Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal has risen to the top of the ICC Women’s T20I Bowler Rankings, reclaiming the No.1 spot after a re-shuffle at the top. Iqbal’s climb follows the absence of England’s Sophie Ecclestone, who sat out her side’s recent T20I series against the West Indies. Iqbal, a key performer in Pakistan’s successful 2024 Women’s … Read more

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to mediate with the federal government for the release of its incarcerated founding chairman, Imran Khan. The confirmation came from JI Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, who disclosed that senior PTI leaders had reached out to him some time ago, requesting the party to facilitate dialogue with the … Read more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer purged his ruling Labour party of four lawmakers on Wednesday as tries to reassert his authority following a rebellion over welfare reforms. Starmer was forced to backtrack on plans to slash disability and sickness benefits earlier this month after dozens of his own MPs threatened to vote against the proposals. … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed on new steps to strengthen trade and investment ties, launching the UK-Pakistan Trade Dialogue and establishing a high-level Business Advisory Council. The announcement was made after a ministerial meeting held on Monday in London, co-chaired by UK Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander … Read more

More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with Afghans grappling with an uncertain future, as they return to a country with widespread poverty and severe restrictions on … Read more