver medal. The decision is expected today.

    She has competed in three different weight categories across three Olympics: the 48 kg category in Rio 2016, the 53 kg category in Tokyo 2020, and the 50 kg category in 2024. She has also won gold medals in the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Commonwealth Games in a different weight category.

  • Paris Olympics 2024: Indian female wrestler deported along with team

    Paris Olympics 2024: Indian female wrestler deported along with team

    Indian female wrestler Antim Panghal and her team, who participated in Olympics 2024, have been deported from France.

    According to Indian media, security caught her sister using Antim’s accreditation card when to the Olympic Village to retrieve their luggage. She managed to enter but was caught by a security officer while returning. The wrestler and her team are being deported for committing a major disciplinary violation, according to Olympic rules, as giving the accreditation card to anyone is a major disciplinary violation.

    The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) says the decision was taken for a disciplinary violation.

    According to Indian media, she was taken to the police station to record her statement. Her personal support staff also failed to pay a taxi driver, prompting the driver to call the police.

  • ECP, PTI approach Supreme Court on reserved seats verdict

    ECP, PTI approach Supreme Court on reserved seats verdict

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the Supreme Court to review its decision in the reserved seats case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni-Ittehad-Council.
    The petition stated that’ ‘’Primary relief has been granted to the PTI.’’

    With his counsel Salman Akram Raja, PTI chairman barrister Gohar Ali Khan approached the apex court to restrain ECP from allocating reserved seats to other parties.

    “Such reserved seats belong to PTI and its candidates whose names are present in the list presented before ECP in accordance with the judgement of the Supreme Court dated 12-7-2024. Candidates may be declared elected to the reserved seats for women and non-Muslims,” the petition read.

    On July 12, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the former ruling party was eligible for the reserved seats. After implementing the decision, PTI will become the largest parliamentary party.

  • Rashid Mahmood Langrial appointed as chairman of FBR

    Rashid Mahmood Langrial appointed as chairman of FBR

    The government has appointed Rashid Mahmood Langrial, currently Secretary of the Power Division, as the new Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). This announcement was made through a notice from the Cabinet Secretariat Establishment Division.

    According to the notice, “Rashid Mahmood, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service and presently serving as Secretary of the Power Division, is transferred and appointed as Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue, with immediate effect, in accordance with Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973.”

    Langrial, who entered the civil service in 1995, boasts a diverse career across various sectors.

    His previous roles include Chief Secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan, Commissioner of Lahore Division, Secretary of Agriculture in Punjab, Chief Executive Officer of the National Power Parks Management Company (NPPMCL), Chairperson of the Lahore Ring Road Authority, and Secretary of Tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    Earlier in his career, he also served as Assistant Commissioner in Sindh and as Deputy Secretary in the Punjab Secretariat.

  • Sri Lanka defeats India after 27 years in an ODI series

    Sri Lanka defeats India after 27 years in an ODI series

    In the last match of the three-match ODI series, Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs, winning the series with a lead of 2-0 after 27 years.

    The first match between India and Sri Lanka was a nail-biting tie. Sri Lanka, playing first, scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. In response, India needed just 1 run off five balls with two wickets in hand, but the match took a dramatic turn as both wickets fell without scoring any runs.

    In the second match, Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs.

    Third ODI:

    Playing first, Sri Lanka scored 248 runs for losing seven wickets in the allotted overs. In response, India could only score 138 runs, losing all their wickets in 26.1 overs.

    The last time Sri Lanka won an ODI series against India was in 1997.

  • Pakistan military plans to acquire nearly 4,000 kanals of land in Haripur for ‘defence purposes’

    Pakistan military plans to acquire nearly 4,000 kanals of land in Haripur for ‘defence purposes’

    Geo Fact Check has reported that an official letter, circulating on social media since last month, claiming that the Pakistan Army intends to acquire nearly 4,000 Kanals of land in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is indeed authentic.

    The Military Estate Officer in Abbottabad Cantt wrote the letter to the deputy commissioner (DC) in Haripur district, KP.

    The letter read, “It is apprised that the Army authorities intend to acquire a chunk of land measuring 3,481 kanals and 17 marlas situated at village Kenthla and Kot Jandan, tehsil Khanpur, district Haripur for defence purposes.”

    Two government officials, including the additional Assistant Commissioner of revenue in Haripur, Ijaz Khan Jadoon, have confirmed the letter’s authenticity to Geo Fact Check.

    “The complete process of [land] acquisition will take six to 12 months,” stated Ijaz, adding that the land was located behind Islamabad’s Margalla hills.

  • Will Young Stunners be allowed to perform in India?

    Will Young Stunners be allowed to perform in India?

    If you’re a fan of the talented Pakistani hip-hop duo, Young Stunners, you might have seen the buzz about their upcoming tour in India. Two stars Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus, who are the Young Stunners have gained a massive following across the border.

    Young Stunners’ upcoming performances are in Delhi on December 25, Bengaluru on December 21, and Mumbai on December 13. Skill Box is in charge of organizing the tour and has started accepting pre-registrations for concert tickets, giving priority to those who purchase them early.

    However, the rappers have not announced the tour on their social media and have only updated it with updates about their tours in Australia and Canada. And, some Indian social media users are criticizing the event by reposting previous tweets from Talha Anjum’s accounts, which allegedly made fun of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan, attacked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and called for the independence of Kashmir from Indian rule.

    The organizer for the Young Stunners’ tour, Desi Disco Entertainment, says that the duo’s shows in India are still on, with registrations open on another website for the Young Stunners Mumbai gig.
    Vaheed Khan, the director of Desi Disco, stated in an interview with The Print in India, that the controversy was a part of a larger strategy to attack the show for declining to work with certain handles.

    Vaheed Khan said, “We won’t let a few negative tweets stop our show. Some social media pages wanted a share of our profits, but we refused to promote them. That’s why they started posting negative tweets. Half of these tweets are fake and have nothing to do with Talha or Pakistan.”
    Young Stunners have a huge fan following in India, with the largest number of their Spotify listeners from Mumbai (152,583 listeners) and New Delhi (245,000 listeners). While the controversy swirls, fans await an official confirmation from the duo.

    Here are the previous tweets of Talha Anjum which created a controversy: