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Pakistan march to easy win over Bangladesh

Pakistan marched to an easy seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday and stretched their lead to 4-0 in the five-match series.…

Bomber rams Pakistan military bus, kills eight

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed a Pakistan Air Force bus — killing at least eight people and wounding 40 — near the central city of Sargodha on Thursday, the military…

SA beat Pakistan to level the series

Brilliant half-centuries from Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock helped South Africa win the fourth one-day international against Pakistan by seven wickets on Friday to level the…

Proteas face must-win game against Pakistan

South Africa’s chances of clinching a one-day and Test series double against Pakistan will be decided when they play a fourth one-day international on Friday. South Africa trail…

Venue of SA-Pakistan match switched over security fears

The fifth one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa scheduled for Karachi on Monday has been switched to Lahore because of security fears, the Pakistan Cricket…

Fire sparks Pakistan wedding tragedy

A fire broke out in a tent at a wedding party in eastern Pakistan, triggering a stampede and wall collapse that killed 27 women and children, police said on Sunday. More than 30…

Samuels hits form to help Windies to victory

Marlon Samuels hit his first century in four years to help the West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday. The 25-year-old…

Windies plan major security for World Cup

The organisers of next year’s Cricket World Cup are taking every possible step to ensure security during the event in the Caribbean, a top official said on Tuesday. Foreign…

Yousuf shines as Pakistan salvage draw

Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf missed a double century by nine runs as the second Test against the West Indies ended in a high-scoring draw on Thursday’s final day. Yousuf made 191,…

Pakistan launch fightback against Windies

Half centuries from Imran Farhat, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf inspired a strong fightback by Pakistan to save the second Test after Brian Lara had hit his ninth double…

Lara’s unbeaten 196 puts Windies in control

A majestic unbeaten 196 from captain Brian Lara put the West Indies in complete control of the second Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. The 37-year-old left hander stood on the…

Gayle, Ganga put Windies in command

Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga forged an undefeated opening stand of 151 for the West Indies to cap a miserable day for Pakistan on day two of the second Test on Monday. Gayle (87)…

Terror ruled out in Pakistan plane crash

Pakistani officials on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of a terror attack in an airliner crash that killed 45 people, as they sent the plane’s ”black box” for analysis. The…

Plane crashes in central Pakistan, 45 dead

A Pakistan International Airlines’ Fokker passenger plane crashed on Monday killing all 45 people on board, the police chief in the central city of Multan said. ”Everyone is…

Pakistan heatwave claims over 30 lives

At least 31 people have died as a searing heatwave brought temperatures of nearly 47ºC to central Pakistan, officials said on Monday. The hot spell comes amid a warning from the…

India trounce Pakistan by five wickets

Rahul Dravid hit a patient half-century and paceman Rudra Pratap Singh grabbed four wickets as India trounced Pakistan by five wickets in the fourth one-day match on Thursday.…

Pakistan recover after Trescothick’s 193

Pakistan made a good recovery on Monday after Marcus Trescothick’s 193 gave England a big first-innings lead in the first cricket Test. Pakistan — trailing by 144 in the first…

Two blasts kill 39 people in Pakistan

Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 39 people and injuring about 100…

Teenager gang-raped by order of Pakistan tribe

A tribal council ordered an 18-year-old girl gang-raped by four men to punish her family after her brother was seen walking with a woman from a higher class tribe.

Pakistani rapists moved to death row

Six men convicted over the gang-rape of a Pakistani woman were on death row on Monday, as prosecution lawyers planned appeals against the acquittal of eight other men.