Sport & Culture Correspondent

Zoya Malik

Stories by Zoya Malik

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Sri Lanka batting against Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium during a Test match on 25 June 2012, used here as archival context for the multi-format tour

Sri Lanka name 16-member squad for Pakistan-England tri-series from 18 October

Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 16-member squad led by Kusal Mendis for the Pakistan-England ODI tri-series in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 18 October, with Asalanka dropped.

A large four-petal monument in pale stone rising from a hilltop at golden hour, with visitors in the foreground.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Yadgar-e-Fatah monument opens to public with musical evening and projection show in Islamabad

The Yadgar-e-Fatah monument in Islamabad opened to the public on 3 October with a musical programme, projection-mapping show and Pakistan Idol performances.

Cricket match in progress on a green pitch, with fielders in blue spread across the ground and a batter and wicketkeeper at the crease

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to retain Asian Games cricket gold

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men's cricket final in Nisshin, claiming back-to-back gold while Pakistan took silver, their best result in the event since 2010.

World map showing the countries that have qualified for, are contesting a place in, or are ineligible for the 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

ICC puts Pakistan and India in same group for 2027 World Cup, opens ticket sale on 10 October

The ICC put Pakistan, India and Australia in Group A of the 2027 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, with the Pakistan-India match fixed for 10 October 2027 in Johannesburg.

An afternoon view of Jan Baik village in the Allai Valley of Battagram district, showing stone and wood houses on terraced slopes with forested mountains in the background.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan picks Mo Naqvi's 'Hanging by a Wire' as first documentary Oscar entry

Pakistan's Academy Selection Committee picked Naqvi's 'Hanging by a Wire' as the country's Oscar entry, the first documentary submitted for the International Feature Film category.

Floodlit cricket match in progress at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, with fielders spread across the ground and spectators in the stands

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach first Asian Games cricket final to set up India gold-medal clash

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-shortened Asian Games semi-final on 1 October to reach their first men's cricket final, where India await.

Exterior of Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, Indonesia, with the stadium name mounted along its curved roof and concrete support pillars below

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan fight back from 2-0 down to draw Philippines in FIFA ASEAN Cup

Pakistan recovered from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with the Philippines in Bandung on 29 September, their first goals and first point at the FIFA ASEAN Cup.

A boy crouches on a roof edge in Lahore preparing to fly a kite, with the red sandstone walls and towers of the Lahore Fort rising behind him against an overcast sky.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Lahore to hold 10-day Basant festival from 29 January 2027

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved a 10-day Basant festival in Lahore from 29 January to 7 February 2027, with a one-day pause for Kashmir Day.

A darkened esports arena seen from the stands, with a large central screen showing a PUBG Mobile map above a red-lit stage ringed by player stations

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan claim fifth Asian Games medal with PUBG Mobile bronze

Pakistan's PUBG Mobile team finished third in the 12-match esports final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on 29 September, taking the country's fifth medal of the Games.

Black-and-white action photograph of India and Pakistan players contesting a field hockey match in 1973, with a packed grandstand behind

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach Asian Games hockey semi-final to set up India clash

Pakistan beat Oman 7-2 in their final Pool B match on 28 September to reach the Asian Games men's hockey semi-finals, where they will face India on 1 October.

Floodlit panorama of a cricket stadium during an India-Pakistan one-day international, with the pitch and outfield in the foreground

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach Asian Games cricket semi-final as rain washes out Hong Kong quarter-final

Persistent rain washed out Pakistan's Asian Games cricket quarter-final against Hong Kong on 28 September, sending Sahibzada Farhan's side through on ICC T20I ranking.

Abrar Ahmed in his bowling action at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo during Pakistan's 2023 tour of Sri Lanka

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Abrar Ahmed becomes world No 1 T20I bowler, first Pakistan spinner in five years

Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has risen to the top of the ICC men's T20I bowling rankings on 736 points, ending Rashid Khan's six-month reign at No 1.