Pakistan last month reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a new $7 billion loan program. However, the South Asian nation reportedly needed financing commitments from bilateral donors to get a final nod from the IMF board for a fresh bailout. “Pakistan has secured commitments from China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates […]
According to China’s General Administration of Customs, overseas shipments expanded by 7.0 percent in the last month. That compares with the 8.6 percent increase recorded the month before and short of the 9.5 percent forecast in a Bloomberg survey of analysts. Beijing is seeking to achieve annual national growth of around five percent this year, […]
Morocco had led in the semi-final through a Soufiane Rahimi penalty towards the end of the first half at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. However, Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez equalized midway through the second period and then set up Sevilla right-back Sanchez to fire in the winner. It is Spain’s second consecutive appearance in the final […]
Montreal Tigers opted to field first and the bowlers proved the decision right as Omarzai bowled Colin Munro and Andries Gous in the first over. Meanwhile, Sana wreaked the stumps of Unmukt Chand and Roston Chase on the last two balls of the next over, leaving Toronto Nationals reeling at 10-4 in two overs. Sana […]
The Italian world number one takes to the court to defend the Masters title he won a year ago in Montreal. Sinner was forced to bypass Paris after focusing his season on the Olympics date, but he will be back in action in the second round here after a bye. “It has been a little […]
An unidentified assailant shot Siddique dead outside a mosque after Friday prayer in Lahore’s Valencia Town area. His son was also present at the crime scene while the incident took place, but he escaped unharmed. Police sources reported that Qayyum had demanded a luxury car worth Rs130 million from his father as a gift for […]
During the period from July-June, 2024, vegetable exports from the country grew by 43.20 percent as compared to the exports of the same period of the previous year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Meanwhile, the exports of fruits grew by 21.31 percent as over 935,631 metric tons of fresh fruits […]
After opting to bowl first, Pakistan Shaheens’ pace bowlers ran riot with the new ball striking at regular intervals. Khurram Shahzad dismissed Tanzid Hasan and Akbar Ali while Mohammad Imran Jnr struck from the other end to dismiss Jishan Alam, Parvez Hossain, and Afif Hossain within the batting powerplay. The fast-bowling duo left Bangladesh A […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Bilal Azhar Kiyani presented the bill in the lower house of the Parliament, proposing amendments to the Elections Act 2017 to bar lawmakers from changing their party affiliation at a later stage. The opposition protested against the passage of the Election Act Amendment Bill 2024 and tore copies of the […]
In a video posted on Facebook, Nahid Islam and three other key organizers of the student movement called on “revolutionary students to be ready” if their demands were not met. The demands come amid ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh, which has seen over 300 deaths and thousands of injuries as protests against government job quotas […]
