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Pakistan’s blind cricket team deserves praise for being world champions. Instead,what they get is pity. “I used to listen to cricket matches on the radio as a child,and always dreamt of playing the sport though I knew it was not possible,” says cricketer Abdul Razzaq. . . . →Read More:Blind cricket team:They deserve praise,not pity Malaysia beat three-time champions Pakistan in the final to clinch their first junior Asia Cup title in 20 years in Malacca,Malaysia. Faisal Saari and Mohd Sayyim Yusof scored for Malaysia while the Greenshirts pulled one back through Mohammad Irfan. . . . →Read More:Pakistan loses to Malaysia in Junior Asia Cup Mohsin Khan, the interim Pakistan coach,has revealed that Misbah-ul-Haq feels a sense of insecurity over his captaincy,despite the team performing well over the past year. . . . →Read More:Despite the team’s outstanding performance,Misbah feels vulnerable Pakistani politician and former cricket captain Imran Khan talked to NDTV about his new book,his very public divorce,and what he feels about sometimes being referred to as “Taliban Khan.” Barkha:What struck me as really interesting going through your book which is called ‘Personal History’,is that it reads much more like a . . . →Read More:Interview with Imran Khan:On his marriage,religion and politics Tiny flying fish glint as our boat is pushed off from the shore with a long stick to get us through the mud and seaweed. The motor is fired up and we head for one of the 14 islands lining a beautiful lagoon in the Kalpitiya region of western Sri Lanka. The water is . . . →Read More:Sri Lankan Lagoon:Whose Paradise?  Leave a comment  Travelogue  beautiful lagoon,dolphin,dugong,Dutch Bay Island,fishing,Kalpitiya plan,Kalpitiya region of western Sri Lanka,Mohothtuwarama,National Fisheries Solidarity Movement,Remote community,sea-cow,Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka lagoon set for tourist development,Sri Lankan Lagoon:Whose Paradise?,Tiny flying fish glint,tourism industry,tourism project gravely,tourism zones,tourists Today,Pakistan is crippled by an education emergency that threatens tens of millions of children. No country can thrive in the modern world without educated citizens. But the emergency has disastrous human,social and economic consequences,and threatens the security of the country. . . . →Read More:Education Emergency Pakistan Sri Lanka are scheduled to tour Pakistan in October this year under the Future Tests Programme Pakistan’s cricketing isolation could end in October if Sri Lanka,who were targeted in a deadly terror attack in Lahore two years ago,agree to tour the troubled country. Sri Lankan officials said Wednesday they were . . . →Read More:Sri Lanka eye return to Pakistan The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the telecom sector are optimistic about the success of 3G (third generation) telecommunication services in Pakistan,despite resistance from some telecom operators. Experts from the telecom sector are hopeful that 3G will be as successful – when it replaces the current 2G system – as 2G was when it . . . →Read More:3G launch likely to be successful in Pakistan A top official of the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday that the Pakistan authorities have to convince the international community if they aspire to see top-class cricket make a return to the country. Dave Richardson,the ICC general manager for cricket,told a media gathering at the National Stadium that it was matter . . . →Read More:World cricket community needs to be convinced for tours When I was invited by some friends to go on vacation with them to Sri Lanka,my first thoughts were that of hesitation. Like others,I had not really heard great things about that part of the world. However,I relented and to tell you the truth,my curiosity peaked when I read that the . . . →Read More:Promoting tourism in Pakistan | |||
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