So world cricket must go back and play in Pakistan. "I do not think it will be possible for individual national teams to tour yet. But with determination and courage, an ICC World XI in due course will go and play against Pakistan in her great cities... Full Article at ABC Online

Since coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss joined forces early last year, England have regained the Ashes and won the Twenty20 World Cup. They have beaten Australia 3-2 in a one-day series this season and victory at the Oval would be their... Full Article at Indian Express

Only a small fraction of the 6 million Pakistanis desperate for food and clean water have received any help as the UN battled donor fatigue and appealed urgently on Tuesday for more funds. With hundreds of villages marooned and highways and bridges cut... Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star

The Lahore Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in March 2009 was the last international to be played on Pakistan soil. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Salman Butt, the captain of the Pakistan side who are preparing to face England at the Oval today, welcomed... Full Article at The National Newspaper

Roughly a fifth of the country was underwater, and extensive damage to agricultural lands was expected to lead to reduced food supplies even in relatively unaffected areas such as the coastal city of Karachi. Authorities worried that Pakistani farmers... Full Article at NASA

According to the SDC website a few elements of the outgoing programmes are to be included in a new programme that will focus on development aid near Pakistan’s northern border areas. Parliament has approved a SFr5 million budget for those efforts. ... Full Article at Swissinfo

Two middle-order batsmen, Shoaib Malik and Umar Amin, have been dropped to make way for Mohammad Yousuf and Yasir Hameed, while the injured pair of Zulqarnain Haider and Umar Gul have been replaced by the squad's senior wicketkeeper, Kamran Akmal, and... Full Article at Cricinfo.com