KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in conjunction with the ICC will hold the opening ceremony of the upcoming Champions Trophy on February 16 in Lahore. A source in the PCB told PTI that chairman Mohsin Naqvi had approved a scheduled list of events prior to the first match of the tournament on February […]
ISLAMABAD — The dialogue process between the government and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ran aground on Tuesday after jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party refused to join a scheduled huddle aiming to defuse the prevailing political tension in the country. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who had fixed the meeting at the request of government negotiators, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have challenged their conviction in the £190 million case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). An accountability court in Islamabad convicted the former prime minister and the former first lady in the £190 million case in a much-anticipated ruling earlier this month. […]
PESHAWAR — Thirty terrorists were killed in three separate counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, the military said. The counter-terrorism operations were carried out in Lakki Marwat, Karak, and Khyber districts. While 18 terrorists were “sent to hell” in Lakki Marwat district, eight were killed in Karak, the army said in a […]
RAWALPINDI — Amid ambiguity surrounding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s decision to call off the dialogue process with the government, PTI founder Imran Khan on Saturday demanded a meeting with his party’s negotiation committee ahead of the next round of talks scheduled for January 28. Sources told Geo News that the incarcerated former prime minister, during a […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the schedule for the tri-nation ODI series, featuring New Zealand and South Africa. The series will be played on a single-league basis from 8 to 14 February, with Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium hosting the opening two matches and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium staging the final league match […]
MULTAN — Buoyed by the overwhelming success of their spinners, Pakistan are considering going into the second Test against the West Indies with just three specialist spin bowlers and no pace bowler. Sources close to the team said that the management was keen on adding opener, Imam ul Haq to the playing eleven which would […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan former PM Imran Khan said that neither he nor his wife Bushra Bibi benefitted financially from the Al-Qadir Trust case, and that business tycoon Malik Riaz could testify that he was the only prime minister who “never sought anything from him for personal or financial gain”. Imran and Bushra were convicted last […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has called off negotiations with the government due to its failure to establish a judicial commission within the seven-day period, according to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. Speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, Barrister Gohar said that the party’s legal team, including himself, met […]
ISLAMABAD — Did the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the property tycoon finalise the £190 million repatriation deal independently without facilitation by Imran Khan’s government? Official records, including the sealed note approved by the cabinet, show otherwise. Matching travel records of the then-special assistant to prime minister (SAPM) Mirza Shahzad Akbar to the UK with […]