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Pakistani family — living in limbo on bridging visa fear for safety if deported — push for permanency

A Pakistani family who consider Australia home say they live in fear of being deported at any time to a place where they no longer feel safe. More than 1,000 people have signed a petition supporting the Newcastle family's push for permanent residency.

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Pakistan to cut government expenses by 15% in austerity drive

Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban

High-level delegation visits Afghanistan’s capital, days after closure of major border crossing between two countries.

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Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan's supporters rally, taunt police

Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan are defying a ban on rallies in a commercial area of the city of Lahore, taunting police and asking to be arrested en masse

The Independent UK

Pakistan defense minister in Kabul over shut border crossing

Pakistani officials say the country's defense minister is in Afghanistan and has met with Taliban officials in an effort to resolve the closure of a key border crossing between the two neighboring states

The Independent UK

Imran Khan’s party launches ‘fill the jails’ protest in Pakistan

PTI begins drive from eastern city of Lahore, where authorities impose restrictions on public gatherings in some areas.

Al Jazeera

Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut

Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delicacy and tenderness

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Javed Akhtar reacts to viral clip slamming Pakistan for 26/11 attack; says 'They agreed with me'

Bollywood veteran Javed Akhtar won over the internet for boldly addressing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, while on his visit to Pakistan for a literary festival.

The Times of India

Pakistan seeks breakthroughs in high-level U.S. trade talks

Pakistan is looking for breakthroughs in agriculture and information technology during the first ministerial level meeting of a U.S.-Pakistani trade and investment body in seven years, Pakistan's commerce minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Pakistan's resurgent militancy is a 'Frankenstein monster' of its own creation, experts say

Experts fear the return of a vicious and bloody cycle of militancy as two terrorist assaults within weeks claim more than 100 lives in a country grappling with economic meltdown.

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England relished ‘free chance to show off’ admits Nat Sciver-Brunt

England beat Pakistan in record fashion in their final Women’s T20 World Cup group match

The Independent UK

England seal record-breaking win in final Women’s T20 World Cup group game

Nat Sciver-Brunt led England to the highest total and winning margin in Women’s T20 World Cup history against Pakistan

The Independent UK

Women's T20 World Cup: England crush Pakistan by 114 runs

NEW DELHI: Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a blistering 81 off 40 balls as England crushed Pakistan by 114 runs in a dead rubber of the Women's T20 World Cup at the Newlands stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday. Nat Sciver-Brunt was adjudged Player of the Match.

The Times of India

England smash record score for Women’s T20 World Cup in crushing win over Pakistan

Tournament’s highest total and biggest winning margin racked up in Cape Town

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Nat Sciver-Brunt shines as England thrash Pakistan to secure top spot

England have topped Group B after a resounding 114-run victory against Pakistan on Tuesday, setting a Women’s T20 World Cup record in the process

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s president slammed for declaring poll date in provinces

Arif Alvi’s unilateral decision to announce April 9 elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa triggers new controversy.

The Guardian - UK

England beat Pakistan by 114 runs: Women’s T20 World Cup – as it happened

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt lift England to a record World Cup total in their win over Pakistan – and into the semi-finals

The Independent UK

Traders troubled after Taliban shut Afghan-Pakistan crossing

The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border is shut for the third straight day after Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers earlier this week closed the route and exchanged fire with Pakistani border guards

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Richa Ghosh enters top-20 in ICC Women's T20I rankings

DUBAI: After her consistent show in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, India's wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has moved up to be 20th in the ICC Women's T2OI rankings for batters, which is her best to date.

Reuters

Thousands of trucks stuck at Afghan-Pakistan border crossing

A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for a third day, with thousands of goods vehicles stuck and businesses facing losses as officials from both sides try to broker a solution.

Dynamite News

I was offered lead role in Bollywood movie "Gangster": Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar

In India, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, has a huge fan base. Akhtar, who was named "Rawalpindi Express" after his hometown of Rawalpindi in Pakistan's Punjab region, was born there and has achieved much in cricket. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Former Pakistan PM Khan gets court protection against arrest

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted protective bail by a court in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday, providing him respite from arrest for two weeks in a case that involves charges under the country's anti-terrorism laws.

ABC News

The partition of India in 1947 came suddenly, creating chaos, bloodshed and mass migration

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten was sent to India to oversee a change that would lead to a chaotic migration of millions of Indians within a matter of months.

Daily Mirror

University lecturer sacked for asking inappropriate incest essay question

Students were said to be in an uproar when they were asked to write an essay about what they thought about incest. The university, based in Pakistan, sacked the lecturer after the question was deemed against curriculum laws

Daily Mirror

Bus falls off motorway killing 14 passengers and injuring 63 with fears of more deaths

The bus was reportedly carrying wedding guests from Islamabad to Lahore and the motorway police evacuated the people trapped, but fear the death toll could rise with more stuck inside the bus

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