January 23: ESPN cricinfo reported, Pakistan will not pull out of their upcoming bilateral series against Afghanistan, like Australia did, with PCB chairman Najam Sethi saying that "cricket and politics should be kept separate". The series in March, however, will now comprise three T20Is and not ODIs and will be played at an offshore venue, with the Afghanistan and Pakistan boards sharing the revenue 50-50. Read More I
Pakistan not withdrawing from series against Afghanistan
https://arab.news/5pj7b
Pakistan not withdrawing from series against Afghanistan

Ponting hails double ICC Awards winner Babar Azam

January 27: ICC cricket reported, Babar took out both the major men’s cricket award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, as well as the Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year in the 2022 ICC Awards, beating competitive fields in both categories. Read More I
146 containers from Pakistan Ordnance Factories head to Ukraine via its neighbours

January 27: Economic Times reported, Pakistan has stepped up military supplies to Ukraine from the Karachi Port, coinciding with fresh Western defence supplies to Kyiv to thwart advances by the Russian military in Ukraine in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. Read More I
No backchannel diplomacy between Pakistan and India: Khar

January 26: Dawn reported, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar said on Thursday that ever since the incumbent government came to power, there has been no backchannel diplomacy going on between Pakistan and India “untold to the rest of the world”. Read More I
Elahi blasts Imran’s aides, believes Fawad should've been arrested earlier

January 26: Geo News reported, digging at former prime minister Imran Khan’s close aides, Pakistan Muslim League–Quaid (PML-Q) senior leader and ex-Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi — without naming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry — said it would have been more “favourable” had he been arrested earlier. Read More I
IMF MISSION TO VISIT PAKISTAN BY END OF JANUARY

January 26: ARY News reported, A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Pakistan on January 31 to hash out the details of the ninth review of Pakistan’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF), ARY News reported on Thursday. Read More I