Virat Kohli will now retire from T20 cricket, Mushtaq Ahmed predicts

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Following a predictable exit of the Indian team from the T20 World Cup, former Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed has predicted that Virat Kohli will now not only leave captaincy, but will retire from T20 cricket too.

Shedding light on the dismal performance of Indian players, Ahmed said that they have been living in a bio-secure environment for months now because of IPL and this had drained them, which reflected in their performance.

“Kohli is a family man now and has a daughter. He would now want to focus more on his family life,” he said during programme Jashan-e-Cricket.

“Kohli will now save energy for ODIs and Tests.”

Endorsing his views, Pakistan great Inzamamul Haq said that there is no doubt that India played bad cricket, however, Indian analysts and former players are not addressing a major issue.

“Things changed when even before T20 World Cup Kohli had announced that this will be his last T20 series as a captain.

“BCCI had negated the claim saying that this wasn’t true, but later Kohli had confirmed that he will leave captaincy after T20 World Cup,” he said.

The former cricketer said that when a cricketer says he will leave captaincy, this means there is something wrong in the dressing room.

He said: “As a player, I can tell that Kohli wasn’t comfortable with the team and the environment of the dressing room was not stable.

“You could clearly see two groups — a Mumbai group and a Dehli group.

India were effectively pushed out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday as New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets.

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Watch: Ali Azmat, Ahmed Ali Butt bury the hatchet in Dubai with hilarious fight

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Actor Ahmed Ali Butt and singer Ali Azmat are burying letting bygones by bygones with a hilarious fight.

The duo, who is currently busy rehearing for PISA Awards in Dubai, was spotted engaging into an amusing fist fight backstage before hugging each other.

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The clip was exclusively shared by blogger Maliha Rehman on her Instagram handle.

“Some punches, some kicks, two very angry men! The ‘Butts’ fight it out in Dubai! #AhmedAliButt and #AliAzmat and the fight that we’d all been predicting,”

Butt and Azmat’s face-off comes after the Sayonee hit maker spoke disrespectfully of Butt’s grandmother and late singer Madam Noor Jehan.

 

Iqra Aziz, Feroze Khan invite fans to watch ‘Khuda Aur Mohabbat’ last episode

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Iqra Aziz and Feroze Khan are counting minutes before the final episode of drama serial Khuda Aur Mohabbat.

Geo TV’s blockbuster drama is only hours away from its last episode and fans are already anticipating multiple endings of the tear-jerking love story of Farhad and Mahi.

Amid the speculation, Iqra Aziz turned to her Instagram handle to urge fans to tune in to Geo TV at 8:00 PM on 5th November.

“1 Day To Go,” read Iqra’s post featuring stills from the drama.

Feroze, who is currently in Dubai for PISA Awards, also turned to his Instagram handle to remind fans of the climax.

 

 ‘Iron Man’ actor Farhan Tahir and Zara Tareen, ready to tie the knot.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Actress Zara Tareen and American-Pakistani actor Farhan Tahir are ready to tie the knot soon as Tareen’s younger sister shared a thread of photos of their Mehndi event.

Congratulations are in order for the actors who are going to tie the knot soon. Zara Tareen’s younger sister Hira shared photos in which Zara was seen sitting with her husband-to-be in a Mehndi outfit.

Zara Tareen wore a claret-red lehnga on the occasion while Farhan wore a boski kameez shalwar with a shawl.

The American-Pakistani actor Farhan Tahir was known for Captain Robau’s role in Star Trek and Raza in Iron Man. He also acted in several Hollywood movies including Elysium (2013) and Escape Plan (2013).

 

Chinese and Pakistani companies reached intended cooperation agreements

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Chinese and Pakistani companies reached intended cooperation agreements (ICA) worth US 34 million in different sectors including construction, engineering, manufacturing, technology transfer etc during recently concluded three-day Pakistan Industrial Expo 2021.

As per details, at least 9 Chinese companies are considering to have long-term development projects in Pakistani market as a result of interaction between both sides at the expo.Encouraged from the results, organizer Everest International Expo, has also setup a ‘permanent display center’ in Lahore to showcase Chinese products for physical inspection by the local industry representatives before further negotiations between both the sides.

Despite the Covid-19 situation, Pakistan and China have been able to sustain a healthy economic and investment partnership and it is now high time to join hands for a much-needed economic and investment rebound. More than 100 Chinese companies participated in the 5th Pakistan Industrial Expo 2021 through both physical and online mode of participation. This is the best possible solution to bring businesses from both countries together for rejuvenation of bilateral investment cooperation, said Chris Zhou, Deputy GM of Everest International Expo.

Numerous Pakistani associations and chambers visited the venue and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the organizer. These include Swabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sargodha Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sahiwal Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Peshawar Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry, Larkana Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bahawalpur Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Layyah Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Online B2B meetings were arranged immediately once the visitors come to booths, they “face to face” talks and sharing business ideas. In this method, organizers minimized the impact of COVID-19. And after exhibition, all sample products were shifted to a permanent display center situated in the provincial metropolis. It’s open for all businessmen, and online B2B meeting will arrange with related manufacturers upon requests.


Previous 4 editions of Pakistan Industrial Expo attracted 31 Chinese companies who are cooperating with local ones for setting up of assembling plants, technology exchange etc.

Constructors Association of Pakistan (CAP) Chairman Engr. Kamal Nasir Khan praised the organizers for arranging such an event in prevailing circumstances which would create a win-win situation both for Chinese and Pakistani businessmen. He showed keen interest in the construction machinery placed in the exhibition and said Pakistani construction and real estate industry is showing positive trend and it needs modern machinery which can help bringing down the cost as well as ensuring longer life of constructed buildings.


Hardware Merchants Association’s representatives Zeeshan Khalil and Nadeem Zafar also praised the machinery placed at the booth and said that Chinese products are no less than items manufactured by any other country. Similarly, Daroghawala Industries Owners Association President Shouban Akhtar praised the offline-online method adopted by the organizers and said that it served the purpose of physical inspection and immediate negotiation between buyers and sellers.

 

Bakhtawar shares a photo of son Mir Hakim

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Bakhtawar has shared a photo of her son Mir Hakim on Instagram. The photo was taken when Mir Hakim was a week old.

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Mir Hakim was born on October 10 but Bakhtawar announced his birth a day later. She has named him after her late maternal uncle Mir Murtaza Bhutto and paternal grandfather Hakim Ali Zardari.

Bakhtawar and her husband Mahmood Choudhry have paid tribute to her late grandfather Hakim Ali Zardari and late uncle Mir Murtaza Bhutto with her son’s name. Mir Hakim was born on October 10, his parents had announced on social media. He was born in Dubai.

The daughter of the late Benazir Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari had thanked everyone for the love and celebrations welcoming her little boy into the world.

Bakhtawar and Dubai-based businessman Choudhry were engaged on Nov 27, 2020 and married earlier this year.

 

Facebook to shut down facial recognition system

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.

“Regulators are still in the process of providing a clear set of rules governing its use,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, wrote in a blog post. “Amid this ongoing uncertainty, we believe that limiting the use of facial recognition to a narrow set of use cases is appropriate.”

The removal of face recognition by the world’s largest social media platform comes as the tech industry has faced a reckoning over the past few years over the ethics of using the technology.

The news also comes as Facebook has been under intense scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers over user safety and a wide range of abuses on its platforms.

The company, which last week renamed itself Meta Platforms Inc, said more than one-third of Facebook’s daily active users have opted into the face recognition setting on the social media site, and the change will now delete the “facial recognition templates” of more than 1 billion people.

The removal will roll out globally and is expected to be complete by December, a Facebook spokesperson said.

 

Pakistan trounce Namibia, reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistan became the first team to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Rizwan finished with a slow-to-fast 50-ball 79 not out while Babar notched his 23rd Twenty20 international fifty with a 49-ball 70 to lift Pakistan — who won the toss and batted — to 189-2 in their 20 overs.

Namibia tried their best to match their opponents, with David Wiese notching 43 not out and Craig Williams scoring 40, but Pakistani bowlers never allowed them a free hand as they managed 144-5 in 20 overs.

With four wins in as many games, Pakistan became the first side to reach the last four from Group 2. This will be their fifth semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup history — the most by any team.

Williams knocked five boundaries and a six before he holed out to spinner Shadab Khan while Wiese smashed two sixes and three boundaries in his 31-ball knock.Opener Stephan Baard scored 29.

Pakistan next face Scotland in their last match in Sharjah on Sunday. Namibia will meet New Zealand, also in Sharjah two days earlier.

 

Nawal Saeed celebrates birthday, pictures go viral

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Actor Nawal Saeed recently celebrated her birthday and its pictures have been making rounds on the internet.

Here are some of Nawal Saeed’s birthday pictures that went viral.

Nawal Saeed, in an interview, disclosed how she keeps her hair beautiful and nourished.

The Faryaad actor mentioned that she relies on home remedies and applies hair oil sometimes, adding that she also applies aloe vera gel and yoghurt as advised by her mother.

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