LAHORE: Mushtaq Ahmed, the newly-appointed spin bowling coach and mentor of Pakistan team for their forthcoming to England, says getting mentally strong for this important tour was the biggest challenge for the players. “Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the players have stayed away from the game for the last three months. They can regain their skills […]
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MUNICH: Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal as Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Wednesday to reach the German Cup final, with both teams paying tribute to the global protests against the killing of George Floyd. Lewandowski netted his 45th goal of the season in the 74th minute as Bayern stayed on track for fifth […]
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MELBOURNE: After a nearly three-month pause due to COVID-19, the Australian Football League resumed at an empty Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday where a thrilling draw between bitter cross-town rivals played out against a background of anger at racial injustice. Defending champions Richmond Tigers clawed back a four-goal deficit to reel in the Collingwood Magpies […]
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LAHORE: Pakistan cricket stars are thrilled at the addition of high profile coaches Younis Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed in the backroom staff for the upcoming tour of England in which they will play three Tests and as many T20Is in August-September. The presence of Mushtaq and Younis the spin bowling and batting coaches for the […]
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LAHORE: Middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has opted out of the Pakistan cricket squad for the upcoming tour of England due to prevailing Covid-19 situation while pacer Mohammad Amir has preferred to stay at home as his wife is expected their second child in July this year. Sources said that Haris, who is one of the […]
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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the federal government to address petrol crisis within three days and produce a compliance report. A bench consisting of Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Ahmad Ali observed that the people were deeply troubled by petrol shortages but the government was busy holding useless meetings. Federal petroleum […]
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ISLAMABAD: The tax exemptions cost in the current fiscal year rose to Rs1.149 trillion, up 18.25 per cent from Rs972.4 billion in the preceding year, the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20 showed on Thursday. Tax exemptions are the revenues foregone by the state by granting exemptions under different categories to various industries and other groups. These […]
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ISLAMABAD: There has been no significant impact of Covid-19 on the agriculture sector which, on the aggregate, recorded a remarkable growth of 2.67 per cent in 2019-20 compared to 0.58pc growth achieved last year, the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20 said. Released on Thursday, the document adds that positive growth was noted in all important crops […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday held six major oil marketing companies (OMCs) responsible for petroleum shortage across the country and imposed on them a cumulative fine of Rs40 million. The authority also issued fresh show-cause notices to Askar Petroleum, Byco Petroleum and BE Energy for similar violations of rules and […]
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• Growth crashes into negative territory• Public debt increases to 88pc of GDP• FBR revenues to take Rs800bn hit ISLAMABAD: The data released by the government presented a dismal economic performance as all indictors painted broad-based setbacks and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh blamed Covid-19 for a […]
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