October 22, 2021 – Page 4 – Newswire Pakistan

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appoints Rubina Khalid as President Women Wing PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Karachi, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chairman, Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appointed Rubina Khalid as President Women Wing PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with immediate effect. A notification in this regard was issued from the Chairman’s Secretariat by his Political Secretary Jameel Soomro here today.

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October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appoints Mian Raza Rabbani as member Central Executive Committee

Karachi, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chairman, Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appointed Mian Raza Rabbani as member Central Executive Committee with immediate effect. A notification in this regard was issued from the Chairman’s Secretariat by his Political Secretary Jameel Soomro here today.

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Chairman PPP appoints Malik Saeed Khan as Deputy General Secretary PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Karachi, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chairman, Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appointed Malik Saeed Khan as Deputy General Secretary PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with immediate effect. A notification in this regard was issued from the Chairman’s Secretariat by his Political Secretary Jameel Soomro here today.

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Rajapaksa says bowlers have held the key to Sri Lanka success

Dubai, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Sri Lanka finished the First Round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with three victories from three thanks to a convincing win over the Netherlands and Bhanuka Rajapaksa praised the brilliance of their bowlers so far.

Sri Lanka finished the First Round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with three victories from three thanks to a convincing win over the Netherlands and Bhanuka Rajapaksa praised the brilliance of their bowlers so far.

Sri Lanka took just 17.1 overs total match time to record an eight-wicket victory in Sharjah – skittling the Netherlands for 44, the second-lowest total in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history, before comfortably knocking off the target.

Seamer Lahiru Kumara took a brilliant three for seven from his three overs and regularly clocked above 140kph on the speed gun, as did Dushmantha Chameera (1/13), while spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana combined for five wickets.

Theekshana may miss the first Super 12s game against Bangladesh on Sunday due to a slight injury picked up during the win but batter Rajapaksa was full of praise for the bowling unit as a whole.

“It’s such a benefit having two bowlers who can bowl above 90mph,” he said. “Any batter will get shaken because bowling at 145kph+ and not having any room, just bowling in good areas, it’s always difficult to get it away.

“At the same time, the spinners have been extremely good for us and sticking to their basics and that’s one of the reasons why we’ve been winning throughout this tournament.

“I don’t know what the condition is [of Theekshana] exactly but the physios said we might leave him out for the next game.

“We don’t want to risk it by playing him and then not having him for the rest of the tournament. At the moment, he will be missing the next game as far as I know.

“It’s not 100 per cent but most probably he will miss the Bangladesh game and then play the rest of the games.”

While Sri Lanka’s bowling has been exceptional so far, their batting has been slightly hit and miss.

Although Rajapaksa said the Lions considered choosing to bat against the Netherlands after winning the toss to try and improve things, they ultimately opted to field in order to maximise their chances of victory.

“There was some consideration to batting first when we won the toss but with a mastermind in the dressing room, someone as special as Mahela Jayawardene – we always wanted to win, rather than just playing for ourselves,” he explained.

“We knew that Netherlands might not be the best side but we still wanted to keep them to a low score and win it as soon as possible.

“It worked and having a win behind us is much better than having individual performances.

“It’s always special to win games against good teams and this is some good confidence for the boys as well.”

Netherlands’ batting collapse, as they were all out for 44 in just ten overs, gave their bowlers nothing to defend and opener Max O’Dowd – who was run out in the first over – offered no excuses for the performance.

“It was pretty catastrophic, wasn’t it? There’s no other words to describe it – embarrassing I guess,” said O’Dowd.

“Mostly it’s disappointing – it’s not the Dutch team that I know to roll over like that. I’m just extremely disappointed because I know we’re so much better than that.

“To do that on a big stage is even more disappointing, so I’ve not really got any words.

“The Sri Lankan spinners were just too good for us today. You can’t go back and play across the line on a wicket like that.

“It’s not something we face very often, being from the Netherlands, and these boys are extremely skilled. Hasaranga put it on a spot and got it going both ways – it’s pretty tough to play when you don’t know what is coming. “Fair play to those boys, they were outstanding and we just weren’t good enough today. That’s cricket but we’ll be back stronger, I know that.”

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October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Unaffordable prices of essential food items bring people onto roads to oust `selected rulers’: CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah

Karachi, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that prices of essential and basic food items have increased to such an extent that people have been forced to come onto the streets to protest against the defective socio-economic police of the selected ruler’ inducted in Islamabad.

This he said while addressing a protest rally taken out by the people of Malir against price hike at Dawood Chowrangi on Friday evening. He was accompanied by his cabinet members, advisors, special assistants, coordinators from Malir.

Mr Shah said that the prices of essential commodities and basic food items such as atta, ghee, vegetables and pulses have been increased to such an extent that people could not afford two square meals.

“The hunger and helplessness have forced the people to stage protests onto the streets to send the selected ruler’ back to home,” he said and added that this poor country could not afford such a naïve, inefficient and ineffective prime minister.

Mr Shah said that Pakistan was a poor country and its economy had no space to absorb inefficient and defective policies which were bound to snatch simple bread and butter from the poor people.

“He [prime minister] used to say that if the price of a dollar goes up by one rupee it means the ruler was corrupt and thief,” the chief minister recalled and said during the tenure of the selected ruler’ dollar has gone up by over Rs50 and now people of this country has to decide who is corrupt and thief.

The CM said that he [PM] has spent his entire life out of the country and he has no first-hand knowledge of the poverty in Pakistan. “He has a very limited vision to frame the polices, now his further stay in power would destroy the country, therefore he should be ousted,” he said.

Murad Ali Shah said that keeping in view the plight of the poor people Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has urged the party to stage protest rallies against price hike and defective policies of the rulers in every city so that their policies could be exposed.

Mr Shah said that under the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Pakistan People’s Party would steer the country out of the present socio-political crisis. “Bilawal Bhutto would lead the country to change the lifestyle of poor people,” he said and added only true people’s leaders like Bilawal Bhutto were capable enough to frame pro-poor policies.

The protesters raised slogans against the federal government and demanded removal of the prime minister. The women had participated in the protest rally carrying nan’ in their hands just to show that they could not afford it.

The chief minister said that the people involved in the sugar, and wheat crisis were close aides of the prime minister but he [PM] was giving lectures on eliminating corruption. “The prices of petrol and diesel have broken all the previous records, therefore prices of every item right from vegetables to cooking oil have gone out of reach of poor people.

“This is a sheer enmity with the poor people of this country and the rulers who have snatched a simple morsel’ from the children of poor people have remained no more in power in this country,” he warned.

Murad Ali Shah said that the time has ripe to oust the selected ruler and bring the truly elected representatives like Bilawal Bhutto in power to serve the people to the best of their abilities.

The protesters raised the slogans of `Prime Minister Bilawal Bhutto’.

PPP General Secretary Sindh Waqar Mahdi also spoke on the occasion and criticised the PTI government for its failed policies.

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

Namibia make history by qualifying for Super 12

Dubai, October 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Namibia made history by qualifying for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage in their very first appearance at the tournament after beating Ireland in a winner-takes-all Group A shootout.

Namibia made history by qualifying for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage in their very first appearance at the tournament after beating Ireland in a winner-takes-all Group A shootout.

The African nation timed their chase of Ireland’s 125 for eight to perfection as a half-century from skipper Gerhard Erasmus and pyrotechnics from David Wiese led Namibia, 19th in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I team rankings coming into the tournament, to a phenomenal eight-wicket victory.

The two put on a match winning partnership of 53 in 5.1 overs as Erasmus finished 53 not out from 49 balls and Wiese, the matchwinner against Netherlands, struck an unbeaten 28 at a strike rate of 200 to also secure Namibia’s spot in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

After only making 27 in the powerplay and sitting at 49 for one at the halfway stage, it looked like Namibia may have left themselves too much to do in reply to Ireland’s innings of two halves.

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie had elected to bat first at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and when experienced duo Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien steered them to 55 without loss in the all-important powerplay, he would have been hoping for far more than the 125 they eventually mustered.

Having shared stands of just eight and 27 in their opening two games, the pair made full use of the fielding restrictions, putting on 62 for the first wicket in 7.2 overs, with Stirling looking particularly fluent on his way to a well-made 38 off 24 balls, including five fours and a six.

But when the former Middlesex man was caught at long-on off the bowling of Bernard Scholtz, attempting to land his 250th six in T20 cricket, it triggered a change in fortune for the men in green as they went on to add only 57 runs in the remaining 11.2 overs.

O’Brien soon followed for 25 as he holed out off the bowling of the impressive Jan Frylinck, who finished with Namibia’s best-ever World Cup figures of three for 21, as Ireland lost two wickets for five runs in the space of just eight balls.

Things could have been even better for the tournament debutants as Ireland skipper Balbirnie enjoyed a charmed existence.

The 30-year-old narrowly avoided being run-out before surviving a huge lbw appeal from Pikky Ya France, which Namibia surprisingly declined to review despite DRS showing it would have been overturned.

No-one outside the top three made it into double figures for Ireland the final four overs began with Balbirnie’s dismissal for 21 and Ireland scored just 24 for the loss of five wickets as Wiese, two for 22, and JJ Smit, one for 27, shone at the death with the ball.

Namibia made a steady start in pursuit of 126 and only a phenomenal one-handed catch from Kevin O’Brien saw the back of in-form opener Craig Williams for 15 off 16 balls off the bowling of Curtis Campher.

No.3 Erasmus survived an lbw shout on just two off Mark Adair which would have sent him packing if Ireland had reviewed but he took full advantage steering his side home.

The 15th over proved crucial as two booming sixes from Wiese changed the course of the game before Erasmus again escaped, Craig Young’s delivery clipping his stumps without dislodging the bails.

Fittingly after Erasmus had brought up his 50, it was Wiese who sealed victory with nine balls remaining, smashing a boundary off Young to spark the celebrations.

Scores in Brief

Namibia beat Ireland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by eight wickets

Ireland 125/8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 38, Kevin O’Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3/21, David Wiese 2/22)

Namibia 126/2 in 18.3 overs (Gerhard Erasmus 54 not out, David Wiese 28 not out; Curtis Campher 2/14)

Player of the Match: David Wiese (Namibia)