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PSL confirmed to resume in Abu Dhabi on June 9

Rizwan Ali Jun. 03, 2021 09:41 AM EDT
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Super League will resume in Abu Dhabi on June 9 after the Pakistan Cricket Board said Thursday it had ironed out logistical and...

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

Pakistanis clash with police at shrine shut over coronavirus

Apr. 02, 2021 06:34 AM EDT
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan deployed paramilitary troops early Friday to a shrine closed due to coronavirus restrictions, after hundreds of pilgrims...

Virus-affected Pakistan Super League to resume in June

Mar. 11, 2021 08:09 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Super League will resume in June after it was suspended last week when six players and a staffer tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Pakistan's Cricket Board managing director Wasim Khan gives a news conference, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 4, 2021. The Pakistan Super League has been postponed indefinitely after six players and a support staffer tested positive for COVID-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board said Thursday. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

PSL T20 cricket postponed after outbreak up to 7 positives

Rizwan Ali Mar. 04, 2021 07:47 AM EST

2 more foreign cricketers positive for virus in Pakistan

Mar. 02, 2021 06:05 AM EST
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two more foreign cricketers and one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday. ...

PSL game postponed after Ahmed tests positive for COVID-19

Mar. 01, 2021 09:02 AM EST
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan Super League game was postponed on Monday after Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for COVID-19 and was put...

Cricket fans hold National flags while they arrive at the National Stadium to watch Pakistan Super League T20 cricket opening match between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 20 2021. Spectators returned to cricket stadiums in Pakistan for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began when the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League begins in the southern port city of Karachi. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Cricket crowds in Karachi increased to 50% for PSL games

Feb. 25, 2021 08:26 AM EST

Karachi starts PSL title defense with easy win vs Quetta

Feb. 20, 2021 02:17 PM EST

Cricketer tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of PSL start

Feb. 20, 2021 07:24 AM EST
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A cricketer competing in the Pakistan Super League tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the start of country’s premier domestic...

Players of South Africa and Pakistan cricket team attend practice session at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Pakistan and South Africa will play second cricket test match in Rawalpindi, starting on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan T20 tournament marks return of fans in stadiums

Rizwan Ali Feb. 18, 2021 09:02 PM EST

Pakistan Super League allowed 20% capacity crowds

By Rizwan Ali Feb. 04, 2021 06:16 AM EST
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Spectators will be allowed inside cricket stadiums in Pakistan this month for the first time in the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Police officers escort Arzoo Raja, background center, after her appearance in Sindh High Court, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 3, 2020. Raja was 13 when she disappeared from her home in central Karachi. The Christian girl’s parents reported her missing and pleaded with police to find her. Two days later, officers reported back that she had been converted to Islam and was married to their 40-year-old Muslim neighbor. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Each year, 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam

By Kathy Gannon Dec. 28, 2020 02:28 AM EST

Waqar Younis granted early leave to spend time with family

Dec. 22, 2020 02:12 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis will leave New Zealand after the first cricket test ends at Mount Maunganui on Dec. 30 to spend time with...