ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into this week’s attack on a Hindu temple in the southern town of Kumb, where assailants set fire to statues and holy books of the Hindu minority before fleeing.
Khan went on Twitter Tuesday night, saying the government of southern Sindh province “must take swift and decisive action against the perpetrators” of the attack, which was against the teachings of Qur’an, Islam’s holy book.
According to local police, they continued a hunt Wednesday to trace and arrest those involved in the attack.
No one has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack, which was condemned by Hindus as well as local Muslims.
Hindu are a tiny minority in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, and attacks on their worship places are rare.
Pakistani PM orders probe into attack on Hindu temple
Pakistani PM orders probe into attack on Hindu temple
- Sindh province must take swift and decisive action, PM says
- Attacks on Hindu worship places are rare in predominantly Muslim Pakistan
Pakistan to host PSL roadshow in New York amid ‘growing interest’ from US, Middle East
- Pakistan aims to add two new teams to existing six franchises for upcoming PSL edition
- PSL is Pakistan’s premier T20 cricket league featuring a mix of local and international stars
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host a Pakistan Super League (PSL) roadshow in New York today, Saturday, amid “growing interest” from investors in the US, Middle East and Europe for its franchises, the board said in a statement.
The development takes place days after the PCB held a roadshow in London to attract international investors to the PSL, Pakistan’s premier T20 cricket league. The upcoming 11th edition of the league, set to take place next year in April and May, will feature two new teams to the existing roster of six.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on Friday that the board has pushed the deadline to submit bids for the two new teams till Dec. 22 amid “growing interest” from investors in the Middle East, Europe and the US.
“Today, the grand spectacle of the Super PSL will take place in New York, USA, the world’s leading economic hub,” the PCB said in a statement.
Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, has arrived in New York to attend the roadshow, the board said.
The statement said American and overseas Pakistani investors will attend the New York roadshow.
“I thank Allah that the PSL is today shining at the international level,” Naqvi was quoted as saying by the PCB.
The PSL’s roadshow in London earlier this week featured former cricketing greats such as Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja who attended the event with current stars Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf.
Azam, Rauf and Farhan spoke at the event, highlighting their PSL journeys so far and how the tournament has propelled their careers to new heights.
Within a span of 10 years, PSL has competed for viewership with some of the most prominent cricket leagues around the world, including the Indian Premier League, the Big Bash League, the Hundred, and the Caribbean Premier League, among others.
