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Ijaz Chaudhry

Ijaz Chaudhry

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IN MEMORIAM: PRINCE OF PAKISTAN CRICKET

The eldest of the famous five cricketer ‘Mohammad brothers’, Wazir Mohammad, passed away last week. Pakistan’s

19.10.2025 2

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Ijaz Chaudhry

SPORTS: A NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

SPORTS: A NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

Why doesn’t Pakistan have a National Sports Day and what day of the year could possibly be designated as that?

05.10.2025 2

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Ijaz Chaudhry

VOLLEYBALL: THE PAKISTAN SPIKE

In a sign of Pakistan’s rising standing in volleyball, its U-16 team won the Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship title in

05.08.2025 10

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Ijaz Chaudhry

VOLLEYBALL: THE PAKISTAN SPIKE

In a sign of Pakistan’s rising standing in volleyball, its U-16 team won the Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship title in

03.08.2025 9

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Ijaz Chaudhry

HOCKEY: A CHANCE FOR PAK HOCKEY

After its modest Nations Cup success, Pakistan may have a shot at participating in the FIH’s flagship Pro League. That would

06.07.2025 10

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Ijaz Chaudhry

SAILING: SAILORS, TAKE A BOW

To commemorate World Ocean Day today, Pakistan’s most decorated sportsperson at the Asian Games recounts the country’s

06.06.2025 10

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Ijaz Chaudhry

NON-FICTION: SPORTING LEGENDS OF PUNJAB

A Punjabi book brings together interesting biographies and anecdotes about 30 outstanding sportspersons from both Pakistani...

06.04.2025 10

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Ijaz Chaudhry

HOCKEY: THE NEW CUSTODIAN OF THE GOAL

The 2024 Men’s Junior Asia Hockey Cup in Muscat, Oman, went more or less according to script. India, which is No 2 in FIH junior rankings, won the...

15.12.2024 5

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Ijaz Chaudhry

HOCKEY: PAKISTAN’S KENYAN STRATEGIST

Pakistan’s first Olympic hockey gold in 1960 heralded the national sport’s finest era. Since then, Pakistan won two Olympics golds (1960 and 1968)...

24.11.2024 4

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Ijaz Chaudhry

WEIGHTLIFTING: WEIGHING HEAVY ON THE HEART

Pakistan won two gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games: Arshad Nadeem in track and field and Nooh Dastgir Butt in weightlifting. Both the...

15.09.2024 10

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Ijaz Chaudhry

ATHLETICS: THE FLIGHT OF ARSHAD

Five years ago, if someone had said that a Pakistani would win a medal in athletics at the Olympics, people would have laughed at him or her, and...

18.08.2024 3

Dawn (Magazines)

Ijaz Chaudhry