LAHORE: In a remarkable feat, surgeons have successfully performed Pakistan’s first ‘split-liver transplant’ as well as the country’s first pancreatic transplant at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI) Lahore. According to experts, around 8,000 patients need liver transplant surgeries due to liver failure or liver cancer annually in Pakistan. Dean and Chief Executive Officer PKLI&RC Dr …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and State Bank of Pakistan seeking their response to a petition against alleged sponsorship of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) by international betting companies and casinos through surrogate advertising. A bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal heard a petition …

SYLHET: Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led from the front with an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh levelled the three-match T20 international series with an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.   BANGLADESH batter Towhid Hridoy plays a shot during the second Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.—AFP   Najmul hit a six off …

DHARAMSALA: England recalled fast bowler Mark Wood in the lone change to their side as they chase a consolation victory in the final Test against India beginning in Dharamsala on Thursday. Seamer Ollie Robinson lost his place after his wicketless outing in the fourth Test in Ranchi, where India grabbed an unassailable 3-1 lead in the riveting five-match series, which …

RAWALPINDI: Rassie van der Dussen ensured Lahore Qalandars had something to defend, infusing hope in his deflated side. The bowlers and fielders then stepped up and the Qalandars finally had a win to savour on the eighth time of asking in this season’s HBL Pakistan Super League. The 18-run victory over Islamabad United at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday …

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed has said that the unprecedented volume of data generated by digital devices underscores the potential of effective data utilisation in contributing to sustained economic growth. He stated this while delivering an inaugural speech at the SaarcFinance Seminar on the ‘Potential Role of Big Data in Economic Policy’ on Wednesday. The event, held …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday urged the Shehbaz Sharif government to implement the agenda of privatisation, particularly in the energy sector, as the greater involvement of the private sector is the key to addressing economic crisis. He was addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the 16th CSR Summit and Awards-2024 organised by …

KARACHI: After a positive start on Wednesday, the stock market came under selling pressure as a weaker rupee and surging external debts amid uncertainty about new IMF conditions kept investors nervous as a result the benchmark KSE 100-share index closed in the red. Cautious investors opted to stay on the sidelines as the new government was preparing to start the final IMF …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external public debt rose by $1.2 billion in six months to $86.358bn as of September 30, 2023, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). In its first quarterly report on Foreign Economic Assistance (FEA) of the current fiscal year released on Wednesday, the ministry said Pakistan had received total foreign inflows of $3.5bn in July-September 2023 against loan repayments of $1.5bn, …