LAHORE: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed the schedule of its security delegation’s visit to Pakistan to inspect three cricket centres from Nov 1 to 8 for South African team’s planned tour to the country scheduled for January 2021. The series will comprise two Tests and three T20 Internationals. CSA confirmed the schedule of its […]
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VISOKO: World number one Novak Djokovic said on Thursday he planned to play two more tournaments until the end of the season — in Vienna and London — and keep his top ATP ranking. “I’m going to play the Vienna tournament that wasn’t originally on my schedule,” Djokovic said. He was speaking on the sidelines […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to announce a major restructuring package for the power sector envisaging a freeze on average consumer tariff coupled with incentive-based lower rates for industry and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), transfer of distribution companies (Discos) to the provinces and transfer of K-Electric’s majority shares to Shanghai Electric under the China-Pakistan […]
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LAHORE: The unemployment rate will start to decline sharply in coming days due to various steps being taken in this regard, Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh claimed on Thursday. “The government is taking various steps to put economy on the path of sustainable growth and create employment opportunities for the youth. We hope that […]
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ISLAMABAD: Local auto manufacturers have asked the government to cut down taxes to reduce prices of cars and off-road vehicles in the country. The concerns were shared in a meeting organised by the government with local manufacturers seeking proposals to help reduce the prices of locally-manufactured vehicles. With the demand and supply balance tilting again […]
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KARACHI: The dollar fell to a five-month low against the rupee as it traded at Rs162.80 in the interbank market on Thursday. Currency dealers in banks said the dollar was traded as low as Rs162.70 intraday while the SBP reported closing rate of Rs162.86. The greenback lost around 60 paisas during the day. During the […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Indian High Commission on Thursday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking release of those Indian citizens who had been convicted by Pakistan’s military courts of spying and had since completed their respective prison terms. Aparna Ray of the Indian High Commission filed the petition in the IHC through advocate […]
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PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused the security establishment of being behind his ouster as prime minister and for “bringing Imran Khan into power”. Nawaz, via video link from London, was addressing the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) first power show in Gujranwala where top opposition leaders gathered to take forward […]
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Protests against the murder of religious scholar Maulana Dr Adil Khan were held in several areas of Karachi on Friday. The call for protests was issued by the Karachi Ulema Committee (KUC) yesterday. The committee also called for a ‘wheel-jam’ strike across the city, assuring that the demonstrations would be peaceful. Several shops in different […]
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The National Assembly session on Friday got off to a noisy start with opposition lawmakers chanting anti-government slogans despite the speaker’s repeated appeals for order in the house. Loud sloganeering by opposition lawmakers continued as Prime Minister Imran Khan walked into the assembly along with other government members and ministers. The NA meeting, called into […]
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