Two prisoners were killed and 15 prison staff were taken hostage during a protest on Friday by inmates of the Hyderabad Central Jail in southern Pakistan, where high-profile terrorists are being held.

When Pakistan's leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was banned for life for fixing, many were baffled as to why Pakistanis were so talented at cricket yet so susceptible to the lure of corruption.

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A Pakistani cricket committee has summoned wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal in a bid to clear him from suspicion of match-fixing and revive his derailed career, an official said on Tuesday.

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At the time of religious intolerance in Pakistan, shlokas from Bhagavad Gita reverberated at a school here during a quiz competition to test the knowledge of Hindu boys and girls about their religion,

Former test bowler Danish Kaneria is unlikely to be allowed to resume his career in Pakistan after being banned for life by the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Pakistan board (PCB) said on Saturd

An acid attack survivor, whose harrowing story inspired Oscar award-winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, has filed a case against the documentary filmmaker for not paying her compensation and

Former captain Salman Butt has called for an open trial against him in Pakistan saying he didn't get justice in a cricket corruption case which led to a lengthy ban and jail time.

The 27-year-old was

Pakistan on Wednesday released 315 Indian fishermen, including 14 teenagers, who were held in prison for violating territorial waters, officials said.

The release, described as a 'goodwill gesture',

Gunmen opened fire on a local television station in Pakistan's largest city, injuring a guard and an employee, police and TV officials said late Monday evening.

"Four men on two motorcycles attacked

Unidentified gunmen shot dead nine men in two separate attacks while another man was kidnapped in the restive city of Quetta in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, police said.

Gunmen riding two motorcy