Rana Nasir Ghafoor
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Articles By Rana Nasir Ghafoor
The White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan (WRCP), a landmark project by Women Empowerment Group (WEG) designed to eradicate violence against women, organized a training workshop on ‘Conflict Sensitive Journalism, for a core group of female journalists working in different print and electronic media organizations, here at local hotel on Wednesday, December 5th. The event was arranged […]
Apart from Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar, no Indian batsman could give England any tough time on the opening day of third Test, going on at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India’s misery started with Virender Sehwag’s departure, who ran himself out very early in the innings. His early loss put the home side under tremendous […]
Dec 6 2012 | Posted in
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MS Dhoni unfazed by criticism, Alastair Cook wants result-oriented pitches India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is paying no heed to criticism by the ex-players, saying that unlike the critics, he does not have a platform to assess the game. Citing it as a part of game, the World Cup-winning skipper stated that he is not […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
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England pace star Steven Finn, after missing first two Test against India due to thigh injury, has declared himself available for the third encounter, scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Englishmen levelled the series 1-1 by taking a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the second game. The success came after nine-wicket drubbing […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
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No intensions to retire, says Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan One-day and Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that he would keep playing international cricket as long as he performs both as batsman and skipper. Strongly defending his performance, the 38-year-old old stated that age does not matter. "There is this misconception in our country […]
Dec 2 2012 | Posted in
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Interior Mister Rehman Malik ‘Aka’ Rehman Baba wastes no opportunity to trouble the poor people of Pakistan. To me, the man with funny hair makes us laugh and cry at the same time. He is an innovator, for sure. The man with extra-bright ties recently came up with a unique idea of blocking mobile services […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is under serious criticism following India’s poor show in the second Test against England, but Harbhajan Singh is not ready to leave his skipper alone. Putting his weight behind the World Cup-winning captain, the off-spinner said that one should not judge Dhoni on the basis of just one bad performance. After securing […]
Nov 28 2012 | Posted in
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England captain Alastair Cook and aggressive batsman Kevin Pietersen believe the team will not be complacent after an easy triumph over India in the second Test at Mumbai. The Englishmen were tip-toe after an embarrassing 9-wicket loss in the opening game. The pressure was enormous on the tourists, but they did a very good job. […]
Nov 26 2012 | Posted in
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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he wants turning tracks in the ongoing four-match Test series against England to keep toss out of the equation. Unfazed by criticism over his demand for the spin tracks, the skipper insisted that tracks which spin from the very first ball cut down role of the toss. […]
Nov 22 2012 | Posted in
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All-rounder Yuvraj Singh returned to Test team after almost a year and though it wasn’t a fairytale, he did make some impact by playing a magnificent knock of 74, as India cruised to massive victory in the opening game against England. Enormously delighted over making a decent comeback, Yuvraj said that it feels great to […]
Nov 21 2012 | Posted in
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Saeed Ajmal, arguably the best off-spinner in the modern-day cricket, is eagerly looking forward to Pakistan’s tour to India next month. Ajmal has played on the Indian soil only once so far: the 2011 World Cup semi-final between the traditional rivals. The Green Shirts are due to visit India for a limited-over series. Ajmal, who […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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India, although, are busy in a high-voltage four-Test series against England, the upcoming crucial clash against arch-rivals Pakistan would certainly in their mind. On the other hand, the Green Shirts’ entire focus is on the tour to India, as they have no international cricket to play before that. The two giants of the game are […]
Nov 17 2012 | Posted in
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