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Pakistan, IMF grapple for consensus to unlock critical funding

Pakistan and the visiting International Monetary Fund mission are struggling to arrive at a consensus on fiscal adjustment plans, sources said on Monday, in talks aimed at unlocking critical funds needed for the ailing South Asian economy.

Reuters

The politics of blasphemy: Why Pakistan and some other Muslim countries are passing new blasphemy laws

On Jan. 17, 2023, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The new law now extends the punishment to those deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, with…

The Conversation

Bomb kills soldier, wounds 11 people in southwest Pakistan

Pakistani officials say a bombing killed a soldier and wounded 11 others, mostly civilians, in southwestern Pakistan

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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s media regulator says it has blocked Wikipedia for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing allegedly blasphemous content

The Independent UK

Can Karachi’s women-only pink buses drive change in Pakistan?

Harassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%

The Guardian - UK

Sports pitch for level playing field in cricket-mad Pakistan

There is only one sport that matters in Pakistan and that’s cricket, a massive money-making machine

The Independent UK

Sindh Board of Films Censor stops illegal screenings of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' in Pakistan

While Shah Rukh Khan's latest release, 'Pathaan' has been making waves worldwide, illegal screenings in Pakistan were recently stopped by the Sindh Board of films. The screenings were being held at the Defense Housing Authority in Karachi.

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Pervez Musharraf, former military ruler of Pakistan, dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf, the former four-star Pakistani army general who governed the South Asian nation for nearly a decade after coming to power in a 1999 bloodless coup, has died. He was 79.

Tribune News Service

How India-Pakistan cricket thrived in Pervez Musharraf's rule

KARACHI: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, loved his cricket.

The Times of India

Factbox-Facts about Pakistan's late former President Pervez Musharraf

Here are some facts about the life and career of Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf, who died on Sunday:

Reuters

Children 'missing' after mum's mysterious death in Pakistan

Kelsey died when she took her children to see her mother-in-law in 2021

Liverpool Echo

General Pervez Musharraf obituary

Former president of Pakistan who supported the US in its war on terror and was hailed as George Bush’s ‘best buddy’

The Guardian - UK

Najam Sethi toes Ramiz Raja's line on Asia Cup, threatens to pull out of World Cup in India: PCB source

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi has reportedly told BCCI secretary Jay Shah that his country wants to host the Asia Cup and if the tournament is moved out, Pakistan will not send its team for the men's ODI World Cup in India.

The Times of India

Watch: Iftikhar Ahmed smashes six sixes in an over off Wahab Riaz

NEW DELHI: Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed joined an exclusive club on Sunday, when the right-hander slammed six successive sixes in an over off pacer Wahab Riaz in an exhibition match organised by Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium in Quetta.

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Devastated couple whose daughter died abroad don't know where grandchildren are

Judy and Sean Devlin last saw 27-year-old single mum Kelsey in 2021 when she flew to Islamabad with children Zara and Zain after being told her Pakistani mother-in-law was dying.

The Guardian - UK

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies after long illness

Military ruler, one of country’s most divisive leaders after seizing power in coup, has died in exile in Dubai

Daily Mirror

Grieving couple whose daughter, 27, died abroad don't know where grandchildren are

Judy and Sean Devlin last saw 27-year-old single mum Kelsey in 2021 when she flew to Islamabad with children Zara and Zain after being told her Pakistani mother-in-law was dying

Evening Standard

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences following the death

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'Expect the ball every time': How Alex Carey plans to master the conditions in India

Keeping in India isn't easy, but Australian gloveman Alex Carey has a plan that he believes will help him handle life on the subcontinent.

Reuters

Reactions to the death of former Pakistan President Musharraf

Following are reactions to the death on Sunday of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf:

Al Jazeera

Pervez Musharraf: The Pakistani ex-president’s chequered legacy

The former army chief, who seized power in a coup, died at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

WEKU

Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.

Dynamite News

Pakistan's Former President Pervez Musharraf Passes Away

Former Pakistan President and chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf passed away. Read further on Dynamite News:

Wales Online

Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79

Gen Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that hit Pakistan after its founding

The Independent UK

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

An offical says Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died

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