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Champions Trophy 2025: India likely to play in UAE after PCB ready to follow 'Hybrid Model'

KARACHI: In an apparent climb down from its earlier stated position, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is willing to make "adjustments" in the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy which it is hosting with matches involving India taking place in the UAE, according to sources.

The Times of India

Lahore Faces Record-High Air Pollution Crisis

Authorities in Lahore, Pakistan address record-high air pollution levels, urging compliance with safety measures to protect residents' health.

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Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels

Lahore braces for worsening air quality while officials blame neighbouring India

The Independent UK

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week

The Independent UK

‘More toxic than ever’: Lahore and Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins

As air pollution hits toxic levels, one proposal is to introduce a ‘smog diplomacy’ initiative between Pakistan and India

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‘Climate diplomacy’: Can smog bring India and Pakistan together?

Pakistan Punjab’s chief minister wants to start a dialogue with her Indian counterpart for a joint effort against smog.

Al Jazeera

Smog-beset Pakistan Megacity Curbs Rickshaws, Restaurants

Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore on Wednesday, as public health officials battle choking smog.

International Business Times

Aaqib Javed not in fray for Pakistan white-ball coach but could be made NCA head: Sources

KARACHI: Senior national selector Aaqib Javed is not in the fray to fill in the vacant post of Pakistan white-ball head coach but he could be made the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, according to sources.

The Times of India

‘I was asked to find a volunteer for an air pollution campaign in Lahore – I couldn’t find anyone’

As Pakistan’s second biggest city takes the lead in the poor air quality index, one artist and activist struggled to find people who cared

The Guardian - UK

'Fake News' Of Pakistan Rape Ignites Real Protest Movement

For Pakistani police, reports of a college campus rape that went viral this month are "fake news" fomenting unrest.

International Business Times

Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student protests

Punjab authorities also ban gatherings as hundreds are arrested while protesting reports of a rape on a college campus.

Al Jazeera

Students in Pakistan continue protests against alleged Lahore campus rape

Students rally after a rape is reported on social media over the weekend.

Al Jazeera

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Pakistan Court Extends Custody Of Cyber Terrorism Suspect

Court in Lahore allows questioning of suspect for spreading false information inciting U.K. riots. Suspect charged with cyber terrorism.

Al Jazeera

Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community

Remembering the trauma of the India-Pakistan partition of 1947 through the stories of divided families.

International Business Times

Pakistan's Second-largest City Lahore Hit By Record Rain

Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets in the metropolis submerged.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting life

Officials say Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore has seen record-high rainfall, leaving at least one person dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting normal life

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Al Jazeera

Source: Pakistan to play India in Lahore on March 1 in ICC Champions Trophy

A source inside Pakistan cricket told Al Jazeera that despite the proposed date, India’s participation is questionable.

The Times of India

PCB proposes February 19 start for Champions Trophy 2025, rejects hybrid model for India’s matches

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put forward a proposal for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to commence on February 19 and be hosted entirely in Pakistan. The PCB has firmly rejected the idea of a hybrid model for India's matches, similar to the arrangement made for the…

The Times of India

Champions Trophy: PCB suggests Lahore as Team India's home base

NEW DELHI: To guarantee the finest security measures for the neighbors, the Pakistan Cricket Board has proposed Lahore as India's home base during the ICC Champions Trophy next year.

Al Jazeera

Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan and army patch up, a year after violent clashes?

Both sides have so far rejected concessions, but many analysts say this rupture is untenable and a compromise is needed.

Al Jazeera

Two mango seasons: A long wait for Pakistan families hit by May 9 violence

As the Supreme Court debates the convictions of 85 people, families wait for their loved ones.

The Times of India

'Will send team to Pakistan only if...': BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on India's Champions Trophy participation

NEW DELHI: Rajeev Shukla, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has clarified that the Indian team's participation in the ICC Champions Trophy next year, scheduled to be held in Pakistan from February to March 2025, is contingent upon receiving approval from the central government.

The Times of India

'Will send team to Pakistan only if...': BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla's on India's Champions Trophy participation

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