NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Test fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to coach pacers from any country — even if an offer from arch-rivals India came his way. In an interview with a social networking platform, the 44-year-old paceman said he wants to help produce aggressive and fast bowlers who can take on […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody believes Pakistan’s talented batsman Babar Azam was a special talent, who would be going to be in top five Test batsmen of the decade. “Babar has emerged over the last year or so into something that is going to be so special. We talked about how Virat Kohli is […]
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LAHORE: Rice traders and seed and poultry associations fear that the recently promulgated anti-hoarding law will be misused to hurt their and the country’s interests. Representatives of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Seed Association of Pakistan (SAP), Asia-Pacific Seed Association (APSA), Poultry Association of Pakistan and other large-scale sectors held a meeting at the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Exports during the month of April plunged by 54 per cent to $957 million from $2.08 billion a year ago following the order deferrals and cancellations due to the impact of coronavirus on the global economy. The data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday showed the impact of global economic […]
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ISLAMABAD: An influential group of international investors operating in Pakistan has asked the government to make effective use of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to ensure collection of taxes on all incomes including the agriculture and continue pursuing the documentation of economy despite relaxations and reliefs announced in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak. […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet will meet on Wednesday (today) to consider a heavy agenda including more than Rs1.1 trillion worth of restructuring of the power sector debt. To be presided over by Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the ECC is also expected to set an intervention price for cotton […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday cleared documents to avail a $305 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The amount will be used for providing relief to the vulnerable segments of society through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and necessary medical equipment to hospitals through the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). A meeting […]
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ISLAMABAD: A day after ordering acquittal of some suspects in criminal cases and acknowledging loopholes in the criminal justice system, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday proposed a policy to conclude criminal appeals within three months which otherwise linger on for decades. According to the proposed draft policy for fixation of criminal appeals against […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) and the operating theatre in the Children’s Hospital were sealed on Tuesday after 15 people from both facilities were diagnosed with Covid-19. Around 30 patients admitted to the Mother and Child Hospital have also been discharged with directions to visit other hospitals […]
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the provincial and district governments on a petition seeking establishment of separate graveyards for people dying of coronavirus. A citizen, Syed Husnain Haider, filed the petition, saying the patients of Covid-19 were supposed to be kept in isolation due to the fear of spread of […]
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