CHITTAGONG: Debutant opening batsman Tanzid Hasan rode his luck Friday to hit an unbeaten 67 and guide Bangladesh to an eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20 International in Chittagong. The hosts raced to 126-2 in under 16 overs after bowling out Zimbabwe for 124, with Towhid Hridoy finishing unbeaten on 33. Tanzid smashed eight fours and two sixes …

BRIDGETOWN: Sha­mar Joseph, who made a stunning start to his Test career against Australia earlier this year, was named on Friday in the West Indies 15-man squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which takes place in the Caribbean and United States. Pace bowler Joseph, a former security guard, has yet to play a T20 International but burst on to …

KARACHI: Pakistan will visit South Africa for a two Tests, three One-day Internationals and as many T20Is in December-January, the countries’ cricket boards confirmed on Friday. Durban, Centurion, and Johannesburg will host the T20Is from December 10-14 while the ODIs will be played from December 17-22 in Paarl, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. The two Test matches, part of the ongoing …

ISLAMABAD: In a major tax scandal, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has uncovered sales tax frauds amounting to Rs756 billion, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) to assist the tax authorities in recouping the maximum possible revenue from the culprits. Officials from the FBR have contacted PM Shehbaz regarding the identified tax …

PARIS: The United Nations food agency’s world price index rose for a second consecutive month in April as higher meat prices and small increases in vegetable oils and cereals outweighed declines in sugar and dairy products. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 119.1 points in April, up from a …

ISLAMABAD: Based on the Rs392 billion investment plan it approved a few days back, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is now working on increasing the base electricity tariff for K-Electric by up to Rs3.84 per unit, indexed with exchange rate and inflation, for the next seven years (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2030). In an announcement on …

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), recorded a year-on-year increase of 24.37 per cent in the week ending on May 2. It is the lowest SPI reading in 97 weeks since June 16, 2022 (27.82pc year-on-year). However, it witnessed a 1pc decline week-on-week due to easing essential food items and petrol prices, according to data released …

LAHORE: Punjab Industries Minister Shafay Hussain says Pakistan has trade cooperation with South Korea, but there is a need to increase bilateral economic cooperation. “New foreign investment will improve the economy and increase employment opportunities in the country,” said Mr Shafay while speaking at a Korea-Pakistan Business Forum 2024 organised by the Korean Embassy in Pakistan. South Korean Ambassador Park …

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said Russian soldiers have been deployed to an airbase in Niger that also houses American troops, after the country’s military rulers decided to expel US forces. Niger’s junta, which seized power last July, said in March it was ending a military cooperation agreement with Wash­ington that has agreed to withdraw its troops and sent a delegation …

TORONTO: Pro-Palestine protesters breached a fenced area and set up an encampment at the University of Toronto, in the early hours of Thursday. They vowed to stay there until the university divests from companies with military links to Israel and cuts ties with certain Israeli universities. The protesters moved in at around 4am and set up a few dozen tents …