In Houston, Texas, traffic congestion has worsened following Hurricane Beryl, which caused widespread power outages affecting thousands of traffic lights across the city. Many intersections either have completely darkened lights or are flashing red. Houston Public Works reported that their crews are manually resetting each traffic light, but as of now, they have only restored about half of the 2,500 intersections under their responsibility. Drivers are facing chaotic conditions on the roads. “It’s been terrible,” said Matt Yust to ABC13. “People are not following traffic laws. It’s a free-for-all, for sure.” When traffic lights are out, drivers are instructed to…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has lamented the lack of progress of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) compared with other leagues. Following Pakistan’s early exit from the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024, former cricketers have urged for bringing major changes in Pakistan cricket including the domestic circuit. In a recent interview, Rashid Latif mentioned a major difference between cricketing set-ups in Pakistan and India, saying that the neighbouring country developed its cricket as a business while the sport remains a hobby in Pakistan. “India, just like their film industry, developed a cricket industry. We treat cricket as a hobby…
DAMBULLA: Chamindu Wickramasinghe backed his unbeaten half-century with two wickets and lifted Dambulla Sixers to stun Galle Marvels in the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 here on Tuesday. Chasing 161, the Marvels’ batting unit unfolded on a modest 135 despite a stunning half-century from Isuru Udana. Udana took on Dambulla Sixers’ bowlers and glimmered a ray of hope for Galle Marvels, who were reduced to 62/8 in 12.3 overs. The all-rounder struck five fours and as many sixes on his way to a 38-ball 72 before falling victim to Wickramasinghe on the first delivery of the…
Pakistan all-rounder Aamer Jamal left Warwickshire midway due to a back injury he sustained in the ongoing cricket season. Jamal joined Warwickshire after a sensational Test debut on Pakistan’s tour to Australia where he picked up 18 wickets in three matches. However, the Pakistan all-rounder could only represent Warwickshire in two County Championship matches and one Vitality Blast fixture. He was last seen in action for the side on June 8 and has been sidelined since then as he suffered a back injury. Notably, Aamer Jamal’s contract with Warwickshire was originally supposed to expire on July 19 but his rehabilitation…
Former cricketers Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq have been expelled from the seven-member Pakistan Men’s Cricket Selection Committee, sources claimed. The shakeup in the national men’s team’s selection committee is a part of the “major surgery”, hinted at by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. With Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq’s expulsion, the selection committee now features Asad Shafique and Mohammad Yousuf, who, are most likely to lose their positions too as the formation of the new selection committee is on the cards. Following Pakistan’s two consecutive defeats in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, PCB…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off the loss of the first set to beat Tommy Paul on Tuesday and set up a repeat Wimbledon semi-final with Daniil Medvedev. The Spanish world number three, seeking a fourth Grand Slam title, beat his 12th-seeded opponent 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 under the No. 1 Court roof. Alcaraz was slow out of the blocks, broken twice by the in-form American in a 72-minute first set. Paul raced into a two-game lead in the second set as Alcaraz again faltered on serve but the Spaniard got back on level terms and broke again to level…
KARACHI: The country’s leading industrial chambers and associations have called for the urgent implementation of the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM) regime, which would enable bulk power consumers to purchase electricity directly from generators, bypassing the government. The demand arose during a conference jointly organised on Tuesday by Renewables First and Pakistan Environment Trust, two prominent voices in Pakistan’s energy and environment sectors. The conference featured discussions from prominent chambers and associations, including Zubair Motiwala, CEO of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan; Tanveer Ahmed Barry, vice president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Johar Ali Qandhari, president of…
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) recorded a notable rise of 23.43 per cent in cargo handling operations in FY24. The entire freight closed at 51.65 million tonnes in which dry cargo stood at 40.24m tonnes with 31.39pc growth while liquid bulk cargo was 11.41m tonnes with 1.7pc rise as compared to 41.85m tonnes total freight in which the share of dry cargo was 30.63m tonnes and liquid bulk cargo at 11.22m tonnes during FY23. The breakup shows that overall Export Cargo handling at KPT closed at 18.80mn tonnes with a stunning 47.16pc rise at the end of FY24 as…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a three-month relief period for lifeline consumers of electricity whose consumption remains below 200 units per month. A post on the X account of state broadcaster PTV News said: “The government will give a discount of Rs50 billion to the electricity lifeline consumers in July, August and September. For three months, 25 million consumers of the country will benefit from the government’s relief.” It added that the move would benefit “94 per cent of the country’s domestic consumers” of electricity. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz said the package would provide…
