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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan on the rise, 1,865 patients so far

So far 25 people died due to the disease, while 52 recovered. Another 12 were in critical condition at various hospitals

31 Mar 2020 3:56 PM

ICC Emirates Elite panel umpire from Pakistan, Aleem Dar (L). AP Photo

Pakistan cricket umpire Aleem Dar offers free food for jobless at his Lahore joint

Aware that the lockdown has rendered a lot of people jobless, Dar offered them free food at Dar's Delighto on Pia Road in Lahore

27 Mar 2020 1:42 PM

Pakistan's former squash world champion Jahangir Khan (with the PSL trophy) along with captains of five participating teams (from left) Darren Sammy, Sohail Akhtar, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim at the National Stadium in Karachi. AP Photo

Leftover Paksitan Super League matches in November

Postponement of the league caused a loss of approximately Rs 2 crore, said CEO Wasim Khan

23 Mar 2020 12:56 PM

Pakistan chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq (R) addresses media with Twenty20 captain Babar Azam at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. AP Photo

Misbah-ul-Haq has full backing of PCB despite PSL debacle

Since Misbah took over, Pakistan has won two out of five Tests at home against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but were beaten 2-0 in Australia

23 Mar 2020 12:42 PM

Former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad. DC File Photo

Virat Kohli's record itself tells how good a batsman he is, says Miandad

'I don't have to say much, his performance itself tells a lot'

21 Mar 2020 5:01 PM

Pakistan coronavirus tally rises to 256, Sri Lanka declares partial curfew

Sri Lanka, which has recorded 51 coronavirus cases, said it would ban all incoming flights for two weeks

19 Mar 2020 1:27 PM

England batsman Alex Hales. DC File Photo

All COVID-19 tests from Pakistan Super League clear: PCB

PCB said that all players and officials have rejoined their families without any health and safety doubts or concerns

19 Mar 2020 1:22 PM

Quetta Gladiators' Shane Watson plays a shot during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 match against Karachi Kings at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. AFP Photo

Pakistan Super League final postponed amid virus outbreak

Most of the foreign players figuring in the tournament left although the semifinals and final were advanced by four days

17 Mar 2020 1:57 PM

Lahore Qalandars' Chris Lynn celebrates after scoring a century in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 match against Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on March 15o. 2020. AFP Photo

Chris Lynn leaves PSL in midst of coronavirus pandemic

A day after scoring a century for Lahore Qalandars, the Australian top-order batsman decides to leave for home

16 Mar 2020 2:03 PM

Bangladesh's team captain Mahmudullah (L) receiving the trophy from Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon after winning the second Twenty20 international of a two-match series against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 11, 2020. AFP Photo

Bangladesh tour of Pakistan postponed indefinitely

The two boards will now work together to identify a future opportunity to complete the ICC World Test Championship commitment

16 Mar 2020 1:49 PM

An activist of the Aurat (Woman) March, with a slogan reading freed woman painted in her face attend a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Islamabad (AFP)

Pakistan's Aurat march: Stones, shoes hurled at women marchers

Following last year’s event, organisers said they faced a backlash including murder and rape threats

09 Mar 2020 3:53 PM

The risk of injury to fast bowlers will increase if Tests are reduced to four days, warns Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq, joining cricket greats who have voiced their opposition to ICC's proposal to tweak the traditional format. (Photo:AP)

Four-day Tests will increase injury risk for fast bowlers: Misbah-ul-haq

Misbah insisted that five-day cricket is the beauty of Test cricket.

11 Jan 2020 5:46 PM

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has rubbished the idea of making Test cricket a four-day affair, alleging that it is a conspiracy against Asian teams and the BCCI will not let it happen. (Photo:AP)

Four-day Test a conspiracy against Asian team: Shoaib Akhtar

The ICC is considering introducing four-day Tests during the next FTP cycle between 2023-2031.

06 Jan 2020 11:48 AM

The 69-year-old PML-N supremo had left for London on November 19 in an air ambulance to seek medical treatment, a month after he was released on bail from a seven-year prison sentence for corruption. (Photo: File | AP)

Nawaz Sharif's blood platelet count remains unstable; to undergo cardiac procedure

Sharif is undergoing treatment of multiple diseases including coronary artery disease.

04 Jan 2020 5:25 PM

A statement by Pakistan Foreign Office said that Islamabad has viewed the recent development in the Middle East with 'deep concerns', which, it said, "seriously threaten peace and stability in the region." (Photo: File)

'Avoid unilateral actions, use of force': Pakistan miffed with US over action on Iran

The strike has escalated tensions between the US and Iran, with Tehran vowing to take a 'vigorous revenge' for the killing.

03 Jan 2020 7:35 PM

Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said India reserves the right to 'preemptively strike; at sources of terror. (Photo: File)

Irresponsible: Pakistan on new Army chief's 'pre-emptive strikes' remark

'No one should forget Pakistan's befitting response to India's Balakot misadventure,' Pak Foreign Office in a statement said.

02 Jan 2020 9:12 AM

Banking on the young talent, Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq hoped for better results in 2020 and indicated that a few seniors may not return to the national side. (Photo:AFP)

We are on the right track: Misbah-ul-haq

Misbah hailed emergence of batsman Babar Azam and pace duo of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi in 2019.

01 Jan 2020 2:09 PM

Pakistan's top batsman and T20 skipper Babar Azam says he spent a good part of 2019 correcting the mistakes he made in Test cricket and now has a better understanding of the format's nuances. (Photo:AP)

In 2019, worked on my mistakes, understood Test cricket's nuances: Babar Azam

Azam said he wasn't quite living up to his own expectations in Test cricket for the last two years.

01 Jan 2020 1:28 PM

Banned Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday sought help from Prime Minister Imran Khan and cricket administrators, saying that his life is not in 'good shape'. (Photo:AFP)

Suspension serving Pakistan player Danish Kaneria seeks help from PM Imran Khan

The 39-year-old Kaneria, who played 61 Tests for Pakistan, is the second Hindu to feature in the Pakistani cricket team after Anil Dalpat.

27 Dec 2019 12:45 PM

Former Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Tuesday lauded Pakistan pacer, Shoaib Akhtar, for his confession regarding the treatment faced by Kaneria and said that whatever Akhtar said was true and he is very thankful to him for taking such a brave stand. (Photo:AFP)

Shoaib Akhtar makes shocking revelations about Hindu Pak cricketer Danish Kaneria

A video of Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has gone viral on social media in which he had said that players refused to eat food with Kaneria.

27 Dec 2019 12:34 PM

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