Islamabad, Apr. 7 : Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected the government's request for an in-camera trial of suspects involved in the teenaged girl's flogging in Swat and ruled that the facts be brought before the public.
An eight-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is hearing a suo motu case of the flogging incident.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board's decision (PCB) to include controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the national squad for the forthcoming One -Day International series against Australia has not gone down well within former officials.
Former PCB chief Khalid Mehmood blasted the apex body for persisting with Akhtar when youngsters needed to be given more opportunity to prove their mettle.
Karachi, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is skeptic about the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving clearance to players who sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play in the World Twenty 20 Championship scheduled to be held in England in June.
The PCB has included three rebel cricketers Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Imran Nazir in the list of 30 probable for the T20 World Championship.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clearly demarcated the role and functions of its Director General, Javed Miandad.
"Miandad will look after the development of domestic cricket in Pakistan. He will be special advisor to the PCB Chairman and also be incharge of development of women's cricket as per instructions of PCB chief Ijaz Butt," The Daily Times quoted a PCB spokesperson, as saying.
He added that finance, international and administrative issues would not come under Miandad's work area.
Islamabad - US special envoy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Tuesday the two countries had parallel interests in fighting the war against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants concentrated along the Afghan border.
"The United States and Pakistan face a common strategic threat, a common enemy and a common challenge and, therefore, a common task," Holbrooke told reporters in a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Islamabad, Apr. 7 : Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected the government's request for an in-camera trial of suspects involved in the teenaged girl's flogging in Swat and ruled that the facts be brought before the public.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board's decision (PCB) to include controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the national squad for the forthcoming One -Day International series against Australia has not gone down well within former officials.
Karachi, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is skeptic about the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving clearance to players who sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play in the World Twenty 20 Championship scheduled to be held in England in June.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clearly demarcated the role and functions of its Director General, Javed Miandad.
Islamabad - US special envoy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Tuesday the two countries had parallel interests in fighting the war against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants concentrated along the Afghan border.
