Islamabad, Nov 21: The PCB has reportedly decided to appoint a sub committee to look into the suggestions made to make the Board’s Constitution ‘more practical and democratic’.

The constitution committee formed recently by the Ministry of Sports held its first meeting in Islamabad last evening under the chairmanship of Law Minister Farooq H Naik. At the meeting, some former and present Test cricketers, regional association representatives and some other experts gave their opinions on the ideal PCB constitution.

Islamabad, Nov 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly condemned US airstrikes inside Pakistan as ‘intolerable’, and said that he hoped the incursions would stop with the change in command at the White House.

Following the Opposition’s criticism of the government over Wednesday’s suspected US drone attack in Bannu, Gilani said in his policy statement that his government had no tacit understanding with the US on such strikes.

Islamabad, Nov 21: Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan has reportedly filed a writ petition against his alleged detention yesterday at the Islamabad High Court.

The petition filed through former law minister and senior lawyer SM Zafar pleaded the court to order the authorities to ease the restrictions imposed on him in the name of security measures, reported the Daily Times.

Islamabad, Nov 21 : The Pakistan Government last evening reportedly summoned US envoy Anne Pietersen o register protests over Wednesday’s US drone attack on Bannu, the first strike outside Pakistan’s tribal areas.

On the occasion, the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s stance over US violations of its sovereignty, saying that the ‘unilateral attacks’ were not helping counter-terrorism efforts, the Daily Times quoted sources as saying.

Khar, Nov 21 : At least 24 Taliban fighters, including 11 foreigners and one local commander, were killed in the military operation in the Bajaur Agency yesterday, as warplanes pounded Taliban positions in Swat killing 20 fighters using a school building in Matta area, official sources and local residents reportedly said.

Karachi, Nov 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly agreed to get actively involved in the bid to save India’s cricket tour to his country scheduled for early next year, saying that he would soon be discussing the issue with his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.