{
  "id": 5914675,
  "title": "Hesson clarifies he had no role in selecting Pakistan’s Test squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/hesson-clarifies-he-had-no-role-in-selecting-pakistans-test-squad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:22:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1548844/hesson-clarifies-he-had-no-role-in-selecting-pakistans-test-squad/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's white-ball head coach Mike Hesson clarified that he had no role in selecting the Test squad for the ongoing tour against England. According to the Daily Times, Hesson only assumed responsibility for the red-ball side after several players had already departed the camp.\n\nOn a separate note, Pakistan observed its 61st Defence and Martyrs' Day on Sunday, September 6. The day was marked with gun salutes in Islamabad and provincial capitals, as well as a change of guards at the Quaid's mausoleum in Karachi, reported Dawn.\n\nThe Defence Day commemorates the 1965 war between Pakistan and India, which began after India launched an attack across the international border. The war ended with a ceasefire on September 22 and peace was negotiated in Tashkent on January 10, 1966. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Zardari highlighted Pakistan's growing role in regional security on the occasion, with PM Sharif paying tribute to the martyrs and veterans of the armed forces and their families.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Pakistan will remain significant security concern for times to come: Former CDS Gen Anil Chauhan (retd)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/pakistan-will-remain-significant-security-concern-for-times-to-come",
        "published": "2026-09-05T22:59:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "PM, president highlight Pakistan's growing role in regional security as nation observes Defence Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/pm-president-highlight-pakistans-growing-role-in-regional-security-as",
        "published": "2026-09-06T03:54:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Karachi marks Defence Day, hails youth’s role in cyber security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/karachi-marks-defence-day-hails-youths-role-in-cyber-security",
        "published": "2026-09-06T05:58:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}