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Discontent in Pakistan camp over delay in disbursement of cricketer's monthly retainers

KARACHI: There is growing discontent in the Pakistan cricket camp over the continued delay in disbursement of the player's monthly retainers, sponsorship share amounts, and announcement of the list of players who will get central contracts.

The Times of India

Pakistan Cricket Board could appoint separate captains in all three formats

KARACHI: Pakistan could have separate cricket captains in all three formats, given the heavy schedule of the side and the pressure it could put on one white-ball skipper, according to sources.

The Times of India

Meet Fatima Sana – Pakistan’s new fast-bowling cricket captain

From playing cricket on Karachi’s streets to leading Pakistan at the World Cup, 22-year-old Sana’s rise has been swift.

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Protests Erupt In Karachi Over Hezbollah Leader's Death

Violent clashes in Karachi and Islamabad as protesters mourn Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Pakistan condemns killing as a reckless act.

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The Queen of My Dreams review – mother and daughter bond over Bollywood in colourful comedy romance

Gloriously vivid flashbacks to 1960s Karachi work a treat in Fawzia Mirza’s buoyant, 90s Toronto coming-of-age drama

The Guardian - UK

Traces of this Pakistani megacity's past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people

The Independent UK

The Queen of My Dreams review – queer Muslim nostalgia-fest rattles along with fun and energy

Amrit Kaur is a revelation in this warm film about a Pakistani Canadian who learns of her mother’s swinging 60s heyday in Karachi

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Fawzia Mirza and Amrit Kaur on The Queen of My Dreams: ‘People want to hear more queer Muslim stories’

Mirza’s feature debut may have started with a wish to better understand her conservative Pakistani mother, but the joy it finds as it hops from 90s Canada to 60s Karachi speaks to big questions about south Asian identities

The Guardian - UK

Women Ride Pakistan's Economic Crisis Into The Workplace

Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger -- the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.

International Business Times

Pakistan’s storm Asna: Legend of the Karachi saint who can ‘stop cyclones’

A cyclone could hit Pakistan’s most populous city. Karachi has Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s legacy to fall back on.

Al Jazeera

A storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompts Pakistani officials to shut schools in Karachi

Officials say a tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea has prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city

The Independent UK

Arshad Nadeem's special post for Shaheen Shah Afridi and 'grandfather' Shahid Afridi

NEW DELHI: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and his wife, Ansha Afridi, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Saturday. Shaheen, currently playing in a Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, will return to Karachi to meet his newborn son and wife after the match concludes.

The Times of India

Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem's historic javelin throw gold medal at Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Karachi's streets were filled with jubilant residents celebrating Arshad Nadeem's historic achievement of securing Pakistan's first-ever individual Olympic gold medal in Paris.

The Times of India

She wanted a divorce so her father hacked her legs with an axe: how Pakistan fails women

Sobia Batool Shah is being protected in hospital after a mob of male relatives attacked her in a harrowing case that highlights Pakistan’s epidemic of gender-based violence

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'I have never played my cricket for captaincy': Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi on his captaincy aspirations

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's pace bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, stated that his primary focus is winning matches for Pakistan rather than aspiring for captaincy, during a media interaction in Karachi.

The Times of India

Irfan Pathan's banana swing returns to haunt Younis Khan 18 years after his hat-trick in India vs Pakistan Test in Karachi - watch

Irfan Pathan rolled back the years in Birmingham on Saturday when his famous late in-swinger went through the gate to castle Younis Khan during the final of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) between India and Pakistan, reminding of Irfan's famous hat-trick during the Karachi Test between the archrivals in…

Al Jazeera

Source: Pakistan to play India in Lahore on March 1 in ICC Champions Trophy

A source inside Pakistan cricket told Al Jazeera that despite the proposed date, India’s participation is questionable.

The Independent UK

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

Officials say a days-long intense heatwave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke

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The Times of India

New coach Jason Gillespie to lead training camp for Pakistan ahead of Bangladesh Test series

NEW DELHI: Jason Gillespie will arrive in Pakistan next month to oversee a training camp ahead of the home series against Bangladesh in August. The camp, which begins on July 24 in Karachi, will prepare the national team and the Pakistan Shaheen side (A Team) for the two-Test series.

The Times of India

YouTuber shot dead as India vs Pakistan question irritates security guard who didn't want to be filmed

Emotions can run high when it comes to a game of cricket between archrivals India and Pakistan, but an incident in Karachi's mobile phone market in Pakistan led to the death of YouTuber who was merely making a vlog in build-up to the big match at the T20 World Cup,…

The Guardian - UK

Moosa Lane review – loving cinematic bridge between two countries and cultures

Shot over 15 years between Denmark and Pakistan, the film-maker captures day-to-day life in Karachi, and explores how freedom and human rights are not doled out equally

The Guardian - UK

‘Our culture is dying’: vulture shortage threatens Zoroastrian burial rites

Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient custom

The Hindu

From Karachi to Chennai: Pakistani teen Ayesha Rashan’s journey for a new heart

Heartwarming story of Pakistani girl Ayesha Rashan’s successful heart transplant in India highlights challenges faced by heart patients in neighbouring countries.

Dynamite News

Karachi man kills friend for taking bite of his girlfriend's burger

In a peculiar incident, a young man in Karachi killed his friend for allegedly devouring a burger intended for his girlfriend. Read further on Dynamite News: