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Mohammad Shami bowled the opening overs for India, challenging Imam-ul-Haq with short deliveries and sharp angles, along with a few wide balls. Shami conceded five extras in the form of wides. Imam, along with Babar Azam, seemed to be taking a cautious approach at the crease. Pakistan captain Muhammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first in their must-win Champions Trophy blockbuster match against rivals India. Rizwan’s side must be under pressure after a comprehensive defeat to New Zealand in their opening match in Karachi. India, on the other hand, started their campaign with a dominant victory over…

DUBAI: The lop-sided nature of arguably cricket’s fiercest rivalry in recent years notwithstanding, emotions in both countries will run high when bitter neighbours India and Pakistan clash in an ICC Champions Trophy blockbuster in Dubai on Sunday. India prevailed in seven of the eight completed ODIs in the last decade against rivals they play only in multi-team events because of a strained political relationship between the two countries. India, who refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy citing government advice, will be playing all their matches in Dubai and kicked off their Group ‘A’ campaign with a six-wicket…

* Since Feb. 10, tour groups from ASEAN countries have been allowed to visit Xishuangbanna, a popular tourist destination in Yunnan Province, without a visa for up to six days.* In 2024, Xishuangbanna received 319,500 overseas visitors, a year-on-year increase of 264.67 percent. Laos, Thailand and Myanmar were the top contributors.* People-to-people exchanges between China and ASEAN are entering a new stage, with deeper cooperation in tourism, culture and other fields.KUNMING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — On Friday, a group of 15 tourists from Thailand and Laos wrapped up their four-day trip to southwest China’s Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, boarding the…

Imam-ul-Haq has come in as a replacement for Fakhar Zaman for the team that hammered India in the final of the previous Champions Trophy in 2017. Pakistan face arch-rivals India in a Champions Trophy blockbuster on Sunday as they look to get their campaign back on track in front of a sell-out crowd in Dubai on an occasion described as “beyond a game”. The neighbours only meet in multi-nation events because of political tensions and the match is taking place in Dubai after India refused to travel to tournament hosts Pakistan. In front of what is expected to be a…

The German parliament convenes for its last regular session before the general election.Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGermans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in the 2025 federal election, which is all but guaranteed to result in a new chancellor taking over from Olaf Scholz to lead Europe’s largest economy.The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliate the Christian Social Union (CSU) have been polling in first place in the lead-up to the election, putting their lead candidate Friedrich Merz in line for chancellorship.The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is expected to come second in line,…

Here are the key developments on the 1,095th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Sunday, February 23 – a day before the war’s third anniversary: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones overnight over six regions of the country on the eve of the third anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight, targeting Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, killing one civilian in Kryvyi Rih and damaging buildings and cars in Kyiv and elsewhere.…

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Barrister Gohar, confirmed that Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahyah Afridi had advised him and his party to remain within the political system and not to boycott the upcoming elections. Speaking to media representatives at the district courts, Barrister Gohar stated that he had attended court on the matter related to a complaint filed on November 26, and that the court had set a date of February 15 due to election-related delays, Express News reported. He confirmed that the Chief Justice had indeed suggested that PTI should continue engaging with the political process rather than…

Listen to article Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, energy, and other key sectors, Pakistan’s foreign office said on Friday, as Islamabad seeks to revive its struggling $350 billion economy. The announcement followed a meeting between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi. The two leaders discussed strengthening economic and diplomatic relations between their countries. “The two leaders explored avenues to enhance bilateral cooperation across key sectors, including trade, investment, energy, defense, and people-to-people connections,” Pakistan’s foreign office said. Both nations…

Since February 2006, Pakistan and India have met in 33 ODIs, of which India have won 21, and Pakistan just 11, with one match producing no result. Over the last decades, whenever these two have met in an ODI, it’s India that is pretty much unanimously seen as the favourites. Pakistan’s supporters may tip them to come out on top but that’s largely due to sentimental attachment and not logic. After all, why won’t a better coached lot, with set systems in place to hone its talent consistently, look better than a lot run as haphazardly as Pakistan. It’s common…

Listen to article Senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has demanded the removal of the ban on X (formerly Twitter). In a statement shared on social media, senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique said that it has been a year since the ban was imposed on X (Twitter), yet everyone continues to access the platform using VPNs. Photo: @KhSaad_Rafique on X He stated that the ban on X (formerly Twitter) over the past year has proven to be ineffective, and therefore, it should now be lifted. X (formerly Twitter) has been blocked in the country for a year. However, users…