The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

England smash record score for Women’s T20 World Cup in crushing win over Pakistan

Tournament’s highest total and biggest winning margin racked up in Cape Town

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Nat Sciver-Brunt shines as England thrash Pakistan to secure top spot

England have topped Group B after a resounding 114-run victory against Pakistan on Tuesday, setting a Women’s T20 World Cup record in the process

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Pakistan’s president slammed for declaring poll date in provinces

Arif Alvi’s unilateral decision to announce April 9 elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa triggers new controversy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023

I was offered lead role in Bollywood movie "Gangster": Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar

In India, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, has a huge fan base. Akhtar, who was named "Rawalpindi Express" after his hometown of Rawalpindi in Pakistan's Punjab region, was born there and has achieved much in cricket. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 21, 2023

Former Pakistan PM Khan gets court protection against arrest

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted protective bail by a court in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday, providing him respite from arrest for two weeks in a case that involves charges under the country's anti-terrorism laws.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2023

The partition of India in 1947 came suddenly, creating chaos, bloodshed and mass migration

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten was sent to India to oversee a change that would lead to a chaotic migration of millions of Indians within a matter of months.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

University lecturer sacked for asking inappropriate incest essay question

Students were said to be in an uproar when they were asked to write an essay about what they thought about incest. The university, based in Pakistan, sacked the lecturer after the question was deemed against curriculum laws

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

Bus falls off motorway killing 14 passengers and injuring 63 with fears of more deaths

The bus was reportedly carrying wedding guests from Islamabad to Lahore and the motorway police evacuated the people trapped, but fear the death toll could rise with more stuck inside the bus

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

IMF to crisis-hit Pakistan: Tax the rich, protect the poor

Comments come at the back of a 10-day visit by an IMF delegation, as Pakistan hopes to unlock $1.1bn of crucial funds.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

George Soros sets India’s right-wing on fire – for all the wrong reasons

Indian social media was in uproar over the weekend. The latest enemy was not a Bollywood movie that offended prudish sensibilities, nor that trusted staple for outrage, Pakistan. Instead, right-wing supporters of the Modi government went after George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and pro-democracy activist.

Newslaundry · Feb 20, 2023