Champions Return

Published June 21, 2017
PESHAWAR: Champion opening batsman Fakhar Zaman gives a thumbs-up outside the Bacha Khan International Airport after he arrived here from London on Tuesday.
—White Star/Abdul Majeed Goraya
PESHAWAR: Champion opening batsman Fakhar Zaman gives a thumbs-up outside the Bacha Khan International Airport after he arrived here from London on Tuesday. —White Star/Abdul Majeed Goraya


LAHORE: Pace bowler Hasan Ali waves to his fans who showered rose petals on his car at the Allama Iqbal International Airport upon his arrival here on Tuesday.—AP
LAHORE: Pace bowler Hasan Ali waves to his fans who showered rose petals on his car at the Allama Iqbal International Airport upon his arrival here on Tuesday.—AP


BATSMAN Babar Azam is surrounded by fans as he drives his car after arriving in Lahore.—AFP
BATSMAN Babar Azam is surrounded by fans as he drives his car after arriving in Lahore.—AFP


ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Imad Wasim (C) and leg-spinner Shadab Khan (R) are garlanded at the Islamabad airport.—INP
ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Imad Wasim (C) and leg-spinner Shadab Khan (R) are garlanded at the Islamabad airport.—INP


ALL-ROUNDER Fahim Ashraf waves to fans after reaching Lahore.—INP
ALL-ROUNDER Fahim Ashraf waves to fans after reaching Lahore.—INP

Opinion

The Dar story continues

The Dar story continues

One wonders what the rationale was for the foreign minister — a highly demanding, full-time job — being assigned various other political responsibilities.

Editorial

Wheat protests
Updated 01 May, 2024

Wheat protests

The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Polio drive
01 May, 2024

Polio drive

THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Workers’ struggle
Updated 01 May, 2024

Workers’ struggle

Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.
All this talk
Updated 30 Apr, 2024

All this talk

The other parties are equally legitimate stakeholders in the country’s political future, and it must give them due consideration.
Monetary policy
30 Apr, 2024

Monetary policy

ALIGNING its decision with the trend in developed economies, the State Bank has acted wisely by holding its key...
Meaningless appointment
30 Apr, 2024

Meaningless appointment

THE PML-N’s policy of ‘family first’ has once again triggered criticism. The party’s latest move in this...