Sports
PSL 7 : Gladiators set 142 runs target for Qalandars
Earlier, Lahore Qalandars won the toss and opted to field first against Quetta Gladiators.

Quetta Gladiators set a 142-run target for the Lahore Qalandars in the 20th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) the seventh edition 2022 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
According to the points table, Qalandars have 8 points from 6 games while Quetta has 6 points from 6 games. Quetta Gladiators are in fourth place on the points table with six points after winning three of their six matches.
Earlier, Lahore Qalandars won the toss and opted to field first against Quetta Gladiators.
Playing XI
Quetta Gladiators: Ahsan Ali, Jason Roy, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Nawaz, Luke Wood, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Ghulam Mudassar
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Philip Salt (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
World
Int’l Day in support of Victims of Torture being observed today
The day serves as a reminder to people that torture is a crime

Islamabad: Intentional Day in support of Victims of Torture is being observed today across the globe including Pakistan to remind people that human torture is not only unacceptable but it is also a crime.
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is an international observance held annually on 26 June to speak out against the crime of torture and to honour and support the hundreds of thousands victims and survivors across the world.
On June 26, 1987, the convention against torture came into force. It was an important step in the process of globalizing human rights and acknowledging that torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment should be universally illegal. In 1997 the United Nations General Assembly decided to mark this historic date and designated June 26 each year as the international day in support of victims of torture.
The first International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was held on June 26, 1998. It was a day when the United Nations appealed to all governments and members of civil society to take action to defeat torture and torturers everywhere.
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia confers Order of King Abdulaziz on Pakistan’s Army Chief
Saudi Crown Prince gives "King Abdulaziz Medal" to General Bajwa

Riyadh: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defence, decorated Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, with King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class, in implementation of the order of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
This comes in recognition of General Bajwa’s distinguished efforts in consolidating and strengthening bonds of friendship and joint cooperation and developing Saudi-Pakistani relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
General Bajwa was in the Saudi Kingdom on Saturday for a visit.
The Crown Prince met General Bajwa in Jeddah on Saturday, where they reviewed bilateral relations, especially in the military fields, and opportunities for developing them. They also discussed a number of issues of common interest.
The occasion was attended by Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defence; Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili and a number of senior officials from the two sides.
Saudi Arabian in Pakistan also broke the news through its Twitter handle on Sunday morning.
#خادم_حرمین_شریفین کے احکامات کو بجا لاتے ہوئے جناب ولی_عہد نے پاکستانی آرمی چیف کو دوستی کے رشتے،باہمی مشترکہ تعاون اور پاک سعودی تعلقات کو مزید مضبوط ومستحکم کرنے میں ان کی شاندار کاوشوں کو سراہتے ہوئے’’کنگ عبدالعزیز میڈل آف ایکسی لینس ایوارڈ‘‘سے نوازا https://t.co/0hIheoMi7O
— السفارة في باكستان - سعودی سفارت خانہ (@KSAembassyPK) June 26, 2022
Another Saudi Embassy tweet said “Order of Shah Abdul Aziz for General Bajwa, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army: "The award is a recognition of General Bajwa's significant efforts in strengthening and developing Saudi-Pakistani relations."
Business
AJK govt presents Rs 163.7 billion budget
The development budget has been increased by Rs. 2 billion as compared to the previous financial year.

Mirpur: The government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Saturday presented its maiden budget with an estimated outlay of Rs.163.7 billion for the next financial year 2022-23.
In the budget, an amount of Rs.135.2 billion has been allocated for recurring expenditure whereas a chunk of Rs. 28.5 billion has been allocated for development expenditure.
The development budget has been increased by Rs. 2 billion as compared to the previous financial year.
The budget proposes a 15 percent Disparity Reduction Allowance, an increase in the revised pay scale, and a 15 percent increase for pensioners.
The development budget includes Rs1.8 billion for public health, Rs 2.17 billion for education, and 12 billion for communication.
Presenting the budget for the financial year 2022-23 in the Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly which met in the State metropolis on Saturday, the AJK Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan said that the total expenditure for the next financial year has been estimated at Rs 135.20 billion.
He said that total development expenditure was estimated at Rs 28.50 billion.
Moreover, the minister said that an amount of 500 million has been proposed in terms of foreign aid.
Revised budget for the financial year 2021-22, amounting to 135.7 billion was also presented in the legislative assembly.
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