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BRIDGETOWN: The West Indies on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Netherlands and Pakistan with Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, and Evin Lewis missing out on selection in what will be the start of Nicholas Pooran’s reign as their new white-ball captain. West Indies will tour Netherlands and Pakistan to play three-match ODI series against the …

PARIS: The devastating heatwave that gripped India and Pakistan over the last two months is unprecedented, but worse — perhaps far worse — is on the horizon as climate change continues apace, top climate scientists said. Even without additional global warming South Asia is, statistically speaking, ripe for a “big one” in the same way that California is said to …

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will discuss the possibility of “augmenting” the kingdom’s $3 billion deposit in Pakistan’s central bank by extending its term “or through other options,” a joint statement said on Sunday. Last year, Saudi Arabia deposited $3 billion in the State Bank of Pakistan to help support its foreign reserves. With a yawning current account deficit and foreign reserves falling …

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Iraq Hamid Abbas Lafta has said that Pakistan and Iraq will sign agreements on cooperation in various sectors, including trade promotion and tariff rationalisation, to enhance bilateral economic and trade ties. Pakistan and Iraq will sign 10 agreements to promote such cooperation in coming June, which will mark the beginning of a new era in enhancing bilateral …

ISLAMABAD: The sixth meeting of the Joint Working Group on Industrial Cooperation between Pakistan and China held here in Islamabad on Friday reviewed progress on special economic zones of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and vowed to take forward in a pragmatic manner the ‘Framework Agreement’ the two countries signed in February. Unlike previous JWG meetings, the sixth meeting witnessed …

LAHORE: When Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his Australian counterpart Pat Cummins walk towards the Gaddafi Stadium centre for the toss of the three-match series decider on Monday, it will mark the first time in 13 years that the venue will be hosting a Test. The last Test played here in 2009 was called off on the morning of the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have decided to relaunch the process of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), Assistant US Trade Repr­e­s­entative Christopher Wilson said on Monday. Talking to a group of journalists, Mr Wilson, who had a day-long session at the Ministry of Commerce, said that “both sides felt very productive meeting to relaunch the process since both …

ISLAMABAD: Senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan will meet at the Torkham border on Monday to discuss issues for smooth flows of trade and pedestrians, largely part of a scheme aimed at enhancing bilateral ties with the landlocked country. A high-level Pakistani delegation, led by Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood and comprising senior bureaucrats from relevant departments, will meet its Afghan …

Pakistan and China on Friday inked the Framework Agreement on Industrial Cooperation under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrival in Beijing the previous day. The prime minister is in China to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics and meet the Chinese leadership. State Minister and Chairman Board of Investment Mohammad Azfar Ahsan and Chairman …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Wednesday finalised the Joint Action Plan for Strategic Dialogue (2022-26). The plan, in line with a memorandum of understanding on strategic dialogue, provides for an institutional approach to deepen cooperation in various fields, including political, security, trade and investment, agricultural and food security, transportation, energy, environment, health, culture and education. The …