Posts Tagged ‘sri lankan cricket team’

Lahore, Apr.7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's decision (PCB) to include controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the national squad for the forthcoming One -Day International series against Australia has not gone down well within former officials. Former PCB chief Khalid Mehmood blasted the apex body for persisting with Akhtar when youngsters needed to be given more opportunity to prove their mettle. "It is quite apparent that ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar.31 (ANI): The Punjab administration had specific information that terrorists could target police training and recruitment centers in the province, yet the militants succeeded in their plan which was evident from Monday's strike on the Manawan police training academy. The strike has once again proved that there were serious security lapses on part of the administration, as was the case when the Sri Lankan cricket ... Full story

Wagah border (Punjab)/ New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Consequent to the terrorist strike at the Police Academy in Lahore, the Border Security Force (BSF) has beefed up security along the Wagah border in Punjab Following the attack, senior BSF officials including Inspector General (Frontier) Himmat Singh visited the border posts to take ... Full story

Lahore, Mar. 27 (ANI): Female commandos of Pakistan's Elite Force have alleged that their administrative staff is forcing them to work in place of their male colleagues, who are often on vacation.he female commandos said that the moharrars (administrative staff), who were bribed by male commandos for showing ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar.26 (ANI): An interim investigation report over the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore has indicated that there was a complete security lapse which led to the Lankan players being sprayed with bullets. The report also points out towards a possible involvement of a foreign hand in the attack, ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar.19 (ANI): Mehar Khalil, the driver of the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket players which was attacked, has been given a 10 day family visa for Sri Lanka. Following his heroic effort to save the Sri Lankan cricket team from the terror attack, Lankan players showered praise on Khalil and invited him to visit their country. The Sri Lankan cricketers thanked Khalil for his keeping ... Full story

Lahore, Mar.18 (ANI): The Lahore police has been widely criticized for its incompetence to retaliate during the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, has now claimed that it fired 423 bullets during the shootout, but none of them hit the attackers. According to a report submitted by the police officials, 17 policemen through 21 weapons fired 423 bullets at the assailants, but all escaped ... Full story

Lahore, Mar 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board is gearing up for yet another cancellation of tour as Bangladesh has still not confirmed the itinerary for the already shortened and postponed One-day series. Sources in the board said that the PCB was not very hopeful of the Bangladesh Cricket Board getting ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar 13 (ANI): Pakistan has vowed to resist any attempt to shift their Davis Cup tennis home tie against Philippines to a neutral venue or Manila over security concerns. The Philippine Lawn Tennis Association reportedly made the request in a letter to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) citing the March 3 militant attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, as reason for shifting the venue. Philippines ... Full story

Washington, Mar.12 (ANI): US Senator from Missouri Claire McCaskill has blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba for the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, the Nov. 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai and the subway killings in London. According to the Dawn, she claimed that despite the Lashkar's involvement in such major attacks, Pakistan was protecting the group and refused to help the US investigate ... Full story

Lahore, Mar.11 (ANI): People across Pakistan are stocking up on essential items, including food in anticipation of the political crisis in the country taking a turn for the worse in the coming days. In Lahore, a large banner, offering facilities to freeze home-cooked food and store it for months, or even years, flutters across ... Full story

Sydney, Mar.11 (ANI): Over a week after the Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players and officials, Australian and ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel has sought an explanation from the cricket's apex governing ... Full story

Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar.11 (ANI): Calls for New Zealand sports people to continue touring countries at risk of terrorist attack have horrified former Hamilton and Black Cap cricketer Rob Hart. In 2002, Hart was touring Pakistan with the Black Caps. In an article for the Waikato Times, Hart said that he was seconds ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar.11 (ANI): Pakistan's Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani has admitted his Government failed the Sri Lankan cricket team last Tuesday by providing inadequate security, but promised it would not happen again as they seek to retain hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup. For the first time since the terrorist attack that left seven security officials dead and members of the Sri Lankan ... Full story

Karachi, Mar.10 (ANI): Cricket starved Pakistan is also likely to be snubbed by the sponsors after last week's terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed fears that major sponsors might backtrack from their deals with the board in the wake of the Lahore terror attack. "Our major sponsors in ... Full story

Lahore, Mar.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt has rebuffed demands of stepping down from the post in the wake of Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team. "Pakistan cricket is facing a huge challenge and crisis. But I will stay on and try to improve things and put Pakistan ... Full story

Sydney, Mar.10 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricket coach and former NSW cricketer Trevor Bayliss has expressed fears that next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi could be targetted by terrorists. Speaking to reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Bayliss said that last Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team proved the reach and audacity of terrorists. "If ... Full story

Lahore, Mar.10 (ANI): Questions were being raised over as to why officials of the 'elite force' who were escorting the Sri Lankan cricket team did not retaliate against the terrorists gunfire during the Lahore attack, now it has been revealed that the weapons provided to the security officials were ... Full story

Lahore, Mar.10 (ANI): Fuming over the statement of match referee Chris Broad on the inadequate security arrangements during the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has now lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC). Talking to reporters here, a PCB spokesperson said the board has filed an official complaint over Broad's comments. "Broad's comments are totally ... Full story

Islamabad,Mar. 10 (ANI): In a bid to come clean on the Lahore terror attack, Pakistan has reiterated the role of a foreign hand in it, and accused India of using Afghanistan's soil against Pakistan. Addressing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Affairs, Advisor on Interior matters, Rehman Malik, said investigations have not found any evidence of the Lashkar-e-Toiba's involvement. Rehman asserted there is enough ... Full story