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Police interview Pakistan cricketers again
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The trio at the centre of cricket's corruption probe were being interviewed again by UK police as the game's governing body insisted that the sport was not riddled with betting scams
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Attack on Pakistan Shia rally kills 43
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A blast ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people, the second major attack this week, piling pressure on the civilian government already struggling with a flood crisis
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Pakistan banks at risk from flood impact
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Fears are mounting that Pakistan's flood crisis – so far confined largely to rural areas – will begin to take its toll on the country's formal economy, undermining the country's previously strong banking sector
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Pakistan cricketers charged under corruption code
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The cricket corruption affair took a dramatic turn when the sport's governing body charged three Pakistan players with offences under its anti-corruption code and warned that they faced life bans from the game
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Bombs kill 18 at Shia procession in Lahore
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More than 100 wounded in the capital of Punjab province as three bombs explode, shattering a lull in violence of more than a month while Pakistan has battled devastating floods
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Pakistan likely to levy 'flood tax'
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Islamabad considering controversial strategy to raise revenue needed to pay for reconstruction
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Pakistan cricketers to leave team for talks
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Three players alleged to be involved in a betting scandal on the team's England tour will meet the country's officials in London on Wednesday as talks continued to find a way for the tour to continue
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Pakistan status as Test nation under scrutiny
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Pakistan's status as a Test cricket nation was under scrutiny on Monday as current and former players demanded action if allegations about betting corruption involving members of its team are proved
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Key cricket players point accusing finger at authorities
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Pakistani cricket has had its share of Cassandras in recent times. Even before the weekend's accusations about spot-betting and the possible connivance of Pakistan's Test match players, gambling and the national game were heavily entwined
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Criminalisation of Asian gambling is totally futile
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Cricketers' careers are insecure, especially so in Pakistan, where cricket was a tumultuous sport even before the entire country became benighted by terrorism
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Corruption allegations reflect wider troubles
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The team's constant misadventures reflect the wider troubles of a country beset by terrorism, weak governance and a society ill at ease with the new century
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EU considers tariff cuts for Pakistan
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Pakistan may get trade concessions from the EU to help it's economy recover from devastating floods that have displaced millions of people and devastated the vital cotton crop
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Pakistan asks for leeway on fiscal reforms
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Pakistan started talks with the International Monetary Fund in a bid to ease further strains in a financial rescue plan that had been struggling even before the country was hit by devastating floods
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Pakistan caught between floods and drought
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The Indus has not been kind to Mohammed Maitlo whose one-acre farm in Pakistan received so little water for irrigation this year that his wheat crop was stunted. Then the river burst its banks, destroyed his home and pushed his family into the ranks of the millions dispossessed by the recent tragic floods
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US pledges $60m more aid for Pakistan
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Hillary Clinton announces additional emergency relief for the flood-stricken country, bringing the US contribution to more than $150m, at a UN session aimed to spur international response to the disaster
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