World Health Organisation officials on Wednesday denied that the body was “China-centric” and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding, after US President Donald Trump said he would put contributions on hold. The United States is the top donor to the Geneva-based body which Trump said had […]
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KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team’s bowling coach and former fast bowling legend Waqar Younis said on Monday that he knows his limits as bowling coach and is trying to focus on improving the skills of all young fast bowlers. Talking to media persons during an online digital video session from Australia, Waqar said that Misbah ul […]
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Australian cricketers “sucked up” to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) deals, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were “too scared” to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world’s wealthiest cricket tournament. “Everybody knows […]
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LAHORE: A number of national hockey players have started physical training at their homes to maintain high level of fitness for their possible selection for future international hockey events once the coronavirus pandemic is finally brought under control. “The players have engaged themselves in physical training on the direction of head coach of the team, […]
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BUSAN: The world table tennis team championships due to take place in the South Korean city of Busan were postponed for a second time on Tuesday over the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea was among the earliest countries to be hit outside China — where the coronavirus first emerged — and for a time had the […]
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PARIS: The start of the MotoGP season has been pushed back to June 21 at the earliest after organisers on Tuesday postponed the Italian and Catalan Grands Prix races due to the coronavirus. The Italian MotoGP was scheduled for May 31 with Catalunya fixed for June 7, but both have been pushed back with no […]
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KARACHI: The stocks bounced back on Tuesday, recovering a little over half the losses suffered a day earlier. The KSE-100 index regained 652.40 points (2.13 per cent) and closed at 31,231.55. Intraday gains were 724 points. Institutional participation remained low while the bullish individuals took fresh positions in stocks worth $5.50 million and mainly offset […]
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KARACHI: Traders representatives on Tuesday urged the Sindh government to provide interest-free loans to taxpaying small traders and shopkeepers. They further sought financial assistance for paying salaries to workers as their businesses are closed amid lockdown to contain spread of Covid-19. Talking to Dawn, All City Tajir Itehad (ACTI) president Sharjeel Gopalani said that 10 days […]
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ISLAMABAD: Amid wheat harvesting season, the government has asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to take action against oil marketing companies (OMCs) for their reluctance to uplift petroleum products from refineries, resulting in serious supply problems. A senior government official told Dawn that there are more than 80 OMCs operating in the country but none […]
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ISLAMABAD: The ministry of finance on Tuesday released Rs10 billion for the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) as part of the government scheme to protect vulnerable sections of society from the current inflationary impact. USC Managing Director Omar Lodhi said in a statement that Rs50bn had been allocated for utility stores and out of it Rs10bn […]
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