Karachi: In the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohail has launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for the current state of sport in the country.
"I want to say clearly, and for once we must face the truth, that Imran is responsible for the state of affairs in our cricket," Sohail said.
With his statement that is clearly a fallout of Pakistan's disastrous campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy in England, where they lost all their three group matches, Sohail left the other two guests on the show - Zaheer Abbas and Younis Khan - surprised.
"Imran damaged Pakistan cricket by encouraging our bowlers to tamper with the ball. This has led to a culture where we can't produce good new ball bowlers or quality openers," the 46-year-old former opener told a news channel....
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05:06 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Lahore: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has claimed that a plot was hatched to assassinate him during an election rally in Punjab before Pakistan's General Elections on May 11. "I was informed by the government before the May 11 polls that there was a plot to assassinate me at an election rally on GT Road," Khan said while talking to a group of journalists at his residence at Zaman Park here on...
10:10 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Patna: With Pakistan cricketer-politician Imran khan showering praise on Nitish Kumar and willing to emulate "Nitish model" in his party-ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Bihar Chief Minister today expressed gratitude towards him and said the state was winning accolades worldover. "I am thankful to Khan who has appreciated development in Bihar," Kumar told reporters here. Khan, who is chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party which secured second highest percentage of votes in...
03:13 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Islamabad: Eight persons were killed and four more injured in violence over the killing of a legislator of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party in the country's restive northwest, police said on Tuesday. Violence over the killing of legislator Farid Khan erupted in the restive town of Hangu in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. A woman was among the injured, police officials said. Curfew was imposed in Hangu after protestors set a petrol pump and...
12:32 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan, who plays a goon of 80s in 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Again', took inspiration from Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff to play his part and is happy to have learnt their styles. As a part of his research on getting into the skin of the character, Imran watched a lot of films featuring actors Kapoor and Shroff to understand how things were back then...
02:59 PM, May 30, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar said the festival of Eid was big enough to accommodate two films, SRK's 'Chennai Express' and his 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Again'. "I see this in a positive way. Eid is a big day. It is big enough for two films. There is no point in thinking too much over it," Akshay said at the first look of the film held Wednesday. Eid...
11:49 AM, May 30, 2013
Mumbai: Imran Khan who has been seen in different roles in films like 'Delhi Belly', 'I hate luv stories' and 'Matru ki bijlee ka Mandola' says that he only thinks about a film's story and does not bother about setting an image through his films. The actor is all set with his next movie 'Once Upon a time in Mumbai Again'. "I haven't thought of my image. I never think...
11:39 AM, May 30, 2013
It is finally out! The highly anticipated first look of 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again' featuring Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha was released on world wide web recently. The theatrical trailer will be shown on Friday before the screening of 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. A sequel of 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', the film has been directed by Milan Luthria and has been produced by...
10:41 AM, May 29, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (PNL-N) party of Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday strengthened its position in parliament as it secured 35 Reserved Women and Non-Muslim seats raising its strength in the National Assembly to 186. The National Assembly or Lower House of the parliament has a total of 342 seats, Xinhua reported. The Election Commission of Pakistan issued notification for allocation of Reserved Women and Non-Muslim seats to political parties according...
05:19 AM, May 29, 2013
Lahore: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif's dream of being elected as premier unopposed has been shattered with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf announcing that it will field veteran politician Javed Hashmi as a prime ministerial nominee. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf said it will field Hashmi against 63-year-old Sharif for the formal election of the Prime Minister in Pakistan's National Assembly. The Tehrik-e-Insaf's parliamentary committee also chose Imran Khan as its parliamentary leader in the...
08:20 AM, May 27, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday nominated its chief Nawaz Sharif for the post of prime minister, two weeks after the party won the general elections, reported Xinhua. The PML-N has secured the simple majority with the aid of independent members and it has no problem to get Sharif elected as the prime minister. According to the PML-N, the party has formally nominated Nawaz Sharif for the top post....
04:20 AM, May 27, 2013
Lahore: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was on Wednesday discharged from hospital, two weeks after he fractured his spine when he fell from a fork-lift during an election rally in this eastern Pakistani city. The cricketer-turned-politician left the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, where he was admitted after his accident on May 7, and went to his residence at Zaman Park in Lahore. He will leave for Islamabad after three to four...
11:40 PM, May 22, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said. Imran Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7. A General Election four days later handed a landslide victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). But...
10:25 AM, May 22, 2013
Karachi: The MQM on Monday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan of turning Karachi into a battlefield after the May 11 General Elections, as the war of words between the two political parties intensified. Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Asif Hasnain who has won a National Assembly seat in the elections said that Imran had offended MQM supporters by accusing him of killing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader. "Imran should have shown...
07:30 AM, May 21, 2013
