Karachi, Mar. 30 : Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has claimed that he has been re-appointed as the Director General (DG) of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

According to The News, Miandad himself announced his reinstatement to the post. There has been no official confirmation on the report.

Earlier, while resigning from the post, Miandad had said that he was quitting because the job description did not fit with his idea of what it should be.

Karachi, Mar. 28 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided not to host host the Asia Cup hockey tournament citing economic reasons.

The Dubai Sports City has officially announced that it would not be able to host the ten nation tournament, and has conveyed the same to the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).

The AHF, following the refusal, has urged the Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) to hold the championship, which will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup.

Karachi, Mar. 28 : A constitutional petition has been filed in Sindh High Court challenging the alleged meddling of US diplomats in Pakistan's internal affairs during the political crisis in the country.

In his petition, local lawyer Sohail Hameed claimed that after the invading Iraq and Afghanistan, the US government was now meddling in the internal affairs of Pakistan by using indirect methods.

Karachi, Mar. 28 : A constitutional petition has been filed in Sindh High Court challenging the alleged meddling of US diplomats in Pakistan's internal affairs during the political crisis in the country.

In his petition, local lawyer Sohail Hameed claimed that after the invading Iraq and Afghanistan, the US government was now meddling in the internal affairs of Pakistan by using indirect methods.

Karachi, Mar. 28: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, while welcoming the US’ revamped Afghan strategy has said that the Obama Administration had accepted its stand.

Talking to media persons on the sidelines of an award function here, Gilani said the new strategy confirms that the United States has accepted its stance that only a hand full of people are involved in terror activities, and that the whole country was not under the influence of such insurgents.

Karachi, Mar. 27 : While a volley of treason cases are being filed in Pakistan against the former President General Pervez Musharraf, legal experts in the country believe that the autocratic ruler may never be tested.

Legal experts have termed the idea of initiating sedition cases against Musharraf as `wishful' thinking.