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What do Imran Khan and Peshawar Zalmis have in common? Shoes!

Chacha Noorudin, gifted a pair of his famous Kaptaan chappal to each teammate and they loved it!

19 Feb, 2020

The Peshawar Zalmis just got a wonderful surprise right before the Pakistan Super League kicks off tomorrow.

Chacha Noorudin, the shoemaker known for his Peshawari chappals, decided to gift the team with special 'Kaptaan chappals' which he's previously made for Imran Khan.

“I designed more than 40 pairs of the Peshawari Chappal for all the players and the team management in three colors – brown, mustard, and tiger print. Since we could get their exact foot sizes, we managed to complete the task in time,” Noorudin, 60, told Arab News.

He flew down to Karachi to personally give the shoes to the team and they all clearly loved them!

Chacha Noorudin has been designing the Peshawari chappal since 1976 but it was when he designed a pair for PM Khan that he acquired fame for his craft. Since that time, he also refers to the design as Kaptaan chappals, which are now a fashion must-have.

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Fastrack Feb 19, 2020 03:40pm

Too much love in the air. Pukhtoons zinda baad. Pakistan paenda baad.

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gauhar Feb 19, 2020 03:47pm

love u sir

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Concerned Feb 19, 2020 04:50pm

This type of shoe is no longer associated with the Pakistani identity. It is now identified with one ethnicity only and is being promoted as the ethnic footwear. Even Imran Khan is wearing it for a reason because of the same ethnic affiliation. People of Sindh and Punjab will stop wearing them in the near future because of this ethnic push.

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Insaafian Feb 19, 2020 05:54pm

@Concerned that's some preposterous reasoning. These are embedded into the Pakistani culture just like sindh topi and shalwar.

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Bilal Feb 19, 2020 06:06pm

Only hype no cricket.

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Zain Abidin Feb 19, 2020 06:49pm

@ Concerned, I don't see any ethnic identity crisis with promotion of Chappal. It has always been known as Peshawari Chappal or just Chappal through out Pakistan for decades. Just like Punjab's Khoosa or Zarri Chappal, worn on weddings or Eid day, people don't see it as ethnic link, these are all Pakistani footwear. We should promote them Internationally as well.

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Taimoor khan Feb 19, 2020 06:57pm

@Concerned ofcourse it's called "Peshawari chappal" for a reason. No one can deny that fact. It is from that region of Pakistan and wore by all Pakistanis. Similarly, Sindhi Ajraak is also a fashion statement wore by majority of Pakistanis.

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Bahi Feb 19, 2020 06:57pm

@Concerned. You must be joking right.

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Bahi Feb 19, 2020 06:58pm

@ concerned you must be joking right.

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Sayyar Khan Feb 19, 2020 07:24pm

@Concerned good don’t wear them. Closed minded people like you won’t understand

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topbrass Feb 19, 2020 07:29pm

Pure cringe ! Gifting Chappals to PSL players ! Guys , a nation of 200 + million people does not produce anything gift worthy ??

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Fayzee Feb 19, 2020 08:44pm

@Concerned Wrong dude! I am from Karachi and I love it.

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stevenson Feb 19, 2020 11:07pm

@Concerned Of course it is associated with Pakistani identity since it belongs to one of the dominant races of Pakistan. I wear them sometimes even though I am not Pashtun the same way I sometimes wear a Sindi Ajrak though I am not Sindhi or my wife wears a Baluchi style Shalwar though she is not Baluchi . Lots of Pashtun wear the Pakol hat even though it is from Chitral and it does not bother them because only the lungi is traditional Pashtun head gear. You are trying to make a big issue of nothing since a guy is just promoting native foot wear from one province.

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Zain Abidin Feb 19, 2020 11:35pm

@ Dawn staff. Why do you always censor my comments? All I stated was that there is nothing wrong with promoting Peshawari chappal, in response to what commenter Concerned had stated. You never post any of my comments. Is there a reason?????

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Pakhtunistan Feb 20, 2020 04:54am

@Concerned you need to chill. We are all the same...Pakistani. Lol

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Ali da Malanga Feb 20, 2020 08:24am

@Concerned - What are you smoking?

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Amir Feb 20, 2020 09:21am

@Zain Abidin I totally agree with you. I have been posting my comments for several years now and to my amaze it was never posted by Dawn. I am gonna keep on writing my comments no matter if @Dawn decided to post my comments or not.

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Abdul Samad Feb 20, 2020 09:32am

@Concerned ppl thinking like u create negativity in world. kindly be positive.

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