ISLAMABAD: For most parts of the game, Pakistan were camped in their own half, looking to keep out Saudi Arabia. But Roberto Mancini’s side found a way, breaking down the hosts’ defence three times for a 3-0 victory at Jinnah Stadium to advance into the third round of Asia’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a game to spare. Feras Al-Buraikan …

NEW YORK: The pitches used in the T20 World Cup matches played in New York have not been up to standard and ground staff are working on remedying them for the rest of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The temporary Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has hosted two games so far, both of which were low-scoring encounters …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s team hotel in Dallas was changed after the country’s cricket board’s chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s intervention over the long distance between the accommodation and the Grand Prairie Stadium — the squad’s match venue and practice facility in the city. According to sources, Mohsin contacted the International Cricket Council (ICC) and expressed his dissatisfaction with the hotel arrangements for the …

It was always going to take something big to make Americans pay any attention to cricket and Thursday’s stunning victory by the USA over established power Pakistan provided just that moment. The thrilling Super Over triumph in Dallas by the T20 World Cup debutants over the 2022 finalists and 2009 winners was the biggest upset in the history of the competition. But while the victory was …

Ahead of the Pakistan-India T20 World Cup fixture on June 9, the Green Shirts on Friday arrived in New York, state broadcaster PTV News reported. In a post on X, PTV News said the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York announced the team’s arrival. “The team, led by captain Babar Azam, was warmly received by Consul General Aamer Ahmad Atozai,” it stated, adding that Atozai …

ISLAMABAD: Appreciating the Chinese development model, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday Pakistan can become a great nation if it followed that model through hard work and focus on industrial and agricultural growth. “All Pakistanis will also have to pass through this thorny process. There is no other way to earn respect in the world,” the prime minister said …

KARACHI: Since its launch earlier this year, over 50,000 freelancers in Pakistan have signed up with Elevate to receive their earnings from foreign countries. Freelancers are growing rapidly in the country, but most of them complain that banks are charging too much for their services. Elevate, a fintech based in London and Dubai, has secured $5 million in financing to expand further …

KARACHI: Amid growing uncertainty about the economic outlook ahead of the budget unveiling, which has been delayed to June 12, the bearish spell continued at the stock market for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, dragging the benchmark index below the 74,000 level. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation stated that stocks closed lower due to concerns about economic uncertainty. Investor expectations for a cautious …

MUZAFFARGARH: A woman was allegedly killed and set ablaze by her in-laws in Jatoi Tehsil’s Mouza Junglewala. Complainant Wajid Iqbal, brother of Samina Bibi, stated that his sister had married Muhammad Asif alias Kalu three years ago. On Wednesday night, while sitting with his cousin and uncle, Wajid heard his sister’s cries for help. He and his relatives rushed to …

PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese pro-democracy activists’ committee on Thursday reported “more than 104” dead in a single day when paramilitary forces attacked a village, as the UN warned of mass displacement and starvation. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been at war with the regular army since April 2023, on Wednesday attacked the central village of Wad al-Noura in al-Jazira state …