The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that 28-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket. Amir had initially made the announcement in a video message released earlier today. However, it was not immediately clear whether he was taking an indefinite break over a clash with the cricket board or had actually retired. Responding to the media …

KARACHI: Sindh’s outside chance of staying in contention for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final came to an abrupt halt on Thursday when rearguard centuries from Hammad Azam and Mubasir Khan guided Northern to safety. The eighth-round game was very much alive until Wednesday evening as Northern wobbled to 126-4 — with opener Sarmad Bhatti already retiring hurt — and still needing …

LAHORE: While the all-important three bodies of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are yet to be completed, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani and Chief Executive Wasim Khan are currently on annual leave in London. As of now, the positions of chairman of the national selection committee as well as national cricket committee lie vacant whereas, no office-bearer has been …

ADELAIDE: Ajinkya Rahane ran out his captain Virat Kohli after a horror mix-up, sparking a mini collapse to gift Australia an advantage over India after an intense opening day of the day-night first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Master batsman Kohli looked on track for a 28th Test century after knuckling down to steady the ship when he …

As Pakistan’s wickets tumbled in the first 10 overs of the first Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday, cricket fans were having a meltdown on Twitter. With depleted squads, New Zealand and Pakistan clashed in the series opener at Eden Park, with the hosts without regular captain Kane Williamson, who is on paternity leave and strike bowler Trent Boult. …

New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday. The Black Caps ended on 156 for five with seven balls to spare after losing the toss and being set a target of 154. Tim Seifert top-scored for the hosts with 57, while debutant paceman Jacob Duffy took four for 33. Duffy …

LAHORE: Gwadar GasPort Limited (GGPL), a joint venture formed by the Pakistan GasPort Ltd, Al-Qasim Gas and Jamshoro Joint Venture Ltd entered into an agreement with Gwadar International Terminals Ltd to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) onto special purpose trucks for regasification at various industrial sites across the country. Through an agreement signed at a ceremony, the GGPL will commence …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign loan inflows have jumped by almost 45 per cent to about $4.5 billion in first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period in the last fiscal. With the loans taken in the five months, the country has received a total of about $23.6bn in foreign loans during tenure of the …

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on promoting manufacturing of electric vehicles in the country, said Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Husain at the 23rd Sustainable Development Conference organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Thursday. He said the government has three top priorities — agriculture, electronics, and manufacturing of electric vehicles. He added that the electric …

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted permission to private airline Serene Air to operate flights to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The permission was granted by the Aviation Division to Serene Air after approval by the federal cabinet. The private airline will start its flights for Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai and Sharjah in January 2021. The …