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BCCI to adhere to ICC guidelines on team’s Champions Trophy jerseys

 Putting an end to the confusion around rumours of BCCI’s refusal to have Pakistan’s imprint on the Indian cricket team’s jersey for the upcoming Champions Trophy, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday said the Indian team will adhere to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) directive during the tournament. 

Madrasa child sex abuse rocks Pakistan

Whenever a case is registered, the madrasa clerics use their power and intimidation to stop it, says Nasreen Jalil, former chairperson of the Senate Committee on human rights

Hosting the Taliban

The interior minister's pregnant assessment serves to negate Islamabad's outright rejection of allegations levelled by the United States and Afghanistan that Taliban terrorists use Pakistan's soil to direct and sustain their activities in Afghanistan.

Ali’s playbook

Continuing the path of confused conflation between his promised notions of ‘Naya Pakistan’ (New Pakistan) and Riasat-e-Madina (modelled on the State of Medina), Prime Minister Imran Khan has failed to break free of the regressive playbook of misusing religion for political purposes. Having crossed the half-way mark of his elected tenure, Imran Khan oversees a battered economy, empty coffers, unhappy allies (including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), fear of blacklisting, societal unrest and a tinderbox like situation in contiguous Afghanistan.

Pakistan fails test

In a message conveyed to Pakistan, the FATF authorities have asserted that the country’s delisting will happen only after it complies with all the items on the agenda in both the action plans.