Pakistan has strong laws on paper protecting women, from workplace harassment legislation to honour killing reforms. Yet enforcement gaps, low female workforce participation, and rural education drop-offs mean progress rarely reaches daily life. Areeba Ahmed examines why.
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka will meet in the final of the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, October 31, after a week in which the hosts swung from one of their most dramatic wins in years to one of their most chastening defeats. How Shaheen Shah Afridi’s side responds to being bowled out for 110 will shape...
Shadab Khan’s Maiden ODI Century Sends Pakistan Into Tri-Series Final After Stunning One-Wicket Win Over England
Shadab Khan hit a maiden one-day international century from number eight to rescue Pakistan from the brink of defeat and secure a one-wicket victory over England in Lahore on Sunday, booking the hosts a place in Saturday’s tri-series final. The innings, unbeaten on 113 off 96 balls, was one of the more remarkable chases in Pakistan’s ODI history. Pakistan were...
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