Lahore: Naila Bhatti, commissioner of Pakistan Super League (PSL), has resigned from the post citing personal reasons, GNN reported.

According to sources, earlier when Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore raided the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) office regarding alleged corruption in tickets, Naila Bhatti was under reproach. 

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi had already indicated that whoever was involved in tickets’ corruption would face serious action, however, before the report was released, Naila citing personal engagement, resigned from the post.

It is pertinent to note that Naila Bhatti has been working in PCB since the tenure of Najam Sethi and Zaka Ashraf.

Notably, Director of Medical and Sports Sciences of PCB Dr Sohail Saleem resigned yesterday due to the injury of Pakistani fast bowler Ehsanullah, whose resignation was also accepted by PCB.

Karachi: Pakistan's first satellite mission to the moon 'iCube Qamar' will take off from China's Hainan Space Launch Site today.

Dr Khurram Khurshid, a member of the Core Committee of the Institute of Space Technology, told that Pakistan's satellite mission will orbit the moon for three to six months.

He said that the mission will leave for the satellite space mission at 2:18pm Pakistani time and the satellite will reach the lunar orbit in five days.

Dr Khurshid stated that through this mission, Pakistan will have pictures of the moon taken by its satellite for research.

In 2022, the Chinese National Space Agency through the Asia-Pacific Space Corporation Organization (APSCO) provided a unique opportunity for member countries to reach lunar orbit for free.

The member countries had sent their plans on the proposal of APSCO. The member countries of APSCO include Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Iran, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, and Turkey.

The Institute of Space Technology also submitted a proposed project on behalf of Pakistan, out of eight countries, only Pakistan's project was accepted.

Rawalpindi: Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf visited the headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army Navy.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Department of the Pakistan Army, the Chief of the Pakistan Navy, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, on the occasion of his visit to the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army Navy, met the Commander of the Chinese Navy, Admiral Hu Zhongming, in which bilateral issues of maritime cooperation and regional maritime security were discussed.

Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf highlighted the role of the Pakistan Navy for peace through Maritime Security Patrol while Commander People's Liberation Army Navy appreciated the role of Pakistan Navy in joint maritime security in the region.

ISPR added that the Chinese Army Navy Commander stressed the importance of strong bilateral naval cooperation.

According to ISPR, Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf's visit to the headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army Navy will further expand the defense relations between the armed forces.