Pakistan

In what is arguably one of the most forthright assessments in recent years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the participation of the World Bank, has released its Governance and Corruption Diagnostic (GCD) report on Pakistan. The…

When the Sri Lanka national cricket team embarked on a return tour of Pakistan this November—playing a three-match ODI series followed by a triangular T20 event with Zimbabwe national cricket team—the cloud of security risk loomed larger…

At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan’s capital on Tuesday (November 11, 2025), according to the state media. The attack occurred near the entrance of the court complex in…

Salman Agha’s century and Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul gave Pakistan a winning start in the ODI series against Sri Lanka as they defeated the visitors by a narrow margin of six runs in the first ODI in Rawalpindi. Agha’s 105 not out was…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the national squads for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and the tri-nation T20I tournament featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. Right-handed batter Hasan Nawaz has been…

The recent 40-year prison sentence handed down by a U.S. court to Pakistani national Muhammad Pahlawan for smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen’s Houthi insurgents has cast a glaring spotlight on the persistent involvement of Pakistani actors…

The water crisis in and around Gwadar Port highlights a glaring failure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) promises and the Pakistani authorities' handling of the project. Despite being envisioned as a strategic hub catalyzing…

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) pulled out of the upcoming Tri-Nation Series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka amid the ongoing military tensions with Pakistan. This decision comes after Pakistan carried out fresh strikes in a border…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly preparing contingency plans after Afghanistan’s participation in the upcoming T20 Tri-Series in November became doubtful due to escalating military tensions between the two nations. Pakistan…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticised Pakistan heavily for discrepancies in its trade data, amounting to USD 11 billion over the past two years. The IMF said the underreporting of import data could affect Pakistan’s economic…