Mumbai: The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has avoided being hit with demerit points after the pitch for the pink-ball test between India and England was rated as “average” despite the match lasting only two days. Venues can be suspended for a year if they pick up five demerit points and for two years if they pick up 10. A “below …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to operate flights to Swat, Skardu and Gilgit with an aim to promote tourism. Saidu Sharif Airport in Swat was scaled down due to security reasons in 2004 and would be made operational once the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) upgrades it and makes it operational. PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said the national flag …

AHMEDABAD: Skipper Virat Kohli and debutant Ishan Kishan hit half-centuries as India hammered England by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 165 for victory, a blazing second-wicket stand of 94 between Kohli, who finished unbeaten on 73, and Kishan saw India romp home in 17.5 overs at the Narendra Modi Stadium and level the …

HYDERABAD: A progressive farmer, Nadeem Shah, has given up cultivating sunflower crop on his land in Sujawal, one of Sindh’s coastal districts that suit its cultivation climatically. He looks disappointed with this otherwise short-duration crop for a variety of reasons. His disappointment seems understandable considering the fact that a farmer tends to invest in a crop to earn income and …

ISLAMABAD: The government may have to increase electricity tariff for consumers two times before December, in addition to making monthly fuel price adjustments and diverting substantial funds from taxpayers’ money to the power sector, to keep the International Monetary Fund programme going, according to sources. Background discussions with government officials suggested the exact sizes of and schedule for tariff increases …

kas Stocks continued their recovery on Monday with the KSE-100 index recouping another 978.51 points (2.23 per cent) on the first trading day of the week following an upsurge in world markets on increasing bets on faster economic recovery. At the close of the day, the index settled in the green at 44,766.59. The benchmark index opened at 43,788.08 points, …

Singer Noah Cyrus’ 2021 Grammy Awards certainly grabbed attention as fans were left wiping tears after memes of her look surfaced online. The 21-year-old certainly made a fashion statement in a white Schiaparelli Couture gown which was draped and pleated around in an interesting way. Needless to say, the outfit saw comparisons being drawn to tissue paper, bedding, whipped cream …

Kate Middleton quietly paid a tribute to Sarah Everard on Sunday who was found dead in London on Friday. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the memorial in Clapham Common near the 33-year-old’s home in Brixton after her remains were found on Friday, days after she went missing. A source told People that the duchess wanted to pay her respects to …

Pop icon Halsey thanked her fans after announcing that they have changed pronouns to ‘she/they.’ The Eastside hit maker had made the change on their social media as she updated her Instagram bio and added the updated pronouns after which they received a wave of support from her fans. A fan tweeted: “I hope Halsey changing their pronouns gives others the confidence …

British singer Rita Ora has said to leave behind her partying days following that lockdown-flouting scandal that was met with backlash. In an interview on Ash London LIVE, the 30-year-old talked about how she “can’t do what I used to do any more” since leaving her 20s behind but insisted that the decision to become a homebody would help her “sing …