ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United skipper Shadab Khan took four key wickets to ensure his side’s win against Karachi Kings by 42 runs in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 match at Karachi’s National Stadium on Sunday.
The seventh edition of the Twenty20 tournament is underway in Karachi, featuring six teams, each representing a city in Pakistan. The PSL has managed to captivate the interest of millions of cricket fans in Pakistan and around the world over the years.
Karachi, already reeling from four losses in the tournament, suffered another crushing blow when they failed to chase Islamabad’s 178-run target. The side finished 135/9 at the end of their 20 overs.
Batting first, Islamabad’s openers Alex Hales and Paul Stirling did a fine job, forming a 66-run partnership for the first wicket.
Colin Munro and skipper Shadab Khan contributed to the scorecard with valuable additions of 33 and 34 runs, respectively. Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers for Karachi, finishing with figures 2/36.
Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nabi, Usman Shinwari and Umaid Asif each took one wicket.
When the time came for Karachi to bat, their openers collapsed. Sharjeel Khan was run out for 6 while skipper Babar Azam’s stumps were shattered by Wasim Jr. a couple of overs later.
Sahibzada Farhan scored 25 runs off 18 balls but Karachi kept on losing wickets, with Ian Cockbain and Imad Wasim falling for 2 and 9, respectively.
Shadab Khan ran circles around Karachi. He finished with figures of 4/15, taking key wickets of Imad Wasim, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan and Mohammad Talha.
Mohammad Nabi scored a fighting 47 runs.
Skipper Shadab Khan inspires Islamabad to emphatic victory over Karachi Kings
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Skipper Shadab Khan inspires Islamabad to emphatic victory over Karachi Kings
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Pakistan police book man for wounding buffalo with ax in Bahawalpur district
- Complainant accuses a landowner in Ahmadpur East of attacking buffalo for straying into his fodder field
- Pakistan police register case against suspect under Pakistan Penal Code for injuring cattle
ISLAMABAD: Police in Pakistan’s eastern Bahawalpur district registered a case on Sunday against a landowner for wounding a buffalo with ax for straying into his fodder field, in another case of animal brutality in the country.
As per a copy of the police complaint seen by Arab News, the complainant Bashir Ahmad, a laborer and resident of the Ismail Pur area of the Ahmadpur East city, said the incident took place on Jan. 24.
Ahmad said he arrived at his home after work on Saturday to find that his buffalo had escaped. Ahmad searched for the animal along with two others he cited as eyewitnesses in his report. They discovered that the buffalo had strayed into a fodder field nearby owned by a man named Manzoor Hussain.
“During this time, Manzoor Hussain came with an ax and as we watched, attacked both of the front legs of the buffalo,” the police report quoted Ahmad as saying.
The complainant said the buffalo collapsed as a result of the assault. It did not mention whether the buffalo had died or not.
Ahmad said the suspect abused him and the other eyewitnesses and left the area after they arrived.
“Manzoor Hussain has committed a grave injustice by injuring my buffalo,” the report quoted Ahmad as saying. “I want action to be taken against him.”
Police registered a case against Hussain under Sections 427 [mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees] and 429 [mischief by killing or maiming cattle of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees] of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Local media reported the suspect had been arrested following the police complaint.
Animal abuse cases in Pakistan have frequently made headlines over the years. In June 2024, a local landlord in the southern Sanghar district was accused of chopping off a camel’s leg after it strayed into his fields for grazing.
The story, which triggered an uproar on mainstream and social media, led to the camel being transported to an animal shelter in Karachi for treatment. Six suspects were arrested by the police.
In another incident in the southern Umerkot district during June 2024, a camel was found dead with its legs amputated.
In July 2024, a man was arrested in Pakistan’s eastern Shahpur city for chopping off a buffalo’s tongue.
Pakistan’s existing animal cruelty laws, rooted in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1890, prohibit various forms of animal cruelty, including beating, overdriving, and mutilation.
The legislation also prescribes penalties for breaches of these anti-cruelty provisions, which can include fines and imprisonment, though these are not always effectively enforced.
