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Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)
The Kashmir Premier League ( ur, ; abbreviated KPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league organized by Pakistan Cricket Board in the Pakistani administrated side of the Kashmir. League was founded in 2021. The league consists of seven franchises; six teams representing major cities in Kashmir, while one team is representing the Kashmiri diaspora. Each team plays the group stage matches in a single round-robin tournament with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs and ultimately for the final. Matches played in the Kashmir Premier League do not have the official T20 status. History In December 2020, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Khan Afridi launched the Kashmir Premier League in Azad Kashmir. The President of Azad Kashmir, Masood Khan, was appointed as the Chief Patron of the Kashmir Premier League. Ch. Shahzad Akhtar is the CEO and Arif Malik is the founding President of the Kashmir Premier League, and former Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) and (b), reflecting due weight in the coverage: (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise two areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit- Baltistan, the last being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning " ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times (as is the case in almost all of the major United States professional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juggun Kazim
Syeda Mehrbano Kazim ( ur, ), known by the stage name Juggun "Jay" Kazim ( ur, ), is a Pakistani Canadian actress, television host, and YouTube personality. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She is the brand ambassador for Garnier Fructis Pakistan. Personal life Juggan Kazim was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan to a Kashmiri Punjabi Muslim family. She has an elder sister and a younger brother. Her uncle, Raza Kazim, is a lawyer and supporter of the arts. The famed journalist Nasim Zehra is her aunt.Waqas Habib Rana (2 November 2014)"Juggan Kazim: A charmed life"Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 5 February 2020 Her parents separated when she was a year old. Her father, Syed Abbas Kazim, let her work as a child model because "he looked upon it as something cute", she says, even though her family considered acting—her ambition from an early age—to be too lowly a field for a girl of her station. Her father was conservative in his ideas about women, and her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also popular as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and the Pakistan film industry. Early life Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Fateh Ali Khan and the nephew of legendary Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Rahat displayed an adoration for music from a very young age and was often found to be singing with his uncle and father, as young as three. From an age of seven, he was already being trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of singing Qawwali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaan Shahid
Armaghan Shahid PP ( ur, ; born 27 April 1971), better known by his stage names Shaan Shahid ( ur, ) or Shaan, is a Pakistani actor, producer, model, writer and director. Shaan has established himself as one of the most popular leading actors of Pakistan. Shaan started his acting career in 1990 by making his film debut in Javed Fazil's film Bulandi opposite Reema Khan. He has won many awards in Pakistan including one Pride of Performance, fifteen Nigar Awards, five Lux Style Awards, one Pakistan Media Award, ARY Film Award. He is considered the highest-paid film star in Pakistan. Early life Armaghan Shahid, was born in Lahore to director Riaz Shahid and theatre, film and television actress Neelo. His father was a Punjabi Kashmiri and Muslim whereas his mother was a Punjabi Christian who embraced Islam. His paternal uncle Fiaz Shahid was a cameraman and producer for PTV in Islamabad. He has a younger brother, Sarosh Shahid who is also an actor and he has an older sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aazadi Anthem
"The Aazadi Anthem" (; ) was the official anthem of the 2021 Kashmir Premier League, the first season of the Kashmir Premier League. It was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was the official singer for the 2021 KPL, and directed by Shaan Shahid. It featured former Pakistan cricketers Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram and Imran Nazir, former squash champion Jahangir Khan, actors Mehwish Hayat, Ayesha Omer, Iman Ali, Fiza Ali, Neelam Muneer, Nadeem Baig, Afzal Khan and singer Gul Panra. Release The song was released via YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... and received over 1 million views. It was performed at the opening ceremony of the 2021 KPL. The 2021 KPL was promoted on social media by the hashtag #KheloAazadiSe, which is the chorus of the song. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (; ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later. He has been involved in several controversies during his career, often accused of unsportsmanlike conduct. Akhtar was sent home during a Test match series in Australia in 2005 for alleged poor attitude and a year later received a ban after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance nandrolone. However, the ban imposed on him was lifted on appeal. In 2008, Akhtar was banned for five years for publicly criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board, although in October 2008, the Lahore High Court suspended the ban and Akhtar was selected in the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 Quadrangular Tournament in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi ( ur, شاہد افریدی, ps, شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977), known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is currently serving as the interim chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman. Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries). He made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. Afridi made his T20I debut against England in 2006. Afridi was named player of the tournament of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Afridi was player of the match in the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup scoring an unbeaten 54 and getting figures of 1/20 off of 4 overs as Pakistan went on to win the final. Shortly after Pakistan's win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram HI (; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, and several critics regard him as the greatest left-arm fast bowler in cricket history. He is often revered as ''The Sultan of Swing'' ( ur, سوئنگ گیند کا سُلطان), In October 2013, Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace, he holds the world record for most wickets in List A cricket, with 881, and he is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets, with 502 in total. He is considered to be one of the founders, and perhaps the finest exponent of, reverse swing bowling. He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masood Khan
Masood Khan () is a Pakistani-Kashmiri diplomat who is currently serving as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States. Khan also served as the 27th President of Azad Kashmir. Khan joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1980. From August 2003 to March 2005, he served as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2005 to 2008, Pakistan's Ambassador to China between September 2008 and September 2012 and as Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, between October 11, 2012 and February 7, 2015.Masood Khan Pakistan envoy to China The Nation (newspaper), Published 13 September 2008, Retrieved 13 November 2018 He serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Azad Kashmir
The Pakistan-administered state of Azad Kashmir was officially established on 24 October 1947. The president is the constitutional head while the prime minister is the chief executive of the state. The president elected by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for term of 5 years under the provisions of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Interim Constitution) Act, 1974. List of presidents The following individuals have served as president of Azad Kashmir. See also * Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir * Government of Azad Kashmir * List of Governors of Pakistan * List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan * List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir was the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests w ... Notes masood External links Website {{Azad Kashmir topics Politics of Aza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehryar Khan Afridi
Shehryar Khan Afridi (; born 12 March 1971) is a Pakistani politician who serves as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, in office since 13 May 2020. He served as the Minister of State for Interior from 31 August 2018 to 18 April 2019. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was also a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He is serving as the Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) since 18 April 2019. He was also given an additional charge of the Ministry of Narcotics Control after the death of Ali Mohammad Mahar. Early life and education He was born on 12 March 1971. He received a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Peshawar. He wanted to join the Civil Services of Pakistan but was not selected as he failed in the examination. Political career Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Afridi ran for the seat of National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
