Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane led India to a dominant eight-wicket win over Australia in the second Test Tuesday, levelling the series 1-1 and capping an extraordinary turnaround after their record collapse in the opening game. Rahane, deputising during Virat Kohli’s paternity leave, hit an unbeaten 27 in Melbourne — after a century in the first innings — as India reached …

ISLAMABAD: The Natio­­nal Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research on Monday asked the food ministry to increase wheat support price to Rs1,800 per 40kg, citing the example of wheat producing countries in the region which have substantially enhanced the support price. Secretary National Food Security Ghufran Memon informed the NA committee that the production cost of wheat …

KARACHI: Fearing a serious crisis in near future and untoward situation in the province, especially in Karachi due to the persistent gas shortage, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan direct the petroleum division of the federal energy ministry to immediately allocate at least 1,500 to 1,600 MMCFD (million cubic feet a …

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for throwing the ball towards Pakistan batsman Faheem Ashraf “in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old had breached Article 2.9 of its code of conduct on Monday, the third day of the first Test. Jamieson …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s lack of export competitiveness, chronic fiscal deficits, and low labour productivity are the root cause of the country’s sizeable macroeconomic challenges, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study released on Monday. The country needs to take decisive reforms to unshackle the economy from its binding constraints, ADB’s country diagnostic ‘Pakistan: Reviving Growth through Competitiveness’, carried out …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the government was working on targeted subsidies for the provision of cheaper electricity to consumers. He said that as energy sector was very important for country’s economy, the government’s focus was on fulfilling the energy needs of all sectors. Presiding over a review meeting on energy sector, the prime minister directed …

LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google. Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s …

American supermodel Gigi Hadid and British singer Zayn Malik’s journey to parenthood had garnered the most attention this year. Recently, the fashion icon sparked a frenzy after she gave fans an exclusive glimpse into the very day she found out she was expecting her first child with the former One Direction member. Jumping on the bandwagon, the 25-year-old decided to …

Gigi Hadid was asked by a fan to share an unseen picture with Taylor Swift. The supermodel on Sunday shared a throwback picture with the American singer  on Instagram while answering fans’ questions. Gigi, who recently welcomed a baby girl with Zayn Malik, posted the picture to her Instagram stories. “idk if this was ever shared? (sic)” she wrote and …

Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber  are loved for their great mutual understanding as a celebrity couple as they keep on professing their love for one another on Instagram. The “Holy” singer and supermodel took things to the next level on Sunday when   Justin posted a video of himself preparing for his upcoming New Year’s Eve performance, Hailey gushed in the …