British police were searching the former mansion of King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Friday after a photograph of the royal emerging from a police station was splashed on newspapers around the world. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government […]
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said on Friday that batting great Babar Azam was dropped for the final T20 World Cup group game against Namibia for scoring too slowly. Babar, who is the highest run-scorer in T20 international history with 4,571 runs, was left out for the must-win game against Namibia as Pakistan racked up 199-3 […]
A strong earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, AFP journalists and residents said. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area around 130 kilometres northeast of Kabul, the United States Geological Survey said. The epicentre was near several remote villages and struck at 5:39pm, just as people were sitting down to break their […]
The Punjab government is about to complete its two-year term this month. During this period, it passed numerous laws through the Punjab Assembly. However, it also bypassed the Assembly and issued more than a dozen ordinances — a practice being described as record-setting by critics. The ordinances were presented as measures to address urgent administrative […]
Pakistan men’s cricket team will tour Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Friday. Pakistan will arrive in Bangladesh on Monday, March 9 and will undergo a training session on Tuesday, March 10, ahead of the opening ODI against the hosts at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in […]
Gulf countries pledged more than $4 billion in combined financial support to United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, as they signalled financial backing for efforts aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advancing regional stability. The pledges were announced during the first meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, where Qatar and […]
Former captain Michael Vaughan urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday to “act fast” on reports that Pakistani players will be overlooked by Indian-owned teams in the domestic Hundred competition. Longstanding political tensions between India and Pakistan have led to the border rivals only playing each other in international cricket events, although their recent […]
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President Syed Mohsen Gilani met Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, to discuss expanding cooperation aimed at revitalising football in the country, officials said on Thursday. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties in sports, particularly through joint initiatives, exchange programmes and institutional partnerships to support […]
Pakistan Hockey Federation President Mohyuddin Wani said on Thursday that all players in the national squad have been directed to focus fully on training ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifying round, with assurances that complete facilities and support will be provided. Speaking to team captain Hammad Shakeel Butt, Wani said every possible assistance and […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Pakistan’s policy efforts under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme have “helped stabilise the economy and rebuild confidence,” with fiscal performance described as “strong.” Speaking at a weekly press briefing on Thursday, IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack said a staff team is expected to visit Pakistan from February 25 […]