KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday sacked pace bowler Haris Rauf from his central contract after he allegedly refused to join the Test squad for the tour of Australia 2023-24.
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Media tycoon Naqvi takes charge of Pakistan cricket
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Mohsin Naqvi, a media mogul and the interim chief minister of Punjab, the country’s most populous province, was elected unopposed on Tuesday as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, ending a 13-month leadership vacuum in the country’s troubled cricket administration.
Imran Khan and wife sentenced to seven years for marrying during divorce waiting period
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A civil court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to seven years in prison on Saturday for violating Islamic law by marrying during her mandatory waiting period after a divorce.
Gunmen kill PTI-backed candidate in latest pre-election attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate for the national assembly was killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the country’s restive northwest, the police said, adding to the violence that has plagued the campaign for the February 8 elections.
Ashraf quits as Pakistan cricket chief after troubled tenure
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf resigned on Friday, citing personal reasons, after a turbulent tenure marked by legal battles, administrative changes, and poor on-field results.
Ex-PM Khan and wife indicted for breaking iddat rules in marriage
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A trial court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Tuesday on charges of fraudulently entering a marriage without observing the mandatory waiting period after divorce, known as iddat, local media reported.
Sania Nishtar named CEO of global vaccine alliance Gavi
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Sania Nishtar, a senator and former special assistant to the prime minister of Pakistan, has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the organization announced Thursday.
Musharraf’s treason case ends with Supreme Court ruling
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday upheld a special court’s verdict that sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason, dismissing an appeal by his supporters who said the trial was unconstitutional and politically motivated.
India seeks Mumbai suspect, Pakistan cites lack of treaty
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: India has formally asked Pakistan to hand over Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of a banned Islamist group accused of masterminding the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, officials from both countries said Friday.
PTI activist Khadija Shah freed after months in jail
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Khadija Shah, a prominent fashion designer and supporter of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was released by an anti-terrorism court on Thursday after spending more than seven months in jail on charges of inciting violence during a protest in May.