Sri Lanka have outclassed Pakistan with the bat, outsmarted them with the ball, and outdid the Green Shirts in the field in Dubai to win the Asia Cup for the sixth time. Batting first, Sri Lanka lost a few quick wickets before Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga came to their
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Sindh in Pakistan hit by worst flood and state persecution
In the upcoming United Nations 77th General Assembly Session scheduled from September 13 in New York, the Sindh Foundation will hold a week-long hunger strike to urge the UN to appoint a Special Envoy to probe appalling human rights abuse and persecution in the southern province of Pakistan. The ‘Sindh Hunger
Pakistan’s Climate Catastrophe: Lessons for the World
Monsoon flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening. A distinguishing feature of this disaster is that no one blames the flooding’s unprecedented intensity and destructiveness on anything but climate heating. The clear link between the warming atmosphere and the frequency and duration of extreme
Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe." Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of
India fires 3 military officers for Pakistan missile misfire
India’s air force said Tuesday that three military officers have been dismissed for accidentally firing an unarmed missile into rival Pakistan in March. A formal inquiry found that “deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures by three officers” led to the BrahMos cruise missile being fired into Pakistan, the air force said
Flood toll tops 800 in Pakistan
Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's climate change minister said Wednesday, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian
Shaheen fitness and World Cup key as Pakistan tackle Netherlands
Securing Sheikh Mujib’s homecoming
Only a few days after the marauding Pakistan forces’ humiliating defeat in the Eastern War Theatre and the surrender ceremony of the occupation troops at Dhaka on 16 December 1971, Bangladesh’s government-in-exile, as well as the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, remained worried about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman freedom. He
