Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan have shown signs of relenting on its decision to boycott its match against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, though it has sought major concessions from ICC during a meeting with two senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, a news report said on Sunday.Bangladesh too have sought higher revenue share from the ICC’s and also the hosting rights of one global event — likely to be the next Under-19 World Cup in 2028, while the Pakistan Cricket Board has…
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan is facing water bankruptcy with the groundwater table declining sharply every year, as states such as Punjab and Sindh remain locked in a dispute of sharing of water, according to an article in the Karachi-based The News International.The article by Mohsin Leghari, a former Irrigation and Finance Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, cites the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) January 2026 report, titled ‘Glob…
Lahore, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq responded sharply on social media after Australian all-rounder Cameron Green appeared to question his bowling action during the second T20I match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.Tariq posted a meme on Instagram on Sunday, suggesting that Green’s reaction was driven by frustration following his dismissal. Though he did not mention Green by name, the timing and message of the post were widely seen as a clear response to the on-fie…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) As Pakistan provided hints to a new-look top six during the first T20I against Australia, captain Salman Ali Agha has confirmed he will bat at No. 3 for the side during the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Ali Agha has predominantly batted later in Pakistan’s top six across his T20I career but most recently has taken it upon himself to move up to the crucial No. 3 position in order to provide a more attacking option for his side.The right-hander appeared in good touch at…
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) A rising number of people are being accused of blasphemy for digital crimes in Pakistan with the rights groups terming it as a type of “blasphemy business”, in which fabricated evidence, digitally doctored screenshots, or false witness statements are used to initiate police complaints, a report has detailed. In December, the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench acquitted six people who had been sentenced to either life imprisonment or death in a digital blasphemy case. T…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actor-producer Richa Chadha is taking on a new venture, a non-fiction series that delves into travel, culture, and the stories that define people and places across India. She says it is coming from a place of curiosity and empathy. The upcoming series will explore the richness of India’s diverse landscapes, communities, traditions, and lived experiences, offering audiences a vibrant, immersive look at culture through a contemporary lens.Richa said: “I’ve always been d…
Lahore, Jan 27 (IANS) The wildlife authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have seized 59 big cats from private farms, exposing once again the scale of country’s troubling exotic pet culture, the local media has highlighted. The crackdown, leading Pakistani English-language daily newspaper ‘The Nation’ wrote in an editorial, follows intensified inspections and enforcement of new regulations governing the private possession and breeding of dangerous wildlife, with officials citing public safety…
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistan continues to face high youth unemployment, with inflation steadily eroding purchasing power, while secure jobs in the formal sector are becoming increasingly scarce. For a large number of young people, early adulthood in the country is marked by risk avoidance rather than ambition, prioritising stability and predictability over aspiration, a report highlighted on Monday. “With about 60 per cent of its population under the age of 30, Pakistan is facing a gener…
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The absence of data regarding suicides allows universities in Pakistan to frame deaths as isolated incidents instead of symptoms of hostile environments, a report has detailed. Last month, 22-year-old Muhammad Awais Sultan, a fifth semester Pharm D student at a private university in Lahore, died after committing suicide.According to his classmates, Awais Sultan was struggling to meet attendance requirements of the universities and had several times requested authorities …
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The growing cases of newborn babies being abandoned across Pakistani cities and districts point towards individual moral and social collapse in the country. Earlier this month, a newborn baby was found abandoned in a garbage bin in Allama Iqbal Town of Pakistan’s Lahore, a report has stated. Police has been informed about the case, though the condition of the baby has not been disclosed. The image of a newborn discarded in the garbage bin should have sparked outcry, howe…