Volume VIII, Issue-7, July 2018

July in History Justice Tahira Safdar likely to become first woman chief justice of Balochistan High Court July 8, 1947: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan approves the design of Justice Safdar was successful in the Pakistan. competitive examination held by July 9, 1948: Pakistan's first postage Balochistan Public Service stamp is issued. Commission. Subsequently, she July 11, 1950: Pakistan joins the was promoted to the rank of International Monetary Fund and Senior Civil Judge on June 29, World Bank. 1987, and as Additional District and Sessions Judge on February July 14, 1953: Wazir Mansion 27, 1991. Karachi, the birthplace of Quaid-e- Azam, is declared protected national On March 1, 1996, she was monument. promoted as District and Sessions July 17, 1958: First Nigar Film Judge. Justice Tahira Safdar also Awards held. worked as a presiding officer in the July 12, 1959: Shukriya Niaz Ali Labour Court. She was appointed becomes first woman pilot of as a member of the Balochistan Pakistan. Services Tribunal on Oct 22, 1998, July 31, 1690: Foundation stone of and worked as such until she was Mazar-i-Quaid (Mausoleum of The Balochistan High Court for the second time. appointed the chairperson of the M.A. Jinnah) is laid. (BHC) may have its first woman Balochistan Services Tribunal on July 15, 1961: Jasmine is chosen as chief justice following the Justice Tahira Safdar is also a July 10, 2009. the national flower of Pakistan. retirement of incumbent BHC member of the three-judge special July 31, 1964: Pakistan, Iran and Chief Justice Mohammad Noor court which is conducting a trial of While working as chairperson, Turkey agree to establish RCD Muskanzai, who is reaching former president retired Gen Per - Justice Tahira Safdar was elevated July 2, 1972: Simla Agreement is superannuation on August 31. vez Musharraf for committing to the position of Additional signed between President Bhutto treason by proclaiming the state of Judge of the high court on Sept 7, and Prime Minister Indra Gandhi. The Dawn Newspaper has learned emergency on Nov 3, 2007. The 2009, and confirmed as BHC July 24, 1976: Lahore-Amritsar that the Judicial Commission, special court was constituted judge on May 11, 2011. train service, Samjhota Express starts. which is expected to meet on July under Section 4 Criminal Law Courtesy: Dawn July 31, 1976: A.Q. Khan research 30 under the chairmanship of Amendment (Special Court) Act laboratories established. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, 1976 for trial of offence of high What’s inside: July 8, 1986: Peshawar Dry Port is may consider the elevation of treason. inaugurated. Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar as Rescued mountaineers ...... July 17, 1991 : Pakistan unveils first BHC chief justice. She received her basic education F battle tank Al-Khalid manufactured from Cantonment Public School, F Pakistan beat Zimbabwe ...... jointly by Pakistan and China. Justice Tahira Safdar, born on Quetta, and went on to complete July 15, 2001: Agra Summit starts. October 5, 1957 in Quetta, is the her Bachelors’ Degree from the F Hog deer gives birth to a ...... President Pervez Musharraf and daughter of renowned lawyer Syed Government Girls College, Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee Imtiaz Hussain Baqri Hanafi. She Quetta. F Lahore’s Fort and Shalamar .... holds talks over long-standing issues. made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge Justice Tahira Safdar did her F Turkey to sell four ships ...... July 11, 2003: Lahore-Delhi bus in Balochistan. Masters in Urdu Literature from service resumed after suspension of F Pakistani table tennis star ...... the University of Balochistan and 18 months. If elevated to the top post of completed her degree in Law from F Clutch Fakhar Zaman soars .... July 14, 2005: NWFP Assembly the provincial high court, she the University Law College, passes the Hasba bill with a majority will make it to the history books Quetta, in 1980. F NICVD records country’s ...... vote.

Positive Post is published to project positivity all around Pakistan amongst our youth and the entire nation. Our efforts are to inculcate patriotism and a sense of ownership in them. It is a compilation of news extracted by the students of Mass Communications and Media Studies of Greenwich University. Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts will Rescued mountaineers ready to head home now offer diploma and degree courses

Two British mountaineers were The aerial rescue cost $15, 000, The Lahore Arts Council (LAC) hamra. Mr Khan said the classes, rescued early on Sunday and according to the Alpine Club of took measures to turn classes into usually taken as a hobby, would be transported to Skardu along with Pakistan (ACP). diploma and degree courses. turned into diploma and degree the body of their teammate who courses and the council had signed was killed the previous day. ACP secretary Karrar Haidri told The LAC took measures on the syl - an accord with the Punjab University Dawn that Ultar Sar was not one labus of Alhamra Academy of Per - Musicology Department and more Timothy Miller and Bruce Nor - of the highest peaks in the forming Arts and faculty hiring on such agreements would be signed mand were stranded in Camp II Karakoram Range, yet it was Wednesday. with other cultural organisations. (5,900 metres) on the Ultar Peak known for its dramatic rise over in Hunza Valley after a large the famous Altit and Baltit forts The meeting, headed by LAC Ex - A second such meeting will be held piece of a glacier fell on their tent, in Karimabad, Hunza. “It is also ecutive Director Atta Muhammad where artistes, educationists, teach - killing their expedition member recognised by the striking rising Khan, decided that teachers of ers and the administrative staff of Christian Huber from Austria. needle like spire called the Lady music, dance, singing and other Alhamra will discuss the measures. Finger,” he said. classes would submit their course The two British climbers were The executive director said there outlines to the executive director in lucky to have escaped unhurt, said “The perception that Utlar is un - was an immense talent in both vi - 15 days while the council would tour operator Abdul Karim, who conquerable has added to the ap - sual and performing art fields in the prepare a summary on the faculty was managing the three-member peal of this peak and climbers country, which the academy would needs. expedition on the 7,338 metre from around the world seldom tap through streamlining the acad - high Ultar Peak. take on the challenge,” Mr Haidri Performing arts students will wear emy courses. said, adding that the Ultar Peak identity cards on the premises of Al - Courtesy: Dawn Abdul Karim told Dawn on Sun - had seen few successful summits day that two army helicopters but claimed a number of lives PAL launches book on Mustansar Hussain Tarar flew in at 6.45am to airlift the over the years. climbers. After three South Koreans were “The body of the deceased was hit and severely injured by an av - brought to the military hospital in alanche last month while climb - Gilgit. The surviving climbers re - ing Latok One, this is the second turned to Skardu to pick up their accident where an avalanche gear to head home,” said Mr claimed the life of a mountaineer. Karim. Courtesy: Dawn Google Doodle honours Mehdi Hassan on his 91st birthday

The Pakistan Academy of Letters bered. (PAL) on Tuesday launched a book on renowned writer Mustansar Mr Tarar is an author, travel enthu - Hussain Tarar. The book has been siast, columnist and TV host and prepared and launched by PAL. has been given a number of national and international awards. Mr Speaking at the event, PAL Chair - Ikhlaq said this is the 134th book man Syed Junaid Ikhlaq said Mr PAL has produced regarding a lit - Tarar has a very unique way of writ - erary figure. ing and that it is difficult to find similarities in his books. The book has been written by Dr Ghafoor Shah Qasim, was reviewed Ustad Mehdi Hassan Khan doodle. He said nature has gifted Mr Tarar would've turned 91 today and to by Dr Amjad Tufail and consists of Wearing what the world remem - with a great sense of observation mark the maestro's birthday 240 pages. bers him in; a dark waist coat over and creation due to which his liter - Courtesy: Dawn Google honoured him with a ary work will always be remem - Contd... on Pg.6 2 Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets to Students overcome physical knock the hosts out of tri-nation series challenges to get PHDs

Pakistan knocked Zimbabwe out of eight runs an over from the last the Zim-Pak-Aus Twenty20 tri-se - eight overs, but Sarfraz's innings of ries in Harare on Wednesday, beat - calm precision kept them up with ing the hosts by seven wickets with the asking rate. five deliveries to spare. Executing his attacking strokes Captain Sarfraz Ahmed saw his perfectly, Sarfraz found the gaps The Government College Univer - alise their dreams and make us side home with an unbeaten 38, and the boundaries whenever they sity (GCU) Lahore awarded Aziza proud,” he expressed. meaning that Zimbabwean all- were needed. Saeed and Kausar Inyat with PhDs rounder Solomon Mire's efforts in philosophy after they completed Physicist Dr G Murtaza was the earlier in the game went in vain. He displayed a particularly deft their research on Urdu literature chief guest at the opening session at touch with his late cut, taking despite facing physical challenges. the varsity’s 16th annual convoca - Mire struck 94, the highest score by boundaries off left-arm spinners tion. Alongside, Vice Chancellor a Zimbabwean in a T20I, but Zim - Tendai Chisoro and Wellington Saeed is the first visually impaired Dr Hassan Amir Shah, he awarded babwe's 162 for 4 was not enough Masakadza with the stroke. student to receive a PhD from the degrees to students. to overcome the world's top ranked varsity, while Inyat was diagnosed T20I side. With four runs needed from the with a brain tumour. A total of 2,349 degrees will be final over, it was also the shot he awarded this year at the varsity’s Pakistan's chase was given a rapid used to end the game, gliding Talking to media, Saeed said that two day convocation. start by the openers. Haris Sohail seamer Chris Mpofu to the third she had never allowed her visual in - and Fakhar Zaman took 56 from man boundary. ability to stand in the way of her In his address, the vice chancellor the powerplay, but Sohail holed out Pakistan will face fellow-finalists pursuit for knowledge. expressed that it had become in - soon afterwards. Australia on Thursday in a dead creasingly difficult for the common “Urdu Literature is perhaps the man to afford quality education. When Zaman skied Mire to depart rubber before the final of the series is played on Sunday. most challenging subject for a visu - Therefore, GCU awarded scholar - for 47, Pakistan needed more than ally impaired person as the reading ships worth Rs62 million to stu - Courtesy: Dawn materials for this subject are not dents from its own budget and available in audio or digital forms,” endowment fund, he revealed. Hog deer gives birth to a fawn at Lahore zoo she maintained He also had a few words of advice A hog deer gave birth to a fawn at I used to pay people to record books for the students. In the pursuit of the Lahore Zoo. After this addi - for me, she added. Saeed also de - glory, you must retain the funda - tion, the number of hog deer at the manded that the government set up mental norms of creativity, farsight - zoo has risen to 18 three females a special digital library for Urdu edness and persistence which are and 15 males. Literature in the country to assist qualities that have always been visually impaired students. cherished at GCU, he expressed. Zoo Director Hassan Ali Sukhera told Dawn the fawn and its mother Meanwhile, Inyat said that she had He also counselled students to are under strict observation. He He said though the zoo had not yet completed a major chunk of her re - bridge the gap between their ideals said if the mother wouldn’t feed the received the postmortem report of search work while lying in a hospi - and the harsh reality of life. “Your fawn then zoo staff would make the female giraffe who had died on tal bed. However, she did not let the success lies in the patience and de - some other arrangement. Friday night, doctors had told him brain tumour stop her from achiev - termination that you can muster ing her dreams. up,” he said. When asked about the sick giraffe that she suffered from inflamma - suffering from acute diarrhea, the tion in her intestine, that was the major caused of her death. GCUF to hold 8th annual convo - During his address, G Murtaza ap - director said he was improving fast, cation pealed to students to never forget adding that both the male giraffes Zoo, he said, was taking all possible the contributions of their parents; were fine now. measures to improve the standard GCU Registrar Saboor Ahmed your parents compromise a lot just “With the addition of a fawn to the of captive breeding, which include said these two women served as an so that you can be successful, he hog deer family, we have now 18 hog better enclosures and other such inspiration for other students. “May stated. facilities. all our students be able to materi - Courtesy: The Express Tribune deer at the zoo”, added Mr Sukhera. Courtesy: Dawn 3 Motorcycle diaries: The ‘Women on Wheels’ initiative

"The sidesaddle took hold in the ive messages. But an equal number 14th century to protect the virginity of men were livid. For them, a of a teenaged princess traveling woman on a bicycle was the pinna - across Europe to wed the young cle of depravity. In an environment King of England,” writes American this hostile, the Punjab govern - journalist and author Jana Bom - ment’s initiative carries even more mersbach of the policing of how significance. women were to sit on a horse during the Middle Ages. According to her, There are over 100 million women Princess Anne of Bohemia (now the in Pakistan, nearly half the popula - Czech Republic) was traveling to tion. They are doctors, artists, stay- England to marry King Richard II at-home mothers; they are when she was instructed to ride breadwinners and heads of house - aside rather than astride. holds. They are second to none. Karachi, a city of 7.6 million 2016 for another ‘Women on Their contribution to the economy Ancient Greek sculptures also show women, according to the latest Wheels’ rally, with the late human is massive, and yet the potential for women riding aside; by the turn of census. Thankfully, the Punjab rights activist Asma Jahangir riding more is greater. Gulaban, 25, a the 16th century, it was believed to government has taken a commend - pillion on The Mall. housewife and mother of three from be the only ‘ladylike’ way to sit on a able step to shatter this entirely Thar’s Hindu community, drives an horse in Europe. “The woman does unreasonable pretension. It is not just that these women now imposing 60-tonne truck. Zenith not live who can throw her leg over have the freedom of mobility; it is a Irfan, a student from Lahore, is the the back of a horse without profan - Earlier this year, the provincial gov - fitting response to jeering men like first Pakistani woman to drive ing the grace of femininity,” a male ernment launched a motorbike sub - the American columnist who be - across the country on her motorcy - columnist elaborated in the Los sidy scheme as part of its ‘Women lieve femininity must be governed cle — the subject of a recent biopic Angeles Times in 1905. A similar on Wheels’ initiative. Under the by rules set by men. A casual glance directed by Adnan Sarwar. Then mindset has kept women in Pak - scheme, it aims to provide 3,000 at reactions to the third annual bike there are countless other women istan from choosing motorcycles – customised motorcycles at sub - rally organised by Girls at Dhabas, compelled to get behind the wheel the most affordable mode of private sidised rates along with free driving a small group fighting to reclaim to make ends meet. Will we deny transport – for their commutes. lessons. On May 13, the Punjab public space for women in Pakistan, them? No country can possibly government handed the keys of 700 is enough evidence of the hate progress by inhibiting one half of its While one can find many women motorcycles at an event in Lahore something as elementary as a population and depriving it of equal in neighbouring India donning as part of the initiative. After the woman riding a bicycle can elicit. opportunity. And for that, we do not helmets and manoeuvring through event, the women participated in a When the group held concurrent need to reinvent the wheel; we only the congested streets of Mumbai motorcycle rally. Hundreds of bike rallies in Karachi, Lahore and need to ensure there is just one di - and New Delhi, a woman on a mo - women riding in tandem — just as Islamabad on April 1 this year and rection it moves: forward. torcycle is a rare sight even in they did two years ago in January posted photos on social media, a Courtesy: Dawn large number of men sent support - In a first, Navy inducts 32 religious, motivation officers The 109th midshipmen and 18th ment. SSC course commissioning parade, comprising 45 Pakistani and 43 The statement, however, does not midshipmen from friendly countries elaborate what spiritual combat as well as 54 cadets of short service power is and why the need was felt commission (SSC) course, was held to induct religious and motivation at Pakistan Naval Academy PNS officers to enhance it. Rahbar on Saturday. While taking stock of the prevailing Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral geo-strategic situation, Admiral Ab - Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, who was basi said that Pakistan stands for the chief guest on the occasion, con - peace and amity in the region and The naval chief reiterated the firm under the auspices of the Combined gratulated and extended felicitations seeks harmonious and peaceful co- resolve of the Pakistan Armed Maritime Forces to Regional Mar - to the graduating officers on achiev - existence in the comity of nations. Forces and underscored that they itime Security Patrols. “In order to ing this milestone. He highlighted “However, it will be a mistake if our were at the forefront of the national pursue our national interests with that in order to enhance spiritual desire for peace is construed as our resolve of cleansing Pakistan from strategic autonomy, we have now de - combat power of the men, for the weakness. We are fully capable of the scourge of terrorism. cided to institute regional maritime first time, 32 religious and motiva - giving a befitting response in case of security patrols in the Indian Ocean tion officers (RMOs) had been any aggression against our country,” The naval chief also mentioned the region in line with the UN Resolu - commissioned as part of the SSC he said. strategic shift from erstwhile partic - tions and UN Convention on law of course, according to an official state - ipation of Pakistan Navy in the the sea,” he said. Combined Task Forces 150 and 151 Courtesy: Dawn 4 Emirates’ A380 special flight lands at IIA Lahore’s Fort and Shalamar Gardens escape Unesco danger list

The Dubai-based Emirates Air - are very keen to launch a scheduled lines will operate one of the world’s A380 service to Pakistan and will largest double-deck passenger air - continue to work with authorities planes – A380 – to the new Islam - to realise these plans,” said, Divi - abad International Airport (IIA) sional Senior Vice President Com - on July 8, the airlines announced. mercial Operations Centre of the airlines Sheikh Majid Al Mualla. A press release issued by the air - lines said the one-off A380 flight The Emirates A380 aircraft on this EK-2524 would depart from special one-off service will be in a Dubai on July 8 at 8am and arrive two-class configuration offering The World Heritage Committee at observed. at the IIA at 1210pm. spacious seats in economy class and its meeting which concluded in fully flatbed seats in business class Manama on Wednesday decided to The fact that these were not con - The flight EK-2525 will depart as well as Emirates’ on-board not place the Shalamar Gardens sidered, the report added, and that from Islamabad at 3:40pm. lounge. and Fort, Lahore, on the list of the World Heritage Committee World Heritage in Danger. was not appropriately informed of Emirates currently has 104 wide Emirates and Pakistan have a details of this major infrastructure body double-deck airplanes A380s shared history tracing back to over This was confirmed by an official of project highlighted fundamental in service and 58 pending delivery, 30 years when the airlines’ flight Unesco from Paris to this corre - weaknesses in the protection and more than any airline globally, the landed in Karachi on October 25, spondent. Three sites in Kenya, planning of the property, which airlines press release said, adding 1985. Pakistan and Nepal were slated to must be urgently addressed. that it also recently announced a be put on the list by the 21-mem - $16 billion deal for 36 additional In the last three decades, Emirates ber committee headed by Ambas - The mission stressed the need to Airbus A380 aircraft. has progressively expanded its op - sador Sheikha Haya Al-Khalifa of adequately manage and effectively erations and offering global con - Bahrain. control the encroachment and The aircraft on this one-off service nectivity and world-class services urban development in and around will be in a two-class configuration to Pakistan’s major cities, including A Pakistan delegation, headed by the two places, and in that regard – economy and business Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Pe - permanent delegate to Unesco in the Punjab government should im - shawar, Sialkot and Multan. Paris Ambassador Moinul Haque, mediately undertake setting studies “We are proud to bring our flag - defended its case. The delegation and implement procedures when ship A380 aircraft to Islamabad, The Islamabad International Air - included managing director of the proposing an enlargement of the and we look forward to showcasing port, which was made operational Punjab Mass Transit Authority Shalamar Gardens’ buffer zone. our innovative products on-board on May 3, has upgraded facilities to Sibtain Fazal Halim and officials this iconic aircraft with the signa - accommodate wide-body double- from Punjab’s archaeology depart - In a set of recommendations, the ture Emirates service. deck jet airliners with two special ment as well as engineering depart - mission asked the Punjab govern - parking bays and latest jet bridges. ment of the Lahore Development ment to rehabilitate the land im - “While this is a special flight; we Courtesy: Dawn Authority. mediately to the west of the Shalamar Gardens, which com - The committee considered a report prises historical buildings, and in - Turkey to sell four ships to Pakistan of the joint world heritage centre corporate services for the site reactive monitoring mission to the visitors. The area’s main front side Turkey will sell four corvette ships Fort and Shalamar Gardens. The on the pedestrian GT Road should to Pakistan Navy, Defence Minister report felt that the ‘Orange Line be treated accordingly, it added. Nurettin Canikli was quoted as say - Metro’ was already a reality and ing by state-run Anadolu agency. there was no alternative. It became It was recommended to introduce clear to the mission that the provi - environmental instruments in the Turkey said last year it had signed a sion of a metro for Lahore did not buffer zone; implement control for memorandum of understanding for mean that it had to pass directly in height and construction regulations the sale, and Mr Canikli said the front of the Shalamar Gardens. and remove all inappropriate struc - tender was now finalised. Two alternative schemes that could tures; and install underground in - very important day” for the defence have provided a solution to a metro frastructure. industry. He described it as Turkey’s biggest alignment were not taken forward Courtesy: Dawn Courtesy: Dawn single military export deal and “a by the provincial government, it 5 Pakistani table tennis star Iqra Rehman is helping other girls take up the sport

“When I first started playing I didn’t This time her allegations really got to have my own racket; my sister and I me. Things became so bad after a shared one,” shares the 19-year-old while that my thoughts turned to my - self and how I carried myself. I started The table tennis camp at the Pe - experiencing anxiety,” she says. shawar Table Tennis Club is in full swing. Iqra feels no embarrassment in saying that after a while she had to resort to Some 15 schoolgirls in green jerseys therapy. “It wasn’t just what this girl are busy working on their grip, stance, was going around saying about me in footwork, forehand and backhand our circles. It raised eyebrows even in drive, push, serves and return serves my family when they got to hear as a few senior players coach them. about it. My father, his sister and my The enthusiasm of girls as they prac - cousins all wanted me to give up play - tice makes Pakistan junior table ten - her best table tennis players had also day her sister’s coach at the club no - ing, but it was too late for that. I had nis champion Iqra Rehman very been from Chitral, but they had ticed that the girls were sharing one developed a love for the sport by then happy. passed out from school now. Then she racket. He then presented Iqra with a and couldn’t imagine giving it up,” she invited us to her table tennis class. racket of her own. “That was when says. It wasn’t that long ago when the 19- Nimra obediently followed her but I something changed. It was just a year-old first discovered the game, made up some excuse and ran away,” medium-level Chinese racket but it “To satisfy them I would don a burqa which besides bringing her acclaim Iqra laughs at the memory. “I was inspired me to play table tennis with and tell them I was going out to study also posed so many challenges in her more into volleyball and football all my heart. That’s when I also over - but I would be wearing my practice way to the top. then, but that teacher didn’t give up took Nimra in her game,” she says. kit underneath that garb. I got the on me.” courage to do this from my mother “It isn’t like things are easier for me “The coach said to me that despite my who has always been on my and my now. Each day brings up a new chal - Two years passed like this. Then there playing so little he had noticed that sister’s side. She would tell us, espe - lenge. I have just taught myself to was a table tennis camp being organ - my style was different from the others cially me, to not worry about any - take things in my stride now,” she ised by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa practicing at the club. He said that I thing the relatives said and follow my smiles. Table Tennis Association in which, had learnt shots when the others were heart. And I did,” Iqra says. somehow, because of her sister who learning footwork and stance. He said Iqra’s table tennis journey is both in - had started playing well by then Irqa, I played like a professional,” she says. “Not giving up I kept playing,” she spiring and motivating. “When I first too found herself getting roped in. RIVALRY says. Appearing for trials, getting se - started playing I didn’t even have my “But there were four girls and three lected for camps, getting selected in own racket. My sister and I shared rackets between us. I only got to play Working on improving her game fur - provincial and national squads and one racket,” she says glancing at the when my sister was free and when I ther, Iqra started getting more praise proving her mettle and winning at plastic tubs lying next to the tables could borrow her racket. Quite from everyone who happened to championships improved her ranking with extra rackets and lots and lots of frankly, I was fine with the arrange - watch her in action. But while a fan to make her the national junior fe - ping pong balls. ment because not having a racket was following grew around her she also male champion of Pakistan. my excuse for not playing,” she created some enemies. “Another girl Pakistan’s table tennis star Iqra laughs. there, also a good player, became jeal - PARALLEL BODIES Rehman, who hails from Chitral, is ous. First she called me a showoff and Due to infighting within the table now helping other girls take up the “Another two years passed, I was then she started badmouthing me to tennis circles in Pakistan the sport it - game. playing off and on. It was our ninth the coach who used to encourage me. self has been badly affected and is at and 10th years in school and our I used to go play at any table being a standstill now. Iqra says that she is “I am originally from Chitral,” the mother also wanted us to concentrate supervised by any coach or senior and 19 and can no longer come under the champion begins her story. “I started more on our studies rather than she would tell him that I did it be - category of a junior player, which is taking table tennis seriously when I sports. I must mention here that cause I had no faith in his coaching,” an under-18 category. was 15 years old, after passing my Nimra, who had received a double she says. “But there is hardly any table tennis Matric exams. But I was introduced promotion in school, was studying in “At first it got to my coach, too. But activity in the form of tournaments or to the game in class six when my the same year as me. Then after ma - then he asked me himself why I championships going on here for us family moved to Peshawar and me triculation, she announced that she played at other tables to which I sim - to compete in now. For international and my sister, Nimra, who is only a wanted to take up table tennis more ply explained that I did it to not waste tournaments, too, you need to have a year younger, were admitted to the seriously. Our father said that her time since I didn’t like waiting for the no objection certificate from the gov - Government Comprehensive Higher going to practice and play at the club others to finish at the table assigned ernment or the Pakistan Sports Board Secondary School for Girls,” she says. was out of the question if she planned to him. It was also a good warm-up, [PSB] in order for the Federal Inves - “It was there that one day, when both doing it alone. I had to accompany not to mention the extra practice, and tigation Agency to let you travel and of us had gone to the water cooler her. Again there was only one racket. he got my point,” she says. take part in any event abroad, which downstairs to fill up our water bottles, Hers. I never tried getting one for the players do not get because of the that we were met by a sports teacher, myself. So she would play with it first “Then when that didn’t work my rival parallel table tennis bodies function - who casually asked us, judging from and then I would also swing it around started pointing fingers at my charac - ing here after the Pakistan Table Ten - our skin colour and features perhaps, a bit,” Iqra says. ter, saying I didn’t care about the table nis Federation elections of last year,” if we hailed from Chitral. Seeing us tennis game but liked indulging in Iqra explains. nod she smiled and said that some of It was going on like this when one other games women play to trap men. Courtesy: Dawn 6 Clutch Fakhar Zaman soars to number 2 NICVD records country’s first LVAD implant spot in ICC T20I rankings surgery on a female patient

The National Institute of Cardio - Prof Qamar said the facility’s ulti - vascular Diseases (NICVD) on mate goal was to achieve the target Fakhar Zaman, who cemented his to the number two spot, behind just Monday announced that a team of of heart transplant, which, he said, reputation as a clutch former on Australia captain Aaron Finch. its surgeons had successfully im - would be a reality within next two Sunday, has deservedly soared to Zaman now has 842 rating points planted the Left Ventricular Assist years. number two in the International just 49 less than Finch's tally. Device (LVAD), commonly known Cricket Council's (ICC) T20I as a ‘mechanical pump’, in the chest “LVAD implants would continue player rankings for batsmen. Zaman's ascension sees India's of an elderly woman patient whose in the days to come and we are Lokesh Rahul, previously number heart desperately needed mechan - going to perform another LVAD The Man from Mardan, who made two, deteriorate to number three. ical support to properly pump transplant in a couple of days at his name with a scintillating cen - Also among the casualties of blood into her body. NICVD. We have identified some tury in the ICC Champions Trophy Zaman's rise is his teammate Babar four to five patients who qualify for final against India last year, was at Azam, who is currently inactive NICVD executive director Prof the LVAD insertion and these pa - it again in the Tri-nation T20 series owing to a forearm injury he suf - Nadeem Qamar and US-returned tients would get LVAD implants,” decided against Australia. fered in March during the tour of transplant surgeon Dr Pervaiz said Prof Qamar. England. Chaudhry, who led the surgery, Unfazed by wickets tumbling claimed they had slotted in an ar - He said an LVAD implant costs around him, Fakhar smashed a 46- Meanwhile, spin starlet Shadab tificial heart into the chest of the more than Rs10 million, while “not ball 91 that paved way for Pakistan Khan continues to occupy the sec - patient. a single penny was received from to track down the Aussies' 188-run ond spot in the corresponding T20I the patient’s family for the expen - target with four balls and six wick - ratings for bowlers. “Dr Pervaiz Chaudhry led a team sive surgery”. ets to spare. of our surgeons today and success - Elsewhere, Azam is number two in fully implanted an artificial heart, Earlier, NICVD had identified for - In all, Zaman scored a staggering the ODI rankings for batsmen, technically known as LVAD, to a mer hockey goalkeeper Mansoor 278 run in five outings in the Zim - trailing Indian captain Virat Kohli female patient,” Prof Qamar told Ahmed as its first patient to receive babwe-hosted tournament at an av - only. Hasan Ali is number three in reporters at the facility after the LVAD, but he died before the sur - erage of 55-6 — almost unheard-of the 50-over rankings for bowlers, surgery concluded. gery could be performed on him. figures for the game's shortest in - whereas Mohammad Hafeez is Prof Qamar said an American ternational formats. number two in the all-rounder lists. He said the patient was doing fine nurse, Abigail Boultinghouse, as - No Pakistani player ranks among after the surgery and would be able sisted the team of surgeons in the His incredible production was duly the top five in any of the Test to breathe without support and talk surgery, while doctors, postgraduate rewarded as the latest rankings pub - cricket rankings. to her family from Tuesday (today). students, nurses and technicians lished by the ICC has seen him soar Courtesy: Dawn were there to learn. He added that Cont.. from pg 2: Google Doodle honours Procedure costs over Rs10m; it was the US nurse would train local performed for free at the hospital cream coloured shalwar kameez, mortal numbers as 'Mujhe tum nurses in dealing with these pa - The NICVD officials said the sur - tients after surgeries. Mehdi Hassan's doodle sits with nazar se gira to rahe ho', 'Ik naye gery was the first of its kind in Pak - his harmonium, surrounded by can - mod per le ayen hai halat mujhe', istan both in public and private Dr Chaudhry said he had been dles and his music. 'Yoon zindagi ki rah pe takra gaya sector hospitals. koi' and 'Pyar bharay do sharmeelay performing implant surgeries for a Mehdi Hassan's contribution to decade. He said the surgery at nain'. The LVAD is a supportive device Pakistani film music was second to NICVD was successful. that helps in pumping of blood none. He lent his voice to more He belonged to the golden era of from the left ventricle of a patient than 300 films and it is said that in film music in the subcontinent. Top He said LVAD implant was a “des - whose heart’s left ventricle has be - all he sang more than 5,000 songs music directors of Pakistan’s film tination therapy” for the patient, industry felt honoured and privi - come weak while it does not re - who would not require any heart place the heart of the patient with Proof, if proof be needed, is that he leged on getting their compositions transplant throughout her life as the mechanical device. won as many as eight Best Playback sung by Mehdi Hassan. “this device would help her heart Singer Nigar Award trophies, a fig - pump blood from seven to 10 The Pakistani singer passed away in Caretaker Sindh Health Minister ure even Noor Jehan could not years”. June 2012 after battling a decade- Dr Sadia Rizvi was also present at match. His solos include such im - Courtesy: Dawn long illness. the briefing. 7 Teefa in Trouble has made over 14 crores in its first week

Teefa in Trouble has racked up a non holiday week", according to tal campaign of the film has been complement the already successful earnings of Rs14.26 crores in its Mandviwala who attributes the excellent. Proper time was given to film rather than compromise its first week of running, confirms the film's box office success to excellent all the promotional material to cre - business. They will give an added film's distributor Nadeem Mandvi - marketing. ate the excitement in the public." reason for people to come to the walla. Rs9.86 crores were earned cinemas as they have greater choice domestically and Rs4.4 crores in - "In my opinion, Teefa is the best He added, "We can't ignore the of films to see. That can't become a ternationally. promoted film of the last 10 years. fact in this that it was Ali Zafar's deterrent [to Teefa]. It can only With a great teaser followed by a first production in Pakistan and complement it." This is the "highest and unprece - very exciting trailer and then fol - generally everyone was waiting to Courtesy: Dawn dented figure for Pakistani films on lowed by beautiful songs. The digi - see its outcome."

Mandviwala doesn't believe that protests against the film or its main star affected its earnings in any way, but it's had other challenges.

"The biggest challenge was to open the film in the most troubled week of the year, i.e., the election week," says Mandviwala.

In its upcoming second week, Teefa will clash with Mission Impossible: Fallout and Sanjay Dutt-starrer Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3, but he isn't worried. "[The new releases] is only going to

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