{"id":90946,"date":"2025-11-11T16:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=90946"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:12:45","slug":"shahid-afridi-opens-up-about-political-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/shahid-afridi-opens-up-about-political-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahid Afridi opens up about political ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Former Pakistan team captain Shahid Afridi has admitted that he had wanted to join a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/reham-khan-announces-new-political-party\/\">political party<\/a> in the past.<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, while talking to the media in London,\u00a0 former cricketer, without naming any party, said, \u2018I wanted to join a party in the past, but I changed my mind between 2019 and 2020.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former all-rounder said, \u2018During this time, I decided that politics is not my thing, so I cannot join.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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