Stokes back from injury for second Pakistan Test
Captain Ben Stokes was named in the England team for the second Test against Pakistan starting in Multan on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury.
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No Bangladesh univs in top 800, India has 22, Pakistan 9
No Bangladeshi university is listed in the top 800 universities across the world while the number is 22 for India and nine for Pakistan, according to the newly published World University Rankings 2025...
Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit
Pakistan authorities were on Sunday preparing to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, overshadowed by recent militant violence and...
Bowlers' graveyards: Pakistan's placid pitches under fresh fire
Australia pace legend Dennis Lillee denounced a pitch in Pakistan as a 鈥榞raveyard for bowlers鈥� in 1980, but more than 40 years later little has changed.
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropped for second England Test
Out-of-form batsman Babar Azam was dropped on Sunday as Pakistan shook up their squad for the second Test against England, following their innings and 47-run defeat in the first.
Injury-hit Australia thrash 鈥榚mbarrassing鈥� Pakistan
Defending champions Australia hammered 鈥榚mbarrassing鈥� Pakistan by nine wickets to extend their winning streak to 14 in the Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup and close in...
A possible defreezing
SINCE the ouster of the Hasina-led government, Bangladesh has strongly indicated that it wants to strengthen relations between the two countries to ensure a democratic South Asia while also resolving the issue of the liberation war of 1971 with Pakistan. Bangladesh-Pakistan relations were strained during Hasina鈥檚 15-year rule. However, the leadership...
Bangladesh slips 3 steps in Global Hunger Index
Bangladesh鈥檚 position in the Global Hunger Index 2024 has slipped by three notches particularly reflecting the country鈥檚 lack of progress in reducing undernourishment and...
Pope hails Pakistan thrashing as 鈥榮pecial win鈥�
Captain Ollie Pope hailed England鈥檚 milestone-laden first Test thrashing of Pakistan in Multan on Friday as 鈥榓 special win鈥�.
England defeat 鈥榓 harsh reality鈥�
Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted England taught his team a 鈥榟arsh reality鈥� on how to win a Test with their massive innings and 47-run victory in Multan on Friday.
20 Pak coal miners shot dead in attack
Twenty coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack on their lodgings by a group of heavily armed men in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province, police said Friday.
Leach leads England's rout of Pakistan in first Test
England's bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through the Pakistan line-up to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday after a record partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root turned the match on its head.
England in sight of victory after Brook鈥檚 triple hundred
England鈥檚 bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root鈥檚 double hundred had them closing in on victory in the first Test in...
Rights groups slam Pakistan for blocking activist鈥檚 US travel
Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on Wednesday for stopping a leading ethnic minority activist from travelling to accept a US award.
Record-breaking Root helps England dominate Pakistan
Joe Root went past Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring his team to 492-3 in the first Test in Multan on Wednesday.
England 96-1 after Salman's century lifts Pakistan
England finished the second day of the first Test in Multan on a solid 96-1 on Tuesday in reply to Pakistan's mammoth 556 that was boosted by a fiery century from Agha Salman.
Pakistan bans ethnic Pashtun rights movement critical of military
Pakistan鈥檚 government has banned an ethnic Pashtun rights movement that has accused the military of a heavy-handed crackdown on civilians in the border regions with Afghanistan.
Masood, Abdullah centuries lift Pakistan
Skipper Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique both cracked centuries as Pakistan scored an impressive 328-4 on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday.
Kaur leads India to victory over Pakistan
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur produced a steely 29 to steer her side to a scrappy six-wicket victory over Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan's Masood warns England still a force without Stokes
Pakistan captain Shan Masood warned on the eve of Monday's first Test in Multan that his side would still be facing a formidable England, despite the absence of their captain Ben Stokes.
Pakistan capital at standstill as Imran supporters stage protests
Pakistan鈥檚 capital was locked down on Saturday, swarmed by security forces with mobile internet cut as supporters of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan attempted to seize the streets in protest...
6 soldiers, as many TTP attackers killed in Pakistan
Six Pakistan soldiers were martyred and as many Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan terrorists killed in North Waziristan as security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation...
No bilateral talks during Pakistan visit: Jaishankar
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that he is not going to Islamabad to discuss 鈥業ndia-Pakistan relations鈥�. He said his visit is about the SCO Summit 2024, which is taking place in the...
Root looking beyond England run record
Star batter Joe Root said Saturday he hopes to blast past Alistair Cook鈥檚 record career haul of runs for England in the first Test match against Pakistan next week.
Struggling Pakistan look to thwart adaptable England
Pakistan play England in a three-Test series starting Monday in Multan with the visitors favourites to inflict more damage on a team mired in a painful losing streak.
Recovering Stokes ruled out of first Pakistan Test
England captain Ben Stokes said Saturday he will miss the first Test against Pakistan starting next week, after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.
Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan in rare trip
Indian foreign minister will be in Pakistan later this month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, a government spokesman said on Friday, in a rare visit by a top New Delhi official....
England pacers face 'test of character' in tough Pakistan conditions: Crawley
Opener Zak Crawley said on Friday that England's young pace attack will face a 鈥榯est of character鈥� in their upcoming Test series in Pakistan where a pitch baked by searing temperatures and surging smog levels await.
Pakistan down Sri Lanka at Women's T20 World Cup
Pakistan staged a determined fightback to beat Sri Lanka by 31 runs in their opening game of the Women's T20 World Cup campaign in Sharjah on Thursday.
Pakistan rudderless after white-ball skipper Babar resigns
Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.