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  • Pakistan reaches semis of SAFF Under-17 Football Championship

    Pakistan reaches semis of SAFF Under-17 Football Championship

    Pakistan has qualified for the semi-finals of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-17 Football Championship 2024 by defeating Sri Lanka five to one.

    Pakistan took an early lead in the 20th minute when Subhan Karim scored a fine goal to give the team a 1-0 lead over Sri Lanka, followed by another superb goal by Mohammad Talha in the 30th minute.

    Pakistan’s third goal came in the 36th minute from Subhan Karim, who further cemented the team’s lead. At half-time, Pakistan had a clear lead of 3-0.

    At the beginning of the second half, the pressure on the Sri Lankan team increased, and Sri Lanka’s own goal further increased the lead by 4-0. In the 56th minute, Abdul Ghani scored a wonderful goal to make Pakistan’s score 5-0.

    The Sri Lankan team scored their first and only goal in the 76th minute of the game but could not resist much in the face of Pakistan’s strong performance, with this resounding victory, Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals of the event.

    Pakistan will face Bangladesh in the semi finals on September 28.

  • Legendary Australian batsman loses his only baggy green cap

    Legendary Australian batsman loses his only baggy green cap

    Legendary Australian batsman Greg Chappell has lost his only baggy green cap, leaving the former captain very sad.

    Greg revealed the disappearance of the baggy green cap in an interview.

    He said, “We had stored the equipment in one place for 10 years, and it had this cap; when we moved to Adelaide, we noticed that the cap was not in the luggage. I don’t know what happened, but I’m very sad; it’s a souvenir for me that I don’t have anymore.”

    He received more than one baggy green cap during his career. He gifted one to Jeffrey Boycott; it was later auctioned for $15,000. Greg had only one baggy cap left.

    He scored 24 centuries in 87 Test matches in the 70s and 80s, making him one of Australia’s greatest batters.

    Former Australian cricketer David Warner also lost his green cap last year when he was playing his last test match, but later he got his green cap back.

    The Baggy Green Cap is a green loose-fitting cap that has been given to Australian Test cricketers as a tradition since the 20th century and is held in high regard by Australian cricketers.

  • Champions One Day Cup: Lions defeats Stallions in the first eliminator match

    Champions One Day Cup: Lions defeats Stallions in the first eliminator match

    Lions defeated Stallions by 12 runs in the first eliminator match of the Champions One Day Cup, with Stallions out of the race for the finals.

    In this match at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, the Lions scored 263 runs in the allotted 50 overs while batting first. In response, the Stallions scored 251 runs in the allotted 50 overs.

    Yasir Khan, 39; Muaz Sadaqat, 27; Hussain Talat, 32; Tayyab Tahir, 28; Muhammad Mohsin, 30; Muhammad Haris, 30; and Jahandad Khan, 36, were the standouts for Stallions.

    On behalf of the Lions, Sirajuddin took one wicket, Ahmed Daniyal 3, Sharon Siraj one, Khushdil Shah 3, and Faisal Akram took one wicket.

    Earlier in the Lions’ innings, the top-order batsman Rohail Nazir got out after scoring only eight runs, which Obaid Shah dismissed. The other player who got out of Lions was captain Imamul Haq, who Obaid Shah also caught with an incredible catch. On the way, Khai, Imam-ul-Haq scored 23 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 fours.

    The Lion’s third out was Mohammad Talha, who faced 59 balls and scored 47 runs with two fours and two sixes, just three runs short of his half century.

    Aamir Yamin and Ahmed Daniyal performed exceptionally well for the Lions; Aamir’s 46 off 57 balls and Ahmed Daniyal’s 65 off 59 balls played a vital role in setting the Lions a target of over 260 runs.

    On behalf of the Lions, Umeer Yusuf, 4, Irfan Khan, 7, Khushdil Shah, 2, Sirajuddin, 7 and Faisal Akram, 2, could not score runs and did not enter double figures.

    On behalf of the Stallions, Ubaid Shah took three wickets, Haris Rauf took one wicket, and Adil Amin and Muaz Sadaqat took 2 and 2 wickets, respectively.

    In the qualifier played yesterday, the Panthers defeated Markhors by seven wickets and made it to the finals.

    The winner of today’s match, the Lions, will have to face Markhors to reach the final; the semi-final match between the two teams will be held on September 27 at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad; the winner of this match will face Panthers in the final. , the final will be played on September 29.

  • IMF finally greenlights $7 billion loan for Pakistan, first tranche expected by September 30

    IMF finally greenlights $7 billion loan for Pakistan, first tranche expected by September 30

    The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board has finally approved the long-delayed $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan.

    The initial tranche of $1.1 billion is now expected to be released by the global lender on September 30.

    As per recent reports, this loan also carries an interest rate of less than 5 per cent.

    IMF is likely to release the second installment of loan within the ongoing fiscal year.

    It is worth noting that this bailout, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, would be Pakistan’s loan from the IMF.

    The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed confirmed the approval from th IMF and saod that the country would get first installment soon as Islamabad has met all demands set by the lender.

    The approval of EFF follows confirmation of bilateral loans from China, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, totalling $12 billion.

    Pakistan and the IMF had reached an agreement on the 37-month bailout programme in July but it was repeatedly delayed as Islamabad was not included on the international lender’s agenda multiple times.

  • Which actors are Behroze Sabzwari’s favourites?

    Which actors are Behroze Sabzwari’s favourites?


     
    Veteran actor Behroze Sabwari has over fifty years of experience in the entertainment industry. When such a professional shared his favourites, we better pay attention.
     
    Talking to Gup Shab’s Vasay Chaudhry, Behroze revealed the names of his favorite actors. 
     
    The cohost Areej asked, “Sir, you have worked with many actors and actresses, who is your personal favorite actor, as an actor?”
     
     Behroze replied, “Oh, my personal favorite is Bushra Ansari because we have worked a lot together, and we have spent a lifetime together. Among the younger generation, there are many amazing ones, like Fawad Khan, who is fantastic and he is such a refined person, so as an actor, he’s number one, MashaAllah. There’s also Mahira Khan, because we did Humsafar together, the project that made both of them stars. At that time, they were just like they are now, and I swear, they’re still the same today.”


     
    Behroze Sabwari is currently starring in the drama serial Girhein and Bismil.

  • University student run over by campus bus in Multan

    University student run over by campus bus in Multan

    A young female student of Multan’s Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture was killed when a campus bus hit the bike she was driving on one of the pavements inside the campus.

    Manahil, 21, was studying in the fifth semester of biochemistry. Her bike was hit by a speeding university bus right when she entered the campus. She reportedly died on the spot.

    SHO Rao Mehtab told DAWN that the girl’s motorcycle hit the bus. However, instead of stopping, the bus ran over her.

    The SHO also said that the victim’s father Shaban did not want to lodge a complaint with the police.

    Vice Chancellor of the university Ishtiaq Rajwana told DAWN that CCTV footage of the incident showed that the girl tried to turn left but could not do so and rammed into the bus. He defended the bus driver, calling him “experienced” and said that “It was the fate of the girl that she came under the bus.”

    A viral social post is claiming that Manahil’s body was left in scorching heat on the campus for several hours, while officials waited for the Vice Chancellor to arrive. Her parents were told by university administration to sign papers that stated that they will not be filing cases against the university. Only then they will be allowed to take their daughter’s body home for burial.

  • Sindh govt unaware: NAB recovers Rs 6 trillion worth of land

    Sindh govt unaware: NAB recovers Rs 6 trillion worth of land

    The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered 90 per cent of 18 lac acres of land in Sindh of which the provincial government was reportedly unaware.

    Prominent journalist Asif Bashir Chaudhary has revealed on a YouTube show ‘Talk SHOCK’ that NAB sent notices to the occupants of the land, ordering them to show the documents as proof of ownership. However, they failed to produce the required documents.

    “Possession land belongs to Sukkur and Karachi forest reserves,” he revealed, adding that the Ministry of Forest did not have a record of land.

    He revealed that Chairman NAB Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmad, who had complete documents of recovered 16,200,00 acres, presented to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.

    The CM Sindh was, reportedly, unaware of the news.

    “The estimated cost of recovered land is six trillion rupees,” he concluded.

  • Imran Khan calls for PTI protest on Thursday

    Imran Khan calls for PTI protest on Thursday

    Founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has announced that the party will hold a protest for judicial independence on the coming Thursday.

    Speaking to journalists in Adiala jail Rawalpindi, he stated, “We have our own protest on Friday and will hold a rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday. We will protest if it is not allowed.”

    Lambasting the incumbent government, Imran Khan said that the country has become a police state and declared that this “martial law” is even tougher than that of former dictators General Zia Ul Haq and General Parvez Musharraf.

    Talking about the Practice and Procedure Amendment Act, he said, “Now everything has been exposed and veils removed. The Practice and Procedure Act was aimed at hearing cases in an undemocratic manner.”

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur met Imran Khan in Adiala jail.

  • Gold price climbs to new record high of Rs275,500 per tola following Rs2,500 increase

    Gold price climbs to new record high of Rs275,500 per tola following Rs2,500 increase

    Bullion prices in Pakistan continued to climb on the  third trading day of the week as the rate for 24-karat gold was recorded Rs2,500 per tola higher than the previous closing.

    According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold in local market was reported at Rs275,500 per tola.

    The latest price of gold is the highest ever rate recorded for the precious metial in Pakistan’s history.

    Furthermore, the price of ten grammes of gold was quoted by APGJSA at Rs236,197 after a rise of Rs2,144 in today’s session.

    This follows a surge in yellow metal’s value witnessed in the international market. According to APGJSA, gold price in the global market increased by $25 on Wednesday, clocking in at $2,653 per ounce. This rate also includes a premium of $20.

    Gold price in Pakistan has increased by more than Rs50,000 per tola this year due to fluctuations in the international market.

  • Urmila Matondkar files for divorce

    Urmila Matondkar files for divorce

    Actress and politician Urmila Matondkar has filed for divorce from her husband, Mohsin Akhtar after eight years of marriage.

    Media reports state that Urmila wants to divorce from Mohsin and return back to acting, focusing on her career.

    Urmila and Mohsin tied the knot on 04 February, 2016, in Mumbai.
    She was last seen in the Marathi film ‘Ajoba’.
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    Here are pictures of them together: