Lahore: Shooter Mohammad Khalil Akhtar and badminton player Mahoor Shahzad will hold the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Both players will take part in the march past holding green crescent flags. POA President Lt. Gen (retd) Arif Hassan approved names of Khalil and Mahoor. It must be noted that 10 athletes from Pakistan will participate …

SANDWICH: Debutant Collin Morikawa held off a charge from Jordan Spieth to win the 149th British Open by two shots after a scintillating Sunday’s action at Royal St George’s. At just 24, Morikawa claimed his second major thanks to a bogey-free round of 66 to finish on 15 under par. The American had never even played in links conditions until …

TOKYO: Two South African footballers have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for Covid-19, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The cases further darkened a gloomy atmosphere around the 2020 Games, which will finally open after a year’s delay on Friday but remain widely opposed by the Japanese public. Organisers …

LEEDS: England’s stand-in skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 59 before their spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali ripped through the Pakistan batting unit to seal a 45-run win in the second Twenty20 Interna­tional and level the series at 1-1 on Sunday. Chasing 201 runs to win at Headingley, Pakistan’s openers made a bright start with the bat but lost their …

LAHORE: Suspension of gas supply to general industry from Saturday afternoon by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to divert supply to power plants to meet the increasing demand threatens production and supply of various goods ahead of Eidul Azha, say representatives of the industry. The situation has forced the manufacturing sector to close mills by sending workers on leave, …

ISLAMABAD: Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has executed an agreement with MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Co. B.V. for oil and gas exploration in Margala Block. Margala Block with an area of 1,847 sq. km is situated in the Potohar Basin in the vicinity of Islamabad, the MPCL said in a statement. The companies under the agreement will collaborate their …

KARACHI: The United States (US) dollar crossed the Rs161 mark in the interbank currency market on the first day of week’s trading on Monday. The greenback appreciated Rs1.31 against the Pakistani rupee on account of high demand, hitting its highest since January 26. It can now be bought for Rs161.25 in the interbank market. Economic experts attributed the spike in the …

ISLAMABAD: The transport sector, which relies on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), has complained to the prime minister that it is facing unfair treatment and roadblocks from various government institutions and entities in matters of pricing, supplies, imports and pipeline capacity for transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In a detailed representation, the copies of which have been shared with the …

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry. The mission comes days after Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson crossed the final frontier, narrowly besting the Amazon magnate in their battle of …

ISLAMABAD: The For­eign Office on Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Ashraf Ghani had in their recent meeting at Tashkent exchanged views on the Afghan peace process and relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of Inter­national Conference on “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Oppor­tunities” held in the Uzbek capital …