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Day: June 15, 2021

Atiqa Odho elected as the chairperson of the Actors Collective Trust

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Atiqa Odho

Pakistani actor Atiqa Odho has been elected the chairperson of Actors Collective Trust to protect the rights of actors and work for a better future for the Pakistani entertainment industry.

“We at ACT would like to give a big welcome to our newly elected Chairperson, ace actor, and a multifaceted, larger than life personality Atiqa Odho,” said a statement issued by the organization.

“We at ACT would like to give a big welcome to our newly elected Chairperson, ace actor, and a multifaceted, larger than life personality Atiqa Odho,” said a statement issued by the organization.

It said, “Atiqa has already done a lot of work behind the scenes for the betterment of our industry, her most recent achievement being, securing low-cost medical and health insurance for all ACT members! We look forward to her future contribution to the entertainment industry and the actor’s fraternity.”

Atiqa said she feels humbled and blessed for being elected as the Chairperson of Act Pakistan.

“It is a huge responsibility which I shall carry with dignity and commitment. A big thank you to our #ACT board of trustees for this honor,” she wrote on Instagram.

It said, “Atiqa has already done a lot of work behind the scenes for the betterment of our industry, her most recent achievement being, securing low-cost medical and health insurance for all ACT members! We look forward to her future contribution to the entertainment industry and the actors fraternity.”

Atiqa said she feels humbled and blessed for being elected as the Chairperson of Act Pakistan.

“It is a huge responsibility which I shall carry with dignity and commitment. A big thank you to our #ACT board of trustees for this honor,” she wrote on Instagram.

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FPCCI rejects tax officials’ arrest powers

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6th of September

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday rejected the proposed powers for the tax officials to make arrests on concealment of income, a statement said. The FPCCI President Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo slammed the amendment to Section 203A of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, proposed through the Finance Bill, … Read more

Paul Pogba says he has more ‘freedom’ with France than at Man united

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Pogba

Paul Pogba says he enjoys more ‘freedom’ with the national side and admits he wants to play more offensively for Manchester United.

The Frenchman was often played on the left flank by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last term, though he would sometimes be deployed in a two-man midfield alongside Scott McTominay or Fred.

Paul Pogba was used in a three-man midfield at Juventus which gave him license to get forward but United’s creative play revolves around Bruno Fernandes, meaning Pogba must fit in around the Portuguese playmaker.

And Pogba admits he would prefer to be given more ‘freedom’ at Old Trafford, which he says he enjoys more with the national side.

‘It’s true that at Juve it was different from Manchester United,’ Pogba told the French newspaper L’Equipe.

‘We were already playing with three midfielders [at Juve], in 5-3-2. I had the freedom, I had to be in the box, to attack. It was an obligation. In Manchester, I have the freedom to go into the box, but the priority is to play and defend.”

‘We [France] play in 4-2-3-1, also a diamond. I am a little more in the transmission, in the construction. But I have more freedom than in Manchester to enter the box, to make runs forwards.

‘At the same time, when you have Griezmann, Kylian, you don’t want to enter their spaces, you don’t need to.”

‘I would like [at Manchester United [to play more offensive [laughs]. To score fifteen goals per season is what I would like.

‘But Patrick [Vieira] said it, we must put ourselves at the service of the collective. In Manchester, as in blue, the collective will always come before the player.’

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Sindh Budget: Govt allocates Rs329 billion for development expenditures

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Sindh: Murad Ali Shah To Present Budget Of Over Rs14 Trillion Today

KARACHI: The Sindh government has allocated development expenditures of Rs329.03 billion in the Sindh budget for the fiscal year 2021/22. The amount includes Rs222.5 billion for the Annual Development Plan (ADP) and Rs30 billion for the districts ADP, foreign project assistance of Rs71.16 billion, and Rs5.4 billion from the federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) … Read more

Komal Aziz Khan encourages young women to try to become financial independent

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Komal Aziz Khan

Pakistani actress Komal Aziz Khan has urged young women to focus on learning a skill and try to become financially independent.

The “Mohlat” actress was asked to share any message for young women in a Q&A session with her fans on Instagram,

Answering the question she wrote, “Get education. focus on learning a skill that can make you good money. Be financially independent,”

The actress also advised women to take care of their physical and mental health.

When another fan asked Komal about herself and her sister the actress said, “Sister is a doctor and I am a business and economics bachelor.”

The actress added she and her sister are proud to come from a family that invested in “our education rather than our jahez”.

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PSL 2021: players’ replacement update after Miller, Russell exit

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PSL 2021: players’ replacement update after Miller, Russell exit

Australia batsman Jonathan Wells has joined the Peshawar squad while United Arab Emirates (UAE) fast bowler Zahoor Khan has been drafted in the Quetta Gladiators squad in place of West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell.

 

 

Peshawar’s trio of David Miller, Fabian Allen and Fidel Edwards’ stints with the franchise have ended, they will be joining their teams ahead of the West Indies-South Africa T20I series.

 

 

Meanwhile, Peshawar’s all-rounder Imran Randhawa would not be traveling to Abu Dhabi due to visa delays.

 

Earlier, three international players include South African batter David Miller and West Indian cricketers Fabian Allen and Fidel Edwards. The players had to bid farewell to PSL 6 before its completion.

All three international players left the tournament because of their national duties as they will be representing their countries in the Twenty20 tournament.

Speaking about his experience, David Miller said: “It was really enjoyable to play a knock like that. I was going to play three games for the team and it was nice to contribute.”

He added, “I was able to hit a few sixes and fours. After the start I had I wanted to make amends and get it right. Kamran batted beautifully. When he was not going I was going and vice versa. It was a very nice partnership,”

He further said that the management of Peshawar Zalmi has maintained a family-like atmosphere for players.

He concluded, “I am leaving the tournament with good memories,”

 

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Ananya Panday shares a glimpse of her fun time at beach

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Ananya Panday

Bollywood actor Ananya Panday shared a series of pictures giving fans a glimpse of her fun time at the beach.

Taking to Instagram, Ananya dropped a video clip and a series of pictures with her friend and her pet dog.

Ananya caption the post, “fur realzzz this is how I’m tryna be for the rest of my life.”

Take a look at her post:

 

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A post shared by Ananya 💛💫 (@ananyapanday)

In the video, Ananya Panday is seen running on the beach with her dog.

She chose to keep her look casual as she wore a black crop top and a blue-pink pajama with her hair kept loose.

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PSL 2021: International Players’ Let The Tournament In The Middle

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PSL 2021: International Players’ Let The Tournament In The Middle

Even though being quite enthusiastic about being a part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s sixth edition, three international players had to leave the tournament halfway due to other commitments.

The three international players include South African batter David Miller and West Indian cricketers Fabian Allen and Fidel Edwards. The players had to bid farewell to PSL 6 before its completion.

All three international players left the tournament because of their national duties as they will be representing their countries in the Twenty20 tournament.

Speaking about his experience, David Miller said: “It was really enjoyable to play a knock like that. I was going to play three games for the team and it was nice to contribute.”

He added, “I was able to hit a few sixes and fours. After the start I had I wanted to make amends and get it right. Kamran batted beautifully. When he was not going I was going and vice versa. It was a very nice partnership,”

He further said that the management of Peshawar Zalmi has maintained a family-like atmosphere for players.

He concluded, “I am leaving the tournament with good memories,”

 

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Google Hopes Artificial Intelligence Can Turn Search Into a Conversation

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Artificial intelligence

Google often uses its annual developer conference, I/O, to showcase artificial intelligence with a wow factor. The tech giants introduced LaMDA this year.

In 2016, it introduced the Google Home smart speaker with Google Assistant. In 2018, Duplex debuted to answer calls and schedule appointments for businesses. In keeping with that tradition, last month CEO Sundar Pichai introduced LaMDA, Artificial Intelligence “designed to have a conversation on any topic.”

Pichai demonstrated what it’s like to converse with a paper airplane and the celestial body Pluto in an onstage demo. For each query, LaMDA responded with three or four sentences meant to resemble a natural conversation between two people. Over time, Pichai said, LaMDA could be incorporated into Google products including Assistant, Workspace, and most crucially, search.

Pichai said: “We believe LaMDA’s natural conversation capabilities have the potential to make information and computing radically more accessible and easier to use,”

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Pakistan strongly condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia

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saudi school

Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent Houthi militia’s drone attacks that struck and damaged a school in the Asir Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on June 11 and 13. “These at¬tacks not only violate the ter¬ritorial integrity of the King¬dom but also threaten the lives of innocent people. We call for an immediate … Read more

PSL 2021: Lahore Qalandars Wins The Toss, Elects To Field Against Quetta Gladiators

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Lahore Qalandars have decided to field first against Quetta Gladiators in match 23 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) sixth edition.

Lahore went down by 28 runs against Islamabad on Saturday after first reducing them to 20 runs for 5 wickets and then being at 86 runs for 2 wickets in 10 overs and chased 153 runs target. They were bowled out for 124 after their middle-order collapsed.

The defeat may be an eye-opener for Lahore head coach Aqib Javed and captain Sohail Akhtar but the side is not going to get panicked and unlikely to make any changes against Quetta.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, the former champions have won just one out of their seven games in the tournament so far and another defeat can throw out them of the contention to qualify for the play-offs.

They will be, undoubtedly, under pressure as their batting and bowling have been disappointing up till now. After being outclassed by Islamabad in the first outing, they were overpowered by strong Peshawar Zalmi’s side.

 

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Alia Bhatt motivational story to get yourself into workout mode

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Alia Bhatt

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt shares a series of photos that shows her struggle to find her way to the gym.

The Gully Boy actress revealed a step-by-step routine for motivating herself to finally get to her workout session.

She shared the series of pictures in her Instagram story that she titled ‘The chronicles of trying to get in a workout’.

Alia Bhatt revealed she starts off by wearing her workout shoes, followed by staring at her water bottle and motivational quote on working out, and when all that fails, she thinks about the pizza she would have later in the week.

Take a look at her stories:

                                                                                                                                           

The 28 years old completed the series by sharing a video from her gym, wherein she was seen running on a treadmill. She captioned the video, “MADE IT!” before signing off with a ‘Bye’.

Earlier Alia made a full recovery from Covid-19. In April, she was diagnosed with the virus. Alia revealed her diagnosis to her Instagram followers on April 2nd.

“Hello all, I have tested positive for Covid-19. I have immediately isolated myself and will be under home quarantine. I am following all safety protocols under the advice of my doctors. Grateful for all your love and support. Please stay safe and take care,” she had said.

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Sindh presents Rs1.477 trillion deficit budget; no new tax levied

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Sindh presents Rs1.477 trillion deficit budget; no new tax levied

KARACHI: The provincial government on Tuesday presented the Rs1.477 trillion Sindh Budget for the financial year 2021/22 with a deficit of Rs25.7 billion. The provincial government has not imposed any new taxes during the next fiscal year. Regarding pay and pension, the provincial government has proposed a 20 per cent increase in the salaries, while … Read more

PSL 2021: Islamabad United retain their position at top of the points table against Karachi Kings

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A thrilling performance by Islamabad United against the Karachi Kings saw them retain their position at top of the points table in match number 22 of the PSL sixth edition.

 

 

In this match which was played in Abu Dhabi, Islamabad United won the toss and let Karachi Kings bat first. The Kings gave United a 191-run target to win.

In pursuit of the target, Colin Munro and Iftikhar Ahmed from Islamabad United played brilliantly and achieved the target of 191 runs, losing 2 wickets in the 19th over.

Colin Munro and Iftikhar Ahmed remained unbeaten. Munro scored 88 off 56 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes. While Iftikhar Ahmed scored lightning-fast 71 runs in his innings which included 5 sixes and 5 fours.

Waqas Maqsood and Abbas Afridi took one wicket each for Karachi Kings.

 

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PSL 2021: Lahore Qalandars Vs Quetta Gladiators, Match No. 23

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PSL 2021: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators, match no 23

Lahore Qalandars will be aiming to bounce back from the defeat they faced at the hands of Islamabad United in the last game as they will take on Quetta Gladiators in match 23 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) sixth edition.

Lahore went down by 28 runs against Islamabad on Saturday after first reducing them to 20 runs for 5 wickets and then being at 86 runs for 2 wickets in 10 overs and chased 153 runs target. They were bowled out for 124 after their middle-order collapsed.

The defeat may be an eye-opener for Lahore head coach Aqib Javed and captain Sohail Akhtar but the side is not going to get panicked and unlikely to make any changes against Quetta.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, the former champions have won just one out of their seven games in the tournament so far and another defeat can throw out them of the contention to qualify for the play-offs.

They will be, undoubtedly, under pressure as their batting and bowling have been disappointing up till now. After being outclassed by Islamabad in the first outing, they were overpowered by strong Peshawar Zalmi’s side.

The match between the two teams is scheduled to start at 6 pm.

 

Squad for today’s match:

Lahore Qalandars: Sohail Akhtar (c), Ahmed Danyal, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, James Faulkner, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Seekuge Prasana, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sultan Ahmed, Tim David, Zaid Alam and Zeeshan Ashraf

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Abdul Nasir, Andre Russell (partially available), Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis, Hassan Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Usman Shinwari, Zahid Mahmood and Zahir Khan

 

Squad and Players:

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Ali Khan, Akif Javed, Asif Ali, Brandon King, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Akhlaq, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir, Umar Amin, Usman Khawaja, Zafar Gohar and Zeeshan Zameer

Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz (c), Abrar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Bismillah Khan, David Miller (partially available), Fabian Allen (partially available), Fidel Edwards (partially available), Haider Ali, Hazratullah Zazai, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Irfan Snr, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik, Umaid Asif and Waqar Salamkheil

Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim, Martin Guptil, Babar Azam, Mohammad Aamir, Thisara Perera, Amir Yamin, Chadwick Walton, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Muhammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Danish Aziz, Najeebullah Zadran, Arshad Iqbal, Qasim Akram, Abbas Afridi, Noor Ahmed, and Mohammad Haris.

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, Shimron Hetmyer, Sohail Tanveer, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shahn Masood, Johnson Charles, Usman Qadir, Sohail Khan, Suhaib Maqsood, Sohaibullah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shahnawaz Dahani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Snr. Blessing Muzarabani, Asif Afridi, Waseem Mohammad, and Hammad Azam.

 

 

Full Schedule:

June 15, Tuesday

Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars at 6:30 PM

Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings at 11:30 PM

June 16, Wednesday

Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators at 9:30 PM

June 17, Thursday

Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi at 6:30 PM

Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars at 11:30 PM

June 18, Friday

Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars at 9:30 PM

June 19, Saturday

Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings at 6:30 PM

Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United at 11:30 PM

June 21, Monday

Qualifier (1 vs 2) at 6:30 PM

Eliminator 1 (3 vs 4) at 11:30 PM

June 22, Tuesday

Eliminator 2 (loser of Qualifier vs winner of Eliminator 1) at 9:30 PM

June 24, Thursday

Final (winner of Qualifier vs winner of Eliminator 2) at 9:30 PM

 

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Roger Federer qualified to the second round of the ATP tournament by defeating Ilya Ivashka

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Roger Federer qualified to the second round of the ATP tournament

Roger Federer eased into the second round of the ATP grass-court tournament in Halle on Monday, defeating qualifier Ilya Ivashka in straight sets. Federer, who will turn 40 in August, had little trouble in his first match this season, winning 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in the first round against Belarusian Ivashka, who is ranked 90th in … Read more

Sindh CM Presenting Budget Amidst Opposition’s Hue And Cry

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Sindh CM Presenting Budget Amidst Opposition's Hue And Cry

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is presenting a budget worth more than Rs 14 trillion for the next financial year 21-2022. During his budget speech in the House, the Chief Minister said that building our achievements is a continuation of our policies. “We have worked out a detailed strategy for the expansion of the … Read more

Minal and Ahsan are fed up of being tagged on social media

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Minal and Ahsan

The ‘Jalan’ actress Minal Khan is apparently fed up with being tagged on social media by a large number of fans after her engagement. The actress was tagged by her fans in various videos and photos on social media on which she expressed her liking and love. Now the actress has changed her account settings … Read more

No WHT on banking transactions: Tax authorities to incur loss of Rs28 billion

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banking transactions

KARACHI: The elimination of withholding tax on certain banking transactions would cost the tax authorities around Rs28 billion annually, besides hampering the efforts of compliance through the filing of income tax returns. The Finance Bill, 2021 has proposed to delete around 12 different provisions of withholding taxes, which is aimed at providing relief to the … Read more

Vin Diesel Confirms The Eleventh Movie Of The Fast and Furious Franchise To Be The Last

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Vin Diesel Confirms The Eleventh Movie Of The Fast and Furious Franchise To Be The Last

Vin Diesel, who has played Dom Tourette since the first Fast and Furious movie, officially confirms that the fan-favourite movie series, Fast and Furious, will come to an end after its eleventh movie. According to foreign media reports, Fast & Furious 9 was released in Russia and the in the Middle East, while the film … Read more

Kendall Jenner’s love life was never revealed on KUWTK for a reason

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Kendall jenner

When it came to discussing her love life on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kendall Jenner had one key rule. The model was amenable to the concept of filming every part of her daily life except her love life, according to the show’s executive producer Farnaz Farjam. During an interview with The Daily Dish podcast, … Read more

PSL 2021: Hasan Ali decides not to retire from the PSL

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PSL 2021: Hasan Ali decides not to retire from the PSL

Hasan Ali of Islamabad United has decided to play the remaining matches of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In response to the decision, Ali expressed admiration to his wife for her support during difficult times. Due to personal concerns, the bowler had to return to Pakistan from Abu Dhabi. He has … Read more

UAE Once Again Announces Travel Ban On 4 Countries Including Pakistan

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UAE Once Again Announces Travel Ban On 4 Countries Including Pakistan

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has once again banned travellers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka from entering the country until July 7 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to the report of Khaleej Times, Etihad Air informed about the latest developments. According to Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Air, passengers who have visited … Read more

Pakistan, Russia join hands to boost trade and regional cooperation

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trade and regional cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in which both sides agreed to boost bilateral trade and cooperation on regional security. Russia’s recent decision to lift the ban on the import of Pakistani rice was lauded by the Pakistani Foreign Minister, as he welcomed the strengthening … Read more

Rupee remains stable against dollar

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Rupee drops

KARACHI: The rupee remained stable against the US dollar on Tuesday, as there were sufficient remittances and export receipts to offside higher demand for the import and corporate payments, dealers said. The exchange rate ended at Rs156.18 against the dollar from the last day’s closing of Rs156.19 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers … Read more

PSL 2021: Shahnawaz Dahani is delighted after leading the PSL 2021 wickets chart.

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Shahnawaz Dahani is delighted after leading the PSL 2021 wickets chart.

Shahnawaz Dahani, the fast bowling star for Multan Sultan, seeks to maintain his consistency after topping the list of leading wicket-takers in the sixth season of the Pakistan Super League. The 22-year-old bowler claimed four wickets in Multan’s PSL game against Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday night. He brings his overall wickets to count to 13 … Read more

India vs. New Zealand, World Test Championship Final

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World Test Championship Final

India vs. New Zealand WTC final is starting on 18th June in Southampton. New Zealand got the outstanding victory as it defeated England in their own home ground by eight wickets. In their match against England, Tom Latham took the place of Kane Williamson who has now returned for the final of the World Test … Read more

Auto sales surge 215% in May amid ease in Covid restrictions

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Auto sales

KARACHI: The automobile sales registered a whopping 215 percent growth in volumes to reach 20,311 units in May 2021, compared with 6,454 units sold in the corresponding period of the last year, in the wake of the lockdown in May 2020. Cumulatively, the volumes rose 62 percent during the 11 months of FY21. “The massive … Read more

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