Full circle: Ahmed Shehzad returns to Pakistan’s World T20 squad

In a dramatic turn of events opener Ahmed Shehzad returned to the Pakistan squad for the upcoming World T20 on Monday after being dropped for inconsistency less than a month ago.
Khurram Manzoor replaced Shehzad when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads for the recently concluded Asia Cup and World T20 on February 10.
“The inclusion of Khurram backfired and as a chief selector I take full responsibility,” Haroon Rasheed told ESPNcricinfo after tweaking the World T20 squad for the third time. 
“Call it an error of judgement or whatever, but we all have seen him scoring runs in domestic cricket and we gave him a chance. He didn't grab it, it's up to the player to justify his selection and in his case he didn't. We gambled on (Shoaib) Malik last year and it paid off,” he added.
Shehzad, after being dropped from the national squad, impressed in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), becoming the fourth highest scorer with 290 runs in 10 matches.
The right-hander was ignored again when Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Sami were included in the Pakistan roster on February 22 after injuries forced Rumman Raees and Babar Azam to face an axe. This was the second occasion the selectors shuffled the squad.
Manzoor, in contrast to Shehzad’s PSL performances, failed miserably during Pakistan’s disastrous Asia Cup campaign, strengthening the case for the latter’s comeback.
“Now when we look around for who is going to replace Khurram, we don't really have a serious contender, but Ahmed at least has some experience under his belt. He did show some form in PSL too, otherwise we haven't seen any other [impressive] opening batsman,” said Rasheed.
The Karachi-born opener scored 11 runs in the three matches he played in the continental competition.
Khalid Latif also joined the national side for the World T20 in place of Iftikhar Ahmed.
Pakistan kick-off their World T20 campaign on March 16 at Kolkata before the travel to Dharamsala for they high-voltage encounter against arch-rivals India for their second Super 10 fixture.

Pakistan Squad:

Shahid Afridi (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Khalid Latif, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Irfan.

Orange Line (Lahore Metro)

The Orange Line of Lahore Metro (Urdu: لاہور اورنج لائن میٹرو ٹرین‎), is an under construction line of the

Lahore Metro network in Lahore, Pakistan. Once completed, it will connect Raiwind, Multan Road, Mcleod Road, Lahore Junction and the Grand Trunk Road. It will be the first line of the Lahore Metro, which is country's first mass rapid transit train system. It is financed and developed by the Government of China as a part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor through the Export-Import Bank of China. The corridor will be capable of accommodating two trains running both up and down the track, ferrying up to 30,000 passengers per hour.
The architecture, construction and operation of the orange line has been entrusted to the Chinese government and the estimated completion time is 27 months. The project was initiated with a signed agreement between the governments of Pakistan and China in May 2014. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif signed the agreement from Pakistan side at a ceremony which was also witnessed by President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese President Xi Jinping. This project was started 15 months after the inauguration of Pakistan's first rapid transit service of buses, Lahore Metro bus. The project will cost $1.6 billion. This project is under construction and is expected to be completed by October 2017.
The Orange Line Metro will run on a 27.1-kilometer track, of which 25.4 kilometers will be elevated. The service will initially benefit around 250,000 passengers a day. The capacity will be increased to 500,000 passengers a day by 2025. Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion said that the Metro Bus Service, the metro train would also be implemented in other cities after Lahore. “The metro train will revolutionize the way people travel as it will make the commute trouble-free,”. project implementation is well underway.

What is Co-Education?

What is Co - Education?

Co-education means the education of boys and girls together. In our country there is co-education in some college and schools, in mot colleges and school there is separate education for boys as well as for girls.

Co-education has remained controversial issue in our country. Some people are in favour of this system and want to introduce it in all schools and colleges. They say that this system is very useful. They give many arguments in its favour. Their main argument is that in poor and backward country like Pakistan it is impossible to maintain separate institutions. Therefore co-education should be opened to girls also. The supporters of co-education also say that in progressive society men and women should come closer co-education would provide an opportunity to the young men and women to understand each other. This would be very helpful for them in future life. It would also be good for the progress of the country raise the standard of education. Because it will promote competition among boys and girls.

In fact the supporters of co-education are talking of its benefits in such a manner, if it is only road to heaven. A little thought would expose the hollowness of these arguments. Everyone who has visited even a couple of colleges and schools knows that all of our institutions are frightfully over crowded. The girls schools and colleges too are over-crowded. Hundreds of new educational institutions are needed. It some of these are reserved for girls, it would not cost more to government. If number of girl’s students were small then the consideration of economy would have been partly valid. The second argument is also not valid if young men and women can not understand each other in their homes and families, then they would not be able to do so in the school or college. Why that one is feels that one can understand the opposite sex only if one meets one’s neighbours daughter

If co-education is inevitable one would agree to it. But it is not a necessary evil. And there is no reason that we should patronize every thing with foreign name. If it is necessary we should adopt it only at elementary level while at secondary level and higher secondary level there should be separate system of education. By adopting this system at secondary and higher secondary level we will only be able to promote vulgar-ness in our society.

Hosts with the most? India eye World T20 crown



 
NEW DELHI: Hosts India are favourites to clinch the sixth edition of the World Twenty20 in what could be a fairytale ending to the glittering career of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
India, ranked number one in the world, will seek to become the first side to win the International Cricket Council (ICC) title on home soil when the 16-team tournament gets under way on Tuesday.
They are also gunning to become the tournament's only two-time winners, with South Africa, Australia and the mercurial West Indies shaping as leading threats.
Australia, the top-ranked Test side, are desperate to win their first World Twenty20 crown, while Pakistan's Mohammad Amir will play his first ICC tournament since returning from a five-year spot-fixing ban.
India come into the tournament on the back of an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup final, and have several key batsmen and bowlers in form.
“We are on track for the World T20,” a confident Dhoni said after Sunday's victory.
India's hot streak of 10 wins from their last 11 T20 internationals, coupled with their vast and boisterous home support means Dhoni's men will be tough to beat.
“I think India will win. Their players know the pitches and they're playing good cricket against the best teams in the world at present,” said West Indies legend Brian Lara.
India also have added incentive to lift the trophy on April 3 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata because of the fact that the tournament may mark Dhoni's swansong.
Dhoni, who led India to the inaugural title in 2007, has struggled with the bat of late and turns 35 this summer. A second World Twenty20 crown would be a fitting end to the wicketkeeper's career.

‘A treat to watch’

In-form batsman Virat Kohli and deadly off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are expected to be the key men for India, who are hosting the championship for the first time.
The home side start their campaign against New Zealand on March 15 before playing arch-rivals Pakistan in Dharamsala four days later in a hotly awaited clash.
Pakistan endured a disastrous Asia Cup, thanks largely to some atrocious batting, and any hopes they have of making an impression will rely on the performances of Amir.
The 23-year-old fast bowler was banned and jailed for deliberately sending down no-balls in a Test match against England in 2010.
But he has been in good touch since re-entering the international fold earlier this year, and lit up the Asia Cup with a devastating 3-18 spell in Pakistan's loss to India.
“The way he bowled ... it didn't look as if he was making a comeback after five long years. It was a treat to watch,” former Pakistan captain and now Afghanistan coach Inzamam-ul-Haq said.
Second-ranked South Africa are hoping to spoil India's party and come into the tournament full of confidence following a T20 series whitewash against England.
The Proteas have never won the World Twenty20 but anything less than the final will be considered a failure for the Faf du Plessis-led side, who boast top run-scorers AB De Villiers and Hashim Amla and leg-spinner Imran Tahir.
Defending champions Sri Lanka are a shadow of the side that won in Bangladesh two years ago and have struggled to come to terms with the void left by legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
The West Indies' tilt at a second title have been hit by injury withdrawals and a bitter pay dispute with squad members arguing with the country's board over fees to play in the tournament.
Experienced batsman Darren Bravo, all-rounder Kieron Pollard and off-spinner Sunil Narine are all out but it would be unwise to write off the third-ranked Windies, especially when they boast the big-hitting Chris Gayle.
The preliminary round starts on Tuesday, with Afghanistan and Bangladesh favourites to join the big eight teams in the Super 10 group stage.
In Tuesday's opening matches, Hong Kong take on Zimbabwe and Afghanistan play Scotland.

MUMTAZ THE IMMORTAL

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, the man convicted for the murder of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer. 

Mumtaz Qadri had challenged the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict on his death sentence in the Supreme Court. Lawyers for Mumtaz Qadri filed the plea in the apex court claiming that the matter was not about murder but provocation.

In its ruling the Supreme Court also declared the IHC decision of annulling the death sentence under the Anti-Terrorism Act null and void. 

A former commando of the Punjab Police’s Elite Force, Mumtaz Qadri was sentenced to death for the murder of former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad’s Koshar Market on January 4, 2011.

Qadri had admitted to the murder saying he was opposed to Salman Taseer’s calls to reform the blasphemy law.

In March 2015, the IHC has also dismissed Qadri’s appeal against his death sentence but accepted his appeal of ordering the removal of terrorism charges from his case, annulling the sentence under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

A 64-page verdict by the IHC said that “the conviction of appellant recorded by the trial court under Section 7(a) of the Anti-Terrorism Act is set aside, the appeal to this extent is allowed and appellant is acquitted from the said charge whereas conviction and sentence recorded under Section 302 (b) PPC is upheld and appeal to this extent is dismissed.”

The IHC bench said: “It is amazing to note that the appellant (Mumtaz Qadri) took protections and rights guaranteed by the Constitution but deprived deceased (Salmaan Taseer) from all constitutional guarantees.”

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) had awarded death sentence to Mumtaz Qadri on October 01, 2011 with Rs0.2 million as fine and compensation to the legal heirs of Taseer.

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