Shoaib Malik included in Pakistan team
The former captain will also join Pakistan cricket team’s training camp today which is currently underway at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Earlier, Shoaib Malik was cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) integrity committee on Friday and was eligible for selection for the national team.
Malik has not played for the national side since the controversy-filled tour of England last summer, and has been involved in a long-drawn out battle with the PCB to be cleared.
The main issue blocking Malik s clearance was certain deposits in his overseas bank account, but the PCB has said in their release announcing Malik s clearance that he was able to provide evidence that the deposits did not emanate from any questionable source or activity.
Enforcement Directorate confiscates Adnan Sami’s properties
Adnan Sami came to Mumbai and shot to fame with songs like ‘Kabhi Toh Nazar Milaao’, ‘Lift Kara De’ and likes. The songs became so famous far and wide that Adnan, in no time, became the blue eyed boy of the music industry. Not the one to ‘throw his weight around’; he shocked everyone with ‘shedding off his weight’, one fine day!
Post that, he has been in the news mostly for his personal reasons than professional. Few days back, Adnan was in the news for his estranged relationship with his ex-wife. His family issues were out in the open. And now just when, things seemed to settle down for the singer, another controversy has struck him.
It is learnt that The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has confiscated Adnan’s eight properties and five parking spaces under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). According to the reports, ED slapped the penalty on Adnan on grounds of illegal possession of the estate and now as per FEMA, Adnan’s same belongings have become government properties. Not just that, the Directorate not only imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on him, (as being a Pakistan national, he was not allowed to acquire properties in India), but also charged him with purchasing properties without the permission of the Reserve Bank of India.
News has it that the singer had purchased eight flats in Andheri for Rs 2.53 crore and had taken loan of Rs 1.5 crore from a bank for the purchase.
Watch this space for further development.
Army chief demanded removal of corrupt ministers
October 2, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
LONDON: Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani has handed a list of corrupt or allegedly incompetent ministers to President Asif Ali Zardari, demanding their removal, a British daily reported on Saturday.
The tension between civilian and military leaders is the latest political fallout from historic floods that have triggered stringent criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis.
Much of the controversy centres on Zardari, who brought scorn on himself by visiting a family chateau in France as the floods gathered pace in August , a move advisers admit was a public relations disaster.
A senior western official confirmed reports that the army chief had asked the president to remove named loyalists from his 60-member cabinet as part of an internal reform process. The official did not give the requested names.
Analysts said the army stance reflected a
Zaheer Abbas praises England
September 21, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
KARACHI: Pakistan great Zaheer Abbas praised England on Tuesday for not abandoning the series with Pakistan despite a tour blighted by mounting allegations of corruption.
“England cricket officials and players should be praised for their positive stance of continuing cricket with Pakistan despite the controversy,” Pakistan’s only player to score century of first-class hundreds told AFP.
Abbas’s words of appreciation came after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt linked England cricketers to match-fixing, causing uproar.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rejected Butt’s remarks as “wholly irresponsible and completely without foundation” but confirmed that England would play their two remaining one-day internationals against Pakistan.
Pakistan on Monday levelled the five-match series at 2-2. The final match is to be played in Southampton
Pakistan to play Somerset today
TAUNTON: The eyes of the cricket world are on Taunton today as the controversy dogged Pakistan team play Somerset in a 50-over friendly.
The Pakistanis were coached into the County Ground shortly before 8.30am amid tight security.
And spectators were queuing outside even earlier for the game, which starts at 10.45am.
Pakistan will be without Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer who are being interviewed by their country”s cricket board.
They were named by the News of the World in an expose of alleged betting scam involving bowling no balls to order in a Test match against England.
Somerset are also resting a number of senior players.
Pak team captain Shahid Afridi who came back said winning this match is vital for Pakistan, as the win will boost the morale of the team for upcoming one-day series and Twenty20 matches.
The Pak players had a prolonged practice session for the match.
Anupam Kher to play Hitler, Neha Dhupia will be Eva Braun
‘Controversy and Anupam Kher go hand in hand’ sounds absolutely vague and ambiguous as compared to the statement ‘Controversy and Hitler go hand in hand’. Well, if you are wondering about the link between the Bollywood actor and the dictator, well, think no further as the fact is that Anupam Kher has been signed up to star in a film called Dear Friend Hitler. The film being directed by the debutante Rakesh Ranjan, will also Neha Dhupia as Eva Braun.
Well, no sooner the film was announced, it started making headlines, for all the wrong reasons. It got bad press from renowned international newspapers like Dawn and The Guardian, stating that the film is aimed at glorifying Hitler. Speaking exclusively to Bollywood Hungama, Anupam Kher said, “According to me, Hitler is a controversial figure and it suits the western media. What I find ironical is the fact that how can someone pass any judgment on the film even without seeing the film or knowing the script. Let me clarify that this film is about the downfall of Hitler and nothing else. They can make anything which they want to make. Somebody has tweeted me saying that two French newspapers have written this as a main story of their editions.”
One just hopes that the controversy gets settled as soon as possible, as we are sure that the audiences all over are dying to see the cut-throat and cut-moustache Hitler, courtesy Anupam Kher!
benitez
June 7, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
LIVERPOOL have entered final negotiations with manager Rafael Benitez over a multi-million pound pay-off that will see the Spaniard leave the club this summer after six years.
The Telegraph can disclose that the club board, led by new chairman Martin Broughton, has concluded that Benitez is no longer the man to deliver progress at Anfield.
Broughton and managing director Christian Purslow are understood to have held a series of meetings with Benitez to discuss his future in the last month and, following consultation with co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, have authorised discussions over the terms of Spaniard’s exit.
Moratti told reporters in Italy: “The next few hours could be decisive. But we must ask (technical director Marco) Branca.”
Should Benitez take charge of the Serie A champions as expected, he will reportedly sign three-year terms worth 5million euros a season (£3.5m).
Benitez appears set to take his Anfield assistant Mauricio Pellegrino, goalkeeping coach Xavi Valero and fitness coach Paco de Miguel with him, with Italian Amedeo Carboni – who played under Benitez as a midfielder at Valencia – also likely to be added to his backroom staff.
Benitez had been linked with a move to Juventus, however the Old Lady moved to appoint former Sampdoria boss Luigi del Neri before he had left Liverpool.
Under normal circumstances Rafa Benitez would only be considered a moderately successful manager with a terrible season a perfectly valid reason to appoint a new manager. However over the last 3 years the highly leveraged American buy-out has removed the cashflow necessary to continually compete at the highest level and maintain a strong squad.
sharad pawar
June 7, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Sharad Pawar denies that he was personally involved in bidding for the Pune IPL team but a document accessed by CNN-IBN may force him to explain his position.
CNN-IBN has accessed a letter written by the Maharastra Cricket Association (MCA) to City Corporation, a company in which Pawar and his family have 16 percent stake, on March 19. The letter indicates MCA was keen on an association with City Corporation for bidding for the Pune IPL franchise
The letter indicates MCA knew City Corporation Ltd was bidding for Pune IPL team. It also indicates MCA received communication from City Corporation on March 19 itself.
Mr. Tripathi’s comments came in the wake of reports that Mr. Pawar and his family own over 51,000 shares (0.05 pc of the company’s total equity) in Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits Ltd (USL), of which Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd (RCSPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Mr. Tripathi also made light of the controversy over the January 31 resolution of City Corporation permitting Managing Director Aniruddha Deshpande to bid for an IPL team on behalf of the company.
“So far as bidding for IPL team is concerned, the March 17 resolution is final and the earlier decision stands cancelled,” he said and asserted that Mr. Pawar and his family had no stakes in the IPL.
Turkish PM telephones PM Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani over telephone on Thursday evening to take him into confidence over the Joint Declaration of Iran, Turkey and Brazil about Iran’s nuclear fuel swab.
The Turkish Prime Minister apprised the Prime Minister that he had earlier on also spoken to US President Obama and Russian Prime Minister Putin on the subject. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani commended his Turkish counterpart’s statesmanship and crucial role in adoption of the joint declaration and arranging for the agreement on Iran’s nuclear fuel exchange.
He expressed the hope the agreement would pave the way for a negotiated resolution of the controversy surrounding Iran’s nuclear program.
Prime Minister Gilani stated that Pakistan had consistently advocated for a peaceful resolution of Iran’s nuclear issue by recognizing Iran’s right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes while adhering to its NPT obligations.
The question of recognition of Kosovo also came under discussion during the telephonic conversation between the two leaders.
The Prime Minister informed the Turkish leader that Pakistan was keenly observing the current situation.
He noted that the UN General Assembly through a resolution had sought the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) and ICJ’s opinion was due in July or August, this year.
Pakistan hence would keep this issue under review and wait for ICJ’s opinion before taking any decision, he added.
Both the Prime Ministers expressed satisfaction over the exemplary relationship and the ongoing multifaceted bilateral cooperation between both countries.
Kites hot scene Hrithik Roshan kissing topless Barbara Mori
Kite movie during filming kissing scenes between Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori barely around the controversy, ended when the next controversy has been generated.
Hrithik Roshan are close to Mori and Barbara a May start the flight. As the release date nears the top, there are more skeletons falling from cupboards.
Recent discussions have heated discussions that sweep away the international version of the Indian bold images that were shown to be in Arenas.
Barbara Mori said recently as if it was high time that Indian films allowed kissing scenes in his movies. Now, with that point of view, many agreed that the work was changed in time.
Now, with international release version of the promos, it’s Hrithik Roshan an intimate pose with Barbara who is topless.
