LAHORE: Top-order batter Saud Shakeel on Saturday was named as captain of Pakistan Shaheens squad for the tour of Sri Lanka comprising two four-day matches and three 50-over games to be held in Kandy and Colombo from Oct 28 to Nov 14. Though the 26-year-old Saud holds very little experience of international cricket having played in just three One-day Internationals …

LONDON: Manchester United were held at home by Everton on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped to the subs bench as Chelsea scored two late goals against Southampton to top the Premier League table. Elsewhere, Leeds United beat Watford for their first league win of the season while Norwich avoided defeat for the first time during the campaign. United’s 1-1 …

LAHORE: The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) jumped on Saturday to Rs184 per kilogram in Sindh and Rs123 per litre in Punjab — an increase of Rs15 per kg and Rs8 per litre, respectively. The new rates notified by the CNG association came into effect on Saturday. “The government procured liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international market at …

NEW DELHI: Pace bowling legend Waqar Younis believes Babar Azam-led Pakistan can beat arch-rivals India in their opening encounter of the Twenty20 World Cup if they play to their potential. The much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash takes place on Oct 24 in Dubai. Both India and Pakistan have been drawn in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage which …

KARACHI: The benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the week at 44,872 points, shedding 202 points, or 0.4 per cent, from a week ago. Trading began this week on a negative note as high global commodity prices dampened the mood of investors. Coal prices reached an all-time high of $200.50 per tonne as the Arab Light Price …

KARACHI: While assuring the business community of no direct action from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has promised he will review the tax law amendment and re-examine the terms non-filer and under-filer in consultation with the stakeholders. In a meeting with a delegation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Saturday, Mr …

ISLAMABAD: The flow of Afghan transit trade and Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan saw a deeper drop since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August. The flow of cargo fell by 16 per cent in August 2021 and a further decline of 73pc in September from last year, which many experts attributed to the uncertainty in the wake of the …

BERLIN: A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. The BepiColombo mission made the first of six flybys of Mercury at 11:34pm on Friday, using the planet’s gravity to slow the spacecraft down. After swooping past Mercury …

North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) applied double standards over military activities among UN member states, state media KCNA said, amid international criticism over its recent missile tests. The UNSC met behind closed doors on Friday upon requests from the United States and other countries over the North’s missile launches. The meeting came a day after Pyongyang fired …