PARIS: French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors. Guidicelli, who said that the French federation (FFT) had “no regrets” over its unilateral decision to move the clay court Grand Slam from May 24-June 7 to Sep […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram believes budding pacers need to play first-class cricket more as to learn bowling, saying Twenty20 was not ideal for developing a quality fast bowler. “The amount of cricket taking place has changed everything,” Wasim said on a YouTube channel as quoted by scroll.in. “T20 cricket […]
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ISLAMABAD: In a risky move, the petroleum ministry is seeking purchase of oil at $8-15 per barrel higher than the current low price for hedging of about 20 per cent of its total oil imports and pass on the cost of this higher rate to consumers. In a summary moved to the Economic Coordination Commit-tee […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Young Pharmacist Association (PYPA) has written a letter to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountabi-lity Shahzad Akbar urging him to look into the import of over 450 medicines from India despite a ban. They said the federal cabinet had been briefed that there was a shortage of medicines for cancer […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREISLAMABAD: In a tug of war among the water resources ministry, the regulator and the contractors, a multi-million dollar foreign-funded project planned to overcome inter-provincial distrust over water distribution and theft is lying in the doldrums. As a result, a multilateral lending agency has concluded to cancel its financial assistance committed to the project as […]
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THE agriculture sector is facing one of its biggest crises. On one hand, erratic weather and the resultant untimely heavy rains and hailstorms, coupled with the locust attack, are making it hard for farmers to sleep at night. On the other hand, the lockdown since mid-March has created many challenges and negatively impacted the rural […]
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Saudi Arabia’s finance minister on Monday said the kingdom will triple its Value Added Tax (VAT) and halt monthly handout payments to citizens in new austerity measures amid record low oil prices and a coronavirus-led economic slump. The measures, which could stir public resentment with the cost of living rising, come as the petro-state steps […]
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LAHORE: Various associations of doctors have expressed serious concern over the fast spread of coronavirus, saying the situation may go out of control if standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not followed during lockdown in Punjab. Pakistan Islamic Medical Association, Pakistan Medical Association, Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians and Young Doctors Association Punjab issued a joint […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is all set to meet on Monday (today) after a gap of nearly two months merely to complete a formality of holding a debate on the prevailing situation in the country due to spread of Covid-19 as the government and the opposition have already reached an understanding that no other routine […]
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The opposition on Monday, during a National Assembly session convened after a gap of nearly two months, criticised the federal government for its handling of the country’s coronavirus crisis, calling its Covid-19 strategy “confused”. Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri presided over the session as Speaker Asad Qaiser has quarantined himself after he tested positive for coronavirus […]
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