DOHA: On Saturday, the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Doha saw a dominant start for a quartet of Pakistan players. To kick off their campaigns, Awaisullah Muneer, Mohammad Asif, Asjad Iqbal, and Mohammad Naseem Akhtar all scored impressive victories. Awaisullah, who won the 6-red title in July in Riyadh, beat Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn of Thailand 4-2 [6-103(52), 100(68)-00, 77(83)-12, 97-00, 36-77(76), 82(76)-27]. With a break of 52, Lertsattayathorn won the first frame, but the 31-year-old Awaisullah fought back and won the second, third, and final frames with breaks of 68, 83, and 76, respectively. In the meantime, Asif, a two-time amateur…
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LAHORE: At the National Swimming Championship on Saturday at the International Swimming Pool of the Nishtar Sports Complex, Punjabi swimmer Aryan Rehman Khawar set a new national record in the 50-meter freestyle event. Aryan set a new record and won with a time of 24.42 seconds in an extremely impressive performance. Hamza Asif of Wapda took the second spot, followed by Aryan Zayn Din, who came in third. Army has now won nine gold medals, putting them at the top of the medal table. They have won four more gold medals, one silver medal, and five bronze medals. Sindh overtook…
KARACHI: The simultaneous introduction of costly hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) by established and emerging manufacturers suggests that the nation has overcome difficult economic times and that living standards have increased. The auto market, on the other hand, operates in entirely different ways. The government also proclaims, without conducting any demand analysis, that the introduction of these new energy vehicles (NEVs) will reduce imports of gasoline and diesel. Instead of being available to the majority of people with lower or middle-class incomes, these sleek and stylish HEVs and EVs with a variety of options are being imported…
Imran Khan made the decision to roar back to power in 2022 by operating outside of the country’s mainstream political paradigm. Numerous political commentators claim that his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party discussed facilitating an economic slide that would have resulted in an economic collapse and widespread anti-government protests, such as those in Sri Lanka in 2022. Imran Khan and his party began to contemplate staging protests similar to those in Bangladesh that toppled Sheikh Hasina Wajid’s government after this “tactic” failed and the current coalition government, with assistance from the military establishment, was able to somewhat halt the economic decline.…
KARACHI: According to financial experts, the government’s inability to issue Euro and Panda bonds may put the economy under pressure, which may prevent the nation from receiving improved ratings from international rating agencies. “The public authority is yet not ready to send off securities in the global market to raise dollars because of unfortunate country appraisals given by the worldwide rating organizations,” expressed sources in the monetary area. Last month, the finance minister and governor of the State Bank of Pakistan met with top rating agencies in Washington to convince them that the economy’s macroeconomic numbers have improved. However, no…
— Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir on the American airlift during the 1973 War: “Things did not go particularly well for Israel over the next couple of days. However, as Israel started to push back the daily advances, the Nixon administration initiated Operation Nickel Grass, an American airlift to replace all of Israel’s lost munitions. This was huge because planeloads of supplies literally made it possible for munitions and other supplies to appear again for the Israeli countereffort. During the airlift, 567 missions were flown, dropping more than 22,000 tons of supplies. By sea, another 90,000 tons of material were…
Pakistan’s performance in meeting goals for the July-September quarter under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) will be the primary focus of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review of the country’s economic progress. This month’s review will evaluate Pakistan’s compliance with its obligations and set the tone for the program’s continuation. Independent economists have criticized the PML-N coalition government for failing to meet key benchmarks, such as revenue targets. This has raised concerns that the IMF may propose additional measures for the October-December quarter that may not be popular. The upcoming EFF review’s inclusion of the National Fiscal Pact…
, the third and final day of the third and final test in Mumbai, New Zealand won by 25 runs to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep of India. The Black Caps bowled the hosts out for 121 on a tricky wicket, securing the victory. India’s last home defeat came in a two-match series against South Africa in 2000. Before a difficult five-match series against Australia, Rohit Sharma’s team will be under pressure. After the hosts were reduced to 29-5 on a turning track at Wankhede Stadium, Rishabh Pant was the only Indian batsman to show resistance. He scored a…
US :, three days before Election Day, thousands of women poured into Washington in a passionate show of support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her demands for access to reproductive health care. The vice president has made abortion rights a central tenet of her White House campaign against Republican Donald Trump, and protesters at the annual Women’s March frequently brought up the topic. Leah Brooker, 19, who came to the event from North Carolina, stated, “Voting for the candidate that will support our rights as women is the most important thing to me.” “Very empowering that my first vote…
IRAN: According to reports in the media and online videos, a young woman on Saturday stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university in apparent protest against the country’s strict religious dress code. A video posted via virtual entertainment showed safety officers at a part of the Islamic Azad College confining the unidentified lady. “At the police station […] it was found that she was under severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder,” university spokesperson Amir Mahjob stated on X. But some people on social media said that the woman’s action was a planned protest. Lei La, a user…
