Bilal Zuberi

Pakistani cricket team is not done making waves yet.

The Darrell Hair controversy, which ATP reported on and you commented on (here, here, and here), was barely behind us that a series of resignations have sent additional shock waves reverberating through the system.

The background to new development is the search for a new captain while Inzamam sits out his 4 one-day game suspension. On Thursday, Younis Khan was appointed to take the lead role, but then in a rare show of anger, he abruptly walke dout of a Press Conference, stating that he did not want to be a “dummy captain”. A visibly shocked and angered Sheheryar Khan was seen trying to calm things down for the press and media the same evening.

Adil Najam

This is to wish Shahabuddin – fondly known by all in the village of Pore as ‘Zalzala Khan’ – a very happy first birthday. May he live long, may he prosper greatly, and may he never get to see anything like the events of the day on which he was born.

I realize I am a little early in wishing him, but my own heart was warmed reading about him and I thought yours might also find in him a symbol of revival.

According to a news item published in The News and elsewhere (by Waheed Khan) Shahabuddin, “a chubby-cheeked boy with big brown eyes and curly hair will have his first birthday on Sunday, Oct.8” and has been nicknames ‘Zalazala Khan’ (‘Earthquake Khan’) by people in his village.

According to the Reuters version of the story:

His mother gave birth just moments before their home collapsed in the earthquake that ended more than 73,000 lives in Pakistan, and 1,500 in Indian Kashmir, and rendered over three million people destitute. Mohammad Sajid, the father, described how he and a midwife had carried the mother and child outside, with the roof falling, walls collapsing and ground shaking.

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Owais Mughal

I am a strong believer in the saying that a photo is equal to thousand words. Over the past 2 weeks I saw following 4 photos in Dawn which I want to share. They all amused me or affected me in a different way. I would love to hear your opinion on these.

(1) Policism. The photo shows journalists of Lahore Press Club demonstrating infront of Punjab provincial assembly against police excesses. The first banner from the right reads ‘Police gardi na manzoor’ (Policism not acceptable). This is the first time I’ve read or heard the word ‘police gardi’. Some one is very creative in Press club to invent this word. I was amused.