Pakistan

Abbas bags four as West Indies make 312

Pakistan’s opening pair were laying the foundations of a solid reply at 36 without loss at lunch after their bowlers had dismissed the West Indies for 312 in the first innings on the second day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Monday.
1 May 2017, 18:53 PM

Chase ton leads Windies rally

A polished century by Roston Chase guides West Indies out of trouble and into a decent position on 286 for six against Pakistan on the first day of the second test in Barbados on Sunday.
1 May 2017, 08:40 AM

Indian 'spy's' mother asks Pakistan to release son

The mother of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death for espionage in Pakistan has appealed for his release.
27 April 2017, 08:40 AM

Misbah to receive Spirit of Cricket Trophy

Retiring Test cricketer Misbah ul Haq wins hearts of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with his good behaviour and will soon become the first-ever recipient of the Imtiaz Ahmed Spirit of Cricket Trophy, which will also earn him a cash prize of Rs 500,000.
20 April 2017, 10:17 AM

Misbah announces retirement from international cricket

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Thursday announced his retirement from the international game.
6 April 2017, 08:21 AM

Shoaib and Shadab lead Pakistan to opening win over Windies

Shoaib Malik made a composed unbeaten 38 to lead Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over West Indies in Barbados on Sunday in the first of four Twenty20 internationals.
27 March 2017, 06:43 AM

PCB invites Bangladesh for two T20s

On the back of successfully holding the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited Bangladesh to play two T20 matches here before their tour to Bangladesh in July-August.
23 March 2017, 10:33 AM

US drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan

A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009, Pakistani security sources and Islamist militants said.
22 March 2017, 09:51 AM

Pakistan's parliament votes to reinstate secret military courts

Pakistan's parliament amends the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses.
22 March 2017, 06:34 AM

Parliament passes motion to mark March 25 as Genocide Day

The House unanimously adopts a resolution to observe March 25 as Genocide Day, marking the brutality carried out by Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25, 1971.
11 March 2017, 11:44 AM

Bangabandhu first realised Pakistan was not born to exist: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first among many Bengali politicians who had realised that the state of Pakistan was not born to exist.
10 March 2017, 15:53 PM

Karate and wooden guns: How new insurgent group stoked Myanmar crisis

The emergence of Harakah al Yaqin, the first Rohingya Muslim insurgent group to organise in Myanmar in decades, signals a dangerous new phase in a crisis that is increasingly attracting the attention of extremists in Pakistan and the Middle East.
10 March 2017, 15:26 PM

Anamul leaves for Lahore

Opener Anamul Haque left for Lahore yesterday to take part in the final of the Pakistan Super League.
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Decision on Anamul's PSL trip pending

Out-of-favour national opener Anamul Haque expressed his desire to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final as he considered it a good opportunity for him.
2 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Lahore delegates part of ICC group: BCB

Bangladesh will send a couple of security experts to Pakistan but they will be part of a long list of International Cricket Council (ICC) delegates invited to watch the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final. The much-talked-about PSL final will take place in Lahore on March 5, defying security threats.
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Pakistan to hold PSL final on home soil

Pakistan will hold the final of its wildly popular domestic T20 cricket league on home soil for the first time, despite a wave of deadly attacks across the country, the cricket board announced on Monday.
28 February 2017, 08:03 AM

Cricket: Play-offs in PSL, Lahore final security fears

The Pakistan Super League entered the play-offs on Sunday with title-holders Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi progressing as security fears dominated build-up to the March 5 final in Lahore.
27 February 2017, 08:33 AM

Cricket: Third arrest made in Pakistan corruption probe

A third man has been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into possible corruption in Pakistani cricket, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
24 February 2017, 06:00 AM

Mahmudullah bowls Quetta to easy win

Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad took three wickets to fashion a convincing six-wicket win for Quetta Gladiators against Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
23 February 2017, 19:44 PM

Afridi retires from international cricket

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career.
19 February 2017, 23:24 PM