Ahsan Raza

Aleem Dar will be officiating in his first-ever Test at home, while on-field umpire Ahsan Raza and match referee Muhammad Javed Malik will also make their Test debuts as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on behalf of the International Cricket Council (ICC), on Saturday confirmed match officials' appointments for the two-match series between Pakistan and South Africa, which starts in Karachi on January 26.

Ahead of most religious places being reopened to the public from June 8, sajjadanasheen of Dargah Aala Hazrat Mufti Ahsan Raza Qadri, on Saturday, has appealed to community members across the country to maintain social distancing while visiting mosques and dargahs.

Ahead of Eid-ul-Zuha, sajjadanasheen of prominent Dargah Aala Hazrat Mufti Ahsan Raza Qadri on Thursday appealed to the community members to avoid sacrificing animals in public places. He urged the people to avoid dumping of animal waste in the open and to cover the meat before distributing it.

Former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the first two Tests between Pakistan and England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi this month.

Pakistani umpires Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, and Rashid Riaz will make history at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, the first time three officials from Pakistan have been selected. The tournament, featuring 55 matches among 20 teams, will commence on June 2, with the final slated for June 29, hosted by the USA and the West Indies.

Pakistan have recalled pace bowler Hasan Ali and named uncapped batsman Kamran Ghulam in their 16-member squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand, beginning here on Monday.

ICC elite panel umpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth of England will officiate in the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be held in Karachi and Lahore from February 20 to March 22.

Indian umpires Anil Chaudhary and CK Nandan will be a part of the 14-strong panel of officials for the Under-19 World Cup starting January 13 in New Zealand, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday.

The ICC has announced match officials for the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel will umpire India's first Super 8 match against Afghanistan, while David Boon will be match referee and Allahudien Paleker will be TV umpire. Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough will umpire the USA's historic first-ever knockout match against South Africa.

Elite panellist Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza of the international panel will umpire in the three ODIs between Pakistan and New Zealand to be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on September 17, 19 and 21.

After controversy surrounded Imam Bhukari’s decision to appoint his son as Naib Imam, a similar controversy has engulfed around Dargah Ala Hazrat

New Zealand's Kim Cotton and Pakistan's Ahsan Raza were of Friday named on-field umpires for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final between India and Australia here.

New Zealander Kim Cotton is set to become the first woman to umpire the final of a major global cricket tournament after being appointed for the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

The saviour of Sri Lankan cricket team, bus driver Maher Khalil was awarded a cash reward of half a million rupees for his heroic act during the terror attack on the team convoy in Lahore on March 3.

Nitin Menon is the lone Indian in the ICC's list of umpires for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, where an unprecedented six women will be in the match officials team for the tournament.