Pakistan

Malaysia, Ireland and Scotland could be PCB’s new ‘home bases’

 Malaysia, Ireland and Scotland could be PCB’s new ‘home bases’Lahore, Apr. 10 : Malaysia, Ireland and Scotland may emerge as host venues to hold Pakistan's future `home' series.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has confirmed that those nations, apart from England and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), can become Pakistan's foreign bases as long as domestic security risk remains high.

Butt said PCB would announce the names of neutral venues for impending international series during the next month.

Despite Twenty20 snub, PCB chief says Yousuf an asset for team

Despite Twenty20 snub, PCB chief says Yousuf an asset for teamLahore, Apr. 10 : Middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf may have not been included in the initial list of probables for the Twenty 20 World Championship, but Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt still considers him a big asset for the nation in other forms of the game.

The Daily Times quoted Butt, as saying that though Yousuf is not in the selectors' scheme of things for Twenty20 cricket, he is an important player for the team in other two longer version of the game.

PCB set to earn whopping four million dollars from UAE series

PCB set to earn whopping four million dollars from UAE seriesLahore, Apr. 10 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expecting to earn a massive four million dollars from the UAE one day international series against Australia.

The board, which is facing a grim financial situation due to a series of tour cancellations, is expecting the forthcoming series to improve its bank account figures, as it has sold the title sponsorship rights to a Dubai builder for 440,000 dollars while co-sponsorship rights have been sold 225,000 dollars to a bank and 160,000 dollars to a cellular company.

Pak refutes US claim of Al-Qaeda’s presence on its soil

  Pak refutes US claim of Al-Qaeda’s presence on its soil  Islamabad, Apr. 10 : Pakistan has refuted claims made by the United States about the presence of top Al-Qaeda leaders on its soil, saying it has not received any credible evidence regarding it.

"We have not come across any authentic intelligence which would indicate that Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan, and we do not attach importance to speculations," The Daily Times quoted Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Abdul Basit, as saying.

Pak Railway’s multi-million dollar scam to please China

  Pak Railway’s multi-million dollar scam to please China  Islamabad, Apr. 10 : A multi-million dollar scam has been unearthed in Pakistan's Railway Ministry with top railway bosses confessing before the National Assembly Standing Committee that a Chinese company was awarded contracts on the basis of "fake performance certificates."

Most Pakistanis satisfied with life: Poll

PakistanIslamabad, Apr. 10 : More than half of Pakistanis are satisfied with the way their lives are going on, a recent survey has revealed.

“A significant 74 percent of the respondents claim to be a lot or at least somewhat satisfied with their lives. However, the prevailing law and order situation in the country is a source of concern for many,” the Daily Times quoted the survey report of Gallup Pakistan for the Gilani Research Foundation, as saying.

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