The girl is still young in the field of showbusiness. We say young because to say she is new to this field would not be correct as she has been involved in the workings of the small screen courtesy her family. Hailing from the talented family of the Pashas (Kazim Pasha's daughter), she is the youngest scion of the Pasha clan. It was eldest sister Nida Yasir (Pasha) who became an inspiration for Sawera.
She would learn Nida's lines and try to deliver them in various tones, is something she remembers mirthfully. It was this exposure to the media that finally saw her settle down in the same, too. Having acted in quite a few plays, she is now getting ready to walk the aisle with her loved one.
The girl exudes a style and confidence all her own. We take a sneak peek into her style file and find out her style preferences.
What's your style code?Urban.
What do you wear on off-days?Pyjamas and a tank-top or scruffy jeans and a shirt.
Who's your style inspiration?I follow my own trends; there are no inspirations.
What's your formal going-out look?Simple and smart; something that's easy to carry attire.
What's your fave hairstyle?Messy hair straight out of the shower… no blow drying or ironing for me.
Are you high maintenance?No, not at all.
What's your one beauty/style essential?My pink blush.
Do you have a signature scent?No, I wear scents according to my mood.
How do you keep your body buff?I love dancing and it helps.
Any style blunders you want to reveal?Umm… nah! Haven't made any I guess.
What's the most expensive item in your wardrobe?My engagement dress.
Which item from your wardrobe do you love the most?My belt collection.
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
A selection disagreement
There is tension between Qadir and Younis and it is believed that some of the finer details in the squad's make-up were the bone of much contention between the pair. "The captain is the general of the team who has to lead the side in the field so it's a good thing that he should select his own final playing XI," Qadir said.
But it is understood that the selection of Shehzad, enthusiastically put forth by Qadir, did not please Younis, mostly as it came from outside the 22 probables picked. But communication between the two is strained currently and one member of the selection committee spent much of the day playing mediator between the two before the squad was announced.
But it is understood that the selection of Shehzad, enthusiastically put forth by Qadir, did not please Younis, mostly as it came from outside the 22 probables picked. But communication between the two is strained currently and one member of the selection committee spent much of the day playing mediator between the two before the squad was announced.
Cricket: Pakistan recall Asim Kamal for first Test
Pakistan's selectors picked five uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi, also recalling middle-order batsman Asim Kamal. Under-19 opener Ahmed Shehzad, who scored a hundred in a warm-up game against the tourists, was a surprise first-time pick, while others joining him as first-timers in the Test setup are fast bowlers Mohammad Talha and Sohail Khan, opener Khurram Manzoor and allrounder Fawad Alam.
The selectors picked Shehzad following his 146 for the PCB Patrons XI in the two-day tour match against the Sri Lankans in Karachi, again overlooking Nasir Jamshed. The opening batsman was also a part of the U-19 squad for the World Cup in Malaysia last year.
"Shehzad was not selected in the initial squad of 22 but I said last week that we can pick a player from outside the first list," chief selector Abdul Qadir said. "So after hitting a hundred against Sri Lanka we could not ignore Shehzad."
Kamal's return is otherwise notable, capping the end of a three-year Test exile. Kamal played the last of his 12 Tests in 2005 against England, since when he has been the subject of contentious debate among several selection committees and captains.
He has been in steady, rather than spectacular, form this season (451 runs in eight Quaid-e-Azam trophy games) but his many backers will argue that he should never have been dropped in the first place. The man who leads the domestic run-charts, Fawad Alam (855 runs at 122.14) provides competition alongwith Faisal Iqbal for a middle-order berth.
There will be mild surprise elsewhere at the exclusion of Sohail Tanvir, essentially dropped at the expense of Yasir Arafat. The selectors believe the pair were vying for the same spot, and though both were in fine domestic form, Arafat's impressive Test debut against India in Bangalore in 2007 - the last Test Pakistan played - ensured he got the nod.
The emergence of Talha hasn't helped Tanvir's cause either; highly-regarded by men such as Wasim Akram over the last two seasons, Talha has set the domestic scene alight, with 34 wickets so far in six games.
Kamran Akmal has also been retained in the side, despite a team management report after the ODI series loss to Sri Lanka, which specifically asked for a replacement to be found for the continually under-performing Akmal. Qadir indicated the decision was Younis Khan's, strangely admitting it hadn't crossed his mind.
The squad was the first picked by this committee and Younis, who took over as captain of Pakistan from Shoaib Malik after the ODI loss to Sri Lanka.
Squad: Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Danish Kaneria, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Sohail Khan
The selectors picked Shehzad following his 146 for the PCB Patrons XI in the two-day tour match against the Sri Lankans in Karachi, again overlooking Nasir Jamshed. The opening batsman was also a part of the U-19 squad for the World Cup in Malaysia last year.
"Shehzad was not selected in the initial squad of 22 but I said last week that we can pick a player from outside the first list," chief selector Abdul Qadir said. "So after hitting a hundred against Sri Lanka we could not ignore Shehzad."
Kamal's return is otherwise notable, capping the end of a three-year Test exile. Kamal played the last of his 12 Tests in 2005 against England, since when he has been the subject of contentious debate among several selection committees and captains.
He has been in steady, rather than spectacular, form this season (451 runs in eight Quaid-e-Azam trophy games) but his many backers will argue that he should never have been dropped in the first place. The man who leads the domestic run-charts, Fawad Alam (855 runs at 122.14) provides competition alongwith Faisal Iqbal for a middle-order berth.
There will be mild surprise elsewhere at the exclusion of Sohail Tanvir, essentially dropped at the expense of Yasir Arafat. The selectors believe the pair were vying for the same spot, and though both were in fine domestic form, Arafat's impressive Test debut against India in Bangalore in 2007 - the last Test Pakistan played - ensured he got the nod.
The emergence of Talha hasn't helped Tanvir's cause either; highly-regarded by men such as Wasim Akram over the last two seasons, Talha has set the domestic scene alight, with 34 wickets so far in six games.
Kamran Akmal has also been retained in the side, despite a team management report after the ODI series loss to Sri Lanka, which specifically asked for a replacement to be found for the continually under-performing Akmal. Qadir indicated the decision was Younis Khan's, strangely admitting it hadn't crossed his mind.
The squad was the first picked by this committee and Younis, who took over as captain of Pakistan from Shoaib Malik after the ODI loss to Sri Lanka.
Squad: Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Danish Kaneria, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Sohail Khan
Koobface, Other Worms Target Facebook Friends
As Facebook works to make itself more relevant and timely for its growing member base with a profile page makeover, attackers seem to be working overtime to steal the identities of the friends, fans and brands that connect though the social-networking site.
Indeed, Facebook has seen five different security threats in the past week. According to Trend Micro, four new hoax applications are attempting to trick members into divulging their usernames and passwords. And a new variant of the Koobface worm is running wild on the site, installing malware on the computers of victims who click on a link to a fake YouTube video.
The Koobface worm is dangerous. It can be dropped by other malware and downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites, Trend Micro reports. When attackers execute the malware, it searches for cookies created by online social networks. The latest variant is targeting Facebook, but earlier variants have also plagued MySpace.
Koobface's Wicked Agenda
Once Koobface finds the social-networking cookies, it makes a DNS query to check IP addresses that correspond to remote domains. Trend Micro explains that those servers can send and receive information about the affected machine. Once connected, the malicious user can remotely perform commands on the victim's machine.
"Once cookies related to the monitored social-networking Web sites are located, it connects to these Web sites using the user log-in session stored in the cookies. It then navigates through pages to search for the user's friends. If a friend has been located, it sends an HTTP POST request to the server," Trend Micro reports.
Ultimately, the worm's agenda is to transform the victim's computer into a zombie and form botnets for malicious purposes. Koobface attempts to do this by composing a message and sending it to the user's friends. The message contains a link to a Web site where a copy of the worm can be downloaded by unsuspecting friends. And the cycle repeats itself.
An Attractive Face(book)
Malware authors are investing more energy in Facebook and other social-networking sites because that effort pays off, according to Michael Argast, a security analyst at Sophos. Facebook alone has more than 175 million users, which makes it an attractive target.
"Many computer users have been conditioned not to open an attachment from an e-mail or click a link found within, but won't think twice about checking out a hot new video linked to by a trusted friend on Facebook," Argast said.
Argast called the Koobface worm a mix of something old and something new. The new is using social networks as a method to spread malware. The old is using fake codec Trojans linked to a saucy video to induce the user to install the malware.
Argast said people can protect themselves by running up-to-date antivirus software, restricting which Facebook applications they install, thinking twice before clicking on links from friends and never, never installing a codec from some random Web site in the hopes of catching some celebrity in a compromised situation.
"I would expect to see more attacks on Facebook," Argast said. "As long as this is a successful propagation method, the bad guys will double down and invest more. They are entirely motivated by financial gain. If it pays, they'll continue to romp in your social playgrounds."
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Indeed, Facebook has seen five different security threats in the past week. According to Trend Micro, four new hoax applications are attempting to trick members into divulging their usernames and passwords. And a new variant of the Koobface worm is running wild on the site, installing malware on the computers of victims who click on a link to a fake YouTube video.
The Koobface worm is dangerous. It can be dropped by other malware and downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites, Trend Micro reports. When attackers execute the malware, it searches for cookies created by online social networks. The latest variant is targeting Facebook, but earlier variants have also plagued MySpace.
Koobface's Wicked Agenda
Once Koobface finds the social-networking cookies, it makes a DNS query to check IP addresses that correspond to remote domains. Trend Micro explains that those servers can send and receive information about the affected machine. Once connected, the malicious user can remotely perform commands on the victim's machine.
"Once cookies related to the monitored social-networking Web sites are located, it connects to these Web sites using the user log-in session stored in the cookies. It then navigates through pages to search for the user's friends. If a friend has been located, it sends an HTTP POST request to the server," Trend Micro reports.
Ultimately, the worm's agenda is to transform the victim's computer into a zombie and form botnets for malicious purposes. Koobface attempts to do this by composing a message and sending it to the user's friends. The message contains a link to a Web site where a copy of the worm can be downloaded by unsuspecting friends. And the cycle repeats itself.
An Attractive Face(book)
Malware authors are investing more energy in Facebook and other social-networking sites because that effort pays off, according to Michael Argast, a security analyst at Sophos. Facebook alone has more than 175 million users, which makes it an attractive target.
"Many computer users have been conditioned not to open an attachment from an e-mail or click a link found within, but won't think twice about checking out a hot new video linked to by a trusted friend on Facebook," Argast said.
Argast called the Koobface worm a mix of something old and something new. The new is using social networks as a method to spread malware. The old is using fake codec Trojans linked to a saucy video to induce the user to install the malware.
Argast said people can protect themselves by running up-to-date antivirus software, restricting which Facebook applications they install, thinking twice before clicking on links from friends and never, never installing a codec from some random Web site in the hopes of catching some celebrity in a compromised situation.
"I would expect to see more attacks on Facebook," Argast said. "As long as this is a successful propagation method, the bad guys will double down and invest more. They are entirely motivated by financial gain. If it pays, they'll continue to romp in your social playgrounds."
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