BRIDGETOWN: West Indies and Pakistan have agreed to play a revised four-match Twenty20 International series, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Sunday. The two boards — who had initially planned a five-match T20 series — were forced into the alteration to the scheduled tour dates after West Indies’ current ODI series against Australia was rocked by a positive Covid-19 test …

Pakistan is celebrating weightlifter Talha Talib for his performance at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and our celebrities are no exception. Many took to social media to celebrate Talib as a national hero whose efforts have made everyone proud, despite him missing out on a medal. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 started on July 23 after being postponed for a year due …

After a long engagement and pandemic-related scheduling roadblocks, Diann Maurer and Donovan Poe of Irving felt blessed when the time finally came to tie the knot. They didn’t, however, feel the need for another toaster or blender. Both in their upper 30s, the couple had accumulated all the traditional go-to wedding gifts — and in some cases had multiples — …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are asking for your help in finding the shooters who wounded three teenagers at a northside banquet hall overnight. Two 16-year-olds and an 18-year-old were shot around 11:40 p.m. Sunday on West Parker Road near Yale Street, HPD said. Scene video from overnight showed a heavy police presence outside MYE Place Banquet & Event …

Paying little heed to the government’s advice of restraint, as the potentially devastating fourth wave of Covid-19 threatens Pakistan, people celebrated Eidul Azha with traditional fervour as activity-starved youth were seen moving in groups visiting cattle mandis. The multi-billion rupees Eid market that shrunk to half in 2020 covered much of the lost ground this year. Spike in activity was …

Every year, hundreds of billions of rupees are withdrawn from bank accounts before Eidul Azha. But it is difficult to quantify the drawdown on deposits to finance the purchase of sacrificial animals. Life beyond the trading of sacrificial animals continues, necessitating banking transactions. Gross withdrawals from bank accounts a month before Eidul Azha, however, give a crude hint of spending …

ISLAMABAD: Amid system challenges, the Petroleum Division is seeking an average national basket price for natural gas — both local and imported — through a distant ‘political consensus’ even though it has fixed price commitments with various consumer groups. This comes at a time when the energy sector is facing serious gas and electricity shortages and both gas and power …

Abu Dhabi will slash the cost of establishing new businesses by “more than 90 per cent” from Tuesday to increase the emirate’s — already a magnet for commerce — “competitiveness regionally and internationally”. In recent weeks, authorities have ramped up efforts to woo new business to Abu Dhabi, one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. Corporate …

Dastgyr, a B2B marketplace based out of Karachi connecting suppliers to mom-and-pop retailers, has raised a $3.5 million seed round led by SOSV. This takes the total capital secured so far to $4m, including the angel round in July 2020. With fresh capital in the kitty, the startup wants to mark its entry into the fintech space by offering products to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say a woman called them to say she shot another woman while walking her dog overnight, and the woman who was shot died. The woman told Harris County deputies it all started when she was walking her dog and got into some kind of confrontation with a homeless woman. The shooting happened outside Food Town …