Aqeel Ahmed

Pakistan has finished at the top of Group 2 while India has been pushed to its bottom after the Men in Green trounced the Kohli-led squad by 10 wickets on Sunday.  Pakistan are on top after defeating India in the opening game of the T20 World Cup. The Men in Green have scored two important points at a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.973.  India are placed at the bottom of the group, with an NRR of -0.973.  Afghanistan, Namibia, New Zealand and Scotland are yet to play a game of cricket.  After their comprehensive victory over West Indies a day earlier, England sits pretty at the top of the table with an NRR of +3.970.  Sri Lanka are placed at number two after they successfully vanquished Bangladesh, scoring two points with an NRR of +0.583.  Australia are placed at number three in the same group, with two points as well (after beating South Africa) with an NRR of +0.253.  South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh are all at the bottom of the table after losing...

LIMA: Peru, which has the world's highest Covid-19 death rate per capita, has surpassed 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday. The ministry announced 25 new deaths over the previous 24 hours, taking the South American country over the symbolic threshold with 200.003 deaths since the pandemic started in March 2020. The Andean country of 33 million has also recorded 2.2 million infections. With 6,065 deaths per million population, Peru's Covid mortality rate is the highest in the world, according to an AFP count based on official data. The news comes at a time of falling daily cases and deaths attributed to the increase in vaccinations, although authorities remain worried about a potential new wave of infections due to the Delta variant that is now predominant in the country. "We're maintaining a high level of control," health minister Hernando Cevallos said recently. "It is probable that the first and second waves have generat...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has revised its timings for the trading session, a statement said on Friday. The new timings will come into effect from October 25 (Monday). According to a notice sent to all market participants, key changes to the Designated Time Schedule (DTS) are: extension of 30 minutes for continuous trading session; reduction of post-close session to 10 minutes and reduction of the break period to 1 minute. The new trading session timings would be from 9:30am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, the market will operate in two sessions, where the first session will be from 9:15am to 12pm and the second session from 2:30pm to 5pm. The office timings of PSX would be from 9am to 5:15 pm from Monday to Friday.

ISLAMABAD: The daily COVID-19 case count has been showing a downward trend for the last couple of weeks as the country reported 591 new new coronavirus infections and 18 deaths during the last 24 hours, data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed Sunday morning. The number of active cases, too, is continuing on its downward trend and was recorded at 23,917 Sunday. 'As per the NCOC’s latest statistics, 43,522 COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 591 returned positive. The country has mostly recorded less than 700 daily infections all of this week. The country reported a coronavirus positivity rate of less than 2% for the ninth consecutive day, government data showed. According to the official portal, the rate of positive cases during the last 24 hours was 1.35%. Since October 16, Pakistan's positivity rate has been under 2%. The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country has risen to 28,377 after 18 people died ...

ISLAMABAD: The 46th National Rehmatul lil Aalameen Conference will commence today (Monday) in the federal capital to mark the official celebrations of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) in a befitting manner. The two-day Conference, titled “Role of Masjid, Madaris, Khanqas, and Imambargahs for the promotion of unity and harmony in the light of teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH),” would conclude on Tuesday. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser will be the chief guest on the inaugural day of the Conference. After the distribution of prizes, Mehfil-Na’at would be held in which renowned Na’at reciters would pay homage to the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by reciting verses of praise for him. Two sessions are scheduled to take place on the second day of the Conference. President Arif Alvi would preside over the first session while Prime Minister Imran Khan would chair the other session of the conference. The event has been conducted annually by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmo...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said anti-government parties should take a look at their previous tenures and recreate a policy to steer the country out of problems before resorting to criticism. Speaking to the press, he said: "The Opposition has no organisational or economic policy in place." Fawad criticised the Opposition and said that the Opposition was holding anti-government protests "just for the sake of it". Fawad shed light on civil-military relationships and said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa often hold meetings, therefore, a routine meeting was held today too. "All the matters have been resolved," he said. Fawad also talked about Opposition's criticism of the growing inflation in the country and said that, in Sindh, only the prices of wheat have been hiked but other essential items are being sold at reasonable prices. "Th...

WASHINGTON: United States Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has tendered his resignation and said that he would unveil the reasons behind the decision in coming days. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khalilzad defended his record but acknowledged that he came up short and said he wanted to step aside during the "new phase of our Afghanistan policy." "The political arrangement between the Afghan government and the Taliban did not go forward as envisaged," he wrote. "The reasons for this are too complex and I will share my thoughts in the coming day and weeks." Born in Afghanistan, the dapper 70-year-old academic-turned-US diplomat took senior positions as part of the inner circle of former president George W. Bush, becoming the US ambassador to Kabul and then Baghdad and the United Nations. As former president Donald Trump itched to end America's longest war in Afghanistan, he brought back Khalilzad, who led exhau...

ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: The National Assembly echoed with a strong protest against inflation, as all economic indicators showed a negative trend on Monday. The value of the US dollar reached an all-time high against the Pak rupee on Monday, selling for Rs172.78 in the interbank market. Gold rates in the local market rose by Rs1,700 per tola, while stocks ended lower after a volatile session. The rupee skidded to an all-time low amid increasing uncertainty over a $6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan tranche discussion. The rupee closed at a life-low of 172.78 per dollar, after hitting 173 level in the early deals, and 0.93 per cent weaker than its previous close of 171.18. According to data released by All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association, gold rates in the local market moved up to Rs119,700 per tola. Similarly, the 10-gram gold price increased by Rs1,457 to Rs102,623 on Monday. On the other hand, the Pakistan Stock Exchange's (PSX) benchmark KSE 100-share Index fell 192....

  ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to reduce taxes on the prices of food items amid rising inflation, sources told Geo News on Monday. According to the sources, a meeting to review the rising inflation and the overall economic situation in the country was held here under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan. During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed on the prices of commodities in the country, sources said, adding that in order to give relief to the masses, the government has decided to reduce taxes on food items. Sources said that PM Imran Khan has also directed the authority concerned to take strict measures against hoarders and artificial inflation. The Prime Minister issued orders to the federal ministers to take steps for the implementation of price control committees and also directed them to monitor the artificial inflation in their constituencies. Sources added that the impact of rising prices of petroleum products was also discussed in the meeting. E...

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