The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Punjab Congress leaders making big preparations for Navjot Sidhu’s release from jail

AMRITSAR: Congressmen in Amritsar have made big preparations to visit Patiala to receive Navjot Singh Sidhu who is likely to be released from jail on April 1.

The Times of India · Mar 31, 2023

Najam Sethi never spoke to ICC about playing World Cup matches in Bangladesh: PCB

LAHORE/NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday clarified that its chairman Najam Sethi never floated the idea at the ICC Board meeting about the national men's team intending to play its World Cup matches in Bangladesh instead of India.

The Times of India · Mar 31, 2023

China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan as it struggles with external liquidity

Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the South Asian nation's acute balance of payment crisis.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Killing, smuggling of rare sheep could land Northern California hunter in prison for 26 years

A Northern California man who attempted to enter San Francisco airport customs with eight full or partial animal corpses in his personal baggage was indicted last week for conspiring to violate the Endangered Species Act.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing

Pakistani officials say militants targeted police in two attacks in the country's volatile northwest, killing four officers and wounding six

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

One Pakistani woman’s battle to marry of her own free will

In 1996, a court case between a father and daughter would ask: Could Pakistani women choose their own husbands?

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2023

Five killed in stampedes at flour distribution sites in Pakistan

At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2023

HRW report on Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons highlights abuses

Some jail cells, the report says, are holding as many as 15 prisoners when they were designed for just three people.

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2023

Imran Khan takes on the army in Pakistan

He was once an international cricketer, then a politician, then Pakistan’s prime minister. Now, after being deposed as PM by a no-confidence motion last year, Imran Khan is emerging as the leader of a “grassroots political revolution” in his home country, said Azeem Ibrahim in Foreign Policy (Washington). 

The Week · Mar 30, 2023