Day: October 20, 2021

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The Last Earthlings: Cleaning up Karachi’s beaches

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Al-Araby

When Greta Thunberg began to skip school to strike for climate action three years ago, no-one would have predicted the movement would grow the way that it did. With the likes of Kherann Yao, Alexandra Villasenor, and Satvhiga ‘Sona’ Sridhar leading conversations around climate action in each corner of the world, the climate action movement is being led by young people in a way that other social justice movements have rarely seen. But with this fast growing participation of young people in protesting for climate action and demanding change, comes the question – what is the role global youth pla… Continue reading “The Last Earthlings: Cleaning up Karachi’s beaches”

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Jameel Prize: ‘Poetry to Politics’ exhibited at V&A museum

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Al-Araby

Many of the works of art by the eight finalists of the Jameel Prize for design inspired by Islamic tradition either make a political statement or pay tribute to a loved one who has made an impact on the designers’ lives. Their unique creations are brought together in a fascinating exhibition Jameel Prize: Poetry to Politics at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum which includes graphic design, fashion, typography, textiles, printmaking and architecture. In an 18 minute video, each designer (Golnar Adili from Iran, Hadeyeh Badri from the UAE, Kallol Datta from India, Farah Fayyad from Lebanon, A… Continue reading “Jameel Prize: ‘Poetry to Politics’ exhibited at V&A museum”

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Advocating for Afghan girls’ education

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The Bangkok Post

Afghanistan is a rugged country of great beauty straddling Asia and Europe, and it has been the scene of warfare and contestation for decades. The Taliban, a group connected to extreme violence, especially in the late 1990s, emerged as the power in control of Afghanistan recently, due to the void left by outsiders. This is their second time in power and the world can remember all too well that from the mid-1990s until 2001, their rule at the time was harsh and brutal, especially in their clampdown on the rights of women and girls. The latter suffered immensely from a lack of access to school, … Continue reading “Advocating for Afghan girls’ education”

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Umar Akmal Reveals Whether He is Permanently Moving to the US

Pakistan’s middle-order batter, Umar Akmal, has squashed away the rumors of him moving to the US to resume his international career by claiming that he is determined to make his comeback to Pakistan’s international team.

Earlier, Akmal had hinted that he is working on a deal in the USA and requested his supporters to support him on his journey but he had not specified the details of the deal. Since then Akmal has played league cricket in the US where he got off to an embarrassing start as he got out for a golden duck on his debut.

The flamboyant middle-order batter took to Twitter and requested his supporters and his family to keep him in their prayers so that he can make his comeback to Pakistan’s national team. Akmal, who has hit second-most sixes by a Pakistani batter in T20I cricket, responded to a tweet by one of his fans who had uploaded a video of all of Akmal’s sixes for Pakistan in T20I cricket.

Akmal responded, “InshaAllah (God Willing) I will come back strong, I am working hard and need all my family and fans prayers.”

The 31-year old recently reintegrated back into cricketing activities after serving his six-month ban from the game due to breaching PCB’s anti-corruption protocols. Akmal was initially banned for three years but his sentence was reduced after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). Akmal was allowed to come back to domestic cricket after he paid the fine of Rs. 4.2 million and undergoing a rehabilitation program.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Naseem Shah Close to Signing A County Deal: Reports

Young Pakistani paceman Naseem Shah may be likely to sign a County deal for the 2022 season.

Famous sports journalist and owner of PakPassion.net, Sajid Sadiq, revealed on Twitter that the fast bowler is close to signing a deal with a county cricket club.

He further commented that it would prove to be a great learning opportunity for Naseem Shah.

The teenage pace sensation had earlier said that he always wanted to bowl like the New Zealand pacer, Shane Bond.

Bond’s bowling career was shortened by recurring injuries. However, in 18 Tests Bond played, he bagged 87 wickets at an average of 22.09. His numbers in ODIs were even better as he took 147 in 82 ODIs at an average of 20.88.

In a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Naseem said that when he played tape-ball cricket, people used to tell him that he should play hard-ball cricket.

“After that, I started playing hard-ball cricket. When I was playing U-16 cricket, I saw Shane Bond’s bowling. I loved his action and always wanted to bowl like him,” he added.

Naseem has represented Pakistan in nine Test matches and has taken 20 wickets, including a hat-trick against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi.

He was dropped from the national side due to a back injury and has been sidelined since January 2021. His performances in the 6th edition of PSL were also lackluster. In the recently concluded National T20 2021, the fast bowler took 9 wickets in as many matches with an average of 29.33 and an economy of 8.0.

Source: Pro Pakistani