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‘Unprecedented’: Pakistan journalists face visa uncertainty for Cricket World Cup despite ICC accreditation

In over two decades of his career as a Karachi-based sports journalist, Javed Iqbal has always been in the stadium stands to cover the Pakistan cricket team’s matches. The senior journalist’s reportage of the game has taken him to several countries, including five visits to India.

Newslaundry

Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison

Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison

The Independent UK

FIH withdraws Olympic qualifiers hosting rights from Pakistan

KARACHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday withdrew hosting rights of the Olympic Qualifiers from Pakistan, slated to be held next January.

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Stat Attack: The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup rivalry (ODIs)

The second installment of an India vs Pakistan ODI in the ongoing Asia Cup will be played on Sunday, September 10.

The Times of India

Parents in Pakistan could be jailed for polio vaccine refusal

New law in Sindh introduces ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure vaccination of children against range of infectious diseases

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan in uproar as protests over soaring energy prices turn violent

Traders close shops, electricity bills are set alight and utility firm staff are attacked as anger rises over living costs and political strife

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t just sit there’: the doctor on a mission to win justice for rape survivors in Pakistan

Sexual violence is rife across the country, but Dr Summaiya Syed’s newly opened centre in Karachi offers a ‘groundbreaking’ facility that aims to help turn the tide

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Deadlock persists over PCB's new contracts ahead of Asia Cup

KARACHI: The deadlock between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the national team players over the signing of new central contracts is yet to be resolved ahead of the all-important Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The Times of India

Wahab Riaz announces international retirement to focus on franchise cricket

KARACHI: Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz on Wednesday announced his retirement from international cricket to focus on playing T20 leagues around the world.

The Times of India

Pak: Over 80 killed while resisting robberies in Karachi this year

Over 80 people were killed while resisting robberies in Pakistan's Karachi during the first seven months of this year, ARY News reported quoting the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) report. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistan confirms ODI World Cup participation, to send its cricket team to India

KARACHI: The Pakistan government on Sunday gave clearance to the country's senior men's side to travel to India for the 2023 World Cup but said it has some concerns about the security of its team and would convey them to the ICC and BCCI.

The Times of India

Pakistan: 20 killed, 80 injured after 10 coaches of Hazara Express derail near Sindh

At least 20 people lost their lives and 80 others suffered injuries on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, 275 kilometres away from Karachi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistan hockey team gets NOC for Asian Champions Trophy, to reach India on Tuesday

KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team has got the green signal to travel to India for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy slated to be held in Chennai from August 3.

The Times of India

Mohammad Hafeez front-runner to become Pakistan's chief selector

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is a front-runner to become the national team's chief selector after the conclusion of the team's ongoing Sri Lanka tour.

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Zaka Ashraf to push for Pakistan's World Cup matches at neutral venues in ICC meeting at Durban

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Zaka Ashraf will push for the country's ODI World Cup matches at neutral venues at the ICC meetings in Durban this week, the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (Sports), Ahsan Mazari, has said.

The Times of India

Pakistan to host FIH Olympic qualifiers

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to host an international hockey event after nearly 19 years with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) allocating the Olympic qualifying rounds to the country for early next year.

The Times of India

World Cup in India: Former PCB chairman questions Pakistan government on committee formation

KARACHI: The former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Khalid Mahmood has hit out at the government's decision to form a high-level committee to decide on the national cricket team's participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.

The Times of India

India vs Pakistan is not be all and end all of ODI World Cup: Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur

KARACHI: Pakistan's marquee October 15 clash against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad might be huge from perspective of fans on both sides of the border but it is certainly not the "be all and end all" from cricketing point of view, reckons Team Director and head coach Mickey Arthur.

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The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

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Cyclone Biparjoy: more than 100,000 evacuated in India and Pakistan as storm nears

Cyclone Biparjoy, which means ‘disaster’ in Bengali, is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening

MusicRadar

Nabihah Iqbal: "I got a vintage harmonium in Karachi. It’s the most ‘analogue’ synth you can get"

The Ninja Tune artist on how a run of setbacks helped her shake up her workflow for the creation of excellent new album Dreamer

Newslaundry

‘Picked up by armed men’: Pakistani TV journalist returns home after 24 hours

About 24 hours after being “picked up at gunpoint”, Pakistani TV journalist Zubair Anjum returned home in Karachi in the wee hours of Wednesday, Dawn reported.

The Times of India

Pakistan may pull out of Asia Cup after Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh reject 'Hybrid Model'

KARACHI: Left with no option after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan backed out of their proposed 'Hybrid Model', hosts Pakistan may pull out of the Asia Cup in September.

The Independent UK

Rally demands release of Pakistani human rights lawyer taken by armed men in Karachi

Dozens of protesters are holding a rally in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi to demand the release of a top rights lawyer, after he was abducted by armed men the previous day

Reuters

Pakistani human rights activist abducted in Karachi

Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir was abducted late on Thursday night in the southern city of Karachi, his wife said, prompting widespread outcry in the country.

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