WATCH: A Gold and a Comeback For Arshad Nadeem and Pakistan at Commonwealth Games (Video)

Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem brought his country the first athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games since 1966, and a first javelin gold for the country since 1954. Nadeem finished fifth at the World Championships last month after becoming the first Pakistani to qualify for the finals. He made a comeback from injury after the 2020Continue reading “WATCH: A Gold and a Comeback For Arshad Nadeem and Pakistan at Commonwealth Games (Video)”

A Conversation With Saeed Meer, Former Pakistani Tennis Player (Video)

Bumped this evening into Saeed Meer, the former Pakistani tennis player who had a successful Davis Cup career, with a 26–14 win–loss record: Will share more conversations with Meer (75) Sahib whom I met the Pakistani tennis great at a food outlet in DHA, Karachi. Until then Pakistan Zindabad -Irshad Salim

Climate Report Finds Antarctica Could Support Multiple Golf Courses By 2050

A Satirical Post in The Onion: In the group’s latest effort to assess the impacts of the planet’s rising temperature, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report Thursday that concluded Antarctica could support multiple golf courses as soon as 2050. “We have every reason to believe the emergence of vast green expanses andContinue reading “Climate Report Finds Antarctica Could Support Multiple Golf Courses By 2050”

Amid Diplomatic Snub From Some Countries 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Canada joins a growing list of countries planning a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision, shortly after Britain’s Boris Johnson said UK officials would also be boycotting the Games. Australia has said it will join the US in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics inContinue reading “Amid Diplomatic Snub From Some Countries 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing”

Conversation in a WhatsApp Forum: Bangladesh, Pakistan First T20

Conversation today –as they were –in a WhatsApp forum comprising some Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and expats from both the countries…as Bangladesh and Pakistan cricket teams competed during the first of the three T20 matches in Dhaka: -None of the Australian channels are telecasting the matches. Fox Sports might. But don’t subscribe it.-I don’t think it willContinue reading “Conversation in a WhatsApp Forum: Bangladesh, Pakistan First T20”