Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Fakhar, Shaheen star as Qalandars down Kings in high-voltage contest
KARACHI, FEB 28 – Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s outstanding performance was enough for Lahore Qalandars to secure a nail-biting six-wicket win against Karachi Kings in match 11 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021. Sohail Akhtar won the toss and elected to bowl first at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. Kings lost three wickets early but still managed to post a competitive total of 186 for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The star of the show was opener Sharjeel Khan whoRead More
Asif Zardari jumps into fray
Invites MNAs of PPP and allied parties for lunch in the Sindh House Nehal Miraj ISLAMABAD: Former President of Pakistan and Co-Chairman of PPP Asif Ali Zardari has invited the PDM leadership for lunch in the Sindh House on Monday. According to details the former President has invited members of the National Assembly as well. The PPP co-chairman has also invited MNAs of all allied parties. Sources close to this development have further revealed that Asif Zardari has jumped into the fray in order to get Yousaf Raza Gillani electedRead More
Meghan Markle reveals her cute nickname for Prince Harry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may not be in royal cahoots anymore but the couple is surely keeping well, complete with adorable nicknames for each other! Markle recently revealed that her choice of a nickname for Prince Harry is ‘Haz’ during a special, brief appearance with him on an episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden. The Duke, who now resides in the US with his wife Markle, was invited on the show by Corden, who offered a sightseeing tour of Los Angeles to the royal. During the show,Read More
‘Prepared for both open and secret ballot’: Bilawal announces strategy for Senate polls
ISLAMABAD, FEB 28 – PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that the opposition’s 10-party alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), is prepared for both open and secret balloting in the upcoming Senate polls, amid the government’s push to introduce legislation for a show of hands during voting. The PPP chairman was speaking to the media in Islamabad along with PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani a day before the Supreme Court is expected to issue its opinion on the presidential reference seeking the apex court’s view onRead More
Sharjeel, Nabi help Kings set Qalandars 187-run target
We will join you for the second innings. Great ending for Qalandars here. Lahore will now need 187 to win the match. Another one. Absolutely top-class stuff from the left-armer. Brilliant from Shaheen Shah Afridi. OUT! What’ve you done Dan Christian. Poor running cost him his wicket.
Turkey calls Greece to stop pushing back asylum seekers
Greece is conducting ‘systemic policy’ to push back migrants, says Turkish Foreign Ministry Turkey on Sunday called Greece to stop pushing asylum seekers back from their borders. Urging Athens and “all elements involved in push-backs” to end their violations of international and EU law, as well as human rights and a 2016 migration deal between the EU and Turkey, the Foreign Ministry released a statement following two separate incidents on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 when Greek forces assaulted groups of asylum seekers, took their valuables and left them stranded onRead More