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 · Jan 23, 2022
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. Reuters · Jan 22, 2022
‘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”. Newslaundry · Jan 22, 2022
Morning digest: Centre bans 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels; four Indian nationals frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Jan 22, 2022
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 · Jan 21, 2022
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 · Jan 21, 2022
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 · Jan 21, 2022
Centre orders ban on 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels It’s a war of misinformation against the country, says official The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022
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). The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022
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. Dynamite News · Jan 21, 2022
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. Reuters · Jan 21, 2022
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… The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022
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 Times of India · Jan 21, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022 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 · Jan 20, 2022 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 · Jan 20, 2022 Former Pakistan Minister calls for dialogue Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri warns of threat to South Asian stability.
Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2022 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 · Jan 20, 2022 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 · Jan 20, 2022 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,…
Reuters · Jan 20, 2022 Bomb blast kills 3 people in eastern Pakistan A bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing three people and wounding over 20, police said.
Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022 Pakistan: Deadly bomb blast targets Lahore’s shopping district At least two people reported to have been killed and 26 injured in the incident.
Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022 Pakistan places new restrictions amid rise in COVID cases The restrictions include a ban on indoor gatherings and any indoor dining at restaurants starting Thursday.
The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022 Pakistan records 6,808 new Covid-19 cases, second-highest daily case count since pandemic started in 2020 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 6,808 new Covid-19 cases, the second-highest daily case count since the coronavirus pandemic started in 2020, local media reported on Thursday.
Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022 Pakistani court sentences woman to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’ Muslim woman convicted for sharing images deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and one of his wives.