Aftab Alam

During the course of the World Cup, Aftab Alam was sent back home, and an official release mentioned that it was done 'in exceptional circumstances'.

Mohammed Shami dismissed Mohammad Nabi (52), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) in consecutive deliveries of the final over.

Aftab Alam claimed four wickets as Afghanistan dismissed Ireland for 114, 109 runs short of the target.

Shoaib Malik remained unbeaten on 51 as Pakistan registered a last-over win over Afghanistan.

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Pakistani TV journalist in Karachi today, less than a day after a similar attack on a news van in the same city killed a technician.

Senior Pakistani journalist Aftab Alam was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Karachi today. He was a former employee of Geo TV and other local channels. This is the second killing of a journalist in Karachi in a span of 24 hours. On Tuesday, a satellite engineer, Arshad Ali Jafri, was killed when a GEO TV van was attacked in Karachi.

The Mumbai Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an extortion-gang led by Aftab Alam alias Haji, a close aide of fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan, with the arrest of six men.

The protesters in Bangladesh have targeted Pakistani nationals living there, calling for a ban on goods from the country and also to sever diplomatic ties with their neighbours.

Nepal qualified for the World T20 which will be held in Bangladesh from Match 16 to April 6 2014. This was the players' first public appearance since they surprised everybody by clinching a spot in the tournament.

An ICC official said there would be a 'continual review' of planning for the March-April tournament in view of the turmoil that has left dozens of people dead in street protests around the country. This is the first time that Bangladesh are hosting the tournament.

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was today arrested by NIA Hyderabad in connection with the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast case after a Delhi court allowed its plea and granted the probe agency his two-day remand.

The 15-day tournament, which will see 16 teams battle it out for six available slots in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in March next year, will be played at seven venues.

The conference is also expected to see the Anil Kumble-led Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) raising the issue of member countries ignoring the ICC's Future Tours Programme and sacrificing Tests to accommodate more ODIs or T20s.

A police station in-charge and five constables have been suspended for their alleged involvement in the murder of a youth in Varanasi, police said today.

Shahid Afridi has decided to go back to first class cricket to regain his lost form. The last one year has been a downward slide for the allrounder with both bat and ball.

During the course of the World Cup, Aftab Alam was sent back home, and an official release mentioned that it was done 'in exceptional circumstances'.

Mohammed Shami dismissed Mohammad Nabi (52), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) in consecutive deliveries of the final over.

Aftab Alam claimed four wickets as Afghanistan dismissed Ireland for 114, 109 runs short of the target.

Shoaib Malik remained unbeaten on 51 as Pakistan registered a last-over win over Afghanistan.

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Pakistani TV journalist in Karachi today, less than a day after a similar attack on a news van in the same city killed a technician.

Senior Pakistani journalist Aftab Alam was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Karachi today. He was a former employee of Geo TV and other local channels. This is the second killing of a journalist in Karachi in a span of 24 hours. On Tuesday, a satellite engineer, Arshad Ali Jafri, was killed when a GEO TV van was attacked in Karachi.

The Mumbai Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an extortion-gang led by Aftab Alam alias Haji, a close aide of fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan, with the arrest of six men.

The protesters in Bangladesh have targeted Pakistani nationals living there, calling for a ban on goods from the country and also to sever diplomatic ties with their neighbours.

Nepal qualified for the World T20 which will be held in Bangladesh from Match 16 to April 6 2014. This was the players' first public appearance since they surprised everybody by clinching a spot in the tournament.

An ICC official said there would be a 'continual review' of planning for the March-April tournament in view of the turmoil that has left dozens of people dead in street protests around the country. This is the first time that Bangladesh are hosting the tournament.

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was today arrested by NIA Hyderabad in connection with the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast case after a Delhi court allowed its plea and granted the probe agency his two-day remand.

The 15-day tournament, which will see 16 teams battle it out for six available slots in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in March next year, will be played at seven venues.

The conference is also expected to see the Anil Kumble-led Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) raising the issue of member countries ignoring the ICC's Future Tours Programme and sacrificing Tests to accommodate more ODIs or T20s.

A police station in-charge and five constables have been suspended for their alleged involvement in the murder of a youth in Varanasi, police said today.

Shahid Afridi has decided to go back to first class cricket to regain his lost form. The last one year has been a downward slide for the allrounder with both bat and ball.