Day: January 30, 2022

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Full marathon of 42.2km held in Islamabad

A full marathon of 42.2 kilometres was held in Islamabad on Sunday.

Over 1000 runners from all over the country participated in the event.

The event also saw a very healthy participation from the expat community in Islamabad.

President Dr Arif Alvi and Begum Samina Alvi participated in the 10-kilometer Islamabad Marathon and gave a message of active participation in sports activities and encouraged the idea of a healthier and positive Pakistan.

In a tweet, the President admired a 72 year old man from Sialkot who comes every year and completes 42 Kilometers marathon.

Dr Arif Alvi said a healthy body leads to a stress free life and an intelligent mind. He said fitness needs a resolve and he walks four kilometers every day after Fajr with six kilogrammes weight.

He expressed pleasure meeting youngsters, and kids from the villages applauding him. He said Pakistan must have a healthy population.

The President urged the nation to walk regularly remain strong.

There was also a special category race for children under the age of 14.

Cash prizes were awarded to the winners of the first three positions in all the categories.

Addressing the concluding ceremony of Islamabad Marathon, PTI leader Faisal Javed said the government is committed to promote sports in the country to encourage youth to participate in healthy activities.

He said games and physical competitions are very helpful in establishing healthy society.

He said Pakistan is a safe country for tourism and international sports due to improved law and order situation.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Govt moving ahead on its mission of public service, national progress: Buzdar

Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar says PTI government is moving ahead on its mission of public service and national progress.

In a statement, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is bravely facing all internal and external challenges being faced by the country.

He said public completely trusts the Prime Minister’s leadership and Tehreek e Insaf will again come into power after next year’s general elections.

The Chief Minister said unfortunately, the Opposition is trying to stop the journey of progress through creating disruption.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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PM taking keen interest in development of Balochistan: Suri

Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri says the government is completing several development projects in Balochistan to uplift living standard of the people.

Talking to journalists in Quetta on Sunday, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan is taking keen interest in the development of Balochistan.

The Deputy Speaker said the federal government took measures steps for rehabilitation of earthquake-affected people in district Harnai and distributed cash amount among affected people.

Qasim Khan Suri said Health Card facility will soon be provided to people of Balochistan.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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FM felicitates journalists who won election of National Press Club

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has congratulated the journalists who won the election of National Press Club and extended best wishes for them.

In a statement on Sunday, he expressed hope that the newly elected officials will use their best skills for the welfare of the journalist community.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Development of Southern Punjab foremost priority of govt: Sarwar

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar says Prime Minster Imran Khan is committed to ensure rapid development of the country through his prudent policies.

Talking to media in Bahalwalpur on Sunday, he said that development and prosperity of Southern Punjab is foremost priority of the government.

Talking about opposition call of protest marches, the governor said that the government will complete its constitutional tenure and nefarious designs of anti-government forces will meet failure.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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APC demands EU to designate special representative on Kashmir to check HR violations in IIOJ&K

All Parties Conference of Azad Kashmir has demanded of the European Union to designate a special representative on Kashmir to check the humanitarian violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by Indian forces.

Addressing a joint news conference in Islamabad today [Sunday], President Azad Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry said India since its unilateral and illegal actions of 5 August 2019, has been trying to disturb identity, integrity, and demography of IIOJK.

He said India has given fake domiciles of IIOJK to 4.2 million Indian Hindus while around 4,000 Indian citizens have applied for procurement of land in the occupied valley to take control of the Kashmir’s economy.

The AJK President said around one million India troops have virtually transformed the entire held valley into an open prison, where Indian security forces are committing worst state terrorism and human rights violations.

He said media is under extreme sanctions and Srinagar Press Club has been closed to suppress the voices of the people of Kashmir. He said, keeping all these things in view, the AJK government has decided to raise voice for freedom from Azad Kashmir, which is the base camp of Kashmir’s liberation.

Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry said the joint leadership of Azad Kashmir will organize rallies in Islamabad, Muzaffarabad and other big cities of Pakistan.

He said the first rally will be organized in Islamabad in the second week of March this year, while the second one will be held in Muzaffarabad and this process will be further expanded to other parts of Pakistan.

He said the joint leadership will also organize a demonstration in London to mobilize the international community against Indian atrocities in held valley and to resolve the Kashmir issue in line with the UN Security Council’s resolutions.

The AJK President also demanded of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to convene a special meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers on Kashmir just like its earlier session on Afghanistan.

He said the joint leadership of Azad Kashmir will also visit New York on the occasion of UN General Assembly session being held in September this year to urge the international community to play its effective role in resolution of this longstanding dispute.

Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry said Kashmiri leadership from across the Line of Control and diaspora will be invited in the next All Parties Conference.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Hales-Sterling Show Trumps Rutherford’s Masterclass to Hand United a Big Win

Islamabad United began their PSL 2022 campaign in an explosive fashion as they defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 9 wickets. Islamabad moves to the second spot on the PSL points table while Zalmi moves down to the fourth spot.

Peshawar Zalmi got off to a horrible start as they lost early wickets with Islamabad United bowling line-up restricting the run-flow along the way. Shoaib Malik and Sherfane Rutherford steadied the ship for Zalmi before Ben Cutting arrived in the middle and along with Rutherford, took Zalmi to a respectable total of 168/6.

Islamabad United’s openers got off to a flying start as they dismantled Zalmi’s bowling unit. Stirling and Hales registered quickfire fifties as United chased down the target with 9 wickets in hand. Zalmi bowlers had no answer for the onslaught and their only wicket came via a runout.

Stirling was named as the player of the match for his swashbuckling half-century. This was the second-fastest half-century in PSL history.

Pre-Match

Two-time PSL champions, Islamabad United will lock horns with last year’s finalists, Peshawar Zalmi, in the fifth match of the PSL 2022 on Sunday, 30 January. The match, scheduled at Karachi’s National Stadium, will start at 2:30 pm PST.

Match Preview

Peshawar will look to continue their winning momentum as they face Islamabad United in a high-octane clash at National Stadium Karachi. Peshawar pulled off an amazing run-chase in their previous outing as they chased down a target of 191 against Quetta Gladiators to register their first points on the PSL points table.

Zalmi will be further boosted by the inclusion of captain Wahab Riaz and veteran wicket-keeper batter Kamran Akmal as they have fully recovered from COVID-19.

Islamabad, on the other hand, will be stepping on to the pitch for the first time this season. Islamabad was the team to beat in the group stages of PSL 6. The Red Hot Squad broke the record for most group stage wins in a single edition of PSL as they won 8 out of their 10 matches. They did falter in the playoffs and were knocked out by Zalmi in the second eliminator.

However, Islamabad United now has an almost complete squad available for the encounter and will put a strong team in the field.

Peshawar is expected to make one change to their line-up from the previous match with Wahab coming back into the side at the expense of Sohail Khan.

Match Details

Date Sunday, 30 January 2022

Time 02:30 pm PKT

Venue National Stadium Karachi

Live Stream LINK

Check out the details of the match here.

Possible Playing XIs:

Islamabad Possible XI – Shadab Khan (c), Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Mubasir Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Hasan Ali, Marchant de Lange

Check out Islamabad’s full squad here

Peshawar Possible XI – Wahab Riaz (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Yasir Khan, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Sameen Gul, Pat Brown

Check out Peshawar’s full squad here

Head to Head

Overall, the two sides have come face to face 15 times in the tournament. Peshawar has an upper hand as they have won 8 while United have won 7. They last faced each other on 22 June 2021 in the second eliminator of PSL 6 in Abu Dhabi; Zalmi won it by 8 wickets.

X-Factor

While Peshawar had a few players contributing to their team’s success in the previous match, they did struggle a bit in the bowling department. Wahab Riaz is expected to turn around the fortunes of their bowling unit. The fiery pacer is the leading wicket-taker in PSL history and will be aiming to perform out of his skin in order to get back into the national team.

Islamabad, on the other hand, has an entire squad full of match winners. The likes of Shadab Khan, Alex Hales, Hasan Ali, Asif Ali and Paul Stirling have the ability to win the match on their own but our pick is a bit left-field. Mohammad Wasim Jr. has shown what he is capable of and his accurate death bowling and power-hitting ability makes him an incredible asset for any team around the world.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Fakhar Takes Qalandars Home Against Kings in High-Octane Clashs

Lahore Qalandars registered their first victory of the competition as they defeated arch-rivals Karachi Kings by 6 wickets. Lahore have moved on to the fourth spot in the PSL points table while Karachi stay bottom of the table as they stay winless after their first three games in the tournament.

Karachi had a solid start to their innings as Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam put on an outstanding opening stand of 84 runs. They did however lose momentum at the backend of the innings as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were unable to fully maximize the death overs. Karachi finished with a total of 170/7 with Sharjeel scoring a half-century.

Lahore got off to a formidable start to their innings as well with opener Fakhar Zaman taking the charge to Karachi’s lackluster bowling unit. Fakhar scored a scintillating century, his second of his career and his first in PSL history as he guided Lahore to a relatively comfortable chase. He was named as the player of the match for his magnificent performance.

Karachi will be hoping to turn around their fortunes quickly otherwise they are staring a possible elimination from the tournament early on in their campaign.

Pre-match

Arch-rivals Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars will lock horns in the sixth match of the PSL 2022 on Sunday, 30 January. The match, scheduled at Karachi’s National Stadium, will start at 7:30 pm PST.

Match Preview

Both Karachi and Lahore will be determined to bounce back quickly and overcome their disappointing losses at the start of the campaign. Karachi in particular has had a horrid start to PSL 2022 as they have lost their opening two encounters in the competition. Batting has been a huge point of concern in the first two matches for Karachi as they have been unable to score heavily on flat tracks. They scored 124/5 in their first match and they were bowled out for only 113 in their match against Quetta last night.

Karachi will be looking to make a few changes to their line-up in order to solidify their batting unit and bring in some more impetus to their lackluster bowling thus far. The experienced left-arm pacer, Mohammad Amir is expected to make a comeback after recovering from a back injury.

Meanwhile, Lahore Qalandars agonizingly lost their opening fixture to Multan Sultans as they were unable to defend their mammoth total of 206. Despite possessing one of the most fearsome bowling line-ups across the world, Lahore was unable to contain Multan’s batters. Captain, Shaheen Afridi will be looking for a much-improved performance from his bowling unit and add to the misery of Karachi Kings early on in the tournament.

Lahore is likely to go with the same line-up for this match.

Match Details

Date Sunday, 30 January 2022

Time 07:30 pm PKT

Venue National Stadium Karachi

Live Stream LINK

Check out the details of the match here.

Possible Playing XIs:

Karachi Possible XI – Babar Azam (c), Sharjeel Khan, Joe Clarke (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Jordan Thompson, Lewis Gregory, Aamer Yamin, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Ilyas

Check out Karachi’s full squad here

Lahore Possible XI – Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), David Wiese, Samit Patel, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Check out Lahore’s full squad here

Head to Head

Overall, the two sides have come face to face 13 times in the tournament. Kings have an upper hand as they have won 8 while Qalandars have won 4. They last faced each other on 17 June 2021 in Abu Dhabi; Karachi won it by 7 runs.

X-Factor

Karachi’s opener, Sharjeel Khan has had a less than impressive start to the tournament. Karachi will be hoping that Sharjeel can turn around his form quickly and return back to his best in the all-important clash. Sharjeel’s form at the top of the order will help Karachi in solving a lot of their problems with their batting unit.

Shaheen Afridi is one of the best fast bowlers in world cricket currently. The ICC cricketer of the year will be looking to get an early breakthrough and send panic in the Karachi dressing room early on in their innings. With the form of Karachi batters and with the skill of Shaheen Afridi, another batting collapse might be on the cards for Karachi.

Source: Pro Pakistani