After Abu Dhabi crown prince, PTI tweets PM Khan's message in Hindi

Updated 05 March 2019
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After Abu Dhabi crown prince, PTI tweets PM Khan's message in Hindi

  • Premier declines nomination for Nobel, says only person who resolves Kashmir issue is worthy of it
  • Post garnered more than 100,000 likes and 30,000 retweets  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), took a note out of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Twitter feed on March 3 to repost a message in Hindi for Indians across the globe.
Sheikh Nahyan's message, posted on February 28, included two tweets -- one in Urdu and the other in Hindi -- addressed to nationals of both countries in a bid to defuse the ongoing crisis.



Translated into English the Hindi read: ‘Mohammed bin Zayed emphasized the importance of addressing recent developments and prioritising dialogue.’

Tensions along the border took a turn for the worse following a suicide attack on February 14 which killed at least 40 paramilitary troopers in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, with New Delhi maintaining that the attack was carried out by a Pakistan-based militant outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammad. Pakistan denies the allegations.
The incident led to both the countries indulging in airstrikes resulting in Pakistan capturing an Indian Air Force pilot on February 27.
While Islamabad decided to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on March 1 as a peace gesture, Pakistan's armed forces continue to remain vigilant.
The PTI reposted Sheikh Nahyan's tweet opening a floodgate of messages on the social media platform, with several asking for Prime  Minister Imran Khan's to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his decision to return the pilot to India.
However, Khan took to Twitter on Sunday to shoot down the idea.


 
"I am not worthy of the Nobel Peace prize," he wrote, adding that the "person worthy of this would be the one who solves the Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people and paves the way for peace & human development in the subcontinent".
His tweet, which has been liked more than 100,000 times and retweeted 30,000 times was translated into Hindi by the PTI.

The PTI has a trackrecord of wishing India on its national holidays such as Diwali and more. However, with the current state of affairs, the need for dialogue, deescalation and peace talks being was solidified by the tweet in Hindi.
 


Babar Azam dropped for scoring too slowly, says Pakistan coach Hesson

Updated 20 February 2026
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Babar Azam dropped for scoring too slowly, says Pakistan coach Hesson

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi was left out after conceding 101 runs in three matches
  • Pakistan will now face New Zealand in the opening match of the second phase

COLOMBO: Batting great Babar Azam was dropped for Pakistan’s final T20 World Cup group game against Namibia for scoring too slowly, said head coach Mike Hesson on Friday.

Azam, who is the highest run-scorer in T20 international history with 4,571 runs, was left out for the must-win game against Namibia as Pakistan racked up 199-3 and secured a place in the Super Eights by 102 runs.

The 2009 champions face New Zealand in Colombo on Saturday in the opening match of the second phase.

“I think Babar is well aware that his strike rate in the power play in the World Cup is less than 100 and that’s clearly not the role we think we need,” Hesson told reporters after Pakistan’s final practice session on Friday was washed out by rain.

Pakistan left out Azam for the same reason at last year’s Asia Cup and even after dismal showing in the Big Bash League, he was still selected for the T20 World Cup.

“We brought Babar back in for a specific role post the Asia Cup,” said Hesson.

“We’ve got plenty of other options who can come in and perform that role toward the end.

“Babar is actually the first to acknowledge that.

“He knows that he’s got a certain set of skills that the team requires and there are certain times where other players can perform that role more efficiently.”

Hesson also defended dropping pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi after he conceded 101 runs in three matches, including 31 in two overs against India.

“We made a call that Salman Mirza was coming in for Shaheen, and he bowled incredibly well,” said Hesson.

“To be fair, he was probably really unlucky to not be playing the second and third games.”

Hesson was wary of Pakistan’s opponents on Saturday.

“New Zealand have played a huge amount in the subcontinent in recent times so we have to play at our best.”