ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered the superintendent of Adiala jail to restore a twice-weekly visitation schedule for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, rebuking prison authorities amid accusations from his party that meetings with the jailed leader had been systematically obstructed.
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Pakistan Navy, Saudi-led coalition seize nearly $1bn narcotics in Arabian Sea raids
ISLAMABAD: In one of the largest drug seizures in recent maritime history, a Pakistani naval vessel intercepted two stateless sailboats in the Arabian Sea last week, confiscating narcotics valued at more than $972 million, according to a multinational naval coalition that oversaw the operation.
Rain, South Africa end Pakistan’s Women’s World Cup hopes
LAHORE: Pakistan crashed out of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after a crushing 150-run defeat to South Africa under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-hit penultimate league match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Naqvi insists on Dubai ceremony to end Asia Cup trophy deadlock
KARACHI: The deadlock over the Asia Cup cricket trophy deepened on Tuesday as Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head Mohsin Naqvi said a formal ceremony would be held in Dubai next month to hand it over to India, after the winners refused to collect it at last month’s closing ceremony amid hostilities with Pakistan.
Zimbabwe joins Pakistan, Sri Lanka in tri-series after Afghanistan withdraws over airstrike deaths
LAHORE: Zimbabwe has agreed to join a T20I cricket tri-series in Pakistan alongside Sri Lanka, stepping in after Afghanistan pulled out over the deaths of three of its cricketers in an airstrike blamed on Islamabad, officials said Saturday.
Pakistan drone strike kills eight militants as cross-border tensions simmer
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed at least eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in a remote area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Friday, part of a broader campaign that has eliminated more than 100 insurgents in recent days, according to military sources and state media.
Cricket’s ‘fourth format’ launched with global franchises, youth focus
ISLAMABAD: A new cricket format blending elements of traditional Test matches and fast-paced Twenty20 games was unveiled Thursday amid concerns over the future of the red-ball version of the sport.
Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst for fifth year, Henley Index shows
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s passport has been ranked the fourth least powerful in the world for the fifth consecutive year, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, which evaluates 199 passports based on the number of destinations accessible without a prior visa.
Pro-Taliban JUI-F offers to mediate with Kabul to ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the influential chief of pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam party, offered on Tuesday to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan in an effort to ease escalating tensions, just days after deadly border clashes that left dozens dead and heightened friction between the two neighboring countries.
Polio team guard shot dead in Swat district
SWAT: A constable assigned to protect a polio vaccination team was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Tuesday, the police said, underscoring the persistent dangers facing Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate the disease amid rising cases and militant threats.