Thursday, 22 August 2019

Asad Shafiq says he is keen to fill void left by Misbah and Younis in team

LAHORE: Middle-demand batsman Asad Shafiq has said he and Azhar Ali are endeavoring to fill the spot left by past boss Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan with the steady work and unsurprising displays. 

"I yield that Azhar Ali and I haven't played that various colossal innings which Misbah and Younis used to play. In any case, we understand that after their retirement, we have to accept the risk and we are endeavoring to fill that opening," he said while tending to the media at Gaddafi Stadium. 

Paraglider falls to death in Chitral

CHITRAL: A paraglider hailing from Lahore passed on after his lightweight flyer fell into Dolomos domain as a result of blustery breezes, specialists said on Wednesday. 

Close-by police said paraglider Khawaja Shiraz Nasir, 35, was flying from Moghlasht to Charira in his lightweight flyer when it tumbled from high height due to stormy breezes. 

Nasir's spine was broken due with the impact and was hustled to DHQ facility yet he kicked the container in travel. 

Neymar future remains up in air as PSG reject Madrid offer: reports

PARIS: Neymar remains no nearer to getting his ideal move away from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the midst of reports Thursday the French club have rejected an idea from Real Madrid of 100 million euros ($111) in any event million players. 

French games well ordered L'Equipe said Real had offered money despite Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Keylor Navas, yet PSG turned it down in light of the way that "the general estimation of the offer did not mastermind their needs". 

Shoaib Akhtar wants Amir to reconsider retirement from Tests

Past pacer Shoaib Akhtar needs brisk bowler Mohammad Amir to reexamine his decision of retirement from Tests cricket and give his best for Pakistan as he performed for English County side Essex. 

Amir, who was playing his last first rate game, finished with figures of 6 for 64 out of a triumphant purpose behind Essex against Kent in Canterbury, and he looked as destructive as he anytime had, making enough pace and swing. 

Dwayne Johnson returns to top of Forbes best-paid actor list

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has recuperated his circumstance as the world's most liberally repaid performer, as demonstrated by a Forbes rich summary by and large administered by the cast of Marvel's record-breaking Avengers films. 

Past master wrestler Johnson gathered together $89.4 million over a year, climbing back to the fundamental spot he last held in 2016. He set second in both of the latest two years. 

Pakistan's 'Darling' selected in Toronto Film Festival's Short Cuts

KARACHI/OTTAWA: Pakistani short motion picture Darling has been shown in the Toronto International Film Festival's (TIFF) Short Cuts lineup, which joins 35 unique motion pictures, in what its boss, Saim Sadiq, says is an "empowering" progression. 

The Toronto International Film Festival would be held September 5-15, 2019, and would feature 35 motion pictures from makers from 30 countries and in 20 particular lingos. 

Taylor Swift helps Pakistani student by sending $6,386

TORONTO: A female Pakistani specialist understudy from Ontario school got the best present from her favored pop star; the chance to continue with her guidance. 

Ayesha Khurram met Taylor Swift a year earlier when the vocalist had a show in Toronto and remembering that it was a fun memory, she didn't think about anything it. It was when Ayesha and her family were endeavoring to pay her instruction costs for the school that she went online to demand help.