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Pakistan's Former President Pervez Musharraf Dies

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, the army and local media said Sunday. Senior military chiefs "express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf", a brief statement released by the military's media wing said.

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Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country.

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Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79

Former military ruler of Pakistan died at a hospital in Dubai following a prolonged illness.

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Women's T20 World Cup: Indian team focussed on Pakistan clash despite WPL auction, says Harmanpreet Kaur

CAPE TOWN: The Women's Premier League (WPL) auction is just around the corner but India are firmly focussed on their T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan as they aim to emulate the U19 girls' title-winning feat, insisted skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.

The Times of India

Pakistan's former President Musharraf, key U.S. ally against al Qaeda, is dead

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.

Reuters

Asia Cup likely to be moved out of Pakistan, venue to be finalised in March

NEW DELHI: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is expected to shift Asia Cup from Pakistan and decide on an alternate venue in March as BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB chairman Najam Sethi discussed the issue during a formal meeting in Bahrain on Saturday.

The Times of India

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’

Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan on Saturday after authorities censored the website for hosting “blasphemous content” in the latest blow to digital rights in the deeply conservative country.

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Women’s T20 World Cup: a guide to the 10 teams in South Africa

From favourites and serial winners Australia to surprise package Bangladesh, not forgetting Jon Lewis’s aggressive England

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content

Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.

Al Jazeera

Diana's marriage to Charles was 'essentially arranged', claims filmmaker Jemima Khan

Jemima Khan's film 'What's Love Got To Do With It' is described as 'rom-com Pakistan' and tells of events which inspired by her life. She weighs up the pros and cons of arranged marriages

Daily Mirror

A Guantánamo inmate was released to Belize after suing for wrongful imprisonment

A 42-year-old Pakistani man who spent nearly half his life in U.S. custody has been released from Guantánamo and resettled in Belize after suing the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment.

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BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Bahrain to attend ACC meet to decide on Pakistan's Asia Cup hosting rights

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket board secretary Jay Shah has flown to Bahrain where an emergent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has been called at PCB chairman Najam Sethi's behest to decide the fate of Pakistan's Asia Cup hosting rights.

The Times of India

Pakistan PM warns of 'tough time' to fulfill IMF conditions

Pakistan’s prime minister has warned of a “tough time” as his government struggles to comply with conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for the next tranche of the country’s bailout package

The Independent UK

‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions

An IMF delegation is in Pakistan for last ditch talks to revive financial aid, which has stalled for months.

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Shaheen Afridi gets married to Shahid Afridi's daughter Ansha

NEW DELHI: Pakistan pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi on Friday tied the knot with former skipper Shahid Afridi’s daughter Ansha at a mosque in Karachi. The pair got engaged two years ago.

France 24

Apple reports sharp drop in quarterly sales

BUSINESS DAILY – Friday, 03.02.2023: We take a look at the reasons behind Apple's largest drop in sales since 2019. We also see how Adani stock dropped 35 percent before rallying. Meanwhile, tense negotiations are taking place between Pakistan and the IMF, with the nation's PM saying it has no…

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Lanarkshire woman hurled racist abuse and attacked staff during Pavilion Theatre performance

Caroline Lees, from Coatbridge, was initially being disruptive during the performance of One Night in Dublin and told staff to “go back to Pakistan" during a racist outburst.

Reuters

World Bank resumed parallel proceedings on concern over Indus Water Treaty - spokesman

- The World Bank said its decision to allow two separate proceedings to resolve a long-running disagreement over water between India and Pakistan to run in parallel was because it feared the stalemate endangered the historic Indus Water Treaty.

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Joginder Sharma, India's hero of 2007 T20 World Cup triumph, announces retirement

NEW DELHI: Joginder Sharma, the seam bowler who held his nerves while delivering the final over of India's triumph over Pakistan in the summit clash of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, announced his retirement from cricket on Friday.

The Times of India

Pakistan 'will have to agree' to IMF conditions for bailout: Shehbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s demands are “beyond imagination" but admitted that the government had no choice and would have to accept the terms and conditions to avail the fund from the international body.

The Independent UK

Pakistani troops kill 2 militants in raid near Afghan border

Pakistan's military says security forces have killed two insurgents during a raid of a militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan

Reuters

IMF giving Pakistan tough time in 'unimaginable' economic crisis - PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday the International Monetary Fund was giving his country a "tough time" over unlocking stalled funding from a $6.5 billion bailout at a time of "unimaginable" economic crisis.

The Guardian - US

Bollywood is obsessed with Pakistan. We’d be flattered if it weren’t so nasty

Try as the industry might, Modi’s quasi-fascist politics cannot be set to jaunty music and helicopter stunts

France 24

Old photos of unrelated blast attributed to Pakistan mosque bombing

Some social media users and media publications are using photos from a 2022 blast that claim to show the aftermath of the suicide bombing that killed at least 100 people in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. We tell you where these photos are really from in this edition…

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