[ad_1] The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on Monday, the agency said in a statement, amid discussions for a new loan. The funding is the second and last tranche of a $3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF (Reuters/File) The funding is the second and last…
[ad_1] Inflation is steeply rising in Pakistan, causing citizens to struggle to afford essential items to provide basic meals for their families, news agency ANI reported. People in the country’s Karachi city have stated that the increasing rates of basic amenities are adversely affecting the common public. A kilo of flour now stands at 800…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed white-ball coach for the Pakistan men’s team Gary Kirsten has expressed his thoughts on the upcoming challenges and his goals for the team. The former South African batter, who led India to victory in the 2011 Men’s ODI World Cup, will be coaching Pakistan for a period of two years, with…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan levelled the T20I series against New Zealand with a nine-run win at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.Pakistan skipper Babar Azam hit a solid half-century while spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed four wickets.Azam’s 44-ball 69 and Fakhar Zaman’s 33-ball 43 took Pakistan to 178-5 in their 20 overs before Afridi…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Unexpectedly, one of Pakistan‘s most well-known female cricket players and former captain, Bismah Maroof, declared on Thursday that she would be retiring from all international cricket with immediate effect.The 32-year-old Bismah had to take a lengthy sabbatical from cricket in 2020 due to a fitness concern and again in August 2021 after…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan‘s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi took to social media platform X to shower praise on star batter Mohammad Rizwan, dubbing him the “Bradman of T20 cricket” after he crossed the remarkable milestone of 3000 T20I runs.Rizwan’s achievement came during the third T20I match against New Zealand, where he scored 22 off…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has expressed openness to the idea of resuming bilateral cricket series with India under certain conditions. Naqvi stated that the PCB would consider the possibility of playing against India in bilateral series if India sends their team to Pakistan for the ICC…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Left-arm pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir orchestrated a sensational collapse of the New Zealand batting lineup, dismissing them for a mere 90 runs before Mohammad Rizwan anchored Pakistan‘s chase to secure seven-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 clash in Rawalpindi on Saturday.Shaheen led the bowling attack with figures of 3-13,…
[ad_1] In the comments section, users praised the woman for fighting back. A video of a Pakistani YouTuber encountering moral policing from a man is going viral online. In the clip, YouTuber Shaila Khan was conducting interviews with passersby when a man decided to tell her the “right thing” to do in an Islamic country….
[ad_1] As the dollar’s strength roils developing markets, the good news is that many are now well prepared with piles of reserves for just such a scenario.More than a dozen emerging-market currencies have tumbled versus the greenback this month, as the Federal Reserve looks poised to keep interest rates higher for longer. The slide has…
