MELBOURNE: It made sense to Sofia Kenin that Coco Gauff would be the one getting all of the attention and generating all of the buzz. That’s only natural when Gauff is 15 and making tennis history time and time again. “Yeah, I mean, the hype is for her. She’s obviously done great stuff, of course. […]
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Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said. Bryant rocketed to fame as an 18-year-old rookie and played 20 years for the Los […]
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The third Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Monday because of bad weather in Lahore, giving the home side a 2-0 series victory. Murky conditions and drizzle delayed the scheduled 1pm toss at the Gaddafi Stadium pitch, but play was called off three hours later. The series […]
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The notable progress made so far in ongoing reforms with a myopic approach to achieving macroeconomic stability is now being underlined by a growing perception that the outlook for economic growth is getting murkier. According to the UN report titled “World Economic Situation and Prospects,” Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow at 2.1 per cent […]
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s overall economic freedom score has increased by 0.6 point, with higher scores for judicial effectiveness and property rights outpacing declines in monetary freedom and fiscal health, says a US think-tank report released on Saturday. The Economic Freedom Index 2019, compiled by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation, gave Pakistan 55.0 on a scale of 0 […]
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Few regulations have been opposed by stockbrokers as vociferously as the proposed New Broker Regime. The two dozen “big brothers” of the fraternity are maintaining a safe distance from the controversy: the proposed regulations do not appear to touch their pockets and, in fact, promises to secure them bigger business. Despite all the wailing and […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a five-member supervisory board to ensure independent oversight of implementation of National Savings Schemes (AML& CFT) Rules 2019 to comply with the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The FATF Plenary and Joint Working Group meetings are scheduled for February 16-21 in Paris to decide Pakistan’s possible exclusion […]
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New Delhi intends to sell its entire stake in the debt-crippled national carrier Air India, the government announced on Monday, after failing previously to secure any bids for a majority share. The airline, which owes more than $8 billion, has been struggling to pay salaries and buy fuel, with officials recently warning that it would […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate is once again set to take up on Monday (today) an opposition-moved constitution amendment bill seeking establishment of 10 more high court benches in all the four provinces of the country aiming at resolving the issues of pendency and delay in litigation. The bill seeking an amendment to Article 198 of the […]
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LAHORE: As Prime Minister Imran Khan on his visit to Lahore on Sunday asked the party leaders to make preparations for the local government elections in Punjab, its key ally PML-Q has proposed that the government should first amend the law to remove certain flaws before announcing its schedule. “The PML-Q wants that before going […]
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