Posts tagged as: Pakistan

Umar Amin waiting for an opportunity to prove his class

Geared up to make a strong comeback at the international level, Umar Amin, the young left-handed batsman from Pakistan, has admitted that he was nervous on his debut in 2010 but claims to have improved immensely since then.   The cricketer from Rawalpindi came through the ranks of junior sport in the country, having represented […]

Kamran Akmal advises the Pakistani batsmen to play aggressively

Kamran Akmal, the Pakistani wicketkeeper/batsman, is still optimistic about the national team’s chances in the three-match Test series against South Africa and has advised the batsmen to play aggressively if they wish to have any chance of success against the Proteas.   There were a lot of expectations attached with the Green Shirts before the […]

Foreign Secretary says US drones have killed 3000 people

Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has told a parliamentary committee that about 3000 people have been killed in the U.S. drone attacks after the operation was started in 2004.   He told the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee in Islamabad that 80 percent of those killed in drone strikes were armed militants   “We cannot bear the […]

Cricket runs through my veins and blood – Salman Butt

Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, is expecting to make a return to international cricket and hopes that the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will reduce the length of the ban imposed on him.   The left-handed opener, who was leading the Green Shirts in the Test series in England in 2010, was found […]

Rashid Latif wants Tanvir Ahmed and Imran Farhat to play the second Test

Disappointed at Pakistan’s performance in the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at Johannesburg, Rashid Latif, the former Test captain, has urged the team management to go for experienced cricketers like Imran Farhat and Tanvir Ahmed in place of Azhar Ali and Rahat Ali.   Before the start of the series, a […]

Shoaib Akhtar labels Pakistani cricketers as ‘chicken-hearted’

Shoaib Akhtar, the former Pakistan speedster, is extremely disappointed with the national team’s performance in the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa and has labeled the Pakistani cricketers as ‘chicken-hearted’.   The Proteas defeated the Green Shirts by a massive margin of 211 runs in the Johannesburg Test, taking an important lead […]

Amjad set to miss friendlies – report

The Bradford Park Avenue defender will not be taking part in the upcoming matches after suffering an injury. Amjad Iqbal will not be taking part in Pakistan’s games against Nepal and Maldives, as he is sidelined with injury according to a PFF official. “He has some injury and club problems and, therefore, will not be […]

Morne Morkel confident about troubling the Pakistani batsmen

Morne Morkel, the South African fast bowler, is geared up for the series against Pakistan and believes that the visitors are likely to give a tough time to the Proteas.   The first Test of the three-match series starts today at Johannesburg. Two T20s and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) will follow the three-match Test […]

A nation reluctant to dream and hope

A lot of people stand up and point a finger at Imran Khan and his potential as the future captain of Pakistan. This doubt in his capability is hardly backed by any concrete evidence that would prove him as someone similar to other politicians who promised to deliver the package of happiness. Still, people draw […]

Elections should be held timely

One doesn’t know who is at Tahirul Qadri’s back. His support for the role of army and judiciary in setting up of the Election Commission and the caretaker setup had raised many eyebrows.   As the SC has all along maintained that the elections must be held on time, it is generally understood that it […]

Malala Yousafzai to undergo skull reconstruction surgery: Britain doctors

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education is to return to a specialist hospital in Britain for surgery to reconstruct her skull, Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday.   Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in October 2102 and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged from the […]

Never said I feel unsafe in India; says Shahrukh Khan

Renowned Indian filmstar Shah Rukh Khan has described a controversy centered around him as “nonsense” and said an article he wrote recently titled ‘Being a Khan’ was being misquoted.   “I implore you all that please read the article. Nowhere does it say that I feel unsafe in my country,” he said. “I wrote this article to […]

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