ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to reform its social safety net in order to include the ‘missing middle’ segment of society, which falls outside the existing safety net programmes and are also excluded from the limited formal systems, it has been learnt. This reform requires introducing the next generation of interventions that move beyond social […]
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Rarely have the stock investors sensed such tantalising blend of fear and greed. From the bottom of the pit at 27,229 points on March 25, the benchmark KSE-100 index has roared to close at 40,030 points on August 7. It represents incredible gains of 12,937 points or 48pc in less than five months. The meteoric […]
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US employment growth likely slowed significantly in July amid a resurgence in new Covid-19 infections, which would provide the clearest evidence yet that the economy’s recovery from the recession caused by the pandemic was faltering. The Labour Department’s closely watched employment report could pile pressure on the White House and Congress to speed up negotiations […]
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After nearly two years in power, Prime Minister Imran Khan now plans to establish autonomous elected local governments that would enable people at the grassroots to resolve their problems independently. The prime minister told the federal cabinet meeting on July 28 that his government was in favour of the full implementation of Article 140-A of […]
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MANCHESTER: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali ‘missed a trick’ several times in the opening Test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram. Azhar and his men held the upper hand for most part of the series opener and had England, chasing 277 for victory, […]
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MANCHESTER: England star all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the concluding two Tests against Pakistan for family reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sunday. Stokes’s father Ged was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg two days before Christmas last year with a serious illness while following his son’s progress with the England cricket […]
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We are feeling frustrated, just as the fans are, after the Old Trafford Test match but this is how cricket is. There are very small margins between victory and defeat and it’s easy to curse yourself when you’ve lost. But, we should remember that we were right on top until pretty much the last session […]
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LISBON: The coronavirus pandemic has changed almost everything about the Champions League. Empty stadiums, games in August and a tournament in Portugal. But Bayern Munich and Barcelona keep winning, and Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi keep scoring. Lewandowski scored twice and set up two more goals as Bayern beat Chelsea 4-1 in Munich on Saturday […]
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TOKYO: Two employees of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday. That brings to three the number of employees of the committee who have tested positive since the pandemic began. Organisers said a man and a woman had tested positive but gave few details. They said the man […]
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SYDNEY: Sydney made a pitch on Saturday to host the money-spinning Boxing Day Test against India as its traditional home Melbourne battles a surge in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. The fate of the marquee fixture is uncertain with no live sport currently in Melbourne as it struggles with hundreds of new daily infections, in contrast […]
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