LIVE: Pakistan hold on to win by 2 runs in the first Twenty20 math. New Zealand 96/4 off 15 overs Pakistan have succesfully put the break on the New Zealand innings. OUT! de Grandhomme run out, New Zealand 89/4 Direct hit by Shadab Khan and they lose De Grandhomme. OUT![Read More…]
Tag: Pakistan
It’s a baby boy for Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik
Tennis player Sania Mirza and Pakistan Cricketer Shoaib Malik were blessed with a baby boy on Tuesday morning. Taking the joy to Twitter, the new father confirmed the news, saying “Excited to announce: It’s a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you[Read More…]
Pakistan SC forms committee to curb smuggled Indian DTH devices
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered that a committee suggests measures to curb the unchecked availability of smuggled Indian direct-to-home (DTH) devices in markets across the country. The committee will consist of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Jahanzeb Khan, Member Customs Mohammad Zahid, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director[Read More…]
Imran Khan terms Saudi bailout package big relief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has described a $6 billion Saudi bailout package as a “big relief” for the country and vowed to mediate between Riyadh and Yemen to end their ongoing conflict. Accusing the previous two governments of plunging the country into its worst financial crisis, Khan in[Read More…]
Pakistan’s Sana Mir tops women’s ODI bowling charts
Dubai: Veteran Pakistan bowler Sana Mir topped the wicket-takerschart even as her team went down 0-3 to Australia in their ICC Womens Championship series. The series sweep was a good one for Australia, who extended their lead over New Zealand at the top of the table, while losses outnumbered wins[Read More…]
Pakistan govt stops stipend to poet Habib Jalib’s family; daughter forced to run taxi
Pakistani revolutionary poet and left-wing activist, Habib Jalib died in 1993 but his family was surviving on the stipend that his wife received after his death. However, the sudden termination of the remittance forced the family to look for another way of income source, compelling his daughter Tahira Habib Jalib[Read More…]
Pakistan asks India to share data of J&K’s Kishanganga dam
Islamabad: Pakistan has asked India to immediately share the data showing inflow and discharge of water at the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said on Friday. It has also sought dates for inspection of the 330MW hydroelectric project that India had agreed to during a[Read More…]
Pakistan bureaucrat caught stealing Kuwaiti delegate’s wallet, suspended
Zarrar Haider Khan, a senior bureaucrat from Pakistan, was suspended after he was caught on CCTV, pocketing the wallet of a Kuwaiti delegate during a meeting on investment plans. Grade 20 GoP officer stealing a Kuwaiti official’s wallet – the official was part of a visiting delegation which had come[Read More…]
Break Pakistan into four: Subramanian Swamy
Agartala, Sep 30 (IANS) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday demanded that Pakistan be broken into four regions – Sindh, Balochistan, Pakhtun and West Pakistan – and the first three must be handed over to India. “This is the only solution to the India-Pakistan conflict,” said the Rajya Sabha member[Read More…]
Bangladesh upset Pakistan to enter Asia Cup final
Abu Dhabi: Bangladesh pulled off an upset, defeating Pakistan by 37 runs in the Super Four match to enter the final of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. In the summit clash, Bangladesh will face India. Defending 239, Bangladesh bowled tight line with left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman leading the pack[Read More…]
World Bank will offer new initiative on Indus Treaty dispute: Pakistan
The World Bank would soon approach India and Pakistan with a fresh initiative to resolve the Indus Water Treaty dispute, its President Jim Yong Kim has told Islamabad’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, according to a statement from Pakistan’s UN Mission. It said that Qureshi met Jim at the UN[Read More…]
Pakistani teen, boyfriend beheaded by father for ‘honour’
An 18-year-old girl was beheaded along with her 21-year-old boyfriend in Pakistan by her father and uncle in what the police are calling yet another incident of honour killing, the media reported on Monday. The incident took place in a small village in Attock district when the man arrived at[Read More…]
Rafale deal: BJP accuses Congress of fuelling Pakistan’s attack on India
The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of fuelling Pakistans attack on India over the controversial Rafale deal and claimed there was a “design” between the Congress and Pakistan whose aim was to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a media conference here, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman Sambit Patra referred[Read More…]
Pakistan won’t abandon peace efforts despite India’s reluctance: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that despite India’s reluctance, Islamabad would not close doors on its efforts to promote peace in the region. “India is reluctant, we will not close our doors,” the Minister said while addressing a news conference at the Pakistan Embassy here on Sunday.[Read More…]
Is electoral politics behind Modi govt’s decision to call off India-Pakistan meet?
Were brutal killing of three Jammu and Kashmir policemen and the release of stamps glorifying slain terrorist Burhan Wani as a “freedom icon” reasons behind India’s decision to call off a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in less than 24 hours[Read More…]
Asia Cup: Confident India look to continue dominance over Pakistan
Beaming with confidence after successive lop-sided wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh, a confident India will once again aim to brush aside the Green Brigade when the two sides clash in a Super Four tie of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. The men in[Read More…]
Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers to meet in New York, but does it have any purpose?
Now that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York in the last week of this month, the moot question is what purpose the meeting will hold? Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar has already[Read More…]
India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York
Breaking the ice in ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins later this month — the first such high-level interaction between the neighbours after three years. “I can confirm that on[Read More…]
Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
A strong bowling performance followed by some power packed batting saw India thrash arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in their Group A clash of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Wednesday. Asked to field first, three-wicket hauls from pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and part-time off-spinner Kedar Jadhav enabled India to[Read More…]
Pakistan court suspends jail terms of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, daughter
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar in a corruption case. Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb gave the ruling on petitions filed by the three challenging the July verdict against[Read More…]
Asia Cup – India-Pakistan will be a 50-50 contest: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday predicted that the high-voltage Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan would be an even contest. “It will be a 50-50 contest between India and Pakistan,” Ganguly said on the sidelines of a promotional event here. India have a 6-5 win loss ratio[Read More…]
Asia Cup: India to take on Hong Kong with eye on Pakistan tie
Favourites India will look to sweep aside minnows Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener on Tuesday and prepare for the much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals Pakistan the next day. Hong Kong, expectedly, lost to Pakistan by eight wickets in their first game. India, who even without talismanic skipper Virat Kohli,[Read More…]
Working towards releasing ‘Manto’ in Pakistan: Nandita Das
Actress-filmmaker Nandita Das says she is working towards releasing “Manto” in Pakistan soon. Das on Sunday shared the coverage of “Manto” and tweeted: “‘Manto’ coverage from across the border, we are working towards releasing the film in Pakistan soon!” “Manto”, co-produced by HP Studios, Filmstoc and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, traces[Read More…]
Asia Cup: Pakistan register easy victory over Hong Kong
Pakistan kicked off their Asia Cup 2018 campaign on a winning note by beating Hong Kong by eight wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Chasing a paltry 117-run target, the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side took 23.4 overs to register a comfortable victory, thanks to an unbeaten 50[Read More…]
Is China’s loan diplomacy taking South Asia in its deadly grip?
Is the Pakistan government under Imran Khan going to review China-Pakistan Economic Corridor because it “unfairly benefits” China? Media reports suggest that Prime Minister Imran Khan has set up a nine-member committee to look into all CPEC-related agreements. That Pakistan may not go the Sri Lankan way is a concern[Read More…]