Zafar Iqbal said : "The Covid cases around Tyseley and Hay Mills have been quite high but we haven't been affected as badly as other areas of Birmingham. "

birminghammail Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:57:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal told : "As far as sports is concerned, Dhyan Chand is the most deserving candidate for Bharat Ratna,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "Sachin Tendulkar has been given the Bharat Ratna award. At that time also, we had requested the government to bestow the prestigious award to Dhyan Chand. In fact, we have been requesting the government for decades. I still remember after Sachin was conferred with the honour, we had taken out a procession from the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Barakhamba traffic crossing to Jantar Mantar and we also sat down at the Jantar Mantar also for quite some time just to remind the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "My personal feeling is that even though he didn't get Bharat Ratna, he will still remain a legend. His contribution to the country in the field of hockey is immense and something which we are very proud of. He is recognised by his game and not by Bharat Ratna," "Same is the case with Sachin. He is known for his game, not by just Bharat Ratna. Sportspersons are known for their game not by awards,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "In 1978, we travelled with him from Delhi to Jhansi. Ashok was also there. We had to play a match there. We got into a third class (general compartment) and it was fully packed. There was no place to sit. Dhyan Chand, however, kept standing and didn't say anything to anyone. After some time, we requested a person to offer us a place to sit. Such was his simplicity," "We didn't have enough money to travel by first class. But Dhyan Chand never created any fuss,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I don't know. It can be done within seconds. If someone sends a message to the Prime Minister that Dhyan Chand deserves the award, it can be done within seconds. Otherwise, just like in the past, it can go on for years" "We are still trying and we have been proposing his name for the Bharat Ratna from different sources. However, sometimes our feelings do get hurt and we wonder what's the use of requesting the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “Now, people who have a Sehat Insaf Card can avail quality health facilities at the Alkhidmat Hospital free of charge after this deal,”

thenews-pk Sunday, October 18, 2020 5:20:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I am delighted to have been asked by Dubai Sports Council to try and answer some questions regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle while fasting during Ramadan. So this talk is focusing on physical activity and healthy lifestyles in the general public should you continue doing physical activity in this Holy Month,"

khaleejtimes Monday, May 11, 2020 1:21:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “The earth is waiting. Allah is asking for that person to be buried as soon as possible. You never want that grave to wait for you,”

nytimes Tuesday, May 5, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “The earth is waiting. Allah is asking for that person to be buried as soon as possible. You never want that grave to wait for you,”

nytimes Monday, May 4, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said ( about Qadir Obeidi ) : “Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro was a skin specialist, who most probably contracted the COVID-19 from one of his patients as none of his family members had tested positive for the disease. Despite being aware of the dangers to his life, he continued examining and treating patients, majority of whom were poor people from rural areas. As a kind-hearted man, Dr Soomro continued treating patients by wearing a simple surgical mask as complete PPE was not available even at the tertiary-care hospitals in those days,”

thenews-pk Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:01:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I was aware of the fire last night. There are lots of malicious messages going around about different conspiracies. How can you stop them? It's the times we are in. People will believe what they want to believe. There's nothing factual about them, people just share them without any knowledge or understanding about the issues. Comments made on a local Facebook group debating whether 5G is linked to coronavirus. "

birminghammail Friday, April 3, 2020 10:34:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I was aware of the fire last night. There are lots of malicious messages going around about different conspiracies. How can you stop them? It's the times we are in. People will believe what they want to believe. There's nothing factual about them, people just share them without any knowledge or understanding about the issues. Comments made on a local Facebook group debating whether 5G is linked to coronavirus. "

tamworthherald Friday, April 3, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “Unlike tuberculosis, the virus doesn’t suspend in the air. It drops and is transmitted from an infected person to healthy people, either through eye, nose and mouth via droplets produced on cough or sneezing. Close contact with infected person and contact with contaminated surfaces, objects or items of personal use,”

thenews-pk Saturday, March 14, 2020 4:55:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "There is absolutely no form of import from China right now, not by plane, nor by ship,"

thedailystarBD Friday, February 14, 2020 10:15:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal says : “At 21 or 22, they are writing such wonderful poetry that many Urdu poets before them couldn’t do even in their lifetime,”

expressindia Friday, December 27, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I think that part is more difficult than even the financial part of it,"

CBC Friday, September 20, 2019 11:59:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal recalls : “That was also at my father’s insistence. I had job offers from the Indian Railways and Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board, but he advised me to join the airlines, saying that I might not get immediate rewards but would surely be successful in the future. I realised he was right when I was finally appointed ED,”

Hindu Monday, September 2, 2019 10:50:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal admits : “Players like Ashok Kumar, Aslam Sher Khan, B.P. Govinda – whose photographs we kept in our rooms and pockets – were suddenly our teammates. Inam-ur-Rehman, my idol, was the coach. He was a disciplinarian, treating everyone equally, regardless of his achievements on the field. That helped inculcate respect for the game and discipline on the field,”

Hindu Monday, September 2, 2019 10:50:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal recalls : “That was also at my father’s insistence. I had job offers from the Indian Railways and Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board, but he advised me to join the airlines, saying that I might not get immediate rewards but would surely be successful in the future. I realised he was right when I was finally appointed ED,”

Hindu Sunday, September 1, 2019 11:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal admits : “Players like Ashok Kumar, Aslam Sher Khan, B.P. Govinda – whose photographs we kept in our rooms and pockets – were suddenly our teammates. Inam-ur-Rehman, my idol, was the coach. He was a disciplinarian, treating everyone equally, regardless of his achievements on the field. That helped inculcate respect for the game and discipline on the field,”

Hindu Sunday, September 1, 2019 11:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal explicou : "O avião foi devolvido a ele como um gesto de boa vontade. Se ele obtiver uma licença ou permissão para voar, ele estará livre para fazer isso"

uol Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:51:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "The Covid cases around Tyseley and Hay Mills have been quite high but we haven't been affected as badly as other areas of Birmingham. "

birminghammail Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:57:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal told : "As far as sports is concerned, Dhyan Chand is the most deserving candidate for Bharat Ratna,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "Sachin Tendulkar has been given the Bharat Ratna award. At that time also, we had requested the government to bestow the prestigious award to Dhyan Chand. In fact, we have been requesting the government for decades. I still remember after Sachin was conferred with the honour, we had taken out a procession from the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Barakhamba traffic crossing to Jantar Mantar and we also sat down at the Jantar Mantar also for quite some time just to remind the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "My personal feeling is that even though he didn't get Bharat Ratna, he will still remain a legend. His contribution to the country in the field of hockey is immense and something which we are very proud of. He is recognised by his game and not by Bharat Ratna," "Same is the case with Sachin. He is known for his game, not by just Bharat Ratna. Sportspersons are known for their game not by awards,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "In 1978, we travelled with him from Delhi to Jhansi. Ashok was also there. We had to play a match there. We got into a third class (general compartment) and it was fully packed. There was no place to sit. Dhyan Chand, however, kept standing and didn't say anything to anyone. After some time, we requested a person to offer us a place to sit. Such was his simplicity," "We didn't have enough money to travel by first class. But Dhyan Chand never created any fuss,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I don't know. It can be done within seconds. If someone sends a message to the Prime Minister that Dhyan Chand deserves the award, it can be done within seconds. Otherwise, just like in the past, it can go on for years" "We are still trying and we have been proposing his name for the Bharat Ratna from different sources. However, sometimes our feelings do get hurt and we wonder what's the use of requesting the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, January 6, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “Now, people who have a Sehat Insaf Card can avail quality health facilities at the Alkhidmat Hospital free of charge after this deal,”

thenews-pk Sunday, October 18, 2020 5:20:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I am delighted to have been asked by Dubai Sports Council to try and answer some questions regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle while fasting during Ramadan. So this talk is focusing on physical activity and healthy lifestyles in the general public should you continue doing physical activity in this Holy Month,"

khaleejtimes Monday, May 11, 2020 1:21:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “The earth is waiting. Allah is asking for that person to be buried as soon as possible. You never want that grave to wait for you,”

nytimes Tuesday, May 5, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “The earth is waiting. Allah is asking for that person to be buried as soon as possible. You never want that grave to wait for you,”

nytimes Monday, May 4, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said ( about Qadir Obeidi ) : “Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro was a skin specialist, who most probably contracted the COVID-19 from one of his patients as none of his family members had tested positive for the disease. Despite being aware of the dangers to his life, he continued examining and treating patients, majority of whom were poor people from rural areas. As a kind-hearted man, Dr Soomro continued treating patients by wearing a simple surgical mask as complete PPE was not available even at the tertiary-care hospitals in those days,”

thenews-pk Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:01:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I was aware of the fire last night. There are lots of malicious messages going around about different conspiracies. How can you stop them? It's the times we are in. People will believe what they want to believe. There's nothing factual about them, people just share them without any knowledge or understanding about the issues. Comments made on a local Facebook group debating whether 5G is linked to coronavirus. "

birminghammail Friday, April 3, 2020 10:34:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I was aware of the fire last night. There are lots of malicious messages going around about different conspiracies. How can you stop them? It's the times we are in. People will believe what they want to believe. There's nothing factual about them, people just share them without any knowledge or understanding about the issues. Comments made on a local Facebook group debating whether 5G is linked to coronavirus. "

tamworthherald Friday, April 3, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : “Unlike tuberculosis, the virus doesn’t suspend in the air. It drops and is transmitted from an infected person to healthy people, either through eye, nose and mouth via droplets produced on cough or sneezing. Close contact with infected person and contact with contaminated surfaces, objects or items of personal use,”

thenews-pk Saturday, March 14, 2020 4:55:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "There is absolutely no form of import from China right now, not by plane, nor by ship,"

thedailystarBD Friday, February 14, 2020 10:15:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal says : “At 21 or 22, they are writing such wonderful poetry that many Urdu poets before them couldn’t do even in their lifetime,”

expressindia Friday, December 27, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal said : "I think that part is more difficult than even the financial part of it,"

CBC Friday, September 20, 2019 11:59:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal recalls : “That was also at my father’s insistence. I had job offers from the Indian Railways and Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board, but he advised me to join the airlines, saying that I might not get immediate rewards but would surely be successful in the future. I realised he was right when I was finally appointed ED,”

Hindu Monday, September 2, 2019 10:50:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal admits : “Players like Ashok Kumar, Aslam Sher Khan, B.P. Govinda – whose photographs we kept in our rooms and pockets – were suddenly our teammates. Inam-ur-Rehman, my idol, was the coach. He was a disciplinarian, treating everyone equally, regardless of his achievements on the field. That helped inculcate respect for the game and discipline on the field,”

Hindu Monday, September 2, 2019 10:50:00 AM EAT

Zafar Iqbal recalls : “That was also at my father’s insistence. I had job offers from the Indian Railways and Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board, but he advised me to join the airlines, saying that I might not get immediate rewards but would surely be successful in the future. I realised he was right when I was finally appointed ED,”

Hindu Sunday, September 1, 2019 11:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal admits : “Players like Ashok Kumar, Aslam Sher Khan, B.P. Govinda – whose photographs we kept in our rooms and pockets – were suddenly our teammates. Inam-ur-Rehman, my idol, was the coach. He was a disciplinarian, treating everyone equally, regardless of his achievements on the field. That helped inculcate respect for the game and discipline on the field,”

Hindu Sunday, September 1, 2019 11:47:00 PM EAT

Zafar Iqbal explicou : "O avião foi devolvido a ele como um gesto de boa vontade. Se ele obtiver uma licença ou permissão para voar, ele estará livre para fazer isso"

uol Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:51:00 AM EAT