LAHORE — The Pakistan cricket selectors have announced 15-member squads for the tours of Australia and Zimbabwe, where the national side will play three ODIs and three T20Is each. The Australia tour will run from 4-18 November, while the matches in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, will be played from 24 November to 5 December. Pakistan’s white-ball captain […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly decided to appoint wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan as the captain of Pakistan’s white-ball cricket teams, Geo News learned on Saturday. Sources have told Geo News that Rizwan’s meeting with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has ended and the chief has decided to name the keeper as captain of […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 15 security personnel have been killed in attacks spread across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the past 48 hours, sending the law enforcement agencies into a tizzy in a region plagued by unrest. The deadliest attack occurred in province’s Dera Ismail (DI) Khan, where at least 10 Frontier Constabulary (FC) […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s Punjab government on Saturday lifted a ban on the meetings of former prime minister Imran Khan who has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for more than a year. “The Punjab government lifted the ban on the meetings of prisoners in Adiala Jail,” a senior officer said. The ban on meetings of […]
ISLAMABAD — The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2024 has ranked Pakistan as the world’s third worst nation among 142 countries, when it comes to maintaining the law and order situation. According to the report, Pakistan was ranked 140th along with Mali (141) and Nigeria (142) in terms of order and security. […]
RAWALPINDI – England Captain Ben Stokes admitted that Noman Ali and Sajid Khan were too good for his team after the spin duo propelled Pakistan to a series victory on Saturday. The hosts sealed a nine-wicket win in the third Test in Rawalpindi with Noman taking 6-42 and Sajid 4-69 in the second innings as […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood labelled his deputy Saud Shakeel’s century as one of the best he had ever witnessed and dedicated their 2-1 series win to the people of the country who suffered with them during their horror run in the format. The tides have turned in Pakistan’s favour after years of […]
ISLAMABAD — The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad on Friday granted bail to PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khanum, following their detention during a protest in the capital amid Section 144 restrictions. Earlier this month, hundreds of PTI activists, including senior leaders and the two sisters, had gathered at multiple locations in […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan is on the verge of a memorable series win over England after a dominant second day in the final and third Test at Rawalpindi. A superb century from Saud Shakeel and aggressive late-order batting from Sajid Khan propelled Pakistan to a 77-run first-innings lead, which Pakistan’s spinners capitalised on as they left […]
NEW DELHI — During the two ongoing Test matches between India and New Zealand at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium and the third Pakistan-England Test at Rawalpindi, the domination of spin on the opening days has stood out, with the tweakers established new records, milestones and memories from “Pindi to Pune”. In the second […]