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Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar says that Pakistan and China will sign a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) on Tuesday, in Beijing for the establishment of two new Joint Working Groups under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In his tweet, the minister informed that the new working groups will be formed in areas of agriculture and science and technology. The joint working groups will work under CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) which is co-chaired by Pakistan’s Planning Minister and Chinese Vice Chairman National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). There are eight working groups that are already functional in a range of areas including planning, energy, transport, Special Economic Zones, international cooperation, Gwadar, security, and socio-economic development. The agreement will be signed during a visit of a Pakistani delegation headed by President Arif Alvi which left here for Beijing on Monday. Asad Umar said: This is part of..

Peshawar Zalmi has drafted Pakistani-origin Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza in Silver Category ahead of the semifinal clash against Multan Sultans on Tuesday. The two sides are set to lock horns in a day game at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Sikandar has been included as an immediate replacement for their departing overseas players. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, most of their foreign players departed the country. The defending champions played their last league game with an all-locals squad. ALSO READ Lahore Qalandars Announce Replacements for Chrin Lynn & David Wiese Raza will join the squad in Lahore today. He previously represented Karachi Kings in the last season of HBL PSL 2020. Besides him, Peshawar also drafted Hammad Azam last week. Zalmi was the worst-hit franchise due to foreign players’ departure. All five of their overseas players, including Tom Banton, Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, Lewis Gregory, and Liam Livingstone, left the tournament midway to return to thei..

Lahore Qalandars’ management has drafted Abid Ali and Salman Ali Agha in their line-up as replacements for overseas players Chris Lynn and David Wiese. The two batsmen are most likely to feature in Lahore’s maiden semifinal appearance tomorrow against arch-rivals Karachi Kings. While Abid Ali is new to the format, Agha has been part of the Qalandars’ squad in previous seasons. ALSO READ Lahore Qalandars Lose David Wiese Just Before PSL Semi Final Lynn, who earlier announced to stay in Pakistan until the end of Qalandars’ campaign, had a change of heart after the total number of Coronavirus cases doubled in less than 24 hours. Lynn has joined his teammates David Wiese, and Seekkuge Prasanna by leaving the side ahead of the knock-out clash. These departures might hurt Lahore in their most important game tomorrow. He announced his departure in a lengthy Instagram post. Thoroughly enjoyed my time at the @thepsl unfortunately in these circumstances I’ve chosen to head home, I’ve alwa..