Pakistan should recall all ICL players, says MoinKARACHI - Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has appealed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to recall the country’s Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebels as a response to the lack of support shown by India over the hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup. Younis urges his players to perform well against AustraliaKARACHI - Pakistan captain Younis Khan has appealed to his players to put aside the bitter memories of the recent past and shine against Australia in a one-day series starting from Wednesday in Dubai. MQM rejects sharia-deal with TalibanKARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has rejected the sharia-deal between the Pakistan Government’s and the Taliban. US could invade FATA if Qaeda strikes again: UK expertKARACHI - The United States may have shunned plans to deploy troops on Pakistan soil for the time being, but any future terror attack on US or its interests anywhere in the world by Al-Qaeda would certainly see an invasion of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) by the Obama administration, a British expert has warned. Pak to share own counter-terrorism policy with US soon: GilaniKARACHI - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the country is ready with its own anti-terrorism strategy which it would be sharing with the United States soon. 2011 World Cup shift will cost PCB 10.5 million dollarsKARACHI - With the International Cricket Council (ICC) deciding to shift the 2011 cricket World Cup matches from Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to suffer a whopping 10.5 million dollar loss. Cricket South Africa refuses to host Pakistan ‘A’ teamKARACHI - Cricket South Africa (CSA) has refused to host Pakistan ‘A’ team’s tour citing a busy cricket calendar, the Dawn reports. Mumtaz Bhutto accuses Zardari of causing rifts in Bhutto familyKARACHI - Sindh National Front chief and late Benazir Bhutto’s uncle Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has claimed that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is causing rift in the Bhutto clan. Pakistan dismayed at being stripped as World Cup co-hostsKARACHI - Pakistan was shocked and dismayed at International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to move the 2011 World Cup from the country. CSA refused to host Pakistan A teamKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suffered a setback Friday when Cricket South Africa (CSA) refused to host its A team’s tour for this year. Afridi calls for an united Asia front against terrorismKARACHI - Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes the Asian cricket-playing nations will have to establish a united front to save the sport from becoming a victim in this region because of growing terrorism. Pak seeks ICC sympathy to allow it to co-host 2011 World CupKARACHI - Pakistan is hoping that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will adopt a sympathetic stance towards it while taking a final decision on its status of a co-host of the 2011 World Cup during the upcoming ICC Executive Board meetings. Twenty Indian fisherman sent to judicial custody till April 28 in PakKARACHI - A local here has sent twenty Indian fishermen to judicial custody till April 28. After Swat, Taliban intends to spread influence over rest of Pakistan: CSMKARACHI - Pakistan Taliban, which has gained a foothold in Swat, intends to spread its influence more broadly across Pakistan - and may face little resistance in some areas Pakistani court jails 20 Indian fishermen till April 28KARACHI - Twenty Indian fishermen who were arrested for allegedly fishing in Pakistani waters were Thursday jailed by a court here till April 28. Pakistan’s IPL players assured by Modi over unpaid duesKARACHI - Pakistan’s eight Indian Premier League (IPL) contracted cricketers are optimistic of receiving their dues from the cash-rich Twenty20 league after an assurance from the League’s boss Lalit Modi. Asif to attend IPL, but only as a spectatorKARACHI - Mohammad Asif, who became the first ever doping offender of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last summer, will make a comeback to the cash-rich Twenty20 league in South Africa, not as a player, but as a spectator. Modi promises to resolve payment issue of Pak players in IPLKARACHI - Several star Pakistani cricketers threatening to sue the Indian Premier League over a payment row received good news when IPL boss Lalit Modi assured them that he would try to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Pakistan vows to bounce back in Asia CupKARACHI - A day after crashing to an embarrassing fourth position in the five-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh (Malaysia), Pakistan have promised to bounce back in next month’s Asia Cup. Return of ICL players in Pak national team unlikelyKARACHI - Pakistan’s Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebels are unlikely to return to international cricket with this June’s World Twenty20 Championship in England. Pak Parliamentary Committee recommends independent foreign policyKARACHI - A Parliamentary Committee on National Security has asked the Gilani government to formulate an independent foreign policy with a core focus on national interest. Pak intelligence agencies arrest Baitullah Mehsud’s close aideKARACHI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have reportedly arrested a close aide of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud. Younis will be Pakistan’s key man against Aussies, says IntikhabKARACHI - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believes that the outcome of his team’s one-day games against Australia will largely depend on how captain Younis Khan will fare in the April 22-May 7 series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Pakistan include ICL masseur in national cricket teamKARACHI - After being forced to remove three rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) players in the 30-man World Twenty20 Championship preliminary squad, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken another dubious step by including a masseur previously associated with the unofficial league in the national team. Pak to launch first indigenous communications satellite in 2011KARACHI - Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) will launch the country’s first indigenously developed communications satellite on August 14, 2011. Pak will rely heavily on captain Younus Khan in UAE series: AlamKARACHI - Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam is banking upon captain Younus Khan to succeed against Australia in the forthcoming UAE series. Juhi Chawla’s uncle freed in Pakistan after six monthsKARACHI - Well-known Pakistani film producer and distributor Satish Anand, an uncle of Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, was freed by his abductors after six months in captivity for a ransom of Rs.10.6 million, media reports said Sunday. PCB rubbishes report about Akhtar being under doping test scannerKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rubbished reports that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could be made to undergo dope tests ahead of the UAE one-day international series against Australia. PCB mulls New Zealand as venue for ‘home’ seriesKARACHI - Pakistan is keeping its options open on the venues for its ‘home’ series against the Kiwis this November and could well opt to play in New Zealand, sources said Saturday. Shoaib Akhtar on ICC’s dope testing scannerKARACHI - Pakistan’s controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar can be specifically targeted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) if it opted to carry our random dope tests during the one-day series between Pakistan and Australia starting in Dubai from April 22. |