Lahore: Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq recalled his 30-year-old memories and was seen playing street cricket in Lahore. The 43-year-old posted a video on Twitter in which he is batting. “It was an amazing feeling playing today where I started my journey over 30 years ago,” he tweeted. It must be noted that Saqlain is currently serving as Head of International …

Manchester: Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Babar Azam against England at the Old Trafford, on Sunday, became the joint-fastest batsman to reach 1500 T20I runs. The 25-year-achieved the feat in his 39th innings. Australia’s Aaron Finch and India’s Virat Kohli had previously reached the milestone in the same number of innings as him. Babar is currently at the first spot in the …

ISLAMABAD: The government has so far disbursed soft loans amounting to over Rs 260 million among 552 female entrepreneurs under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme. “It constitutes 30 per cent of the total disbursed loans which are amounting to one billion rupees. So far 2,190 qualified male and female entrepreneurs have received concessionary loans …

DUBAI: State oil company Saudi Aramco has discovered two new oil and gas fields in the northern regions, the kingdom’s energy minister said on Sunday, state news agency SPA reported. The energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud said the new Abraq al-Toloul oil field, which lies to the south east of the northern city of Arar, flows with a …

SYDNEY: Asian shares notched a 29-month high on Monday as investors wagered monetary and fiscal policies globally would stay super stimulatory, while an upbeat reading on China’s service sector augured well for continued recovery there. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.5% to reach its highest since March 2018, extending a 2.8% gain last week. Chinese …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government disbursed Rs105.42 billion for uplift schemes during the first two months of the current fiscal year, according to the Planning Commission. It said the government has set a target of doling out Rs116 billion development funds in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21. Of the total funds disbursed during July and August, a collective sum …

PESHAWAR: Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Peshawar service has been reopened for the public, said spokesperson Trans Peshawar on Monday.  The service which was temporary halted on 9th and 10th Muharram now has been restored for the general public. Residents can travel via BRT service to their desired destinations from 6am to 10pm, said spokesperson. The spokesman said BRT Peshawar is …

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus cases are on the decline in Pakistan as 213 new infections were detected across the country over the last 24 hours, lifting the national tally of cases to 295,849. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), six more people succumbed to the highly contagious disease during this period, pushing the death toll from the virus to …

A bug involving US-based telecoms giant CenturyLink briefly interrupted internet service in several global markets Sunday, affecting popular streaming services, gaming platforms and webcasts of European soccer, the company and specialized media reported. “We are able to confirm that all services impacted by today’s IP outage have been restored…” the company said in a mid-morning Twitter post. “We sincerely apologize …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Oakland Athletics had one member of their organization test positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s game Sunday against the Houston Astros. The finale of the A’s three-game series at Minute Maid Park was called off less than four hours before it was scheduled to start. The A’s said the team conducted …