Pakistan's return to hosting the ICC Champions Trophy after 29 years ended in disappointment. The team couldn't secure a single win and finished at the bottom of Group A. Their final match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi was abandoned due to rain, leaving both teams winless in the tournament. The tournament began with a 60-run loss to New Zealand in Karachi. This was followed by a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India in Dubai, where Virat Kohli's unbeaten 100 guided India to victory. Captain Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged the high expectations and expressed disappointment in the team's performance. He emphasized the need to learn from their mistakes before their upcoming tour to New Zealand. This tournament marked Pakistan's first time hosting a global cricket event since 1996, adding to the weight of their underwhelming performance. The early exit has led to widespread discontent among supporters, with some fans in Karachi reportedly requesting to c...
No-confidence motion or long march: Which strategy of Pakistan Democratic Movement can create more difficulties for PTI?
The Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 11 Pakistani political parties, aims to send the PTI government home, but it does not appear to be pursuing a single strategy to achieve that goal. Conflicting statements made in recent days by leaders of the two major PDM parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the People's Party, have further exposed the disunity in the opposition alliance. At a time when PML-N and PDM president Maulana Fazlur Rehman are seen talking about dates for a long march to Islamabad to increase pressure on the government, by PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The statement said that his party would propose a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan to the PDM using constitutional, legal and democratic means to remove the government. However, PML-N general secretary Ahsan Iqbal rejected the suggestion and said that if Bilawal Bhutto has enough numbers, then bring it forward. He said that despite the com...