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Ramiz Raja said trying to adapt football's model of management in cricket would be a disaster. (Photo: AFP)

Ramiz Raza: 'Captains need to have more say in team selection'

Speaking on his YouTube channel, the former skipper made it clear that captains should have a greater say in how things are run.

31 Aug 2019 7:50 PM

Misbah has made it clear to the board he should be given a remuneration package which is better than the ones given to foreign coaches in the past. (Photo: AFP)

PCB to announce new team management next week; Misbah, Waqar frontrunners

Mohsin Khan is likely to be appointed the chief selector.

31 Aug 2019 4:46 PM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is ready for a "conditional dialogue" with India, reported Dunya News quoted a foreign News Agency. (Photo: File)

Pakistan ready for 'conditional dialogue' with India: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

This comes after S Jaishankar's willingness to discuss outstanding issues with Pak bilaterally in atmosphere free of terror and violence.

31 Aug 2019 3:22 PM

Sindh Minister of Information and Labour Saeed Ghani said his government did not like to take any 'showcase measures' and thus had not participated in the call that urged people in the country to come out on the roads for one hour on Friday. (Photo: File)

'No Showcase measures': Sindh does not hold rally to observe 'Kashmir solidarity hour'

Ghani added that Prime Minister Imran Kahn and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi should have rather visited different countries.

31 Aug 2019 1:31 PM

The girl's father, identified as Bhagwan Singh, is a 'granthi' (priest) at Gurudwara Tambu Sahib. Appearing in a video shared by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manjinder S Sirsa on Thursday, he has sought help from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for the safe return of his daughter. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan Punjab governor meets father of abducted Sikh girl

The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan.

31 Aug 2019 12:18 PM

Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday got an electric shock while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an Islamabad rally, organised against India's move to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter/ video screengrab)

Pak minister gets electric shock during speech against PM Modi, says 'He can't ruin this rally'

The remark by Pakistan Minister came two days after Prime Minister Imran Khan threatened India of a nuclear war.

31 Aug 2019 9:38 AM

The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur, was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan: Abducted Sikh girl returns to her parents, says police; 8 arrested

The incident had drawn the attention of Sikhs worldwide and sparked anger in the community.

31 Aug 2019 7:58 AM

Azhar Ali, 34, had announced his retirement after representing his country in 53 ODIS before the World Cup.. (Photo:AFP)

Azhar Ali to come out of retirement

He featured in Pakistan's historic Champions Trophy win in 2017 in England.

30 Aug 2019 6:32 PM

Pakistan is rattled by the Indian government's move to strip the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and has found itself completely isolated despite desperate attempts aimed at internationalising the issue. (Photo: ANI)

'Kashmir Solidarity Hour' in Pakistan: A damp squib

The failure of the protests has left Pakistan red-faced even as it continues its pursuit of raking up the issue in international foras.

30 Aug 2019 6:13 PM

Former captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis appears set to be appointed as the new bowling coach of the national team after the five-member panel of the Pakistan Cricket Board began interviews of the candidates on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Waqar Younis likely to get Pakistan bowling coach role

Waqar’s chances of being named bowling coach appeared strong after another former Test bowler Muhammad Akram withdrew his application.

30 Aug 2019 4:29 PM

Family of Jagjit Kaur said they will self immolate in-front of Punjab Governor's house if the girl was not released. (Photo: ANI)

Sikh girl forcibly converted to Islam, made to marry Muslim in Pakistan

19-year-old Jagjit Kaur is the daughter of Bhagwan Singh, a 'granthi' of Gurudwara Tambu Sahib and was converted to Islam at gunpoint.

30 Aug 2019 9:36 AM

Pakistan had fully closed its airspace in February after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. (Photo: ANI)

On blocking airspace for India, 2 top Pakistan ministers talk in different voices

‘Decision to this effect will be taken after due consideration, looking into each, every aspect of the move through consultation,’ he said.

29 Aug 2019 2:11 PM

Power cuts and scheduled outages, known as load shedding, in urban areas, however, have been reduced from about 12 hours a day previously to only occasional outages now. (Photo: ANI)

Power cut scare at Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s office over non-payment of electricity bills

The Imran Khan's secretariat owes electricity bills worth 41 lakh Pakistani Rupees to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESC).

29 Aug 2019 2:03 PM

Ghafoor said the ballistic missile is capable of delivering ‘multiple types of warheads’ up to a distance of 290 km. (Photo: video screengrab | @OfficialDGISPR)

Pakistan Army tests surface-to-surface ballistic missile with 290 km range, calls its ‘successful’

Pak's prez Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan conveyed their appreciation to the team, and congratulated the nation on the feat.

29 Aug 2019 1:29 PM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that a decision on shutting down its airspace for India will be taken after due consideration and looking into every aspect of the move through consultation with Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Representational Image)

After consultation, Imran Khan will take decision on shutting down airspace for India: Pak FM

Qureshi's response comes amid reports that Pakistan is planning to shut down its airspace for India.

29 Aug 2019 12:52 PM

Pak EAM Qureshi writes to UNSC seeking increase in Military Observers

The Pakistani leader's communications come in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 in India.

29 Aug 2019 8:04 AM

The interviews for the role of the head coach and bowling coach will be held on Thursday after which the panel will send its recommendations to PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani. (Photo: File)

PCB forms 5-member panel for team's player support personnel interview process

The five-member panel comprises Intikhab Alam, Bazid Khan, Asad Ali Khan, Wasim Khan and Zakir Khan.

28 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

'Print and electronic media showed responsibility and decided to wait till getting the autopsy report of the deceased. However, an organised campaign was launched on the social media that the girl had died because of the vaccine and people should not vaccinate their children,' Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio, Babar Bin Atta said. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Pak demands FB to block accounts post false propaganda against polio vaccines

Rumours swirled over social media that a one-year-old girl had died after she was administrated with the polio vaccines.

28 Aug 2019 11:34 AM

Imran Khan rose to power with the promise to improve the economic situation of the country. (Photo: File)

As Imran completes a yr in power, Pak's fiscal deficit on 3-decade high

The deficit increased to 8.9 per cent of Pakistan's gross domestic product in the year that ended in June.

28 Aug 2019 10:50 AM

Pak PM Imran Khan considering complete closure of airspace to India

A Pak minister tweeted, 'complete ban on use of Pak land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was also suggested in cabinet.'

27 Aug 2019 8:00 PM

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