Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
Haris Rauf suffers grade-II strain, out of England series
ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP):Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the Test series against England due to a grade-II strain in right quad. The fast bowler underwent an MRI during the first day’s play of the Rawalpindi Test after he rolled over the ball while fielding, said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The scans and the subsequent assessment by PCB medical staff concluded that the fast bowler suffered a grade-II strain. Haris would now travel to Lahore to begin his rehabilitation at the National High Performance Centre. ItRead More
SC orders govt to register FIR of Arshad Sharif’s killing tonight
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the interior secretary on Tuesday to register an FIR by tonight of the October 23 brutal killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. The directives came after Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial took suo motu notice of the incident. Earlier today, notices were issued to Foreign Affairs Secretary Asad Majeed, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Shahera Shahid, Federal Investigation Agency Director General (DG) Mohsin Butt, DG Intelligence Bureau, the interior secretary and president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt.Read More
Arshad Sharif brutally tortured before being shot dead, claims report
The journalist hosting the show also claimed that Sharif was shot at close range and that this was not a case of mistaken identity but a ‘planned murder’. He further claimed that the slain journalist’s fingernails were pulled out and his fingers and ribs were broken during torture. The senior journalist, on his show, further stated that around ’10 American instructors and trainers’ were present at the shooting range on the day of Sharif’s murder. According to the host of the show, Sharif’s contact in Kenya, Khurram, decided to take aRead More
Pakistan seeks Dubai police’s assistance in Arshad Sharif’s murder probe
The 49-year-old journalist fled the country in August to avoid arrest after he was slapped with multiple cases, including sedition charges, over an interview with PTI leader Shahbaz Gill during which the latter had made controversial comments. Alleging threats to his life, Sharif had moved to Dubai in August and later relocated to Kenya. According to the letter, the FIA has asked the Dubai police to provide visa, travel documents and other details including CCTV footage of the journalist during his stay in the emirate. The committee also inquired whetherRead More