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Mohammad Rizwan emerges as front-runner for Pakistan's white-ball captaincy

KARACHI: Seasoned wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has emerged as a front-runner to become Pakistan team's captain in the white-ball formats when the PCB announces the touring squad for series in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The Times of India

When swashbuckling Viv Richards demolished Sri Lanka in a World Cup match

NEW DELHI: In a dominant display at the 1987 Cricket World Cup, the West Indies secured a commanding 191-run victory over Sri Lanka in Karachi, powered by a sensational knock from captain Viv Richards. Richards delivered one of the most memorable innings in World Cup history, smashing 181 off just…

The Times of India

Pakistani police fire tear gas and charge protesters in Karachi

Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged protesters in the southern city of Karachi after they tried to break through a security barricade

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Deadly Blast At Karachi Airport Targets Chinese Workers

Tragic blast outside Karachi airport kills two Chinese workers, part of series targeting Chinese nationals in Pakistan.

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Blast Kills Two Chinese Workers In Pakistan's Biggest City

A massive blast that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan's largest city killed two nationals, Beijing's embassy said Monday, in an attack claimed by a separatist group.

International Business Times

A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport

A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside Karachi's airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people

The Independent UK

Karachi Blasts: 2 Chinese Nationals killed in 'Terrorist Attack'

Two Chinese workers killed in blast outside Karachi airport. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. Read further on Dynamite News:

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China says two citizens killed, one injured in Pakistan ‘terrorist attack’

At least 10 people hurt after a convoy from the Port Qasim Electric Power Company was attacked near Karachi airport.

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When Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mushtaq Ahmed spoiled Australia's party in Karachi

NEW DELHI: The first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Karachi in 1994, remains one of the most thrilling finishes in cricket history.

The Times of India

Discontent in Pakistan camp over delay in disbursement of cricketer's monthly retainers

KARACHI: There is growing discontent in the Pakistan cricket camp over the continued delay in disbursement of the player's monthly retainers, sponsorship share amounts, and announcement of the list of players who will get central contracts.

The Times of India

Pakistan Cricket Board could appoint separate captains in all three formats

KARACHI: Pakistan could have separate cricket captains in all three formats, given the heavy schedule of the side and the pressure it could put on one white-ball skipper, according to sources.

The Times of India

Meet Fatima Sana – Pakistan’s new fast-bowling cricket captain

From playing cricket on Karachi’s streets to leading Pakistan at the World Cup, 22-year-old Sana’s rise has been swift.

Al Jazeera

Protests Erupt In Karachi Over Hezbollah Leader's Death

Violent clashes in Karachi and Islamabad as protesters mourn Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Pakistan condemns killing as a reckless act.

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The Queen of My Dreams review – mother and daughter bond over Bollywood in colourful comedy romance

Gloriously vivid flashbacks to 1960s Karachi work a treat in Fawzia Mirza’s buoyant, 90s Toronto coming-of-age drama

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Traces of this Pakistani megacity's past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people

The Guardian - UK

The Queen of My Dreams review – queer Muslim nostalgia-fest rattles along with fun and energy

Amrit Kaur is a revelation in this warm film about a Pakistani Canadian who learns of her mother’s swinging 60s heyday in Karachi

The Guardian - UK

Fawzia Mirza and Amrit Kaur on The Queen of My Dreams: ‘People want to hear more queer Muslim stories’

Mirza’s feature debut may have started with a wish to better understand her conservative Pakistani mother, but the joy it finds as it hops from 90s Canada to 60s Karachi speaks to big questions about south Asian identities

International Business Times

Women Ride Pakistan's Economic Crisis Into The Workplace

Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger -- the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.

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Pakistan’s storm Asna: Legend of the Karachi saint who can ‘stop cyclones’

A cyclone could hit Pakistan’s most populous city. Karachi has Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s legacy to fall back on.

The Independent UK

A storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompts Pakistani officials to shut schools in Karachi

Officials say a tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea has prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city

The Times of India

Arshad Nadeem's special post for Shaheen Shah Afridi and 'grandfather' Shahid Afridi

NEW DELHI: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and his wife, Ansha Afridi, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Saturday. Shaheen, currently playing in a Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, will return to Karachi to meet his newborn son and wife after the match concludes.

The Times of India

Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem's historic javelin throw gold medal at Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Karachi's streets were filled with jubilant residents celebrating Arshad Nadeem's historic achievement of securing Pakistan's first-ever individual Olympic gold medal in Paris.

The Guardian - UK

She wanted a divorce so her father hacked her legs with an axe: how Pakistan fails women

Sobia Batool Shah is being protected in hospital after a mob of male relatives attacked her in a harrowing case that highlights Pakistan’s epidemic of gender-based violence

The Times of India

'I have never played my cricket for captaincy': Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi on his captaincy aspirations

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's pace bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, stated that his primary focus is winning matches for Pakistan rather than aspiring for captaincy, during a media interaction in Karachi.

The Times of India

Irfan Pathan's banana swing returns to haunt Younis Khan 18 years after his hat-trick in India vs Pakistan Test in Karachi - watch

Irfan Pathan rolled back the years in Birmingham on Saturday when his famous late in-swinger went through the gate to castle Younis Khan during the final of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) between India and Pakistan, reminding of Irfan's famous hat-trick during the Karachi Test between the archrivals in…

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