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Najeebullah Soomro appointed PCB’s chief medical officer


August 4, 2021

LAHORE: Dr Najeebullah Soomro has been appointed as chief medical officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in place of Dr Sohail Saleem who resigned in the backdrop of some Covid-19 cases that emerged during the Karachi leg of the Pakistan Super League-6 earlier this year. Dr Sohail quit the post much before the report of the inquiry committee appointed …

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Batters face stiff examination as England take on India in first Test


August 4, 2021

NOTTINGHAM: Batters on both sides are set to face a stiff examination when an England side missing Ben Stokes takes on India in the first Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham starting on Wednesday. Although England captain Joe Root boasts an impressive Test average of 48.68, the next best in his side belongs to opener Rory Burns, with 33.23. Zak …

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Ahsan brushes aside Hamza to win U-17 National title


August 4, 2021

LAHORE: Ahsan Ramzan displayed an excellent show of power to claim first SGL Under-17 National Snooker Championship title with a crushing 5-2 victory over Hamza Ilyas 5-2 in an all-Punjab final at the Pakistan Sports Board Coaching and Training Centre here on Tuesday. Ahsan also qualified for the World Under-17 Championship at Qatar in December after clinching the best-of-nine decider …

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Retailers who fail to integrate with POS will not get tax credit


August 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday set a deadline of Aug 15 for all tier-1 retailers to get integrated with the Point-of-Sale (POS) system otherwise they would be denied credit for input tax equal to 60 per cent of claimed in the sales tax return for July. The FBR has issued a Sales Tax General Order no.1 …

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Petrol price raised as stocks plummet


August 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: As petrol stocks plummeted to three-five days’ consumption cover throughout the country, except Sindh, the government increased its price by Rs1.71 per litre and decided to change berthing order of various oil vessels. A senior government official told Dawn that the country’s overall petrol stocks had fallen below 260,000 tonnes that were equivalent to less than 10 days of consumption. After …

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Thompson-Herah seals ‘double-double’, Biles back with brave bronze


August 4, 2021

TOKYO: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah made history with the first women’s Olympic sprint “double-double” on Tuesday, as superstar gymnast Simone Biles stared down the dreaded “twisties” to bravely win bronze on a day that saw world records smashed and organisers investigate Belarus’ treatment of an athlete now in diplomatic protection. Thompson-Herah’s blistering 200 metres win, following her brilliant 100m victory, made …

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Pakistan win rain-ruined T20 series against West Indies


August 4, 2021

GEORGETOWN: Pakistan maintained their winning streak over the West Indies as rain had the final say yet again with the scheduled final encounter of the four-match Twenty20 International series abandoned as a no-result at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday. Just one of the scheduled matches reached a conclusion on the field of play with the tourists defeating the …

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Cement sales, exports register fall in July


August 4, 2021

KARACHI: Rains and Eidul Azha holidays cast gloom on construction activities which led to a 13 per cent drop in local cement sales in July to 3.446 million tonnes from 3.953m tonnes in the same month last year. Exports also dropped by 49pc last month to 452,776 tonnes from 885,255 tonnes in July 2020. As a result of negative trend …

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