Experienced allrounder Jimmy Neesham kept his cool to defend six off the last ball to clinch a four-run victory for New Zealand on Thursday in the fourth Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Lahore. Pakistan needed 18 off the last over in their chase of 179 but Neesham came out in flying colours despite being hit for a boundary off the …

LAUSANNE: The under-fire World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review over its handling of a case that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance to avoid punishment. The investigation will be led by Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier, a former attorney general of the canton of Vaud, who WADA said will have access …

ISLAMABAD: Scores of enthusiastic fans caught a glimpse of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Trophy, some clicking pictures with it as well as it arrived on a three-day tour of Pakistan on Thursday as part of its world tour ahead of the cricketing extravaganza in the United States and the West Indies in June. Fans took selfies as the trophy was displayed for public …

ISLAMABAD: At last, common sense prevailed with the two rival factions of the Pakistan Hockey Federation deciding to end the separate training camps of the national team with an agreement reached that the players will attend the camp underway in Islamabad after the government brought them to the table. The training camp will be supervised by Dutchman Roelant Oltmans, who will …

Bulls returned to the trading floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed more than 400 points during intraday trade on Friday, continuing to stay above the record-high of 72,000 points. The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 474.42 points, or 0.66 per cent, to stand at 72,445.82 points at 12:29pm from the previous close of 71,971.40. …

WASHINGTON: Following Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s extensive visit to Washington, the United States and Pakistan renewed a key framework on Wednesday to promote bilateral trade. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), signed in 2003, is a vital platform for addressing bilateral trade issues. The US and Pakistan concluded the 9th TIFA meeting in February 2023. The last intersessional talks …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves declined by $74 million to $7.981 billion during the week ending April 19. The central bank announced on Thursday that the decline was due to external debt repayments. The SBP paid $1bn in the second week of this month against the maturity of Eurobonds but did not report any decline …

LAHORE: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan’s current economic outlook can help the private and financial sectors transform agriculture in the country. He was speaking at the concluding session of ‘Agri Connections 2024’ at the Expo Centre on Thursday. “Robust growth in the agriculture sector, declining inflation rates, strong value of the rupee, strong remittance inflows, rising forex …

Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in the shallow waters of an estuary in the southwest of the state of Western Australia. The whales are stranded at Toby Inlet in Geographe Bay, the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions said. The area is near the town of Dunsborough in …