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FAISALABAD: Multan Region and Sialkot Region from Group ‘D’ reached the quarter-finals of the National T20 Cup after winning their final group matches at the Iqbal Stadium on Thursday. From Group ‘C’, Abbottabad and Faisalabad have qualified for the quarter-finals while two games each remain in Groups ‘A’ and ‘B’. Multan outplayed Fata by 74 runs in a must-win game as the latter were bundled out for 93 in 17.2 overs. Sharoon Siraj, Arafat Minhas and Ali Majid picked up two wickets each. Earlier, Multan opener Zain Abbas struck a half-century (51 off 41) to help his team post a…

Listen to article KARACHI: Sindh government stands committed to protect the rights of the province over its share in the Indus River’s water, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Friday. “We will not allow anyone to steal eve a drop of the province’s rightful share in the Indus River,” the chief executive of the provincial government said regarding the planned construction of new canals on the river by Punjab. “We are closely watching the situation,” he said, while concluding the pre-budget discussion in the assembly, emphasised the government’s commitment to maintaining law and order, highlighting the importance of transparent financial planning…

Tehran, Iran – The United States has continued its attacks on Yemen, injuring people and causing extensive damage. After he ordered a bombing campaign against the Houthis – which has so far killed at least 53 people since Saturday – President Donald Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks by the group against shipping in the Red Sea. Iran and Yemen’s Houthi movement have long been allies, part of a regional “axis of resistance” against Israel and the United States. However, the extent of the relationship is often disputed. Some see the Houthis as an Iranian proxy,…

AUCKLAND: After consecutive ducks in his first two Twenty20 Internationals — part of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand — Hasan Nawaz was convinced that he wasn’t ready for international cricket. But before the barrage of negative thoughts could fully weigh the 23-year-old down, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and his deputy Shadab Khan showed up to the opener with reassurance. The interference — perhaps a conscious effort to inculcate the elusive sense of security among newer players in the national side’s dressing room — did wonders, as Hasan went on to smash the fastest century ever by a…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday approved to transfer Rs330 billion worth subsidized export financing schemes from the central bank to the federal exchequer as part of its commitment with the International Monetary Fund to abolish hidden subsidies and bring transparency. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet took the decision to move the long-term financing facility from the State Bank of Pakistan’s balance sheet to the Export-Import Bank (Exim) bank. The ECC also approved Rs1 billion subsidies for financing the scheme for the remainder of this fiscal year. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb chaired the ECC meeting. Under the $7…

The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of his predecessor, Joe Biden, in a sweeping move that also targeted former Vice President Kamala Harris and several senior former White House and national security officials. “I hereby direct every executive department and agency head … to revoke any active security clearances held by the aforementioned individuals,” Trump said in his memorandum on Friday. Trump’s latest executive action is seen as part of a pattern of reprisal that he has carried out targeting political opponents,…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a report about large-scale tampering of Goods Declaration (GD) forms through breaches in the country’s imported goods clearance system, as the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) Company claims its officials were not involved in the scam. In response to the massive breach, the government-owned PSW admitted the existence of the issue but said that “some importers and clearing agents took advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in the WeBOC (Web-Based One Customs) system.” The PSW, which has been operating WeBOC since 2022, tried to distance itself from the system. Sources said that PM…

American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name — for his family,” the family said, describing Foreman in a post on Instagram. An intimidating, thunderous puncher who lost his first title to Muhammad…

These are the key developments on day 1,122 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is the roundup of key events on Saturday, March 22. Fighting Russian attacks killed two people late on Friday in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia and three more in the country’s north and east, officials said. Zaporizhia regional governor, Ivan Fedorov, said nine people were also injured in the attack and the city had been struck more than 10 times. CCTV footage recorded on Friday showed debris falling outside an apartment building following a loud explosion in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Rostov-on-Don’s acting regional governor, Yury…

New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was on the boil. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a stalwart of India’s then-ruling Indian National Congress party, had taken over as the chief minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, whose capital is Lucknow, only a few months earlier. Shia-Sunni clashes had erupted at a time on the Muslim calendar that represents peace, prayer, reflection and a sense of community. To push for a truce, Bahuguna invited Shia leader Ashraf Hussain for a meeting. Hussain refused, saying…