Pakistan

Babar, Afridi need to win their place back in Pak team, coach reveals

New Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson has revealed the steps that experienced duo Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi must take to work their way back into the T20I side.

BCB ‘relieved’ after Indo-Pak ceasefire

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today expressed relief after India and Pakistan agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”, while two Bangladesh players returned home safely from Pakistan.

India blocks 16 Pakistani YouTube channels: report

India has restricted access to 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, including major news outlets and individual creators, following the recent incident in Pahalgam, according to reports by The Hindu and Times of India.

Our Champions Trophy depends on others, says Pakistan captain Rizwan

Hosts Pakistan went down by six wickets in Dubai for their second defeat in the 50-over tournament to all but bow out of the semifinal race.

Holders Pakistan ask NZ to bat in Champions Trophy opener

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to field first in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Rawalpindi today. 

Gunmen identify, kill 7 Punjabi travellers in Pakistan: govt official

Security forces have been battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence for decades in impoverished but mineral-rich Balochistan

More than cricket as Pakistan hosts first major tournament in 29 years

Pakistan will host a first major cricket tournament in almost three decades from Wednesday in a move hailed as a landmark just a few years after the country was off-limits because of security fears.

ICC Champions Trophy / Bangladesh will bag close to Tk 30cr if Shanto’s wish fulfilled

If Bangladesh indeed win the title, and in the process win two of their group stage matches, they would bag a whopping 29.196 crore taka from the event ($2,240,000+125,000+68,000 = $2,433,000).

Pakistan hopes hosting major cricket tournament will erase worries of instability

The Champions Trophy, which kicks off next week, comes to Pakistan as the country battles two insurgencies and a political crisis that has sent its former prime minister and greatest cricket hero, Imran Khan, to jail.

December 23, 2024
December 23, 2024

Pakistan choose Dubai as Champions Trophy neutral venue

Host nation Pakistan on Sunday chose Dubai as a neutral venue for next year's Champions Trophy after India refused to travel to their neighbours for the tournament, officials announced.

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

Champions Trophy to be staged in hybrid model, ICC confirms

The 2025 Champions Trophy will be staged under a hybrid model as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally broken the deadlock.

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

Eager to meet my Bangladeshi brothers and sisters: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

To show support for the families of the martyrs and injured from the July-August uprising, renowned South Asian musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is set to perform in Dhaka at a concert titled “Echoes of Revolution.”

December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024

South Africa call up two uncapped pacers for Pakistan Tests

South Africa named two uncapped fast bowlers in a 16-man squad for a two-match Test series against Pakistan starting in Centurion on December 26.

November 28, 2024
November 28, 2024

Nearly 1,000 held in Pakistan after pro-Khan protests

Islamabad's police chief, Ali Rizvi, denied that live ammunition had been used during the operation, which he said police had conducted alongside paramilitary forces.

November 27, 2024
November 27, 2024

Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan call off protest

Broadcaster Geo News, citing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement, said the party had announced a "temporary suspension" of the protest, in which at least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers and two protesters, have been killed.

November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024

82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.

November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024

Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say

Last month's airport bombing in the southern port city that killed two Chinese engineers returning to work on a project after a holiday in Thailand was the latest in a string of attacks on Beijing's interests in Pakistan.

November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

India will not travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: PCB

India will not travel to Pakistan for the eight-team Champions Trophy starting in February, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

Pakistan win first ODI series in Australia since 2002

Pakistan thoroughly punished Australia for resting their top players in the one-day international series decider at Perth Stadium on Sunday, cruising to an eight-wicket win in the third and final game after a sublime display of seam bowling.