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LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team are all set to take on Bangladesh in a complete series, let’s have a quick look at the schedule of the tour. The tour will began from April 17 with a One Day Internationals (ODI) series which will be played on 17, 19 and 22 of April. Then Both teams will take on each other in a lone Twenty20 (T20) on April 24. While the first Test will began from Apr 28 to May 2 while 2nd test match will began from May 6 to 10 of the month. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

April 3, 2015 at 10:20 am | News Desk

LAHORE: As Pakistan are all set for Bangladesh tour, Green shirts are expected to have major changes in the squad which was announced for World Cup. The Green-shirts who doesn’t have the great World Cup runs especially for the batsmen who failed tribally despite batting wickets. Now the side is expected to have major changes with almost half members of the squad would be out for Bangladesh tour. First up, former skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and all-rounder Shahid Afridi who took retirement following the World Cup will not be part of the team. On the other hand out of form Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Ahmed Shehzad and Nasir Jamshed would not be part of the team for Bangladesh tour. However Mohammad Irfan will also miss the to...

April 3, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

DJIBOUTI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK-310 has departed from Djibouti airport carrying 176 Pakistanis. The flight is expected to land approximate 1:00 PM today (Friday) at Islamabad international Airport. PTI chairman will receive all Pakistanis who managed to evacuate the war effected country Yemen. It is pertinent to mention here that Chinese Navel ship had shifted 176 Pakistanis form Aden to Djibouti. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

April 3, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the evolving situation in Yemen. The government decided to convene joint sitting of parliament on next Monday to discuss this matter of national importance. The Prime Minister was updated on the evacuation of stranded Pakistanis from Yemen during the meeting. The Prime Minister, who is constantly keeping himself updated on the matter, commended the efforts being undertaken for bringing them back to Pakistan. He directed that efforts must continue till the evacuation of all Pakistanis stranded in Yemen. The meeting affirmed the following: i) Pakistan’s national interest will remain the guiding principle of Pakistan’s policy...

April 3, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

LAHORE: Pakistan star batsman Younis Khan has given up his contract with Yorkshire for the series against Bangladesh. According to report, following  Younis’ decision Yorkshire signed Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for this season. Younis had initially ruled himself out of Pakistan’s tour to Bangladesh in April and May, and agreed to a deal with Yorkshire until late May. But he had a change of heart and has now declared himself available for that tour. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

April 2, 2015 at 10:58 am | News Desk

LONDON: A couple from northern England has won the lottery of a million pounds ($1.5 million) for a second time. According to reports, David and Kathleen won the EuroMillions Mega Friday Draw, having already won up 1 million pounds in 2013. Lottery operator Camelot said on Wednesday the couple beat odds of 283-billion-to-1. David Long says he played his usual numbers and watched in amazement as they came up. His wife, Kathleen, had to verify them. Since then, it’s all been a blur. The retired truck driver says the win means he’ll probably take his wife on a cruise — as he’s run out of excuses not to go now. A party is also planned. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technol...

April 2, 2015 at 10:50 am | News Desk

SANAA: Yemen’s famous news paper claimed that Iran is paying monthly fee to Houthi rebels in dollars to fight against local government and its forces. According to ‘Yemen 24′, Iran has given the responsibility to distribute the payment among the rebels to Hezbollah’s Abu Mustafa. The groups who are in favour of Houthi rebels also get thousands of dollars monthly. Former member of Parliament Ahmed Saif Hashid’s group gets $30 thousand monthly while other group who are in favour of rebels gets according to their human force. The smallest group which has the human souse in dozens get $10 thousand monthly. On the other hand the political parties who are backing these groups also gets huge amount of payment. The...

April 2, 2015 at 10:04 am | News Desk

KARACHI: A joint resolution read at the end of an opposition parties’ meeting held on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Yemen called for a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, and demanded that the government should hold an All Parties Conference (APC) before taking a stance on the issue. The meeting, chaired by former president Asif Ali Zardari, was held at Bilawal House and attended by representatives from the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F). PPP Vice President Sherry Rehman, while reading out the joint declaration, said the government should summon an APC and a joint Parliament session to formulate the na...

April 2, 2015 at 10:03 am | News Desk

LAHORE: Suspended Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez will undergo official testing of his bowling action in India in the next week. The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday the ICC will retest Hafeez at Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on April 9. Hafeez was suspended from bowling after he was reported during a Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in November as the off-spinner’s elbow exceeded beyond the allowed 15-degree limit during a Test in London. Hafeez was to undergo a retest during the World Cup, where he was picked as a batsman, but returned home before the tournament began in February due to a foot injury. He has worked with experts at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore to bring his elbow extension within...

April 2, 2015 at 10:03 am | News Desk

AUCKLAND: New Zealand star fast bowler Kyle Mills has announced his retirement from all cricket, following his team-mate Daniel Vettori in departing the game after the World Cup. Kyle Mills, 36, was part of World Cup squad but didn’t played a single match in the tournament. This was his third World cup. He will leave the game second only to Vettori on New Zealand’s all-time one-day international wicket list, with 240 victims at 27.02 from his 170 appearances. He also played 19 Tests and collected 44 wickets at 33.02 and claimed 43 wickets from his 42 Twenty20 internationals. Interestingly he debut against Pakistan in 2001 and also played last match of the career against the Green-Shirts in 2015. The News Tribe – UK-ba...

April 1, 2015 at 10:42 am | News Desk