UMT Markhors beat Allied Bank Stallions by 126 runs as the latter folded for 105 all out in 23.4 overs while chasing 232 runs in the fourth match of the Bahria Town Champions One-Day Cup on Sunday at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. Markhors will play their next match on 18 September against Dolphins. In a remarkable batting collapse the Stallions lost eight wickets for just 26 runs in a space of 54 balls as Zahid Mehmood (5-18) and Salman Ali Agha (3-21) ran through their batting line-up. Stallions were cruising at 79-2 requiring 153 runs from 211 balls but then…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
MILAN: Napoli moved top of Serie A on Sunday after comfortably winning 4-0 at Cagliari in a match which was stopped for seven minutes in the first half for fan disorder. Goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Romelu Lukaku and Alessandro Buongiorno gave Napoli their third straight win and a one-point lead over Juventus, who they face in Turin next weekend. Inter Milan have the chance to reclaim their league lead from Napoli in Sunday’s late match at Monza ahead of their Champions League opener at Manchester City on Wednesday. “Teams are still settling in as the transfer window…
Sri Lanka recalled top-order batsman Oshada Fernando to their 16-member squad announced on Monday for their two-test series against New Zealand, while Nishan Madushka was left out. Fernando last played for the test team against New Zealand in March 2023 but has forced his way back after a strong showing for the Sri Lanka ‘A’ side against their counterparts from South Africa this month with scores of 122 and 80. Opener Madushka endured a tough time in Sri Lanka’s 2-1 test series defeat in England, managing only 24 runs in four innings. Sri Lanka left out bowlers Kasun Rajitha and…
On paper, the attacking trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, and Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain was supposed to be unstoppable. However, their tenure together ended in disappointment, with PSG crashing out of the Champions League in the round of 16 for two consecutive seasons. Expectations were sky-high, but the reality didn’t match the dream. While Neymar and Messi’s friendship blossomed, the relationship between Neymar and Mbappé was reportedly “hot and cold.” During a press conference in September 2022, Mbappé described his partnership with Neymar as inconsistent, and it now seems that the Brazilian star has added fuel to the fire.…
A delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to arrive in Pakistan tonight for a four-day visit to assess preparations for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The six-member delegation will land in Karachi and begin by inspecting the facilities at National Bank Stadium. According to sources, the delegation will evaluate the arrangements at the stadium, including proposed training facilities for participating teams. The group will also meet with hotel management to discuss accommodations and amenities for the teams. Security arrangements will be a key focus during the visit, with briefings scheduled with local security officials to ensure the…
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has set up an accountability facilitation cell (AFC) to probe alleged corruption of the provincial lawmakers after taking the approval of the Punjab Assembly speaker. Any complaint filed with NAB against a member of the provincial assembly (MPA) will first be referred for scrutiny to the AFC, managed by a BPS-20 officer. After initial investigation, the cell will send the complaint back to NAB through the Punjab Assembly speaker for further action. If NAB officials require more probe against an MPA, its team will visit the PA at the inquiry level and progress on…
KARACHI: Continuing its upward momentum from last week, the equity market opened on a positive note on Monday, buoyed by a favourable economic outlook due to rising exports and surging remittances. The KSE-100 index, the benchmark for the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), started the day with bullish sentiment, peaking early in the session. However, profit-taking in the latter half of the day pulled the index to an intraday low of 79,368 points. Despite the volatility, the market closed at 79,491 points, witnessing a gain of 158 points (0.2 per cent). Several major stocks contributed to the mixed performance. On the…
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has initiated formal legal proceedings by issuing show-cause notices to three independent power producers (IPPs) for their inability to restore power supply to the national grid after a countrywide breakdown in January last year. The development came after detailed investigations into three power projects — 1,320MW Sahiwal Coal Power Project (operated by Huaneng Shandong Ruyi of China), 450MW Rousch Power Plant in Khanewal, and 134MW Saba Power Project — all of which failed to synchronise their generating units with the national grid within the stipulated contractual timelines. The sponsors of all three…
LAHORE: Pakistan has, perhaps for the first time, touched the mark of $3.89 billion in earnings from rice exports, which were made possible mainly due to favourable weather conditions, availability of farm inputs and an Indian ban on export of non-Basmati rice. This was stated by founder of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap), Shehzad Ali Malik, while announcing the unopposed election of new Reap chairman Malik Faisal Jahangir here on Monday. Outgoing senior vice-chairman Haseeb Khan, Reap patron Pir Syed Nazim Shah, former chairman Shahjahan Malik and others were also present on the occasion. Mr Malik said that…
ISLAMABAD: The country’s oil import bill surged 23 per cent in the first two months (July and August) of the current fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. The data showed that imports across all major categories — including petroleum products, consumer durables and raw materials — grew during the two months. The overall import bill grew by 7.2pc year-on-year, reaching $8.75 billion during July-August, driven by increased imports of petroleum crude, machinery and automobiles. A breakdown of the petroleum sector shows that while…
