Arshad Nadeem misses out on podium finish but wins hearts
dailytimes.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytimes.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pakistan is confused how to protest Article 370 Stay silent or honk before Modi poster?
theprint.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theprint.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Arshad Nadeem practices a javelin throw during a training session in Lahore, June 2, 2021. AFP/File
Pakistanis were all praises for Arshad Nadeem on Wednesday after he went through to the final of the men s javelin at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 85.16 metres.
Nadeem s throw was third-best of the day behind India s Neeraj Chopra (86.65m) and world leader Germany s Johannes Vetter (85.64m).
The 24-year-old thrower from Khanewal finished above Germany s Julian Weber and Czech s Jakub Vadlejch to win his group and a place in the medal round a performance that got his coach out of his seat applauding.
Even though the event was aired before 7am Pakistan Standard Time, Nadeem s performance was quick to garner the attention of netizens, who prayed for the athlete to bring home a gold medal in the final scheduled for August 7.
Daily Times
July 29, 2021
Pakistan Army returned five more Afghan soldiers to the Afghanistan government’s authorities, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday.
The military’s media wing said the soldiers were returned at 17:45 PST after due procedure. The army had given Afghan troops safe passage into Pakistan near the Arundu Sector of the Pak-Afghan border in Chitral. “After necessary clearance, the Afghan soldiers crossed into Pakistan. The said soldiers have now been returned to Afghan authorities at their request,” the ISPR added.
On Monday, the Pakistan Army had handed a group of Afghan army men to the authorities of their country in a dignified manner as they requested refuge and safe passage into Pakistan after they lost control of military post on the Pak-Afghan border, the ISPR had said. “Forty-six Afghan soldiers, including five officers, have been returned to Afghan authorities at Nawa Pass, Bajaur Tuesday at 00:35 hours, Pakistan Standard