Tag: New Zealand
Islamic extremism & White Supremacy: Is West to be blamed?
Imran Jan | What happened in New Zealand wouldn’t stay in New Zealand, and surely, didn’t start in New Zealand. The world seems to be...
New Zealand gun owners support gun control after massacre
AFP | New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives -- and the Kiwi...
NZ police probe mosque attack links after man dies in stand-off
AFP | Christchurch police launched an urgent investigation Wednesday to find out whether a man who died after an early morning stand-off with armed officers...
Azaan echoes across New Zealand as Muslims offer Friday prayers
AFP | The Muslim call to prayer rang out across New Zealand on Friday followed by two minutes of silence nationwide to mark a week...
White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror...
Art Jipson & Paul J. Becker | The recent massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand is the latest confirmation that white...
New Zealand bans assault weapons less than a week after massacre
AFP | New Zealand is banning the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons with immediate effect, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, rapidly making...
Pakistan seek batting form in South Africa tour opener
AFP | Pakistan's batsmen will seek form when they open their tour of South Africa with a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI...
N.Zealand win first away Test series over Pakistan in 49 years
AFP | Debutant Will Somerville grabbed three key wickets to guide New Zealand to their first away series win over Pakistan in 49 years with...
Yasir smashes 82-year-old record as Pakistan eye series win
AFP | Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah became the fastest cricketer to take 200 Test wickets on Thursday, breaking an 82-year-old record and putting Pakistan within...
New Zealand face uphill battle after Azhar, Shafiq hit hundreds
AFP | Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq hit centuries to leave Pakistan in command of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Abu...
Fightback: Azhar’s Half century stabilizes Pakistan against New Zealand
AFP | Azhar Ali struck a fighting half century to help Pakistan recover to 139-3 at close on the second day of the third and...
Teenage quick Shaheen Afridi set for Test baptism
AFP | Teenage pace sensation Shaheen Afridi is all set to cap his meteoric rise with a Test debut for Pakistan in the third match...
Sarfraz calls on Pakistan batsmen to dig in against New Zealand
AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed urged his faltering batsmen to play long innings to help their team bounce back in the second Test against...
Pakistan fears ‘spin sensation’ Patel as NZ eyes victory in 2nd...
AFP | The man who spun New Zealand to a stunning victory in the first Test against Pakistan has vowed to keep the pressure on...
Hasan and Yasir restrict New Zealand to put Pakistan on victory...
AFP | Medium pacer Hasan Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah took five wickets apiece to set Pakistan on the path to victory on the third...
Rain washes away Pakistan’s chance of series win over New Zealand
AFP | Persistent rain forced the third and final one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned Sunday, extending the Asian side's seven-year...
Boult hat-trick fuels New Zealand’s win over Pakistan
AFP | Trent Boult became the third New Zealand bowler to claim a one-day international hat-trick as his side defeated Pakistan by 47 runs in...
Pakistan to break New Zealand jinx says Sarfraz
AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insists his team can end an 11-match losing run to New Zealand when the two sides meet in the...
Pakistan down New Zealand by two runs in last-over T20 thriller
AFP | Left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi defended 17 runs in the last over as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by two runs in a...
Zaman leads Pakistan to T20 tri-series title with win over Australia
AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said Fakhar Zaman was in the "best form of his life" after the opener cracked a career-best 91 to...
Zaman leads Pakistan to T20 tri-series title with win over Australia
News Desk | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said Fakhar Zaman was in the "best form of his life" after the opener cracked a career-best 91...
Harry and Meghan to head Down Under later this year: palace
AFP | Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan will visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand later this year for their first overseas tour...
England batting failures frustrate Bayliss
AFP | Trevor Bayliss is becoming ever more annoyed by the kind of England batting collapses which led to their "embarrassing" nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan...
Taiwan diplomacy harder than ever in US-China tug of war
AFP | Diplomacy has never been easy for Taiwan and is becoming ever more complex as it is caught between the United States under an...
Pakistan suffer Babar blow after piling on agony for England
AFP | Pakistan again showed England how to play in their own conditions in the first Test at Lord's on Friday before suffering a blow...
Baked goods and Wi-Fi bring Everest closer to home
AFP | Wi-Fi, baked goods and trendy coffee: gone are the days of deprivation at Everest base camp, with hipster perks and modern conveniences ensuring...
‘Fearless’ Pakistan ready to put England under pressure
AFP | Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes his "fearless" side have everything to gain when they face an "under the pump" England in the first...
Cyber Security Issues in Pakistan
Afeera Firdous| A special report on cybersecurity norms by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded that many engineered systems, around the world, which depend on digital-computational...
Now Pakistani Pet Lovers get an International Brand Locally for their...
News Desk | Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company has launched yet another innovative consumer product in Pakistan – Purina pet food! Nestle has...
Pakistan crush New Zealand with dominant T20 performance
AFP | Pakistan crushed New Zealand by 48 runs in the second T20 in Auckland on Thursday to notch their first victory of the tour...
Playing on bouncy pitches
Farid A Malik | Playing on bouncy pitches is not easy, this is why the Pakistan Cricket Team is having problems playing on New Zealand’s...
Sania Mirza makes trip to Lahore to visit family
News Desk | Indian Tennis player and the wife of cricketer Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza, recently made a family trip to Lahore. The tennis player...
India refuses to sign NPT in order to hang on to...
News Analysis | India has ruled out the possibility of joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapon state but said it remains “committed”...
The underdogs have made the Champions Trophy a real spectacle
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The seemingly lopsided and rain-hit Champions Trophy has drastically entered a very riveting and interesting phase. With three matches remaining...
8 teams, one aim: The Champions Trophy starts Today
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The 8th edition ICC Champions Trophy kicks off today when hosts England take on the ever-improving Bangladesh at The Oval...
New Zealand Struck by Powerful Earthquake
SYDNEY, Australia — A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude hit the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island early Monday, causing tsunami waves and...