Shakeel Afridi

Pakistan have promoted Saud Shakeel to the role of vice-captain as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 17-player squad for their two-match Test series against Bangladesh.

Pakistan's tour of Australia will kick-start from December 14 in Perth. Both the teams will be squaring off against each in a three-match Test series

SL vs PAK, 1st Test, Day3, Live Updates: Saud Shakeel's brilliant double century has put Pakistan in a brilliant position against on Day 3 of the first Test

Dr Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor serving a 33-year jail term for helping the CIA in tracking down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden to Abbottabad in 2011 could be released this month after authorities remitted 10 years of his sentence, according to his lawyer.

Pakistan's interior minister has launched a blistering assault on "ignorant" Donald Trump after the Republican presidential frontrunner vowed to free the doctor who helped track down Osama bin Laden if he wins office.

Five years after his fake vaccination programme helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden, Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi languishes in jail, abandoned by the US, say supporters, in its bid to smooth troubled relations with Islamabad.

The lawyer for a Pakistani doctor who was jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden accused the government today of deliberately delaying his appeal after the case was adjourned for the sixteenth time.

The lawyer of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden on Saturday said he was withdrawing from the case after receiving threats against his life from militant groups.

A Pakistani tribunal on Saturday reduced by 10 years the sentence of a doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, after he was jailed for ties to militants.

A Pakistani doctor jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden faces fresh legal wrangling after an appeal tribunal on Wednesday said a retrial order was "ambiguous" and needed clarification.

A Pakistani doctor who allegedly helped the US to track down al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has sought a fresh probe into his conviction in a treason case.

The United States has said it can't verify the authenticity of the interview given by the imprisoned Pakistani physician, who helped CIA trace Osama bin Laden, to an American news channel, but noted that the allegations if found correct are extremely "concerning".

Shakeel Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, has refused to eat meals provided by the jail authorities in Peshawar fearing he may be poisoned.

The Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years for treason after being recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to help find Osama bin Laden is in poor health, a jail official told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Thursday.

Doctor Shakeel Afridi was sacked on disciplinary grounds by the government in Northwest province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where Bin Laden was killed during a clandestine US raid last May that humiliated Pakistan.

Pakistan have promoted Saud Shakeel to the role of vice-captain as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 17-player squad for their two-match Test series against Bangladesh.

Pakistan's tour of Australia will kick-start from December 14 in Perth. Both the teams will be squaring off against each in a three-match Test series

SL vs PAK, 1st Test, Day3, Live Updates: Saud Shakeel's brilliant double century has put Pakistan in a brilliant position against on Day 3 of the first Test

Dr Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor serving a 33-year jail term for helping the CIA in tracking down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden to Abbottabad in 2011 could be released this month after authorities remitted 10 years of his sentence, according to his lawyer.

Pakistan's interior minister has launched a blistering assault on "ignorant" Donald Trump after the Republican presidential frontrunner vowed to free the doctor who helped track down Osama bin Laden if he wins office.

Five years after his fake vaccination programme helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden, Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi languishes in jail, abandoned by the US, say supporters, in its bid to smooth troubled relations with Islamabad.

The lawyer for a Pakistani doctor who was jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden accused the government today of deliberately delaying his appeal after the case was adjourned for the sixteenth time.

The lawyer of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden on Saturday said he was withdrawing from the case after receiving threats against his life from militant groups.

A Pakistani tribunal on Saturday reduced by 10 years the sentence of a doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, after he was jailed for ties to militants.

A Pakistani doctor jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden faces fresh legal wrangling after an appeal tribunal on Wednesday said a retrial order was "ambiguous" and needed clarification.

A Pakistani doctor who allegedly helped the US to track down al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has sought a fresh probe into his conviction in a treason case.

The United States has said it can't verify the authenticity of the interview given by the imprisoned Pakistani physician, who helped CIA trace Osama bin Laden, to an American news channel, but noted that the allegations if found correct are extremely "concerning".

Shakeel Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, has refused to eat meals provided by the jail authorities in Peshawar fearing he may be poisoned.

The Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years for treason after being recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to help find Osama bin Laden is in poor health, a jail official told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Thursday.

Doctor Shakeel Afridi was sacked on disciplinary grounds by the government in Northwest province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where Bin Laden was killed during a clandestine US raid last May that humiliated Pakistan.