LAHORE: Ali Khan Tareen stepped down as owner of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans on Tuesday after failing to receive a renewal offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), while the league’s other five teams extended their agreements for another 10 years.
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ICC places India, Pakistan in same T20 World Cup group, clash set for Colombo
KARACHI: India and Pakistan, the nuclear-armed neighbors whose cricket rivalry often transcends sport, have been drawn into the same group for the T20 World Cup, setting up a high-stakes clash on Feb. 15 in Colombo, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
Court-appointed lawyer refuses to cross-examine in activist Imaan Mazari trial, citing “dictated” questions
ISLAMABAD: A court-appointed defence lawyer for a prominent rights activist and her husband, who face charges of inciting linguistic divisions and portraying the armed forces as engaged in terrorism through social media posts, refused on Tuesday to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, asserting that he could not pose questions that had been dictated to him.
Police arrest three after viral video shows girl’s hair forcibly cut
RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a disturbing incident in which a young girl’s hair was forcibly cut, an act captured in a video that spread rapidly across social media, prompting outrage and swift law enforcement action.
Federal Constitutional Court rejects judges appeals in judicial transfer dispute
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed a series of intra-court appeals challenging the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court, including a prominent plea filed by five judges from that court, citing the absence of lawyers and petitioners at the hearing.
Pakistan Shaheens beat Bangladesh A in Super Over thriller to keep Asia Cup Rising Stars crown
LAHORE: Pakistan Shaheens defended a modest total of 125 to beat Bangladesh ‘A’ in a Super Over and retain their Asia Cup Rising Stars title in a tense final at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha on Sunday.
Trump’s warm embrace of Pakistan’s army chief reshapes US strategy in South Asia
ISLAMABAD: Barely a year ago, American diplomats spoke of India as the indispensable counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific, while Pakistan was often felt like a reluctant, troublesome partner kept at arm’s length. That calculus has been dramatically upended under President Donald Trump, who has showered praise on Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Air Marshal Asim Munir, calling him a “great guy” and crediting himself with averting nuclear catastrophe between the two rivals, even as he has slapped some of the world’s highest tariffs on India.
Olympian Nadeem leads Pakistan sweep in Riyadh javelin final
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan swept the top two places in the men’s javelin final at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games on Wednesday as Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem defended his title with gold and Muhammad Yasir snatched silver on his last throw.
Minister Tarar says May conflict with India made Pakistan ‘extremely relevant’ again
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged from its brief but intense military clash with India in May as a far more consequential player on the world stage, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday, crediting an aggressive diplomatic campaign, battlefield success and unexpected online creativity by the country’s youth for the shift.
Justice Aminuddin Khan takes oath as head of Pakistan’s newly created constitutional court
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan was sworn in on Friday as the first chief justice of Pakistan’s newly created Federal Constitutional Court, a landmark moment in a contentious judicial overhaul that the government says will ease the Supreme Court’s crushing caseload and restore public faith in the system.