Reports indicate that Pakistan has paid the Asian Development Bank a hefty fine of $100 million for failing to execute projects. Over the past 15 years, Pakistan failed to honor the deadlines on various donor-funded projects. There have been a few examples shared with the media regarding bad governance in the implementation of donor-funded projects in Pakistan.
The 80-year-old civil engineer launched Pakistan’s first Islamic garden in Karachi inspired by the Islamic Botanical Garden in Sharjah. The garden of Shaukat Omari includes plants, trees, and shrubs named in Islamic scriptures, like the Sharjah park that opened in 2014. There are 25 new species of trees planted in Jinnah Urban Forest, including olive, date palm, pomegranate, and fig trees.
After New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the T20 World Cup match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, Pakistanis did not take any time to troll the Indians. No matter what the event, Indians and Pakistanis are always on the lookout for ways to troll each other. After Kohli’s team lost their second T20 match, Pakistanis trolled India once again on Twitter.
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, England’s Ben Stokes, and West Indian Carlos Brathwaite praised Pakistan’s Asif Ali for his outstanding performance against Afghanistan. Pakistan struggled to win a close game against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup’s Super 12 stages. Taking to Twitter all the three known cricketers expressed their feelings about the clean and powerful hitter Asif Ali.
Pakistan and Germany on Thursday signed a debt payment suspension agreement worth 26.213 million euros. The agreement is part of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). Pakistan and Germany celebrate 60 years of development cooperation in the coming months with the signing of the agreement. Germany’s KfW maintains a portfolio of over 600 million euros worth of financial cooperation with Pakistan.
The ICC’s International Panel of Umpires has promoted Faisal Khan Afridi to its ranks after an in-house evaluation and appraisal process. Faisal has been replaced by Shozab Raza, who will continue to serve on the PCB Elite Panel of Umpires. Following his impressive decision-making and man-management skills demonstrated in domestic matches, Faisal got selected in the international panel.
Karachi University has announced to offer full scholarships to all members of the green team T20 World Cup squad. KU offered the scholarships because the green team has won back-to-back games against India and New Zealand. The KU will cover all academic expenses for all members of the Pakistan T20 World Cup squad.
Industry players are reportedly working on national roaming services for Pakistan’s cell phone subscribers. When national roaming is operational and in place, users of one network will have the opportunity to use the services of another network. The collaboration aims to make Pakistani mobile phone users’ connectivity more convenient and more useful, especially while on the move.
PTV decided to take anchorperson Nauman Niaz “off-air” following a spat with Shoaib Akhtar during a live telecast on PTV Sports. The decision was made on the recommendation of a committee of inquiry set up by PTV to investigate the incident. Geo News quoted sources as saying that the recommendation was made during a meeting of the inquiry committee.
Across the globe, Pakistanis and Kashmiris are marking Black Day today, a protest against the illegal occupation of their territories by India in 1947. Kashmir Black Day is observed every year on October 27 to commemorate a grave human tragedy that took place in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).