Classroom Cricket: Simple Pleasures

Posted on September 17, 2008
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Owais Mughal This picture depicts the simple pleasures of youth, but also a sad reality. Here are children playing cricket in a class room of an abandoned school, in Sector 4 of Korangi, Karachi. This photo appeared in the daily Dawn of September 14, 2008.

Is Our Cricket Protest Justified?

Posted on August 26, 2008
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Syed Ahsan Ali ICC Champions Trophy which was to be held in Pakistan in September 2008 got postponed to October 2009 due to the security concerns of not one, not two but four ICC members. New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England remained adamant throughout negotiations that inspite of Pakistan Cricket Board’s remarkably well job […]

Pakistan at Olympics 2008: Beijing and Beyond

Posted on August 17, 2008
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Adil Najam Miracles can still happen. But they are unlikely to. In a few hours (at 6PM Beijing time) Pakistan’s field hockey team will play its fourth qualifying game against South Africa. Pakistan can and should win this game. But as important will be the results of the Australia v. Netherlands match, also to be […]

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