A view of netball match played between PNF Academy and Pigged Girls College during inauguration ceremony of Hyderabad Girls Netball Cup 2022 at Shah Latif Girls College
A view of large numbers of birds sitting on a water pond at Jamshoro Road
A vendor displaying animals models to attract the customer at Eidgah Road
The First Lady Samina Arif Alvi addressing a graduation ceremony at NOWPDP institute for imparting vocational training to differently abled children
A vendor is preparing samosas for customers at his shop
Shaheen Afridi, Buttler, Adil Rashid, shortlisted for ICC Men’s Player of Month Award for November
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP): England’s Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid, and Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi have been shortlisted for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month Award for November 2022, the ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.
Leading his team to ICC Men’s T20 World Cup glory was Jos Buttler’s most significant moment of the month, but he also played a significant hand in their journey towards it, smashing an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls in the semifinal clash against India.
Studded with nine fours and three sixes, Buttler’s brilliant knock and unbeaten opening stand with Alex Hales led England to a 10-wicket win against India and booked their place in the T20 World Cup final.
Overall, Buttler made 207 runs in T20Is in the month, including two fifties, one each against India and New Zealand, across the four matches he played.
In the final against Pakistan, Buttler kickstarted England’s aggressive start in the run chase, helping them to 43 in five overs.
His impressive captaincy earlier in the game had helped restrict Pakistan to just 137/8 in the first innings.
Adil Rashid (England):
Wicketless in the first three matches of the Super 12 phase of the T20 World Cup, Adil Rashid turned the script around in extraordinary fashion in England’s final three matches of the campaign, playing a significant role in their title triumph.
In the must-win Super 12 clash against Sri Lanka, he delivered a Player of the Match performance, bowling a stringent spell of 4-0-16-1.
In the semifinal against India, he got rid of the opposition’s key batter – Suryakumar Yadav – and delivered another economical spell, conceding just 20 runs from his four overs.
His most important showing, though, perhaps came in the final when he dismissed Mohammad Haris and Babar Azam in quick succession to derail Pakistan’s innings. He finished with 2/22 including a maiden in the big game.
Shaheen Afridi:
Shaheen Afridi returned from injury to lead Pakistan’s wicket-taking chart at the T20 World Cup, snaring 11 scalps at an average of 14.09 and an economy rate of 6.15.
His best performance came in the must-win clash against Bangladesh on the final day of the Super 12 phase.
The left-arm quick picked up 4/22 in a searing four-over spell that won him the Player of the Match award.
Shaheen was brilliant in the semi-final against New Zealand too, conceding just 24 runs in four overs and picking up the key wickets of Finn Allen and Kane Williamson.
In the final, he once again struck early with the big scalp of Alex Hales, and his injury late in the game possibly cost Pakistan the title as mentioned by their skipper Babar Azam.
PML-N struggle for constitutional supremacy: Javed Latif
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP):Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Tuesday said that the political struggle of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was for the supremacy of the constitution.
Talking to a private media channel he said that Imran Khan’s tenure being the prime minister was the worst in many ways, especially in the economic sector.
He said that the Imran-led government lodged politically motivated cases against opponents while PML-N never believed in political victimization. “We believe accountability must be across the board and strictly based on merits, he added.
Governor attends Thailand’s national day ceremony
KARACHI, Dec 06 (APP):Sindh Governor Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori on Tuesday attended Thailand’s national day ceremony and cut a cake.
He felicitated the Acting Consul General of Thailand on the occasion. The governor said that the relations between Pakistan and Thailand were further strengthening.
He said that mutual cooperation in various sectors would benefit both the countries.
Former governor of Sindh Mohammed Mian Soomro, diplomats of different countries and other dignitaries attended the event.
President visits Chinese Embassy to condole Jiang Zemin’s death
ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP):President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday paid a visit to the Chinese Embassy to extend his heartfelt condolences, on behalf of the Government of Pakistan and the people, to the Chinese leadership and the people over the passing away of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin.While signing the condolence book, the president wrote that he was deeply saddened and grieved, and his thoughts and sincere prayers were with Jiang’s family, friends and the people of China over the passing away of Jiang Zemin, the former president of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Condoling with Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong later, the president said Jiang Zemin was a remarkable leader, a visionary and a statesman, who promoted global peace and stability at bilateral, regional and international levels, the President Secretariat Press Wing stated in a news release.
President Alvi said the former Chinese president was a great and trusted friend of Pakistan who made invaluable contributions to strengthen the bilateral all-weather strategic cooperative friendship between the two countries and played a key role in further strengthening and cementing people-to-people relations.
He said the time-tested friendship between Pakistan and China was based on exceptional trust, understanding, strategic communication and wide-ranging practical cooperation.
The president expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Government of Pakistan and its people for the generous and meaningful Chinese support during the COVID-19 pandemic and during the devastating climate change-induced super floods which affected most parts of the country, and resulted in the loss of precious lives and livelihood of people, loss of livestock and destruction of physical infrastructure.
He said Pakistan was firmly committed to the successful completion of projects under CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which reflected high-quality development and contributions to the socio-economic development of its remote areas.
The flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), CPEC, had transformed the economic landscape of Pakistan, he added and expressed the hope that the early development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) would serve as a catalyst for accelerating investment flows, and continued to remain a priority.
Later, in his press statement given to official Pakistani and Chinese media, the president expressed his deepest condolences over the sad demise of the former Chinese president and said in the fast-changing world, the role of China had assumed immense importance for global and regional economic and financial stability and lasting peace.
Rana Sanaullah visits late Najma Hameed’s house to offer condolence
ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday visited the house of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and parliamentarian late Najma Hameed to offer condolence.
He met with the family members of the late Najma Hameed including her sons, sister Tahira Aurangzeb and her niece Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and others.
The minister prayed to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss with fortitude.
He said the late Najma Hameed was a role model for male and female politicians. In her entire life, she struggled for the ideology of Pakistan, democracy and the well-being of people.
Rana Sanaullah said Begum Najma Hameed’s democratic struggle with Begum Kalsoom Nawaz was a bright chapter in history that could never be forgotten.