The Guardian | Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan review – 'an encyclopaedic ... The Guardian Pakistani cricket has been through any number of dips and troughs since the violent partition of 1947, and Oborne charts all of them in his exhaustive account. He not only provides records of the vast majority of tests (including the painfully tedious ... Peter Oborne: cricket in Pakistan Wounded Tiger: A thrilling portrait of Pakistan cricket |
Times of India | United States could do more to intercept militants, Pakistan says Washington Post U.S. forces in Afghanistan and their Afghan allies, have failed to intercept Taliban and other militants fleeing across the border from an ongoing Pakistani military offensive, a senior Pakistani official said Thursday. “Please do not permit these ... For Pakistan, defeat is that moment when it can no longer resist India With Taliban's Revival, Dread Returns to Swat Valley US, Afghanistan failed to stop militants: Pakistan |
DAWN.com | Ammara crowned first-ever MasterChef Pakistan DAWN.com Amateur cook, Ammara Noman won the first-ever MasterChef Pakistan – a reality TV show based on the popular global TV franchise – after a tough competition between the three finalists on Sunday night. Gulnaz and Madiha Khalid were the other finalists. |
BBC News | Glasgow 2014: Bowling biochemist hoping to inspire Pakistan BBC News Muhammad Shahzad thinks he is 30 years old, but is not quite sure. Calendars were scarce in the rural Pakistani village in which he was born. So, too, were forenames - it was not until he went to school that his teacher added Muhammad to the family ... |
BBC News | First Pakistan team of climbers scale K2 summit BBC News The first team of Pakistani climbers to scale the world's second tallest mountain, K2, has arrived at the summit. K2 lies in Pakistan, near the northern border with China. The climbers made it to the summit at 02:30 (22:30 GMT on Friday). Mountaineers ... Celebrating 60 years of K2, with the Pakistani flag on top Pakistani mountaineers conquer K2 for the first time as a team |
Al-Arabiya | Pakistan's Tahirul Qadri: The rise and fall of a revolutionary man Al-Arabiya Facing money laundering charges back in Canada, Qadri landed in Pakistan six weeks ago in dramatic style after authorities disallowed his plane to land in the capital city of Islamabad where he was scheduled to address a crowd of workers fueled against ... Tahir ul Qadri rejects imposition of Article 245 Qadri says govt to be ousted next month |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan bags first medal at Commonwealth Games DAWN.com GLASGOW: Pakistan won its first medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow when Shah Hussain Shah bagged a silver medal in the 100-kg Judo event, DawnNews reported. Shah lost to Scotland's Euan Burton in the final session of men's judo event, ... Commonwealth Games 2014: Pakistan judoka wins 1st medal for his country Shah Hussain wins first Games medal for Pakistan Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 : Pakistan's Shah wins silver medal in judo |
BBC News | Ramadan in Pakistan: Religious month or commercial payday? BBC News Ramadan - or Ramzan as it is called in Pakistan - is meant to be a month of charity, worship and abstinence. However many Pakistanis are complaining that it has been hijacked by rampant consumerism over the last few years, and is losing its true spirit. |
DAWN.com | Eid: Popalzai's on Monday; Pakistan to wait for moonsighting tomorrow ARY NEWS PESHAWAR: The painful tradition of celebrating two Eids will yet again be repeated in Pakistan as the famous Mufti Sahabuddin Popalzai announced sighting of Eid moon in Peshawar's Qasim Ali Khan Mosque, ARY News reported. Interestingly this year ... Imran to celebrate 'unofficial' Eid with IDPs today Mufti Popalzai yet again divides Pakistan on Eid Imran Khan to join IDPs for Eid celebration today |
Times of India | Political storm in Pakistan to kick-start after Eid Times of India ISLAMABAD: The decision to hand over the law and order control of the federal capital to the army for three months from August 1 has exposed the lack of grip that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)'s government has in ... View from Pakistan: A new Kayani moment? Sharif says anti-govt conspiracies will not succeed PML-N wants clash between army and political parties: Sharjeel Memon |