ESPNcricinfo.com | Loss exposes Pakistan frailties ESPNcricinfo.com The unresponsive pitches in the UAE that have not played out to Pakistan's strengths have left the team disappointed and bewildered. After losing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dubai, Misbah-ul-Haq said flat pitches were not what he had wanted ... Pitch woes for Pakistan in test defeat in Dubai Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan in second Test Sri Lanka clinch nine-wicket win over Pakistan to take 1-0 series lead |
Washington Post | Politicians, Muslim scholars join vaccination effort as violence hinders ... Washington Post AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — In the tribal badlands of Pakistan's northwest, where Pakistani soldiers and American drones target Taliban insurgents, a parallel war is being waged over a crippling virus that endures in only three places in the world. Last ... Pakistan polio workers refuse to join vaccination campaign citing security ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan take fight into final day ESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan's leader Misbah-ul-Haq batted with limitless patience and rookie Sarfraz Ahmed punched his way to a maiden half-century to give their side a glimmer of hope of saving a Test that once seemed lost. Pakistan painstakingly accumulated 198 runs on ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan teen who died tackling suicide bomber nominated for award CNN (CNN) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated a 14-year-old boy who died tackling a suicide bomber outside his school for a top civil award for bravery. Aitazaz Hassan Bangash has been hailed as a hero in Pakistan for the sacrifice he ... Pakistan honours teen who died foiling attack Pakistan, a Victim of Ideological Colonization Boy who died foiling school bombing awarded Pakistan's Star of Bravery |
Pakistan honors teen who died stopping suicide bomber KTVU San Francisco Members of the Pakistani army ceremonial guard place a wreath of flowers on the grave of student Aitzaz Hassan in Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on January 11, 2014. Aitzaz Hassan, a Pakistani teenager who sacrificed his life to stop a ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Clinical Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead ESPNcricinfo.com They won this Test of attrition by bowling clinically to polish off the Pakistan tail, and then their openers guarded against any slip-ups in a chase of 137 by playing watchfully and taking liberties only after the contest had been killed. The weather ... |
Pakistani teenager dies tackling suicide bomber but saves classmates CBS News ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister announced Friday that a teenage boy who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber who wanted to attack his school should be honored with the nation's highest civil award of bravery. Aitzaz Hasan, 17, died Monday ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Attack on aide of Pakistan's PM kills 5 The Columbian MINGORA, Pakistan — A bomb attack targeting an aide of Pakistan's prime minister killed five people in the country's north Sunday, police said, though the official escaped unharmed. Hours later, gunmen shot and killed a secular anti-Taliban politician ... 8 killed in attacks against politicians in Pakistan Pakistan Bombings Target Adviser To Prime Minister Senior politician among 9 killed in Pakistan |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day ESPNcricinfo.com Sri Lanka were a wicket away from breaking Pakistan after lunch on the third day of the second Test in Dubai, but they could not take it. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 223, and then slumped to 19 for 3 in the second, Pakistan were on the brink. Sri Lanka win in Dubai to go 1-0 up against Pakistan Khan, Misbah revive Pakistan Pakistan regroup but Sri Lanka in control |
As it happened: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test IBNLive Day 4 round-up: Sarfraz Ahmed frustrated Sri Lanka's bid to win the second Test inside four days by hitting his maiden Test half-century and steering Pakistan to 330 for 7 on Saturday, a lead of 107. |