THE proud and valiant team of Nepalese climbers created history by scaling the mighty K2 in the life-threatening winter season a few days ago. By all counts, they ought to have have used some super skills to accomplish the herculean task. The forthcoming home series against South Africa may also prove to be no less than a mountain to ascend …

DHAKA: Jason Mohammad last played for West Indies more than two years ago, but with coronavirus (Covid-19) fears causing several players to stay at home, he will lead the Caribbean side again in a key series against Bangladesh starting from Wednesday. Regular captain Jason Holder and other stars such as Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo all refused to travel, so …

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan’s rank on the trading across border index jumped by 31 positions from 142nd to 111th due to considerably improved implementation of several measures, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Tuesday. The improvement is linked with the ongoing reforms that led to huge improvements in trading across the borders index. The announcement of the FBR did not …

KARACHI: Higher imports of food items boosted the overall import bill by 52 per cent to $3.9 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year (1HFY21). In FY21, import of wheat and sugar to control skyrocketing prices of the commodities have played a major role in fuelling the overall import bill. However, the increase in imports of wheat, …

India’s cricketers were hailed as “immortals” on Wednesday following their record-breaking win in Brisbane, but some former greats called for chastened Australia to make changes. India thrillingly achieved their 328 target with just 18 balls left on the final day to win the four-Test series 2-1, the highest successful run chase at Australia’s “Fortress Gabba”, where the hosts had been unbeaten …

LAHORE: In compliance with FATF requirements and as a measure towards digitsation and automation of economy, the federal government has made it mandatory on all importers to make payment of duties and taxes exceeding Rs1 million through the e-payment system. From Wednesday (Jan 20), all duties and taxes over Rs1m will be paid only through the system of e-payment — …

sc- KARACHI: What is seen as a breakthrough for the country’s emerging digitising industry and growing potential of e-commerce markets, a less than one-year-old business startup has raised a $6.5 million pool of investment in one of the largest seed rounds in the region, a top official announced on Tuesday. The announcement came from Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood, who …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declined a federal government request for facilitating the settlement of almost Rs300 billion worth of financial claims and counter-claims among various public sector entities and K-Electric. Informed sources told Dawn that the government had recently requested the apex court to set some guiding principles for settlement or arbitration of huge build up of payables and receivables from …

Jennifer Lopez is reportedly feeling nervous ahead of her performance at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony. Lopez’s  fiance Alex Rodriguez revealed that she is more anxious about her upcoming performance in Washington D.C. than she was for her Super Bowl LIV halftime show with Shakira in Miami, Florida, last year. Gushing over the music sensation  the former baseball player said: …

Kim Kardashian has once again left fans in awe as she shared her stunning snap with a cryptic message amid divorce rumours. The 40-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared her stunning photo, displaying her best unbothered impression while catching some sun rays by her mansion’s pool. Keeping Up With The Kardashians star  also wrote a meaningful …