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Naseem Shah to undergo surgery

LAHORE: Star pacer Naseem Shah has been advised surgery and will recover in three to four months, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday. Naseem suffered a shoulder injury during Asia Cup 2023 in a match against India on 11 September and was...

ICC announces prize money for World Cup 2023

New Delhi: An overall USD 10 million pot has been announced for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. The winners of the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 are set to receive USD 4 million of the USD 10 million total prize pool, ICC announced on 2...

Clinical India outfox Australia to top ODI rankings

Mohali: Pacer Mohammed Shami showcased a career-best performance, taking 5-51, while India's top-order batters demonstrated their prowess, securing a convincing five-wicket victory over Australia in the opening one-day international in Mohali on Frid...

PCB’s previous management responsible for players’ fatigue during Asia Cup: Zaka Ashraf

Islamabad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Interim Management Committee head Zaka Ashraf on Thursday attributed the national team’s dismal show in the recently-concluded Asia Cup to the previous board management, accusing them of allowing players...

Pakistan edge Nepal to script winning start to SAFF U-19 Championship

KATHMANDU: Ali Zafar’s decisive 74th-minute goal powered Pakistan to edge host Nepal in their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U19 Championship campaign opener on Thursday. Pakistan and Nepal went hard at each other in their SAFF U19 Cham...

Pakistan opens volleyball campaign at Asian Games with victory

HANGZHOU: Pakistan’s volleyball team opened their Asian Games campaign with a credible straight-sets win over Mongolia in Hangzhou yesterday. While the opening ceremony of the Games taking place from Sept 23-Oct 8 does not take place until Satu...

Lahore Blues beats FATA to register first victory in QeAT 2023/24

Lahore Blues registered their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy QEAT 2023/24 season with a nine-wicket victory over FATA Region while the rest of the second-round matches failed to produce a result. FATA started the day at 127-4. They got to 214,...

Britain book Davis Cup finals berth with tie-break win over France

PARIS: British doubles pair Dan Evans and Neal Skupski edged a white-knuckle duel with France to clinch one of the eight Davis Cup finals berths yesterday. The British duo came back from a set down to beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-...

Pakistan down Indonesia 5-0 to qualify for Davis Cup playoffs

ISLAMABAD: Veterans Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan teamed up to ensure a dominant victory for Pakistan as they brushed aside Indonesia 5-0 in the Davis Cup World Group-II tie on Sunday. With the victory, Pakistan have now qualified for the World...

Ahmad Shahzad presents Rs1mn to Arshad Nadeem

Lahore: Test cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has presented a cheque of one million rupees to star athlete Arshad Nadeem for winning the silver medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Ahmad Shahzad congratulated Arshad Nadeem on winnin...

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Army top brass warns of ‘sure, decisive’ response, if India attempts to impose war

RAWALPINDI: The army’s top brass yesterday warned India of a “sure and decisive” response should it attempt to impose war, as relations deteriorated between Islamabad and New Delhi amid rising tensions after last week’s attack...

“Dr. Asim Hussain leads the charge: District Central says no to illegal constructions”

KARACHI: Dr. Asim Hussain, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party, has spearheaded a robust drive in District Central to eliminate illegal constructions. His initiative has brought together stakeholders from various political parties, l...

Zero Hunger in Pakistan: A Chemistry Student’s Vision for Sustainable Solutions

Growing up in the UAE with Canadian-Pakistani roots, my connection to Pakistan was always heartfelt yet somewhat distant. It wasn’t until I had the chance to intern there that I truly grasped the country’s struggles. The stark realities o...

India involved in state-sponsored cross-border terrorism: DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Director-General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry presented yesterday "irrefutable" evidence of Indian-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, days after New Delhi accused Islamabad of the Pa...
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