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USA stun Pakistan in Super Over thriller

The United States enjoyed arguably the greatest day in their cricket history as they beat Pakistan in a stunning Super Over upset at the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

Six-Point Day today

The historic Six-Point Day, marking the self-sacrificing movement to realise the demand of autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, will be observed today...

Imran Khan acquitted of leaking state secrets

A Pakistan high court on Monday overturned a treason conviction against former prime minister Imran Khan, who remains in jail on other charges....

'Party in the USA' but Pakistan and India await for T20 co-hosts

‘Cricket? Erm, is it a team game?’ asked the slightly puzzled Uber driver taking his passenger towards the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas on Saturday.

'Pakistan will look to be positive at WC'

Pakistan captain Babar Azam called on his side to stay in high spirits as they begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign off the back of a poor run of...

IATA calls on Bangladesh to release $320m owed to foreign airlines

The International Air Transport Association, in a media release issued on Sunday, called on Bangladesh to release revenues of foreign airlines totalling $320 million, which were currently being blocked ‘in contravention of international agreements’, immediately...

Imran’s comment on Mujib, Yahya sparks debate

On May 26, Imran’s official account shared a video along with a quote attributed to him: ‘Every Pakistani should study the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report and get to know who was the true traitor, General Yahya Khan or Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.’

Unpredictable Pakistan aim for 'third time lucky' at T20 World Cup

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is hoping it is third time lucky for his side at the Twenty20 World Cup after finishing losing semi-finalists in 2021 and runners-up a year later.

To Lahore, with love

SO MANY trips back and forth from the US to Pakistan ever since I ‘left’ Lahore on September 12, 1979. My 21st birthday. I was off to conquer the world, become the free and independent woman I had always dreamt of being, away from the strictures of desi patriarchy...

Pakistan retain Haris Rauf in T20 WC squad

Pakistan retained fast bowler Haris Rauf when announcing on Friday their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, despite doubts over his...

Five churches, many homes ransacked in Pakistan

A violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched five churches, attacked the residences of members of the Christian community and the office of the local assistant commissioner, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district in Pakistan, on Wednesday....

Heatwave cancels lessons for half Pakistan’s schoolchildren

Half of Pakistan’s pupils will be shut out of schools for a week as the nation takes crisis measures to lessen the effect of a series of heatwaves, officials...

1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave

Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management officials said on Tuesday...

Pak PM’s youth programme chairman calls on sports minister

Protests expose grievances in Pak-ruled Kashmir

Activists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir say the recent protests over soaring food and energy costs reflect larger problems involving the semi-autonomous region’s...

Militants target empty Pakistan girls’ school

An empty girls’ school in Pakistan was partially damaged in a bomb explosion after militant groups demanded extortion money, officials said on Friday.

Bangladeshi students under attack by Kyrgyz mobs

Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani students reportedly came under attack by violent mobs in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek.

Imran Khan gets bail in corruption case but can’t leave jail

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad on Wednesday on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said, reports NDTV...

14 given citizenship certificates in India for first time under CAA

The first set of citizenship certificates to 14 people was issued under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA on Thursday, nearly two months after the Centre notified it, initiating the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh....

Move on from Afghan trauma, address rising threat: US study

The United States must move on from the ‘trauma’ of two decades of war and step up counterterrorism efforts to face growing threats from Afghanistan and...

Three people killed in protest clashes in Pakistan’s Kashmir

Three people were killed when paramilitary troops clashed with protesters in Pakistan’s Kashmir region on Monday, an official said, on the fourth day of demonstrations over rising costs...

Indian elections

THE Islamophobic rhetoric being employed by Narendra Modi for this election campaign has become shrill. Pakistan has nearly always been an electoral issue in India...

Imran Khan’s wife moved to jail

The wife of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was moved on Wednesday from house arrest to the same jail as her husband, lawyers said, where the pair will serve matching prison terms for illegal marriage...

Rejuvenated Amir back for ‘unfinished work’

Rejuvenated fast bowler Mohammad Amir said he has ‘unfinished work’ at next month’s T20 World Cup, 15 years after dazzling as a teenager when...

Pakistan records ‘wettest April’ in 60 years

Pakistan experienced its ‘wettest April since 1961’, receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country’s weather agency said in a...

Pakistan recall Rauf, Hasan for England and Ireland T20s

Pakistan on Thursday recalled fast bowler Haris Rauf and medium-pacer Hasan Ali for Twenty20 internationals in Ireland and England later this month, their final warm-ups for the World Cup.

Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis killed in Tunisia boat capsize arrive

The bodies of eight Bangladesh nationals who died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and subsequently drowned near the coast of Tunisia arrived in the country on Thursday noon...

Kirsten, Gillespie named Pakistan coaches

Pakistan Sunday announced former South African opener Gary Kirsten and ex-Australian paceman Jason Gillespie as head coaches for different formats ahead of the T20 World Cup in June this year.

Pakistan admires Bangladesh’s development but BNP does not: Quader

Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party always saw darkness in the daylight and that’s why they could not see the development of the country....

Former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof retires

Pakistan's most prominent woman cricketer and former captain Bismah Maroof has announced her retirement, ending a 17-year trailblazing career where she became a champion for women's rights.