ISLAMABAD: A panel of doctors has concluded Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali will not require surgery to recover from a back injury after the fast bowler responded positively to a virtual rehabilitation session.
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical team panel, which includes renowned Australian spinal therapist Prof. Peter O’Sullivan, supervised Hasan’s two-hour online session last week.
“The panel was encouraged with the outcomes of the opening session and will continue to closely monitor Hasan’s progress over the next five weeks before deciding next steps,” the PCB said in a statement on Monday.
Hasan was left off the PCB’s list of centrally contracted players last month after he was diagnosed with excessive stress in his lower back in April.
The fast bowler, who has played nine test matches, 53 ODIs and 30 Twenty20s first developed the injury in September, forcing him to miss out on Pakistan's tour of Australia. He eventually recovered ahead of this year’s Pakistan Super League, which was postponed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, before aggravating it again.
“One thing is for certain, he (Hasan) is under the treatment of the very best in the business and hopefully he will return fitter and stronger to competitive cricket without any surgery,” said Dr Sohail Saleem, the PCB director of medical and sports sciences.
The PCB also said that despite missing out on central contract, Hasan will get financial support from the cricket board until he regains full fitness.
“Hasan is a young and energetic cricketer who has a lot of cricket left in him,” PCB chief executive Wasim Khan said.
“Like most of his followers, the PCB will like to see him regain complete fitness so that he can resume normal services for the Pakistan men’s national cricket team. Till that time, the PCB will provide him financial assistance from the PCB Welfare Fund, which exists exactly for this purpose,” he added.
Doctors say Pakistan cricketer Hasan doesn't require surgery
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Doctors say Pakistan cricketer Hasan doesn't require surgery
- The fast bowler first developed the injury in September, forcing him to miss out on Pakistan's tour of Australia
- Cricket board said that Hasan will get financial support from the cricket board until he regains full fitness
Pakistan alarmed as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies, calls for immediate ceasefire
- Pakistan envoy urges both sides to resolve ongoing conflict through peaceful means during Security Council briefing
- Russia last Friday fired hypersonic ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warhead at Ukraine, drawing criticism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Iftikhar Ahmad this week expressed alarm as the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies, calling for an immediate ceasefire and demanding both countries resolve their issues peacefully through dialogue.
The development takes place days after Russia last week fired an intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine called Oreshnik. The move drew sharp criticism as the missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads. Russia said it fired the Oreshnik in response to what Moscow says was an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Dec. 29 against one of Putin’s residences in northern Russia. Ukraine denies Moscow’s claims.
February 2026 will mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering the worst armed conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions to flee their homes.
“We are alarmed by the recent intensification in fighting with escalation in attacks from both sides, further worsening the already dire humanitarian situation,” Ahmad said on Monday during a UN Security Council briefing on the Ukraine conflict.
“Such actions not only perpetuate the conflict, but they also undermine trust, and the ongoing efforts for peace.”
The Pakistani envoy urged both sides to abide by the principles of international law and ensure civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected during the conflict. He said Pakistan’s position on resolving the issue through dialogue has not changed.
“Now, more than ever before, the overwhelming global opinion is on the side of ending this conflict through peaceful means,” Ahmad said. “This can only be achieved through a sustained, meaningful and structured dialogue.”
US President Donald Trump has been pushing both sides to strike a deal to halt the conflict, running shuttle diplomacy between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a bid to get an agreement across the line. Plans to broker peace collapsed after an initial 28-point plan, which largely adhered to Moscow’s demands, was criticized by Kyiv and Europe.
Ahmad appreciated the US for attempting to resolve the conflict through peaceful means.
“We hope that all sides would make full use of the ongoing diplomacy, demonstrate genuine political will, and engage constructively to make meaningful strides toward a peaceful and negotiated settlement of the conflict, starting with an immediate ceasefire,” he said.
