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Imad takes defeat on the chin after Karachi’s exit


June 23, 2021

KARACHI: Imad Wasim admitted if Karachi Kings had scored another 20 runs, the outcome of Eliminator 1 clash in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 against Peshawar Zalmi at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium could have been different. Karachi, who were defending the crown, which they won by defeating old foes Lahore Qalandars in Karachi last November, lost by five …

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Explosive knocks by Zazai, Wells power Peshawar Zalmi into final


June 23, 2021

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi put up a majestic all-round show at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night when they mauled Islamabad United by eight wickets in their Eliminator-2 clash to set up the HBL Pakistan Super League final against Multan Sultans. Peshawar’s road to the decider on Thursday was set up by a rollicking partnership of …

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NZ grab first-innings lead despite India fightback


June 23, 2021

SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand were all out for 249, grabbing a 32-run first-innings lead against India on day five of the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Tuesday. Skipper Kane Williamson compiled a painstaking 49, while Tim Southee (30) and Kyle Jamieson (21) provided cameos to push New Zealand past India’s first innings total of 217. Mohammed Shami led India’s fightback …

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Govt asked to suspend export cess


June 23, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday concluded its deliberations on Finance Bill 2021 and recommended to the government to suspend the collection of export cess for three years to minimise impact of Covid-19 on export industries. The committee meeting chaired by Senator Talha Mahmood approved a proposal to transfer the export development funds to the ministry of …

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Flour mills warn of strike on tax issue


June 23, 2021

LAHORE: The flour millers on Tuesday threatened to go on a two-day token strike starting from Thursday (tomorrow) unless the federal government withdraws 17pc sales tax on choker and restores the previous rate of 0.25pc turnover tax. Addressing a press conference here, the provincial chief of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association, Asim Raza, said the millers would stop wheat washing …

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Denmark thrash Russia to reach Euro 2020 knockouts


June 23, 2021

LONDON: Denmark powered into the last 16 of Euro 2020 with a brilliant 4-1 thrashing of Russia at a raucous Parken Stadium on Monday, helping to send five other teams through in the process. The Danes knew they had to beat Russia by two goals and hope leaders Belgium saw off Finland in St Petersburg to snatch second place in …

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Razak hails Fauji Meat’s entry into Malaysia


June 23, 2021

KARACHI: Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood on Tuesday hailed Fauji Meat Ltd’s (FML) entry into the Malaysian market. A subsidiary of the Fauji conglomerate, FML has been approved by the Malaysian government for meat exports to the country, the adviser said on social media platform Twitter. “I congratulate Fauji Meat Limited, the largest meat plant in Pakistan, on its approval by …

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Tokyo 2020 president defends decision to allow spectators


June 23, 2021

TOKYO: With 30 days to go until the start of an Olympic Games dogged by the coronavirus pandemic and by controversy, Tokyo Olympics president Seiko Hashimoto defended the organisers’ decision to allow spectators into Olympic venues. Japanese medical experts said last Friday that banning spectators was the least risky option but also included in their report recommendations on how to …

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AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta COVID-19 variants: study


June 23, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech, alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 causing virus, which were first identified in India, according to a scientific study, underpinning a continued push to deliver the shots. The study by Oxford University researchers, published in the journal Cell, investigated the ability of antibodies in the blood …

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