PESHAWAR — At least three children, including two brothers, were killed on Monday when a toy bomb exploded in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The tragic incident happened in the Jani Khel area of Bannu’s Wazir subdivision. Local sources report that the children were on their way home from the madrassa when the mortar […]
ISLAMABAD — Pacer Haris Rauf bagged two wickets in the first PAK v ZIM T20I and surpassed spinner Shadab Khan to become Pakistan’s leading wicket-taking in the shorter format. The right-arm pacer reached the milestone when he dismissed Zimbabwe batter Ryan Burl and then castled Blessing Muzarabani to finish with 2-17 in the first PAK […]
ISLAMABAD — The political committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued an official statement after a crucial meeting, calling for full access to party founder Imran Khan due to concerns over his health and safety, media reported. The committee on Sunday highlighted that Imran Khan’s well-being is a matter of grave concern, with growing […]
KURRAM — At least six more people were killed, and eight others wounded in District Kurram on Sunday, police said, as the deadly tribal clashes continued for the 11th consecutive day. Police said the death toll in the recent incidents of violence has surged to 130 and while the number of people who sustained injuries […]
KURRAM — The death toll from ongoing tribal clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s District Kurram has risen further, as two more individuals lost their lives and 10 others were injured in fresh incidents of firing, sources told Geo News. The police confirmed that the latest spell of violence, now entering its tenth day, has claimed 124 […]
LAHORE — Amid uncertainty around hosting of the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has apprised the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it will only accept a solution that would concur with its stance, sources told Geo News on Saturday. The development comes ahead of another ICC board meeting over the controversy, which […]
NEW DELHI — The International Cricket Council has told Pakistan to either accept the ‘Hybrid’ model of hosting for next year’s Champions Trophy or be prepared to be ousted from the event after the PCB’s adamant stand led to an inconclusive meeting of its executive board on Friday. The emergency meeting in Dubai was meant […]
LAHORE — Minarets of three Ahmadi minority’s places of worship were destroyed by police and religious extremists while 31 Ahmadis who came to stop the desecration were booked in Punjab province of Pakistan, a community organisation said on Friday. Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said the incidents took place in Sialkot and Faisalabad districts of Punjab, some […]
KURRAM — Firing incidents in various areas of District Kurram have claimed 12 more lives and left 17 injured on the ninth day of ongoing tribal clashes, police said on Friday. Despite a recent ceasefire agreement, violence persists, bringing the total death toll to 122 and the number of injured to 168. According to the […]
DUBAI/KARACHI — The emergency meeting of the International Cricket Council’s executive board could not achieve a consensus on the much-awaited Champions Trophy schedule and will reconvene on Saturday after Pakistan once again rejected the ‘Hybrid’ model of hosting the event. The meeting was brief after Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi made it clear that […]