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Urdu 1’s ‘Arranged Marriages’ Valentine’s Day Special is A Must Watch!

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Sahar Iqbal
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With Valentine’s day just around the corner, Urdu1 has something very special in store for you. Whether you are single, committed or ‘it’s complicated’, Urdu 1’s telefilm ‘Arranged Marriages’ will surely cater to your dire love for a happy ending which is totally relatable yet unattainable (for now).

If you find yourself in a difficult position – trying to convince your parents for a spouse of your own choice, you should totally learn a thing or two from Maira and Imran in Arranged Marriages as they try and tackle every obstacle to be together forever.

Played by the gorgeous Sonya Hussain and Shehzad Sheikh of ‘Karachi se Lahore’ fame, the film also features veterans Behroze Subzwari and Saba Faisal.

Here are a few other reasons as to why you should watch Arranged Marriages on 14th February, Valentine’s Day:

Guaranteed non-stop fits of laughter

The cute and sappy love story will surely make you cry, be it because of the non-stop fits of laughter or because the story really touched your heart. Be ready to cry your heart out.

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Sonya and Shehzad make an adorable couple

I am pretty sure, they would make you go ‘awwwww’ as they convince their families for their marriage that truly seems like an impossible task.

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Watch as these two love birds plan and try to trick their families into agreeing to their marriage.

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Their story could be your game plan *wink wink*

When it comes to true love and uncooperative parents, we all can make do with a little help!

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A good way to spend Valentine’s with your significant other

Curled up on a couch with your significant other by your side and something amazing to watch on TV, yep! Life is good.

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It’s not like you have anything better to do on a Sunday

Face it, if you are single, this is your best bet.

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I think these are pretty solid reasons to watch the telefilm. And if you still need convincing, watch the promo below!

What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments below!

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Studio Demolished For Orange Line Train?

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Maria Shafiq
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s legendary Sargam Studio will be razed to the ground to make way for the Orange Line Train at Scheme Moor Chowk located in Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Town. The saying that ‘development comes at a great cost’ stands true.

The current owner of the famous studio, Raza Shah, has been offered handsome compensation for the decision taken amounting PKR 2 million.

The studio was created in the year 1983 where the now famous qawwalis were penned and composed inside these premises. Shah, the owner, reminisced how it had been like back in the day.“I have myself seen Nusrat produce classics like Ali Da Malang and Jogi De Naal here.”

This space provided Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with the creative refuge he needed along with serving as an institution within himself for his students.

Orange Line Metro Train Work Suspended At 11 Heritage Sites in Lahore

The studio was bought by Shah to preserve the great memories of the legendary NFAK. He said, “People from around the world approached me to purchase Sargam and many of the instruments kept here. I always told them it is out of the question.”

The co-owner of the place who is a Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Cultural Wing , Altaf Bajwa hails this step as quite sad. “I am the place’s co-owner. Jiyo Shaira, Jiyo Shaira was written by me only. As a worker of PML-N, I urge the government to not do this.”

Yet, Khawaja Ahmad Hasan, the project in-charge still sided with the government’s decision. “We will also secure our heritage and renovate the studio, rest assured.”

Pakistani Swimmer Lianna Swan Wins 1st Gold For Pakistan In South Asian Games

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Sumaira Shiraz Alwani
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Pakistani swimmer Lianna Catherine Swan bagged the first ever gold medal at the SAG by winning the women’s 200m swimming breaststroke, whereas Pakistan also won two silvers and four bronze medals on Saturday at the 12th Asian Games held in Guwahati, India.

According to the reports, Swan finished the competition in 2:48.85, whereas Hasanthi Nugawela who won the second position in the South Asian Swimming game completed the lap in 2:49.17.

Pakistan Ready To Participate In South Asian Games India 2016

Romana Akhter, from Bangladesh, managed to achieve the third position by completing the lap in 2:49.60.

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Altogether Pakistan managed to achieve one gold, two silvers and three bronze medals at the South Asian Games 2016. Have a look at the names of the participants who won these medals:

Gold

  • Lianna Catherine Swan (women’s 200m breaststroke)

Silver

  • Mohammad Bilal (57 kg freestyle wrestling)
  • Nadir (65 kg freestyle wrestling)

Bronze

  • Sabiha Bibi (30km individual time trial cycling)
  • Kiran Khan, Bisma Khan, Ariba Shaikh and Lianna Catherine Swan (4×100 freestyle swimming)
  • Abdullah Ghafoor (56kg weightlifting  event)

Pakistan Protests Against India As Host For T20 World Cup 2016

Pakistan is participating in 21 events out of 23 in the South Asian Games. Meanwhile, having some troubles with the Pakistani Football Federation, it is claimed that Pakistan would not be taking part in both men’s and women’s football games, but they will be participating in the hockey, handball and squash games.

The 12 edition of South Asian Games started from Friday in the Indian cities of Guwahati and Shillong. 436-member of the Pakistani team is participating in the event for different games.

PSL 2016 Can Benefit Young Pakistani Cricketers

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Islamabad United Official Anthem ‘Chakka Choka’ By Ali Zafar Released

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Hareem Zafar
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After roping in megastars like Ali Zafar and Fawad Khan, Islamabad United (ISLU) has further amped up fans’ anticipation by finally releasing its official anthem ‘Chakka Choka’, sung by the rockstar Ali Zafar.

With only a few days left to the official commencement of PSL 2016, ISLU, with the logo ‘United We Stand’ has come out with the anthem, #MilKerJeetainGe by Ali Zafar; this further enthralled the already excited fans. As if the team already didn’t do enough by roping in Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar, the latest upbeat ISLU song.

Watch the official song video of ‘Chakka Choka’ below:

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As if the team already didn’t do enough by roping in Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar, the latest upbeat ISLU song filled the fans with energy. Ali Zafar’s has mesmerized the listeners with his rockstar voice; reflecting the very spirit of the team, Islamabad United.

Islamabad United has already gained major popularity as there could have been no better choice other than the star package of Fawad and Ali. Both the celebrities have been incredibly successful as singers and versatile actors, domestically and internationally.

PSL 2016: Ali Zafar Endorses Islamabad United After Fawad Khan

The ISLU franchise includes national as well as international stars such as Shane Watson (AUS), Andre Russell (WI), Misbahul Haq, Samuel Badree (WI), Mohammad Irfan, Brad Haddin (AUS), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif, Babar Azam, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam, Umar Amin, Sam Billings (ENG), Rumman Raees, Amad Butt, and Ashar Zaidi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Siddiq as supplementary.

Preparations for the launch ceremony of PSL are on the rise while the franchise owners are immensely buoyant. the PSL 2016 is to start from February 4th, 2016. Are you excited?

PSL 2016: Islamabad United Team Logo, Squad and Fixtures

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Apple Accepting Broken iPhone Trade-Ins

By
Hareem Zafar
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Dig out your run-down iPhone — handsets with broken screens, cameras and buttons are now part of the Apple Store’s Reuse and Recycle program.

The Cupertino tech giant had previously insisted on used iPhones being in good condition before accepting them against the cost of a new piece of kit; fully operational handsets would net returning customers up to $350 USD in credit.

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Apple accepting broken iPhone trade-ins

In a widening of Apple Store policy, damaged phones are now included in the scheme, with rates of up to $50 for an iPhone 5s, $200 for an iPhone 6, and $250 for an iPhone 6 Plus, Apple said February 5, verifying an early report from 9to5Mac.

Selected stores will also begin to offer an official screen protector application service.

Microsoft Pakistan To Launch Job Portal In March

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WhatsApp Groups Members’ Limit Expanding To 256

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AFP
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Multimedia messaging app WhatsApp is upping the limit on group conversations from 100 to 256 participants, if an Android update is anything to go by.

WhatsApp version 2.12.437 is thought to be a critical factor in enabling that higher group member number, but as not all users with that latest update are privy to the 256-account limit; WhatsApp appears to be rolling out the feature across its user base.

The relevant Android software update is, for now, available direct from the official WhatsApp download page, whatsapp.com/android.

WhatsApp, launched in January 2010, was bought by Facebook in February 2014

“There’s no telling if this will stick in future beta releases, or when WhatsApp will move it to the official [Android] Play Store release,” wrote Android Police, which picked up on the expanded group limit, “but at least now we know that the service is exploring options to allow for larger groups.”

As of February 1, 2016, Facebook-owned WhatsApp reported 1 billion people were using its services on a monthly basis, with the app currently available for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Nokia Symbian and S40, and via a web client.

WhatsApp Now Has 1 Billion Users

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PSL 2016 Can Benefit Young Pakistani Cricketers

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AFP
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Former Zimbabwe captain and ex-England coach Andy Flower Sunday says the Pakistan Twenty20 league can benefit the country’s budding players in the same way Indians have benefitted from their league.

The 47-year-old, who is now looking after England’s youth side and is serving as Peshawar team coach in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), said: “I think this tournament will be very good for Pakistan‘s youngsters in the way the IPL (Indian Premier League) is being very good for Indian cricket.”

“I think there are five excellent sides and we should have brilliant cricket over the next couple of weeks and we have seen a skillful performance and there is a lot of talent.”

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The PSL have 69 local and 29 foreign players, with high profile names in West Indian Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen and Australia’s Shane Watson.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) aims to boost the national team — currently eighth in one-day and seventh in Twenty20 rankings — and to groom some young players.

ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 2016 Will Not Be Held in Dehli, India?

“I think it’s an interesting initiative by PCB and its important for Pakistan cricket and that it is a success. It has started successfully,” said Flower, who played 63 Tests and 213 one-day for Zimbabwe during an illustrious career.

“The PSL is absolutely a launching pad for Pakistan youngsters, some of the benefits they get by mixing with overseas players and gain from their experience and they also get confidence by sharing the same nets and dressing room,” said Flower.

He singled out Peshawar’s left-arm spinner Mohammad Asgher as a player for the future.

“The very good example is Asgher and his performance will do him a world of good,” said Flower of the spinner who has taken five wickets for just 31 runs in eight overs in his team’s two wins.

“The other factor is that the league might take away some of the myths of some of the international cricketers and allow the youngsters to understand that they are also human beings like them who are good at playing cricket and that can grow their confidence,” said Flower.

The ongoing PSL ends on February 23.

PSL T20 2016 Opening Ceremony in UAE: #AbJhoomKeDikha

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Yasir Shah Banned From Cricket For 3 Months!

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AFP
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Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months after pleading guilty for a failed dope test last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday.

“Shah has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for three months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code,” the ICC announced in a statement.

Shah had provided a urine sample as part of the ICC’s random in-competition testing programme after the conclusion of the one-day international between England and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 13 November 2015.

“His sample was subsequently tested and found to contain chlortalidone. This is classified as a “Specified Substance” under World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List and is prohibited both in-competition and out-of-competition.”

Shah has emerged as a match-winner for Pakistan in Tests after ace spinner Saeed Ajmal lost form due to having to remodel an illegal bowling action.

Yasir Shah banned for 3 months

“Shah admitted the violation and a three-month suspension has been imposed, backdated to 27 December 2015, the day when he was provisionally suspended. Shah will, therefore, be eligible to return to cricket on 27 March 2016.”

The ICC said it accepted that the doping offence had been inadvertent as the medication had been taken “for therapeutic reasons, specifically to treat his blood pressure.

Pakistani Cricketer Yasir Shah Suspended After Positive Dope Test

“He was able to satisfy the ICC through evidence and submissions prepared on his behalf by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance or to mask the use of another performance enhancing substance.”

“He had, instead, mistakenly taken his wife’s blood pressure medication that was identical in appearance to his own but which contained the prohibited substance chlortalidone.”

The head of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical panel, Sohail Salim, said he was satisfied with the ICC decision.

“We are happy that we made a genuine reply in Shah‘s case,” Salim told AFP.

“At the time of Shah‘s suspension a lot of former cricketers, experts and doctors were giving their opinions without any knowledge and that was disturbing.”

Under anti-doping rules, Shah could have been hit with a two to a four-year ban.

Shah said he was delighted at the news.

“I am delighted and thankful to Almighty,” Shah told AFP by phone from Swani, Pakistan. “I was attending a religious congregation and was waiting for this news with bated breath.”

“The most difficult phase of my life is over now,” said Shah. “I have been bowling in the nets so as soon as I am eligible to play I will get into the groove.”

“The target, of course, is to be part of Pakistan’s tour of England where my team will need me,” said Shah of Pakistan’s tour where they play four Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 starting in July.

Shah has 76 wickets in 12 Tests. His 12 wickets helped Pakistan beat Australia 2-0 in 2014 and took 25 in a 2-1 win over Sri Lanka last year.

Pakistan Super League 2016: Schedule & Fixtures

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PSL T20 2016: Quetta Gladiators Beat Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets

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Rehan Hashmi
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UPDATE: Quetta Gladiators has done hat-trick of victories today in PSL T20 2016 defeating Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets and after sensational turns chased down 136 target on second last ball.

Gladiators outclassed Zalmis by their bowling and if Darren Sammy (48) have not rescued, they could have bowled out below 100 runs mark. At one stage they were 59-5. Muhammad Nawaz dominated again with three wickets while Umar Gul got two wickets.

Chasing 136 against Zalmi was not proved easy against their quality bowling  line up, but Kevin Pietersen stayed on crease till long for his 35 runs and guided his side to the edge of victory.

Muhammad Nawaz was awarded Man of the match.

The unbeaten teams of PSL T20 2016 by far, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators are going to clash against each other today in the 7th match of the league at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Both teams have performed par excellence in their first two matches of the league and we can expect a close finish in this contest. Peshwar Zalmi may be everybody’s favorite for this match; however, the Quetta Gladiators have shaped into a solid winning combination, showing off its talent in the field brilliantly.

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Peshawar Zalmi will have to get rid of the leading scorer of the league Luke Wright of Quetta Gladiators soon, who is single handedly leading the team to victory. Tamim Iqbal and Hafeez’s opening pair did what was needed in the last match and that is good news for Zalmi.

As far as Gladiators are concerned, Zalmi’s batting and bowling lineup is tougher than the previous they have faced. It won’t be easy to score against Junaid, Wahab, Asghar and Shaun Tait and similarly their bowlers will have to bowl at a tight line and length against Tamim Iqbal, Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Darren Sammy.

Players to Watch: Luke Wright, Tamim Iqbal, Ahmad Shahzad, Junaid Khan, Asghar

Live Broadcast: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super, OSN (UAE), CSN (Sri Lanka), Prime TV (UK)
Live Streaming: Geo Super, PSL-t20.com, pcb.com.pk, YouTube.com and PTV Sports.

Peshawar Zalmi Squad:

Shahid Afridi (c), Wahab Riaz, Darren Sammy, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Hafeez, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Khan, James Allenby, Aamir Yamin, Dawid Malan, Imran Khan Junior, Shahid Yousaf, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Asghar, Brad Hodge, Israrullah, Taj Wali, Musadiq Ahamd, Hassan Ali

PSL T20 2016: Peshawar Zalmi Beat Lahore Qalandars by 9 Wickets

Quetta Gladiators Squad:

Kevin Pietersen (ENG), Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Jason Holder (WI), Luke Wright (ENG), Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Gul, Elton Chigumbura (ZIM), Bilal Asif, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Nawaz, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Akbar-ur-Rehman, Bismillah Khan Kumar Sangakkara, Aizaz Cheema, Ramiz Raja Jr.

PSL T20 2016: Islamabad United Beat Karachi Kings by 2 runs

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Rehan Hashmi
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UPDATE: Islamabad United got their first victory and defeated Karachi Kings by just two runs in first real close contest of PSL T20.

Islamabad batting first scored just 132-8 runs in their 20 overs and manged to defend this low total successfully in the end by heroic of Saeed Ajmal who dismissed two batsmen in a over.

Karachi Kings and Islamabad United will play head to head against each other in PSL T20 2016, for a must win battle today in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

After a dismal show in first two matches, Islamabad United will have to win this match at any cost to keeps themselves in the competition. It will be an uphill task for Misbah ul Haq to lift the morale of his team and taste victory. The team and fans will be relying on Saeed Ajmal and Misbah ul Haq to show the magic in the field.

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Karachi Kings was even though defeated by Gladiators easily, their overall performance was not too bad in the previous match. Shoaib Malik and company will definitely look into their shortcomings and show improvement today. Having utility players like Imad Wasim, Shakib-ul-Hassan, Sohail Tanvir, Mohamamad Amir and the skipper himself, Karachi Kings can pull the strings easily in their favor.

Players to Look out for: Muhammad Amir, Saeed Ajmal, Shakib ul Hassan, Misbah-ul-Haq

Live Broadcast: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super, OSN (UAE), CSN (Sri Lanka), Prime TV (UK)
Live Streaming: Geo Super, PSL-t20.com, pcb.com.pk, YouTube.com and PTV Sports.

Karachi Kings Squad:

Shoaib Malik (c), Nauman Anwar, Lendl Simmons, Shahzaib Hasan, Fawad Alam, James Vince, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, TM Dilshan, Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Mushfiqur Rahim, Saifullah Bangash, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Mir Hamza

PSL T20 2016: Quetta Gladiators Beat Karachi Kings By 8 wickets

Islamabad United Squad:

Shane Watson, Andre Russell, Misbah ul Haq (c), Samuel Badree, Mohammad Irfan, Brad Haddin, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif, Babar Azam, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam, Umar Amin, Sam Billings, Rumman Raees, Amad Butt, Ashar Zaidi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Siddiq

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Facebook Celebrates Friends Day With Videos, Stickers & Stats

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AFP
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Social media network Facebook celebrates its 12th birthday on February 4, 2016, and has marked the occasion by releasing a Friends Day profile page video feature, two new sticker packs, and a statistical snippet.

A personalized Friends Day video takes selected “special moments” and places them in a montage that can be edited and shared by Facebook users. They can be found either at the top of users’ own news feeds or by clicking a “Watch Yours” button underneath another friend’s own Friends Day video post.

Facebook launched as Thefacebook.com on February 4, 2004.

Two sticker packs called “Best Friends” and “Friendship” have also been released as free downloads from facebook.com/stickers, the Facebook Sticker Store, intended for use within Facebook Messenger.

Typical Facebook users are now 3.57 degrees apart, said the company, as opposed to 3.74 degrees of separation in 2011. An accompanying blog post by Facebook’s research division expands on the data.

The networking company, which enjoyed revenues of $17.9bn in 2015, also took the opportunity to praise Dublin-founded female friendship group GirlCrew, which now counts over 22,000 people in over 40 cities worldwide, with 18 representatives then invited to visit Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters.

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PSL T20 2016: Peshawar Zalmi Beat Lahore Qalandars by 9 Wickets

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Rehan Hashmi
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UPDATE: Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalandars with a huge margin of 9 wickets in a match that turned out to be nightmare for Qalandars in the end.

Lahore Qalandar’s got flattened by Zalmi’s bowling attack and at one stage they were 4/3 in the second over. They could not get out of the early damage done to them and wickets fell regularly. In the end they hardly dragged their total to 118-6 in 20 overs that opponents got over on the loss of only 1 wicket. Tamim Iqbal’s 55 runs not out knock was prominent in run chase with Muhamamad Hafeez’s 43.

The fifth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 is being played between Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars today in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

For Peshawar Zalmi. it would be a greater challenge tonight as Lahore Qalandars have the potential to rise up again after yesterday’s defeat that must have intensified their hunger to win. Secondly, they have some top individuals like Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal and Dawyne Bravo and if they click, this time, they can be really dangerous. Umar Akmal might be included in the side for this match.

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Peshawar Zalmi is said to be the best combination in this league so far with depth in batting and bowling and skipper Shahid Afridi will try to continue the winning momentum. Not sure, but the chances of this game to be a high-scoring one are high.

Players to Watch: No doubt about the master blasters Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi will be the focus of attention. Their fans will love them to put up an impressive show by hitting sixes and fours; that’s really missing in this league.

Live Broadcast: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super, OSN (UAE), CSN (Sri Lanka), Prime TV (UK)
Live Streaming: Geo Super, PSL-t20.com, pcb.com.pk, YouTube.com and PTV Sports.

Peshawar Zalmi Squad:

Shahid Afridi (c), Wahab Riaz, Darren Sammy, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Hafeez, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Khan, James Allenby, Aamir Yamin, Dawid Malan, Imran Khan Junior, Shahid Yousaf, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Asghar, Brad Hodge, Israrullah, Taj Wali, Musadiq Ahamd, and Hassan Ali

Lahore Qalandars Squad:

Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Muhammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Mustafizur Rehman, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport, Zafar Gohar, Hammad Azam, Zia ul Haq, Zohaib Khan, Azhar Ali (c), Abdur Razzaq, Mukhtar Ahmad, Ehsan Adil, Imran butt, Navid Yasin, and Adnan Rasool.

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PSL T20 2016: Quetta Gladiators Beat Karachi Kings By 8 wickets

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Rehan Hashmi
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UPDATE: Quetta Gladiators have maintained their winning performance and beat Karachi Kings by 8 wickets in the end quite easily chasing down 148.

Man of the match Ahmad Shahzad and Luke Wright’s 92 runs opening stand led foundation of Gladiators’ victory. Shahzad scored 71(46) and Wright 47 (39). Kevin Pietersen remained not out with handy 29 runs.

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Karachi Kings put up a fighting total of 147 on the board but was not proved enough. Ravi Bobara’s 40 and Shoaib Malik’s 37 helped Kings to reach this total.

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In the fourth match of PSL T20 2016, Karachi Kings will be up against Quetta Gladiators today in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Having won their opening matches in a convincing fashion, it will be a real test of consistency in performance for both teams. As per expectations and expert opinions, it will be a close contest unlike previous one sided games we have seen so far in this league.

Quetta Gladiators was said to be slightly on the weaker side before the start of this competition, but they really stunned who underestimated them by beating Islamabad United in the season opener. They are in the game with a balanced unit, if not with the big guns. Karachi Kings has raised the bar with a thumping victory over Lahore Qalandars, but Gladiators can be a tough challenge to triumph.

It would be a treat to watch if Kevin Pietersen faces Mohamamad Amir for a couple of overs.

Players to Watch: Mohamamad Amir, Shakib-ul-Hassan, Kevin Peterson, Kumar Sangakkara

Live Broadcast: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super, OSN (UAE), CSN (Sri Lanka), Prime TV (UK)
Live Streaming: Geo Super, PSL-t20.com, pcb.com.pk, YouTube.com and PTV Sports.

Karachi Kings Squad:

Shoaib Malik (c), Nauman Anwar, Lendl Simmons, Shahzaib Hasan, Fawad Alam, James Vince, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, TM Dilshan, Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Mushfiqur Rahim, Saifullah Bangash, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Mir Hamza

PSL T20 2016: Karachi Kings Beat Lahore Qalandars By 7 Wickets

Quetta Gladiators Squad:

Kevin Pietersen (ENG), Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Jason Holder (WI), Luke Wright (ENG), Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Gul, Elton Chigumbura (ZIM), Bilal Asif, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Nawaz, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Akbar-ur-Rehman, Bismillah Khan Kumar Sangakkara, Aizaz Cheema, Ramiz Raja Jr.

PSL T20 2016 Opener: Quetta Gladiators Beat Islamabad United By 8 Wickets

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 2016 Will Not Be Held in Dehli, India?

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New Delhi could be stripped of its status as one of the hosts for the World Twenty20 unless it receives safety clearances in a matter of days, India’s cricket board said Friday. The Feroz Shah Kotla ground is scheduled to host four matches in the tournament which begins on March 8, including a semi-final on March 30.

But local officials have so far refused to issue the stadium “no-objection certificates” which are a prerequisite for any match, as part of a dispute about the authorisation of structural additions. A report in The Hindustan Times on Friday said that the stadium had already been scratched off the tournament schedule by the International Cricket Council, which is overseeing the event.

Anurag Thakur, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said no final decision had been taken but added that alternative hosts would be announced next week if there is no resolution to the dispute. “We have already decided on a Plan B if they fail to get the no objection certificates or any court order to host the matches,” he told reporters.

Thakur said that a swift decision was needed as tickets would have to go on sale next week. “The tickets for the event will go on sale on February 9,” he told a press conference in New Delhi where the Indian squad was announced.

A senior official in the Delhi state government told AFP on condition of anonymity that over 60 separate issues needed to be addressed before authorities could give the final green light. The Feroz Shah Kotla was allowed to stage a Test against South Africa in December but only after the Delhi High Court told the local cricket association that it must provide more documentation the next time round.

Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, which is due to stage the World T20 final on April 3, also lost its right to stage matches in the 50 over World Cup in 2011 over structural concerns.

PSL T20 2016: Karachi Kings Beat Lahore Qalandars By 7 Wickets

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Rehan Hashmi
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UPDATE: Karachi Kings beat Lahore Qalandar convincingly by 7 wickets chasing a target of just 126. Mohammad Amir of the Karachi Kings did the first hat trick of Pakistan Super League 2016.

Karachi Kings restricted Lahore Qalandars to a low total of 125 and despite two early wickets managed to chase the total easily in 16th over. Lendl Simmons was the star performer with the bat for his 62 not out, while Man of the match Shakib ul Hassan scored 51 and also got Azhar Ali’s wicket.

PSL T20 is heading to an exciting contest as Lahore Qalandars to face-off Karachi Kings today in the season opener for both sides.

Both teams have some top national and international cricketers in their lineup and it is going to be a wonderful show of T20 cricket in Dubai International Cricket Stadium because both cities share some intense sort of rivalry between them.

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Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal and all rounder Abdur Razzaq from Qalandars and Muhammad Amir, Imad Wasim and TM Dilshan from Kings will be the players to watch out for in today’s battle.

Lahore Qalanadars Squad:

Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Muhammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Mustafizur Rehman, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport, Zafar Gohar, Hammad Azam, Zia ul Haq, Zohaib Khan, Azhar Ali (c), Abdur Razzaq, Mukhtar Ahmad, Ehsan Adil, Imran butt, Navid Yasin, Adnan Rasool

Karachi Kings Squad:

Shoaib Malik (c), Nauman Anwar, Lendl Simmons, Shahzaib Hasan, Fawad Alam, James Vince, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, TM Dilshan, Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Mushfiqur Rahim, Saifullah Bangash, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Mir Hamza

The wait is about to over for the first big and much hyped game of HBL PSL T20; the agony and passion are on peak, so keep your fingers crossed.

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The Never Ending Chai Brand Wars

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A few months back Star Wars: The Force Awakens was all the rage. I think our local brands took the movie a bit too hard because we suddenly seem to be in the middle of a BREWING BRAND WAR!!! Between some awesome CHAI WALAS! 😀

Act 1: A Long Time Ago in a Studio Somewhere

Tapal

Shots were fired by Tapal Danedar at all other Chai’s, one in particular; Lipton – the brand with the Yellow Force!

Loath to remain in silence, the brand with the Yellow Energy of Chai, brought out its creative hat and pulled from it, The Ultimate Secret Weapon.

ACT 2: WRATH of HAMZA – Lipton Strikes Back!

Hamza Ali Abbasi Lipton

Hamza was a Super Effective weapon, or at least, that was what Lipton thought until the weapon fired back upon its own base.

Sidharth Malhotra & Ali Zafar Celebrate Sprite’s Mirchi Ka Tarka On The Streets Of Lahore

ACT 3: Revenge of Danedar!

The Game One upped by #Tapal

The Picture Above speaks a thousand Words:

Noticing the battle between the Chailactic Giants, members of the Tea Table Federation also started their own campaigns, and random shots were fired everywhere by all Chai Kay Table Pay Aanay Walay Brands.

ACT 4: The Biscuit Wars

Lu Biscuits jumping in the middle

Not really a war, Lu was like, dude tum jo bhi chai peeyo, biscuit hamara khalena bus.

ACT 5: The Everyday Awakens

NESTLE EVERYDAY

And when we thought this war couldn’t escalate any further, along comes Everyday with a massive ADum Bomb! With full badmaashi Everyday be like, “Chai Jo Bhi Ho, Meray Bagair Khaas To Ho Hi Nahi Sakti”.

Honorable mentions in this Chai Brand War go to QnE who tried saving the world from random strangers in supermarkets by providing them online shopping solutions to get their favorite tea, be it Danedar or Lipton.

Baatain Saari Khatam Hogaien,
Hamain Phir Bhi Ghum Hai,
Sab Nay Branding Kar Li,
Par Cheeni Phir Bhi Kam Hai 😀

Sound off in the comments below if you are a one with the Red or the Yellow side of the Chaiforce.

#ChaiBrandWars
#Zindabaad. 

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PSL T20 2016 Opening Ceremony in UAE: #AbJhoomKeDikha

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Pakistan is set to launch its first franchise-based Twenty20 league in the UAE on Thursday as its cash-strapped cricket board seeks to boost revenues and reverse the national team’s slide in the game’s shortest format.

The long-awaited first edition of the Pakistan Super League follows two previous attempts that fell through over a lack of sponsorship and the suspension of international cricket at home in the wake of a militant attack on the Sri Lankan team almost seven years ago.

See clips from the opening ceremony below:

 

Here is the #ShootingStar trophy for the #HBLPSL. #AbJeetKeDikha #HBLPSL #PSL

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With Pakistan’s once-dominant Twenty20 side sliding to a lowly seventh place in world rankings following a their recent series loss against New Zealand, organisers are keen for local talent to hone their skills alongside the world’s best players including Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Watson.

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Featuring 69 local and 29 foreign stars, the five-team, 24-match league will be held From February 4 – 23 across two stadiums in Sharjah and Dubai — Pakistan’s “home away from home” since the 2009 terror attack.

The teams were sold to private consortiums for a sum of $93 million across 10 years, with $200,000 salaries for top-tier players and relatively handsome paydays for middle-tier and emerging talent.

The winning side, meanwhile, will bring home $1 million. Former captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram said the league was vital for Pakistan to match the fast-rising standards of other Twenty20 teams.

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“Look at where Indian cricket is now because of the Indian Premier League,” he said, referring to the brash, glitzy tournament first launched in 2008 whose model has been emulated by other leading teams including Australia and the West Indies.

“By rubbing shoulders, by competing against and by sharing the dressing rooms with high profile players all the Indian players have benefitted and I envisage the same in the PSL,” added Akram, who is the bowling coach for Kolkata’s team.

“We have been struggling to match other teams,” agreed Shoaib Malik, a former captain who was part of Pakistan team which lost a Twenty20 series in New Zealand 2-1 last month.

PSL T20 Preparations & Warm-up Pictures

“The PSL provides a launching pad for the future generation of players as four emerging players in each team will learn a lot which is good for the future of Pakistan cricket,” he added.

Not everyone is as optimistic, with organisers privately admitting that in order to be viable the tournament will need to return to Pakistan for the greater gate and TV revenues while rampant piracy puts a question mark over the profitability of kit merchandising.

PSL 2016: HBL Launches Official PSL Fantasy League

With lower salary caps than leagues elsewhere, it will also need to steer clear of the ever-present threat of fixing that has hit its predecessor leagues in India and Bangladesh, resulting in bans for the likes of international stars Shanthakumaran Sreesanth of India and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh.

146 APS Students Fly To Dubai For PSL 2016

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Maria Shafiq
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Peshawar-Zalmi

UPDATE: The Peshawar Zalmi Foundation flew 146 students of the Army Public School, Peshawar to the United Arab Emirates for the Pakistan Super League opening ceremony, on Thursday.

The students were taken a special chartered plane of a private airline from the Bacha Khan International Airport; the services of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)  remain suspended because of a protest by employees against the firm’s privatisation.

Star cricketer Shahid Afridi previously informed the media that he intends to fly 150 students from Army Public School (APS) to witness the opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be held in Dubai.

The league has five teams, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi, competing in the matches between 4th February and 24th February in Dubai.

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“The lack of extracurricular activities at school and college level are alarming and this problem needs to be solved as soon as possible,” told the T20 captain Afridi to the students gathered for the talent hunt in the APS premises for new blood to become a part of the Peshawar Zalmi. Javed Afridi, owner of the Peshawar Zalmi was also present.

“Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) are full of talented players who should be given opportunities.”

Afridi also said the Peshawar Zalmi coaches are putting in a lot of efforts the team and it’s players. Later, the leagues’ cricket kits were handed out to the students as well.

Regarding his performance in the T20s for the national team, Afridi stated that he always tries his best to encourage the teams’ players and cooperates with them in all aspects.

He even criticised Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal’s performances in recent matches and stated that in a team game such as cricket each individual must contribute to the overall success of the team.

Shahid Afridi even announced his retirement after World T20 and praised the role played by people of Fata.

Peshawar Zalmi Official Song for PSL 2016

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Microsoft Pakistan To Launch Job Portal In March

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Hareem Zafar
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Microsoft Pakistan is ready to launch its job portal in the month of March; the firm will launch its job portal as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives in order to fill the gap between employment opportunities and job seekers.

“We apply our technology, talent and financial resources to foster opportunity… We inspire the common people to explore their true potential,” general manager of Microsoft’s NEPA (North Africa, East Mediterranean and Pakistan) region, Leila Serhan told a press conference on Wednesday.

“People here are very sophisticated. They know what they want. We’ll continue to invest in the country,” said Leila Serhan.

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Leila said that there was a need for technology in Pakistan. In addition, Country Manager of Microsoft Pakistan Nadeem Malik stated that the firm was facilitating young entrepreneurs through incubation centers across Pakistan. “Digital literacy is not a luxury anymore. It’s the right of everyone.”

He said that the forthcoming job portal, www.rozgar.work will not operate as a commercial site and that the firm will function with the chambers of commerce and foreign and domestic NGOs.

Microsoft has also collaborated with the Universal Service Fund and Pakistan Baitul Maal to impart communications technology (ICT) education to 5,000 girls with the help of 50 labs.

Ms Serhan stated that the first training will be starting in two weeks’ time.

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Microsoft’s Earnings Report: Surface Clicks And Windows Smartphone Falls Short

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Rehan Hashmi
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Microsoft’s Earnings Report for the second quarter of 2016 has been announced which shows a mix of fortunes for the company; investing in relatively new Surface books is finally clicking in sales while Lumia Smartphones are falling short in this contest.

Here are some of the ups and downs of Microsoft’s Earnings Report (October 2015 to December 2015).

Ups:

  • Surface’s revenue increase by 29 percent ($1.35 billion) as compared to previous quarter ($1.1 billion). It still has major potential to boost sales in future with $4,500 variant.
  • Xbox monthly users jumped to 48 million with an increase of 30 percent.
  • Office 365 revenue increased by 70 percent over the same period of last yea. It now has 20.6 million users.

Surface-lumia.Brandsynario

Downs:

  • The company saw a 10 percent drop in revenue i.e a $23.8 drop as compared to the same period in last year
  • The profit level decreased to $5 billion by 15 percent
  • Windows featured Smartphones are the biggest disappointment as it saw sales of merely 4.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, dropping down from 10.5 million unit sales last year in same period. The revenue of Windows Phone line also saw a fall by 49 percent.
  • Windows OEM Pro revenue fell by 6 percent.
  • Sales for the OS figured 110 million, meanwhile iOS and Android has seen more than 4.5 billion units’ sales.

The trademark earning mediums of Microsoft, Windows and Office, are vital for company’s successful future; to achieve this, both the firms must have to see sustainable growth in sales and revenue in next quarters.

In the context of this report, it is difficult to forecast Microsoft’s future plans at present. Let’s see what new strategy Microsfot adopts in future.

Microsoft HoloLens To Introduce 5.5 Hrs Battery, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

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