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Wasim Akram’s wife Huma dies at 42

Ahmed — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:44:58 +0000

Pakistan’s great allrounder Wasim Akram’s wife Huma was suffering from sepsis “an inflammation of several tissues, including blood leading to kidney failure” and was admitted after developing complications mid-air while on her way to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore from Pakistan. At Apollo Hospital, she was in the intensive care unit (ICU) since then and died Sunday without regaining consciousness. Wasim was married to Huma for 14 years and the couple have two sons, Taimur and Akbar. A trained medical practitioner herself. Arrangements are being made to take her body back to Pakistan

Milan welcomes Pakistan on the ramp

Ahmed — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Models wear creations of Pakistani fashion designers at women’s Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Pakistan’s fashion featured on Milan catwalks for the first time.

Wasim Akram gets ICC Hall of Fame

Ahmed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:09:34 +0000

‘It’s a dream come true to be honest and I never thought I’d reach this far, It’s also a great honour for me, means a lot to be part of such an elite list and shows I have done something worthwhile in my life and worked hard to achieve what I did. While the award is more of a personal satisfaction, a gesture that says I’ve done well in the field of cricket, it should also motivate our team and youngsters who are either involved with cricket right now or will play in the future. It tells them that if you do well consistently, you will be rewarded one day.’

I had chewed all my fingernails off: Ponting

Ahmed — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:22:08 +0000

“The Pakistanis bowled well, and thankfully Brett Lee and Hauritz showed some steel in the end and got us over the line. It’s a good achievement for our team and we’re looking to go at least another step further.” man of the match Hussey.

“I was chewing my fingers nails up there for the last little bit, That ended up being closer than I thought was possible.” said skipper Ponting

“There’s nothing bad about it because like South Africa and Sri Lanka in the last T20, you can win all your matches in the first stage and then suddenly lose a big game, It will be good for us, sometimes it’s good for a team to be defeated, it makes you tougher.” said Younus.