Tag: Pakistan
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China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pakistan
China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago.
May 22, 2019 -
Pakistan appoints Mueenul Haq as new High Commissioner to India
The post of High Commissioner to India fell vacant after Sohail Mehmood was appointed Pakistan's new foreign secretary.
May 21, 2019 -
Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset?
In an article in the Pakistani Newspaper ‘Dawn’ of 9 February this year, Pervez Hoodbhoy writes, ‘Its (Bangladesh) growth rate last year (7.8 per cent) put it at par with India (8.0 per cent) and well above Pakistan (5.8 per cent).
May 21, 2019 -
ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan include Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir to bolster pace attack
Wahab has taken 102 wickets in 79 ODIs, including 24 wickets in 12 World Cup matches in 2011 and 2015, while Amir has picked up 60 wickets in 51 matches, including five wickets in Pakistan's successful ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign.
May 20, 2019 -
Mehbooba Mufti wants India to initiate dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir issue
Earlier, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq announced that the conglomerate led by him was "ready to support all Indo-Pak efforts aimed at ending hostility and seeking a peaceful solution" to the Kashmir issue
May 20, 2019 -
Pakistan cricketer Asif Ali’s daughter, a cancer patient, dies in US
Before his departure for the limited-overs series in England, Ali had tweeted on April 24 that he was sending his daughter to the United States for treatment.
May 20, 2019 -
Pakistan’s fielding a real worry for me: Mickey Arthur
The Pakistan head coach was, however, happy with the way the batters performed against the number one ranked ODI side.
May 20, 2019 -
Shahid Afridi says he did not blow whistle on spot-fixing scandal of 2010
Afridi said his former team-mate Abdul Razzaq had first talked about the involvement of some players with fixers when the team was playing the World T20 in West Indies in 2010.
May 19, 2019 -
Ready to support India-Pakistan talks, says Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Farooq, who was speaking at a seminar organised by the Hurriyat Conference in Srinagar said, "We are not against either the people of India or development. If India and Pakistan initiate a dialogue, we are ready to support it, but India must first accept the basic reality that there can be no military solution to the Kashmir dispute."
May 19, 2019 -
Disappointed by Pakistan bowling again: Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan put up 340/7 riding Babaz Azam's 115 and half-century by Mohammad Hafeez. However, their bowlers failed to defend the total even after reducing England to 216/5 at one stage.
May 18, 2019 -
From hospital to hundred, Jason Roy hits special ton
England opener Jason Roy, 28, struck a belligerent 114 on Friday to set the platform for England's successful chase of Pakistan's 340/7.
May 18, 2019 -
PayPal declines to come to Pakistan: Official
While Afzal tried to explain why PayPal was not interested in coming to Pakistan, Senator Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh said PayPal was afraid to come to Pakistan unless there were laws to protect the company's interests, a news report said.
May 17, 2019 -
519 tested HIV-positive in Pak’s Sindh province
As many as 23 children and five women have tested HIV-positive in the latest screenings carried out in Ratodero town, where the highest number of such cases have been detected in the district.
May 17, 2019 -
HIV outbreak sparks panic in southern Pakistan
With about 20,000 new HIV infections reported in 2017 alone, Pakistan currently has the second fastest growing HIV rates across Asia, according to the UN.
May 16, 2019 -
Pakistan’s Shadab Khan declared fit for World Cup
The leg-spinner was named in Pakistan's 15-member World Cup squad but couldn't fly with the team to England after tests revealed traces of hepatitis C in his bloodstream.
May 15, 2019 -
Jonny Bairstow helps England thrash Pakistan in third ODI
Chasing 359, England hardly had to break any sweat as Bairstow scored 128, helping his side reach the target with more than five overs to spare
May 15, 2019 -
Shadow cast on forces’ political neutrality
Disgruntled with the increased politicisation of the armed forces in the election process, projection of photographs of martyrs of Pulwama and Wing Commander Abhinandan, a group of veterans wrote a letter to the President, the supreme commander, on the issue.
May 14, 2019