Tag: Pakistan

Unbeaten fifties by openers Abid Ali (93 not out) and Abdullah Shafique (52 not out) took Pakistan to 145/0, trailing by 185 runs at the end of Day 2 of the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh, here on Saturday. ....

Pakistan confirmed 431 new Covid-19 cases and eight more deaths on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. ....

Pakistan is the largest recipient of eye donations from Sri Lanka, having received at least 35,000 corneas since 1967, says Dr Niaz Brohi, a leading ophthalmologist of Pakistan, Samaa TV reported. ....

At a meeting of Catholic and Protestant leaders in Pakistan, the senior clergy agreed to tighten surveillance and take additional security measures, especially during Sunday services. With the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, there are serious concerns of extremist incidents aimed at minority communities, especially the Christians as Christmas draws near. ....

The value of the Pakistani rupee has fallen by 30.5 per cent against the US dollar over the last three years and four months under the Imran Khan-led government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). ....

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi will represent the Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League (PSL) this season after playing for the Multan Sultans last year. ....

Fiery half-centuries by Mohammad Rizwan and Haider Ali, and brilliant bowling by Shadab Khan and Mohammad Wasim Jr helped Pakistan defeat West Indies by 63 runs in the first T20I at the National Stadium here on Monday. ....

The New Zealand cricket team will tour Pakistan twice next season, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Monday. ....

On a day when Pakistan's Test opener, Abid Ali competed 9,000 First-class runs, the 34-year-old was rushed to hospital after complaining of chest pain during a Quaid-e-Azam trophy match. ....

Horrific accidents, losses amounting to billions, and most recently the stoppage of a train by the driver to buy yogurt for himself sum up the rapidly deteriorating state Pakistan Railways finds itself in, The Express Tribune reported. ....