Karachi, Jan. 13: While the forthcoming tour of Pakistan by Sri Lanka provides Pakistan with a much needed chance to play a Test match on home soil for the first time in an year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to convince the world cricket community, that it is safe to play in Pakistan.

According to a PCB official, the board is planning to send invitations to top International Cricket Council (ICC) officials to come and see the security arrangements being offered to visiting the cricketers and officials during the Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan.

Karachi, Jan. 12 : Pakistan have included uncapped batsman Umar Amin in a 15-man squad for the one-day series against Sri Lanka this month.

`Amin has been rewarded for his excellent performances in domestic cricket,' a Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday.

The left-handed batsman is expected to be given a chance to fill the void created by the defection of senior batsman Mohammed Yousuf to the unofficial Indian Cricket League, the Dawn reports.

Karachi, Jan. 12 : Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday claimed that incoming US Vice-President Joe Biden played a key role in convincing former President Pervez Musharraf to take off his army uniform.

"This was not done by us or any other party," The News quoted him, as saying.

He further said, "Pakistan is a sovereign country and permission for US drone attacks could not be given and we are seeking support of other countries also against these attacks, as the miscreants slip nearer."

Karachi, Jan 12 : A 65-year old Hindu temple in Karachi is in a horrendous condition in the absence of proper maintenance and renovation work by the Sindh Government.

Laxmi Narain Hanuman Mandir, located on the edge of the Arabian Sea under the Native Jetty Bridge, is suffering from oil pollution that flows from the Karachi port.

Karachi, Jan. 10 : Already suffering from severe a financial crunch, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has now accused its former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shafqat Naghmi, of causing hefty financial losses to the board.

The PCB said that the project initially supposed to cost Rs. 142 million, was now expected to cross Rs. 471 million.

"Massive irregularities have been discovered in the construction of the far end pavilion at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore," a press release by the PCB stated.

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