Sunday, April 25, 2010
Chaotic scenes at Shoaib-Sania arrival in Lahore
Chaotic scenes at Shoaib-Sania arrival in Lahore
lAHORE – The newly-wed Pakistan and Indian sports couple Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza
arrived here at the Allama Iqbal International Airport from Islamabad on Friday evening only to
witness chaotic scenes at the hotel.
To the surprise of all the fans at the arrival lounge, the couple came out of the airport from the
Haj Terminal and left in an ordinary car instead of the limousine parked outside, which was
brought here for their journey into the city.
Malik drove the car straight to a local hotel on The Mall where a large contingent of police was
deputed to secure the area while cameramen thronged the are to record the moments of their
arrival in the city.
The rowdy scenes that were seen at the Karachi were repeated at Lahore making it impossible
for the couple to cover the few mertres distance in about 10 minutes. Malik was upset and Sania
was perplexed over the treatment meted out at the hotel, which announced free luxury suit for
couple and their family members.
The hotel staff failed to provide safe passage to the couple from the aspiring fans who gathered
to have a glimpse of the Indian tennis star. Tears were visible in the bride’s eyes and her mother
was consoling her till they reached their room.
Both Shoaib and Sania had to make their way to an elevator through crowded corridor of the
hotel. They were pushed by crowd. After that Malik almost embraced Sania in a bid to protect
her from uncontrollable crowd.
Earlier, both met with the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad after which they departed for
Lahore through a PIA flight PK-391.
Meanwhile, a large number of people have gathered at the Lahore Airport to have a glimpse of
Shoaib and Sania while a limousine car has been arranged at the airport to take the couple.
Shoaib, Sania reach Karachi Security officials reached late like Indian films Sania
KARACHI: Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza have arrived here at the Jinnah International Airport. The newly-wed couple has come from Mumbai through PIA flight PK-275. They were accompanied by Sania’s mother.
The couple is present at the international lounge where the airport administration will host a luncheon in their honour after which they will go to domestic lounge to take the flight for Islamabad.
Meanwhile, a big mismanagement was seen on the arrival of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza here at the Jinnah International Airport on Thursday.
People crowded the international terminal to get a glimpse of their favourite stars but the security officials controlled the situation.
People were standing inside the airport taking banners to welcome the newly-wed couple.
Sania said while talking with airport officials and media that the security officials reached late
here also like Indian films.
She said that she is grateful to Pakistani people for giving a warm welcome here.
Shoaib said that they would stay in Pakistan for a week.
Meanwhile, the government has given Shoaib and Sania the status of official guests in Islamabad
and reserved a room for them at a five-star hotel.
Earlier, the booking for a room at another five-star hotel made by Shoaib Malik has been
cancelled.
The Indian high commission will host a dinner in the honour of Shoaib and Sania in Islamabad
today.
Besides, the newly-wed couple’s meeting with the president and the prime minister is also
expected in the capital where their activities are being kept secret.
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Sania and Shoaib at their wedding reception in Hyderabad today
But compared to the media hype surrounding the wedding, the reception was a rather quiet affair. Many of Bollywood's big names including the Bachchans and Salman Khan's family couldn't attend due to prior commitments but were reported to have conveyed their good wishes to the couple. There were also rumours that invited guests chose not to attend due to the controversies surrounding the couple.
The Indian tennis player and the Pakistani cricketer have been under intense media scrutiny ever since they announced that they would be getting married. The interest in them has been consistently high, because of their fame, due to the strained relationship between
But looking at the happy couple today, it was obvious that now it was all about new beginings for them. And we wish them all the best for the future.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Shoania marriage preparations on amid Ayesha probe
with a local girl Ayesha Siddiqi, whereas Indian tennis star Sania and her husband-to-be were seen roaming around
the city and doing shopping. The Indian city of
Malik in April 15. The investigation team today questioned Ayesha Siddiqi and recorded the statement of her
parents. Meanwhile, Shoaib and Sania were not bothered by the continued investigation, as they remained busy in
doing shopping. How far Sania is supporting her would-be-husband can be realized from the fact that she was seen
hiding the face of Shoaib.
Britain's general election to be held on May
Tuesday. "It will come as no surprise to all of you, and it's probably the least well kept secret of recent years but
the queen has kindly agreed to the dissolution of parliament and a general election will take place on May 6," he
said.
Sania will be Shoaib’s first wife, says Imran
happened between Pakistani cricketer and Indian girl Ayesha Siddiqi. He was speaking to a battery of media
persons along with Shoaib’s counsel Ramesh Gupta after arriving in
‘nikah’ were not carried out, he said, adding that how could it be done without the identification of the girl. Malik
said nobody else had the ‘nikahnama’ except Siddiqi family while it was also not registered in
question, he said that he had twice visited Indian city of
herself as Maha. She told me that Ayesha had to leave for
that time, this situation could have been prevented, he remarked.Answering a question, he said: “We have
confidence on Indian law.”Speaking on this occasion, Shoaib counsel Ramesh Gupta ruled out the possibility of
arrest of Pakistani cricketer.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Swiss cases: SC seeks report till April 05
Swiss cases: SC seeks report till April 05
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday directed Federal Secretary Law
to present report pertaining to reopening of Swiss cases till April 05, Geo News reported.In his
remarks, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary said the issue of letter writing to Swiss
government should be resolved by tomorrow.The AG said this to the Supreme Court, which, after
an interval, started hearing the case regarding the implementation on the SC's verdict on National
Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).The AG said in his statement to the court that he is faced with
hardships in getting the documents relating the Swiss cases from the Law Ministry. The Chief
Justice of
these problems.It is the Law Ministry, he replied.The CJ asked if also the Law Minister is posing as
stumbling block. The AG responded affirmatively.The court told the AG, 'Your account has been
recorded; now, you may go and tell the law ministry.'The court then called Law Secretary Justice
Aqil Mirza (retd) for explanation. Daily bickering is not good, CJ remarked. You must sent case
against Malk Qaym to NAB, he ordered Secretary.Law Secretary told the court that the Law
Minister has not talked to AG for a week. CJ then remarked that SC is interested in getting its NRO
verdict implemented.SC instructed Law Secretary to finalize the documents relating to reopening of
Swiss cases in coordination with AG by tomorrow and submit complete report by April 05 about the
steps taken in this regard.The hearing was then adjourned
Strengthen internal security: Indian army chief
Strengthen internal security: Indian army chief
NEW DEHLI: A day after taking charge as the Indian army chief, Gen VK Singh on Thursday said internal security
in the country needs to be strengthened to fight external challenges."Our internal health (security) is very important.
Till the time our internal security is not up to the mark, we won't be able to take good care of external challenges,"
Singh told reporters here. "For this, we will give due attention to our core values and ethos," he added.Singh, 59,
took over as army chief Wednesday. He will hold the office till he turns 62.Asked about the Chinese threat
perception against
Preparedness is (an) ongoing process... we are making our training more practical."