After Pakistan’s compelling win against Australia in the second Test in Abu Dhabi this week, the traditional sporting foes will come together next weekend for a very different type of cricket match.
Some of the biggest stars of Pakistan cricket will join on Saturday, 8th Nov 2014 with Australians at the Gymkhana Club in Lahore for a special charity game. The second annual Fayyaz Sumbal Cup will raise money for the families of Pakistani police officers killed in the line of duty.
AT LEAST one police officer is killed on average every day in Pakistan.
For Aussie cop Danny Caruana that statistic hit home when he lost a mate to a suicide bomber.Not only do police in Pakistan face terror attacks and obstacles at every turn, they also work in some of the world’s most dangerous conditions for a meagre salary.When Australian Federal Police anti-terror cop Caruana was sent to Islamabad in November 2012, he was well aware of the huge risks police faced here.What he didn’t know was just how brave these guys really were,
RUPERTSWOOD in Sunbury is credited as the birthplace of the Ashes and the world sport’s most enduring sporting rivalry.
But a cricket game on Monday is all about building a flame of hope.
The Fayyaz Sumbal Cup has been organised by Salesian College groundsman James Caruana, brother of Australian Federal Police member Danny Caruana based in Pakistan. Former Deputy Inspector General of Balochistan police, Fayyaz Sumbal was killed in a suicide bombing in August last year.
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