Karachi, Mar. 18 : The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Wednesday announced its squad for the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup Tournament to be played in Malaysia.

Zeeshan Ashraf will captain the side and Mohammad Imran will be his deputy. The other players in the squad are Nasir Ahmed, Rana Asif, Shakeel Abbasi, Waqas Sharif, Akhtar Ali, Shabbir Khan, Asim Khan, Tariq Aziz, Shafqat Rasool and Fareed Ahmed, a PHF release said.

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest.

Islamabad, Mar. 18 : Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader and former information minister Sherry Rehman Wednesday denied reports that she had resigned from the party.

She told newsmen that she did want to create any kind of crack in the party.

"PPP doesn't want to put any curb on media, she said, adding, she has not quit the party's position."

Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Mar. 18 : Former Supreme Court Bar Association president and leader of the lawyers' Long March, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Wednesday that the restoration of the deposed judges was in accordance with the promises made by slain former Prime Minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.

Talking to newsmen after visiting the Benazir's memorial here, he said martyrs never die and she is also with us in this gathering.

"We renew our pledge of complete loyalty with her," he said.

Lahore, Mar. 18 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday that Prime Minister Gilani has been told to repeal the controversial 17th Amendment.

Sharif told reporters here that the supremacy of law, elimination of poverty and outdated system were his top priorities.

"We have talked to the Prime Minister and now 17th Amendment will be abolished," he said.

Karachi, Mar. 18 : Pakistan Cricket Board COO Saleem Altaf has said only political stability in the country can help Pakistan retain its lost reputation in the cricketing world.

Pakistan has gone into international isolation following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore earlier this month, Altaf said.

Islamabad, Mar 18 : After taking the British and US audiences by storm, Oscar-winning film `Slumdog Millionaire' is all set to hit the Chinese theatre.

Directed by Danny Boyle, the film has secured a coveted slot as one of 20 major foreign movies that China will import this year, reports The News

Zhang Hongyan, a publicist for Hong Kong-based Edko Film, has revelaed that the film will be released in at least 2,000 theatres across China on March 26.

Boyle will attend the movie''s premiere in Beijing a day before.