PESHAWAR — The provincial government in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province renamed the lone cricket stadium in Peshawar as Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, a provincial information department statement said on Friday. A provincial cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as the chair approved the renaming of Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium to Imran Khan […]
PESHAWAR — Security forces on Friday killed at least six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Karak district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the military’s media wing. According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, own troops […]
KARACHI — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi asked the national selectors to review the Champions Trophy squad at least twice before giving his final approval, according to a source. A reliable source in the PCB claimed that Naqvi, while not interfering in purely cricketing decisions, was running the board affairs “with an iron […]
JAMMU — India and Pakistan on Friday held a flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district in an effort to ease tension after several recent incidents of cross-border firing and an IED attack, official sources said. The sources said the brigade-commander level flag meeting took place in the […]
ISLAMABAD — Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that Pakistan had lost its “credibility” as the country struggled to achieve economic stability. He was speaking at a Senate climate change committee meeting, where he discussed the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. “We have lost […]
SRINAGAR — The Pakistan team have been fined five percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over rate during the tournament’s opening game against New Zealand in Karachi. Following their defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener against Black Caps, Pakistan have been handed a slow over-rate fine after being found one […]
DUBAI — The Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan arrived in Dubai on Thursday ahead of their second Champions Trophy 2025 match against arch-rivals India on February 23. The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) social media account shared the video of the squad leaving the Dubai airport and boarding the team bus for their hotel. The squad arrived alongside […]
ISLAMABAD — A high court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the release of over 120 arrested workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after approving their bail. They were among hundreds of supporters of the PTI arrested by police on the occasion of a protest by the party in November last […]
KARACHI — Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah is surprised that he has been picked for the Champions Trophy despite dishing out ordinary performances, saying he himself doesn’t know “how I got into the team”. Khushdil, a middle-order left-hand batter, scored a stroke-filled 69 off 49 deliveries but his efforts went in vain as Pakistan lost the […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan have suffered a massive blow with news that opener Fakhar Zaman will miss his side’s match against India in Dubai on Sunday. Fakhar hurt himself while fielding in the opening over of Pakistan’s clash against New Zealand in Karachi and has been subsquently ruled out of the tournament ahead of the big […]