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Pakistan’s ex-cricketers turn football experts on World Cup panel. People call it ‘FUFA WC’

Pakistan’s PTV decided to host a football show on the FIFA World Cup final and invited former cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Bazid Khan as experts. It sparked widespread discussion online.

‘Get Abhishek Bachchan out early’—Shoaib Akhtar’s advice to Pakistan before Sunday final

The faux pas happened during the show 'Game On Hai'. Akhtar meant to warn the Pakistan team against letting Abhishek Sharma settle.

Pakistani ex-cricketers slam absence of PCB officials from Champions Trophy stage. ‘Weren’t we hosts?’

ICC chairman Jay Shah handed over the Champions Trophy to Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Wasim Akram says PCB officials were present in stadium but weren’t on stage.

‘Rajiv Shukla is everywhere’: Photo of India-Pakistan cricket greats sparks memes, Jay Shah present too

Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar posted a picture with Indian ex-cricketers & BCCI members ahead of the Champions Trophy match in Dubai.

‘Shoaib Akhtar looks like Shahid Kapoor’s gym trainer’—Pakistani fan on Dubai meetup

Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor seemed to interact in a casual manner at the International League T20 in Dubai, surrounded by enthusiastic fans at the event.

Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar to Rizwan—Pakistani cricketers bring religion on field, not India

The fact was disregarded that Mohammad Rizwan is frequently spotted praying on the cricket field.

Shoaib Akhtar wants Pakistani cricketers to speak English. Ramiz Raja tells him—get a degree

Shoaib Akhtar said that Pakistan team captain Babar Azam failed to become a brand because he cannot speak English.

Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt can wait. For now, it’s Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar uniting fans

Days before India and Pakistan face off in the T20 World Cup cricket match on Sunday, a 2017 ad featuring Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar is creating ripples.

Shoaib Akhtar unveils biopic teaser. Fans want to see fight with Mohammad Asif onscreen

On Sunday, Akhtar also shared a 25-second motion poster on his YouTube channel, which shows the silhouette of a man running on train tracks.

In Shoaib Akhtar-PTV anchor spat, Pakistani fans cheering Rawalpindi Express

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said the incident would be probed by an inquiry committee, which was later formed by PTV.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.