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Lack of unity, team spirit behind mess in Pak cricket : Afridi

Karachi, Jan.27 (ANI): After captain Mohammed Yousuf, swashbuckling Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi too has highlighted the lack of unity and team spirit in the national squad.

Speaking during a television programme, Afridi said players are trying hard to come out good against Australia in the ongoing series, but they are not playing as a unit.

"Players are only concerned about their own performance. Muhammad Yousuf has failed to gel the team together because players' preference is to play for themselves, not for the team," The News quoted Afridi, as saying.

He said following the team's deplorable performance Down Under, senior 'non-performing' players should make way for younger players.

"Whoever not performs, be it Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan or Umar Gul, should make way for new talent," Afridi said. (ANI)

Taliban's sway in Swat exposes Pak's lack of will to tackle extremism

Islamabad, Jan.21 (ANI): It's a matter of great concern if a heavy deployment of army and police fails to provide protection to the people of the Swat valley, and the recent attack on schools raises quite a few questions about the Pakistan government's seriousness towards tackling the extremist menace, a editorial in the Dawn says.Despite heavy army and police presence in the region the Taliban blew-up five schools in the Swat valley recently. The attack on the educational institutions and.....
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