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PCB appoints Mohammad Rizwan as new white-ball captain

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on Sunday that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as the captain of the national T20 and ODI teams. During a press conference in Lahore, he also revealed that S...

Pakistan to ‘urge’ CW Games to reconsider exclusion of hockey, wrestling

KARACHI: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has decided to formally write to the Commonwealth Games Federation over exclusion of hockey and wrestling from the 2026 Commonwealth Games, according to sources familiar with the matter. Informed sources c...

Lahore Qalandars among top five teams in Global Super League

Guyana: Two-time Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Lahore Qalandars are set to compete in the Global Super League (GSL), which will feature franchise teams from cricket’s five leading nations. The inaugural season of the five-team tournamen...

Shaheens crushes UAE to reach Emerging Asia Cup semi-final

AL AMERAT: Muhammad Haris’ blistering 71-run knock, followed by Shahnawaz Dahani’s five-wicket haul steered Pakistan Shaheens to a crushing 114-run victory against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia...

PCB announces prize money for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the prize money for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25, which is set to begin on October 26. Total of Rs 12.6 million will be distributed, with tournament winners taking home Rs 7.5 million, while the r...

Zimbabwe smash highest total in Men’s T20Is

NAIROBI: All-rounder Sikandar Raza scored a swashbuckling century and muscled Zimbabwe to the highest total in Men’s T20Is. Zimbabwe piled up a mammoth 344/4 in 20 overs in the T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifiers’ fixture against...

Pak name playing XI for third Test against England

Pakistan has named an unchanged playing XI for the third and final Test against England, scheduled from October 24 to 28 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan will field the same line-up that crushed England by 152 runs in the second Test in Multan...

Pakistan’s medal hopes dented as key sports cut from 2026 Commonwealth Games

KARACHI: Pakistan’s prospects at the 2026 Commonwealth Games have suffered a blow with the exclusion of several key sports from the event.  The host city, Glasgow, announced that wrestling, hockey, shooting, cricket, and several other game...

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: New dates announced

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unveiled the new dates for the upcoming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. “Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class tournament, will begin from October 26. Eighteen teams from the 16 regions w...

Rameez: Pakistan’s new fitness icon wins gold in Mr Universe 2024

Las Vegas: Pakistani bodybuilder Rameez Ibrahim brought home the gold he earned in the Mr Universe 2024 competition organised by the World Fitness Federation in Las Vegas, USA. It is worth noting that, alongside Pakistan, 44 other countries participa...

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All Karachi Urdu Declamation Contest- 2025 held at ICMA on Iqbal Day

KARACHI: Organized by the Youth of Pakistan Foundation, the All Karachi Declamation Contest was held at ICMA University on the occasion of Iqbal Day, in which young speakers from across the city presented the thoughts and message of Allama Iqbal in a...

SHC disposes of petition in Karimabad alleged illegal construction case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has disposed of a petition filed against alleged illegal constructions in the Karimabad Ismailia Multipurpose Cooperative Society. The court made it clear that construction can only be carried out according to the approv...

Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...
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