Pakistani Players wanted Afridi replaced by Slaman Butt, court heard

LONDON: Pakistani Cricketers were ready to throw one-day internationals and Twenty20s in a bid to undermine then-captain Shahid Afridi and make “a hell of a lot of money”, a London court heard on Tuesday.

Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, told an undercover reporter last year that the players wanted Afridi replaced by then-Test captain Salman Butt and were prepared to fix matches to do it, Southwark Crown Court heard.

Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf becomes New PCB Chief

KARACHI: Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has become new Pakistan Cricket Board Chief in place of Ijaz Ahmed Butt.

The appointment of Chaudhry Ashraf, who has been serving as President and CEO of the Zarai Tarqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) for the last three years, is a surprising one as there were intense speculations that senior banker Ali Reza and former Pakistan Test captain Zaheer Abbas were the frontrunners for the job. 

Rehman Malik becomes Dr Rehman Malik

KARACHI: Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan awards Remhan Malik with a doctorate degree for peace his services to bring peace to Karachi. 

Karachi University Vice Chancellor Pirzada Qasim had earlier confirmed that the honorary award will be given to the minister. 

IHC accepts Mumtaz Qadri's plea for death Panelty

Islamabad : The division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday accepted the appeal of Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed murderer of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, filed by him against his death sentence given to him by an Anti Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi. 

Iraq, siding away from US, sends essential aid to Syria

Baghdad : Iraq has offered key moral and financial support to the Syrian President Assad, undermining a central U.S. policy objective and raising fresh concerns that Iraq is drifting away from US policies.


Such an Iraqi stance has dealt an embarrassing setback to the Obama administration, which has sought to enlist Muslim allies in its campaign to isolate Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad. 

European Union Welcomes New Syrian Opposition Council

Luxembourg : The European Union has welcomed a newly formed Syrian opposition council, which seems to be inline with Libyan Oppositon group, astonishingly EU stopped short of recognizing the body, which is seeking international support for a six-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.