Pakistan

February 22, 2025 1:28 PM

Champions Trophy: Pakistan unlikely to beat India, says Danish Kaneria

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria believes that Mohammad Rizwan’s Pakistan side stands little chance of defeating India in their highly anticipated Champions Trophy clash at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Kaneria pointed to Pakistan’s recent struggles, including a disappointing performance in the Tri-Nation Series and a 1-1 draw against the West Indies in a home Test series. In contrast, he praised India’s strong comeback after their Border-Gavaskar Trophy defeat in Austr...

February 17, 2025 3:12 PM

Champions Trophy 2025: squads, groups and schedule

The Champions Trophy is being revived after eight years with holders and hosts Pakistan playing New Zealand in the opening game of the ninth edition on Wednesday. The one-day international (ODI) competition was initially scrapped by cricket's global governing body, the ICC, who wanted only one major tournament in each of the sport's three international formats, and prioritised the 50-over ODI World Cup. The ICC revived the tournament in November 2021, scheduling the next edition for 2025. With...

February 14, 2025 9:20 PM

India, US ask Pakistan to ensure its territory is not used for cross-border terrorist attacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have jointly called on Pakistan to ensure its territory is not used for cross-border terrorism, emphasizing the need for decisive action against terror groups operating from its soil. During a joint press conference following bilateral talks, PM Modi praised the US decision to extradite Tahawwur Rana, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to India. PM Modi asserted that Indian courts would now take appropriate legal action again...

February 7, 2025 11:58 AM

Fitch says Pakistan faces big external financing risks despite economic progress

Pakistan's external financing needs will remain significant in the coming year, despite progress in rebuilding its foreign exchange reserves, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday. The South Asian nation needs to repay over $22 billion in external debt in the fiscal year 2025, including nearly $13 billion in bilateral deposits, Fitch said. "Securing sufficient external financing remains a challenge, considering large maturities and lenders’ existing exposures," said the credit ratings agency. Last ...

January 24, 2025 7:22 PM

India calls upon Pakistan to take strict action to stop cross-border terrorism

India has slammed Pakistan for supporting terrorism, stressing that the whole world is aware of who is a promoter of terrorism. While addressing a press briefing on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that everyone knows that there are nations responsible for cross-border terrorism and India calls upon Pakistan to take strict action to stop cross-border terrorism. When asked about Pakistan's ISPR statement claiming that the Indian Army is bein...

January 17, 2025 3:13 PM

Know the cases against Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan and his wife

A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in a land corruption case, his legal team said. The verdict in the case, the largest in terms of financial wrongdoing faced by Khan, was delivered by an anti-graft court in a prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where Khan has been jailed since August 2023. Here are some of the allegations against the 72-year-old former cricket star, named in dozens of c...

January 6, 2025 4:20 PM

India condemns Pak airstrikes on Afghanistan, says ‘old practice’ to blame neighbours for internal failures

India on Monday condemned the recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, emphasizing that it is Islamabad's "longstanding pattern" to blame its neighbours for its internal failures. "We have noted media reports of airstrikes on Afghan civilians, including women and children, in which several civilian lives have been lost," said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), while responding to media queries. "We unequivocally condemn any attack on innocent civilians. ...

January 2, 2025 11:05 AM

Pakistan: Lahore ranked world’s most polluted city as air quality hits hazardous levels

Lahore has been declared the world’s most polluted city, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 354, marking it as “Hazardous,” according to IQAir’s latest rankings. Karachi, another major city in Pakistan, ranks 13th on the list, with an AQI of 164, categorizing it as “Unhealthy.” The dire air quality poses significant public health risks for the residents of both cities, with Lahore, home to over 11 million people, bearing the brunt of the crisis. Factors such as vehicu...

December 30, 2024 11:41 AM

Afghan Taliban hit back at Pakistan, targets soldiers

Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in Afghanistan on 24 December. Pakistan claims it targeted a hideout of its homegrown terrorist group -- the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to avenge the killings of 16 Pakistani soldiers by the T.T.P. three days ago. But the Afghan Taliban, which rules Kabul, is not entirely convinced. It says dozens of civilians, including women and children, are among the dead -- a claim corroborated by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Kabul lodges a formal...

November 26, 2024 2:42 PM

Four troops killed in Pakistan as protesters demand release of ex-PM Khan

Authorities fired tear gas on Tuesday in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad to scatter protesters demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in demonstrations they said killed four paramilitary troops. The interior ministry warned that a curfew could be imposed with troops called in to block the marchers, whom the prime minister blamed for the deaths, saying the troops were run over by vehicles in a convoy of protesters. "It is not a peaceful protest. It is extremism," Prim...