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Pakistan cricket mourns the passing of controversial administrator Ijaz Butt

NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket has lost one of its most vibrant, controversial, and influential administrators with the passing of the indomitable Ijaz Butt in his hometown, Lahore. The cricketing world bid farewell to Butt on Wednesday at the age of 85, following health issues.

The Times of India

Le Roi de Lahore review – rare staging of Massenet’s sumptuous grand opera

The Dorset festival chorus and orchestra along with a fine cast do full justice to this spicy tale of a doomed love triangle – a forgotten gem that has not been staged in Britain since 1879

The Guardian - UK

PCB unhappy with ACC president Jay Shah revealing Asia Cup schedule before official ceremony

PCB dissatisfied with Jay Shah announcing Asia Cup 2023 schedule before its own event in Lahore. PCB conveyed displeasure to ACC, citing time difference and unprofessional handling of meeting in Durban.

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Pakistan Cricket Board unhappy with Jay Shah revealing Asia Cup schedule before official ceremony

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressed its displeasure with Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary and president of the Asian Cricket Council, for revealing the schedule of the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 before the official ceremony in Lahore.

The Times of India

House fire kills 4 adults and 6 children in Pakistan, rescuers and police say

Police and rescue officials say a fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly of the same family

The Independent UK

Zaka Ashraf named PCB management committee chairman

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to witness a change in leadership as the government appoints a fresh 10-member management committee led by Zaka Ashraf for a duration of four months. The committee's inaugural meeting is scheduled to take place in Lahore on Thursday.

The Times of India

Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty

Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one 18 and another 14, were arrested in their homes in Lahore in May 2023 on charges of blasphemy after a policeman claimed he heard them being disrespectful of the Prophet Muhammad.

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When Pakistan's politics get tough, Pakistanis respond with memes and humor

Political humor in Pakistan has evolved over the years to evade censorship and other restrictions. After ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest in May, the internet exploded with memes and jokes.

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Asia Cup to be played in Pakistan, Sri Lanka; World Cup schedule this week

NEW DELHI: The logjam around the impending Asia Cup in September seems to be over. After months of negotiations, it has emerged that the tournament is likely to be played in a hybrid model with Pakistan hosting four of its league matches in Lahore while the rest of the matches…

The Times of India

IndiGo flight enters Pakistan airspace amid bad weather; returns safely

An IndiGo flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad entered the Pakistan airspace due to bad weather and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian airspace safely

The Hindu

Imran Khan supporters say their businesses targeted in Pakistan

Authorities in Punjab province deny any acts of vengeance against ex-PM’s political party and its supporters.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's Imran Khan openly accuses military of trying to destroy his party

Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had "no doubt" he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail.

Reuters

Imran Khan: Generals want to stop me from winning

LAHORE, Pakistan: Imran Khan says Pakistan’s military establishment wants to stop his opposition party from winning the next election, paving the way for a weak government as the country seeks to stave off a financial crisis.

Bangkok Post

Top official from Khan’s party arrested; ex-PM says will sue NAB

Parvez Elahi arrested over corruption charges as PTI chief Imran Khan threatens to sue gov’t agency that arrested him.

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President of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's party arrested in Lahore -Geo News

The president of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's party was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, local channel Geo News said.

The Hindu

ICC top brass seeks PCB assurances that it will send team to India for ODI World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and CEO are in Lahore to seek guarantees from the PCB that it will not push for implementing a hybrid model for its matches in the ODI World Cup in India

France 24

'I am not at all safe,' says ex-Pakistani PM Khan as he condemns mass arrests of supporters

Pakistan's former prime minister and PTI party leader Imran Khan was released on bail on May 12 after being arrested on graft charges. Since then, he says he has been "isolated" at his home, cut off from the senior leadership of his party, while thousands of his supporters have been…

Reuters

Sixteen to face Pakistan military trial for violence after ex-PM Khan's arrest - lawyer

A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday handed 16 civilians over to the military for trial over their suspected involvement in violent protests following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan this month.

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The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan alleges ‘reign of terror’ as supporters face trial in military courts

Former Pakistan prime minister says ‘fascist tactics’ employed by those in power

The New Daily

Police accuse Imran Khan of harbouring ‘40 terrorists’

Police in Pakistan plan to search the Lahore home of former prime minister Imran Khan in a move that could trigger more violence

Al Jazeera

Pakistani city tense as police say will search Imran Khan’s house

Lahore operation could trigger more violence in nuclear-armed country grappling with political and economic instability.

Al Jazeera

‘Who isn’t condemning?’: Imran Khan on attacks on Pakistan army

The ex-PM’s muted criticism of vandalism at military installations comes after more than a dozen leaders quit his party.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has dialed down his campaign of defiance, saying he would allow a police search of his home over allegations that he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence during anti-government protests by his supporters

Reuters

Pakistan police to search Imran Khan's home - official

Pakistani police plan to search the Lahore home of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday, a provincial government official said, an operation that could trigger more violence as the country grapples with political and economic instability.

The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan and Lahore police remain in tense standoff

Since ex-PM was released from custody he has only left his residence once, citing fear of being re-arrested

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