New Zealand hand sorry Pakistan biggest defeat to clinch T20 series
New Zealand's ruthless pace attack carved up Pakistan to deliver a crushing 115-run win in the fourth Twenty20 on Sunday and clinch the five-match series.
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Pakistan detains rights activist
Pakistan detained a leading female Baloch rights activist on Saturday for holding a sit-in in southwestern Balochistan at which three protesters were also killed, police said...
Nawaz hits maiden ton as Pakistan win third T20
Opener Hasan Nawaz struck a record-breaking maiden century Friday as Pakistan crushed New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 to keep the series alive.
Pakistani journalist faces court over 鈥榓nti-state鈥� posts
The founder of a Pakistani internet media channel appeared in court on Friday on charges of 鈥榓nti-state posts and fake news鈥� under toughened legislation targeting online content.
鈥楽ECURITY CONCERNS鈥�: Pakistan shuts universities in southwest province
Pakistan鈥檚 volatile Balochistan province has ordered the closure of three universities in recent weeks due to 鈥榮ecurity concerns,鈥� an official said on Tuesday, as separatist attacks surge in the region...
Big-hitting New Zealand crush Pakistan by five wickets
New Zealand's openers went on a six-hitting blitz on Tuesday to thrash Pakistan by five wickets and go 2-0 up in their Twenty20 series.
Shanto backs Nahid to play more franchise leagues
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto feels that the likes of Nahid Rana should play more in the franchise tournaments like the Pakistan Super League, as it will help them to gather valuable experience.
New Zealand romp to nine-wicket win in first Pakistan T20
Pakistan slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday after failing to defend a meagre score of 91.
25 bodies retrieved from Pakistan train siege
The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were retrieved from the site on Thursday ahead of the first funerals, officials said...
28 soldiers, 30 captors killed as all hostages freed from train under siege in Pakistan
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a 鈥榤ilitant鈥� 聽group were freed on Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 28 soldiers were killed in the siege....
16 killed as soldiers free over 100 hostages in deadly Pakistan train siege
Three people were killed and around a hundred hostages freed by Pakistani troops on Tuesday after armed militants attacked a train carrying over 450 passengers in the country's southwestern Balochistan province.
450 passengers of Pak train held hostage
Armed militants held hundreds of train passengers hostage on Tuesday in an on-going siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.
Bracewell leads depleted New Zealand in Pakistan T20 series
Michael Bracewell will captain New Zealand for the first time on home soil when they meet Pakistan in a five-game T20 series, leading a squad named Tuesday missing several key players because of the IPL.
Bangladesh, Pakistan agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest as the foreign ministers of the two South Asian countries met on the sidelines of the OIC meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Pak Taliban attack kills four troops
At least four Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed when local Taliban fighters attacked a security checkpoint in a northwestern border region, a police official said on Sunday.
Teaching people to think for themselves
FEW things make me happier than the opportunity to work with university students, particularly women, encouraging them to think in new ways and to be more confident in expressing their views. Over the years, they have given me feedback that has stunned me. Recently an intern commented that while at her prestigious university the students give many...
WhatsApp group admin shot dead for allegedly removing member
A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police said Saturday.
Malala visits Pakistan hometown 13 years after being shot
Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her Pakistan home village on Wednesday, 13 years after surviving an assassination attempt by militants.
Rizwan out as Pakistan T20 skipper but keeps one-day role
Pakistan dropped Mohammad Rizwan as their T20 captain Tuesday but he will still lead the one-day side on the tour of New Zealand despite their failed Champions Trophy campaign.
One killed as woman suicide bomber targets Pak troops
A woman suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Pakistani paramilitary troops in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Monday, killing at least one soldier and injuring four others, officials said.
For 1st time since independence Pakistani cargo vessel set to reach Mongla
For the first time since independence, a cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to reach Mongla seaport this week...
Suicide blast at Taliban school in Pakistan kills 4
A suicide attack at an Islamic religious school in Pakistan known as the 鈥楿niversity of Jihad鈥� where key Taliban leaders have studied killed four people on Friday, police said.
Pakistan-Bangladesh match washed out as both make meek exit
Pakistan's last Champions Trophy group match with Bangladesh on Thursday was abandoned without a ball being bowled in Rawalpindi because of rain, ensuring the host country's title defence ended with a wet whimper.
Tigers eye something from dead rubber
The hopes of making it to the semi-finals might have gone, but Bangladesh will try to gain something from their dead rubber encounter against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today...
Pride will drive Pakistan in dead rubber against Bangladesh: Aaqib Javed
Pakistan's hurting players will be motivated by pride in their dead rubber against Bangladesh on Thursday, head coach Aaqib Javed said, after the hosts were dumped out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage.
'Complete overhaul': what went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy
Title-holders and hosts Pakistan crashed out in the group phase of the Champions Trophy after losing to New Zealand and arch-rivals India. They still have a match to play, against Bangladesh on Thursday, but their tournament is over -- a disappointing end to their first hosting of a major international cricket event in three decades. AFP Sport looks at where it all went wrong for Mohammad Rizwan's men in the 50-over tournament:
Pakistan bemoans 'death of cricket' after Champions Trophy flop
Gloom and demands for wholesale change engulfed cricket-crazy Pakistan on Tuesday after the hosts crashed out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage, barely a week into celebrating the return of a major tournament.
Pakistan fans look away from India 'humiliation'
In cricket-crazed Pakistan's biggest city, cafe owner Moiz Umer said customers asked him Sunday to change the TV channel to 鈥榓void the humiliation鈥� of witnessing their Champions Trophy defeat to arch-rivals India.
Kohli shuts down 'noise' with landmark century
Cricket icon Virat Kohli said he shut down 鈥榯he noise鈥� to compile an unbeaten 100 and become only the third man to make 14,000 runs in one-day internationals in Sunday's six-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan need big improvement after damaging India loss, says Shakeel
Top-order batsman Saud Shakeel said Pakistan must be better in every facet after a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India left the hosts on the brink of a Champions Trophy exit.