Tag: (PM) Imran Khan

  • PM Khan thanks Ehsan Mani for his ‘contribution to cricket’

    PM Khan thanks Ehsan Mani for his ‘contribution to cricket’

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has thanked Ehsan Mani for his contribution to cricket in Pakistan during his three-year tenure as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman.

    Taking to Twitter, PM Imran Khan said: “I especially appreciate his setting up, for the first time, a regional domestic cricket structure in Pakistan and his role in bringing back international cricket teams to Pakistan.”

    Earlier, PM Khan approved a framework for the promotion of School Cricket in particular and Domestic Cricket in general, advising the Central Punjab Cricket Association for implementing the model in its entirety.

    The prime minister took a presentation on Domestic Cricket in Pakistan, with a special focus on School Cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman of Central Punjab Cricket Association (CPCA), Abdullah Khan Sumbal.

    As per details, the prime minister appreciated the model developed by CPCA, an organisation that works under the PCB, and called for its replication all over Pakistan strategically.

    He asserted his total support to the School Cricket Championship beginning in Central Punjab from September 15 and stated that School Cricket had immense potential to generate and groom real cricketing talent.

    “Pleased to review efforts of Punjab for revival of school cricket, especially role of Central Punjab Cricket Association,” he said in a tweet.

    “870 schools and 231 college grounds, 355 sports facilities developed across Punjab. I urge all provinces to focus on reviving sports & providing sports facilities for our youth,” he added.

    Chief Secretary Punjab highlighted the significant role of the Punjab Government in this major initiative.

    The meeting was also attended by Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza, Special Assistant to PM Dr Shahbaz Gill, CEO PCB Wasim Khan and CEO CPCA Khurram Niazi.

    Meanwhile, Mani resigned on Thursday and PCB will elect its 36th chairman on September 13 in Lahore.

  • People congratulate Ramiz Raja on becoming Chairman PCB

    People congratulate Ramiz Raja on becoming Chairman PCB

    Pakistani Twitterati is congratulating former cricketer-turned commentator Ramiz Raja on becoming Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman. Raja is in the running for PCB’s top slot but there is no confirmation yet if he will indeed be appointed or not.

    Journalist Ejaz Wasim Bakhri turned to Twitter and shared a video of Raja’s car entering Prime Minister Imran Khan’s office to meet him.

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    While people can be heard saying that look the new chairman is going.

    Taking to Twitter, Fakhar-e-Alam congratulated the former cricketer.

    Many tweeted that he has already become the PCB Chairman.

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    On the other hand, Journalist Shahid Hashmi claimed that Mani will continue as the Board’s chairman.

    In another tweet, Shahid Hashmi said: “As per PCB constitution Mani’s second tenure will be three years but since he doesn’t want to serve the full term a new chairman can come next year.”

    Journalist Absa Komal also shared on Twitter that PM Khan has “selected Ramiz Raja as Chairman PCB.”

    https://twitter.com/AbsaKomal/status/1429796388007780355?s=19

    Meanwhile, it has been reported that members of the PCB’s Board of Governors (BoG) will give votes to the nominated members and the new chairman will be elected. Raja will serve as a board member and then the Chairman will be selected after re-election.

    Ex-Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has backed Ramiz Raja. Here’s what he said: “He hasn’t been going for commentary duties in the last couple of series and that gave us some signals for the future. A cricketer coming in as a chairman would benefit domestic cricket. It will bring in money.”

    People also shared jokes and memes after this news.

  • Real insights into Junaid Safdar, Ayesha Saif’s royal Nikkah ceremony in London

    Real insights into Junaid Safdar, Ayesha Saif’s royal Nikkah ceremony in London

    PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, and Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan’s son Junaid Safdar married Ayesha Saif Khan in London on Sunday in a lavish ceremony. The duo tied the knot at The Lanesborough, a 5-star hotel in Knightsbridge.

    The beautiful bride donned India’s most sought after designer, Sabyasachi’s luxury collection at her Nikkah ceremony.

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    The photography has been done by Zehra Jagani, who managed to shoot the entire ceremony and décor with interesting camera angles. She was named amongst UK’s TOP 50 Wedding Photographers in 2020.

    The make-up and grooming of the bride has been done by a make-up artist and columnist Nikki Wolff who has worked with Hollywood biggies like Salma Hayek.

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    The elegant floral décor has been done by acclaimed artist Tony Marklew.

    Ali Dar, son of Ishaq Dar and uncle to Junaid, posted “Here’s to an eternally blissful life ahead”.

    The soothing Harps were performed by Harpists Catrin and Isabella Asbjornsesn.

    The desserts were prepared by talented chefs Kevin and Maria.

    Read More: Ayesha Saif Khan donned Indian designer Sabyasachi’s luxury bridal collection at her royal Nikkah ceremony

  • PM Khan welcomes $85 million foreign investment in Airlift

    PM Khan welcomes $85 million foreign investment in Airlift

    On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed the latest $85 million foreign investment in the quick commerce startup, Airlift, by leading Venture Capitals of the world.

    “Pakistan has huge potential and we are open for business,” PM Imran Khan stated in a tweet. The prime minister further guaranteed his government’s commitment towards creating such investment opportunities in Pakistan.

    Airlift is a Lahore-based online shopping delivery service, has successfully raised $85 million foreign investment in Series B funding round, the largest single private funding round in Pakistan’s history.

    Apart from PM Imran Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also commented on the success of the private firm. He said he was “glad” to share that international investors were showing confidence in Pakistan’s evolving technology ecosystem.

    The company has set a new model for bringing world-class financers to invest in Pakistan. This will collect confidence that great technology and user products can be developed in Pakistan, and this area of the world has some of the best expertise for producing practical and innovative tech advancement. Furthermore, Airlift Express alone, with its series B funding of $85 million, has added 5 per cent to the country’s FDI for the monetary year 2021.

    Airlift runs a quick commerce service in eight cities covering Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad in Pakistan. Customers can order groceries, farm-fresh produce, other necessary items including medicines as well as sports gear from the company’s website or app and have the articles delivered within 30 minutes.

    In addition to this, using the latest foreign investment, the quick commerce startup, Airlift expects to place more offerings to its services in the near future and create nearly a quarter-million more jobs in Pakistan within the next five years.

  • ‘Khauf hai’: Ayeza Khan reveals her feelings

    ‘Khauf hai’: Ayeza Khan reveals her feelings

    Actor Ayeza Khan took to her Instagram stories to express her disappointment and anger on the ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ incident. The Pyaray Afzal star penned an extensive note to share her thoughts on the situation.

    A recently surfaced video shows a woman being sexually assaulted by a large group of men at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on 14 August, Pakistan’s independence day. The incident has been confirmed after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered.

    The FIR was registered under sections 354 A, 382, 147 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code against hundreds of unidentified persons for assaulting and stealing from a female TikToker and at least five other people, Dawn has reported.

    The Chupke Chupke diva recently celebrated completing 9.8 Million followers.

    On the work front, Ayeza can be seen in Laapata opposite Ali Rehman Khan and Sarah Khan.

  • ‘Mr Bean called PM Khan’, viral memes make fun of PM office phone calls

    ‘Mr Bean called PM Khan’, viral memes make fun of PM office phone calls

    Prime Minister Imran Khan received telephone calls from world leaders this past week and PTI Official tweeted about the phone calls he received. World leaders called him to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.

    Pakistani Twitter started making memes of the official PTI tweets, some making jibes that it was to lessen the blow that US President Biden had not called PM Khan yet.

    We have collected some memes. Here are a few:

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    People are sharing several memes and the netizens also shared that Prime Minister did not receive any call from US President Joe Biden.

    One of them shared that Imran Khan is requesting Joe Biden to call him but in response, he says “absolutely not”.

    Earlier on the night of August 13, PM Khan, in a wide-ranging talk with foreign journalists at his residence, said he was not really “waiting” for a phone call from US President Joe Biden.

    “I keep hearing that President Biden hasn’t called me. It’s his business. It’s not like I am waiting for any phone call,” he said in response to a question from a Reuters journalist.

  • ‘Afghanistan has broken the shackles of slavery’: PM Imran Khan

    ‘Afghanistan has broken the shackles of slavery’: PM Imran Khan

    Prime Minister Imran Khan said that cultural imposition is equivalent of ‘mental slavery’ and it is very hard to break the shackles of mental slavery, adding that the Afghans had “broken the shackles of slavery”. PM Khan was speaking at the launch of the first phase of the Single National Curriculum (SNC) for students of grades one to five today.

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    PM’s comments come as the Taliban rapidly take control of Afghanistan.

    The Taliban declared that the war in Afghanistan was over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday.

    Criticising the two parallel systems of education in the country, PM said that the existence of English medium schools has led to the adoption of “someone else’s culture” in Pakistan.

    “When you adopt someone’s culture, you believe it to be superior and you end up becoming a slave to it,” said PM Khan.

    “I had the vision to introduce the Single National Curriculum, but the elites making the most of the current system will not change that easily,” said the premier.

    “When you acquire English medium education, you adopt the entire culture and it’s a major loss because you become a slave to that particular culture,” he said.

    “Our class divisions were formed only on the basis of an English education,” said PM Khan.

    He said a decision had also been taken to teach the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) from grades eight to 10. However, he told Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood that the plan to introduce the course by 2024 was too far away, adding that it should be implemented in five to six months.

    The SNC had been launched from classes one to five in public and private schools as well as seminaries in all provinces except Sindh.

  • Pashtuns are probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth, says PM Khan

    Pashtuns are probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth, says PM Khan

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, while talking to foreign journalists on Wednesday, to explain the unrest in the region, referred to the Pashtuns as ‘xenophobic’.

    “We have a larger Pashtun population here in Pakistan than in Afghanistan and they’re probably the most ‘xenophobic’ people on earth,” said PM Khan.

    “They fight each other normally but when it’s an outside [force], they all get together,” said the prime minister.

    Twitterati reacted to PM Khan calling the Pashtuns ‘xenophobic’. As per the Oxford dictionary, ‘xenophobia’ means literally, fear of foreigners or strangers, though the term is often used to refer to attitudes of hatred or contempt rather than pure fear.

    The word ‘xenophobic’ means having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

    National Assembly member Mohsin Dawar tweeted, “Shocking to see that in 2021 a PM would label an entire ethnicity as xenophobic.”

    Journalist Khurram Husain tweeted, “When you think in stereotypes, the results often look like this.”

    A Twitter user wrote, “Imran Khan should apologise to all Pashtuns. We are not xenophobic we are peaceful people who just want to live in peace.”

    Another Twitter user requested, “I think time has come that IK should only be giving written speeches/media talks with editing/homework on each question. No more live talks. Restrict him now.”

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    Journalist Murtaza Solangi questioned, “Is he [Imran Khan] a social scientist or social anthropologist?”

  • PM Khan not ‘waiting’ for a phone call from President Joe Biden

    Prime Minister Imran Khan, while talking to foreign journalists at his residence on Wednesday night, said he was not “waiting” for a phone call from United States (US) President Joe Biden.

    “I keep hearing that President Biden hasn’t called me. Well, it’s his option. If he wants to call or not it’s his business. If he thinks it’s necessary or not. Not that I am waiting for any phone call,” he said in response to a question from Reuters journalist, Gibran Peshimam.

    PM Khan’s comments come after National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf had said that Pakistan has other options if Joe Biden continues to ignore the country’s leadership.

    While speaking to Finacial Times (FT), Yusuf categorically said, “If a phone call is a concession, if a security relationship is a concession, Pakistan has options.”

    “We’ve been told every time that . . . [the phone call] will happen, it’s technical reasons or whatever. But frankly, people don’t believe it,” Yusuf added.

    The prime minister also talked about the current situation in Afghanistan, its impact on Pakistan, and the withdrawal of US troops.

    PM Khan further said, “The only solution to Afghan problem is the formation of an inclusive government through a political settlement.”

    He said the prevailing situation in Afghanistan could lead to a civil war in the country resultantly making us suffer being the immediate neighbour. He said it could also affect our geo-economic agenda of improving trade links with Central Asia.

    Prime Minister said, ” Pakistan is ready to work with any government in Afghanistan that is elected by its people.” He once again made it clear that we have no favourites in Afghanistan.

  • Fiza Ali opens up on marriage rumours with PM Imran Khan and Aamir Liaquat

    Fiza Ali opens up on marriage rumours with PM Imran Khan and Aamir Liaquat

    Mehndi fame actor Fiza Ali took to her Instagram handle to clarify a plethora of link-up and marriage rumous of her with some mainstream men in power including PM Imran Khan and Television host Aamir Liaquat.

    The list also included the veteran singer, Sajjad Ali whom she considers her mentor.

    Fiza rubbished all the rumours in this elaborative video and also stated that she is not the reason behind Aamir Liaquat’s divorce.

    The diva captioned her post with a cryptic note, “Why? Why? Why? Akhir kya milta hy ap sab ko is trha sey kisi k character ko uchaal kar bina uski life k barey mein janny!”

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