TAROUBA: New Zeal­and thrashed Uganda by nine wickets in a T20 World Cup Group ‘C’ clash of already-eliminated teams in Trinidad on Friday. New Zealand, whose exit from the global tournament was confirmed by Afghanistan’s win over Papua New Guinea on Thursday, cruised to an easy win after restricting Uganda to a paltry 40 all out off 18.4 overs, with …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s ex-stars blamed team discord and biased selection for the Asian cricket powerhouse’s humiliating first-round exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. The 2009 champions were knocked out after the USA-Ireland match was abandoned because of rain — the earliest-ever elimination from a T20 World Cup for Pakistan. They suffered a shock defeat to first-timers USA before losing to arch-rivals India. Pakistan’s only win was against Canada. “Pakistani …

LAUDERHILL (Florida): India’s T20 World Cup group match against Canada in Lauderhill, Florida was abandoned on Saturday, after rain left the Central Broward Park stadium with wet patches in the outfield. India progressed to the Super Eight stage as the top team in Group ‘A’ with seven points from four matches. Canada, already eliminated, finished with three points. The United …

AS on many previous occasions, Pakistan needed other results going their way, and some divine intervention, to stay in the tournament. That did not happen this time. On cricket’s newfound land, at the T20 World Cup in the US, Pakistan’s luck ran out. The rains and the accompanying flooding in Florida washed away the last vestiges of hope for Pakistan. The abandonment …

LAUDERHILL (Florida): With arch-rivals India and USA sealing the two spots for the Super Eight stage from Group ‘A’, Pakistan have been confined to some introspection and relook at their T20 game. But before all that, Babar’s side will have to first thwart the Irish challenge. Ireland had beaten Pakistan comprehensively in a bilateral game in days leading to the T20 World …

ISLAMABAD: Julian Gorman, head of Asia-Pacific at GSMA, has expressed concerns that Pakistan’s recent increase in taxes on mobile phone manufacturing could jeopardise the GSMA’s Smartphone for All initiative. Talking to the media, Mr Gorman highlighted that mobile phone penetration in Pakistan is currently at 40 per cent, a figure that should exceed 70pc given the country’s substantial youth population. …

KARACHI: While appreciating Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to cut the electricity rate by Rs10.69 per unit for the industrial sector, the trade and industry leaders continued to criticise the budgetary measures announced for the fiscal year 2024-25. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh acknowledged the government’s efforts in formulating a comprehensive budget under challenging …

ISLAMABAD: Textile and clothing exports experienced a significant rebound with double-digit growth in May after a slower growth in the previous two months. According to data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), exports increased 18 per cent to $1.55 billion in May, compared to $1.32 billion in the same month last year. On a month-on-month basis, exports surged …

QUETTA: Balochistan Finance Mi­­nister Mir Shoaib Ahmed Nosher­wani will present over Rs800 billion budget for the next financial year 2024-25 in the provincial assembly on June 22, officials disclosed on Saturday. Officials in the finance department said Balochistan would receive Rs667.5bn as its share under the NFC Award from the federal government during the year 2024-25, while the province was …