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Syeda Uswa Fatima Kazmi

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Pakistan Weightlifting Faces Fresh Accountability Questions Over Doping

Pakistan’s weightlifting system is facing renewed scrutiny over doping and governance, with Inter-Provincial Coordination Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani calling for stronger accountability alongside improved education and monitoring of athletes. Speaking during a meeting with officials from the Pakistan Sports Board, Wani stressed that athletes found guilty of doping violations should...

Fatima Sana Returns to Lead Pakistan Women at Asia Cup and Asian Games

Fatima Sana is set to return as captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team for two major international assignments, with the Pakistan Cricket Board naming 15-member squads for the Women’s Asia Cup and Asian Games. Fatima missed Pakistan’s recent series against Sri Lanka but will return to lead the national side...

Shaheen’s Pakistan Gold Storm Into Champions Cup Final

Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Pakistan Gold have booked their place in the National Champions Cup final after defeating Pakistan Whites by five wickets, completing an impressive turnaround after losing their opening two matches of the competition. Pakistan Gold successfully chased a target of 173 in 28 overs, powered by an unbeaten...

Pakistan Face Wales in Crucial Hockey World Cup Test

Pakistan will take on Wales today, August 17, in a crucial Men’s Hockey World Cup pool match as the Green Shirts look to recover from a difficult start to their campaign and secure their first points of the tournament. The match is scheduled for 3:30pm Pakistan time in Amstelveen, with...

Shehbaz Welcomes Trump’s Support for Makkah Defence Pact

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s support for the newly signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, as the three countries move to deepen collective security cooperation amid heightened regional tensions. In a statement on August 17, Shehbaz thanked Trump for his...

Belgium’s Largest Wildfire Burns 3,000 Hectares as Rain Brings Relief

Rain and cooler temperatures are giving firefighters a crucial advantage against Belgium’s largest wildfire on record after the blaze burned roughly 3,000 hectares of the High Fens nature reserve near the German border. Rain began falling across eastern Belgium on Monday, helping emergency crews contain a fire that had threatened...

Indonesia Quake Toll Reaches 53 as Aftershocks Slow Rescue Work

The death toll from a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake in eastern Indonesia has risen to at least 53, as rescuers struggle to reach isolated communities amid continuing aftershocks, landslides and blocked roads. The earthquake struck on August 15, causing widespread damage across affected areas and forcing thousands of residents from their...

Trump Orders Cutback in US-South Korea Military Drills

US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, reviving a longstanding dispute over the cost and strategic value of drills that have been central to the two countries’ defence alliance for decades. Trump announced the move shortly before the annual Ulchi...

Pakistan, Seven Muslim States Blame Israel for Blocking Gaza Roadmap

Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries have accused Israel of obstructing efforts to end the Gaza conflict by rejecting a US-backed roadmap and opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint...

New Provinces Debate Reopens as Sindh Government Rejects Division

Pakistan’s debate over creating new provinces and smaller administrative units has returned to the political spotlight, with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) announcing plans for a nationwide political dialogue while the Sindh government firmly rejects any proposal to divide the province. MQM-P says it intends to approach political parties across...