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Power restored incrementally across Pakistan after nationwide outage
1 year, 11 months ago

Power restored incrementally across Pakistan after nationwide outage

The Hindu  

Electricity supply was restored incrementally in Pakistan on Tuesday after a nationwide power breakdown left millions of people without electricity amidst fears of default and looming economic meltdown due to a balance of payment crisis in the country. “We are considerate of the electricity bills people have to pay and try not to unnecessarily use power plants that require a …

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Pakistan begins restoring power after grid breakdown triggers worst electricity outage in months
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan begins restoring power after grid breakdown triggers worst electricity outage in months

India Today  

Pakistan's government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. As evening drew on and homes were without electricity in the dark, Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir wrote on Twitter that authorities had started restoring power across …

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Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
1 year, 11 months ago

Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Most of Pakistan was left without power Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. Many major cities, including the capital of Islamabad, and remote towns and villages across Pakistan were without electricity for more than 12 hours. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir told local media that engineers were working to restore power across the country and tried …

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Pakistan’s Nooh Dastgir Butt and India’s Gurdeep Singh: Rivals on weightlifting platform, friends off it
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan’s Nooh Dastgir Butt and India’s Gurdeep Singh: Rivals on weightlifting platform, friends off it

The Hindu  

After winning gold in the men’s 109+kg competition on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Nooh Dastgir Butt strolled around the warm-up hall at the Birmingham weightlifting center on Wednesday with the swagger you would have if you were officially the strongest man in the Commonwealth Games. When we meet, I call him mere Sikh paaji because he’s two years older than me, and …

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‘No domestic league, no women’s football, Afghanistan's future is uncertain’, says men's coach Anoush Dastgir
2 years, 6 months ago

‘No domestic league, no women’s football, Afghanistan's future is uncertain’, says men's coach Anoush Dastgir

Firstpost  

Kolkata: The images of the brawl between Indian and Afghanistan footballers during an AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers group match recently were no different from that of any other fight in a match that helps sell headlines and creates social media buzz. No Afghan Premier League — an eight-team league founded in 2010 — match has taken place since 2020, leaving …

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Anoush Dastgir: A Sachin Tendulkar fan who juggled between India, Pakistan before becoming Afghanistan football coach
2 years, 6 months ago

Anoush Dastgir: A Sachin Tendulkar fan who juggled between India, Pakistan before becoming Afghanistan football coach

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan midfielder Faysal Shayesteh, who scored the opening goal in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Cambodia at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday, initially ran towards the corner flag to celebrate. RELATED | ‘India were very lucky’: Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastgir in search of 'revenge' at Asian qualifier Having graduated from the prestigious Johan Cruyff Academy in Holland, Dastigir …

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‘India were very lucky’: Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastgir in search of 'revenge' at Asian qualifier
2 years, 6 months ago

‘India were very lucky’: Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastgir in search of 'revenge' at Asian qualifier

Hindustan Times  

After spending much of his childhood in New Delhi's Tilak Nagar, the Afghanistan football team head coach Anoush Dastgir is on a visit to the country but with a renewed purpose. Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastgir with Farshad Noor at AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. “For the first time I've 20 fit players," said the coach at a press conference at the …

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