Pakistan vs West Indies: Badree praises Fawad for his outstanding performance

Pakistan vs West Indies: Badree praises Fawad for his outstanding performance

West Indies former bowler Samuel Badree praised Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam for achieving the milestone after scoring his fifth century in eight Test matches since his comeback after 11 years of hiatus. On his Twitter handle, after Alam scored his fifth Test century to help Pakistan move towards victory in the second Test, Badree appreciated … Read more

IMF thanks Prime Minister Imran Khan

IMF

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), praised Pakistan’s efforts “at the highest levels” in order to ensure a safe evacuation of its employees from Afghanistan after Taliban took power. Kristalina Georgieva wrote to Prime Minister Imran Khan, praising Pakistan’s efforts “were absolutely critical to the safe and swift evacuation of IMF staff … Read more

China-Pakistan trade volume reach $12.56 billion in first-half

China

BEIJING: The trade volume between China and Pakistan amounted to $12.56 billion in the first-half of 2021, showing an increase of 1.6 times against the same period last year, Cheng Xizhong, visiting professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law and Senior Fellow of the Charhar Institute said. According to the General Administration of … Read more

Pakistan’s regional exports rise 20.50% in July

Pakistan’s exports to Australia

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to the seven regional countries witnessed an increase of 20.50 per cent in the first month of the current financial year 2021/22, compared with the corresponding month of the last year. The country’s exports to the regional countries including Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, and the Maldives account for $2.82 … Read more

Govt plans cluster villages to modernise cotton farming: minister

MULTAN: The government will soon launch cotton cluster villages to promote the crop by ensuring modern technology in the near future, a senior government official said. Holding a press conference at the Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI), Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said that cotton is a highly profit-generating … Read more

Taliban inherit untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals

minerals

PARIS: The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals, including some that could power the world’s transition to renewable energies, but Afghanistan has long struggled to tap its vast deposits. The Taliban are already in a financial bind since they returned to power 20 years after their ouster, as major … Read more

Pakistan vs West Indies: Visitors dominate second test, set target of 329

Pakistan vs West Indies: Visitors dominates second test, sets target of 329

The second Test between Pakistan and West Indies will enter its final day today. The match is scheduled to start at 08:00 PM. West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan scored 302-9 in the first inning. In return, the hosts could only score 150 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi shined on the … Read more

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Bilateral series postponed until next year

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Bilateral series postponed until next year

The first bilateral series between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been postponed and will be played next year. According to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, all the commercial flights have been stopped from operating from the capital city Kabul. Due to this Afghanistan faced logistical issues in sending the team to Hambantota, where the series was … Read more

Dogecoin to PKR: Today 1 Dogecoin Price in Pakistan, on 24th August 2021

Dogecoin to PKR

Karachi: Today 1 Dogecoin to PKR according to the foreign exchange rate for today. Check updated one Dogecoin to Pakistani rupees. Today Dogecoin Price in Pakistan Check the latest 1 Doge to PKR Exchange Rate. Today 1 Doge to Pakistan Rupee (Updated 24th August 2021). 1 Doge=$0.32 1 Doge coin= Rs 52.85 Pakistani Rupee Q: What is … Read more

Pakistan vs Afghanistan ODI series shifts to Pakistan

Pakistan vs Afghanistan ODI series shifts to Pakistan

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have decided to shift the three-matches ODI series in Pakistan.

ACB’s spokesperson Hikmatullah confirmed that Pakistan vs Afghanistan ODI series will be hosted by Pakistan as the Taliban have closed the flights from Kabul due to which the players were unable to fly to Srilanka, so they changed their venue from Srilanka to Pakistan and travel to the country road.

Sri Lanka imposed a 10-days lockdown due to prevailing COVID-19.

Initially, the series was scheduled in Hambantota, Sri Lanka from 3rd September to 8th September. The official announcement related to the tour will be made in a due course. PCB is yet to decide the venue for the series.

 

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Cryptocurrency adoption globally increased

Cryptocurrency

Globally the adoption of cryptocurrency is increased by 880% in the last year as Vietnam, India, and Pakistan have become the quickest crypto adopters.

“Geography of Cryptocurrency,” the company’s 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index, differentiated the countries’ cryptocurrency adoption based on three main parameters, on-chain retail value transferred, the on-chain crypto value received, and peer-to-peer(P2P).

The number one country on the overall index is Vietnam in the adoption of cryptocurrencies, And India(0.37), Pakistan (0.36), Ukraine (0.29), and Kenya (0.28) followed it.

Pakistan and India come in the top ten on the list.

Economies play a great role in the increase in the adoption of crypto.

The report wrote “Several countries in emerging markets, including Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Venezuela rank high on our index in large part because they have huge transaction volumes on peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms when adjusted for PPP per capita and internet-using population,”

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Finalisation of arrangements for Dubai Expo participation ordered

Expo 2020 Dubai Unveils the Ticket Prices, Event Kick starts From July 18

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has issued directives to finalise the arrangements by September 15 to participate in the Dubai Expo. Chairing a meeting at the Committee Room of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade on Monday, he said, tourism and trade potential of the province would be highlighted … Read more

Strict action to be taken against sexual assaulters: CCPO Lahore

Rape

LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar has said that sexual assault of children and women cannot be tolerated at any cost and strict action would be taken against the criminals involved. The two accused involved in rape assault of a 35-year-old and her 15-year-old daughter were arrested by Lahore … Read more

AEDB signs solar agreements with educational institutions

Solar power

ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) signed agreements with five host institutions for handing over the solar data stations installed in 2014, within the premises of the host institutes, under the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program. Shah Jahan Mirza, chief executive officer of AEDB, executed the agreements with the host institutes. The … Read more

IMF’s largest SDR allocation in history takes effect

IMF

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Monday that its new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest in the IMF’s history, comes into effect, in an effort to help countries recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua reported. “The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the … Read more

Bulls rule PSX; index crosses 48,000 psychological barrier

Stocks remain range-bound over political turmoil

KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market started the first day of the week with an extensive bull run where the index broke the 48,000 psychological barrier, as lower current account deficit and certainty over the Afghan issue triggered buying, dealers said on Monday. Ahsan Mehanti at Arif Habib Corp said the stocks closed bullish, amid bull-run … Read more

Bitcoin breaks back over $50,000 On Monday.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin broke back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months, as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying, AFP reported The unit climbed around 2 per cent to $50,249.15, its highest since the middle of May, when it began tumbling on a range of issues, including China‘s crackdown on crypto-currencies … Read more

Peace in Afghanistan ‘win-win’ for Afghans: President Alvi

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday termed peace in Afghanistan very important and “called it a “win-win” for the people of the neighbouring country. “After Afghanistan, Pakistan is the biggest gainer of peace in that country,” the president said in a brief chat with the media after addressing a function on “Dukhtaran-e-Pakistan Narrative” at … Read more