Tag: Akhtar

Taking a cheeky dig at his former Pakistan teammate Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi said the fast bowler should become the finance minister of Pakistan. Speaking on Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel Afridi said, ” Relieve Ishaq Dar sir (current Finance Minister of Pakistan) and make our Shoaib Akhtar the finance ...

JAIPUR: It has been almost 17 years since that spine-chilling experience when militants entered Jasia Akhtar’s house in Brari Pora village in Shopian district in Jammu & Kashmir. She was held at gunpoint, and her father was told ‘yeah nahi khelegi India ke liye’ (she will not play for ...

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has revealed that back in his playing days, Shoaib Akhtar used to take a lot of painkilling injections. The comments came in response to the speedster’s recent comments that Shaheen Afridi should have braved the pain and bowled against England when the Pakistan team ...

A statement made by acclaimed Indian poet and writer Javed Akhtar at the Faiz Festival held in Lahore has Twitter in a frenzy and countless Pakistani celebrities have spoken up, condemning his statement. Published Date - 03:09 PM, Thu - 23 February 23 Lahore: A statement made by acclaimed ...

According to reports, Akhtar was in Lahore for a literary festival honouring renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. During an interaction at the event, the lyricist spoke about defusing the tension between the two nations. He also opened up about why the resentment in the hearts of Indians is justified.At ...

NEW DELHI: Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar reminded Pakistan that 26/11 plotters are "roaming" in that country and are yet to be brought to justice.Akhtar was in Lahore recently for literary festival. He was interacting with the audience when he held up the mirror to Pakistan.Speaking about strains in India-Pakistan ...

Noted Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar said it was “extremely saddening to see children in the sub-continent learning English at the cost of their mother tongue”. Participating in a session at 7th Faiz Festival in Lahore, Akhtar said he had “nothing against the English language” and it ...

DE Web DeskJAMMU, Feb 13: Jasia Akhter, a woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakhs during an auction held in Mumbai on Monday.Delhi Capitals confirmed the development through a tweet that described the Kashmiri cricketer as Jasia Jaisi Koi nahi ...

Srinagar: The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), underway at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, Maharashtra, saw ‘Delhi Capitals’ franchise making a successful bid to bag Kashmir-based Cricketer Jasia Akhtar for an amount of rupees 20 lakh. Akhtar, a right-hand batter hailing ...

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has reacted to the viral picture of empty Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) stands for the third ODI between Australia and England, saying it is "food for thought" and he also commented on how a three-match ODI series was scheduled soon after England's T20 World ...