Lahore, Apr 15 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought legal help to recover the Rs. seven million fine from Shoaib Akhtar, who was penalised for violating the code of conduct for players.
Following the development, the board's legal advisor Shan Gul has recommended deducting the amount in instalments from Shaoib's monthly salary.
"Gul has recommended that the fine be recovered in instalments from Shoaib's monthly retainer," The Nation quoted a report, as saying.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan captain Younus Khan has said that the Indian Premier League will suffer due to the absence of players from his country.
The Pakistan Government banned its players from participating in the IPL after political relations with India deteriorated in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, which New Delhi blamed on militants based across the border.
Lahore, Apr 15 : An application has been moved before the Pakistan Supreme Court (SC) for the early hearing of a petition, seeking the trial of former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution.
Advocate Zahid Malik has also sought the court's directions for the federal government to bar Musharraf from leaving the country.
Malik submitted the constitutional petition was of an urgent nature and it should be taken up at the earliest, the Daily Times reported.
Lahore, Apr 15 : The police has been asked by the North West Frontier Government not to interfere with the Taliban, as they are “guests” and should be allowed a free hand.
The Telegraph quoted a police official in Buner as saying that they “have been instructed by the government to stay away from the Taliban as they are our guests and should be allowed to walk around the marketplace.”
Buner is the latest district hit by violence after the Taliban stormed it from the neighbouring Swat valley, where the government on Monday agreed to the Taliban demand of imposing sharia.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan's peace deal with the Taliban in Swat despite strong objections from the United States may heighten tensions between the two countries, and may lead to an expansion of drone strikes inside the Tribal Areas, Stratfor, the US private intelligence agency, has said.
Stratfor said the Obama Administration could even move to expand its unilateral air strikes in the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, which is considered as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan's Minister of Science and Technology Azam Khan Swati has said that the Government should not help NATO and the US against the Taliban, as both parties are open enemies of the country.
Addressing workers of the Federal of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) zonal office, he said: "They are not our friends and wanted to make India the leading power of the region."
Lahore, Apr 15 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought legal help to recover the Rs. seven million fine from Shoaib Akhtar, who was penalised for violating the code of conduct for players.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan captain Younus Khan has said that the Indian Premier League will suffer due to the absence of players from his country.
Lahore, Apr 15 : An application has been moved before the Pakistan Supreme Court (SC) for the early hearing of a petition, seeking the trial of former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution.
Lahore, Apr 15 : The police has been asked by the North West Frontier Government not to interfere with the Taliban, as they are “guests” and should be allowed a free hand.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan's peace deal with the Taliban in Swat despite strong objections from the United States may heighten tensions between the two countries, and may lead to an expansion of drone strikes inside the Tribal Areas, Stratfor, the US private intelligence agency, has said.
Lahore, Apr 15 : Pakistan's Minister of Science and Technology Azam Khan Swati has said that the Government should not help NATO and the US against the Taliban, as both parties are open enemies of the country.
