England easily chased a 116-run target against the United States without losing a single wicket during the T20 World Cup 2024’s Super Eight match played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, on Sunday. England became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt chased down the 116-run target in just 9.4 overs without losing a single as all the USA bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the English duo. Buttler scored 83 off just 38 deliveries with the help of six fours and seven sixes, including five maximums in a row to USA’s Harmeet Singh in…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Karachi on Sunday hosted a unique donkey cart race as part of the Commissioner Karachi Sports Festival, reviving ancient culture and heritage which was attended by a large of participants from the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood. The unique race inaugurated by Additional Commissioner Syed Ghulam Mehdi began from ICI bridge and concluded at the Commissioner’s Office, Club Road, attended by Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab as chief guest. Abdul Khalid secured first position, Muhammad Javed second, and Shahjehan alias Durga third position. The position holders received their prizes from Mayor Wahab who stated the donkey cart racing a part of Karachi’s…
After Afghanistan’s massive victory against Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024 match, Usman Khawaja lauded the Afghans for being an “inspirational” team but expressed disappointment over Cricket Australia’s stance on bilateral series between the two sides. The Afghans registered a historic 22-run victory against the Kangaroos in a major upset at T20 World Cup in Saturday’s Super 8 clash in Kingstown. Khawaja, who plays as an opener for Australia in Tests, congratulated Afghanistan while calling them the better team on the day and also regretted that he cannot see the side play in his country as Aussie cricketing body…
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RAWALPINDI:The District Health Authority has detected larvae at 8,064 sites during anti-dengue surveillance from January 1, 2024 to date. According to APP, District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control Dr Sajjad Mehmood said that 999 teams including 788 indoor teams and 211 outdoor teams were carrying out the surveillance in the district to control the breeding of larvae. Giving details of the detection of dengue larvae, the health officer said that during indoor surveillance the teams detected larvae at 6,735 homes while larvae were found at 1,361 sites during outdoor surveillance. He said that the required activity was also done and…
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday stressed the urgent need for reforms in Pakistan, which he said was facing severe crises and required surgery. He asserted that only a government with a public mandate can effectively implement these changes and dismissed the possibility of negotiating with the PML-N, predicting the government’s imminent collapse. Speaking from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail during a court hearing on the £190 million case, Mr Khan expressed concern about the country’s reliance on loans to pay off previous debts and criticised the trend of Pakistanis investing abroad, according to a BBC Urdu report. Mr Khan also highlighted the…
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Friday declared provincial cabinet’s decision to purchase wheat at subsidised rates as illegal and said it did not meet standards of reasonableness and prudent financial management. Announcing the judgement on the wheat purchase case, the BHC bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Hashim Kakar and Justice Shoukat Rakhshani, directed the chief secretary to allocate Rs500 million of wheat procurement for loan repayments and use other funds for establishing a technical centre, town planning and clean water supply projects. The court asked the government to reduce unnecessary expenditures in view of the province’s weak financial position and…
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Friday called for a broader dialogue to evolve consensus on long-term consistent economic policy to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and shore up economy, saying frequent changes in policy shatters trust of investors. Taking part in budget discussion, they also underlined the need for plans to get out of the debt trap and exploiting huge natural resources the country was blessed with. They demanded cut in government expenses and widening tax net instead of overburdening tax payers. A highlight of the proceedings was the proposal by a PPP leader to put passage of budget on hold till a…
RAWALPINDI: Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi bench, on Friday withdrew a paragraph of his judgement after it caused resentment among religious circles. The paragraph in question had cited a previous order of the court that had referred to the Ahmadiyya community as a Muslim sect. Interestingly, the application seeking a review of the judgement had not been filed by the petitioner or the respondents. The clarification from the judge came on the plea of a local leader of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, Rizwan Ahmed. While deciding a petition about Khula on June 12, Justice Rauf had reproduced…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance continued its deliberations on the Finance Bill 2024 on Friday, with a focus on recommending to the government a reduction in the proposed increase in sales tax rates on various items, including stationery and hospital equipment. A meeting of the committee, presided over by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, also questioned the logic behind bringing exporters under the standard tax regime while increasing the tax rate on retailers from 15 per cent to 18pc, particularly those selling branded garments. PTI’s Shibli Faraz and independent Senator Faisal Vawda continued their debate on income tax measures, though the agenda…
