KARACHI: Babar Azam managed to keep a low profile after stepping down as Pakistan captain following the team’s dismal show in the World Cup and the Asia Cup. The right-handed batter also couldn’t meet expectations during Pakistan’s three-match Test series against Australia in Dec-Jan. Against New Zealand in the five-match Twenty20 International series on away turf, he was pushed down …

Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant says that doctors raised the prospect of amputating his leg after the serious car crash that threatened to end his cricket career. The 26-year-old is set to play for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League starting this month after a 14-month absence following the accident. He is also in contention for the T20 World Cup in the …

ISLAMABAD: Appreciating the increase in the export volume of Information Technology (IT) services to more than $3 billion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday sought a comprehensive roadmap to further boost IT exports. He issued these instructions while chairing a meeting to review the performance of the IT and telecom sectors. Meanwhile, newly appointed federal cabinet member, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, was given …

KRARCHI: The Ramazan-driven price spiral could take up the food basket inflation to its peak in March which may not allow the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to take any significant cut in the interest rate, said market sources. The induction of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurang­zeb, who was the CEO of Habib Bank Ltd and a regular participant in policy …

GUWAHATI: Sporadic protests have erupted in India against a controversial citizenship law that has been criticised for discriminating against Muslims, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government implemented the legislation just days before a general election is announced. Protests broke out in the eastern state of Assam and the southern state of Tamil Nadu late on Monday evening after the implementation was announced, …

WASHINGTON: In a pivotal testimony before the US International Trade Commission (ITC), Ambassador Masood Khan highlighted the vitality of Pakistan’s apparel sector and called for enhanced trade relations with the United States. The US remained Pakistan’s largest goods export market in 2022 at $6 billion, a 13.5 per cent increase from the previous year. One of Pakistan’s largest trading partners, …

WASHINGTON: Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft landed in the waters off Pensacola at 5:47am, with a Nasa thermal camera showing all four of its drogue parachutes had deployed for the night-time landing after …

WASHINGTON: The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress. The White House has been scrambling to find ways to send more military assistance given the situation on the …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the schedule of New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan comprising five T20 internationals (T20I) matches in April, the cricket board said in a press release. According to the press release, the Blackcaps will arrive in Islamabad on April 14 and will play the first three games of the tour on in Pindi Cricket Stadium in …

KARACHI: A video purportedly made by a bank staffer showing incomplete half-printed banknotes sparked concerns among social media users and the people, prompting the State Bank of Pakistan to announce an investigation on Tuesday. The video surfaced on social media depicts a man calling himself the manager of the Model Colony branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). He can be …