PARIS: Tour veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova endured long stretches where she didn’t enjoy tennis, and because her consistency and confidence were so elusive she considered calling it a career. Her persistence paid off on Thursday, when the 29-year-old Russian advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek at the French Open, 7-5, 6-3. Pavlyuchenkova, seeded 31st, is …

KARACHI: Multan Sultans scored a hard-fought 12-run win over Karachi Kings to keep their HBL Pakistan Super League 6 playoffs’ aspirations right on track at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. After positing 176-5 on the back of invaluable contributions from Rille Rossouw, Khushdil Shah and Sohaib Maqsood, Multan bowling — led by leg-spinner Imran Tahir and …

KARACHI: Amid high food prices of various items, including wheat flour, sugar, ghee, cooking oil, loose milk, chicken, veal and mutton, vegetables, etc, the Economic Survey 2020-2021 says “the headline inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at 8.6 per cent during July-April FY2021 as against 11.2pc during the same period last year.” The survey said that …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country is heading towards economic stability but more and more investment is required to maintain the upward momentum. The prime minister was presiding over a meeting here on Thursday to remove hurdles in the way of business and investment. “As the country at the moment is moving towards economic stability, investment …

ISLAMABAD: The tax exemptions cost continued its upward trend for the third consecutive year as it grew by 14.36 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year to Rs1.314 trillion from Rs1.149tr in the preceding year, showed the Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 released by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Thursday. In the year 2017-18, the value of tax exemptions was reported …

ABU DHABI: A power-hitting master class from Tim David and a splendid spell of spin bowling by Rashid Khan saw Lahore Qalandars further extend their advantage atop the HBL Pakistan Super League standings on Thursday night. A 10-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi means Qalandars have 10 points from six matches, four points clear of second-placed Karachi Kings, after their second …

All eyes will be on the National Assembly today (Friday) as the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 will be presented in the lower house of parliament. Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin — who unveiled the Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 a day earlier — will present the PTI-led government’s budget. The session will begin at 4:00pm. According to Radio Pakistan, the federal cabinet …

KARACHI: Sarfaraz Ahmed expects Quetta Gladiators to redeem themselves in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 in Abu Dhabi after the 2019 champions plummeted to the base of the table when the Karachi leg of the competition was abruptly halted in early March. Addressing a virtual media conference on Thursday, the Quetta captain admitted his team face an uphill battle …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has planned to bid for five major ICC events to be held from 2024 to 2031, including ODI and Twenty20 World Cups and the Champions Trophy. It is learnt that the ICC had asked for the expression of interest from its member cou­n­tries. An independent committee formed by the game’s global governing body will …

Kanye West’s strange wife Kim kardashian and his new rumoured girlfriend Irina Shayk have a history of  dating the same man as they reportedly had  relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo  in past. Charming  model Irina is said to have gone on to date a man immediately after reality star Kim split with him, according to new report. Irina and Kanye were …