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A US official speaks at a podium bearing a 'Legacy Returns Home' exhibition banner, with US and Pakistani flags and the Islamabad Museum sign above.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

US returns over 450 looted antiquities to Pakistan

The United States returned more than 450 looted antiquities worth over $23 million to Pakistan at an Islamabad Museum ceremony, one of the largest such repatriations in years.

Mount Makalu, a steep snow-covered Himalayan peak, rising above surrounding ridgesPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Sajid Sadpara summits Makalu without supplemental oxygen

The Pakistani mountaineer reached the 8,485-metre summit in Nepal, his tenth eight-thousander without bottled oxygen, expedition organisers said.

Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PSL 11: Hyderabad Kingsmen beat Multan Sultans to reach Eliminator 2

Hyderabad Kingsmen chased down 160 to beat Multan Sultans in the first eliminator of PSL 11 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 29 April 2026.

A green mountain valley with terraced fields and a river in Chitral district.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Chitral's Kalash valleys added to Unesco World Heritage Tentative List

The Kalash valleys of Chitral district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage Tentative List, officials said on 28 April 2026.

Lake Saiful Muluk in the Kaghan Valley, with turquoise water below snow-dusted mountains.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Lake Saiful Malook set to reopen after six-month winter closure

The Kaghan Development Authority began clearing snow and glaciers from the Naran road on 25 April 2026, expecting Lake Saiful Malook to reopen to visitors.

A view of the stands and pitch at the National Stadium in Karachi.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PSL 11: Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by 11 runs

Multan Sultans defended 207 for seven to beat Karachi Kings by 11 runs in their PSL 11 match at the National Stadium in Karachi on 19 April 2026.

A match graphic showing the Hyderabad Kingsmen and Islamabad United team logos inside a floodlit cricket stadium.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Labuschagne fifty carries Hyderabad Kingsmen past Islamabad United

Marnus Labuschagne's unbeaten 61 and Asif Mehmood's 4-18 gave Hyderabad Kingsmen a six-wicket PSL win over Islamabad United in Karachi on 12 April 2026.

A close-up of a red leather cricket ball with its stitched seam.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PCB charges Fakhar Zaman with ball-tampering as PSL faces growing turmoil

The PCB charged Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman with ball-tampering over a five-run penalty in Sunday's PSL defeat to Karachi Kings, with a hearing due.

The floodlit stands and field of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during a Pakistan Super League fixture.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PCB bars spectators from PSL 11, restricts matches to Lahore and Karachi under austerity drive

On 22 March 2026 PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said PSL 11 would proceed without spectators and only in Lahore and Karachi, with 72-hour ticket refunds under federal austerity

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed in Pakistan cricket kit, photographed with fans at a Daily Dunya office event in Karachi in 2016.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Sarfraz Ahmed announces retirement from international cricket, ending a two-decade career

Former Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed retired from international cricket on 15 March 2026, ending a 19-year career that began with an ODI debut in 2007.

Pakistan field hockey players in green shirts contesting the ball with an Argentina player on a blue pitchPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan beat Japan 4-3 to reach Hockey World Cup after eight years

Pakistan scored three late goals to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Japan in Egypt and qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup for the first time since 2018.

Panoramic view of the main pavilion and stands of the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in daytimePakistan / Entertainment & Culture

England beat Pakistan by two wickets as Brook century ends semifinal control

Harry Brook hit 100 off 51 balls to send England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals, leaving Pakistan needing a win over Sri Lanka and other results to survive.