Lahore, Mar 8 : Former Pakistan captain has urged the ICC and the cricket playing nations to support Pakistan instead of isolating it in the aftermath of the Lahore terror attack on Sri Lankan players.
The cricketer-turned-commentator pleaded that Pakistani cricket should not be made to pay for the terror attacks that injured six Lankan players.
Lahore, Mar 8 : The International Cricket Council has invited English match referee Chris Broad and Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene to present first hand account of the chilling experiences of Lahore terror attack at its executive board meeting in Dubai on April 17.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan would also attend the meeting, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Lahore, Mar. 7 : Pakistan militant outfit Balochistan Liberation United Front, which came into limelight after abducting UNHCR official John Solecki, has indefinitely extended the deadline for the government to accept their demands in exchange for Solecki's release.
According to a private TV channel, a BLUF spokesman said on Friday that the deadline for Solecki's release had been extended for an indefinite period.
Lahore, Mar. 6 : Dispelling the notion that the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team took place due improper security arrangements, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said that the transfer of top officials had nothing to do with the terror attack.
Taseer said that the security cover provided to the visiting Lankan team was similar to what was adopted by the Shahbaz Sharif regime.
London, Mar 6: Most of the terrorists, who attacked the Sri Lankan team bus near Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium, belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), the banned militant groups having close ties with al-Qaeda.
Pakistani security officials said that the gunmen who attacked Lankan cricketers have been identified and some key suspects have been arrested, including the brother of the suspected mastermind.
The Times quoted senior police officials as saying that the men behind attack on cricketers might also have links to other militants fighting in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Lahore, Mar. 5 : Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan has expressed fears that the future of cricket in Pakistan may fall into the hands of terrorists, and attacks like Lahore may have a detrimental affect on the game.
Khan said the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore would only add to the woes of the game in the country which was already a facing difficult situation due to a series of tour cancellations by foreign teams.
Lahore, Mar 8 : Former Pakistan captain has urged the ICC and the cricket playing nations to support Pakistan instead of isolating it in the aftermath of the Lahore terror attack on Sri Lankan players.
Lahore, Mar 8 : The International Cricket Council has invited English match referee Chris Broad and Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene to present first hand account of the chilling experiences of Lahore terror attack at its executive board meeting in Dubai on April 17.
Lahore, Mar. 7 : Pakistan militant outfit Balochistan Liberation United Front, which came into limelight after abducting UNHCR official John Solecki, has indefinitely extended the deadline for the government to accept their demands in exchange for Solecki's release.
Lahore, Mar. 6 : Dispelling the notion that the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team took place due improper security arrangements, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said that the transfer of top officials had nothing to do with the terror attack.
Lahore, Mar. 5 : Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan has expressed fears that the future of cricket in Pakistan may fall into the hands of terrorists, and attacks like Lahore may have a detrimental affect on the game.
