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PIA to provide travel facilities to teams participating in Champions Trophy 2025

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been given important responsibility of providing travel facilities to teams participating in the Champions Trophy 2025. According to the spokesperson, PIA will provide domestic travel facilities to t...

Champions Trophy will rekindle Pakistan’s love for cricket: Ex-captains

Karachi: It will be the first major global tournament hosted by Pakistan in nearly 30 years and former batting great Inzamamul Haq told Reuters, there was no escaping the excitement in the lead-up to the event. “Right now everyone is talking a...

Sarfaraz Ahmed breaks silence on retirement plans

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has addressed his future in international cricket, acknowledging that every player must eventually step away from the game. In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, Sarfaraz stated that he would...

Mohsin Naqvi throwaways premium VIP box

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has chosen to forgo a $400,000 VIP hospitality box for the ICC Champions Trophy matches in Dubai, opting instead to sit with regular cricket fans. The UAE Cricket Board had allocated a 30-se...

Champions Trophy 2025: Lahore hosts dazzling opening ceremony

LAHORE: The opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is currently underway at Lahore Fort, with several high-profile guests in attendance. The event has garnered significant excitement, with cricket fans eagerly awaiting the start of the tou...

PAF's JF-17 jets to feature at Champions Trophy opening ceremony in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, featuring the world's top eight cricket teams. The tournament will begin on February 19 with Pakistan facing New Zealand in the opening match in Karachi, and the final is scheduled for...

Babar joins elite list as joint-fastest batter to 6,000 ODI runs

KARACHI: Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam has made history by becoming the joint-fastest player to score 6,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket. This remarkable achievement places Babar alongside the legendary South African cricketer Hashi...

New Zealand defeats Pakistan by 5-wicket in final

KARACHI: Pakistan faced a five-wicket defeat by New Zealand as the visitors easily chased a 243-run target to win the Tri-Nation Series final played at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi, yesterday. Will O'Rourke's four-wicket haul, followed by half-...

Sarfaraz named among four Ambassadors of Champions Trophy 2025

Karachi:The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named former Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed as ambassador among others for ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan’s 2017 winning captain Sarfaraz Ahmed features in an all-star cast t...

Agha, Rizwan power Pakistan to tri-nation series final with record chase

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha smashed outstanding hundreds as the home side beat South Africa by six wickets here at National Stadium Karachi and propelled into the final of the tri-nation series. Agha and Rizwan&rsquo...

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Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump's Gaza plan

RIYADH: Arab leaders will gather in Saudi Arabia today (Friday) to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its inhabitants, diplomatic and government sources said. The plan stirred rare unity among Arab state...

King Salman green lights Saudi riyal symbol

RIYADH: King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved the official symbol for the Saudi riyal, marking a milestone that strengthens the identity of the Kingdom's national currency, the Saudi Gazette reported. Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Governor Ayman Al-Sayari e...

Five judges urge SC to restrain Justice Dogar from duties

ISLAMABAD: Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from carrying out his duties as the acting IHC chief justice. The development is the latest in the row affect...

SC judge questions armed forces' judicial power being under executive control

ISLAMABAD: During Supreme Court hearing of an intra-court appeal challenging the trial of civilians in military courts, Justice Jamal Mandokhel posed a critical question regarding the constitutional authority of the armed forces. He inquired whether...
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