Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
‘It’s good to be back on field after long time’ Misbah-ul-Haq
Worcester: Head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq enjoyed being on the field after a gap of almost three months. In a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the squad did their first training session here ahead of Test series against England, Misbah said that players are motivated and are looking forward to making the most of given time period before they take on the English side in August. “It is good to be back on the field after a long time. We really enjoyed our session today and we are lookingRead More
Young boy martyred by unprovoked Indian firing along LoC: ISPR
Rawalpindi : A young boy was martyred by unprovoked aggression by the Indian Army in the Lipa Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) late last night (Tuesday) said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday. In a statement, the ISPR said that the Indian Army had resorted to indiscriminate firing that targeted the civilian population in the sector, which resulted in the martyrdom of a young boy. Pakistan Army responded effectively to Indian firing targeting those posts which initiated fire. “Indian troops unprovoked ceasefire violation targeting civil population used Read More
US, North Korea leaders should hold summit before US election: S Korea
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should meet once more before the US presidential election in November, a Seoul official said quoting South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. Trump and Kim met for the first time in 2018 in Singapore, raising hopes of an agreement to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons programme. But their second summit, in 2019 in Vietnam, fell apart when Trump rejected Kim’s offer to dismantle North Korea’s main nuclear facility in return for lifting some economic sanctions. Moon madeRead More
Court exempts Shehbaz Sharif from Ramzan Sugar Mills case hearing
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Wednesday exempted former chief minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif from appearing in the hearing and directed him to remain present in the next hearing of Ramzan Sugar Mills case. Accountability Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry adjourned further hearing of the case till August 06. Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif was present in the hearing. Earlier, Shehbaz Sharif’s counsel Amjad Pervaiz submitted a plea of his client seeking exemption from the case hearing today. The counsel said that his client wasRead More
Shoaib wants Pakistan to showcase the 90s brand of cricket
DNA ISLAMABAD, Jul 01 : Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants Green-shirts to showcase the late 1990s brand of cricket against England, for which Pakistan was known for, saying the whole world would be watching the series and the expectations were high. “Pakistan needs to play good cricket by making the right combinations after accessing the situation. We should not just play to draw the Test series but win it. In the past we lost many series just because of the batting and mindset which we could have won,” he saidRead More
India can destroy regional peace to distract attention from failures: FM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Wednesday that India can sabotage regional peace to divert attention from its internal failures. Talking to Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan in Islamabad, he said Pakistan has been continuously apprising the global community about peace and security in the region. He underscored that durable peace and stability in Afghanistan are inevitable for development and progress of the region. The foreign minister said Pakistan played a reconciliatory role in the Afghan peace process with utmost sincerity, which was commended by the entire world.Read More