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ICC rates Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium ‘unsatisfactory’ after slow pitch in Pakistan-Australia ODI

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday rated Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium as “unsatisfactory”, noting that the pitch made it difficult to score runs in a recent match between Pakistan and Australia. Gaddafi Stadium was the venue for the second and third one-day internationals (ODIs) between the Green Shirts and the Aussies. Pakistan won the low-scoring third ODI by four wickets to clinch the three-match series 2-1. “It was tough to score runs in the low-scoring game and this proved to be the decisive factor in match referee Graeme La Brooy’s report,” the ICC said about the Lahore stadium in a press release. “The pitch was slow and low and made scoring runs very difficult. It did not suit a One Day International game as batters had to spend more time to settle in. It helped spin very early in the match and continued the same way throughout,” La Brooy said. The ICC also rated the Lord’s pitch in London, which hosted the first Test between England and New Zealand, as “unsatisfactory” based on Match Referee Andy Pycroft’s report. “There was plenty of excessive seam movement throughout the Test and the ball also kept extremely low on several occasions. The bounce was variable throughout as 16 wickets fell on the first day and 17 on the second. There was simply an over-balance in favour of ball against bat caused by the pitch,” Pycroft said. Both Lord’s and Gaddafi Stadium pitches “received one demerit point each under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process”. The match referees’ reports were forwarded to the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), respectively, and they have 14 days to appeal against the sanction. “There are no previous demerit points for either venue,” the ICC noted. The series was played on predominantly low, spin-friendly tracks in Rawalpindi and Lahore, where the tourists largely struggled with the bat. During the third ODI, Australia were bowled out for 157. Pakistan successfully chased the modest target, although not without several anxious moments, as the pitch offered considerable assistance to the bowlers and made batting difficult throughout the contest. Some former players and analysts had criticised the surfaces prepared for the series, saying they were tailor-made to favour the home team. However, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed the criticism. After the Green Shirts’ win over Australia, Shaheen defended the pitch strategy, saying: “When you have to play against such a team like Australia, you have to prepare such pitches because your objective is to win the series.” “When we visited Australia, they prepared green pitches because they were playing against an Asian team and believed those conditions would favour them. Despite that, under Mohammad Rizwan’s captaincy, we won the series there,” the skipper recalled.

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FO rejects reports of Dar sharing intelligence on Iran's nuclear programme during meeting with Rubio

The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday refuted reports that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar shared any intelligence regarding Iran’s nuclear programme during a meeting with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Dar met with Rubio on May 29 during a brief visit to Washington, where the two discussed bilateral cooperation as well as regional security issues. Rubio had praised Islamabad’s role “in advancing peace in the Middle East”. Responding to queries during a weekly press briefing on Thursday, FO Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad “categorically and unequivocally” rejected claims made in certain media reports that Dar shared any intelligence regarding Iran with Rubio. “Such claims are entirely baseless, speculative, and appear to be aimed at undermining ongoing diplomatic efforts and the broader process of dialogue and engagement,” he said. Emphasising that the discussion between Dar and Rubio “focused on regional peace, stability, and the importance of pursuing diplomatic solutions to ongoing challenges”, Andrabi asserted that “no intelligence was shared during the course of this dialogue”. Welcoming the “continued engagement” of the US in peace efforts and its “positive role” in the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, he cautioned the media against “speculative and unwarranted reports”. A journalist had asked Andrabi about media reports that Dar had allegedly shared intelligence with Rubio regarding Iran, “including possible signals such as withdrawal from the NPT and the development of a nuclear weapon”. The reports, according to the journalist, had claimed that the information resulted in the US urging Israel to halt its attacks in Lebanon. The question came after former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Larry Johnson, quoting an unnamed source, claimed that Dar had a conversation with Rubio that “revealed what Iran is prepared to do to preserve its independence”, which allegedly “alarmed” Rubio. Rubio had also responded to the claims during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. US Congressman Scott Perry asked him if Dar had delivered a message that Iran is “prepared to demonstrate a nuclear weapon should the current escalation continue”. “I have not seen that reporting and I am not aware of any such message,” Rubio responded. Perry again referred to the reports, to which Rubio said that no such message had been delivered. “I would be surprised if that message had been relayed. I would be aware of it if it was,” he said. The US-Iran conflict is currently stalemated in a shaky ceasefire struck in April, which was followed by historic direct talks between the warring parties hosted by Pakistan. Though daily strikes throughout Iran and the Gulf have stopped since then, bursts of armed conflict have continued. The US and Iran exchanged attacks on each other’s military targets on Monday. After the US military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran responded with a missile attack on Wednesday, damaging Kuwait’s airport and resulting in casualties. Since the conflict began, Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in the Gulf region home to US military bases. Meanwhile, Israel’s expanding front in Lebanon has proved to be the main spoiler in the peace process, with rising tensions even prompting US President Donald Trump to tell Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the attacks. Nevertheless, diplomacy has continued with Trump under pressure to reach an agreement that would lift the US and Iranian competing blockades around the Strait of Hormuz, which have choked international oil supplies and threatened the global economy with rising prices. ‘Actively engaged’ to secure release of seamen held by Somali pirates On the continued captivity of 10 Pakistanis aboard an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates, the FO said Islamabad remained “actively engaged” in efforts to secure their release. The MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged product tanker, was seized on April 21, approximately 30 nautical miles off Somalia’s Puntland region with 17 crew members aboard, 10 of them Pakistani. “Unfortunately, the situation remains grave,” Andrabi acknowledged when asked about the latest update on the situation, days after a video emerged showing the captives with discoloured water available for drinking. “Pakistan remains in contact with the ship owner, who is the principal negotiator with the pirates. These negotiations have been taking place with the knowledge of the Somali government,” the FO spokesperson stated. He explained that the “geographical circumstances, coupled with the fact that the ship is carrying highly explosive cargo, make any law-enforcement operation to secure the release of the captive extremely difficult”, as Pakistan did not want to endanger the safety of the captives. Families of the Pakistani hostage crew members of an oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, hold placards during a protest, calling on the government to take immediate action for the safe return of their loved ones, in Karachi on May 13, 2026. — Reuters/File The FO urged both the Somali government and the ship owner to ensure that the hostages were provided with food, drinking water, and other basic necessities. Relevant stakeholders, including the interior and maritime affairs ministries, were involved in the matter. “This is a very difficult situation. Our hearts go out to the families of those being held captive,” the spokesperson said, requesting patience from the families. “A team from our Embassy in Djibouti also visited Mogadishu to obtain first-hand information. Therefore, all channels of communication with both the ship owner and the Somali government remain open and active,” he revealed. Andrabi assured the media of the government’s “full attention and concern regarding this emergency situation”. ‘No responsible state can remain passive’: FO on Afghanistan Pakistan’s tensions with Afghanistan also came up during the press briefing. Andrabi was asked about the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Kaja Kallas noting the “grave humanitarian consequences” of the recent fighting between the two neighbours and urging them to exercise restraint. The FO spokesperson replied: “No responsible state can remain passive when its civilians and security forces are repeatedly targeted. Therefore, we reserve the right to take all necessary measures to safeguard the lives and property of our nationals, based on the principles of necessity and as a measure of last resort.” He stressed that Pakistan adhered to the principles of distinction and proportionality and that any “defensive action” was directed against “legitimate targets under international law, including sanctuaries and bases used for planning terrorism and launching terrorist attacks against Pakistan”. The FO spokesperson further stated, “We will continue to take such actions when necessary, and this remains part of our dialogue with our international interlocutors.” Responding to another question before this, Andrabi had asserted that the EU understood Islamabad’s position, including “our right to defend ourselves and take action against terrorist incidents, particularly those emanating from Afghanistan”. Andrabi then referred to the joint statement issued on Kallas’s visit, which said both sides “reaffirmed the importance of combatting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”. Both sides had also “expressed serious concerns over the presence of terrorist entities in Afghanistan and reiterated that Afghan territory must not be used to threaten or attack other countries”. Replying to another question, the FO official affirmed that there was “no bar on Pakistan pursuing dialogue and diplomacy with Afghanistan”. “Indeed, this is what we were doing until very recently, when terrorist attacks emanating from Afghanistan, with possible collusion from elements within the authorities there, surpassed a certain threshold of Pakistan’s patience. As a result, there were instances of border closures, and we also took certain actions in our border regions,” he recalled. Expressing Pakistan’s desire to pursue the path of diplomacy but also voicing its strong objection to the killing of Pakistani civilians and members of law enforcement agencies, Andrabi said: “We have adopted a position whereby we seek an unequivocal commitment from the Afghan side that its territory will not be used for terrorism against Pakistan.” The FO spokesperson said China’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong “held productive discussions on regional security” during his visit to Islamabad. “Pakistan and China agreed to strengthen coordination and synchronise their counterterrorism efforts in order to protect regional peace and security,” he said, adding that Islamabad appreciated Beijing’s constructive role on security issues in general. On the recent military cooperation agreement signed between Russia and Afghanistan, Andrabi responded, “The details are still being ascertained. At this stage, it would be premature to offer any comment on the matter.” India’s plans to divert Chenab water Meanwhile, the FO also denounced India’s plans to build a river-linking project to divert water from Chenab to the Beas river as a “grave violation” of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and other international laws. Chenab forms at the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The IWT, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, allocates the three western rivers — Indus, Jhelum and Chenab — to Pakistan, and the three eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — to India. According to Indian news outlet CNBC TV18, India will begin work on the proposed “Link-3 Project”, located on Chenab in Himachal Pradesh, on August 1. The project aims to divert surplus water from the Chenab river to the Beas basin and is estimated to cost 26.2 billion Indian rupees, as per ANI. Responding to a query, Andrabi said, “Yes, we have seen this report as well as the public tendered document issued by the government of India that India has invited bids for the Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel project with the intention of transferring 1.9m acre feet of water annually from Chenab into the Beas system. “Such an inter-basin diversion of water of the Chenab into the Beas system constitutes a grave violation of not just the IWT but also of the laws of treaty, particularly the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as the broader framework of international water law, including the principles reflected in the 1977 UN convention on watercourses,” he added. The FO spokesperson also highlighted India’s planned “silt flushing” of the Salal Dam in occupied Kashmir’s Reasi district. “This is a deeply concerning development. It would provide water control capability that is not permissible under either the Indus Waters Treaty or the 1978 Salal agreement,” he pointed out. Andrabi noted that India had neither officially communicated nor shared any notice of these projects nor has it sought consultations in this regard. “These projects confirm that India seeks to weaponise water. This carries dangerous implications not only for Pakistan’s economy but also for regional stability and international peace and security,” he stressed. Emphasising that Pakistan had “exercised restraint and responsibility” and remained committed to dialogue, Andrabi warned, “However, any illegal action, any illegal measure to endanger Pakistan’s water, food and economic security, as well as the survival and well-being of its 250 million people, is unacceptable.” He stated that such actions amount to “further destabilisation of South Asia, with potential grave consequences” for the entire region. “Under IWT, Pakistan is entitled to receive the unrestricted use of the water of the western rivers, and this is in lieu of the rights of the eastern rivers that were given to India,” Andrabi noted. The FO spokesperson asserted that Pakistan “retains all options necessary for safeguarding rights and entitlements under the treaty and to protect its vital national interests”. “Let me emphasise, we retain all options in this regard,” he reiterated. The FO urged the international community to call upon India to “desist from any form of water coercion, abandon projects that seek to stop, reduce or divert water flow legally belonging to Pakistan, and restore full and faithful implementation of the IWT”.

DR Congo: Facing a New Ebola Threat, A Goma Clinic Steps Up

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Direct Relief The Jericho Road Wellness Clinic in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will receive $2.5 million in personal protective gear, medication, and supplies from Direct Relief. A significant number of these items will be used to protect staff and treat patients at a district Ebola containment center. By Talya Meyers Share Since an outbreak of Ebola was announced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Jericho Road Wellness Clinic in Goma, in the country’s east, has seen an influx of frightened patients. “They don’t come to test for Ebola” at this point, said director Chantal Mandro. “They come to be sure that they are doing well.” Hundreds of cases had been confirmed in the DRC, and seven in Uganda, as of last week. Historically, hospitals and clinics have become more dangerous during Ebola outbreaks, leading many patients to avoid them, as they did during the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, Mandro and her staff screen every patient for fever and other symptoms of Ebola before they can enter the facility. Anyone who has symptoms or has traveled to Ituri Province, the center of this new outbreak, has to be kept separate from other patients. Potential cases will be sent on to a nearby hospital. In North Kivu province, where Goma is located, government officials and healthcare providers are gearing up for a large-scale response. Putting together enough medicine, personal protective equipment, or PPE, and medical supplies to run an effective containment center is an urgent concern. “They don’t have enough PPE. They don’t have enough anything,” Mandro said of local responders. A shipment from Direct Relief, containing $2.5 million in personal protective equipment, medicine, diagnostics, and supportive care treatments, has been prepared for the Wellness Clinic, which is part of long-time Direct Relief partner Jericho Road. Included in the shipment are coveralls for biological protection, respirators, and goggles; antibiotics for coinfection; diagnostics; IV fluids, oral rehydration salts, and electrolytes; safety equipment; and chronic disease medications, because diseases like diabetes must be carefully managed in Ebola patients to prevent worse outcomes. When it arrives, Mandro said, much of the PPE and medicine will be distributed to the district government to be used in an Ebola containment center in Goma, which officials are currently working to set up. Dr. Myron Glick, a Buffalo, New York physician who founded Jericho Road, said that years of instability – civil war, an active volcano, a major Ebola outbreak in 2019, and widespread displacement – have made Goma especially vulnerable in the current health emergency. About 800,000 people internally displaced by conflict are currently sheltering in the area, and even the 1.1 million residents experience widespread poverty, instability, and lack of access to healthcare. “Goma’s a really tough place to run a hospital,” he said, noting that it’s often cited as one of the most dangerous cities in the world. “It’s already challenging, and now on top of it you put Ebola.” While current measures require anyone who’s come in contact with a possible Ebola patient to quarantine at home, Dr. Glick said poverty and crowding make that less effective. “I’ve seen families with eight or 10 kids [in Goma] live in spaces that are no bigger than my kitchen in Buffalo,” he told Direct Relief. Receiving a shipment of this size will be key to an effective response, Dr. Glick said. “There’s never enough of that stuff in stock,” he said. “The most important items right now are the PPE, the IV fluids, the soaps.” But he noted that unmanaged conditions and coinfections will also pose life-threatening danger. Dehydration is a deadly concern in Ebola cases, making patients more vulnerable to coinfections that, in turn, lessen their odds of survival. The Wellness Clinic’s most urgent priority is to remain a safe place for patients to come, Dr. Glick said. “The goal is to screen well, transfer the sick, and protect our team so we can keep doing primary care, the hospital, and maternal care,” he said. Patients who are afraid to go to the clinic to manage chronic diseases, deliver babies, and receive vaccines are at greater risk too. “That’s something we saw in the past, in West Africa in 2014,” during the most deadly Ebola outbreak yet seen, he recalled. Clinic visits and vaccinations “all fell pretty dramatically in that first year after Ebola.” Dr. Glick is hopeful that this outbreak will be more like that of 2019, which, though extremely deadly, was confined within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and resulted in about 2,200 deaths, a fraction of the 11,300 people who died in the 2014 West Africa outbreak. But he noted that there is no vaccine for this strain of Ebola, and that testing models don’t appear to be as effective. (Oxford University scientists have said they may be ready to begin clinical trials for a vaccine within two to three months.) “There’s some worry that this will end differently from the 2019 outbreak,” he said. Mandro said that years of instability have taken their toll on the community’s outlook. “People in Goma are very, very tired because there are many catastrophes,” she said. Still, she said, people are gearing up to meet this new threat. “We are all afraid, but we are resilient,” she told Direct Relief. “There’s nothing else to do.”

Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign

Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico Ken Paxton, the Donald Trump-backed Texas attorney general, triumphed over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff for senator. His victory signals that even a scandal-plagued candidate can win over the deep red state with the support of the president. “After a public service career lasting more than four decades and 18 consecutive campaign wins, tonight we’ve come up short in this primary runoff,” Cornyn said shortly after the race was called. “I’ve always supported the GOP ticket. I intend to do so again this general election.” Continue reading...

'Flurry of missiles': Indian sailors risk work at sea as Middle East war grinds on

Born to landless Indian farmers, Sunil Pooniya thought a job at sea would be his ticket out of poverty, instead his first voyage saw him diving into the ocean to escape a deadly attack driven by the US-Israel war on Iran. For hundreds of thousands of Indians, merchant shipping jobs are a lucrative proposition despite the inherent risks. The attack on Pooniya’s ship killed two fellow Indians — the country’s sailors are among the highest merchant maritime casualties from the Middle East war. Dalip Singh and Ashish Kumar Singh were the first Indians killed in the conflict, after their oil tanker was hit on March 1 by projectiles off Oman’s Khasab port. “There was a huge noise and the whole ship shook,” Pooniya recalled. “I thought something had gone wrong with the engine, but a missile had hit us,” Pooniya added, who had been on the Palau-flagged MV Skylight. “The whole ship was up in flames.” Pooniya, 26, had travelled together with Dalip to Dubai, where they boarded the tanker. “Everyone jumped into the sea wearing life jackets,” Pooniya told AFP, now back home in India. “I screamed for Dalip, but he was gone in the fire.” India is one of the largest contributors of sailors on merchant shipping worldwide, with more than 320,000 active seafarers in 2025, according to the country’s shipping ministry. Eleven merchant sailors have been killed in the conflict, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). At least four were Indian. Iran has restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — which normally carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments — since the United States and Israel launched attacks on February 28. The US has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports. ‘Flurry of missiles’ Ships have been hit by projectiles and fired on in dozens of incidents, according to the British maritime security monitor UKMTO. An Indian-flagged ship carrying livestock from Somalia was reported to have been hit and sunk off Oman on May 13 — all 14 crew were rescued. Thousands of Indians are among the estimated 20,000 seafarers stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockade. But Manoj Yadav, general secretary of the Forward Seamen’s Union of India, said people just want to earn. “We have a massive unemployment problem,” he said. “Being on a ship is a convenient way out for many, as it is a relatively well-paying job for the qualification it demands.” Dalip, 25, a high-school graduate from the hot deserts of Rajasthan, was an engineering support member, on his second voyage. “Year after year, he failed to get a government job,” his younger brother Manoj Singh, 24, told AFP. Desperate for a better life for his family, Dalip borrowed money and enrolled himself in a maritime training programme, and secured a job on a merchant ship. Dalip’s salary — $450 dollars a month — was roughly three times the average income of a rural household. His brother Manoj Singh, a stone cutter, had been hoping to follow him to sea — a plan he has since abandoned. “My father died of shock after hearing that my brother was dead,” he said. “I cannot afford to leave home now.” The family of the ship’s captain, Ashish Kumar Singh, 38, from the eastern state of Bihar, is mourning his death. “I just want the government to help me get my husband’s remains back,” said his wife, Anshu Kumari. “How do I otherwise get closure?” Raju Ram, 33, also from Rajasthan, has been on a tanker in the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates since April, waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. He has witnessed a “flurry of missiles” near his vessel. “It is risky, of course,” he told AFP, by telephone from the vessel. “But at least our families respect us for the money we send back home.” Pooniya, meanwhile, says he has few other options. “The jobs that people like us get in India, you are always stuck in a cycle of debt,” he said. “In this line of work, at least the money is good.”

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