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Quaid-e-Azam’s daughter, grandson watch Pak-India match

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From our correspondent

LAHORE: It was a historic and touching moment on Wednesday when the daughter and grandson of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah set foot on Pakistan soil for the first time as they came to watch the fifth and final one-day international between Pakistan and India.

Dina the only daughter of the father of the nation and her son Nusli Wadia were warmly received by the people when they drove into the Gaddafi Stadium led by the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan.

As a heavy contingent of photographers struggled with each other to get the best shots of the Quaid’s daughter and grandson, the 85-year old Dina said: "I have come here to watch the cricket. May the best team win today," before she was rushed off by the security personnel.

Nusli Wadia, who heads the famous Bombay Dyeing mills, said briefly while walking away that he was very happy to be in Pakistan as it was his first visit to Pakistan. "It is a nice feeling to be in Pakistan finally," he said.

The Quaid’s daughter and her son were later joined by President General Pervaz Musharraf who also came to the match for a short while and exchanged pleasantries with them flanked by number of ministers from Pakistan and India.

The security for the President was so tight that for the period he remained in the stadium, it was controlled by army personal.

Former Squash legend Jahangir Khan who also came for the match said it was very nice to know that the daughter of Quaid-e-Azam and her son were in Lahore to watch the match. "It is a very special moment for all of us," he added.

Jahangir said he had been surprised at the way the people had responded to the Pakistan and India cricket series.

"The enthusiasm for the series and towards the teams is incredible. And the icing on the cake is that the cricket played has been of the highest quality," he said.

Jahangir who won a record ten British open titles and six World open crowds and ruthlessly dominated the world squash scene for over a decade hoped that the present series would convince the Indian government and people that the Pakistani people were peace loving and wanted friendly relations with them.

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Which reminds me, why don’t the Indians play Squash? :confused:

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What's the point playing the game where your Jahangir Khan dominated the top spot for centuries.

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*Originally posted by Arvind: *
What's the point playing the game where your Jahangir Khan dominated the top spot for centuries.
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What a defeatist attitude. I hope that is not true of the whole nation.

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Not Austin Powers,

It's is not a defeatist attitude dodo, it is a compliment to the great Jahangir.

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*Originally posted by Arvind: *
Not Austin Powers,

It's is not a defeatist attitude dodo, it is a compliment to the great Jahangir.
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What stops you now then?

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CPowers,

I cannot answer for all of India (it is too big a place). But I can tell you that in an extremely congested city like Mumbai, there is simply not enough play area left for another sport. Sqaush requires an area devoted to just two players as does tennis. Such spaces is at a premium. You have no idea how expensive real estate is in Mumbai. Did you know that downtown Mumbai is more expensive than Tokyo? You will therefore neve see great squash players, or swimmers coming out of India. There is just no space for another sport in India.

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I think tennis is more popular than squash. we produce better tennis players

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Karina,

Sqash requires a building. People live in buildings in India not play in them. (I know there are some squash clubs in Mumbai but in general built up space is at a premium in India).

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Can we stick to the topic please.

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*Originally posted by Arvind: *
CPowers,

I cannot answer for all of India (it is too big a place). But I can tell you that in an extremely congested city like Mumbai, there is simply not enough play area left for another sport. Sqaush requires an area devoted to just two players as does tennis. Such spaces is at a premium. You have no idea how expensive real estate is in Mumbai. Did you know that downtown Mumbai is more expensive than Tokyo? You will therefore neve see great squash players, or swimmers coming out of India. There is just no space for another sport in India.
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wtf. Go read up on Jansher Khan's/Jahangir Khan's biography. I know for a fact Jansher started playing squash on borrowed pair of shoes in a down trodden village in Peshawar in his backyard. Expensive Real Estate my ass. Thats such a ridiculous piece of arguemnt, I dont want to even consider pursuing it any longer. In fact i am much inclined to put you on my ignore list for that. Incredible.

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whom are we kidding? jahangir khan comes from a huge lineage of squash greats, the first of whom played the game in a british officers club.

jansher khan didnt exactly play squash with a coconut leaf and lamb testicles. in fact, if he werent from an area where squash was made popular by the king khans, he'd have never seen a squash racquet in his life.

squash is popular only in places where the british raj's officers set up clubs for their personal recreation. and khyber was one of the bigger and popular ones.

it is a game which requires infrastructure more expensive than tennis, while being not even half as much of a spectator sport as the former. funding and popularity are seriously lacking.

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*Originally posted by Arvind: *
What's the point playing the game where your Jahangir Khan dominated the top spot for centuries.
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Jahangir Khan dominated for "centuries"? Like... wow! Must be an old old fella :)

Anyway, so how did you two end up bickering about real estate in Mumbai and squash courts when the thread was started on a friendly note about the Indians visiting Pakistan to watch the cricket matches?

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CP and arvind.:smash:
this thread is not about squash and mumbai real estate prices.
stick to the topic.

its about cricket and indians in pakistan.

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Indians in Wagah

wah wah

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Nehra at Soaib’s farm house.

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