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Nawaz decides to go Saudi Arabia in last ashra of Ramadan

However, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif will go also be going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah in the last ashra of Ramadan.  

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Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) supremo Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has decided to go to Saudi Arabia in the last ashra of Ramadan.

According to the details, Nawaz’s sons Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz and his daughter chief minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz will also be going with him to Saudi Arabia.

Nawaz Sharif will offer Umrah there and then will go to London. Former prime minister will let examine his health in London. After that, PML-N’s supremo will reach Pakistan again after having some stay in London.

However, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif will go also be going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah in the last ashra of Ramadan.  

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Justice Mohsin nominated as chairman appellate tribunal 

Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has been nominated as chairman of enrollment committee of Islamabad bar council.

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Islamabad: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani has been nominated as chairman appellate tribunal of Islamabad bar council.

According to the details, justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has been nominated as chairman of enrollment committee of Islamabad bar council.

Chief justice Aamir Farooq nominated both judges whereas the registrar informed the secretary Islamabad bar council about the nominations.

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Transfer Talk: Bayern open Musiala talks as City, Liverpool circle

Bayern Munich are keen to secure a new deal for winger Jamal Musiala amid interest from Manchester City and Liverpool. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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We still have some time before the summer transfer window reopens in Europe, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip is swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
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Food exports grew by 54.05% in 08 months, reached $4.969 bln

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says during the period from July-February, 2023-24, different food commodities worth $4.969 billion were exported as compared to the exports of 3.225 billion in the same period of the previous year.

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 Lahore: Food group exports from the country during the first 08 months of the current financial year grew by 54.05 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period from July-February, 2023-24, different food commodities worth $4.969 billion were exported as compared to the exports of 3.225 billion in the same period of the previous year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

The exports of rice grew by 85.83 per cent as over 3.932 million metric tons of rice valued at $2.517 billion were exported as compared to the exports of 2.546 million tons worth $1.354 billion in the same period of last year, it added.

During the period under review, the exports of fruits and vegetables grew by 13.89 per cent and 39.27 per cent respectively as 688,950 metric tons of fruits valued at $246.463 million and 724,252 metric tons of vegetables worth $277.064 million were exported.

The other commodities that witnessed positive growth in their respective exports included pulses 268.68 per cent as pulses valued at $173,000, tobacco 32.09 per cent worth of $60.581 million and the exports of spices grew by 21.10 per cent and recorded at $78.107 million.

Meanwhile, the imports of food commodities into the country during the first 08 months of the current financial year decreased by 18.33 per cent as against the imports of the corresponding period of last year.

The imports of food commodities during the period under review came down from $6.687 billion to $5.461 billion. On month on month basis, the food group imports grew by 5.12 per cent in February 2024 growth as food goods valued at $739.819 million were imported as compared to the imports of 703.722 million of the same month of last year.

However, the exports of food goods during the month of February 2024 grew by 35.38 per cent as different food commodities worth $702.469 million were exported as compared to the exports of $518.871 million in the same month of the last year.

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United clinch third PSL title by beating Sultans in season 9 Final

Islamabad United successfully chased down the target of 160 runs set by Multan Sultans in the final over at National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Monday night.

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Karachi: In the final match of the HBL PSL Season 9, Islamabad United secured their third championship title by defeating Multan Sultans by 2 wickets on Monday night. 

The match, held at Karachi's National Bank Stadium, witnessed Multan Sultans' Skipper Mohammad Rizwan, winning the toss and opting to bat first.

The Sultans made 159 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. 

Islamabad United successfully chased down the target in the final over.

For Islamabad United, the chase was initiated by Martin Guptill and Colin Munro, but both couldn't stay long at the crease, with Munro departing after scoring 26 runs. 

Following Munro's dismissal, Salman Butt joined Guptill, but he too couldn't contribute much and was out after scoring only 10 runs off 11 balls. Asad Shafiq, coming in at number five, provided some resistance along with Guptill, but Guptill's departure for 50 runs off 32 balls halted their progress.

Soon after Guptill's dismissal, Asad Khan also fell victim to Usama Mir's delivery, followed by quick dismissals of Haider Ali and Faheem Ashraf. After Faheem Ashraf's departure, Imad Wasim and Nasim Shah responsibly played and managed to cross the target with one ball to spare, with Imad scoring 18 runs and Nasim contributing 17 runs.

 From Multan Sultans' side, Usman Khan remained the top scorer with 57 runs, while Mohammad Rizwan scored 26 and Shadab Khan scored 11 runs. Yasir Khan and David Willey contributed 6 runs each, with Imad Wasim taking 5 wickets and Shadab Khan dismissing 3 players for Islamabad United.

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Honey Singh bonds with Pakistani Artist Faris Shafi

The Indian rapper takes to Instagram to share the moments of the company with Pakistani artist, saying that “Welcome my brother from LAHORE the hip-hop Icon one and only @farishafi,”.

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Mumbai: The recent friendly interaction between Indian rapper Honey Singh and Pakistani artist Faris Shafi has sparked excitement among fans on both sides of the border.

Taking to Instagram,  Honey Singh shared a glimpse of their meeting at a recording studio, capturing the essence of their friendship with a supportive comment.

He wrote, “Welcome my brother from LAHORE the hip-hop Icon one and only @farishafi,”

 
 
 
 
 
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Honey Singh had previously praised Faris in an interview, hailing him as an exceptional artist.

In the snapshot, Honey Singh is dressed in all-black attire while Faris sports a stylish grey kurta and pants ensemble.

 

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McIlroy cards a 65 at Players amid 1st-rd. drama

Rory McIlroy carded a 7-under 65 at the the Players Championship on Thursday despite some controversy following his tee shot on the seventh hole, which found the water, and the ensuing drop.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Despite hitting two tee shots into the water and being at the center of a controversial drop after the second one, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy opened the 50th Players Championship with a 7-under 65 to grab a share of the first-round lead Thursday.

McIlroy, the 2019 Players Championship winner, was tied atop the leaderboard with Xander Schauffele and reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, who had much more uneventful opening rounds at TPC Sawgrass.

McIlroy had just taken the lead at 8 under when he pulled his drive left on the par-4 seventh hole, his 16th of the round. McIlroy's ball crossed a hazard, bounced and kicked into the water.

The issue was whether his ball hit above a red hazard line on the slope of a fairway bunker or below it. If the ball hit above the red line, McIlroy was permitted to take a drop at that spot. If the ball hit below the line, however, he would have to go much farther back to drop and hit his third shot.

From the tee, McIlroy was certain that he saw his ball hit above the red line. Norway's Viktor Hovland and Jordan Spieth, who were playing with McIlroy, didn't seem so sure.

It made for a rather uncomfortable moment in what was generally a comfortable round for McIlroy, who tied a Players Championship record with 10 birdies in a round.

"It would have been nice to shoot 62 and not hit two in the water," McIlroy said.

Canada's Nick Taylor and England's Matt Fitzpatrick were 1 stroke behind at 6 under, while world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, the defending Players Championship winner, was tied for sixth at 5 under, along with Jason Day, Ludvig Åberg and four others.

Play was suspended at 7:32 p.m. ET because of darkness with nine golfers still on the course, and the first round will resume at 8:50 a.m. Friday. The second round will begin as scheduled at 7:40 a.m.

"I knew the scores were going to be fairly low today," said Scheffler, who won last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational and is trying to become the first back-to-back winner at the Players Championship. "The golf course is pretty soft, and we had unusually low winds, I'd say, for TPC Sawgrass, and the scores obviously reflected that."

Scheffler opened with a bogey on the par-4 first hole -- his only one of the round -- and then ran off three straight birdies. He picked up three more birdies on the back.

"You can't really force it around this place, like I've said a bunch of times, you really can't," Scheffler said. "It was nice bouncing back after the rough start and just playing a really good round of golf."

McIlroy's contentious conversation with Hovland and Spieth on the seventh hole was the story of the day. After the round, McIlroy insisted that he saw his ball hit above the red hazard line. He ended up making a double bogey. McIlroy had a similar situation when he hit his tee shot into the water on No. 18, his ninth hole.

"It was just a matter of whether it was above the line or below, and I thought I saw it pitch above the line [on No. 7]," McIlroy said. "[No.] 18 was a pretty similar situation. Again, adamant it crossed, it's just a matter of where it crosses. I think this golf course more than any other, it sort of produces those situations a little bit."

Hovland and Spieth declined to comment after their rounds. Hovland made a double bogey on the last hole to card a 1-over 73; Spieth posted a 2-over 74 with four birdies and six bogeys.

The golfers' conversation on the seventh fairway lasted about 10 minutes before McIlroy took a drop.

"I think Jordan was just trying to make sure that I was doing the right thing," McIlroy said. "I mean, I was pretty sure that my ball had crossed where I was sort of dropping it. It's so hard, right, because there was no TV evidence. I was adamant. But I think, again, he was just trying to make sure that I was going to do the right thing."

After looking for his ball in the water and not finding it, McIlroy and his caddie, Harry Diamond, walked back to the spot where they believed his ball had landed.

Hovland walked across the fairway with his hand in his pockets and told McIlroy, "We don't know for sure that it crossed the line."

"I'm pretty comfortable saying that it did -- that it landed above the red line," McIlroy said.

"I thought it was really close," Hovland said. "I can't say either way."

Then Spieth walked across the fairway and chimed in. Members of the TV crew had apparently told him that McIlroy's ball hit below the line.

"Everyone that I'm hearing that had eyes on it, which is again not what matters, is saying they're 100 percent certain it landed below the line," Spieth said. "That's all I'm saying."

By that time, a PGA Tour rules official had arrived. McIlroy asked him to check with the TV broadcast, but he was told there were no replays available. McIlroy took a drop and couldn't get up and down, settling for a double-bogey 6. He bounced back with a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole.

"I feel like I'm one of the most conscientious golfers out here, so if I feel like I've done something wrong, it'll play on my conscience for the rest of the tournament," McIlroy said. "I'm a big believer in karma, and if you do something wrong, I feel like it's going to come around and bite you at some point.

"I obviously don't try to do anything wrong out there, and play by the rules and do the right thing. I feel like I obviously did that [on] those two drops."

Schauffele's bogey-free round of 7-under 65 was much more uneventful. He started on the back nine and made the turn at 3 under 33. Then he posted birdies on Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and another one on the par-four fifth.

Schauffele ran into trouble on the seventh hole after blocking his tee shot into the trees to the right. He was 163 yards from the hole and surrounded by limbs. His ball was sitting down and there was one opening-straight up.

After telling his caddie, Austin Kaiser, that he could live with attempting a "hero shot," Schauffele took a full swing and hit a high sweeping shot across a bunker and water. His ball landed in the fairway short of the green, and he chipped to 4 ½ feet and made par.

"It was over everything, but it was just like a window that was pretty high up," Schauffele said. "I would not want to hit the shot again."

The highlight of the day was Ryan Fox's ace on the par-3 17th hole, after he had posted an eagle 3 on the par-5 16th. He became the first golfer in Players Championship history to card a 3-1 on Nos. 16 and 17, according to the PGA Tour. It was the 14th ace on the island-green 17th hole since the tournament moved to TPC Sawgrass in 1983.
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LHC issues written decree on plea of Pervaiz Elahi

It is said in the written verdict that Chief Election Commissioner issue an appropriate order by listening to the point of view.

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Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued written decree on the plea to stop the submission of nomination papers of five candidates including former chief minister Punjab Parvez Elahi.

According to the details, justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued the written decree on the request of Qaisera Elahi and disposed of the pleas of five candidates including the former chief minister Punjab.

Court stated that the applications of five candidates including Parvez Elahi are sent to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.

It is said in the written verdict that Chief Election Commissioner issue an appropriate order by listening to the point of view.

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