Karachi, Sept 18 : Retired Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has expressed his desire to return to international cricket as Waqar Younis, with whom he had serious differences during his captaincy, is set to quit as head coach.

Afridi had announced his retirement from international cricket in May after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) removed him as one-day international (ODI) captain following a dispute with coach Waqar.

Karachi, Sept 13: Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay has urged Indian and Pakistani officials to step up efforts to revive a bilateral series between both nations, if they want to regain their lost status in the sport.

India and Pakistan were dominant forces until the last decade, but are currently struggling against the European sides that lead the world rankings now.

The legendary Indian striker believes that the suspension of bilateral series is largely responsible for the downfall of both countries in this sport.

Karachi, Sept 13: Pakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi has expressed his disappointment over the defeat in the semi-final of the doubles event at the US Open, and said that he "could not sleep that night."

Aisam and his Indian partner, Rohan Bopanna, crashed out of the US Open after losing to the Polish pair of Mariusz Frystenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-final clash last Saturday.

Karachi, Sept 13: Pace bowler Umar Gul is the lone Pakistani entry in ICC's One-Day International (ODI) Team of the Year.

Four members of India's 2011 World Cup-winning side were also included in the team.

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan made it to the lineup, chosen by a selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd.

Karachi, Sept 10: The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan have reached the semi-finals of the US Open.

The Indo-Pak Express beat the British duo of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 7-5, 2-5, 7-5 in a rain-delayed match.

Qureshi-Bopanna took the first set in 45 minutes, but the British duo dictated the second set and made sure it was a hard-fought victory for the Indo-Pak Express, the Dawn reports.

Karachi, Sept 9 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a show-cause notice to former captain Javed Miandad for speaking against the board’s policies, despite being on its payroll.

Miandad, the PCB’s Director, Cricket Affairs, had criticised the board’s policies in an interview, saying that 90 per cent of the decisions taken by the board during his tenure have proved wrong.

He also claimed that the poor running of cricket affairs by the current management was spoiling the sport.

Karachi, Sept 3 : Banned Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not do enough to save him and the two other banned players – Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamir – from the punishment handed down to them for spot-fixing by the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal.

In February, Salman was banned for ten years with a five-year suspended ban, Asif for seven years with two-year suspended ban and Aamer for five years by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal.

Karachi, August 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has no immediate plans of bringing in a new head coach to succeed Waqar Younis.

PCB chief Ijaz Butt's tenure ends in the first week of October, and with no decision made on his future as yet, the board is adopting a wait-and-see approach before starting its negotiations with a new coach.

Waqar had stunned th e PCB last week by announcing his resignation on `personal' and `health' grounds, labelling the Zimbabwe tour as his last with the national team.

Karachi, Nov 22 - People in Pakistan swoon over Shah Rukh Khan's dimples and love the melodrama of a Karan Johar movie but like a typical Hindi film there's also a villian in the script - piracy.

"Screening of Bollywood movies is still restricted in a lot of cinema halls because of the huge print costs. And on top of that, we have to battle with piracy here as well, which is quite rampant in Pakistan,"the managing director of Mandviwalla Entertainment, Nadeem Mandviwalla, told IANS.

Officials have said that a grenade attack in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday night killed five people and raised the death toll in three days of violence to 76.

Police said the attack during evening prayers was perpetrated by at least two men who drove up to the mosque on a motorbike. One of them was seen going inside just before the blast, The English-language Pakistani newspaper Dawn has reported.

Adding the attackers then escaped, a police official said, "The Isha prayers were in progress when he hurled a hand grenade, which exploded in the middle of the third row."

Karachi, Jan 8 - A huge explosion took place in this commercial capital of Pakistan Friday, a media report said.

The blast occurred in a house located in Balida town area, Geo TV reported. (IANS)

Karachi, Jan 7 : U. S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson has said that delay in issuing of visas to American inspectors, who will train Pakistani employees working at Port Qasim, has brought the Obama administration’s container pre-screening expansion plans to a standstill.

Karachi, Jan. 6 : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that the abolishment of the 17th Amendment is much more important than removing the ban on becoming prime minister for a third time.

Answering a question whether he was demanding the abolishment of 17th Amendment to ensure that the ban on becoming prime minister for a third time is removed, he said: "I do not know what were the reasons for linking other issues to the repeal of the 17th Amendment."

Karachi, Jan 5 :Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the country is pursuing a pro-Pakistan foreign policy.

Addressing the media in Karachi, Qureshi said: “Our policy is pro-Pakistan. It is neither pro-American nor anti-American.”

“Every country has its own interests to safeguard. Pakistan will protect its own interests which we are doing,” he added.

Karachi, Jan. 5 : Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed that the Asura blast, which killed 42 people in Karachi on December 28, was not a suicide attack.

On Monday, the Pakistani investigation team stated that the bomb was planted inside a box, which had the portrait of a killed leader of a banned religious outfit.

A complete report on the blast will be submitted within two to three days, The News quoted Malik, as saying.

Karachi, Jan. 5 : President Asif Ali Zardari has clarified that Pakistan was a peace-loving country, and had no intention of participating in an arms race in South Asia.

His remarks came while he was addressing a passing-out parade of the Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA).

“Our desire for peace must not be taken as a sign of weakness. Our forces are ready to meet all the challenges and guard [the country] against all external and internal threats,” the Daily Times quoted Zardari, as saying.

Karachi, Jan 4 : Pakistan Monday termed as irresponsible Indian Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor's statement on being capable of fighting a two-front war with Pakistan and China. He said Kapoor had done no service to his country or the region.

"I am surprised at the statement of the Indian army chief. On the one hand, India talks of dialogue and than it backtracks on its own words," Online news agency quoted Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi as telling reporters here.

Karachi, Jan 4 : Pakistan's policy of pursuing the path of peace should not be considered its weakness, President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday while stressing that the armed forces were fully prepared to face any internal and external threats.

Addressing the 92nd passing out parade of the Pakistan Naval Academy here, he said Pakistan was a peace-loving country and was not involved in an arms race in the region. At the same time, its forces were fully capable of facing any threat on its borders, Online news agency quoted Zardari as saying.

Karachi, Jan. 2 : Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has admitted that law enforcement agencies in the country are incapable of handling wide scale unrest as they are ill-equipped and untrained to counter such activities.

Addressing businessmen at the Federation House here, Malik called on the business community of the country to help the government cater to the needs of the people and enhance the capacity and the capability of the security agencies.

Karachi, Dec. 30 : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that officials have found critical clues that may lead to the masterminds of the Karachi suicide attack, which targeted a Muharram procession.

“The recent interception of a van and recovery of weapons underneath its seats and the arrest of those planning to blow the Karachi refinery has given a lead and the government would soon succeed in arresting the culprits,” The Dawn quoted Shah, as saying.

Shah said the CCTV images of the blast, in which 40 people were killed and over 90 received injuries, has provided important lead to the investigating agencies.