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Temba Bavuma reveals he will be in race against time to be fit for Pakistan series
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma has revealed he will be working around the clock to recover from his calf injury in time to be fit for the Pakistan Test series next month. With the Pakistan Test series starting on October 12, it leaves little time to...

Asia Cup: Richie Richardson likely to officiate Pakistan–UAE clash, say sources
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly convinced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make a change in the match officials set to officiate their upcoming Asia Cup match against the United Arab Emirates, with West Indies’ Richie...

Richardson likely to officiate Pakistan-UAE Dubai match
Dubai: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly persuaded the International Cricket Council (ICC) to alter the match officials for their upcoming Asia Cup fixture against the UAE. According to sources, West Indies great Richie Richardson is...

Deeepti Sharma Reveals Indian Women's Approach On Handshake With Pakistan
India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets but the biggest talking point was the handshake snub between the two captains and then whole Indian team avoiding handshake with Pakistan team. The question of whether the handshake snub against Pakistan, seen...

GE Vernova completes first outage on HA gas turbines in Pakistan
Image: Supplied GE Vernova has completed the first outage on its HA gas turbine technology in the Middle East and South Asia at two power plants in Pakistan. The company’s engineers carried out the work at the Haveli Bahadur Shah and Balloki...

Deja vu danger hangs over Pakistan
Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:00 AM Last update on: Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:00 AM Star Sports Desk Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:00 AM Last update on: Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:00 AM Two-time champions Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates meet today in Dubai for what is...

Punjab sees alarming surge in drug-laden drones from Pakistan: NCB
A “sharp” spike has been seen in the sightings and recovery of drugs-laden drones coming into India from Pakistan across the international border in Punjab over the last four years posing a “significant” threat to the country’s internal security,...

“Character of Pakistan”: Mohammad Yousuf faces flak for abusing Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav
Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf made a derogatory remark against India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav after the latter refused to shake hands with Salman Agha. He also accused India of influencing the umpires in international cricket....

Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Pakistan discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation with the IPC leadership
Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Pakistan, Atajan Movlamov, discussed prospects for expanding interparliamentary cooperation with the leadership of the International Congress of Parliamentarians. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...

Asia Cup 2025: Uncertainty looms as Pakistan doubles down on demands
A controversy erupted at the Asia Cup after Pakistan demanded the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft, alleging code of conduct violations following India's win. The PCB chairman criticized India's team for skipping handshakes and shutting their...
South Africa beat Pakistan in lead up to Women’s World Cup
Published on: September 17, 2025 9:14 AM South Africa Tuesday beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the first one-day international of their three-match series in the lead up to the Women’s World Cup. Proteas chased the target of 256 runs in the...
Pakistan Investment Exchange Conference held in Guangzhou
Published on: September 17, 2025 1:39 AM The “World Meets GZ – 2025 Pakistan Business and Investment Exchange Conference” was held at the Guangzhou International Cooperation Center (GICC), China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Thursday. The...
Pakistan, Iran launch new push to hit $10bn trade
Published on: September 17, 2025 1:58 AM Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has Pledges historic trade momentum at “Pak-Iran Business Forum 2025.” Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, called for a “new...
Asia Cup: Richie Richardson Likely To Officiate Pakistanuae Clash, Say Sources
(MENAFN- IANS) Dubai, Sep 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly convinced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make a change in the match officials set to officiate their upcoming Asia Cup match against the United Arab...

Need for reappraisal of overthrowing of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal governments like houses of cards
The recent anti-immigration protests in London yet again displayed the power of social media. Organisers mustered as many as 150,000 people to demand that the UK take tangible measures to curb illegal immigration. Such a massive gathering wouldn’t...

‘The needs are huge’: Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless
More than six million people have been affected since the unusually heavy monsoon rains began in late June, with nearly 1,000 lives lost – 250 of them children. Around 2.5 million people have been displaced, many sheltering in Government-run camps...
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Why an ‘Arab-Islamic Nato’ proposal, endorsed by Pakistan, could be worrying for India
When Israeli jets flew into Qatar’s skies last week, striking a residential block that housed Hamas negotiators, the Jewish nation may also have set in motion something it has long feared: the birth of an Arab military alliance. Following the...

Pakistan In Do-Or-Die Game vs UAE: Key Stats, Top Performers, and Super Four H
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gear up for a high-stakes clash in Match 10 of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, September 17, at 8:00 PM IST. Both sides are locked in a do-or-die encounter,...

Disasters and misuse of religion in Pakistan
A state, like a human being, must constantly face new challenges. Nations everywhere confront floods, earthquakes, famines, tsunamis, epidemics, and political, social, or economic shocks. What defines their future is not the calamities themselves...

22 Pakistani fishermen missing after boat catches fire in Omani waters
GWADAR – At least 22 fishermen from Bannu’s Khojri village are missing after their fishing boat caught fire in Omani waters. Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Maulana Naseem Ali Shah, who elected from Bannu, said the fishermen had departed...