DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stepped in to clarify the situation regarding the absence of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final ceremony in Dubai. The explanation came after Geo News reached out to the ICC for comments on the matter. An ICC spokesperson revealed that Mohsin […]
KARACHI — The ICC’s failure to invite a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy has not gone down well with the tournament host. A source said that the PCB’s chief executive officer Sumair Ahmed, who was also the director of the tournament, was present at the […]
KARACHI — Suspected insurgents killed three barbers belonging to the Sindh province in the Katagiri area of Gwargo, Panjgur on Sunday in the restive Balochistan province. A police official from Gwargo said that the three were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were at home. All three of the victims, Abu Sattar, Zubair Ahmed […]
KARACHI — A controversy erupted on Sunday over the failure of the ICC to invite a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. A source said that the PCB’s chief executive officer Sumair Ahmed, who is also the director of the tournament, was present at […]
ISLAMABAD — Security across Pakistan’s Punjab province was put on high alert in the wake of the recent spike in incidents of terrorism, a media report said on Sunday. The development came days after the terror attack on Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in which at least five soldiers and 13 civilians were killed along […]
GWADAR — Unknown armed men gunned down Mufti Shah Mir, a leading religious scholar of Balochistan, in Turbat town of Kech, late on Friday night. Police said armed men targeted the religious scholar when he was coming out after performing night prayer. “Armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on Mufti Shah Mir, leaving him seriously […]
ISLAMABAD — As the Green Shirts come under scrutiny following their exit from ICC Champions Trophy 2025, former Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie has strongly rejected the comments of legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar regarding Pakistan cricket team. Speaking after Pakistan’s disappointing exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where they suffered defeats at the […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistani security forces killed at least three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. A statement from the military’s media wing said security forces conducted an operation based on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, own […]
LAHORE — Frustrated with the scheduling of Champions Trophy’s second semifinal after to-and-fro flights between Pakistan and Dubai in a span of just 12 hours, South African batter David Miller is now hoping for a New Zealand victory in the tournament’s title clash against India. With a brilliant hundred, Miller was the lone ranger in […]
ISLAMABAD — Jason Gillespie says he was undermined before quitting as Pakistan test cricket coach last December and has used a social media post to describe interim head coach Aaqib Javed as a “clown.” Gillespie was a fast bowler who played 71 tests and 97 one-day internationals for Australia from 1996-2006 before going into coaching. […]