Javed Miandad, born on June 12, 1957, is one of the greatest cricketers and possibly the best batsman to have played for Pakistan. He remained their leading run-scorer in Test cricket with 8,832 runs in 124 Tests at an average of 52.57 before Younis Khan broke his record and went on to become the first Pakistani batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark in Tests.  Nishad Pai Vaidya  picks 20 facts to know about  Miandad . Miandad s parents used to live in Gujarat in the pre-partition days. They moved to Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan, in 1947. His father used to work for the police while in what is modern-day Gujarat. Miandad is one of seven siblings. The book The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket notes that Miandad s father had worked for the Karachi Cricket Association. As a result, Miandad was exposed to the company of some of the best players in Pakistan at the time. So passionate was the young boy about the sport that he agreed ...

  LIKE most of the world, I too am confined to the four walls of my home these days because of the unprecedented situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, this gives me a rare opportunity to recollect the accomplishments and traits of some of the stalwarts of the game who helped us make our mark as a cricketing nation of substance in the early days. Amongst those who stood out during the formative years were figures such as Mian Mohammad Saeed, Pakistan’s first captain in the unofficial Tests, Abdul Hafeez Kardar who became the first captain to lead Pakistan in official Tests in 1951-52 after the ICC awarded the Test status to Pakistan, and of course, there was Little Master Hanif Mohammad, the scourge of all bowlers, the stylish Waqar Hasan and other men like Khan Mohammad and Munawar Ali Khan. But one person who always caught my eye was the debonair Fazal Mahmood, a medium-fast bowler whose magnificent contribution in giving Pakistan a standing and a cricketing...

  Neeli, Actresses is famous for Acting, Pakistani celebrity. Born on 24-June-1966. Neeli, one of the most popular actresses of the Pakistan film industry, was born in Hyderabad. Her real name is Neelofar. She went to Saint Mary’s Convent where she completed her F.A. She liked sports and was never interested in her studies. Her father was a Sindhi feudal lord. The director/producer Yunus Malik, one of their family friends, offered Neeli a role in a Punjabi film. She accepted the part in Akhri Jang. Although the film was not a great hit, it was the beginning of her long glamorous career. At first, producers did not want to sign her because they said she was too thin. But Sangeeta decided that she was perfect for a secondary role in the Urdu film Kasam Honay Ki starring Babra Sharif and Faisal. After that film, Sajjad Gul signed her up in his film Choron Ki Barat with Nadeem, which went on to become a super hit. Sajjad Gul then signed her for Haseena 420. After this hit, she decide...

  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born in October 13, 1948,  Lyallpur  Faisalabad Pakistan died  August  16, 1997,  London , England),  Pakistani  singer who is considered one of the greatest performers of  qawwali , a  Sufi  Muslim devotional music characterized by simple melodies, forceful rhythms, and energetic improvisations that encourage a state of euphoria in the listener. Nusrat’s father, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, and two of his uncles, Ustad Mubarik Ali Khan and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, were famous  qawwal s (practitioners of  qawwali ) who sang in the classical form. Although Nusrat began to display a penchant for music and a particular aptitude for  singing  before he had reached age 10, he did not begin to devote himself to the  qawwali  tradition until he sang at his father’s funeral in 1964. Two years later he gave his first public performance as a  qawwal , singing with his uncles, with whom...