He pulls Wagner’s short ball to the square leg boundary to reach his second Test century and immediately looks up heavenwards — whispers a prayer of thanks to the Almighty and takes off his helmet. Then Rizwan, his batting partner, hugs him. It was one of the most emotional hugs seen on a cricket ground, perhaps, barring the Imran-Miandad hug …

KARACHI: Sindh emerged as new leaders as the Pakistan Cup leaderboard saw a change for the second time in three days after a blazing Sharjeel Khan century guided them to a seven-wicket victory over Northern at the SBP Sports Complex here on Saturday. Northern had launched the one-day competition with three straight victories before their unbeaten run was halted on …

LAHORE: Punjab expects a bumper wheat crop this season even though the provincial government has failed to meet its targets for the provision of subsidised seed, fertiliser and planters to the growers due to paucity of funds. A senior official of the Punjab Agri­culture Department expected the province to reap a bumper crop this year, “provided the weather conditions remain …

KARACHI: Aleem Dar will officiate in his first-ever Test at home, while Ahsan Raza and Mohammad Javed Malik will also make their Test debuts as the Pakistan Cricket Board, on behalf of the International Cricket Council, on Saturday confirmed match officials’ appointments for the two-match series. Elite panelist Aleem has umpired in a record 132 Tests since making his debut …

ISLAMABAD: The PSX Stockbrokers Association has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to rationalise the rate of capital gains tax (CGT) on shares trading and use the levy as a tool to incentivise investments. The brokers association urged that the FBR to resolve their concerns and reap the benefits of expected economic boom once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. …

KARACHI: Benefits of higher textile exports have been eaten up by poor cotton growth as the textile sector had to import lint and other related accessories (excluding textile machinery) up to $1.5 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year. Textile exports increased by 7.8 per cent in the first six months of the current fiscal year …

ISLAMABAD: The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected businesses across the globe, but Pakistan has witnessed 24 per cent corporate growth in 2020. In the outgoing year, the SECP registered 20,324 new companies, compared to 16,456 in 2019. The data compiled by the SECP showed that the simplification of the registration process was one of the key factors that stimulated growth …

KARACHI: In Pakistan around 82 per cent of bank consumers visit their branches once every few months after opening accounts while 73 per cent customers are inclined towards using digital banking channels to meet their financial needs and obligations, a survey released recently said. PwC, in partnership with A.F. Furguson & Co, in its survey tilted ‘Banking in the digital …

World’s most popular TikToker Charli D’Amelio reportedly dated fellow TikToker Chase Hudson aka Lil Huddy before the pair split. Despite their break up the TikTokers seem to be on good terms because D’Amelio on Friday shared a clip from Machine Gun Kelly directorial “Downfalls High”,  a musical film, starring Chase Hudson. Charli tagged Chase Hudson on her story without any …

Burak Hakki won hearts of “Dirilis:Ertugrul” fans with her spectacular performance as  Sultan Alaaddin Kayqubad in the popular TV series. The historical series  is being aired on Pakistan Television with Urdu dubbing. Fans start hearing about the Sultan in the first season of the show but the Seljuk ruler finally appears in season four. Burak Hakkı is a famous Turkish …