The New Zealand cricket team has reached Lahore, arriving from Dubai, in preparation for their essential ICC Champions Trophy matches. The squad will take a rest day before beginning their preparations for the coming games. Additionally, the South African cricket team is also scheduled to arrive in Lahore later this evening, also traveling from Dubai. The eagerly awaited second semi-final match, featuring New Zealand against South Africa, is set to be held on March 5th in Lahore.
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is contemplating a significant restructuring of the national cricket team following the Green Shirts’ premature departure from the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, according to a report by The News on Monday. These changes are part of the PCB’s strategy to rebuild the team with a focus on long-term success. Sources indicate that captain Mohammad Rizwan will be rested as part of this overhaul, and all-rounder Shadab Khan is reportedly being considered for the captaincy role. This development comes against the backdrop of the Men in Green’s—who were also the defending champions—underwhelming performance in the…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has acknowledged the gas supply deficiencies occurring during Sehar and Iftar in the month of Ramadan, and has mandated immediate actions to guarantee a continuous supply for consumers. In response to public grievances, the prime minister convened an urgent meeting late Monday night, which included the managing directors and senior officials of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL). The meeting centered on resolving gas supply issues, particularly in regions experiencing low pressure. Following the Prime Minister’s directives, SSGC announced an immediate 10 percent increase in gas pressure. Furthermore, to alleviate…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advocated for more stringent measures to combat tax evasion within Pakistan’s real estate industry, emphasizing the need to address the issue of property value misrepresentation. As part of the planned reforms, the government has committed to the IMF that it will activate the Real Estate Regulatory Authority. According to reports, severe penalties, encompassing both imprisonment and fines, are to be levied against individuals and agents who provide inaccurate property valuations. Sources indicate that agents who fail to register could face fines of up to Rs500,000. The Real Estate Regulatory Authority may be empowered…
In a landmark achievement, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has made a successful touchdown on the Moon, marking a pivotal moment for private space exploration. This mission, part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, highlights the increasing collaboration between NASA and commercial entities to advance lunar exploration and pave the way for future Artemis missions. The Blue Ghost lander, also known as “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” successfully landed near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium on Sunday. Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on January 15th, the mission carried ten scientific instruments to conduct experiments during its…
The US Department of Health and Human Services has reversed an obscure requirement called the “Richardson Waiver,” which mandates a period of notice and an opportunity for public comment on a broad range of decisions related to “agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.” The Richardson Waiver has been in effect at the department since 1971 and imposes notice-and-comment periods that exceed those required under the Administrative Procedures Act. It also stipulates that HHS should only make decisions without public notice sparingly. Get CNN Health’s weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get The Results…
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. However, the agency said it’s too early for any definitive conclusion. Doctors are investigating more than 1,000 illnesses that emerged since late January in five villages in Congo’s Equateur province, where high rates of malaria have complicated efforts to diagnose the cases and where officials have said they’ve been unable so far to confirm the main cause. WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan said during an online briefing…
A Tennessee gynecologist was arrested Friday and accused of performing unnecessary procedures on patients with re-used medical devices held under unsanitary conditions. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, 44, is charged with enticing four people to travel interstate to engage in illegal sexual activity, adulteration of medical devices, misbranding of medical devices and health care fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis said. Court records did not show if Kumar has a lawyer to represent him on the charges or speak on his behalf. There was no immediate response to a phone message left with his office. Kumar’s medical practice is located in…
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge has reopened. Although still a construction zone, the highway is operational, albeit with reduced lanes and ongoing work. The section of I-40 that connects North Carolina and Tennessee had been closed due to severe damage caused by the hurricane, which washed out a four-mile stretch of the road in late September. The closure disrupted regional and national supply chains, particularly affecting industries that rely on the highway for transportation. Businesses, such as East West Inc., a North Carolina-based…
A sheriff’s deputy in northwestern Indiana will not face charges in the fatal shooting during a traffic stop of a man who days earlier had been pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 US Capitol riot. The Jasper County deputy was “legally justified in using deadly force to defend himself” in the January 26 killing of Matthew Huttle, the Clinton County prosecutor’s office said in a release. The deputy had stopped Huttle, 42, of Hobart for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. When informed that he was under arrest for being a habitual…
