Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal won the Tasmanian Open squash tournament in Australia, defeating Switzerland’s David Barnett by 3-1 in the final.
The score of Nasir Iqbal’s victory in the final was 11-8, 12-10, 6-11 and 11-5. This is Nasir’s third title in Australia in the last few days.
Nasir has also recently won the Bendigo and Shepperton Open in Australia.
Actor Usman Peerzada, a respected figure in the world of arts, is shocked by the electricity bill he has received.
Rising electricity bills and increasing taxes have made life difficult for many people in Pakistan. Even those who are financially stable are struggling to cope with growing costs.
This summer, Usman Peerzada expressed his shock over an exceptionally high electricity bill. Despite using only one air conditioner for his entire family, the bill was still very high. He mentioned that even with alternative technologies, the government is imposing taxes on them as well. Peerzada warned that he might disconnect his house from the grid if the situation does not improve.
“I received such a high bill that I don’t know what will happen in the future. I feel like I might have to get my electricity disconnected. And then I think about those who don’t have as many resources; what must they be going through? The heat is so intense that we can’t live without electricity,” he remarked.
Here is what he had to say:
The Pakistan cricket team will visit New Zealand next year for a white-ball series, during which they will play 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs.
New Zealand Cricket has released the white ball series schedule against Pakistan.
The white ball series between Pakistan and New Zealand will occur from March 16 to April 5 2025. The first T20 of the series will be played in Christchurch on March 16, followed by the second in Dunedin on March 18.
The third T20I will be played in Auckland on March 21, the fourth in Tauranga on March 23 and the fifth T20I in Wellington on March 26.
The ODI series will be played in Napier, Hamilton and Tauranga on March 29, April 2 and April 5.
Cricket New Zealand also confirmed they are playing the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in their season schedule.
Apart from this, New Zealand also confirmed the tri-nation tournament in Multan before the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Ali Khan has stated that his party members are being forced to switch their loyalties.
While talking to media, Gohar strongly condemned the “abduction” of PTI leaders and their family members, including MNA Sahibzada Ameer Sultan, PTI media wing member Rizwan Malik, Mian Fayyaz Ahmad Chajra’s son Mian Tajamal Hussain and brother Mian Imtiaz Hussain and other social media activists.
He called for the Supreme Court to take notice of this urgent matter and also ensure the implementation of its recent verdict of reserved seats’ case.
The PTI Chairman slammed the government for re-arresting party activist Sanam Javed on Sunday after her release while demanding Khan’s and Bushra Bibi’s immediate release as well.
He claimed that Bushra Bibi was arrested again in the Toshakhana case only to “break” former PM Imran Khan, as his wife had nothing to do with the case.
There seems to be no respite for the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, as they have been arrested in a new National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference related to Toshakhana gifts, on the same day they were acquitted in the Iddat case by an Islamabad court.
A team of NAB headed by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon ‘arrested’ them both in Adiala jail, where they are already serving their term. Geo News has reported that this new case is related to the alleged ‘misuse of power for acquiring Toshakhana gifts’.
Previously, Khan’s sentences in the previous Toshakhana cases were suspended, and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) also acquitted him in the cipher case.
However, in a separate incident, an Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore dismissed Khan’s pre-arrest bail petitions this week in three cases related to the May 9 events.
Australia defeated India by 26 runs in the World Championship of Legends.
In the match played at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the Australian champions team batted first against India and scored 199 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Played which included 7 sixes and 3 fours.
Apart from them, Ben Dunk 17, Lockie Ferguson 26 and Ben Cutting 24 were outstanding among other players.
In pursuit of the target, the Indian team did not have a good start, opener Ruben Uthappa scored 12 runs, Irfan Pathan returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs.
Among the other players, Shresh Raina scored 12, captain Yurvaj Singh scored 19, Pawan Negi scored 11 while Harbhajan Singh remained not out by scoring 4 runs.
For Australia, Peter Siddle and Nathan Coulter-Nile took 2 wickets each.
It should be noted that the teams of Pakistan and Australia have reached the semi-finals of the event, while the competition between India, England and West Indies continues for the third and fourth positions.
The National Legends Cricket Team is unbeaten in the event with 4 wins in 4 matches.
In the first T20 series of 5 T20 matches, Zimbabwe defeated the T20 world champion India.
In the match played in Harare, Zimbabwe batted first and scored 115 runs for losing nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Chasing Zimbabwe’s 116 runs, the Indian team scored 102 runs and faced defeat by 13 runs in the first T20I. Indian captain Shubman Gill scored 31 runs, and Sundar’s 27 runs stood out.
Sikandar Raza and Tendai Chitara of Zimbabwe took 3 and 3 wickets, respectively. This is Zimbabwe’s first victory against India in any format since 2016, and the Zimbabwean team was not among the 20 teams that qualified for the T20 World Cup.
On the other hand, no player from the 15-member squad of the Indian T20 world champion team was involved in the match.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has summoned former Test cricketers to Lahore for consultations.
According to Geo sources, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi will meet 30 to 35 international cricketers on Monday, to hear their feedback and suggestions on domestic cricket. The cricketers will be confident in the three new tournaments launched by the name of Champions.
Earlier, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi said that he is in touch with former cricketers and is seeking advice on improving cricket.
In the World Championship of Legends tournament, Pakistan champions defeated West Indies champions by 30 runs.
In the match played in Birmingham, Pakistan decided to bat first and scored 194 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Shoaib Malik scored 54 runs on behalf of Pakistan Champions, besides Sharjeel Khan scored 35 runs, Aamir Yameen scored 29 runs and Shahid Afridi scored 16 runs.
Chasing 195 runs, the team of West Indies champions scored 165 runs for 9 wickets. Dwayne Smith scored 65 and Jonathan Carter scored 34 runs.
On behalf of Pakistan Champions, Sohail Tanveer dismissed 4 players while Shahid Afridi took 3 wickets and Wahab Riaz took 2 wickets.
It should be noted that this is Pakistan’s second consecutive victory in the tournament, previously the Green Shirts defeated Australia.
The Pakistan cricket team has defeated Australia by 5 wickets in Champions of Legend Cricket Tournament.
In the match played in Birmingham, Australia batted first and scored 189 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Finch scored 68, Ben Dunk scored 27 and Ferguson scored 26 runs for the Australian champions.
The Pakistan champions achieved the target of 190 runs in the 20th over, Younis Khan scored 63, Shoaib Malik 23 and Sohaib Maqsood 21.
Younis Khan was declared the player of the match.
The matches of the event are being telecasted live from GeoSuper.