Islamabad: In the first quarter of the current financial year, the sale of petroleum products in the country recorded a three percent decrease on an annual basis.

According to Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) and industry data, sales of petroleum products were recorded at 3.68 million tonnes in the first quarter of the financial year, which is three percent less than 3.81 million tonnes in the first quarter of the previous financial year.

In September 2024, the sale of 1.27 million tonnes of petroleum products was recorded in the country, which is five percent more than in September last year.

According to the data, 1.85 million tonnes of petrol, 1.42 million tonnes of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) and 0.21 million tonnes of furnace oil were sold in the first quarter of the financial year.

In the first quarter of the last financial year, the country recorded sales of 1.85 million tonnes of petrol, 1.44 million tonnes of HSD and 0.35 million tonnes of furnace oil.

Bitgram: A 20-year-old girl was raped in the sub-jail of Bitgram.

According to the details, the government hospital has confirmed the rape of the girl, while the victim has alleged that the jail superintendent called her to the office and raped her.

The District Police Officer (DPO) stated that the Jail Superintendent has obtained pre-arrest bail from the local court, but a departmental inquiry is being conducted against him.

Multan: In the first match of the three-Test series between Pakistan and England, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first on Monday.

In the first Test being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Shan Masood, the captain of the national team, won the toss and decided to bat first against England.

It is pertinent to note that Ollie Pope is leading the team in the absence of Ben Stokes, the captain of the England test team, while national fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was dropped from the second test match against Bangladesh due to the birth of his son, is back in the team.

Pakistan Playing XI

Shaan Masood (c), Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed.

England Playing XI

Ollie Pope (c), Zac Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brayden Carrs, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.