Pakistan

Pakistan, India peace talks 'suspended'

Pakistan's ambassador to India says the peace process between India and Pakistan is currently suspended.
8 April 2016, 09:37 AM

PCB appoints Sarfraz Ahmed new T20 captain

Pakistan's Cricket Board on Tuesday announces Sarfraz Ahmed as new captain of the T20 team after Shahid Afridi stepped down following his side's humiliating early exit from the World Twenty20.
5 April 2016, 09:30 AM

Pakistan floods kill 53 after heavy rains

At least 53 people have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rain in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
4 April 2016, 04:54 AM

Delhi denies arrest of 'Indian spy' in Pakistan

India rejects Pakistan's claims that it has arrested an "Indian spy" in the restive Balochistan province.
30 March 2016, 07:23 AM

Soumya leading best catches list

Bangladesh cricketer Soumya Sarkar is currently leading the table of ‘Best Catches in the ICC World T20, 2016’.
30 March 2016, 07:20 AM

Pakistan suicide attack death toll rises to 72

A suicide bomber who attacked a park thronging with families celebrating Easter killed at least 72 people in Pakistan, with children among the dead. More than 200 people were hurt when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied.
28 March 2016, 05:40 AM

Taliban group claims Lahore park attack

A Taliban splinter group says it carried out a suicide attack on a park in the Pakistani city of Lahore, which killed more than 70 people, including children. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group said the attack had deliberately targeted Christians celebrating Easter Day.
28 March 2016, 04:41 AM

Suicide bomber kills 65, mostly women, children in Pakistan park

A suicide bomber kills 65 people and injures more than 280 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political base of Punjab.
27 March 2016, 15:53 PM

Unruffled Afridi thanks Kashmir again

Unfazed by the criticism he drew for mentioning Kashmir in the previous match, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi once again thanks supporters from the valley for turning up to cheer his team in the lost World Twenty20 match against Australia in India.
26 March 2016, 06:09 AM

Aussies give Pakistan a 21-run pasting

Australia beat Pakistan quite comfortably by 21 runs and keep alive their dreams of semis in the high-scoring Super ten match of ICC WT20 2016 at Mohali, India.
25 March 2016, 09:46 AM

Nixon was advised to recognise Bangladesh

US intelligence analysis had predicted early that the separation of Pakistan was imminent as the political situation in East Pakistan descended into chaos in March 1971.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Tigers expect batting upsurge

Mathematically Bangladesh are still in the running for a place in the last four of the ICC World T20 despite two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and Australia. But the reality before today's clash against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is that they will fight for a lost cause in the context of the tournament, but for a very important cause as far as their own pride is concerned.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Kohli takes India to victory over Pakistan

A brilliant half century under pressure from Virat Kohli enables India to beat Pakistan by six wickets during the Super Ten match of ICC WT20 2016 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
19 March 2016, 14:18 PM

Pakistan to host 19th Saarc summit on Nov 8-10

The 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit will be held in Pakistan on November 8-10.
17 March 2016, 15:53 PM

Tigers suffer a 55-run loss to Pakistan

Pakistan outplay Bangladesh by 55 runs in the Super Ten Group 2 match of the ICC T20 2016 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens under the lights today.
16 March 2016, 09:06 AM

We want to make our confidence count: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza

If life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it, the attitude of Bangladesh cricket team going into the ICC WT20 2016 Super Ten match against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata is really essential in both senses of the word.
16 March 2016, 07:49 AM

Pakistan in Tigers’ crosshairs

A team with a reputation of being poor starters, plagued with a plethora of on-and-off the field problems, led by a consistently under-performing captain at the twilight of his career, traveling non-stop since the turn of the year…Pakistan, profoundly talented yet perennially mercurial may just be the launching pad Tigers need for the Super Ten round of ICC WT20 2016.
16 March 2016, 06:26 AM

In-form Bangladesh look to trip up Pakistan again

On March 16, Wednesday, Mashrafe Mortaza will lead his side against Pakistan to their first match at the Eden Gardens since 1990.
15 March 2016, 15:24 PM

Most runs in T20Is, ODIs and Tests for Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal takes his name...
12 March 2016, 05:23 AM

ICCWT20: Pakistan confirms participation in tournament

Pakistan will take part in the World Twenty20 after receiving security assurances from the Indian government.
11 March 2016, 15:05 PM