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  • Video: Ravi Shastri saying goodbye to Indian cricketers, Kohli goes viral

    Video: Ravi Shastri saying goodbye to Indian cricketers, Kohli goes viral

    A video with emotional scenes of Head Coach of India Ravi Shastri’s farewell meeting with the players and Virat Kohli at the end of the tour after India’s last group match in the T20 World Cup went viral.

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of the players embracing each other after the match between India and Namibia on Wednesday.

    In the video, Kohli first hugged Shastri and then hugged the rest of the players by shaking hands. The video showed Shastri’s close-up, showing how sad he was at the team’s poor performance.

    This match was the last match for Ravi Shastri as head coach and for Virat Kohli as captain and this was the reason why clouds of sadness were seen on the faces of both the players.

    When the video went viral on social media, Indian social media users could not control their emotions and started posting pictures of the two embracing each other, at the same time the fans also took to Twitter to share their sentiments.

  • ‘That’s a true friend!’: Shaniera reacts to Jemima Khan split with ‘The Crown’

    ‘That’s a true friend!’: Shaniera reacts to Jemima Khan split with ‘The Crown’

    Environmentalist activist and former cricketer Wasim Akram’s wife Shaniera Akram reacted to the news about Lady Diana’s close friend Jemima Goldsmith leaving the English Netflix show ‘The Crown’.

    She tweeted: “Now that’s a true friend!”

    Goldsmith told The Sunday Times that she pulled out after Diana’s story was not handled “as respectfully or compassionately” as she had hoped.

    “It was really important to me that the final years of my friend’s life be portrayed accurately and with compassion, as has not always happened in the past,” she added.

    “In 2019, Peter Morgan asked me to co-write on the fifth series of ‘The Crown’, particularly those episodes which concerned Princess Diana’s last years before she died,” she said. “After a great deal of thought, having never spoken publicly about any of this before, I decided to contribute.”

    “I requested that all my contributions be removed from the series and I declined a credit,” Jemima told the British Newspaper.

    On the contrary, a spokesperson for ‘The Crown’ claimed that Jemima has never been contacted as a writer on the series.

    “Jemima Khan has been a friend, fan and a vocal public supporter of ‘The Crown’ since season one. She has been part of a wide network of well-informed and varied sources who have provided extensive background information to our writers and research team, providing context for the drama that is ‘The Crown’,” he added.

    Australian Actor Elizabeth Debicki is set to play Lady Diana in the next series which is expected to premiere in November 2022.

  • Noor tried to escape Zahir’s house twice, was stopped by his helpers

    Noor tried to escape Zahir’s house twice, was stopped by his helpers

    Noor Mukadam tried to run away from Zahir Jaffer’s house twice before she was murdered, the transcript of the CCTV footage has revealed. The prosecution in the Noor Mukadam murder case submitted the transcript of the CCTV footage of Zahir’s house in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani, which shows the events that led to Noor’s brutal murder.

    As per the footage, Noor entered Zahir’s house at 10:18pm on July 18, Shehzad Malik reports for BBC Urdu. At 02:39am on July 19, the two could be seen coming out of the house with bags, which they placed in a taxi but they both went back inside the house at 02:40am.

    The very next minute at 02:41am, Noor can be seen running barefoot towards the gate trying to run away, but the watchman Iftikhar closes the gate, later Zahir drags her back inside the house. The transcript further reveals that Noor begged Zahir to let her go.

    At 2:46am, they cab both be seen coming out of the house again and sitting in a taxi. A few minutes later at 2:52am, they both went back into the house.

    Read more- ‘I am giving you an opportunity to hang me’: Zahir Jaffer calls the judicial system ‘incompetent’

    Noor made her second attempt to escape on July 20 at 7:12pm when she jumped from the first floor of the house with a cell phone in her hand, but in the CCTV footage, Iftikhar — the watchman — and the gardener could be seen closing the door to stop her. Zahir again took her back inside the house.

    Read more- ‘It is very hard to imagine a life without her’, Noor Mukadam’s sister demands justice

    At 8:06 pm, Therapyworks’ employees could be seen entering through the main gate and trying to enter the house at 8:42 pm. Later at 8:55 pm, the employees could be seen bringing out an injured person and taking them towards the gate.

    Noor was found murdered at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20. Her death sparked national outrage, including protests and candlelight vigils across the country.

  • Shoaib Malik has ‘butterflies’ over facing Australia

    Shoaib Malik has ‘butterflies’ over facing Australia

    Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has admitted that the semi-final match against Australia is giving him “butterflies”.

    Pakistan completed the Super 12 stage with five wins in as many games with a clinical 72-run win over qualifiers Scotland in Sharjah on Sunday.

    Shoaib smashed 18-ball 54 not out, the fastest half century of the tournament as Pakistan scored 189-2 in 20 overs before keeping Scotland down to 117-6.

    Pakistan is all set to play a semi-final against Australia in Dubai, a repeat of the 2010 T20 World Cup last-four, which the Australians won on the last ball in St Lucia.

    “Of course, we are watching Australia play good cricket and so are we, so it will be a tough match for both teams,” said the 39-year-old cricketer after his man-of-the-match knock, which contained six sixes and a four.

    “It will be a tough challenge for both teams and will give us butterflies but that is always encouraging.”

    Shoaib, who has played in all seven editions of the T20 World Cup, said: “We will take the semi-final as just another game and I think if we do that then we will be able to plan things in a better way.”

    Australia finished runners-up in Group 1, winning four of their five matches, but losing out on top spot to England on net run-rate.

    Having not won a Twenty20 World Cup yet, the Australians are peaking at the right time with opener David Warner returning to form, scoring 89 not out against the West Indies on Saturday.

    Read More – Australian Cricket team to tour Pakistan in March-April 2022

    “We will have a good rest, we are the form team so we need to plan well for the semi-final and this rest will surely help in doing that,” added Shoaib.

    “I am enjoying cricket and keeping fit, always love to come to the ground and do my best for my country and today’s innings was like that, highly enjoyable and it helped the team.”

    Shoaib, who was not part of the initial squad and was only included when Sohaib Maqsood was ruled out with a back injury, said that the omission had hurt.

    After his smashing win against Namibia, Malik took to Twitter and said that he dedicate this win to his team memebers.

    Meanwhile, Indian cricket commentator Aakash Chopra told Pakistan to “keep the trophy in the subcontinent”.

  • IN PICTURES: Star-studded trailer launch of Sajal Aly, Bilal Abbas starrer ‘Khel Khel Mein’

    IN PICTURES: Star-studded trailer launch of Sajal Aly, Bilal Abbas starrer ‘Khel Khel Mein’

    After the reopening of cinemas, Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan starrer movie Khel Khel Mein is set to release on November 19th, being the first film to release in the post-pandemic era. The film is based on true events and is set on the backdrop of a university group dwelling into the secrets of 1971’s liberation of East Pakistan.

    The trailer launch of the movie was held in Karachi which turned out to be a star-studded affair with celebrities like Fahad Mustafa and Manzar Sehbai gracing the event:

    Celebrities like Fahad Mustafa and Zhalay Sarhadi were present at the launch event.

  • ‘Govt and TTP agree on complete ceasefire’: Fawad Chaudhry

    ‘Govt and TTP agree on complete ceasefire’: Fawad Chaudhry

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced on Monday that a complete ceasefire had been reached between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to state-run Pakistan Television (PTV).

    The minister said that talks between the government and the TTP were underway in line with the Constitution and that the ceasefire would be extended keeping in view the progress of the talks.

    “The state’s sovereignty, national security, peace in relevant areas, and social and economic stability will be considered during the talks,” said Fawad.

    Fawad added that the interim Afghan government had facilitated the negotiations and progress on the restoration of “complete peace” in these areas of the country was a positive development.

  • Ayeza, Danish go big on décor for son Rayan’s ‘Superman’ themed birthday, Maya and Reema cheer

    Ayeza, Danish go big on décor for son Rayan’s ‘Superman’ themed birthday, Maya and Reema cheer

    Celebrity couple Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor celebrated the fourth birthday of their son Rayan Taimoor in a Superman-themed birthday bash in Karachi. The Mere Paas Tum Ho star took to her Instagram account to share pictures from the birthday celebrations.

    The duo went big on décor as always.

    Have a look at the pictures :

    Fellow celebrities dropped comments to cheer the Meherposh duo.

  • ECB chief Tom Harrison flies to Pakistan in bid to repair relations between England cricket and PCB

    ECB chief Tom Harrison flies to Pakistan in bid to repair relations between England cricket and PCB

    England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison will meet with Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, as well as Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja, in a bid to repair relations with Pakistan in the wake of last month’s cancelled T20I tour.

    Read More – New Zealand cancels Pak series due to ‘security concerns’ despite PM Khan’s call to NZ PM

    Officials at the PCB were enraged when England pulled out of the two-match tour at short notice a few weeks ago.

    Now Harrison has flown in to assure Ramiz, the new chairman of the PCB, that England remain committed to their Test tour of the country at the end of 2022. England have not toured Pakistan since late 2005.

    He is also set to meet with PM Khan, Pakistan’s greatest allrounder and World Cup-winning captain, prior to his move into politics, who also serves as patron-in-chief of the PCB.

    Speaking in the wake of the cancelled T20I tour, which followed hot on the heels of New Zealand’s abandonment of their own tour on the morning of their opening ODI in Rawalpindi, Ramiz hit out at what he called cricket’s “western bloc”, and said that the PCB would be making contingency plans to protect their home itinerary in the event of another England pull-out next year.

    Reportedly, Harrison’s trip is only expected to last a couple of days. He is due in the UAE later in the week as the ICC hold their first in-person chief executives’ meeting since the start of the pandemic.

    The news came after Cricket Australia announced its plans for a three-Test, three-ODI and one T20I tour in March-April 2022. If it goes ahead as planned, it will be their first tour of the country since 1998.

  • Govt to stop release of weekly Sensitive Price Index after severe backlash due to inflation

    Govt to stop release of weekly Sensitive Price Index after severe backlash due to inflation

    After severe criticism due to uncontrolled inflation, the federal government has decided to stop the release of weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) data and instead release monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), reports Business Recorder.

    This decision was taken by the Federal Cabinet in its meeting held on November 2, presided over by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.

    The cabinet took note of the presentation by the Finance Division on prices of essential kitchen items and observed that despite inflationary pressure, prices in Pakistan were still lower in comparison to other regional countries.

    The Cabinet directed the Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Division to only release CPI on monthly basis, instead of weekly SPI, in line with the practice prevalent internationally.

    The Cabinet also directed the Finance Division to include Sri Lanka in the price comparison with regional countries.

  • Pakistan Covid positivity rate drops to 0.94%, lowest since March 2020

    Pakistan Covid positivity rate drops to 0.94%, lowest since March 2020

    Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate on Tuesday dropped to 0.94 per cent, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The recorded positivity rate is the lowest since March 2020, Geo News has reported. During the last 24 hours, 42,373 tests were conducted across the country of which 400 returned positive.

    The country has administered at least 113,188,078 doses of COVID vaccines so far.