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PCB Successfully Wastes 12 Billion Pakistani Rupees, PAK’s Mismanagement Leaves ICC Sweating Over Champions Trophy’s Future
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and mismanagement, this is a match made in heaven. Everything that the PCB does or says ignites new controversy, but they don’t seem to learn. The latest victim of PCB’s mismanagement and a string of lies none other than the ICC, who entrusted Pakistan with the hosting rights of Champions Trophy 2025. The Champions Trophy which will be jointly hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be played in the ‘Hybrid Model’.
Defending Champions Pakistan play their opening game of the tournament against New Zealand on February 19, 2025. The match will be played in the National Stadium, Karachi. But there is a glaring question on how ready Pakistan is to host the Champions Trophy? Ofcourse they have no answers to terror funding, but unfortunately they also do not have answers to their preparation for Champions Trophy.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reportedly invested around 12 billion Pakistani rupees to upgrade National Stadium Karachi (NSK) and Gaddafi Stadium Lahore and was ready to take possession on February 5, two weeks before the start of the Champions Trophy. The PCB said that these stadiums were undergoing massive upgrades to meet international standards that is required to host an ICC event. The PCB was initially planning to build ICC Anti-Corruption and Anti-Doping units, physio rooms, and match officials’ rooms in the NSK stadium, but seems that they are far from completion and time is constantly running out.
The Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore also received major upgrades which includes new building installations but are still far from being complete. Pakistan’s cricketing infrastructure is in shambles and it is being reported that the opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy might move out of Pakistan.
There have been concerns raised over whether the stadiums would be ready in time for the mega event and if the PCB would have ample time to test out all the new added facilities and construction at these stadiums. Arshad Khan, the General Manager at the National Stadium in Karachi, said work would be completed on the new building and on other facilities by end of January and PCB would be given possession of the renovated stadium on February 5.
He said the progress at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore was similar and the PCB would take control of the upgrade version on February 5. The PCB has spent some 12 billion Pakistani rupees on upgrading these two stadiums and the Rawalpindi stadium.
(With PTI Inputs)
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has come under fire for reportedly wasting a whopping 12 billion Pakistani Rupees on mismanagement and ineffective planning for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is now left sweating over the future of the prestigious tournament due to PCB’s reckless spending and poor decision-making.The PCB’s failure to properly allocate funds and resources has put the Champions Trophy in jeopardy, with concerns rising over the tournament’s viability and sustainability. The ICC, as the governing body of international cricket, is now faced with the daunting task of salvaging the event and ensuring its success despite the PCB’s shortcomings.
The mismanagement by the PCB not only reflects poorly on the organization itself but also on Pakistan’s cricketing reputation as a whole. Fans and stakeholders are left frustrated and disappointed by the wastage of such a significant amount of money, which could have been better utilized for the development and promotion of cricket in the country.
It is high time for the PCB to take responsibility for its actions and make necessary reforms to prevent such financial mismanagement from occurring in the future. The ICC must also step in to ensure that the Champions Trophy retains its status as one of the premier events in international cricket, despite the challenges posed by the PCB’s incompetence. Only through accountability and effective governance can the sport of cricket in Pakistan thrive and prosper.
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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
Kabul, Afghanistan
Reuters
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Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.
Six people were also injured in the bombing at four locations in Afghanistan, deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on Wednesday.
Pakistani government and military officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Afghanistan’s foreign office said it had summoned Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul to deliver a formal protest note to Islamabad on the bombing by Pakistani military aircraft, warning the diplomat of consequences of such actions.
“Afghanistan considers this brutal act a blatant violation of all international principles and an obvious act of aggression,” Enayatullah Khowrazmi, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence, said in a statement. “The Islamic Emirate will not leave this cowardly act unanswered.”
A Pakistani official with knowledge of the matter, but declining to be named, told Reuters Pakistan had carried out airstrikes against a camp of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) Islamist militant group.
TTP pledges allegiance to, and gets its name from the Afghan Taliban, but is not directly a part of the group that rules Afghanistan. Its stated aim is to impose Islamic religious law in Pakistan, as the Taliban has done in Afghanistan.
A major TTP attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan area, which borders the location of the alleged camp targeted in Afghanistan, killed 16 Pakistani security personnel on Saturday.
Afghanistan’s defense ministry identified those killed in Pakistan’s bombardment as “mostly Waziristani refugees” – indicating that they were from Pakistan’s Waziristan territory.
The neighbors have a strained relationship, with Pakistan saying that several TTP attacks that have occurred in its country have been launched from Afghan soil – a charge the Afghan Taliban denies.
Their relationship was complicated in March when the Taliban accused Pakistan of carrying out two airstrikes on its territory, killing five women and children.
Pakistan said at the time it had conducted “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations” in Afghanistan but did not specify the nature of the operations.
In a recent tragic turn of events, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan have resulted in the death of at least 46 people, according to a Taliban official. The airstrikes, which targeted a Taliban stronghold in the border region between the two countries, have sparked outrage and condemnation from various groups.The Pakistani government has not yet commented on the airstrikes, but the Taliban official has stated that the casualties include both militants and civilians. The airstrikes are seen as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and have further escalated tensions between the two neighboring countries.
The international community has called for an immediate ceasefire and a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The loss of innocent lives in this senseless violence is truly heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with the families of those affected by this tragedy. We must continue to strive for peace and dialogue in order to prevent further bloodshed and suffering.
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