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  • UK PM Rishi Sunak fined by police for not wearing seat belt

    UK PM Rishi Sunak fined by police for not wearing seat belt

    British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat belt while he filmed a social media clip in the back seat of a moving car, a potentially embarrassing blow as he tries to revive his party’s fortunes.

    Sunak, who apologised on Thursday for a “brief error of judgement”, had uploaded the video to Instagram during a trip to north west England. It was widely shared by other users who noticed that he had not buckled up.

    Local police had said later that day they would investigate, and confirmed late on Friday that an offence had taken place.

    It is the second penalty Sunak has received from police after last year they found he broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, along with then-prime minister Boris Johnson.

    Sunak becomes the second prime minister after Johnson to have broken the law in such a manner.

    The fine represents an additional distraction for Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails far behind the opposition Labour Party in the opinion polls, ahead of an election due by January 2025 at the latest.

    “The prime minister fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologised. He will of course comply with the fixed penalty,” a spokesman from Sunak’s Downing Street office said in a statement.

    Police in the northern English county of Lancashire said in a statement that a 42-year-old man from London had been served a penalty notice.

    Sunak’s video comprised an update on the government’s “levelling up” plans to reduce regional disparities.

    In Britain a person can be fined up to 500 pounds ($620) if they fail to wear a seatbelt, unless there is an exemption, such as for emergency services, in taxi or when a driver is reversing.

    “Thank you Lancashire Police for all you do in road safety campaigning all year round. Also, reminding us no one is above the law,” Cat Smith, a Labour lawmaker, said on Twitter.

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  • British MP Naz Shah named among 500 most influential Muslims

    British MP Naz Shah named among 500 most influential Muslims

    British MP Naz Shah has become the newest entry to an international list of 500 most influential Muslims around the world.

    The 500 Most Influential Muslims is an annual publication first published in 2009, which ranks the most influential Muslims in the world.

     

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    Naz Shah MP becomes the newest UK entry in the field of politics for the 2023 edition, joining only the London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first-ever Muslim woman to attend cabinet.

    Speaking on being included in the Muslim500, Naz Shah MP for Bradford West said,

    “It is a huge honour to be recognised in this list alongside so many influential Muslims around the globe.

    “As a daughter of Bradford and as someone that champions Bradford, locally, nationally and internationally, to raise the profile of the city, I hope all my constituents in Bradford West can share in this success.”

    “For me, it’s always about putting Bradford on the map, to ensure we can pave the way for a greater future for the city and our future generations.”

    “Growing up with the struggles that I and my family have faced to today being recognised internationally is a testimony to opportunities people can achieve in Britain.”

    “Finally, I am a loud, proud Muslim and hope I can continue to play my role in promoting the very best of British Muslims.

  • PCB shares update on Shaheen Afridi ahead of T20 World Cup

    PCB shares update on Shaheen Afridi ahead of T20 World Cup

    Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi will join the national squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 in Brisbane as per schedule on Saturday, October 15, PCB announced in a statement on Tuesday.

    Consequently, Shaheen is now available for selection for the 17 and 19 October warm-up matches against England and Afghanistan, respectively during which his match fitness will be assessed by the team management.

    Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I am super excited at the prospects of rejoining the national side for the T20 World Cup and playing my part in our Australia campaign. It has been a difficult period for me to be miles away from the game and the team I love the most, and not be part of some grueling and exciting matches.

    “I have been bowling six to eight overs trouble-free for the past 10 days with full run-up and pace. While I have enjoyed bowling and batting in the nets, nothing can replace the feel of the match environment and I can’t wait to be in that setting.

    “It has been a rigorous and challenging rehabilitation programme, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it. To be honest, I am feeling fitter than ever before and can’t wait to wear the playing kit and fire a few thunderbolts.

    “I want to thank the PCB Medical Advisory Committee as well as the Crystal Palace F.C. for allowing me to use their outstanding facilities and looking after me so well during the rehabilitation programme.”

     

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    Meanwhile, opener Fakhar Zaman, who is one of the three traveling reserves for the T20 World Cup, will also travel to Brisbane with Shaheen and National High Performance Centre coach Umar Rashid. Fakhar will complete his rehabilitation under the supervision of PCB’s Chief Medical Officer and team doctor Dr Najeebullah Soomro, following which decision on his participation, if required, will be made.

  • Marriyum Aurangzeb surrounded by overseas Pakistanis in London

    Marriyum Aurangzeb surrounded by overseas Pakistanis in London

    LONDON: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb was surrounded by overseas Pakistanis in central London when she reached a coffee shop, ARY News reported.

    A video surfaced on social media that showed a group of overseas Pakistanis surrounding Marriyum Aurangzeb in central London.

    The overseas nationals criticised the information minister for paying foreign visits amid flood devastation across Pakistan.

    It showed that Aurangzeb did not react to the overseas nationals’ protest and kept making herself busy on her mobile phone.

    Earlier in July, a group of citizens chanted slogans at Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal at a renowned food outlet in Behra tehsil of Punjab’s Sargodha district.

    It showed a group of citizens – including women and children – started chanting slogans of ‘chor chor [thief]’ upon seeing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader at the food outlet.

    A few days later, the family had come to meet Ahsan Iqbal and apologised for their actions.

  • Ben Stokes quits one-day internationals

    Ben Stokes quits one-day internationals

    England all-rounder Ben Stokes will quit one-day internationals following Tuesday’s match against South Africa, the country’s cricket board said in a statement.

    “I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format,” Stokes said in the statement.

     

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    “I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format. This has been an incredibly tough decision to make. I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England. We have had an incredible journey on the way. As hard as a decision as this was to come to, it’s not as hard dealing with the fact I can’t give my teammates 100% of myself in this format anymore. The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it,” Ben Stokes wrote on Instagram.

    The star all-rounder said that he  will give everything he has to Test cricket, and now, with this decision, “I feel I can also give my total commitment to the T20 format”.

    Stokes said he loved all 104 games he has played so far.

    “I’ve got one more, and it feels amazing to be playing my last game at my home ground in Durham,” said the man whose performance was the most crucial in Englnand’s ODI World Cup victory.

  • Pakistan’s indigenous Truck Art put on display in Berlin

    Pakistan’s indigenous Truck Art put on display in Berlin

    BERLIN: Pakistan’s indigenous Truck Art was put on display at Pakistan House in Berlin, Germany

    The exhibition was organized by Ambassador of Pakistan Dr. Mohammad Faisal at Pakistan House in collaboration with Founder Phool Patti Team led by Ali Salman Anchan

    Ambassador of Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Faisal on the occasion said that by introducing Pakistani truck art in a modern style, the world would get to know the true colors of Pakistan better. Celebrations have begun to mark the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence, and Dr. Mohammad Faisal special efforts are promoted to Pakistan’s culture and heritage

    where they invited Ambassadors from different countries and military attaché, also #German journalists and other dignitaries from different walks of life

    This is one of the biggest truck art exhibitions in Berlin or you can say than in Europe where Phool Patti team painted more than 150 artworks like different sizes of the canvas (small and big), panels shoes, boxes, trays, home decoration items, round trays, Photo frame, chanak , lantern kitchen items, bicycles, middle size truck, etc. we tried our best to paint and design maximum and everything painted in Berlin for exhibition.

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    The exhibition was highly appreciated by everyone all dignitaries enjoyed and liked the Phool Patti team’s painting and designs are surprised to see Pakistan truck art, everyone praised this beautiful effort by the Pakistan embassy in berlin and the Phool Patti team

    On this occasion, certificates of appreciation were also presented to the Phool Patti team

    Ali Salman Anchan, the founder of Phool Patti, and his team members doing an exciting project promoting Pakistan’s indigenous Truck Art in Germany and Europe nowadays. Anchan and his team already painted and designed 7 years back Pakistan embassy’s berlin front wall and did paint the world-famous eastside gallery (Berlin Wall), Phool Patti endeavors to promote the soft image of Pakistan around the globe they known for public diplomacy

  • PTI protests outside Avenfiled flats in London

    PTI protests outside Avenfiled flats in London

    LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers on Sunday staged a protest demonstration outside Avenfield flats in London, the residence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. 

    The outraged PTI workers chanted slogans while holding flags of Pakistan against the ouster of Imran Khan’s government. Meanwhile, supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have also reached the Avenfield flats to show solidarity with the party supremo.

    The confrontation between the two groups turned into an arena of slurs and slogans raised against each party’s leadership.

    Fearing the clash between the supporters of both the parties, police continents have reached the Avenfield apartments to control the situation.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Imran Khan was ousted as prime minister (PM) as the no-confidence motion moved by opposition parties against him succeeded on Sunday night.

    Read more: PM Imran Khan ousted as opposition’s no-confidence motion succeeds

    As many as 174 votes were cast in the favour of a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that a no-confidence motion against an elected prime minister has succeeded.

    The joint opposition needs the support of at least 172 lawmakers from a total of 342 to oust the premier through the no-trust move.

  • FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian teams from international football

    FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian teams from international football

    FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia’s national teams and clubs from international football until further notice due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

    The move makes it likely that Russia will be excluded from this year’s World Cup and the women’s Euro 2020 tournament.

    “FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice,” UEFA said in a statement.

    “These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters,” they added.

    Russia were scheduled to host Poland in a World Cup qualifying playoff on March 24 and if they remain suspended at that time, they would be out of the World Cup and unable to progress to the finals in Qatar in November.

    The Polish FA had said that they will refuse to play against the Russian team and the Czech Republic and Sweden, who are in the same playoff ‘path’, had also ruled out facing Russia.

    The only way Russia could still feature in the playoffs would be a sudden improvement in the situation in Ukraine leading to a lifting of the suspension.

    “Both Presidents (of the soccer bodies) hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people,” UEFA said.

    The organisation said a further decision would be made at a later date about the impact on the women’s Euro 2022 tournament in England in July which Russia have qualified for.

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauded the stance taken by FIFA and UEFA.

    “This is a powerful message from the international sporting community that we will not tolerate (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s abhorrent assaults on freedom and liberty. Well done FIFA and UEFA,” he said.

    The decision means that Spartak Moscow will not play their Europa League match against club RB Leipzig and so the German club will advance to the quarter-finals.

    In a statement The Russian Football Federation said it “categorically disagreed” with the decision of FIFA and UEFA and that it was contrary to the ‘spirit of sports’.

    “It has an obvious discriminatory character and harms a huge number of athletes, coaches, employees of clubs and national teams, and most importantly, millions of Russian and foreign fans, whose interests international sports organisations must protect in the first place,” it said.

    It said it reserved the right to challenge the decision in accordance with international sports law.

    Earlier on Monday, the International Olympic Committee’s executive board recommended sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events.

    FIFA had been criticised on Sunday after a statement that Russia could continue to play matches albeit in neutral venues and only under the name ‘Football Union of Russia’.

    Although FIFA had warned the country could be excluded from competitions if the situation in Ukraine did not improve, the statement was widely criticised with the Polish FA saying the stance was “totally unacceptable”.

    England’s Football Association then said that they would not play against Russia, a view that was backed up by a number of European federations.

    Russia hosted the last World Cup in 2018 with the final held in Moscow and attended by Putin.

    Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” that it says is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its southern neighbour’s military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists.

     

  • Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia

    Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia

    Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday.

    The conflict entered the third day on Saturday since Russian leader Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion that has killed dozens of people, forced more than 50,000 to flee Ukraine in just 48 hours and sparked fears of a wider conflict in Europe.

    “The time for talking is over. It is time to act. Due to the escalation of the Russian Federation’s aggression in Ukraine, the Polish team does not envisage playing the play-off against Russia,” wrote Cezary Kulesza, adding it was the “only correct decision”.

    He said he would work with the Swedish and Czech federations — the winners of their match would have to play in Russia (on March 29) if the latter beat Poland — to present a unified position to Fifa.

    The three federations issued a joint statement on Thursday demanding Fifa move the respective play-offs from Russia.

    Polish star Robert Lewandowski had tweeted on Friday that he would consult his team-mates about the match and his rejection of war.

    “Everything which is beautiful in sports is against what war brings,” he said.

    “For all people who value freedom and peace this is a time of solidarity with the victims of the military agression in Ukraine.

    “As the Captain of the National Team I will speak with my teammates about the match against Russia, in order to work out a common position on this question and present it to the president of the PZPN (Polish Football Association) as soon as possible.”

    European football’s governing body UEFA punished Russia on Friday by stripping Saint Petersburg of hosting European club football’s showpiece event the Champions League final on May 28 and awarded it to Paris.

  • UEFA moves Champions League final out of Russia

    UEFA moves Champions League final out of Russia

    Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday.

    The showpiece occasion of the European club season will be played at the Stade de France on Saturday, May 28, European football’s governing body said.

    UEFA also announced that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in international competitions must play home matches at neutral venues “until further notice”.

    “The UEFA Executive Committee further determined to remain on standby to convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular ongoing basis where required, to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves and adopt further decisions as necessary,” the statement issued by UEFA said.

    About UEFA

    The Union of European Football Associations – is the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations.

    Its objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to European football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the part of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of European football, promote and protect ethical standards and good governance in European football, maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in European football, and support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the European game.

    The organs through which UEFA acts are the UEFA Congress, the UEFA Executive Committee, the UEFA President and the organs for the administration of justice.