This morning a depressing news embrace every Pakistani as Huma Wasim, wife of former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram, died of kidney failure at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. According to hospital officials, Huma breathed her last around 9.45 a.m.  Read more... (182 words, 1 image, estimated 44 secs reading time)

Pakistan’s Aleem Sarwar Dar, the look a like of Waqar Younus was awarded the Umpire of the Year award 2009 at the annual ICC awards in Johannesburg. It was the first time that a Pakistani umpire and anyone other than Taufel had picked up the accolade in the six years that the ceremony has taken place.  Read more... (471 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

While relations between nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket greats hope the Champions Trophy will bring the nations closer.

Come Wednesday, Indians will be cheering for a Pakistan win against Australia in the Group A clash of the Champions Trophy in South Africa, a victory that could also propel India to the semi-finals.  Read more... (521 words, 1 image, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

This news itself is troubling that whenever a Pakistani had to be released from Indian jails he couldn’t make it live. Government of Pakistan needs to be insistent & protest about this matter. Human rights activists should also raise their voice about the issue. How long this injustice would continue?  Read more... (197 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)

Twenty20 cricket is riding a tidal wave of popularity — not just in Pakistan but throughout the cricket world. There is, of course, the convenience: the game is over in three to four hours and can easily be scheduled for prime time viewing. But what makes Twenty20 cricket truly captivating is its sheer entertainment value. It stimulates cricketing pleasure zones you didn’t even know you had. The history of Twenty20 internationals is still very young — the first such match, between Australia and New Zealand, only took place in February 2005 — yet already there is a growing sense of Pakistan’s pre-eminence in this format specially after becoming T20 world champions.  Read more... (507 words, 1 image, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

A polio case has been detected in Lahore in Eighteen-month-old Sana. She has been diagnosed with type P1 of the virus that has affected her left leg. The girl had not received any dose of vaccine since her birth, according to her father, Amir Ahmad.  Read more... (513 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Pakistan set a world record by planting over 532,887 saplings in a day beating earlier record of India when 447,874 saplings were planted in Assam.

15 groups of 300 men planted mangrove saplings ‘Rhizophora Mucronata’ on the coastal island on ‘Khedewari’ along the shores of Keti Bandar in Thatta district using only the daylight..  Read more... (282 words, 1 image, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)

WHO official has warned that the swine flu pandemic has become “unstoppable” and all nations will need access to vaccines, as 12 new deaths were reported  Read more... (207 words, 1 image, estimated 50 secs reading time)

Players are the ambassadors of a nation when ever they travel globally. It has been their duty to portray a positive image of Pakistan out there but if failed to do so they should be punished like Muhammad Asif. Pcb has done a good job but not only him every player who violates the rules and code of conduct should be punished.  Read more... (235 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)

Traditional rivals Pakistan and India have been tipped as the favorites once more on the basis of the past record as well as the recent performances in 15th Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) Championship 2009.  Read more... (155 words, 1 image, estimated 37 secs reading time)