LAHORE: Pakistan have appointed Michael Smith, a former South African domestic batter with no international playing career, as the head coach in charge of resurrecting the national side’s ailing batting line-up, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday.
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Entire Lahore police station suspended after officer allegedly ‘raped mentally impaired woman’ on premises
LAHORE: The entire staff of a police station in Lahore has been suspended after a woman said she was raped by an officer inside the building, in a case that has reignited concern over police conduct and the treatment of vulnerable people who come into contact with law enforcement in Pakistan.
Pakistan tightens grip on foreign press with new travel permit rules
ISLAMABAD: Foreign journalists working in Pakistan will be required to obtain official permission before travelling outside the country’s three largest cities to carry out reporting work, under sweeping new regulations issued by the government.
Pakistan escapes new US visa bond scheme requiring up to $20,000 deposit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has not been included on a list of 50 countries whose citizens may now be required to pay a financial bond of up to $20,000 before they can obtain a US visitor visa, under a scheme that the Trump administration has just converted from a temporary pilot into permanent policy.
Ten more killed in Pakistan floods as authorities warn of fresh deluge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon death toll has climbed to 136 after 10 more people were killed in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours, as flash floods swept away three schoolgirls walking home from school and authorities warned of further heavy rainfall in the days ahead.
Pakistani Taliban claims Swat police station bombing that killed 17
SWAT: The death toll from a suicide bombing outside a police station in Swat Valley rose to 17 on Monday, as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for an attack that struck during a rally against lawlessness in the restive region.
Body of Nirmal Purja, who redefined the impossible, recovered from Broad Peak
GILGIT: The body of Nirmal Purja, the Nepali-British mountaineer who rose to global fame for his record-breaking ascent of the world’s 14 highest peaks, was recovered from Pakistan’s Broad Peak on Sunday, three days after an avalanche swept away his entire ten-member expedition team.
Pakistan’s judiciary hit by presidential delay as judges’ terms lapse without notice -report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superior judiciary is grappling with a mounting crisis over judicial appointments, after delays in securing presidential assent left one additional judge in legal limbo and put four more on course to suffer the same fate within days.
Pakistan braces for fresh flooding as monsoon system threatens Chenab and hits Punjab cities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weather authorities have warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall across Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan over the coming days, with forecasters cautioning that the River Chenab could reach a high flood level as a fresh monsoon system moves in from India.
UAE resumes visit visas for Pakistani families as months-long delays begin to ease
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates has resumed issuing visit visas to Pakistani nationals who apply through registered travel agents, according to industry representatives and an embassy official, bringing relief after months of delays that had unsettled one of Pakistan’s most important travel and remittance corridors.