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ICC asks PCB the reason for invoking Force Majeure to boycott India game
Dhaka, February 8 (ESPNcricinfo) – The ICC has asked the PCB to explain in detail the reasoning behind an invocation of the Force Majeure clause in their boycott of the India clash at the T20 World Cup on February 15. ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB sent...
History of teams pulling out of matches in ICC men’s tournaments
By Kanishkaa Balachandran/The Hindu Bengaluru, February 5 – The ICC T20 World Cup is yet to begin, and we already have one team, Bangladesh, being withdrawn from the tournament, and Pakistan boycotting its match against India in Colombo. Bangladesh had requested to shift its matches...
Fatima Bhutto on her abusive relationship – ‘I thought it could never happen to me’
By Nosheen Iqbal/The Guardian London, January 31 – Fifteen years after her explosive memoir of growing up in Pakistan’s ruling political dynasty, the author has written a devastating account of the abuse she has since endured. She talks about a life on the run and...
Who Is Imaan Mazari, Pak Lawyer Jailed For “Anti-State” Social Media Posts
Islamabad, January 29 (AFP)- Ms. Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country’s most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, journalists facing defamation charges and clients branded blasphemers. No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one...
Putting money first, cricket last
By Kamran Abbasi/Dawn Karachi, January 27 – Bangladesh’s removal from the ICC World T20 in India is the crisis that nobody wants to talk about. Yes, you might find endless analysis on South Asian talk shows, but look internationally and it is a governance disaster...
Devastating effect of air pollution on lives and economies of South Asia
World Bank suggests ways to arrest the trend, stressing unhindered regional cooperation
Nationalism and geopolitics mar Indian sub-continental cricket
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, January 27 – Cricketing relations between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are marred by geopolitical rivalries and nationalistic politics, to the detriment of cricket and to the dismay of the cricket-loving people of the Indian subcontinent. Given the deep differences over issues...
Mark Tully, BBC’s Voice in South Asia 1935-2026
Mark Tully Veteran BBC journalist dies in Delhi, aged 90
India performed creditably in the May 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: Stimson Centre analyst
By P.K. Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, January 6 – Despite losing some aircraft during the brief but intense India–Pakistan conflict in May 2025, India ultimately performed creditably, striking deep into Pakistan with missiles and drones while largely defending itself against Pakistani retaliation, according to Christopher Clary,...
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