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Quaid-e-Azam Day in Pakistan

December 25th, 2020, posted in DAtEs iN a YeAR, PAKiSTAN
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When is the Quaid-e-Azam Day ?

This holiday is celebrated annually on December 25th.
It commemorates the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who was a notable politician, founder of Pakistan and Pakistan’s first Governor-General.
The day may be known as ‘Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam‘, Quaid-e-Azam meaning Great Leader.

 

How is Quaid-e-Azam Day celebrated?

On this day, wreaths are laid at his mausoleum in Karachi to commemorate his role in the founding of Pakistan. Special programmes about Jinnah will be broadcast on TV and radio stations.

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PSL 3 Schedule 2018 Time Table

February 22nd, 2018, posted in DAtEs iN a YeAR, PAKiSTAN
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PSL Schedule 2018 Time Table

 

Date Matches Time (PST) Venue
Thursday, February 22 Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans 10:00 pm Dubai
Friday, February 23 Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators 4:30 pm Dubai
Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 24 Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi 4:30 pm Dubai
Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 25 Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United 4:30 pm Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi 9:00 pm
Monday, February 26 Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Dubai
Wednesday, February 28 Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm Sharjah
Thursday, March 1 Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi 9:00 pm Sharjah
Friday, March 2 Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Sharjah
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 3 Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators 4:30 pm Sharjah
Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 4 Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings 9:00 pm Sharjah
Tuesday March 6 Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans 9:00 pm Dubai
Wednesday, March 7 Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm Dubai
Thursday, March 8 Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm
Friday, March 9 Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 10 Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 11 Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Dubai
Tuesday March 13 Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm Sharjah
Wednesday, March 14 Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Sharjah
Thursday, March 15 Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Sharjah
Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Friday, March 16 Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Sharjah
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings 9:00 pm
Play-Offs
Sunday, March 18 Qualifier – Team 1 vs Team 2 9:00 pm Dubai
Tuesday March 20 Eliminator 1 – Team 3 vs Team 4 7:00 pm Lahore
Wednesday, March 21 Eliminator 2 – Eliminator 1 Winner vs Qualifier Loser 7:00 pm Lahore
Sunday, March 25 PSL Final 7:00 pm Karachi




UAE Match Timings

Opening Ceremony : 7:00 pm UAE time / 8:00 pm Pakistan time
Opening Match : 9:00 pm UAE time / 10:00 pm Pakistan time
Day Matches in UAE : 3:30 pm UAE time / 4:30 pm Pakistan time
Night Matches in UAE : 8:00 pm UAE time / 9:00 pm Pakistan time

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11th September Death Anniversary of Great Jinnah

September 11th, 2017, posted in ChARACtERs, DAtEs iN a YeAR, Ink On PAPER, PAKiSTAN, Photography, POEPLes, Scarface'S DIARY
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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah passed away on September 11, 1948 after falling prey to tuberculosis. The steadfast, principled founding father of Pakistan breathed his last just 13 months after he had done the Muslims of sub-continent a great favour by acquiring a separate homeland for them.

Jinnah

Jinnah was a brilliant lawyer and subsequently, a shrewd politician. Jinnah was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1930. Quaid-e-Azam had hidden this information from everyone, excluding his sister Fatima Ali Jinnah and a few of his close friends and relatives. Tuberculosis what was eventually took his life and during his last days, worsened his deteriorating condition.

Jinnah

On 6 July, 1948 Quaid-e-Azam went to Quetta as advised by his personal physician Colonel Dr Ilahi Bukhsh, for a change in environment. Quaid-e-Azam took rest in the residency area of Quetta, which is known as Quaid-e-Azam Residency today.

Jinnah’s health further took a turn for the worse and in order to place him under better healthcare, he was called back to Karachi by his physicians. He contracted pneumonia on September 9, 1948.

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Quaid-e-Azam was brought to Karachi from Quetta by a c-130 plane on 11 September and was transported in an ambulance to the Governor House in Karachi. Unfortunately, his ambulance broke down and another ambulance was arranged for Pakistan’s ailing first Governor-General.  For half an hour, Jinnah and his sister waited for another ambulance. The intense heat had taken its toll on the sick Jinnah and by the time the caravan reached Governor House, the Quaid’s health condition was grave.

At 10:20 pm, Quaid-e-Azam was pronounced dead. When Lord Mounbatten, the last Viceroy of India, came to know about Jinnah’s demise, this is what he said:-

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah passed away on September 11, 1948 after falling prey to tuberculosis. The steadfast, principled founding father of Pakistan breathed his last just 13 months after he had done the Muslims of sub-continent a great favour by acquiring a separate homeland for them.

Jinnah

Jinnah was a brilliant lawyer and subsequently, a shrewd politician. Jinnah was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1930. Quaid-e-Azam had hidden this information from everyone, excluding his sister Fatima Ali Jinnah and a few of his close friends and relatives. Tuberculosis what was eventually took his life and during his last days, worsened his deteriorating condition.

Jinnah

On 6 July, 1948 Quaid-e-Azam went to Quetta as advised by his personal physician Colonel Dr Ilahi Bukhsh, for a change in environment. Quaid-e-Azam took rest in the residency area of Quetta, which is known as Quaid-e-Azam Residency today.

Jinnah’s health further took a turn for the worse and in order to place him under better healthcare, he was called back to Karachi by his physicians. He contracted pneumonia on September 9, 1948.

Jinnah

Quaid-e-Azam was brought to Karachi from Quetta by a c-130 plane on 11 September and was transported in an ambulance to the Governor House in Karachi. Unfortunately, his ambulance broke down and another ambulance was arranged for Pakistan’s ailing first Governor-General.  For half an hour, Jinnah and his sister waited for another ambulance. The intense heat had taken its toll on the sick Jinnah and by the time the caravan reached Governor House, the Quaid’s health condition was grave.

At 10:20 pm, Quaid-e-Azam was pronounced dead. When Lord Mounbatten, the last Viceroy of India, came to know about Jinnah’s demise, this is what he said:-

“Had I known that Jinnah would pass away so early, I would have delayed Pakistan’s formation. Without Jinnah, Pakistan would have never been created.”

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Quaid’s most bitter enemy and India’s first Prime Minister Jawarlal Nehru said:-

“For a very long time, I despised Jinnah. Though now that he remains no more, I am quite sad that he worked so hard and achieved it, but at such a large cost.”

Even after 67 years of the great man’s passing, thousands flock to his mausoleum on 11th September. This itself is evident of the fact that Pakistanis still love the man to this day and adhere strict reverence to his stance. No doubt, the man left a legacy unmatched.

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11th September Death Anniversary of Great Jinnah

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Loadshedding and Me

January 9th, 2017, posted in Ink On PAPER, PAKiSTAN, Scarface'S DIARY
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We are old pals, loadshedding and me. I don’t recall a time, at all, when I did not experience the absence of electricity. It was always there, coming and going, like it owned the country. And it continues to do so after so many years; no wonder my nephew was confused when he asked his American school friend a week after arriving in US “When does the electricity goes out?” and his reply, with equally confusing facial expressions, was “Never”.

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Just take yesterday’s example when I was out playing Cricket after quite a long time. The heat was so intense that I needed water break after every couple of overs. We had placed a pedestal fan in the dressing room but behold, it worked for just an hour because of loadshedding. We also brought a watercooler with plain drinking water, hoping to buy ice from nearby shops, but they were out of ice due to loadshedding. Thanks to them, I had blacked out in the 17th over and was lying spread-eagled in the dressing room (which was nothing more than a tented cubicle with broken benches and hard-edged stones to sit on).

Before that the loadshedding had me running like a mad dog, ready to bite anyone just for the heck of it. I was contemplating spending 80,000 rupees to build a gaming computer to replace my 5 year old computer. I had great plans in mind but so apparently did KESC (Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation). While working on an important assignment, the electricity went out and returned 4 times in 10 minutes, each time with violent fluctuations. Thus departed my trusted friend, my companion, my source of Counter Strike, countless movies and hundreds of assignments as its motherboard decided never to wake up again.

Next thing I did, I bought myself a damned laptop.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg. I am but a small player in the vast sea of people who think themselves as old friends of loadshedding as well. Guess what, each tells the exact same story thinking it’s his own. Some even believe loadshedding is the savior of humanity. They say so because as toddlers they had the habit of plunging their tiny fingers in the electricity sockets, only to realize there is no electricity due to loadshedding. They owe their lives to it.

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Some believe that electricity is the root of all evil. It helps run television, the source of all evil, fans and light, source of all evil, computers, another source of all evil, cell phones, mother of all evil … they advocate permanent loadshedding to curb the source of all evil and do away with worldly stuff.

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Lying spread-eagled in that tented dressing room as a result of dehydration and nothing cool to experience, I just wanted to strangle one of these advocates.

Some time ago I was sitting with 4 of my friends and we were planning to spend some quality time. After the initial brain-storming session, we decided that we’ll gather at someone’s house and watch movie like old times. That was easy part, what followed next was something else entirely.

Friend A: My place is fine but not in the evening. Loadshedding from 4 to 7

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Friend A: I had. It leaked oil and now gone to repair shop

Me: We can watch at my place, loadshedding time is 1 to 4

Friend C: Nah, your place is too far and I have got to hit the gym by 6

Friend D: Your gym stinks, it doesn’t even have ACs

Friend C: None lasts more than 3 months, thanks to loadshedding

Friend B: What about you?

Friend C: Same, loadshedding from 4 to 7

Friend D: Mine’s from 3 to 5

Me: What about after 7?

Friends: Nah, work/assignment/have to pick mom/quiz preparation

Me: And before that?

Friends: Class/Class/Class/Class

And we were planning all that while fanning ourselves with books since it was loadshedding time. The gathering finally managed to take place and we played Cricket instead.

It gets funnier when you compare the level of inequality of loadshedding between urban and rural areas of the country. A few years back my university friends said they wished to see my village. I told them, quite clearly, that it was winter season and it would be a lot colder than you would expect. It is not possible spend the night without turning on the heater.

So what is the problem? You have heater, right?” asked one of them. I said to him “Yes, we do have heaters and even a hearth which we rarely use now”. He seemed excited, the poor fellow had never experienced cold lower than 3 degrees centigrade.

My friends did visit my village, myself giving them a guiding tour from the city, and stayed for a few days. Only then did I revealed my true friendship with loadshedding and casually told them “We get 17 hours of loadshedding daily, no big deal”. The horrors on their faces and nights spent with chattering teeth are priceless memories, all thanks to my old friend called ‘loadshedding’.

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Baar Baar Dekho Hazaar Baar Dekho

November 23rd, 2016, posted in Art, GiRLs, PAKiSTAN, POEPLes
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Karachi-based artist, Summaiya Jillani poses with her artwork titled,
Baar baar dekho, hazaar baar dekho’.

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