DI Khan

Soldier martyred in DI Khan IED attack

PESHAWAR:

One soldier embraced shahadat and two inured in an IED attack in DI Khan on Sunday.

Terrorist targeted a bomb disposal unit with an IED attack in Jahangirabad area of Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan resultantly Sepoy Muhammad Ilyas embraced Shahadat while Subedar Fiaz, Sepoy Aziz and Sepoy Pir Muhammad were injured.

The injured have been shifted to the tehsil headquarters hospital while a search operation was underway in the area.

Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia chief assures Pakistan tour despite Covid-19 concerns

The chief executive of Cricket Australia (CA) has cleared the air over uncertainty surrounding his team’s tour of Pakistan scheduled for next year, saying the bilateral series will go ahead as planned despite Covid-19 concerns.

Australia will play three Tests, three one-day internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty-20 international (T20I) match in a month-long series commencing from March 3.

The Test matches will be played in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore from March 3 to 25, while all four white-ball matches will be played in Lahore from March 29 to April 5.

“We are working closely with the Pakistan Cricket Board and all the authorities. It’s a really complex endeavour, we are very committed to touring. It is absolutely our intention to tour as long as it is safe to do so,” CA chief Nick Hockley was quoted as telling reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday by Gulf News.