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Younis Khan, who is currently playing his final international Test match against West Indies, had earlier announced that he would retire from international cricket after the ongoing three-match Test series. (Photo: AP)

Younis Khan to coach Afghan cricket team post retirement

The Afghanistan cricket team has previously been coached by the likes of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif and Kabir Khan.

12 May 2017 3:56 PM

Dehar said initial probe showed that Indian mobile phone SIMs were being used to leak the question papers. (Photo: Representational/File)

Pak minister blames Indian SIM cards for exam paper leak on social media

Provincial Education Minister Jam Mehtab Dehar's claim came after the Physics question paper was circulated on social media.

06 May 2017 9:24 PM

Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav. (Photo: AP)

Pak: Uzair Baloch in military custody for alleged links to Kulbhushan Jadhav

The prison report states that Baloch is awaiting trial in 19 different cases, and had been arrested under the Official Secrets Act of 1923.

22 Apr 2017 5:42 PM

Sima Kamil, currently a deputy CEO at the country's third-largest lender United Bank Limited (UBL) (Photo: Facebook)

Sima Kamil: first woman to head Pak's third-largest bank

Chairman of Pakistan's Stock Exchange Muneer Kamal described Kamil as a 'solid professional'.

27 Mar 2017 6:53 PM

Mohammad Irfan reportedly appeared before the PCB Anti-Corruption Unit in Lahore on Monday to answer allegation of him not reporting to the unit incident in which a bookie made a contact with him during the Pakistan Super League. (Photo: AP)

PSL spot-fixing row: PCB suspends Mohammad Irfan

Irfan, who was suspended and charge-sheeted over his alleged connections with bookies, is given 14 days by the PCB to submit his reply.

14 Mar 2017 3:29 PM

Corruption is considered to be a major problem in Pakistan’s state-run institutions including the police and in government departments. (Representational Image)

Pakistan: Millions in cash, 10 cars, gold seized from ex-cop, his constable son

Former policeman Muhammad Yousuf and his son Arif Yousuf were both arrested during a raid on their house.

28 Feb 2017 5:40 PM

Sharif chaired a security meeting in Sehwan, where he was given a detailed briefing on the current security situation and relief activities. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif tells army to eliminate terrorists with full force

Following the attack, Pakistan security forces killed at least 42 militants in a nationwide crackdown.

17 Feb 2017 8:05 PM

Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

70 dead as ISIS blast rips through Pak Sufi shrine

The shrine had been crowded on a Thursday, considered a sacred day for prayers.

16 Feb 2017 8:53 PM

Pakistan: Security guard opens fire at Afghan consulate, 1 killed

The police and Rangers personnel cordoned off the area as soon as the fire shots were heard.

06 Feb 2017 2:55 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP)

Amid Beijing's 'Silk Road' splurge, Chinese firms eye Pakistan

Beijing vowed to plough $57 billion into a new trade route across the South Asian nation.

03 Feb 2017 9:37 AM

Slain Pak social media star’s dad refuses to testify

Azeem had alleged that Aslam was involved in the planning of the murder of 25-year-old Qandeel.

27 Jan 2017 4:56 AM

Nusrat Sahar Abbasi, a Member of parliament in the Sindh province. (Photo: Facebook)

Pakistani woman MP harassed in parliament, threatens to immolate herself

She said she protested strongly but the deputy speaker of the assembly, also a woman, refused to take any action.

25 Jan 2017 12:48 PM

Samreen, 19 and Sanam, 17 were injured when a hand grenade was thrown at them at their home in Koohi Goth in Landhi area yesterday, police said. (Photo: AP)

2 Pak sisters attacked with hand grenade for refusing marriage proposal

The hand grenade was thrown at the sisters when they were asleep on the roof of their small house, said police.

11 Jan 2017 3:49 PM

439 fishermen have been released by Pakistan until now. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan releases second set of Indian fishermen

219 fishermen were released in the second set. 110 more remain in Karachi’s Landhi Jail.

05 Jan 2017 7:39 PM

Shahid Afridi said fans in both India and Pakistan put the sport above the often-fraught relations between their countries and admired each others' players. (Photo: AFP)

Shahid Afridi expresses sadness about detention of his fan in India

Afridi, whose mighty sixes and all-or-nothing approach to batting earned him a huge following across the cricketing world, slammed the move.

22 Dec 2016 9:58 AM

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: File)

Raheel Sharif helped me in leaving Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf also said that Pakistani social fabric was not conducive for democracy.

20 Dec 2016 4:57 PM

The cinema houses' owners said that they had only suspended the screening of Indian films but had not completely banned them. (Representational Image)

Pak cinemas to resume screening of Indian movies from tomorrow

The self-imposed ban came after the attack on Quetta Police Training College which killed at least 61 security personnel.

18 Dec 2016 4:56 PM

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy cast a spotlight on honour killings with her documentary A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness, which bagged an Academy Award. (Photo: AFP)

Pak double Oscar winner hails bill on honour killings

Now a pardon can only save a killer from the death penalty, but not from life imprisonment.

17 Dec 2016 6:16 AM

Careem has a larger market share than rival Uber in most of the 32 cities in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region in which it operates. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Cab-hailing company launches women drivers in Pakistan

Seven women drivers had qualified to join the fleet but applications were open and hoped that more would apply, the company said.

07 Dec 2016 3:21 PM

China and Pakistan are currently building the nearly 3,000-km-long economic corridor linking Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Xinjiang to improve connectivity between the two countries. (Photo: AP)

Chinese navy ships to be deployed at Gwadar: Pakistan

Having a naval base in Gwadar could allow Chinese vessels to use the port for repair and maintenance of their fleet in Indian Ocean region.

25 Nov 2016 7:37 PM

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