ISLAMABAD: Former test opening batsman Mohsin Khan has quit as head of Pakistan Cricket Board’s cricket committee just four days after the national team lost to archrival India at the World Cup.
Khan, appearing as an analyst on national television, had been criticizing Pakistan dismal performance at the tournament.
The PCB issued a statement saying that during a recent meeting with the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani, Khan had “expressed his willingness to be released from his current position, which was accepted by the PCB chairman.”
Pakistan has won just one of its first five group matches at the World Cup, against top-ranked England.
A heavy loss to India last weekend likely means Pakistan needs victories in each of its remaining games, starting against South Africa on Sunday at Lord’s, to stand a chance of qualifying for the semifinals.
Former test captains Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq along with Urooj Mumtaz, ex-captain of Pakistan’s women’s team, are the other members of the cricket committee.
Mohsin Khan thanked the board for giving him an opportunity to head the cricket committee and said his “services are always available for Pakistan cricket at a suitable position in view of my past record.”
He was previously head of the selection committee and also coached the national team.
PCB managing director Wasim Khan will be the new head of the cricket committee as the cricket board plans to carry out robust review of national team’s performance over the past three years.
Mohsin Khan quits as head of Pakistan’s cricket committee
Mohsin Khan quits as head of Pakistan’s cricket committee
- Khan has recently criticized Pakistan Team’s dismal performance in the World Cup
- Cricket board managing director Wasim Khan will be the new head of the committee
Pakistan dispatches special plane carrying 100 tons of tents for Gaza
- Pakistan dispatches special plane from Lahore for Egypt’s Al-Arish city for onward delivery to Gaza
- Pakistan has sent 28 relief consignments for Gaza comprising 2,727 tons of relief items in total since 2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched a special plane carrying 100 tons of tents for the people of Gaza on Monday, the authority said, vowing to continue addressing Palestinians’ humanitarian needs.
This was the 28th relief consignment from Pakistan for the people of Palestine, the NDMA said, adding that it was sent with the support of Pakistani charity Alkhidmat Foundation.
The relief goods, which comprised 100 tons of tents, were dispatched via a special flight from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Egypt’s Al Arish city for onward delivery to Gaza.
“With the dispatch of this latest consignment, the total volume of humanitarian assistance sent to Palestine through 28 consignments has reached 2,727 tons,” the NDMA said.
The relief goods were sent in a ceremony attended by Punjab Housing Minister Mian Bilal Yasin, senior officials of the NDMA, Pakistan’s foreign ministry and representatives of government departments as well as Alkhidmat Foundation.
“Government of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan stand firmly with the people of Palestine in this difficult time and will continue to make every possible effort to support them and address their humanitarian needs,” the NDMA’s press release concluded.
The development takes place after Israel allowed the limited reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Feb. 2. The crossing serves as the only gateway for the people of Gaza to the outside world that does not pass through Israel.
It reopened last week for the movement of people nearly two years after Israeli forces seized control of the crossing during the war with Hamas.
The reopening of Rafah has long been demanded by the United Nations and aid organizations, forming a key element of US President Donald Trump’s truce plan for Gaza, where humanitarian conditions remain dire.
Pakistan has consistently criticized Israel for its war on Gaza, which has claimed the lives of over 70,000 Palestinians, among them women and children, since Oct. 7, 2023.
Islamabad is also a member of Trump’s newly constituted Board of Peace global body, which seeks to resolve the Gaza conflict and other disputes around the world.
