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Celebrities, performers and politicians shared interesting photos on their social media accounts of the concluding match of Pakistan Super League held in National Stadium Karachi on 25th March.
More than 30,000 spectators attended the match including celebrities like Farhan Saeed, Urwa Hocane, Shahid Afridi, Shehzad Roy, Ali Zafar, Amina Sheikh, Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mikaal Zulfikar. Journalists like Waseem Badami and Iqrar-ul-Hassan also attended the match.
Popular personalities from every walk of life attended the match and celebrated the returning of international cricket to Karachi after a prolonged gap of nine years. The popularity of Pakistan Super League brought it in the top five international trends on social media yesterday.
Read more: The emotional impact of Karachi hosting PSL final & its significance
Politicians like Chairperson People’s Party Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari attended the match with his sister Aseefa Bhutto Zardari. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh, was the honorary guest at the event. Later in the evening, Syed Murad Ali Shah distributed medals among the winning team.
All the celebrities and important personalities appreciated the efforts of security agencies and Pakistan Cricket Board in conducting a peaceful match in Pakistan’s largest city.
They also urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to hold the entire season of Pakistan Super League, next year in Pakistan. Najam Sethi, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board announced to conduct matches next year in Hyderabad, Multan, and Rawalpindi.
Later on, notable politicians and Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa congratulated the winning team Islamabad United for lifting the PSL Trophy.
Read more: PSL 3 starts tomorrow, will feature three home games
John E. Warner, the United States’ Acting Consul-General in Pakistan, offered praise and congratulatory remarks to the PSL’s winning team. In his video message, he also said the US Consulate’s staff also conveyed their applause for Islamabad United.
Meanwhile, the celebrities continued to express their joy in their social media posts.
Quaid PMLN Muhammad Nawaz Sharif congratulates Islamabad United on winning PSL. Nawaz Sharif also appreciates Peshawar Zalmi for great game.
— PML(N) (@pmln_org) March 25, 2018
“Congrats to Islamabad United ‘the Champions’. Pakistan won today! Best of the day was excited yet very disciplined spectators of Karachi. Nothing can defeat our national passion”, COAS.
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) March 25, 2018
#PSLFinalinKarachi #PZvsIU What a matchhhhh…. Great fight back #PeshawarZalmi & Congrats Islamabad United. #PSL2018 has shown the world how PAKISTAN has fought back to re claim PEACE! My gratitude to all the international players who came to Pak… CONGRATULATIONS PAKISTAN!!! pic.twitter.com/hxQ220bgrs
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) March 25, 2018
Had Akmal taken the catch, the result might have been different .. Anyway it turned out to be a good game of cricket.. Mubarak to Islamabad United.. Thanks to all the players for making this PSL entertaining and so much fun. Good job done by PCB.. Pakistan Zindabad!
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 25, 2018
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf extends his heartfelt greetings to Islamabad United and other teams for playing extraordinarily throughout the tournament. #PSLFinalinKarachi pic.twitter.com/6KLMcZtR98
— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) March 25, 2018
#PSLFINALINKARACHI is a real dilemma for me who lived several years in Peshawar and now live in Islamabad. I cannot choose side. Peshawar Zalmi or Islamabad United? That is the question. @EUPakistan pic.twitter.com/dlp8jLBOkD
— JeanFrançois Cautain (@JFCautainEU) March 25, 2018
Here in the US, 5 of the top 8 trending issues on Twitter now relate to #PSLFinalinKarachi.
Many outside Pak are paying attention to PSL…— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) March 25, 2018
I’ve got mad respect for Alan Wilkins & Wasim Akram.
Providing real time cricket commentary is HARD #PSLFinalinKarachi #KugelmanKiCricket— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) March 25, 2018
I felt blessed to see the love of the people , to see karachi coming back in action and to witness, at the national stadium, the undeniable reason to Believe in Pakistan. I love my people I love Pakistan #PSLFinalinKarachi pic.twitter.com/qKhXDxZz2w
— Shehzad Roy (@ShehzadRoy) March 25, 2018