Thursday, January 9th, 2020
USA, UK, China top three destinations of Pakistani exports: SBP
ISLAMABAD JAN 09 (DNA) – The United States of America (USA) remained the top export destinations of the Pakistani products during first five months of current financial year (2019-20), followed by United Kingdom (UK) and China. The total exports to the USA during July-November (2019-20) were recorded at $1744.415 million against the exports of $1698.809 million during July-November (2018-19), showing an increase of 2.68 percent during the period under review, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This was followed by UK, wherein Pakistan exported goods worth $728.120 millionRead More
ICC names match officials for U19 Cricket World Cup
DUBAI JAN 09 (DNA) – The International Cricket Council announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020, which will be staged in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February, said an official media release by the ICC. Experienced umpires Wayne Knights and Ravindra Wimalasiri will take charge of the opening match of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup after the officials for South Africa 2020 were confirmed. New Zealand’s Knights and Wimalasiri of Sri Lanka – who have taken charge of 71Read More
Stokes makes case for Test cricket as debate rages over 5-day format
Ben Stokes made an emphatic case for the unique drama of five-day Test cricket this week — inspiring England to a series-levelling win against South Africa in the final overs of a dramatic contest. His match-winning performance in Cape Town on Tuesday came at a time of intensifying debate over the future of the longest form of the game, which has been played since 1877. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will in the coming months discuss reducing Tests to four days as part of structuring the global calendar beyond 2023.Read More
Tennis star Belinda Bencic gets charitable with double faults for Australia fire
PARIS: While tennis stars donate money to the Australian bushfire crisis through every thunderous ace they serve, Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic will cough up on her Achilles heel — double faults. “Although I´m not the best at hitting aces but much better at hitting double faults, I will donate $200 for every one I serve at my next tournaments,” the 22-year-old world number eight tweeted on Wednesday. “Like that, I won´t be angry at myself when I hit one and finally they will be useful.” Bencic is on her way toRead More
President Alvi welcomes new Iranian ambassador
ISLAMABAD, JAN 09 (DNA) – The President of Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the arrival of the new Iranian ambassador to Islamabad and expressed his condolences on the occasion of Martyrdom of General Qassim Suleimani and the death of Ukrainian plane passengers in Tehran. Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, today (Thursday), presented his credentials to the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alavi. During the meeting, the Pakistani President welcomed the new Iranian ambassador, referring toRead More
Trump addresses nation, de-escalates US-Iran crisis
NEW YORK, – US President Trump signaled a de-escalation of tensions with Iran Wednesday in the wake of latter’s retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing US troops, saying no one was killed and that Tehran indicated its Tuesday’s action would be the end of its vengeance for the killing of a top general. “Iran appears to be standing down which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world,” Trump said in a televised statement from the White House, flanked by his viceRead More