Pakistan cricket's endless parade of controversies and scandal has made playing for the national team akin to 'mental torture', according to captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

Since appointed test captain in Oct

Neither retired nor planning to take up coaching once that happens, but that has not stopped Pakistan’s senior batsman Younis Khan from completing a level two coaching course at the National Cricket Academy.

A minor explosion near a government registration office and a Red Cross centre here on Saturday sent fears around this Pakistani city, though no one was killed or injured in the blast.

It was an emotional homecoming for MV Suez skipper Capt Wasi Ahmed who burst into tears when his daughter Laila greeted him on reaching the port here on Thursday after the crew were set free by Somali

The 22 crew members of Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez, including six Indians, will reach here before being sent back to their respective countries, Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney said

A Pakistani anti-terror court agreed on Saturday to hear murder and terrorism charges against six soldiers and a civilian over the killing of an unarmed man in a park that shocked the nation.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed to allow sacked one-day captain Shahid Afridi to play for English county side Hampshire after he agreed to withdraw his case against the PCB in the Sindh High Cou

Sacked captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday withdrew his court case against the Pakistan Cricket Board after the two sides reached a deal likely to allow him to play abroad, his lawyer said.

Afridi pul

At least 22 hostages, including six Indians and four Pakistanis have been released by Somali pirates after receiving a pay-off of 2.1 million dollars as ransom.

Besides Captain Syed Wasi Hasan, Muzza

A fresh wave of violence blamed on political and ethnic tensions killed at least 12 people in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi overnight, officials said on Tuesday.