KARACHI — With next year’s Pakistan Super League dates likely to clash with the Indian Premier League 2025, the franchise owners of PSL have asked the country’s cricket board to provide them clarity on the availability of foreign players for the competition. A well-informed source close to the PSL franchise owners said that they have […]
ISLAMABAD — Information Minister Ataullah Tarar has said that PTI founder Imran Khan is unlikely to walk free from prison despite securing bail in new Toshakhana case. “There is no chance of PTI founder’s release,” the information minister said while speaking to Geo News on Wednesday. Tarar said the state gifts case against the PTI […]
RAWALPINDI — In a major development ahead of the looming November 24 protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved the bail plea of party founder Imran Khan in the new Toshakhana case. IHC’s Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb accepted Khan’s bail plea against two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each, […]
ISLAMABAD — Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday told party leaders and ticket holders to “disassociate themselves from the party” if they could not participate in the PTI’s announced power show for November 24. On Nov 13, Imran issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24 (Sunday), denouncing what he described as […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Shahid Aslam, former first-class cricketer, as the Pakistan men cricket team’s batting coach just few days ahead of the Zimbabwe tour. The PCB spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed Aslam will serve as the full-time batting coach with the national squad. Moreover, the spokesperson said soon spin bowling […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan federal authorities have outlawed all sorts of public gatherings in the capital region for two months ahead of a planned protest by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) last week announced to protest in Islamabad on November 24 to force the government to release its jailed founding […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi reiterated on Monday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025 would still be held in the country amid India’s refusal to send its team for the tournament. Pakistan, who won the last edition of the Champions Trophy staged in England in 2017, will host […]
NEW DELHI — With fewer than 100 days left until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan, the tournament’s dates and fixtures remain unannounced, adding to the mounting uncertainty surrounding the event. However, sources close to the development have revealed to IANS that the ICC is likely to finalize and announce […]
ISLAMABAD — Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi on Monday gave a clarification on the body’s fatwa (Islamic decree) regarding VPN, an encrypted internet network, saying its nature of being Islamic or un-Islamic mainly depended on its usage. “No matter if VPN is registered or unregistered, it will be un-Islamic if […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the appointment of Aqib Javed, a former international fast bowler, as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. During this tenure, Aqib will continue to serve as a senior member of the men’s National Selection Committee, and […]