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Pakistan launches anti-polio drive as COVID-19 cases rise

Pakistani authorities have launched the year's first anti-polio campaign even as coronavirus cases suddenly rise

The Independent UK

Pakistan reports over 7,000 Covid cases for second straight day

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported more than 7,000 new Covid-19 cases for the second day in a row, as the Omicron strain rapidly spreads infections across the country.

The Times of India

Pakistan to hand over 20 Indian fishermen to India at Wagah

There are now 568 Indian fishermen left in the jail

The Hindu

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Pakistan: Suspects in 2011 Killing of Saudi Diplomat Fled to Iran

Islamabad has asked authorities in Tehran to assist in the arrest of the suspects behind the assassination of Saudi diplomat Hassan al-Qahtani in Pakistan's Karachi in 2011. Reports have said the killers had fled to Iran. The Kingdom's ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf al-Malki, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rizwan and Beaumont named ICC T20 Cricketers of the Year

Rizwan ruled the roost in 2021 when it came to the shortest format of the game. Beaumont was her side's highest run-getter in the year in T20Is.

The Hindu

Virat Kohli was forced to leave captaincy of India, says Shoaib Akhtar

MUSCAT (Oman): Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar feels that Virat Kohli was forced to leave the captaincy of India.

The Times of India

Pakistani convicted murderer takes top school score, wins scholarship

A Pakistani inmate serving a life sentence for murder in an overcrowded Karachi prison has won a scholarship for further study after taking one of the highest scores in the city's higher secondary school exams last year.

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‘War of misinformation’: I&B ministry blocks 35 YouTube channels for ‘anti-India’ content

The ministry of information and broadcasting said on Friday that it had blocked 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, a Facebook account, and two websites, Scroll reported. According to the ministry, the accounts were being operated from Pakistan and spreading “anti-India disinformation”.

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The Hindu

Jaipur cops to grill drugs smuggler from Kashmir over Rajasthan connection

JAIPUR: A day after the crime branch-crime investigation department (CB-CID) facilitated the arrest of a narcotics smuggler with 5kg of charas from Tatiyawas in Chomu, police are investigating if Rajasthan is safer for narcotics smuggling than Pakistan and Punjab.

The Times of India

Shift of 50-year-old Indian war memorial stirs controversy

India’s government has moved a commemorative flame that was lit 50 years ago to honor Indian soldiers killed in a 1971 war with Pakistan to a new National War Memorial that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nearly three years ago

The Independent UK

Government failures led to Pakistan tourist snow storm deaths, report says

The deaths of 23 tourists in their cars during a blizzard in Pakistan earlier this month were caused by government failures including delays in moving snow ploughs and a lack of warnings to people that harsh weather was coming, an inquiry has found.

Reuters

Centre orders ban on 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels

It’s a war of misinformation against the country, says official

The Hindu

England set for Australia reunion after Ashes humbling as T20 World Cup draw made

After a winter to forget for England’s Test team down under, they will now take on their Australian rivals in the shorter format in October

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India to open 2022 T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 23 at MCG

India's second Super 12 match in Group 2 will be on October 27 in Sydney against a qualifier (runner up of Group A) and will be followed by matches against South Africa (October 30 in Perth) and Bangladesh (Adelaide Oval on November 2).

Dynamite News

ICC Men's T20 WC 2022: India to lock horns with Pakistan at MCG on Oct 23

The schedule for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on Friday.

Reuters

Pakistan records most daily COVID cases since pandemic began

Pakistan reported on Friday over 7,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its highest daily number of infections since the pandemic began, as the south Asian nation imposes new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

The Times of India

ICC U-19 World Cup: England, Pakistan cruise to quarterfinals; Bangladesh bounce back with win

BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Skipper Tom Prest smashed an unbeaten 154 as former champions England cruised to the Super League quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup with a thumping 189-run win over the UAE here, while Pakistan too booked their place in the next stage with a 24-run victory over…

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Men's T20 World Cup 2022: India to meet Pakistan at MCG on October 23

DUBAI: In a blockbuster T20 World Cup opener for India, the team was on Friday drawn to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 at the iconic MCG as the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the fixtures.

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

The Times of India

Five new COVID positive cases reported by three franchises ahead of PSL

KARACHI: At least three franchises out of six have reported five new COVID positive cases, including players and officials, ahead of the Pakistan Super League beginning next week.

The Hindu

Former Pakistan Minister calls for dialogue

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri warns of threat to South Asian stability.

Daily Mirror

Woman sentenced to death in Pakistan for 'blasphemous' WhatsApp and Facebook messages

The charge sheet stated Ateeqmet her accuser through a mobile gaming app and the pair began chatting over social networking platform WhatsApp

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Two killed, 22 injured in explosion at Lahore's Lohari Gate area

A blast near Lahore's Lohari Gate area on Thursday killed at least two persons -- including one child -- and injured 22 others, officials said, reported Geo News.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bombing in Pakistan's 2nd City Lahore Kills 2, Wounds 26

A powerful bomb went off in a crowded bazar in Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 26 others, police and rescue officials said. Abid Khan, a senior police official, said the dead and wounded had been transported to a nearby hospital,…

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