Pakistan
Cricket fan told to cover up ‘free Imran Khan’ shirt to enter match
Luke Brown was forced to cover up his “Free Imran Khan” T-shirt to gain entry to the Sheffield Shield final on Thursday as he was deemed to be making a political statement about the jailed Pakistani great.
- Andrew Wu
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Pakistan says it’s in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan. What’s behind the latest fighting?
Markets, mosques, airports, military bases and police stations have been hit and dozens of people have been killed in border clashes.
- Lucy Craymer, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad
‘Hardly any pressure’: Zampa’s telling admission after World Cup failure
Did Australia crack under unexpected pressure at the Twenty20 World Cup? Adam Zampa has made a frank admission that strongly suggests they did.
- Daniel Brettig
‘Terrible what they are doing to him’: Chappell, Gavaskar, Border, Waugh make humanitarian appeal for Imran Khan
Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test teams have appealed to the Pakistan government to request better prison treatment for Imran Khan.
- Daniel Brettig
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- Cricket World Cup
Pakistan’s India World Cup boycott may cost world cricket $250 million
Pakistan’s decision to forbid its national cricket team from playing against India at the Twenty20 World Cup may cost world cricket more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
- Daniel Brettig
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- Nuclear disarmament
The last US-Russia nuclear treaty has expired. What now?
Since the dawn of the nuclear age, there have been efforts to limit nuclear arms. What does this treaty’s lapse mean for the world?
- Angus Holland
A neighbourhood in India fears being blamed for a distant atrocity
Hyderabad has come under scrutiny after one of its own was named in connection with the Bondi shooting.
- Pragati K.B.
Imran Khan and wife handed 17-year jail terms in corruption case
The conviction adds to a series of legal troubles for Pakistan’s former prime minister, who has been in prison since August 2023 serving a 14-year sentence in a separate case.
- Mubasher Bukhari
Sajid Akram’s family in India had no knowledge of his ‘radical mindset’
Family members in India have gone to ground, neighbours are lying low and a misinformation campaign is raging online.
- Lisa Visentin and Saurabh Yadav
Imran Khan is in a Pakistan ‘death cell’ and the cricketing world is silent
Sons of the jailed World Cup-winning captain and former prime minister fear for his life as the world turns a blind eye to his treatment.
- Oliver Brown