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  • Literati pay tribute to Hassan Mujtaba

    HYDERABAD: Writers, columnists, intellectuals and poets said on Wednesday Hassan Mujtaba was a journalist-cum-poet who revolted against the ethnic divide in Hyderabad and the rest of Sindh, dictatorship, missing persons and discovery of mutilated bodies...

    They were speaking at a literary sitting about Mujtaba’s first published poetry book Koyal shehr ki katha at the Khanabadosh Writers Cafe...

  • Mujtaba ousts top seed Faraz to qualify for main round

    KARACHI: Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari pulled off the biggest upset when he removed top seed Faraz Mohammad straight to earn a place in the main round of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PN Roshan Jahan gir Squash Complex on Sunday...

    Mujtaba, who hails from Punjab, took just 23 minutes to return 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 victorious...

  • Cricket Classics: When Mujtaba stunned Australia

    Asif Mujtaba scored a whopping 17932 runs in 291 First-class games at an average of 49...

    Mujtaba's performances in national colours were not as significant as his domestic record but experts and teammates agreed the left-handed middle-order batsman achieved far less than his potential...

  • Hasan Mujtaba’s poetry collection launched

    KARACHI: Lamenting that the homes of certain literary giants have been disposed of, writer Imdad Hussaini stressed on Friday evening the need to preserve such places for posterity...

    The noted Sindhi writer and poet was speaking at the launch of Koel Shehr ki Katha, a collection of poetry by Hasan Mujtaba, a poet and journalist now living in New York, held at T2F...

  • Ahmed Mujtaba gets submitted, loses for a second time in three fights

    Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmed Mujtaba, aka 'The Wolverine' lost to China's Jia Wen Ma on the main card of ONE Championship: Visions of Victory in Malaysia on Friday...

    In the second round, the Chinese fighter had Mujtaba locked in a rear-naked choke — a position Mujtaba could not get himself free from, eventually submitting...

  • Pakistan's Ahmed Mujtaba knocks out Indian fighter in 56 seconds in MMA bout

    Pakistan's Ahmed Mujtaba aka Wolverine defeated India's Rahul Raju aka The Kerala Krusher in only 56 seconds in the first round of the mixed martial arts (MMA) competition ONE Championship at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday...

    According to a report on the championship's website, Mujtaba landed the first blow shortly after the athletes touched gloves as he delivered a well-aimed kick on Raju's lead leg...

  • Hodge’s belligerence sinks Karachi Kings

    DUBAI: Brad Hodge scored a blazing 45-ball 85 as Peshawar Zalmi overcame a top-order wobble to record a five-wicket victory over Karachi Kings in the penultimate league-round fixture of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...

    Under overcast conditions, Hodge launched a calculated counter-attack on Kings’ bowlers to help his side chase down 153 with nine balls to spare...

  • Afridi moves to Karachi Kings ahead of PSL drafts

    In a major trade before the formal drafts of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) third edition, Shahid Afridi's move from Peshawar Zalmi to Karachi Kings as a player was finalised on Tuesday...

    Afridi, who helped his team to victory in PSL's second edition, will now play for Karachi Kings...

  • Afridi completes move to Karachi Kings

    LAHORE: Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi completed his move to Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings from champions Peshawar Zalmi on Tuesday, Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed...

    “The biggest trade of the HBL PSL was finalised today confirming Boom Boom Shahid Afridi’s move from Peshawar Zalmi to Karachi Kings,” said a PCB press release...

  • Imad Wasim appointed captain of Karachi Kings

    The Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings on Tuesday announced to appoint left-arm spinner Imad Wasim as captain of the team for the third edition of the league which will be played next year, DawnNews reported...

    While talking to DawnNews following the announcement, Wasim said he will try to follow in the footsteps of Shahid Afridi, the president of Karachi Kings, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain of Pakistan's national...

  • PSL 2018: Gayle, Pollard, Sanga, Malik released by Karachi Kings as deadline ends

    Karachi Kings have released West Indies powerhouse Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard as well as Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, who captained the side last year and surprised everyone with his performance in the recently held Natwest T20 Blast despite having retired from international cricket...

    Shahid Afridi, who officially joined the Kings last week, is expected to captain the side in the third edition of PSL...

  • Shahid Afridi joins Karachi Kings as president

    Former Pakistan captain and star all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Friday announced his decision to join the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings as its president, DawnNews reported...

    The development was also shared by Karachi Kings on social media...

  • Karachi Kings off to royal start

    DUBAI: A hat-trick by paceman Mohammad Amir followed by impressive half-centuries from Lendl Simm­ons and Shakib Al Hasan helped Karachi Kings outplay Lahore Qalan­dars by seven wickets in the PSL match here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday...

    A 109-run third-wicket stand between Simmons and Shakib made the modest 126-run chase easy after Karachi made a disastrous start, losing two early wickets for just four runs...

  • Shehzad finds form as Quetta Gladiators take down Karachi Kings

    Embattled Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad finally found some form, smacking 71 off 46 balls to help Quetta Gladiators defeat Karachi Kings by eight wicket in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Saturday...

    Earlier, Quetta's decision to bowl first paid immediate dividends as Karachi's openers Nauman Anwar and Lendl Simmons were dismissed inside the powerplay...

  • Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets

    SHARJAH: Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in the 16th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday...

    2 overs as Sharjeel Khan (one), Andre Russell (14) and Brad Haddin (four) were sent back to the pavilion by Kings' pace spearheads Mohammad Amir and Sohail Khan...

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