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PCB slaps fine on Sarfaraz Ahmed for code of conduct violation

Islamabad: Sindh’s Sarfaraz Ahmed has been fined 30% of match fee for a level 1 breach of the PCB’s Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during his side’s Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 match against Bal...

India suffers major blow ahead of possible Pakistan clash

Dubai: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with a knee injury, the country’s cricket board said Friday. Jadeja, a left-hander who bats in the middle-order and bowls spin, played a key role i...

PCB reveals dates, venues of Pakistan Super League season 8

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Friday, announced dates and venues of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.  The PSL's Governing Council (GC), which is comprised of the franchises and PCB representatives, met on Friday to discu...

PCB Chief Executive expects Shaheen to be fit for T20 WC

LAHORE: Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is expected to be available for the national side’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals India on Oct 23. Shaheen injured his knee during Pakistan’s tour of S...

Pakistan crushes Hong Kong by 155 runs

Dubai: Pakistan bowlers demolished a fledgling Hong Kong batting line-up and delivered a 155-run victory in the Asia Cup fixture at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, securing a spot in the Super Four and a rematch with India this Sunday. The bo...

Miftah Ismail hints at early exit, says ‘may not have much time’

KARACHI: With country’s economy teetering amid record-high inflation, Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has hinted at his early exit, saying that although coalition government has 13 months, he may not have that much time. Addressing an event...

Daesh claim responsibility for attack on Afghan masjid that left 18 dead

HERAT: Extremist militant group Daesh claimed responsibility for attack on a crowded masjid in western Afghanistan, which killed at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Al Arabiya reported. Taliban officials and a local medic said that at l...

CJ IHC says constructive criticisms everyone’s prerogative

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice (CJ) Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah has remarked this court does not believe in contempt of court laws. “If some says wrong let him say wrong. Court will not bar any one from criticising but criticism should...

Sindh CM unhappy over inadequate media coverage on floods

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that media is not giving natural disaster coverage it deserves. Talking to media representative CM expressed his displeasure over way media has covered floods in country. Media started giving covera...

THE CITY OF LIGHTS

Karachi 'city of lights' is one of the biggest, wealthiest and most inhabited cities of Pakistan. Until 1958, it was also capital of Pakistan. Being former capital, it is potential trade hub and known to be backbone of Pakistan's economic system. It...

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Finance minister makes it clear-cut, IMF deal ‘transparent’

ISLAMABAD: Addressing the audience at a literature festival in Islamabad yesterday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb clarified that there are no undisclosed conditions in the country's loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He...

K-Electric CEO given show-cause for not sharing information with citizen

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has issued a show cause notice to the Chief Executive Officer of K-Electric for failing to comply with the commission’s order to furnish information requested by a citizen under the Right of...

PM Shehbaz announces ‘Bijli Sahulat Package’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday announced the Bijli Sahulat Package, offering up to Rs 26 per unit relief in electricity bills during the three winter months December, January, and February. Addressing an event in connection with Y...

JCP nominates all judges of SHC for constitutional bench

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan yesterday nominated all judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) as members of constitutional bench for expeditious disposal of the existing huge backlog of cases. All judges of the SHC can hear constitution...
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