Karachi: Opener Imam-ul-Haq has joined the Pakistan Shaheens squad on Friday in Queenstown after completing his mandatory 14-day quarantine period in Christchurch. The 24-year-old didn’t travel with the team on Tuesday as he was tested positive for COVID-19 on day six of mandatory 14-day isolation. He was cleared by the New Zealand Department of Health on Thursday. Imam is part of …

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is confident in its Covid-19 protocols despite the postponement of the One-day International series against England, with interim board chairman Zak Yacoob describing the tourists as having a negative attitude. Yacoob said the postponement of the three match series, at England’s request, had caused CSA reputational damage and warned the body would defend itself …

Karachi: Pacer Haris Rauf will return to the Melbourne Stars squad for the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season 10. The 27-year-old Haris will be available to play for Stars in January. Haris inclusion in the  Stars squad was confirmed after the schedule of South Africa’s tour of Pakistan was announced. The scheduling of three T20Is after two Tests paved the …

Karachi: Pakistan men’s team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that it is difficult to cover the preparations of three weeks into one week. Green Shirts are scheduled to play their first T20I against New Zealand on December 18 but they have started to train on Wednesday as the squad was in a 14-day quarantine period and were not allowed to …

Wellington: Henry Nicholls battled to his sixth test century and provided the backbone for a New Zealand middle order fightback as his side reached 294-6 at the end of a torrid first day of the second test against West Indies in Wellington on Friday. The 29-year-old left-hander was on 117 with Kyle Jamieson on one at stumps at the Basin Reserve. …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday pulled out of the second Test against the West Indies at Basin Reserve in Wellington as he awaits the imminent arrival of his first child. The abrupt U-turn came just hours after batting mainstay Williamson had told head coach Gary Stead he would play in the match, which begins on Friday. Williamson …

LAHORE: A vital medicine used for heart-related chest pain (angina) is short in the market across Punjab. Manufactured by a multinational pharmaceutical company, the life-saving medicine, Angised (0.5mg), was the only available remedy in an emergency. A patient feeling chest pain/heart pain (angina) is suggested to keep it under the tongue to prevent risk to life. Senior cardiologists and surgeons …

ISLAMABAD: In its supplement to the Asian Development Outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday that economic activity in South Asia has started to normalise from the third quarter, and Pakistan’s economy is recovering, particularly in manufacturing and construction. The earlier South Asia forecast for 6.8 per cent contraction is upgraded to 6.1pc in line with an improved …

KARACHI: The State Bank reported on Thursday that the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) on Dec 9 received $7.7 million – the highest amount in a single day since the initiative was taken. “Yesterday, inward remittances from overseas Pakistanis into Roshan Digital Account rose to $7.7 million, their highest ever daily amount,” the State Bank tweeted on Thursday. To date, total …

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) on Thursday approved transaction structure for the privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and decided to present it to the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) for approval. The meeting discussed the PSM’s privatisation structure in a holistic manner and was chaired by Privatisation Minister Mohammadmian Soomro. The meeting was also attended by industries minister, …