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- India
India clinch 8th Asia Cup, decline trophy; BCCI explains
India’s women cricketers beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title in Dubai on Sunday, September 13, but the champions never picked up the trophy,…
- World
Pakistan calls Mecca pact defensive, expansion not on cards
Pakistan on Thursday, September 10, described the Mecca Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as a “defensive alliance” aimed at strengthening regional security through deterrence, while saying there were no current…
- Sports
UK protesters mistake Pakistan U19 team for asylum seekers
New Delhi: A bizarre chapter unfolded outside a Portsmouth hotel, where the Pakistan Under-19 team was based during their multi-format tour of England, when a group of masked anti-immigrant protesters mistook the…
- World
Pakistan warns Houthi attack on Saudi may trigger Mecca defence pact
Islamabad: Pakistan said there should be “no ambiguity” that an attack on any one of the three members of the newly formed Mecca Defence Alliance would be treated as an attack on…
- India
India condemns destruction of temple in Pakistan
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, September 2, unequivocally condemned the reported destruction of a Hindu temple in the Narowal region of Pakistan, demanding that Islamabad promptly investigate the incident and hold those…
- Hate Crime
Hindu Raksha Dal protests video of man with Pakistani national
Dehradun: Locals in an Uttarakhand village chased away Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) leader Lalit Sharma and his team on Sunday, August 30, after he accused a Muslim resident of supporting Pakistan by…
- India
India rejects The Hague court’s ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: India on Monday, August 31, rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s order setting aside its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, saying the “illegally constituted” body has…
- Sports
Pakistan release 7 players, change coaches mid-tour at Lord’s
London: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has executed a major mid-tour overhaul by releasing seven players and replacing coaching staff members following their heavy 194-run defeat to England in the second Test…
- Middle East
Mecca defence pact partners agree to establish Secretariat
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to establish a Secretariat in Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defence, with Pakistan to provide the first Secretary General for an initial…
- Pakistan
PoK polls not credible, says Pakistan human rights body
Lahore: Pakistan’s human rights body has said the state resorted to “disproportionate use of force” against protesters in the PoK and raised serious questions about the credibility of the electoral process marred…
- Middle East
Pakistan’s Dar reaches Turkiye ahead of 1st Mecca pact meeting
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir have reached Turkiye for a trilateral defence pact meeting, which also includes Saudi Arabia. Pakistan,…
- Middle East
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia target USD 3bn in agriculture exports
Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase Islamabad’s agricultural and food exports to Riyadh to USD 3 billion over the next two years, according to a joint statement on Sunday.…
- Kashmir
Suspected Pakistan drones spotted along LoC in J-K, search on
Rajouri: Security forces launched a search operation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district following the sighting of suspected Pakistani drones along the border area, official sources said…
- World
Hope Imran Khan is treated with dignity: Aus captain Pat Cummins
Australia’s Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins on Friday threw his weight behind the ongoing former international captains’ campaign seeking medical care for jailed Pakistan legend Imran Khan and said he should…
- World
Pakistan says Munir’s Iran visit focused on de-escalation
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday, August 27, said discussions during Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent Iran visit focused on regional de-escalation and exploring a negotiated settlement, amid claims that he had…