ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings thumped an in-form Quetta Gladiators squad by seven wickets at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, courtesy of fast bowler Hassan Ali who took four wickets to keep the Kings at bay.
Batting first, the Gladiators failed to register an impressive total at the scoreboard. The second-placed squad were bowled out for 118 runs in 19.1 overs, with Ali taking the key wickets of Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Akeel Hosein and Muhammad Hasnain to return figures of 4/15.
Blessing Muzarabani and spinner Zahid Mahmood impressed with figures of 2/27 and 2/25 respectively.
“Started the Rawalpindi leg with an emphatic victory,” the Kings wrote on social media platform X. “Truly an exceptional team effort.”
Kings’ captain Shan Masood continued his disappointing run in the tournament, scoring only seven runs before he was dismissed by Mohammad Amir. However, a 50-run partnership between Tim Seifert (49) and James Vince (29) ensured the match remained within the Kings’ grasp.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik held his nerves to score 27 from 20 balls while Irfan Khan made four runs from six balls as the Kings completed their win over the Gladiators.
The Kings have three wins from seven matches so far while the Gladiators, who occupy the number two spot on the PSL points table, have four wins from seven matches.
The Multan Sultans are the only team that have qualified for the PSL playoffs.
Hassan Ali takes four as Karachi down Quetta by seven wickets in PSL contest
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Hassan Ali takes four as Karachi down Quetta by seven wickets in PSL contest
- Kings’ bowler Hassan Ali returns figures of 4/15 to restrict Gladiators’ batters
- Batter Tim Seifert scores 49, James Vince 29 to ensure a Gladiators’ win
Pakistan police arrest 12 suspected militants in operations across Punjab
- CTD says suspects linked to RAW were planning attacks on sensitive sites and worship places
- Raids in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur yielded explosives, IEDs, detonators, weapons
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s counterterrorism police said on Monday 12 suspected militants allegedly linked to India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) were arrested in coordinated intelligence-based operations across three cities in Punjab province.
The arrests come as authorities repeatedly accuse external networks, including Indian spy agencies, of backing militants involved in such violence.
The raids were carried out in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur, where police said they recovered weapons, explosives, detonators, seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs), safety fuses, mobile phones and cash from the suspects.
A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson said the group was planning attacks on sensitive installations and places of worship.
“The operation was initiated after investigators traced a Facebook ID named Adil, reportedly being operated from India by RAW handlers,” CTD said in a statement.
“The terrorists had been recording videos of sensitive locations and worship places and sending these videos to RAW operatives via WhatsApp ... According to officials, all the detained suspects were receiving financial support from RAW.”
The CTD said cases have been registered against all 12 suspects and further investigation is underway.
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in militant attacks in recent years, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces, where security agencies blame groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
