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Pakistan's transgender community remains ostracised

The movie "Joyland" failed to make the Oscar nominations for best international feature film. But the first Pakistani film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival is still making headlines. It tells the story of a married man who falls in love with a transgender erotic dancer. The controversy…

France 24

England prospect shares James Anderson advice as he eyes role in 'Bazball' revolution

Essex star Sam Cook was part of the England Lions squad that trained alongside the senior team ahead of the Pakistan series and the 25-year-old picked up some "invaluable" tips from James Anderson

Daily Mirror

Pakistan arrests top leader from Imran Khan’s PTI for ‘sedition’

Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence against officials of Election Commission of Pakistan.

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Pakistan arrests senior leader from ex-PM Imran Khan's party

Pakistani police have arrested a senior leader from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party on charges of threatening the chief of the elections overseeing body and other government officials

The Independent UK

'Tough cookie' Gardner OK after abuse

Megan Schutt has labelled teammate Ashleigh Gardner a "tough cookie", as Australia prepare for the controversial January 26 fixture against Pakistan.

AAP

Day after birth, 'Border', born to Pakistani mother, dies of lung infection in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Baby boy "Border", born to a Pakistani mother in Punjab's Amritsar, died of severe infection a day after he was born.

The Times of India

Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and electricity rationing.

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Pakistan's energy chief defends govt after power outage over

Pakistan’s energy minister is defending the government following a major, daylong power outage that disrupted normal life across the country the previous day

The Independent UK

Power fully restored in Pakistan day after outage, says minister

Energy ministry says national power grid restored nearly 24 hours after breakdown triggered the worst outage in months.

Al Jazeera

Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry deliver as Australia ease to T20 win over Pakistan

Ellyse Perry had figures of 2-3 and hit an unbeaten 57 from 40 balls while Megan Schutt’s five-wicket haul helped Australia to an eight-wicket win

The Guardian - AU

Pakistan says power restored after second major breakdown in months

Pakistan's energy minister on Tuesday blamed the worst power outage in months on a lack of investment in the network, saying the aid-dependant nation had "learned lessons" from the breakdown that left millions of people without electricity.

Reuters

Schutt takes five in T20 win over Pakistan

Megan Schutt has taken 5-15 to help Australia claim an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at North Sydney Oval to start their Twenty20 series.

AAP

Australia's women beat Pakistan by eight wickets in first T20 international at North Sydney Oval

The Australians continue their preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup, with Megan Schutt starring with the ball and Ellyse Perry with the bat as the home side wins the series opener against Pakistan.

ABC News

Pakistani court acquits police in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case

Family says it will appeal verdict in 2018 killing of aspiring model in Karachi that sparked protests.

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The Times of India

Pakistan raises key rate to 24-year high of 17% as crises mount

Pakistan increased its benchmark interest rate to 17%, the highest in more than 24 years, as the economy grapples with raging inflation, supply shortages, dwindling currency reserves and stalled foreign financing.

Reuters

Factbox-Why were millions of Pakistanis without electricity?

Millions of Pakistanis were left without electricity for the second time in three months after a grid failure on Monday, affecting nearly all parts of the country - from the capital Islamabad in the north to Karachi in the south.

The Times of India

ICC withdraws demerit point to Rawalpindi stadium

KARACHI: The ICC has withdrawn its demerit point awarded to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for producing a below-par pitch during the Test match between Pakistan and England Test in December last year.

The Independent UK

Pakistan acquits all policemen in killing of aspiring model

A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others, mostly policemen still serving on the force, in the 2018 killing of a 27-year-old aspiring model

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Haroon Rasheed appointed chief selector of Pakistan cricket

KARACHI: Pakistan's former batter Haroon Rasheed has been appointed as the chief selector of the national selection committee.

Evening Standard

Pakistan suffers power outage across all major cities

Blackouts are being reported in large swathes of the country including Karachi and Lahore

Bangkok Post

Air traveller's bags were packed with restricted medicines

A 57-year-old man was arrested on arrival at Suvanabhumi airport from Pakistan with 79,200 tablets of anti-anxiety and stimulant medication in his luggage, Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires

Officials say much of Pakistan was struck by a power outage as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lights Out in Pakistan as Energy-Saving Move Backfires

Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government’s handling of the crisis. Electricity was turned off across the country during low usage hours overnight to conserve…

Al Jazeera

Pakistan hit by nationwide power outage after grid failure

Businesses and hospitals suffer as officials refuse to comment on when electricity will be fully restored.

Reuters

Pakistan begins restoring power after second major grid breakdown in months

Pakistan's government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation.

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