Pakistani Filmmaker, Samar Minallah Khan won a top award, the Best Short Film for her Out Swing documentary, at the 7th Sport Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The announcement of the winner was announced on the official Twitter of the film festival where she was lauded for her amazing work.
The documentary, Out Swing tells a story about a committed coach who gives training to young girls who show interest and strength in learning the sport. The girls belong to traditional families where the youngest girl, who is a nine-year-old, wants to overcome her anxiety through school and cricket.
Out Swings means something that moves away from the lines of bowling in cricket terminology. This technique comes often with a risk of wide throws but sometimes it gives wonderful results of being a game-changer.
The documentary is filmed in the outskirts of Islamabad which shows the daily life of those school girls who want to do what they like for their comfort.
Samar is also known for raising her voice against female violence. Another documentary, Swara –A Bridge over Troubled Waters, was based on a forced marriage that gained international recognition.
A restaurant, ‘de Daltons’, in the Netherlands has created the “world’s most expensive burger” for $6,000 (Rs956,088). The restaurant hopes that the burger will set a world record.
The owner of the restaurant, Robbert Jan de Veen, says it was his “childhood dream to create a world record”.
“Breaking a world record has been a childhood dream of mine and it feels amazing,” said the owner.
As per reports, the bun of the burger has a golden leaf. The burger contains white truffle, king crab, beluga caviar, duck egg mayonnaise, and Dom Pérignon champagne.
The burger that presently holds the world’s most expensive burger is priced at $5,000 (Rs796,740 ). The burger is made by a restaurant, Juicys Outlaw Grill in Oregon, United States. It weighs 352.44kg and it has been holding the Guinness World Records since 2011.
Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday ruled out the decision of boycotting next year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, amid the pressure from grassroots activists over accusations of the mistreatment of migrant workers.
As per reports, a congress was called by the federation to make a final decision in which 368 delegates voted for a motion rejecting a boycott while 121 were in favour.
BREAKING: Decision on the proposed boycott of the 2022 World Cup has been made — Norway will not boycott the tournament in Qatar. ❌ https://t.co/xwwUuGeFHh
In addition to this, Sandvik, spokesman of the Norwegian Supporters Alliance (NSA), said the matches in Qatar will “unfortunately be like playing on a cemetery”.
The movement was highlighted when the Norwegian professional football club, Tromsø IL, spoke out against the Gulf State. This year in March, Norwegian National Football players wore t-shirts with the slogan ‘Human rights, on and off the pitch’, as they were warming up before FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification match.
Norway is currently fourth in its World Cup qualifying group and hasn’t qualified for a major international Football competition since Euro 2000.
It is to be noted that not only Norway but other European countries such as Germany and Netherlands have protested against the Gulf State.
The major reason behind the boycott is that a media report published earlier this month alleged that approximately 6,500 migrant workers from South Asia had died in Qatar since 2010 when the country was awarded hosting rights of the 2022 tournament. In the past, there were also a lot of protests against harsh working conditions, especially during the summer, they are forced to work under the scorching sun.
There is a lack of rights for migrant workers, who comprise about 95 percent of Qatar’s population,reports Al Jazeera.
Just a month after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s tour of Pakistan, the country is all set for another royal visit.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will be coming to Pakistan on November 25 for a three-day visit as the special advocate to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Embassy of the Netherlands, the Dutch royal will discuss the progress of financial services to improve the economic situation of Pakistan.
During her visit, the queen will hold talks with international development partners, representatives of the fintech sector, State Bank Governor Reza Baqir, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and NADRA Chairman Usman Mubin.
The Dutch queen is also expected to meet President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Queen Máxima will also be present at the launch of the Micropayments Gateway, a central bank initiative to reduce the cost of small payments in order to stimulate digital payments, in particular for people in poverty situations.
In Lahore, Queen Máxima will visit a number of projects that focus on digital financial services that, among other things, contribute to the development of entrepreneurs.
“Since 2009, Queen Máxima, as a UN special advocate, has been committed to making financial services accessible to all, including low-income groups and small and medium-sized businesses, and thus increasing their chances of economic and social development,” the statement said.
Who is Queen Máxima of the Netherlands?
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is the wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. An Argentinian born, the Queen attained a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina followed by a master’s degree in the US. She has worked in the finance industry for over a decade including her position as the vice president of institutional sales in Latin America for HSBC and Deutsche Bank’s Brussels branch.
King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima with Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Royal Ascot
On April 30, 2013, Maxima became the first queen consort of the Netherlands since Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in the late 1800s.
According to The Sun, Maxima met Willem-Alexander during a spring fair in Spain in April 1999. In later interviews, the pair explained that at first the prince simply introduced himself as Alexander, so she didn’t know he was a prince until later.
After the fair, they agreed to meet again in New York where Maxima was working, which is when their relationship began. The couple tied the knot in February 2002 in a civil ceremony.
The couple have three daughters. The Queen is well-known for her fashion statements.
