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Mohammad Asif may be dropped from an Indian film in which he was supposed to play a cricket coach after it emerged he was one of the three Pakistani players embroiled in a spot-fixing scandal.
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif has been recalled for the final two matches of the one-day series against Bangladesh.
On the other hand Shoaib Akhtar is not likely to get any reprieve, claims local media in Pakistan.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is challenging his positive test result for a banned substance during IPL.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif believes his bowling has improved by leaps and bounds ever since he since he made his international comeback after serving a 12-month suspension for a positive dope test.
The financial feud between Mohammad Asif and his ex-girlfriend Veena Malik is getting nastier with the actress filing a police complaint against the Pakistani pacer for allegedly sending threatening messages.
Pakistan suspended pace bowlers, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir have filed their appeals against provisional suspensions with the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.
With the Court of Arbitration for Sport recently dismissing the appeals of Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, the ICC on Tuesday asked the two banned Pakistan cricketers to stop "misleading the public" and accept their punishment for involvement in the spot-fixing controversy.
Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has publicly confessed to his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during the Lord's Test and tendered an unconditional apology to the countrymen for his actions.
The Appeals Commission hearing Pakistani fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif's plea to overturn their ban for positive dope tests has deferred its verdict after failing to reach a consensus on Wednesday.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I wish you were here to see for yourself what Mughal-e-Azam means to Indians in America.'
At least five Chinese nationals were among the six persons killed on Tuesday when an explosive-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan's troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said.
Pakistan's disgraced former captain Salman Butt left for Switzerland on Tuesday along with ex-teammate Mohammad Asif to attend the international Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) appeal hearing against the spot-fixing ban on the duo.
Admitting the Central Bureau of Investigation appeal, the high court said there are "some contradictions" in the trial court's judgment which require "deeper examination".
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'
'Worshippers weren't killed during prayers even in India or Israel but it happened in Pakistan'
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari made a 'thank you' call to Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie for donating a million dollars for the people displaced by anti-Taliban military operations in the country's northwest.
The film also stars Unni Mukundan, Anoop Menon and Isha Talwar.
The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections marred by allegations of rigging.
Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif won't be able to participate in the Twenty20 series against England in Dubai, as the UAE has refused to revoke a travel ban on him.
Pakistan Cricket Board has come under fire for allowing pacer Muhammad Asif to play in the Indian Premier League just days after recovering from a serious elbow problem that kept him out of cricket for nearly six months. Asif, who is playing for the Delhi Daredevils team, is believed to have suffered a recurrence of his elbow problem after appearing in a few IPL matches in which he bowled with an elbow supporter.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif celebrated his return to international cricket with three vital wickets as New Zealand battled to 276 for 6 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test in Dunedin on Tuesday.
PCB's interim chief Najam Sethi said he will not seek a permanent position in the PCB after pulling out of the race to be its next chairman.
FIH withdraws Olympic qualifiers hosting rights from Pakistan
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 141 runs to win the second Test on Day 4 at the Basin Reserve on Sunday and level the three-match series 1-1.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pressed the Pakistan cricket Board to outline its position on the Mohammad Asif drugs case.
Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif lost an appeal on Wednesday against a 2011 conviction for spot-fixing that ended his international cricket career.
Chief Selector Wahab Riaz held a press conference to formally announce the immediate withdrawal of Butt's name from the consultancy panel.
Butt was suspended for five years for his role in spot-fixing during the Pakistan and England Test match in August, 2010.
Dope tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif on Sunday said he will ask the Indian Premier League's drug inquiry tribunal to hold its next hearing at a neutral venue. The IPL tribunal was due to hold a hearing on November 29 in Mumbai on the doping charges on the pacer, who played for Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural season of the Twenty20 tournament, but the proceedings was called off due to the terror attacks.
'During my tenure as PM, two Indian prime ministers visited Pakistan. Modi sahab and Vajpayee sahab had come to Lahore'
Dope-tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has vowed to lay bare his "drug dramas" after he tested positive for a banned steroid during the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
General Syed Asim Munir is now firmly ensconced as army chief after the May 9, 2023 upheavals, which were planned by Imran Khan's supporters to destabilise him, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.
The courts in Pakistan have been flooded with petitions as candidates, mostly backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), challenged the results of Thursday's general elections, alleging rigging.
The film is currently being shot in Kochi.
Pakistan's provisional squad for the World Cup in the West Indies also included Shabbir Ahmed who last month completed a 12-month ban for having an illegal bowling action.
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