Zulqarnain withdraws asylum application

LONDON: Retired run-away wicketkeeper, Zulqarnain Haider Syed, has voluntarily withdrawn his application for asylum in Britain, after the Pakistan government assured him and his family of “the highest level of security” in Pakistan, the News has learnt. Sources say the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also given serious indications of Zulqarnain’s possible rehabilitation into Pakistani cricket.Zulqarnain’s dramatic decision to withdraw his asylum application and make a possible return to Pakistan came two days after safety assurances were given him in person by Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan and Interior Minister, Rehman Malik. Syed also had a cordial conversation with PCB Chairman,...

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HEC ordered to keep working

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to keep working under the ordinance until any amendment in the law before adjourning the hearing for indefinite period, Geo News reported.On Monday, the SC while hearing the constitutional petition against the devolution of HEC issued notices to Attorney General of Pakistan, Ministry of Law, Ministry of Education and HEC and later adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.A three-judge bench, headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petition filed by the Directory of Riphah University against the devolution of HEC.The apex court after hearing the arguments of Advocate Anwar Mansoor and issuing notice to...

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