Coronavirus cases in Sindh are increasing by the day and to further prevent its spread, the Sindh government has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to conduct the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches with no crowd.
The PCB has agreed to the request made by the health authorities, meaning that the PSL matches will be held without any fans in the stands, starting tomorrow.
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Barring today’s match, Karachi still has four more matches, including the Qualifier. Advisor to the Sindh Chief Minister, Murtaza Wahab, has confirmed the development, sharing the news on Twitter:
The following matches will be impacted due to this:
Day/Date Fixture Venue Friday 13th March Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans National Stadium Karachi Saturday 14th March Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United National Stadium Karachi Sunday 15th March Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings National Stadium Karachi Tuesday 17th March Qualifier: Team 1 vs Tea..
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‘Nothing Better Than Desi Food’, Colin Munro Falls in Love With Pakistan
After Grant Elliot, another New Zealand cricketer has taken a liking to Pakistan. Celebrating his birthday on 11th March, Colin Munro tweeted about his love for the desi Pakistani food.
Islamabad United celebrated their opening batsman’s birthday at Kolachi in Karachi. Better yet, the explosive Kiwi thanked his team and Karachi for celebrating his birthday. And he is a big fan of desi Pakistani food. Here’s what he said:
Islamabad United team went out to dine out at the famous seaside Kolachi restaurant, where they celebrated Munro’s birthday.
The official Twitter handle also wrote that the team’s foreign contingent loved the desi food.
This is the beauty of the Pakistan Super League as it allows the local players to bond with their favorite international stars and create lifelong memories.
What are your thoughts on the story? Let us know in the comments.
Tecno Reveals its Upcoming Bezel-less Camon 15
Tecno has revealed the name of its much-awaited flagship phone, Camon 15. The upcoming phone is the successor to the popular Camon series. Camon 15 aims to be a perfect partner for mobile photography.
The posters by the brand on social media show that the Camon 15 will feature a night photography mode, and will be one of the major highlights of the phone.
Tecno’s General Manager Creek Ma shared his views on the arrival of the upcoming phone:
Tecno feels privileged to provide viable products to its consumers. Our new launch would yet prove to be another surprise for the tech market. We believe in assuring quality service and a wide range of access to our customers and we would keep on contributing in this era of technology.
This will be the brand’s first pop-up camera phone with a 48MP quad rear camera. In the highly competitive Pakistani smartphone market, Tecno is all set to grab consumer’s attention once again with the launch of Camon 15.
Redmi Note 9 Pro is the New King of Mid-Rangers
Alongside the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, Redmi also announced its slightly toned-down model, the Redmi Note 9 Pro. Although it comes with the same phablet form factor, it shaves of charging speeds and camera specifications.
Design and Display Design-wise, the Redmi Note 9 is identical to the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. It has a similar square camera bump on the back, and the fingerprint sensor is mounted on the side. It is available in Aurora Blue, Glacier White, and Interstellar Black colors.
The smartphone is built around a similar 6.67-inch LCD with a punch hole in the center, 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 395 PPI pixel density, 450 nits brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
Internals and Storage Internally, the smartphone is powered by the same 8nm Snapdragon 720G SoC accompanied by 4 GB or 6 GB RAM and 64 GB or 128 GB onboard storage.
On the software front, it runs on Android 10 topped with MIUI 11.
Cameras The Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a quad-sensor c..
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Asian Airports Dominate Rankings for Best Customer Service in 2019 [Images]
Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) ranking for the airports with Best Customer Service for 2019 has been published, with Asian airports dominating the rankings across all categories.
ACI’s ASQ program is the most widely acknowledged benchmarking program that aims to gauge the experience of air travelers when they land at an airport.
The ASQ program offers airports across the world insights that allow airports to better comprehend passenger’s views and expectations and improve their services and products.
ACI compiles ASQ rankings on following indicators:
How passengers rate airport services How an airport competes with other airports in traffic volume, size, and region How passengers’ views regarding certain airport change over time Which specific aspects of airport passengers prefer the most ASQ rankings for Best Customer Service are divided into 6 categories based on annual traffic volume.
Here are the rankings across all the categories.
I) Und..
Hilarious: Ben Dunk Just Found the Winner of His Bubble Gum Challenge [Videos]
Ben Dunk is a very famous man in Pakistan right now. His casual bubble blowing while hammering the opposition bowlers at will has made him an instant celebrity and Pakistanis can’t get enough of the memes.
To top it off, Chadwick Walton grabbed him by the legs in their Karachi vs Lahore match to provide plenty of material for the meme lords.
His signature bubble-blowing style has given rise to a new Ben Dunk bubble gum challenge.
Peshawar Zalmi fast bowler, Hasan Ali, has already tried the new challenge and failed, pretty much.
Following him, fans have also started taking part in the challenge, and by the look of it, we have a winner. Haris Iqbal, a Twitter user, shared a picture of him blowing a massive bubble and he has managed to impress none other than Ben Dunk himself.
Here’s what the Australian batsman said about Haris’s attempt:
Are you participating in the all-new bubble gum challenge? Let us know in the comments.
PSX Records a Bloodbath as Market Loses 1,716 Points
Another bloodbath was witnessed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in a single week as the stocks took a hammering after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus a pandemic.
Adnan Sami Sheikh, AVP research at Pak Kuwait Investment Company noted that Coronavirus fears and plunging oil prices led to the largest single-day decline since July 2017.
Saad Hashemy, Executive Director BMA Capital said,
At the end of the day, the benchmark KSE-100 index was closed 1,716 points or 4.77 percent down to settle at 35,956 points. This was primarily due to the spread of Coronavirus around the world and drastic measures like barring of flights by the US from Europe. Resultantly, oil also fell 5-6%.
He noted that both of the above-mentioned reasons led to the fall in the market today.
Source: Capital Stake The market saw an intra-day low of 1778 points on Thursday.
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Plutwo Announces Free Tools for Organizing Digital Events in Pakistan
Plutwo, a live streaming platform for remote learning and monetization, has announced tools for event organizers, trainers and tuition centers to move their activities online free of cost. The tools have been announced in the light of recent COVID-19 cases emerging in the country and World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic.
Any offline learning activity or event can be moved to Plutwo platform. The platform has built-in tools for event organizers e.g a live panel discussion, an AMA session, a presentation setting, a fireside chat etc. Additionally, live chat, handout, polling and reaction features really make the experience interactive for event organizers and participants.
As of now, Plutwo supports up to 1000 participants for an event and has payment options including credit, debit, paypal and local payment wallet applications support.
Due to surge in Corona virus cases across the world, organizations, educational institutions and events organizers are working towa..
La Liga Suspended as Real Madrid Gets Quarantined
A rapid spread of coronavirus in Europe has spurred panic among the football teams as the La Liga has been suspended for two weeks.
The decision to suspend football matches of the European league came at the same time when a Juventus player, Daniele Rugani, tested positive. As a result, the entire Juventus team has been quarantined.
Hours later, Real Madrid players were also sent in isolation after one of the city’s basketball team players contracted the virus. This means that their Champions League tie against Manchester City might as well be called off.
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Pakistan Approves Framework for Uniform Sales Tax
The National Finance Commission (NFC) Monitoring Committee on Thursday approved the National Tax Council (NTC) composition and its terms of references (ToRs) with representations from provinces, which will enable them to decide collectively the rate for sales tax for both goods and services and harmonized tax structure.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr.Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the NFC Monitoring Committee here on Thursday. Provincial Finance Ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were also there while Punjab and Sindh were represented by their Finance Secretaries.
The meeting was convened to seek approval of the bi-annual report on the implementation of the NFC Award for the periods of July –December 2018 and January – June 2019 and the establishment of the National Tax Council (NTC).
During the meeting suggestion were presented for sales tax harmonization in Pakistan. Pursuant to the decision of CCI dated 24th November 2017, the fra..
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