Quetta Gladiators foreign players pull out of Lahore final on March 1, 2017LAHORE: The majority of Quetta Gladiators’ foreign players have opted not to travel to Lahore for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final. Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright and Tymal Mills all tweeted about leaving the tournament, while former New Zealand offspinner Nathan McCullum will also not travel. Rilee Rossouw, the South African batsman, had been considering […]
Giles Clarke bats for PSL final in Lahore despite terror attacks on February 20, 2017LAHORE: Giles Clarke, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Task Force on Pakistan, voiced his support Sunday for a Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Lahore despite a recent wave of terror attacks in the country. Clarke, in an interview, said holding the PSL final in Lahore would send a strong message to […]
Najam Sethi says foreign cricketers not ready to play final in Lahore on February 15, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday said the PSL final would be held in Lahore if cricket fans and citizens of Pakistan were ready to watch the game without foreign players. “The foreign players have refused to play the final in Lahore after Monday’s blast but if the citizens of Pakistan […]
Head of state level protection for Pakistan Super League final on February 9, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan will deploy thousands of police and bullet-proof buses for the final of its Twenty20 franchise league, set to be held in Lahore next month after the rest of the tournament is played in the UAE. The violence-hit country has not hosted a high-profile foreign team since a 2009 gun and bomb attack on […]
NOC Pakistan holds Sports Seminar – Way Forward in Sports on January 31, 2017LAHORE: The National Olympic Committee (NOC) Pakistan held a hectic one-day sports seminar titled ‘Way Forward in Sports’ at a local hotel here on Sunday. The speakers during the seminar came up with different suggestions for the betterment of sports in the country with government-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) earning speakers’ ire. However, the Pakistan […]
Cross-border fire kills army soldier in Tirah on January 31, 2017BARA: A Pakistan Army soldier, who was critically injured in a cross-border terrorist attack in Khyber Agency, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. “Terrorists fired from across the border on a Pakistani post in Khyber Agency critically injuring Sep[oy] Waqas performing duty at the border post,” read a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations […]
PLS final in Lahore to bring international cricket back to Pakistan: Sethi on January 30, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan Super League chairman Najam Sethi said Monday that the successful holding of the final of the Pakistan Super League in Lahore in March would open a new a new window to bring international cricket back to Pakistan. “The final will take place on March 5 and its smooth and successful holding will serve […]
Giles Clarke hopeful of Pakistan hosting international cricket on January 29, 2017LAHORE: Giles Clarke, the head of the International Cricket Council’s Special Task Force on Pakistan cricket, is hopeful that international cricket will return soon to the country. Giles, who is on a two-day tour to Pakistan, is visiting the country to help the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in boosting their finances in the absence of […]
Keel laying ceremony of navys craft held in KS&EW; on January 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: Keel Laying Ceremony of a Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) being built for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) on Friday. Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, graced the occasion as Chief Guest according to a Defence Ministry spokesperson. The 1500 tonne MPV is a […]
Govt to demolish over 4,000 houses from KCR land on January 28, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Government has decided to demolish over 4,000 illegal houses encroached on the land of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). This was decided by the provincial transport minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while presiding over a high-level meeting at his office in Karachi on Friday. The meeting was also attended by commissioner and concerned deputy […]