LAHORE — At least 17,000 security personnel would be deployed for the ICC Champions Trophy matches in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi from February 19. According to sources, the Punjab government has started preparations to provide security round the clock for the participating teams, covering the team hotel as well as the match venues in Lahore […]
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Champion Trophy: Indian team’s jerseys to feature official ICC logo mentioning Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Indian players’ jerseys will feature the ICC’s official logo, including Pakistan’s imprint to highlight the host nation, during the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday. Newly-appointed BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, in an exclusive interview with an Indian cricket news website, confirmed that the […]
Pakistan Cricket Board in ‘final stage of consultation’ for Champions Trophy squad
LAHORE — Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 scheduled for next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has entered the final stage of consultation to confirm the squad for the marquee event. Sources indicated that the team will first participate in a tri-nation series involving South Africa and New Zealand before heading to the […]
Imran Khan directs PTI to seek apex court intervention in rights cases
ISLAMABAD — Former prime minister Imran Khan has asked his party’s interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan to write a letter to Chief Justice Yayha Afridi and Constitutional Bench head Justice Aminuddin Khan to take up PTI’s human rights cases on priority. According to a transcript posted on Mr Khan’s official X account on Monday, […]
Imran Khan alleges political motive behind sentencing in Al-Qadir Trust case
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said his recent sentencing in the al-Qadir Trust corruption case was part of a political strategy to force him into making a deal, and has dismissed any suggestions of negotiations or compromise with the government. A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]
PCB to pay additional USD 100,000 to six high profile foreign players in PSL
KARACHI — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will pay an additional sum of USD 100,000 to six high-profile foreign players in PSL franchisees for making themselves available for the League. The PCB agreed to shell out the money from a special fund which has now grown to USD one million. During the PSL draft, the PCB […]
‘Won’t let Al-Qadir University fall into hands of Sharif family’: Imran tells Maryam
ISLAMABAD — A day after being convicted in £190 million case, incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Saturday said that he would not let Al-Qadir University fall into the hands of ruling Sharif family, his lawyer quoted him as saying. His remarks came a day after Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that […]
Imran Khan ‘laughed upon’ hearing £190 million case verdict, says PTI founder’s sister
LAHORE — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan laughed when he heard the verdict against him the £190 million corruption case, his sister, Aleema Khan, claimed on Saturday. Speaking to media outside a court in Lahore, she said, “When the PTI founder heard the verdict, he laughed. We have entrusted our matter to Allah”, Geo […]
Imran Khan’s party forms committee to take up rights issues with international community
ISLAMABAD — Hours after PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s conviction in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case, the former ruling party has constituted a 12-member committee to raise human rights-related issues with the international community. According to a notification issued by PTI Addition Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi on Friday, former […]
Imran Khan founded Al-Qadir University ‘now under my control’: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD — After the conviction of ex-premier Imran Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust University case, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that the varsity “is now under my control” and scholarships would also be given to its students. “[Accountability] court has handed over control of […]








