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The world’s first Islamic Republic is about to turn 68. Along with the younger ones, the teens and the elder ones are passionate too to celebrate the Independence Day with national zeal and gusto. Parents and Grand-parents would tell stories of the partition, real life scenes and the friends and family they lost during the partition but there are some facts, true, that may not accepted by my fellow Pakistanis with open arms but still, they are true.  14 August is celebrated as the Independence Day of Pakistan - is it really? Here are the four facts most Pakistanis don't know about the Independence Day: 1. The Original Partition Schedule The original partition was scheduled to take place in June 1948 but on March 30, 1947 Muhammad Ali Jinnah suddenly collapsed after attending a session of Muslim League meeting. He was rushed to Beach Candy Hospital and was diagnosed with TB. Dr Patel, his personal physician, admitted that the patient's timely arrival was the only ...

No one in this world would have known that a boy born on March 1, 1980 in Khyber Agency,  Federally Administrated Tribal Areas of Pakistan will grow up to be cricket's greatest superstar. Selected to bowl leg-spins, Shahid Khan Afridi in his career's 2nd international appearance smashed a 37-ball 100 against Sri Lanka in 1996 that remained a world record for Fastest Century in ODI Cricket for 18 record years and that 16 year old boy still holds that record of Youngest to score a ODI Century . Shahid Afridi's signature style of celebration Now after 18 years of great service to the Pakistan Cricket fraternity, Shahid Afridi wants to retire from ODIs after the World Cup in February-March 2015. When we look back at his career, there is a long list of matches he won us single-handedly, a long list of little but important contributions and an even long list of records that he made or broke during his adrenaline-filled career. I have managed to get a handful of records fr...

Twenty-20 is the new form of the game. With teams showing reluctance to play the highest form, Test matches, T20 cricket is gaining popularity day in day out. This form of cricket has attracted a huge amount of fans and with it comes Money to this sport. The Most Popular T20 Tournaments. A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75–90 minutes and a 10–20-minute interval. This is much shorter than previously-existing forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television. Almost every cricketing nation has its own private T20 league with India’s Indian Premier League and Australia’s Big Bash League topping the charts based on global fan rating! These teams are usually named after their state or representative city. Fans want to know about the performance of ...