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  • Danish Kaneria faced ‘discrimination’ for being a Hindu: Akhtar

    Former cricketing star Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that his teammate Danish Kaneria faced discrimination at the hands of a few Pakistani cricketers, who were reluctant to even eat with him because he is a Hindu.

    According to The News, Kaneria, who is only the second Hindu to play for Pakistan after his maternal uncle Anil Dalpat, took 261 wickets in 61 Tests at an average of 34.79, and also played 18 ODIs.

    Akhtar made the revelation during a show ‘Game on Hai‘ aired on PTV Sports, foreign media reported on Thursday. “In my career I fought with two three (in the team) when they started talking on regionalism. Things like ‘who is from Karachi, Punjab or Peshawar’, that used to infuriate.

    “So what if someone is a Hindu, he is doing well for the team. They used to say ‘sir ye yaaha se khaana kaise le raha ha‘ (how is he taking food from this place)?’” said the 44-year-old, who played 46 Tests and 163 ODIs. “The same Hindu won the Test for us against England. If he is taking a bagful of wickets for Pakistan, he should play. We could not have won the series without Kaneria’s effort. But not many gave him credit for that,” said Akhtar.

    When contacted, Kaneria supported Akhtar’s claims.

    “Shoaib has been a legend of the game. His words are also as blunt as his bowling. When I was playing I did not have the courage to speak on these matters but after Shoaib bhai’s comments, I do. He has always supported me and also Inzy bhai (Inzaman-ul-Haq), Mohammad Yusuf and Younis bhai (Younish bhai),” Kaneria told a news agency over phone from Karachi.

    “Those who did not support me, I will make their names public soon. Having said that, I feel fortunate and honoured that I got to play for Pakistan,” added Kaneria.

    Kaneria, now 39, was found guilty of spot-fixing alongside Mervyn Westfield while playing for Essex against Durham in 2009.

    The leg-spinner was found to have convinced Westfield to concede 12 runs during the one-day game. Westfield was handed a four-month prison sentence and ECB banned him for five years.

    Kaneria admitted to spot-fixing in 2018 after six years of denial.

  • Rana Sanaullah case: ‘Political victimisation an open secret,’ court says

    Rana Sanaullah case: ‘Political victimisation an open secret,’ court says

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued its detailed verdict on the bail granted to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah in the drug trafficking case against him, saying that “political victimisation in the country is an open secret”.

    Opposition parties have been accusing the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of cracking down on opposition leaders in what they call is “selective accountability”, alleging that members of the PML-N and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are arrested “only because the government cannot tolerate dissent”.

    Among other opposition leaders’ arrests, Sanaullah’s detention in the case against him was also termed as “political victimisation” by opposition parties as they accused the government of being unable to take criticism.

    The nine-page judgement issued Thursday was authored by Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad of the LHC, and gave some weight to the “political victimsation” argument made by the petitioner.

    “In the context of the petitioner being a vocal political leader of [the main] opposition party, this aspect of the case could not be ignored as political victimisation in our country is an open secret,” the court said.

    It questioned in its judgement as to why the former provincial minister’s physical remand had not been sought by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to investigate the allegations against him, and why were the formal documentary proceedings of the seizure of narcotics not conducted at the time of arrest.

    “Why a sample of only 20 grams of the heroin recovered was sent for testing when the seized quantity was as high as 15 kilogrammes,” the court questioned.

    In the judgement, it was reasoned that from the facts of the case, there needed to be further investigation of the charges against Sanaullah. However, since “the co-accused in the case were granted bail by a trial court, and their bail was not challenged by the prosecution in the high court”, it would be unfair to not allow Sanaullah the same recourse.

  • VIDEO: Sheikh Rasheed ‘spotted on late night video call with Hareem Shah’

    VIDEO: Sheikh Rasheed ‘spotted on late night video call with Hareem Shah’

    A video going viral over the internet has allegedly shown Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on a “late night” video call with TikTok celebrity Hareem Shah.

    The man in the video that has widely been shared with the claim it features Rasheed, can be heard saying, “I am at a funeral right now, my niece has passed away and I will talk to you in the morning.”

    The video was tweeted by Shah herself, but has now been removed from her micro-blogging handle.

    Hareem Shah, who is known for her TikTok videos, gained popularity owing to her viral videos with celebrities, especially government ministers and officials, including Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and his colleagues in Islamabad.

    Shah was earlier spotted inside the Foreign Office as well, following which the government had initiated an inquiry “to get to the depth of the matter and identify the person” who had allowed her access to one of the most important government buildings in the federal capital.

  • VIDEO: At 65, Javed Sheikh can still dance like a teenager

    VIDEO: At 65, Javed Sheikh can still dance like a teenager

    Some people are evergreen and Javed Sheikh is without a doubt one of them.

    Javed’s nephew Shahroz Sabzwari recently shared a video of them dancing and out of all the boys, Javed Sheikh defintely stands out. At 65, the actor has the energy of a teenager as does Behroz Sabzwari.

    The video also featured Saleem Sheikh and Shehzad Sheikh.

    Watch video:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6dGB8hDi2b/

  • Quiz: Which Nawaz Sharif are you?

    With former prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif celebrating his 70th birthday today, here’s a quiz for you to find out which of his avatars is you.

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  • Shahid Afridi deletes tweet supporting Uyghur Muslims in China

    Shahid Afridi deletes tweet supporting Uyghur Muslims in China

    Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has deleted his tweet in which he implored Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to speak up against China’s persecution of the minority.

    Afirid had on Sunday posted a tweet in which he wrote, “Hearing of atrocities committed against the Uighur Muslims is heartbreaking. I request Imran Khan to speak up against this; talk of uniting the Muslim ummah includes our brothers & sisters in China too”.

    The cricket star in his tweet also requested the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan to address the issue.

    China has been facing criticism for detaining around one million Uighurs and other Muslims in internment camps in Xinjiang. The activists in Uighur had claimed last month that they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by the country to detain members of the ethnic group.

    Moreover, according to Samaa, a Washington-based group, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement gave the geographic coordinates of 182 suspected “concentration camps” where Uighurs are allegedly pressured to renounce their culture.

    The organisation after researching images from Google Earth, said it also spotted 209 suspected prisons and 74 suspected labor camps in the country.

    Chinese foreign ministry, however, has denied these allegation, terming them “baseless.”

  • LHC grants bail to Rana Sanaullah in narcotics case

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted bail to former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah in a narcotics case lodged after Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) allegedly recovered drugs from his vehicle, Dunya News reported.

    According to the details, LHC has directed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader to submit two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each.

    Rana Sanaullah on November 20 had submitted a bail plea in LHC for second time, stating that he was arrested in a false case of drugs smuggling as he used to criticize the government.

    He adopted a stance that he was earlier booked for smuggling of 21 kilograms heroin in the FIR [First Information Report], while later the weight of the captured contraband was declared 15 kilograms.

    Rana had also submitted a bail petition on November 10, which stated that the prosecution had failed to present any independent witness of the alleged recovery of the drugs, adding that the video evidence presented before the trial court was contradictory to the story narrated in the FIR.

    An anti-narcotics court had on December 11 extended judicial remand of Sanaullah till January 4, 2020, in the heroin smuggling case.

    On July 1, he was arrested by the ANF after the discovery of a large stash of drugs in his vehicle from near the Sukheke area in Punjab. The former law minister was arrested while travelling with his guards to a meeting from Faisalabad to Lahore.

    The case against him was filed in accordance with the Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 1997.

  • VIDEO: Indian Police destroy vehicles amid protests against citizenship act

    VIDEO: Indian Police destroy vehicles amid protests against citizenship act

    A video of Indian Police destroying vehicles parked outside a house during a protest against India’s citizenship bill has gone viral on the internet.

    The video shows a police official attacking a parked car and a motorbike outside a house in Bulandshhar city Uttar Pradesh while throwing stones at the protestors.

    https://twitter.com/UroosaAlam1/status/1208032702856908800

    Moreover, other videos of police randomly destroying vehicles in Lucknow and other areas, even where no one is protesting are also getting viral on the social media.

    https://twitter.com/AnujGurwara/status/1208607982126108673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1208607982126108673&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fscroll.in%2Fvideo%2F947733%2Fcaa-protests-these-videos-show-the-police-vandalising-vehicles-parked-on-the-streets

    At least 23 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters since parliament passed the anti-Muslims law on December 11.

    India’s parliament had earlier passed a contentious citizenship bill that will grant citizenship to illegal immigrants who entered India from three neighbouring countries before 2015, but won’t grant citizenship to people who are Muslims.

  • Govt may challenge Musharraf’s death penalty verdict: Babar Awan

    Govt may challenge Musharraf’s death penalty verdict: Babar Awan

    Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and promi­nent lawyer Babar Awan has claimed that the government was examining the option of challenging the conviction of former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported.

    According to the details, Babar during a press conference said that if it deemed appropriate, the PTI government could file an appeal while the convict could also challenge the decision of the special court.

    He also rejected the argument that the government being the complainant in the high treason case could not file an appeal.

    Awan recalled that former premier Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif had been disqualified on a federal government complaint and the government went in appeal after the change of regime, adding that the treason case against Musharraf had been filed by the former prime minister (PM) with the consultation of his brother, but they both were silent on the conviction.

    The PTI leader cited the case of slain PM Benazir Bhutto who had been convicted while she was abroad, saying that an appeal on her behalf was taken up by the then Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan who held that the appeal of a person convicted in absentia could be heard in his/her absence.

    Babar said that the appeal had been taken up and the judgement set aside.

    He also insisted that nobody should think of a clash between institutions as the government of PM Imran had a resolve to run the institutions within their constitutional and legal framework preserving their honour and dignity.

    A special court trying the ex-preisdent last week sentenced him to death for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007, adding that it had found him guilty of high treason in accordance with Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

  • Afridi urges PM Imran to speak up against Chinese persecution of Muslims

    Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has urged Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to “speak up” for Uighur Muslims in China and requested the Chinese government to give “humane” and “just” treatment to Muslims.

    Shahid Afridi in a recent tweet on Monday said, “Hearing of atrocities committed against the Uighur Muslims is heartbreaking,” and reminded PM Imran that “our brothers and sisters” in China are also part of the Muslim Ummah.

    He also requested the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan to address the issue.

    https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1208701954328629250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1208701954328629250&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samaa.tv%2Fnews%2F2019%2F12%2Fafridi-asks-pm-khan-to-speak-up-for-chinese-muslims%2F

    China has been facing criticism for detaining around one million Uighurs and other Muslims in internment camps in Xinjiang.

    The activists in Uighur had claimed in November that they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China to detain members of the ethnic group.

    According to Samaa, a Washington-based group, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, that seeks independence for the mostly Muslim region known to China as Xinjiang, gave the geographic coordinates of 182 suspected “concentration camps” where Uighurs are allegedly pressured to renounce their culture.

    Moreover, the group after researching images from Google Earth, said it also spotted 209 suspected prisons and 74 suspected labor camps in the country.

    However, China’s foreign ministry has denied these allegation, terming them “baseless.”