ISLAMABAD: As heavy snowfall blanketed Pakistan’s northern mountains for a fourth straight day, burying roads under feet of white and cutting off entire villages, officials issued urgent warnings of avalanches and landslides that could strand more travelers in freezing temperatures.
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Pakistan axe pacer Rauf, back experience Babar and Shaheen for T20 World Cup
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday omitted fast bowler Haris Rauf from its 15-man squad for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, despite his strong recent form in Australia’s Big Bash League where he claimed 20 wickets.
Karachi shivers as rare cold snap brings single-digit temperatures
KARACHI: As a biting cold wave tightened its hold on this sprawling port city, residents bundled up against plummeting temperatures that forecasters warned could dip into the single digits over the weekend, marking one of the chilliest spells in recent memory for Karachi’s typically mild winters.
Bangladesh barred from T20 World Cup after India travel refusal; Scotland drafted in
LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in next month’s T20 World Cup in India, after Dhaka refused to travel amid escalating tensions between the two nations.
Police open criminal case into deadly Gul Plaza fire that killed at least 71
KARACHI: A deadly fire that tore through a bustling shopping plaza in Karachi last week, killing at least 71 people and reducing much of the building to rubble, has prompted a police investigation into negligence and ignited a bitter political feud over accountability and relief for the victims’ shattered families.
Death toll rises to 71 as Gul Plaza fire rescue nears end, officials warn count may climb
KARACHI: The death toll from a devastating fire that ravaged a bustling shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city climbed to 71 on Friday, as rescue workers combed through the last pockets of unstable rubble and officials warned that the final count could rise further once forensic identifications are complete.
ICC rejects Bangladesh request to move T20 World Cup matches from India
KARACHI: The International Cricket Council on Wednesday turned down Bangladesh’s plea to relocate its matches at the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup away from India, insisting there were no credible security threats and warning that any change could undermine the integrity of future global events.
As 28 bodies are recovered from Karachi mall fire, families wait for answers, and the missing
KARACHI: Rescue crews combed through the charred rubble of Gul Plaza on Tuesday, recovering the bodies of 28 people killed in a weekend blaze that gutted one of this sprawling port city’s busiest shopping complexes and left dozens still missing, as grieving families like that of a laborer searching for his 13-year-old son pressed authorities for answers amid a history of deadly fires fueled by lax safety enforcement.
Multan Sultans franchise put up for auction following PCB takeover
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket board on Wednesday invited bids for the ownerless Multan Sultans franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), opening the door for new investors just weeks after expanding the popular Twenty20 tournament with two additional teams.
Environment minister defends cutting of 29,000 trees in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Facing mounting criticism over the removal of thousands of mature trees across the capital, minister for climate change and environmental coordination on Friday defended the action as a necessary step to combat a public health threat, saying that nearly 29,000 invasive paper mulberry trees had been felled in compliance with a Supreme Court order.