Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Sri Lankan security team reviews security arrangements ahead of Lahore T20
LAHORE, OCT 28 (DNA) – The visiting Sri Lankan security team spent a busy day on Friday while reviewing all the security arrangements being made for the third and final T20 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on October 29 at the Gaddafi Stadium. Pakistan Cricket Board’s security and vigilance head Colonel (retd) Muhammad Azam briefed the two-member team led by De Silve upon their arrival at the Gaddafi Stadium on different tiers of the security being taken for the safety and security of the foreign team. The security team wasRead More
CM Sindh to chair cabinet meeting to replace police chief
KARACHI, OCT 28 (DNA) – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah is to chair a cabinet meeting on Saturday to discuss the replacement of incumbent Inspector General Police (IGP) A.D. Khawaja, besides implementation of 18th Amendment of the Constitution. According to sources, the cabinet is likely to discuss the replacement of current IGP with grade-22 Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) Abdul Dasti. Earlier this month, Dasti – who is currently serving as the additional research and development inspector-general (IG) under command of A.D. Khawaja – was promoted to grade-22 byRead More
Ireland announces inaugural Test match dates with Pakistan
KARACHI, OCT 28 (DNA) – Cricket Ireland has announced the dates of its inaugural and one-off Test match against Pakistan. According to Ireland Cricket Board, Pakistan will play the Test match against Ireland from May 11 to May 15 in 2018. “The dates of Ireland’s inaugural Test match as an ICC Full Member – against Pakistan – have been confirmed as Friday May 11th to Tuesday May 15th,” said a statement by Cricket Ireland following its board meeting. “A decision on the venue will be announced in the coming weeks,”Read More
Maryam Nawaz terms news regarding differences in party baseless
LAHORE, OCT 28 (DNA) – Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz termed news regarding differences among Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders as baseless and said that everything is going smooth in the party. Maryam Nawaz said that the proof to send her to prison is “missing” and that the victory in the September by-election was evidence that people still stand by her and her party. “Prisons, disqualifications, sham trials, house arrests, court cases been there, done that,” she added. Maryam Nawaz hesitated to directly address whether she had ambitionsRead More
PCB awaits final word from West Indies tour of Pakistan
KARACHI, OCT 28 (DNA) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still waiting for a final word from Cricket West Indies (CWI) on the proposed tour of Pakistan by the West Indies team for a series of three T20Is. A source in PCB has confirmed that PCB has sent the proposed itinerary and the related plans to the CWI and the board is now waiting for the final approval. “We are hoping for a reply from them by Wednesday,” said the source. A joint statement from PCB and CWI hadRead More
Pakistan will welcome international cricket after eight years of isolation
LAHORE, OCT 28 (DNA) – Even Pakistan’s prime minister did not believe it could happen but when Sri Lanka visit Lahore on Sunday for a T20 match, the hosts will celebrate the end of eight years of isolation from international cricket. Less than a year ago, none of this appeared possible for a nation that had largely been shunned by international teams since 2009 due to security risks. That year gunmen attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lanka team from their hotel to Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium for a match, injuringRead More