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  • Ramiz Raja ‘erroneously’ tweets about ECB chairman’s resignation, deletes later

    Ramiz Raja ‘erroneously’ tweets about ECB chairman’s resignation, deletes later

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja on Thursday issued an apology for “erroneously” tweeting about his English counterpart’s resignation from his office.

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    England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chairman, Ian Watmore, resigned earlier in the day after increasing pressure since the cancellation of England’s tour to Pakistan, The Times had reported.

    “The earlier tweet was erroneously put on my Twitter account. Apologies,” Raja said, who had given strong remarks after England had decided to cancel their tour of Pakistan following New Zealand’s pull out.

    England’s men and women teams were due to play two Twenty20s in Rawalpindi on October 13 and 14. The women’s team were also due to play three ODIs in Pakistan on October 17, 19, and 21.

    In his now-deleted tweet, Raja shared the news of ECB chief’s resignation as a breaking news.

    Tweeple were not happy with him for expressing his views as the Chairman of PCB.

    https://twitter.com/zeeshanali38/status/1446399752225136643?s=20
  • Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

    Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

    The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.

    “Free, independent, and fact-based journalism serve to protect against abuse of power, lies, and war propaganda,” Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said as she announced the prize in Oslo on Friday.

    “Without freedom of expression and freedom of the press, it will be difficult to successfully promote fraternity between nations, disarmament, and a better world order to succeed in our time.”

    “Maria Ressa uses freedom of expression to expose abuse of power, use of violence, and growing authoritarianism in her native country, the Philippines,” said Andersen.

    ” Dmitry has four decades defended freedom of speech in Russia under increasingly challenging conditions,” announced Andersen.

    Ressa is the CEO of Rappler, a news outlet critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime, while Muratov heads the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. Ressa becomes the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize this year.

    It is the 102nd time the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded. Previous winners include Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr, Polish dissident Lech Walesa, United Nations World Food Programme, the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and four US presidents.

  • ‘World must maintain contact with interim Taliban government in Afghanistan’: Moeed Yusuf tells Wendy Sherman

    ‘World must maintain contact with interim Taliban government in Afghanistan’: Moeed Yusuf tells Wendy Sherman

    National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf, in a meeting with United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday, stressed that the world “must maintain contact” with the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan, reports Radio Pakistan.

    During the meeting, both sides expressed the desire to promote bilateral relations between the US and Pakistan.

    Yusuf and Sherman discussed economic cooperation and the regional security situation.

    According to reports, the US was appreciative of Pakistan’s efforts for the evacuation of foreigners from Afghanistan and the help it has extended to the Afghan refugees.

    Moeed Yusuf blatantly said that Indian human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) also pose a threat to regional peace.

    Sherman took to Twitter and tweeted about her meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

    “I met today with Pakistani Foreign Minister @SMQureshiPTI to discuss Afghanistan’s future and the important and long-standing U.S.-Pakistan relationship,” tweeted Sherman.

    https://twitter.com/DeputySecState/status/1446387306131251235

    US Deputy Secretary of State and her seven-member team arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a two-day visit to the country.

  • Sadia Khan elated as Aishwarya Rai praises her, bumps into boxer Amir Khan

    Sadia Khan elated as Aishwarya Rai praises her, bumps into boxer Amir Khan

    Actor Sadia Khan is currently travelling in Dubai where she bumped into Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai. The Khuda Aur Mohabbat diva captured a selfie with her and revealed that the Dhoom 2 star praised her beauty.

    “Just bumped into the most prettiest and humbled lady on this earth,” wrote Sadia.

     “I glanced down on my feet for a second when she said God bless you,you are beautiful. Hayeeee now I know I am Beautiful,” she added.

    The Mariam Periera star also met boxer Amir Khan and captured a selfie with him.

    In 2016, Sadia went to India with Maya Ali to meet Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for a film.

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  • Sales you can avail to upgrade your winter wardrobe

    Sales you can avail to upgrade your winter wardrobe

    Winter will be here anytime soon so The Current has tried to make your shopping drill for winter easier by compiling a list of brands that are offering discounts. Don’t miss out on these sales for a chance to grab some steals.

    Cougar

    Cougar is offering flat 50 per cent off on their entire stock. You can avail amazing deals on their winter collection too.

    Website: https://www.cougar.com.pk/collections/women-winter?fbclid=IwAR3XssDlvpYIIazpasnL4TfjB8Dm2q9esnWrAZNaUPMDxFfKm8YpemaN1tM

    Sana Safinaz

    Sana Safinaz is offering up to 60 per cent off on selected stock, which also includes their winter collection.

    Website: https://www.sanasafinaz.com/pk/sale.html

    Breakout

    Break out is offering flat 50 per cent off on its entire stock, which does not include its new collection. You can get your hands on some amazing deals on Breakout’s last year’s winter collection.

    Website : https://breakout.com.pk/collections/flat-50-exclusive

    Stylo Shoes:

    Stylo has up to 51 per cent sale on footwear and pret collection.

    Website: https://stylo.pk/

    So Kamal:

    So Kamal is offering flat 60 and 70 per cent off on their entire stock, which also includes bags and other accessories.

    Website: https://www.sokamal.com/?fbclid=IwAR13zYRdL3AyLFCDepDRTsyj7x3cZybENz01tVk1_3JAGgA4nw2GAdZrf84

    Gul Ahmed/ Ideas

    Gul Ahmed is offering upto 70 per cent discount on a wide range of products.

    Website: https://www.gulahmedshop.com/

    Furor

    Furor is offering flat 50 per cent off in stores and online.

    Website: https://furorjeans.com/sale

  • Police arrest man for harassing, asking phone number from girl

    A young man was arrested in Lahore for harassing a girl and asking for her phone number, Geo News reported.

    A man in Iqbal Town had been harassing a girl for a few days and was asking for her phone number.

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    The victim later posted the pictures on social media. The police tracked the man from his motorcycle number plate. The police have registered a case against the suspect, who has been identified as Naveed Asif.

  • Andy Murray reveals why he was in his wife’s ‘bad books’ after his tennis shoes were stolen

    Andy Murray reveals why he was in his wife’s ‘bad books’ after his tennis shoes were stolen

    British tennis star Andy Murray is preparing to play at Indian Wells in California for the first time since 2017, where he was granted a wildcard to compete.

    But he ended up issuing a video appeal to his followers from his hotel room following the “terrible idea” to leave his damp and sweaty tennis shoes under his car to dry overnight, forgetting his wedding ring was tied to the shoelaces.

    Murray, 34, explained he left the shoes underneath his car to dry out overnight so they wouldn’t “stink the room out” but they had vanished upon his return in the morning.

    It was only when his physio asked why he wasn’t wearing his wedding ring that he realised he had left it tied to his shoes.

    “Last night after dinner I got back in the car to go back to the hotel and the car didn’t smell great,” Murray explained in an Instagram video.

    “Basically, I’d left my tennis shoes in there. It’s been 39 degrees so my tennis shoes are pretty damp, sweaty. So I decided when I got back to the hotel that the shoes needed some air, I needed to dry them out a little bit.”

    “I have no balcony in my room and I didn’t want to leave them in my room as it would stink the room out. So I thought I’m going to leave the shoes underneath the car, to get some air to them and dry them out overnight.”

    Murray, who has been married to wife Kim since 2015, continued: “Anyway, when I got back to the car in the morning, the shoes were gone. So my tennis shoes for the tournament had been stolen, so I had to go to the local pro shop and buy different shoes, different brand, which isn’t the end of the world, but obviously not ideal.”

    “But as I was preparing for my practice, my physio said to me: ‘Where’s your wedding ring?’”

    “And I thought: ‘Oh no!’ I basically tie my wedding ring to my tennis shoes while I’m playing because I can’t play with it on my hand.”

    “So, yeah…my wedding ring’s been stolen as well. Needless to say, I’m in the bad books at home, so I want to try to find it.”

    The former world number one asked his fans to share his video message to “get to the bottom of it”.

    Meanwhile, he shared another post with his shoe and the wedding ring tied to it, saying that it still stinks but he is back in the good books of his wife.

  • Sarah Khan, Falak Shabir welcome baby girl

    Sarah Khan, Falak Shabir welcome baby girl

    Pakistani actor Sarah Khan and singer Falak Shabir are blessed with a baby girl and named her Alyana Falak.

    Taking to Instagram, the Zindagi singer announced the news on Instagram, saying: “Rabi-ul-Awal Mubarak. Jummah Mubarak ALLAH pak ne is ba barkat maheenay ke ba barakat din apni rahmat se nawaza hay.”

    “So happy to announce the arrival of my daughter who is half me and half the one I love. Introducing ALYANA FALAK,” he added.

    The Saajna singer also thanked everyone for their prayers.

    Sarah and Falak tied the knot in July 2020 and announced the pregnancy in June 2021.

  • ‘We don’t see ourselves building our broad relationship with Pakistan’: US Deputy Secretary of State

    ‘We don’t see ourselves building our broad relationship with Pakistan’: US Deputy Secretary of State

    United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, while speaking at an event in Mumbai, said, “We (the US) don’t see ourselves building our broad relationship with Pakistan and we have no interest in returning to the days of a hyphenated India, Pakistan. That’s not where we are, that’s not where we are going to be,” reports The Print.

    “But we all need to know what’s going on in Afghanistan. We all need to be of one mind in the approach to the Taliban. We all need to make sure that we have the capabilities that we need to ensure everybody’s security, including India’s, of course. So I am going to have some very specific conversations, continuing conversations that Secretary (Antony) Blinken has had (with Pakistan),” she added.

    Wendy Sherman is in Pakistan to meet officials during her October 7-8 visit.

    Sherman said that her trip to Islamabad is only for a “specific and narrow purpose”.

    Taking to Twitter, Sherman wrote, “I met yesterday evening with Pakistani National Security Advisor, Moeed Yusuf to discuss Afghanistan and areas of cooperation in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.”

    https://twitter.com/deputysecstate/status/1446361767932801039?s=21

    Ahead of her visit to Pakistan, Sherman told reporters, “We seek a strong partnership with Pakistan on counterterrorism and we expect sustained action against all militant and terrorist groups without distinction.”

    “Both of our countries have suffered terribly from the scourge of terrorism and we look forward to cooperative efforts to eliminate all regional and global terrorist threats,” she said.

  • All educational institutions to start normal classes from Monday: Asad Umar

    All educational institutions to start normal classes from Monday: Asad Umar

    Educational activities across the country will resume from Monday (October 11) next week. Due to Covid, educational activities across the country were affected for over a year.

    Asad Umar announced that the decision has been taken in view of a drop in the Covid-19 cases and a stepped-up national vaccination campaign by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

    “Based on the reduced level of disease spread and the launch of the school vaccination program, it has been decided in today’s NCOC meeting to allow all educational institutions to start normal classes from Monday the 11th of October” tweeted Umar.

    The country reported less than 1,000 daily coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours for the first time in over three months.

    The latest data from NCOC shows that Pakistan reported 912 cases after 45,619 tests. The country last recorded a daily case count below 1,000 on July 6 at 830 cases.