SAMMY RECEIVES HONORARY PAKISTAN CITIZENSHIP

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SAMMY RECEIVES HONORARY PAKISTAN CITIZENSHIP

ARY SportsApr 26, 20160 Comments

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Believe it or not but Peshawar Zalmi’s and West Indies all rounder Darren Sammy is now an honorary Pakistan citizen.

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak offered the explosive all rounder the honorary citizenship of Pakistan on special request of Peshawar Zalmi owner and a passionate cricket fan Javed Afridi. The Chief Minister tweeted on social media website Twitter to make this major announcement.

On Special Request frm @JAfridi10 ,we are honoured to offer a Honorary Pak Citizenship to @darrensammy88 ! “Sammy Khan” Pakhair Raghlay

— Pervaiz Khattak (@Pervaiz_Khattak) April 25, 2016

Darren Sammy in reply tweeted that he is extremely thankful for this and will happily accept the offer.

Khattab sb dera dera Manana ! Pa sar stargo ma qabool dehttps://t.co/ULWYKEQv2d

— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) April 25, 2016

The Zalmi owner Javed Afridi had earlier tweeted that he would request the government of Pakistan to offer honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy because of the players love for this nation and his willingness to learn Pashtu.

Will request Govt of Pakistan to offer Honorary Citizenship (Nationality) for @darrensammy88 ,with regards to his love for this Nation.

— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) April 25, 2016

Darren Sammy played a key role in Peshawar Zalmi’s campaign during the inaugural season of Pakistan Super League and was instrumental in Peshawar’s win throughout the tournament.

http://arysports.tv/sammy-receives-honorary-pakistan-citizenship/

 

[Devil Soul]

Darren Sammy is now an honorary Pakistani citizen
By Sports Desk
Published: April 26, 2016

PHOTO: AFP

The love affair between World T20 winning captain Darren Sammy and Pakistan just seems to be growing.

After the Peshawar Zalmi player learnt Pashto and won over the hearts of Pakistanis, PSL franchise owner Javed Afridi has requested the government to grant “honourary citizenship” to the West Indies player to reward him for “his love” for the country.

On Monday night, Javed tweeted he will request the government of Pakistan to offer honorary citizenship to the 32-year-old.

Javed Afridi ‎@JAfridi10
Will request Govt of Pakistan to offer Honorary Citizenship (Nationality) for @darrensammy88 ,with regards to his love for this Nation.

11:45 PM - 25 Apr 2016

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak in response to Javed’s request announced in a tweet that they are “honoured” to offer honorary citizenship to Sammy.

Pervaiz Khattak ‎@Pervaiz_Khattak
On Special Request frm @JAfridi10 ,we are honoured to offer a Honorary Pak Citizenship to @darrensammy88 ! "Sammy Khan" Pakhair Raghlay

12:10 AM - 26 Apr 2016

Sammy was happy to receive such an acknowledgement and accepted the offer, thanking the chief minister for the consideration.

Darren Sammy

✔‎@darrensammy88
Khattab sb dera dera Manana ! Pa sar stargo ma qabool dehttps://twitter.com/Pervaiz_Khattak/status/724707250904928260 …

12:39 AM - 26 Apr 2016 · Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda

Sammy was a part of the Peshawar Zalmi squad in the first edition of the Pakistan Super League which took place in the UAE in February 2016.

He also learned Pashto from Javed and called it a “very sweet language”.

Darren Sammy

✔‎@darrensammy88
I did #LearnPushto from @JAfridi10 , very sweet language now almost a Pakhtun Zalmi. Noray khabaray ba bya kao. Do Khoday Pa Amaan

11:32 PM - 25 Apr 2016 · Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Earlier, after winning the World T20, Javed had announced an award of $20,000 for the West Indies captain for displaying excellent team spirit in the event.

Emotional Sammy slams Windies board after World T20 title win

Sammy also thanked the Pakistani fans in Pashto for supporting his team throughout the World T20. “I want to thank my Pakistani supporters for their support and will come to Peshawar soon,” he said. “God bless Javed Afridi,” he added.

 

[NP-complete]

What is an honorary citizen? Either you are a Pakistani citizen and are issued a National ID card or else you are not.

 

[Devil Soul]

What is an honorary citizen? Either you are a Pakistani citizen and are issued a National ID card or else you are not.

Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a country on a foreign individual whom it considers to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction.

 

[somebozo]

What is an honorary citizen? Either you are a Pakistani citizen and are issued a National ID card or else you are not.

It called POC

 

[Devil Soul]

 

[shah1398]

So it means he can be Captain of any team in next PSL?

 

[Nakash Ahsan]

It is denied by KPK govt the khatak tweet was made by fake account .kpk gobt has confirmed about fake news circulating

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congrats to Sammy

 

[T90TankGuy]

After reading the title i thought you guys had given this one an honorary citizenship .

 

[The Sandman]

After reading the title i thought you guys had given this one an honorary citizenship .

lol i thought the same thing i was like WTF?

 

[muhammadali233]

Fake news.

 

[EAK]

After reading the title i thought you guys had given this one an honorary citizenship .

No you can have him.. we have better versions now

 

[muhammadali233]

SAMMY RECEIVES HONORARY PAKISTAN CITIZENSHIP

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Believe it or not but Peshawar Zalmi’s and West Indies all rounder Darren Sammy is now an honorary Pakistan citizen.

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak offered the explosive all rounder the honorary citizenship of Pakistan on special request of Peshawar Zalmi owner and a passionate cricket fan Javed Afridi. The Chief Minister tweeted on social media website Twitter to make this major announcement.

On Special Request frm @JAfridi10 ,we are honoured to offer a Honorary Pak Citizenship to @darrensammy88 ! “Sammy Khan” Pakhair Raghlay

— Pervaiz Khattak (@Pervaiz_Khattak) April 25, 2016

Darren Sammy in reply tweeted that he is extremely thankful for this and will happily accept the offer.

Khattab sb dera dera Manana ! Pa sar stargo ma qabool dehttps://t.co/ULWYKEQv2d

— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) April 25, 2016

The Zalmi owner Javed Afridi had earlier tweeted that he would request the government of Pakistan to offer honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy because of the players love for this nation and his willingness to learn Pashtu.

Will request Govt of Pakistan to offer Honorary Citizenship (Nationality) for @darrensammy88 ,with regards to his love for this Nation.

— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) April 25, 2016

Darren Sammy played a key role in Peshawar Zalmi’s campaign during the inaugural season of Pakistan Super League and was instrumental in Peshawar’s win throughout the tournament.

http://arysports.tv/sammy-receives-honorary-pakistan-citizenship/

http://www.dawn.com/news/1254545

 

[Zaneesh852]

And the saga ends with an embarrassment . The twitter account turned out to be fake