Karachi
46 dead, 123 injured in violence in Karachi
Gunning down of a MQM lawmaker sparked bloody rioting in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi as protesters went on a rampage torching vehicles, shops and houses leading to the death of 46 people.
Pakistan eyes Bollywood ban for Id
Pakistan culture minister Aftab Shah Jilani has said that the government could block the release of Indian films for the upcoming Id ul-Fitr festival in order to encourage the struggling local industry.
Pak eyes Bollywood ban for Eid
Pakistan culture minister Aftab Shah Jilani has said the government could block the release of Indian films for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr festival in order to encourage the struggling local industry.
Manager: Malik return won’t hit team harmony
Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed believes the return of former captains Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik in the squad for Asia Cup and England tour will not affect the dressing-room environment.
Pak board does a U-turn
In a volte-face, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday claimed that former skippers Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan were never banned and can be brought back to the side anytime.
Yousuf: I’ll play if ‘elders’ allow
Pakistan former captain Mohammad Yousuf said he would revoke his decision to retire from international cricket only if his “elders” give him the permission to do this.
“If fate allows I will play for Pakistan again but only if my elders give me permission,” Yousuf said.
Younis refuses PCB’s compromise offer
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is in no mood to back down from his fight against the Pakistan Cricket Board over the indefinite ban imposed on him and has turned down a PCB offer to go for a compromise settlement.
Asif called Watson ‘bloody white’: Team official on tape
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif called Australian all-rounder Shane Watson a “bloody white” during the team’s tour Down Under and got away with it, according to the then team manager Abdul Raquib. Raquib told a inquiry panel probing the disastrous tour that Asif narrowly escaped getting into another controversy after he directed racist remarks against Watson during a Test match.
‘Some players were ogling at girls in Oz’
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has alleged that some of his teammates were busy ogling at girls and loafing around the boundary line, not giving their 100 per cent in the team’s disastrous tour of Australia earlier this year.
Malik a ‘bad influence’on teammates: PCB
Banned former captain Shoaib Malik was seen as a “negative character and a bad influence” on the Pakistan cricket team by senior players like Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, the leaked video of a P
