NEW DELHI - In a scathing attack on his inconsistent batting form during the Indian Premier League, former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Akram has called Virender Sehwag a "No. 11 batsman." This is probably the worst compliment Sehwag has ever got in his career.A former Kolkata Knight Riders bowling ...

LONDON - New Zealand's Trent Boult hopes to succeed where cricket hero Wasim Akram failed by getting his name on the Lord's honours board during this week's first Test against England. Left-arm seamer Boult proved a thorn in England's side with six wickets in the drawn third Test at Auckland ...

LAHORE - Sargodha University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Akram Chaudhry has said that the poetry and thoughts of Allama Iqbal are derived from the Holy Quran and the reference of various Quran’s verses and Hadiths are found in his poetry. He was addressing a special lecture organised by PU ...

NEW DELHI  - Actress Sushmita Sen and Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram rubbished reports suggesting that they are planning to tie the knot and asked the media to respect their privacy.Earlier some reports had stated that the duo are planning to get married after seeing each other for a couple ...

Federal Education Minister and PML-Q member of National Assembly Sheikh Waqas Akram on Thursday joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).Sheikh Waqas announced his decision at a joint press conference with Chief Minister Punjab and PML-N’s central leader Shahbaz Sharif after a ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League senior central leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvez Elahi held a meeting with Minister of State for National Harmony Akram Masih Gill who called on him at his residence here today.Akram Masih Gill demanded of Ch Parvez Elahi that he should be nominated to ...

LAHORE - Accepting his new responsibilities as a challenge, Pakistan cricket teams new bowling coach, M Akram, vowed to produce new Waqars and Wasims and ready to deliver for Pakistan, a private TV reported on Saturday,Talking to a private TV channel after his appointment as a bowling coach, he ...

HOBART  - Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram has backed Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's controversial rotation policy, saying that there is "good reason" behind the move as senior players are either "not in his control" or they have become a "liability".Dhoni's remarks about senior players ...

DELAIDE - Pace-bowling legend Wasim Akram is exasperated with the way British press has been harping about the bowling action of Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and termed as "stale" the pressure tactics of the home media.Ajmal took a 10-wicket haul in the Pakistan's impressive 10-wicket win ...

ADELAIDE  - Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram feels stand-in captain Virender Sehwag has looked "nonchalant" so far and needs to change his attitude to motivate the demoralised Indian Team in the fourth and final Test against Australian starting from Tuesday.With Mahendra Singh Dhoni banned ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani on Friday moved an application before the Judicial Commission, probing memo issue, seeking action against Akram Sheikh, counsel for Mansor Ijaz, for attributing false statements to him.Haqqani through his counsel, Syed Zahid ...

MELBOURNE (Agencies) - Legendary Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram has questioned India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's negative leadership in the just-concluded first Test against Australia but hoped he would learn from his mistakes in the remainder of the four-match series.Akram slammed Dhoni for his ...

LAHORE - Former Supreme Court Bar president and senior lawyer Muhammad Akram Sheikh has expressed surprise at the three-hour meeting between COAS General Kayani and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday night, which, according to reports, was also attended by the Attorney General for ...

LAHORE Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said he was surprised that Misbah-ul-Haq was named as captain for the two-Test series against South Africa. I was surprised when I heard that Misbah has been named the Pakistan captain. He has been out of the team since the beginning of the year and to ...

LAHORE (PPI) - Prominent pharmaceutical Industrialist and Senior Executive Member of PPMA Shahzeb Akram has assumed the charge as acting Chairman PIAF. According to PIAF Press release Chairman Irfan Qaiser Sheikh on Friday left for abroad on ten days private visit. In his absence Shahzeb Akram will ...

LAHORE When love is in the air, how can controversy be far behind? Hot on the heels of the Shoaib Malik-Ayesha Siddiqui-Sania Mirza saga that left a bitter-sweet taste in the mouth, two Pakistani quicks have been in the news for luscious reasons, reported ESPN. While the dope-tainted Mohammed ...

DUBAI The wife of former Pakistani cricket team captain Wasim Akram has died in an Indian hospital on Sunday after heart and kidney complications. Huma Akram, 42, was admitted to hospital in Chennai last Tuesday after her condition deteriorated in an air ambulance while being flown from the ...

LAHORE - Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram has rejected former South African fast bowler Allan Donald's suggestions of legalising ball tampering. Akram said bowlers would not be benefited much if they are allowed to alter the state of the cricket ball during a match. "I don't agree with him ...

NEW YORK - Former Pakistan U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram Wednesday voiced concern over India's role in the proposed U.S. Afghan strategy, and said that the insurgency in Afghanistan could only be neutralized by political means, not militarily. Speaking to an audience of students and academics, he ...