Posted in Contributions, tagged Cricket, IDP on June 21, 2009 | 25 Comments »
Reuters: Afridi celebrates after hitting the winning runs.
Today, chants of “Pakistan Zindabad” resounded throughout the country, as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets to become the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Champions. It was, as Dawn noted, the first major title Pakistan has won in 17 years, and it comes at a time when the [...]
Posted in Events, tagged Cricket on June 18, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Given the volatile situation in the country, today’s cricket victory should give Pakistanis something to smile about. After defeating the tournament favorites South Africa in the first World Twenty20 semi-final, Pakistan will move on to play either Sri Lanka or the West Indies in the final Sunday. Team captain Younus Khan told reporters after the [...]
Posted in Op-Eds, tagged Cricket, Lahore, Punjab, Terrorism on March 4, 2009 | 43 Comments »
[Image, AP]
Today, a police official in Lahore told reporters that about 20 people had been detained in the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in which six police officers were killed and six players were wounded. The NY Times cited Nasir Bajwa, the deputy superintendent of police in the Model Town section of Lahore, who said [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Cricket, Terrorism, Violence on March 3, 2009 | 55 Comments »
On Tuesday, media outlets reported that a dozen men attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers ahead of a match in Lahore, wounding six team members [five players and the coach] and killing a driver and six police officers. CNN reported, “The Sri Lankan squad had been making its way [...]
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