LAHORE, Pakistan, June 16 — The modest office where Sarfraz Naeemi kept his library and received visitors seeking spiritual guidance is now a charred hole. The floor is strewn with burned pages, glass shards and ball bearings from a young suicide bomber’s lethal vest.
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ISLAMABAD: The foreign office said they will ask access to the Saudi consular for the families of arrested people in Saudi Arabia for a meeting with the Saudi Ambassador in Pakistan, Geo News said Wednesday.The Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Ali bin Saeed Awwad Asiri said his country will look into the matter considerately to the complete exclusion of any injustice to the grieved families.The Saudi ambassador said he will go to his country and investigated the matter.Federal minister Babar Ghauri said he will raise the issue in the cabinet.
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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board said Tuesday they had appointed Wasim Bari as interim chief selector to pick the team for next month’’s series against Sri Lanka after Abdul Qadir quit the post.Bari, a former captain who is currently working for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as director of human resources, had served as chairman of selectors for three previous periods in the past.”Bari has been appointed as interim chairman of selectors to pick the team for Pakistan team’’s tour of Sri Lanka,” said a PCB release. Pakistan will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match.Captain Younus Khan, coach Intikhab Alam and vice captain Misbah-ul-Haq will be the interim members of the committee for the Sri Lanka tour only.Final approval of the squad will be made by PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, the release said.Abdul Qadir resigned from the post of chairman of selectors last week, blaming the PCB for not allowing him to work independently. Qadir also blamed Khan, Alam and manager Yawar Saeed for interference — a charge denied by the officials.Salim Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad — two other members of the selection committee — did not resign, but a decision on their fate and the appointment of a permanent chief selector are still pending.
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June 17 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan may cut interest rates by as much as a third as the government’s fight against the Taliban weakens an already deteriorating economy, analysts said.
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ISLAMABAD: A short verdict of the Supreme Court in plane-hijacking case is expected today (Wednesday) after completion of arguments of PML-N Quaid Naw
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LONDON: When Pakistan crashed to a disappointing defeat against hosts England on June 7 at The Oval, it seemed that they had come here ill-prepared fo
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NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan will have to travel to Trent Bridge from London to play their ICC World Twenty20 semifinal after Sri Lanka bulldozed past New Zea
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NOTTINGHAM, England: Ajantha Mendis spun out New Zealand as Sri Lanka roared into the World Twenty20 semifinals with an emphatic 48-run win at Trent B
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LONDON: Pakistan could earn more than 10 million dollars even if they don”t host a single match in cricket’’s World Cup in 2011, the sport’’s governing
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A US Senate committee on Tuesday gave the green light to triple non-military aid to Pakistan, hoping to bring stability to a country that is a key priority for President Barack Obama.
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