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Business Recorder
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Recorder
National Women's T20: Invincibles bag thrilling Super Over win over Challengers
Muneeba Ali's Invincibles overcame Challengers in a thrilling Super Over tussle, defending the 13-run target to register their first win in the National Women's T20 tournament 2024-25 at the National Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. In the last over of the chase, scores were tied with Invincibles' Iram Javed hitting a six and a four against Sadaf Shamas on the last two balls of the 20th over to take their score to 145-5. In the Super Over, Ayesha Zafar hit a six in her three-ball eight, while Iram chipped in with four runs off three balls. In turn, Challengers could only manage 10 runs, losing Sadaf and Aliya Riaz, who hit a boundary each, to Neha Sharmeen. Earlier, Challengers were helped to 145-9 in the allotted 20 overs as Natalia Parvaiz top-scored with a 22-ball 31, hitting two fours and two sixes, after walking in to bat at 69-4. No.4 batter Aliya Riaz chipped in with a run-a-ball 24 with the help of four fours, while Yusra Amir hit two boundaries to add 23 runs off 22 balls to the Challengers' total. Skipper Rameen Shamim also hit two fours in her 10-ball 16. National Women's T20 tournament begins tomorrow in Karachi For Invincibles, Tania Saeed, Saima Malik and Omaima Sohail dismissed two batters each. In pursuit of the target, player of the match Ayesha (54, 37b, 8x4s, 1x6) and Muneeba (41, 37b, 4x4s) put on a solid 92-run opening stand before Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz dismissed both batters. Challengers bowlers applied the squeeze by snapping wickets of Omaima Sohail (11, 17b, 1x4) and Saiqa Riaz (1) as both were caught and bowled by Tasmia Rubab and Rameen, respectively. Iram (30 not out, 20b, 2x4s, 2x6s) was helped to strike on the fourth ball of the last over with Areesha Ansari taking a single before she tied the scores with two big hits. In the other match of the fourth round, Fatima Sana-led Conquerors rolled over Strikers by a thumping 10-wicket margin as they chased the 68-run target in 9.4 overs with player of the match Saira Jabeen scoring 42 not out off 32 balls, hitting five fours and one six. Hafsa Khalid chipped in with an unbeaten 23 off 24 balls, inclusive of four boundaries. Conquerors are now the only unbeaten team in the five-team tournament with three wins out of three games. Earlier, Strikers slipped to 19-6 before stand-in skipper Umm-e-Hani (23, 39b) and Diana Baig (20, 22b, 3x4s) stitched a 35-run stand. Strikers registered the lowest score in the tournament as they were bowled out in 19 overs with Humna Bilal and Syeda Aroob Shah taking two wickets each.
India Today
29-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
'Terrorists should be punished, not us': Tears at Pak border as families separate
Emotions ran high at the Wagah-Attari border in Punjab as the deadline for Pakistani citizens to leave India came to an end on April 27. Among those caught in the crossfire were a Pakistani woman who had to leave behind her husband and eight-year-old son and another who was pregnant and got married just six months per the latest data, 682 Pakistanis were sent back from the Attari border after their visas were revoked by India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 tourists dead. The Home Ministry has directed all states to ensure the return of all Pakistani nationals. advertisementAt the Attari border, heartbreaking scenes played out as several Pakistani nationals shared their concerns with India Today and appealed to the government to reconsider their decision.'HOW WILL A CHILD STAY WITHOUT HIS MOTHER' Among them was Iram, a resident of Karachi who had been married for 10 years and was staying in Delhi with her Indian husband. The couple have an eight-year-old son. All hell broke loose when one day police showed up at their doorstep and asked her to leave."Families are devastated. This is against basic human rights. We are being forcefully evicted from India. I can't imagine how I would live in Pakistan without my husband and my son," Iram told India lamented that her Long Term Visa (LTV) application got cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic and her passport application got rejected twice. "Getting Indian citizenship is not easy... The government must rethink its decision," she condemning the Pahalgam attack, Iram said the attackers should be punished, and not ordinary people. "I feel very sorry for those killed in Pahalgam, but many families are being finished like this too. Women and children are the most affected. The attackers should be punished, not us," she husband, Shahbaz, appealed to the government to understand their "pain". "How will a child stay without his mother? Should I go to work or take care of the child? What has the child done that he has to be separated from his mother," he said.'INDIA NOT SENDING A CORRECT MESSAGE'Another woman, Samreen, broke down as she recounted her ordeal, saying she got married in October last year and was pregnant. Samreen, who is from Karachi, said the move by India to send all Pakistani nationals back was not a correct message."It is very difficult for me to be separated from my husband. This shouldn't have happened. If the government thinks that Pakistan is behind it, then they should not allow anyone from Pakistan in Kashmir. Other states should have been spared," Samreen husband, Rizwan, an Indian, blamed the terrorists for their separation. "I want strict punishment for the terrorists as soon as possible. They should not be hanged but shot dead. They don't have any religion," Rizwan said.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Facing expulsion, divorced Pak woman in Bareilly urges PM to allow her to stay or take daughter along
Meerut: Facing imminent expulsion from the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack , a Pakistani woman pleaded with Indian authorities to allow her to stay with her young children after her marriage ended in violence and divorce, leaving her vulnerable in Bareilly . Iram Hasan , 38, who holds a Pakistani passport, sought intervention after authorities ordered her to leave India by May 1, following recent govt directives. Iram, a resident of Lahore, married Mohd Athar, a Bareilly local, in Pakistan in Oct 2008 and moved to India after six months. Nine people from India attended their wedding. Over the past decade, she made several visits to India to be with her two children: a son, Shahnoor, now 17, and a daughter, Ayesha, 7. Shahnoor studies at Central School in Bareilly. Breaking down as she spoke to TOI, Iram said, "It's difficult to leave my daughter behind. She is too young." She added, "My son can remain here for his education. My husband left me and my aunt is old. Who will take care of them in India? I appeal to PM Narendra Modi, requesting permission to take my daughter with me as I depart India." On June 11, 2024, Iram faced physical abuse from her husband, who then gave her triple talaq and forced her out of their home. Since then, she has stayed at her aunt's house in Bareilly, fearing for her safety due to threats from her inebriated husband, who allegedly intimidated her and the children with a knife. A court case over the triple talaq was filed. Her situation worsened after the Union home ministry recently issued directives to enforce stricter rules on long-staying foreign nationals, especially those whose visas had expired or whose legal cases were resolved. In line with the new policy, authorities across Uttar Pradesh initiated expulsion proceedings against such individuals. Vijay Rana, circle officer, LIU, told TOI, "The woman filed a case against her husband and was asked to stay till the case is pending. However, in the wake of recent govt orders, she withdrew from the cases and shall leave the country in a day or two. We are following the procedure." Meerut: Facing imminent expulsion from the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, a Pakistani woman pleaded with Indian authorities to allow her to stay with her young children after her marriage ended in violence and divorce, leaving her vulnerable in Bareilly. Iram Hasan, 38, who holds a Pakistani passport, sought intervention after authorities ordered her to leave India by May 1, following recent govt directives. Iram, a resident of Lahore, married Mohd Athar, a Bareilly local, in Pakistan in Oct 2008 and moved to India after six months. Nine people from India attended their wedding. Over the past decade, she made several visits to India to be with her two children: a son, Shahnoor, now 17, and a daughter, Ayesha, 7. Shahnoor studies at Central School in Bareilly. Breaking down as she spoke to TOI, Iram said, "It's difficult to leave my daughter behind. She is too young." She added, "My son can remain here for his education. My husband left me and my aunt is old. Who will take care of them in India? I appeal to PM Narendra Modi, requesting permission to take my daughter with me as I depart India." On June 11, 2024, Iram faced physical abuse from her husband, who then gave her triple talaq and forced her out of their home. Since then, she has stayed at her aunt's house in Bareilly, fearing for her safety due to threats from her inebriated husband, who allegedly intimidated her and the children with a knife. A court case over the triple talaq was filed. Her situation worsened after the Union home ministry recently issued directives to enforce stricter rules on long-staying foreign nationals, especially those whose visas had expired or whose legal cases were resolved. In line with the new policy, authorities across Uttar Pradesh initiated expulsion proceedings against such individuals. Vijay Rana, circle officer, LIU, told TOI, "The woman filed a case against her husband and was asked to stay till the case is pending. However, in the wake of recent govt orders, she withdrew from the cases and shall leave the country in a day or two. We are following the procedure."
