KARACHI: At least 11 people were killed when a passenger bus slammed into a trailer loaded with heavy concrete girders on the National Highway in southern Sindh province early on Sunday, rescue officials and police said.
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India vs Pakistan: The rivalry that cricket refuses to let die
In the end, it took the full machinery of international cricket’s diplomacy – late-night talks in Lahore, interventions from the ICC, quiet words from friendly nations – to ensure that the fixture everyone knew had to happen actually would. For a few fraught days this month, the T20 World Cup’s marquee clash between India and Pakistan teetered on the edge of cancellation, another casualty of the region’s tangled politics. That it survived, to be played on Sunday evening at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, says something profound about the strange, stubborn power of this particular contest. It does not merely sustain cricket; in many ways, it defines it.
Jailed Imran Khan allowed 20-minute call with sons after court order
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan spoke to his sons by phone for about 20 minutes and was “extremely happy to hear their voices,” his sister said on Saturday, days after a court ordered authorities to let him contact his children amid reports of severe vision loss in one eye.
Security forces kill two militants after IED attack kills worker in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: A civilian worker with Pakistan’s Frontier Works Organisation was killed and three others, including an army major, were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in the remote Tangir valley of Diamer district on Thursday, military officials said, adding that two militants were later killed in a gunfight.
Developers raze Mughal-era structure in Islamabad despite heritage warnings
ISLAMABAD: Developers have demolished the remains of a 16th-century Mughal-era building in Pakistan’s capital, just days after razing a nearby World War I memorial, as part of a push to build a private housing society, despite repeated appeals from heritage officials to protect the sites.
Ex-army chief Bajwa in ICU after fall at home – family
ISLAMABAD: Former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa was admitted to an intensive care unit after suffering a head injury in a fall at his home, family sources said on Wednesday, adding that he was stable and out of danger.
Defence minister rebukes opposition leader over army remarks in heated parliament session
ISLAMABAD: Defence minister on Wednesday lambasted the opposition leader in parliament for remarks that he said belittled the sacrifices of the armed forces, amid a heated exchange that underscored ongoing tensions between the government and critics over the military’s role in national affairs.
Arrest warrants issued for CM Afridi, Aleema Khan in cybercrime, protest violence cases
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Lower courts issued non-bailable arrest warrants on Tuesday for two senior figures from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Aleema Khanum, sister of jailed party founder Imran Khan, in separate cases linked to alleged misleading statements and protest-related violence.
PCB says India boycott threat aimed at securing ‘respect’ for Bangladesh
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Tuesday that his recent meetings with officials from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) were aimed solely at securing respect for Bangladesh after its withdrawal from the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan agrees to play India in T20 World Cup after South Asian pleas
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to play its T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals India next week, state-run Pakistan Television reported on Monday, reversing an earlier boycott decision after appeals from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.