ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: On Wednesday, the first shipment of tractors made in Pakistan arrived in Tanzania, marking a significant turning point in Tanzania’s trade with East Africa. Masai Trekta Company Ltd., which recently opened its tractor distribution head office in Tanzania, has become a key partner in distributing Pakistani ATS tractors throughout Tanzania and may expand further across the region, according to an official announcement from the commerce ministry. Pak-Tractors House, a well-known Lahore-based manufacturer, supplied the tractors for import. Pakistan’s East African export portfolio is expected to be strengthened by the export of these tractors, opening the door to increased tractor…
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KARACHI: The benchmark KSE 100 index experienced wild fluctuations during the stock market’s session on Wednesday. However, bears outnumbered bulls, snapping a seven-session winning streak and sending the index lower. Initially, the index rose 1,008.54 points to a high of 91,872.63 on the intraday, but bears entered the market, bringing the index down 860.78 points to a low of 90,003.31 on the day. However, the index fell 577.52 points, or 0.64 percent, to 90,286.57 at the close. According to Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation, stocks closed because institutional profit-taking in overbought stocks was under pressure. He added that a…
MUMBAI: According to coach Gary Stead, New Zealand’s chances of winning the famous series in India will depend on how well they adjust to the Mumbai field. The tourists defeated India by eight wickets in the first match of the series in Bengaluru before defeating them by 113 runs in the second match on Saturday in Pune, snapping their opponents’ home winning streak of 18 series since 2012. India’s last home series defeat came in 2000, when they lost 2-0 to South Africa. Stead told the New Zealand media in advance of the third Test, which begins on Friday, “A…
KARACHI: The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Wednesday that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to let the dashing opener Fakhar Zaman off with a reprimand for his breach of the players’ code of conduct. As a result, he is expected to be included in the central contracts and receive a call-up to the national white-ball squad. The PTI was informed by a PCB source that a committee would soon be formed to investigate the left-hander’s response to the show-cause notice regarding his tweet about former captain Babar Azam. The PCB instructed Fakhar to respond…
MILAN: While manager Antonio Conte can no longer ignore talk of a Scudetto title victory, a return to European football remains the primary objective, Serie A leaders Napoli continued their impressive unbeaten run on Tuesday by defeating AC Milan. After Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the first half to give Napoli a 2-0 victory at the San Siro, they now have a provisional seven-point lead over Inter Milan at the top of the league. Napoli has not participated in any European competition this season as a result of their disappointing title defense, and Conte is working to rebalance…
QUETTA: According to officials, on Wednesday, a massive fire that started in the pine forest in the Dera Ismail Khan area of the Suleman Range on Tuesday night spread to the neighboring Sherani district of Balochistan. To put the fire under control, the Sherani district administration immediately dispatched officials from the forest department and firefighters to the hilly region. A senior Sherani district official stated, “Efforts are underway with the help of the Frontier Corps and levies to control the fire,” adding that winds were hindering the firefighting operation. According to reports, efforts made by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government up…
BEIRUT: Hours after Israel issued an evacuation call for the area, strikes rocked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and its suburbs, AFP reported. Baalbek is famous for its Roman temples. The attacks occurred at a time when US mediators were said to be working on a plan to end Israeli-Lebanese fighting with a 60-day ceasefire. In the meantime, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who is giving his first speech as the leader of Hezbollah, stated that his organization would agree to a ceasefire with Israel on acceptable terms, but added that no viable deal has yet been presented. In addition, Najib…
WASHINGTON: The US military announced on Wednesday that up to 35 Islamic State fighters were killed by American air strikes in Syria earlier this week. It is the latest in a series of attacks on the fighters, who once controlled large areas of territory in both Iraq and Syria, carried out by US and local forces in recent months. US Central Command (CENTCOM), an acronym for the IS group, stated on social media that “the strikes targeted multiple IS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple senior leaders.” CENTCOM stated that the strikes, which were carried out on October 28,…
LONDON: Ben Stokes, captain of England’s Test cricket team, stated on Wednesday that while he was in Pakistan for the most recent tour, a masked gang had broken into his family’s home. The 33-year-old claimed that while his family did not suffer “any physical harm,” several “sentimental” items were taken from them. The robbery occurred during the second Test, when Stokes was leading England in a match they ultimately lost by 152 runs to lose a 2-1 series. His wife Claire and children Layton and Libby were in the house at the time. In a social media post, Stokes stated,…
JIUQUAN: Following an early morning launch into orbit on Wednesday, three Chinese astronauts, including the country’s only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station. Xinhua and state broadcaster CCTV reported that the Shenzhou-19 mission and its three space explorers launched at 4.27 a.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), Wang Haoze, a 34-year-old Chinese spaceflight engineer, is a member of the crew. She is the third Chinese woman to participate in a mission with a crew. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the crew arrived at 12:51…
