Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 75 runs in the Sharjah final, with Mohammad Nawaz shining through a career-best five-wicket spell including a hat-trick. Following the win, skipper Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi pledged their series earnings to support millions affected by the devastating floods across Pakistan.
The skies lit up during the four-day clash between India and Pakistan in May as drones were blasted from the air by missiles that showcased what New Delhi believes is a "new vision" of warfare.
A U.S. aviation team is set to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday for the first audit in several years. The visit is seen as a key step towards restoring direct flights between Pakistan and the United States.
Despite Sindh province being home to the mega port city of Karachi, the financial centre of the country that sprawls along the Arabian coastline, children in rural areas just a few hours away face stark levels of wasting and stunting.
Haider Ali, provisionally suspended during the investigation, is now free to leave the UK after Greater Manchester Police found insufficient evidence. Questions remain about his return to the national team amid PCB’s strict player conduct rules.
Across the fertile plains of Pakistan’s Punjab, families are struggling to rebuild their lives after the worst flooding in decades swept away homes, destroyed crops, and drowned livestock.
Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Kartarpur and other flood-hit areas of Punjab, assuring the Sikh community of full restoration of their damaged religious sites. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to safeguarding minorities and their spiritual heritage during the ongoing calamity.
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, will land in China this weekend for his first visit in seven years – a trip that puts him in the company of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, just as India’s ties with Washington have soured.
