MUMBAI: Australian Darren Cahill, the coach of two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep, has backed the idea of merging the men’s and women’s tours, saying it would make tennis simpler for both players and fans. Roger Federer called for a merger between the two governing bodies on Wednesday on social media with the men’s ATP […]
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LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik on Sunday apologised to the nation over match-fixing after long 19 years and said he was ready to reveal all the secrets linked to match-fixing due to which he was banned for life. “I am very sorry for what I had done 19 years ago. I am ready to […]
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MADRID: Spain’s health minister said on Sunday that Spaniards should not expect to see professional football restart before the summer. Spain has been without football since March 12, two days before the nation went into a strict lockdown under a state of emergency to battle its savage coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 22,000 […]
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LAHORE: Eight former great Pakistani cricketers including Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram will hold online sessions with the current and emerging Pakistani cricketers to help them keep focus on their game and make best use of the time they have amid the lockdown due to Covid-19. The sessions will continue from Monday to Friday of […]
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ISLAMABAD: A new analysis carried out by a team of scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has shown benefits of conservation agriculture for crop performance, water use efficiency, farmers’ incomes and climate action across a variety of cropping systems and environments in South Asia. The analysis, published in ‘Nature Sustainability’, is […]
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LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is set to serve a notice on an Iranian firm this week for the payment of about Rs714 million with interest under a recent decision of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The NTDC may move a court in Pakistan for implementation of the ICC’s international […]
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LAHORE: Punjab could face cumulative economic losses of $18-20 billion – equal to 10-12 per cent of the size of its economy, in a worst case scenario, should the Covid-19 lockdown in the province continue for three months. The job losses accompanying the drop in the provincial economic output are projected to be in the […]
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ISLAMABAD: A senior government official privy to forensic investigations into the 2019 sugar and wheat crises has said hurdles such as finding the ‘required’ forensic experts and closure of mills caused delay in completion of detailed audit. Prime Minister Imran Khan had ordered a commission to conduct a forensic audit by April 25 after the […]
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ISLAMABAD: According to a plan submitted to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the share of cheaper hydropower in the national power mix is likely to decline to about 20 per cent from 30pc at present by the fiscal year 2040 due to the negligible role played by private sector as the government attempts […]
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TAXILA: Deputy Commissioner Ali Annan Qamar has launched a vehicle designed by the district administration to disinfect streets and roads of the district in order to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Officials from the district administration, municipal committee and other departments were also present on the occasion. Mr Qamar directed for the vehicle, called Mist […]
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