LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Company Ltd (SNGPL) on Monday announced that the profit-after-tax (PAT) for the first quarter (July-September) of FY21 jumped by 69.20 per cent to Rs3.181 billion compared to Rs1.880bn in the same period the preceding year. The earnings per share (EPS) rose to Rs5.01 in for 1QFY21 as against Rs2.96 in the corresponding quarter of 2019-20. A …

Three cricketers and four staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday. Following PCR tests carried out on Monday in Bristol, three players and four management team members of the men’s ODI party tested positive, the ECB said. “In collaboration with Public Health England, Public Health Wales and Bristol Local …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed record wheat production during the fiscal year 2020-21, with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa producing more than the estimated figures, the government announced on Monday. Against the estimated production of 27.33 million tonnes, the country produced 27.539m tonnes of wheat, according to the final figures shared during a meeting of the wheat review committee at the Ministry of …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Monday urged the government to withdraw taxes imposed on voice calls. A delegation of representatives from cellular service provider companies visited the chamber premises and met ICCI President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan. They expressed concerns over the 75 paisa tax levy on voice calls that exceed the five minute duration in …

LAHORE: Players of the Pakistan Test squad will attend a 10-day training and conditioning camp under bio-secure protocols at the National Stadium in Karachi from Wednesday ahead of the tour of the West Indies, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. The camp will have 11 players named to the squad train alongside six additional players under coaches from the …

LONDON: Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies. “No,” said the Spain coach, with the blankest of looks on his face, after being asked if he had seen a better team than his at Euro 2020. An answer out of blind loyalty? Perhaps. Or was it the …

ROME: Raffaella Carra, one of Italy’s best-loved singers and television presenters, who became almost as famous as a symbol of sexual liberation in Spain and South America as in her own country, died on Monday aged 78. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Carra, “with her laughter and her generosity accompanied generations of Italians and took the name of Italy …

American actor Julianne Moore is calling out the sexist phrases that have been normalized in the industry. The Hannibal star, 60, said that the phrase “ageing gracefully” is “totally sexist”, during her chat with As If magazine. “There’s so much judgement inherent in the term ‘aging gracefully.’ Is there an ungraceful way to age?” she said. “We don’t have an option of …

American actor Matthew McConaughey has shared a special message for his country on July Fourth on Sunday. Taking to his social media accounts, the Interstellar star, 51, said America is “going through puberty.” The actor posted a short video, which was captioned: “happy 245th birthday America – lets rock.” In the video, he says: “We’re basically going through puberty in comparison to …

American actor Robert Downey Jr. has left alarm bells blaring amongst Marvel buffs after he unfollowed his fellow Avengers. Social media users were sent in a tizzy after the 56-year-old unfollowed all of his fellow Marvel costars from his Instagram, including 25-year-old Tom Holland and close pal Chris Evans, 40. “I wasn’t ready for RDJ to unfollow the whole Marvel …