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Pakistan's football team captain eyes victory ahead of SAFF Women Championship

 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan women's football team will witness a historic day on September 7, as their eight-year-long wait will be over after the team takes on India to kick off its campaign in SAFF Women Championship. Pakistan will be led by UAE-base...

Imran shines as KPK beats Central Punjab by 18 runs in National T20 Cup

RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan Snr led the bowling attack with four wickets against Central Punjab (CP) to power the defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to their maiden victory in the recently-commenced National T20 Cup 2022. Set to chase 166 in 20...

Amir Khan donates to Imran Khan's flood relief scheme

London: Boxer Amir Khan has donated £20k to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's flood relief scheme, reported The Bolton News. The boxing champion joined the three-hour telethon run by the former prime minister and announced a weekly donation to help Pak...

Hafeez lambastes at PCB for mishandling pacer Shaheen's injury

Islamabad: Pakistan are without star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in the ongoing 2022 Asia Cup in UAE. The left-arm seamer had sustained a knee injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in July that ruled him out of the second Test a...

Rizwan overtakes Yadav to reclaim second spot in T20I rankings

DUBAI: Pakistan wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan surpassed India’s rising batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav to reclaim the second position in the T20I batters rankings. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) latest released rankings...

Afghanistan outclass Bangladesh to qualify for Asia Cup 2022 Super 4s

DUBAI: Afghanistan batters Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran completed a comfortable chase for their side with unbeaten knocks after spinners dominated Bangladesh batting line-up as Afghanistan sealed an emphatic seven-wicket victory to book a Sup...

CM Punjab confirms construction of 5-star complex near Gaddafi Stadium

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhary Pervez Elahi, has announced the plans to construct a 5-star complex near Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore. This latest development will help the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accommodate international teams near the...

Fitness issues worry Pakistan team management

DUBAI: The Pakistan team management is having sleepless nights due to fitness issues faced by the players during the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, it emerged yesterday. According to details, the tour management committee had a detailed meeting on the matter...

11-year-old Ayesha Ayaz wins gold in Taekwondo Int’l Championship

Karachi: With the astounding feat, 11-year-old Ayesha became the first Pakistani female athlete to win two golds, a silver and a bronze in international Taekwondo competitions. Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) president Lt Col Waseem Ahmed Janjua...

Pakistan's preparations for Women's Asia Cup to begin from today

Lahore: Twenty-five cricketers will feature in a four-day training camp in Lahore from 30 August as the national women’s side begins preparations for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup. These 25 players include Shawal Zulfiqar and Aroob Shah who pu...

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Pakistan will respond with full force to any Indian misadventure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif yesterday held a telephone conversation with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed recent developments in South Asia. "During the telephone call, the prime minister affi...

Security Forces kill at least three terrorists in Turbat IBO

TURBAT: At least three terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security forces in the Turbat area of Balochistan, the military's media affairs wing said yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

Indian Army in 'crisis, chaos' as northern command chief dismissed

KARACHI: The Indian Army is facing a deep internal crisis following the controversial Pahalgam incident, which has been labelled a "failed false flag operation" by insiders. In what appears to be a panicked move, the Modi government has dismissed the...

Pakistan set to become next major tech destination: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to becoming the next major tech destination in light of $700 million pledged in foreign investment in the IT sector at the Digital Foreign Direct Investment (DFDI) co...
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