ISLAMABAD: Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has been ruled out from further participation on the tour of South Africa and will also miss out on the tour of Zimbabwe due to a toe injury.
Shadab injured his left toe while batting in the second one-day international against South Africa on Sunday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday that Khan has been sidelined for up to four weeks.
Khan, who is Pakistan’s vice-captain in white-ball cricket, didn’t take a wicket in the two ODIs against South Africa and scored only 33 and 13 runs in two games.
The ODI series is level at 1-1 with the final game on Wednesday. Pakistan will also play four Twenty20s against South Africa before traveling to Zimbabwe for two test matches and three Twenty20s.
Toe injury rules out Pakistan’s Shadab Khan from South Africa tour
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Toe injury rules out Pakistan’s Shadab Khan from South Africa tour
- The all-rounder will also miss out on a tour of Zimbabwe, has been sidelined for up to four weeks
- Shadab injured his left toe while batting in second one-day international against South Africa on Sunday
Pakistan arrests suspect arriving from Cambodia amid crackdown on human smuggling
- Suspect worked at an “online fraud company” in Cambodia, later started smuggling people from Pakistan, says FIA
- Pakistan has intensified crackdown against human smugglers after hundreds of migrants drowned near Pylos in 2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday said it had arrested a key suspect involved in smuggling humans who had arrived from Cambodia, alleging he was also part of an international fraud network.
The suspect, identified as Zainullah, was arrested by FIA officials when he arrived in the southern port city of Karachi from Cambodia.
Zainullah had traveled from Pakistan to Cambodia in September 2024, a press release issued by the agency said.
“He worked at an online fraud company in Cambodia and later became involved as an agent in recruiting individuals from Pakistan,” the FIA said.
The FIA said it recovered images of multiple individuals’ passports, payment receipts and bank transaction records after extracting data from Zainullah’s phone.
It said the suspect received money through personal bank accounts and a cryptocurrency account.
“The suspect has been handed over to the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle, Karachi, for further legal proceedings,” the FIA said.
“Further investigation is underway.”
Pakistan intensified action against illegal migration in 2023 after hundreds of migrants, including 262 Pakistanis, drowned when an overcrowded vessel sank off the Greek town of Pylos, one of the deadliest boat disasters in the Mediterranean.
Authorities say they continue to target networks sending citizens abroad through dangerous routes, following heightened scrutiny at airports and a series of arrests involving forged documents.
Pakistan’s interior ministry said this week illegal migration to Europe has declined by 47 percent this year after its nationwide crackdown, saying that more than 1,700 human smugglers have been arrested in 2025.
