“Pakistan cricket as a microcosm of the entire country.” After Pakistan lost to India in a World Cup match yet again in 2019, I wrote the aforementioned line in a column and it hit home for a number of Dawn readers. A year and a half later, a situation arose recently that further reinforced the point. The point being that the Pakistan cricket team is plagued …

New dad Virat Kohli returns to captain a buoyant India against England as they aim to build on their crushing win over Australia by sealing a place in the World Test Championship final. Kohli, who welcomed a baby daughter last month, missed most of the Australia series on paternity leave as Ajinkya Rahane led an injury-ravaged side from 0-1 down to a …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday expressed concern over exaggerated and estimated billing by some power companies and called for shifting the headquarters of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) to Islamabad from Lahore to improve its performance. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power, presided over by Senator Fida Mohammad Khan, discussed allocations for the power …

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the superior judiciary and appellate tribunal of the Federal Board of Revenue have disposed of 2,174 cases involving tax amount of over Rs250 billion in the first half-year, a move which will help the tax machinery to achieve annual tax collection target. The resolution of tax litigation cases — pending in different appellate forums including …

KARACHI: Foreign exchange inflows through the Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs) reached $400 million within four months, reflecting growing confidence in the State Bank’s new initiative launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sept 10, 2020. RDAs aim to attract millions of Pakistanis living abroad by offering much higher returns on deposits compared to the returns in developed economies. “So far …

ISLAMABAD: The deal bet­ween the government and Ind­ependent Power Producers (IPPs) has entered the implementation phase after the finance ministry agreed to clear about Rs400 billion dues in two instalments of 40 per cent and 60pc within six months. At the time of filing of this rep­ort, the power division of energy ministry was finalising a summary that could be …

KARACHI: Amid rising demand on account of growing construction activities in public and private sectors, cement makers continue to raise prices linking them to higher coal prices in the world market. Overall domestic cement sales rose by 17 per cent to 27.65 million tonnes in 7MFY21, while exports also grew by 10.23pc to 5.71m tonnes from 5.186m tonnes in the …

Billie Eilish left fans awestruck as she shared  a second trailer for her upcoming documentary ‘The World’s A Little Blurry’. The music sensation touched on her relationship with her fans in new trailer, address a concert audience: ‘You guys need to be OK because y’all are the reason I’m OK.’ In the new trailer she shared on her Instagram Tuesday, …

Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander has reportedly been arrested in connection with DUI and drug charges. According to reports, the 39-year-old was taken into custody last week (on January 26) in connection with driving under the influence, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and possession or casual exchange of a controlled substance. Authorities in Tennessee told a media outlet that Alexander …

Zac Efron has embraced the Australian lifestyle and got  a $140,000 caravan to live  while filming Stan Original movie Gold. Zac Efron, who has been  living in Australia for almost a year, seems to have fully embraced life Down Under. The Hollywood star  loved his new lifestyle and  camped in the South Australian outback in a Lotus caravan. Taking to …