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Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Sun Weidong has said that Gwadar is going to become an economic belt which would be connected with Middle East and Central Asia, bringing a great boost in economy of the region. He was addressing a gathering of media persons, businessmen, tribal elders and politicians, here on Thursday which was organised by Balochistan Economic Forum.  He said: "This year handling of capacity of Gwadar Deep Sea Port has been increased due to joint efforts of Pakistan and China. Gwadar is going to become economic hub of the region which would be connected with Middle East and Central Asia," adding that Gwadar should be connected with other parts of the world.  He said that Chinese companies have been working in different sectors in Pakistan including energy, fuel, establishing power generation plants, science, technology, agriculture and defence. "Chinese companies have been shifting Chinese technology to Pakistan which  would

FATA is a very strategically located area of Pakistan but has been a virtual war zone for last 30 years. First against the Russians & Then against the American, locals have sought to fight for their freedom. Later on, in last ten, years, areas has been taken over by terror groups like al Qaeda & Taliban. Pakistan military is currently conducting a huge military operation in FATA to eliminate Afghan & Indian funded terrorists.  The   Federally Administered Tribal Areas   ( FATA )  is a semi- autonomous   tribal region in northwestern   Pakistan , bordering Pakistan's provinces of   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa   and   Balochistan   to the east and south, and   Afghanistan 's provinces of   Kunar ,   Nangarhar ,   Paktia ,   Khost   and   Paktika   to the west and north. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas comprise seven   tribal agencies   (districts) and six   frontier regions , and are directly governed by Pakistan's   federal government   through a special

By Sikander Hayat No, he should not retire because Pakistan needs him to perform and until such time when he stops performing or Pakistan starts losing,  Misbah  should captain Pakistan. He is the greatest cricket captain in terms of his own performance and the impact he has on the team in terms of leadership.   Misbah  has given Pakistan stability when team was in the midst of multiple crises and needed a calm hand to steer it away from the abyss. In  Misbah ’s case, age has proved to be just a number and is a template for what an ideal Pakistan captain should look & behave like. People will understand what they have lost only when he will leave the stage and they will miss his  touch. People like Imran Khan were able to succeed in an atmosphere where they were surrounded by great players like Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Salim Malik, Abdul Qadir e.t.c but  Misbah ’s team was full of half-baked players like Akmal brothers. His bowling attacked lac

By Sikander Hayat  Is this the worst Pakistan fielding team ever representing Pakistan in a cricket world cup .  Pakistan dropped six catches against west indies and three against India . Anyone who  expect that a team can win a cricket match after affectively giving two goes to  any team is living in fools paradise. Old cliché that catches win matches is true and Pakistan need to start catching soon. If I am brutally honest, I do not want this team to qualify for quarter finals as that will be the  false reflection of the performance of some of the players in this Pakistan side . For me although batting failure is one issue but fielding is the biggest issue at this point and if Pakistan had took all their catches, West Indies could have been bold out for 180. This would have turned the match on its head and Pakistan could have wo n easily. Some of the players in this team are so unfit that calling them athletes is a travesty . If you are a professional cricke

By Sikander Hayat 1. Why has Fawad Alam not been selected in place of Umar Akmal . Akmal brothers have been a constant in Pakistan team for last ten years or so but apart from very rare occasion they have lead to Pakistan’s defeat rather than contributing to Pakistan’s victories. 2. Wahab Riaz should not have been selected for the world cup given the fact that he has never been a reliable bowler and his line & length on most occasions is totally off chart. 3. Umar Akmal has been a failure for so long that it is hard to imagine any other team having a player like him for this long period of time. There is a tendency in Pakistan selectors to overlook some very talented players while keep giving chances to players who look good on style but there is absolutely no substance. 4. Pakistani selectors destroyed the careers of many players but recent notables have been Asim Kamal & Fawad Alam . Selectors nearly killed off Misbah’s career as we