Amid concerns over Pakistan’s readiness in completing the renovation work of the stadiums in time for the upcoming Champions Trophy, a five-member ICC delegation visited the country on Thursday to take stock of preparations for the marquee tournament.
As the focus shifts to white-ball cricket, starting with the bilateral limited-overs series against England later this month at home, and the ICC Champions Trophy next month in Pakistan and the UAE
In a major success, the Srinagar police on Wednesday dismantled a major drug trafficking operation and seized 8 kilograms of heroin smuggled from Pakistan.
Bangladeshis since independence are split between those who trust in the solidarity of the Muslim ummah, for whom the break with the Hindu majority in 1947 was more significant than liberation from Pakistan in 1971, and liberal Bengalis who believe their identity with the spiritual, linguistic and cultural ties of West Bengal and India are more important than faith.
An 89-member delegation of pilgrims (Zayreens) from Pakistan will arrive in Ajmer in the early hours of Tuesday to participate in the 813th annual Urs of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti at the Dargah Sharif.
There is always a slip between the cup and the lip when it comes to Pakistan’s reality. What is publicly postured is seldom so. Creation of Bangladesh in 1971 was amongst the most powerful symbols of an unsustainable rationale for the only nation to be created in the name of religion.
The wounded was rushed to the Khyber teaching hospital, Dawn reported.
I t was on 4 March that Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He heads a coalition of PML (Nawaz), PPP of Asif Ali Zardari and MQM (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) It is clear that he came to power after a massively rigged election which deprived Imran Khan’s PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) of at least 80 seats in the National Assembly which has 266 elected seats.
According to sources, Dar will be handed over the Foreign Affairs Ministry in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, The News reported.
Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for the second time, marking a return to a position he held until August when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the elections.
