Friday, December 30th, 2016
Pakistan all out, Australia win Melbourne Test by innings and 18 runs
MELBOURNE, DEC 29, (DNA) – Australia bowled out Pakistan for 163, winning the second Test in Melbourne on Friday by an innings and 18 runs. Pacer Mitchell Starc delivered the final blow by ending Sarfraz Ahmed’s resistance at 43 and getting Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah out for ducks. This is only the fifth incident in history of a team losing a Test by an innings after scoring 400 or more in first innings of the match. Pakistan have lost five consecutive Tests now. This defeat was also 11th consecutive in Australia, most for anyRead More
Plea bargain law NAB and political wheeling-dealing
By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti The plea bargain law of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is not something new as one gets an impression from the media reports and reaction of rank and file as well as political parties, emanating from the plea bargain settlement of NAB with the ex Balochistan Secretary Finance, Mushtaq Raisani who has offered to pay Rs 2 billion. Raisani case snatched public attention when over 700 million rupees cash was recovered from his house. Corruption and politics unfortunately go hand in hand in Pakistan. More aptly saidRead More