Day: November 16, 2017

Pakistani spin bowler Mohammad Hafeez has been handed his third suspension from international bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which today announced that an independent assessment had found his bowling action to be illegal. A bio-mechanical examination of his action revealed that his arm bent more than 15 degrees for the majority of his deliveries. The 15-degrees level of tolerance is the maximum allowed under the ICC’s regulations. The ICC has said that the ban on Hafeez’s bowling will be recognised and enforced by all national cricket federations for…

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The National Assembly on Thursday evening passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 to restore Khatm-i-Nabuwwat laws to their original form and make sections relating to it “more effective.” The bill was tabled by Law Minister Zahid Hamid, who assured the house that he and his family “were Muslims and believed in the finality of prophethood”. “My family and I are ready to lay our lives for the honour of Prophet Muhammad,” the law minister offered to his critics, some of whom have insisted on his resignation for his alleged role…

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