Pakistan lost to England in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after posting up a low total. England chased down Pakistan’s 137-8 with five wickets in hand and six balls to spare.
But despite the heartbreak, much support has been extended to the Pakistani team.
Babar Azam, the captain of Team Pakistan, tweeted, “Couldn’t be more proud of my pack.”
We saw Twitterati praise the spectacular game played by our boys in green.
Khan called his winning ‘92 World Cup team, the ‘cornered tigers’. For Babar, the team that came so very close are the ‘true warriors’. And we couldn’t agree more. Pakistan lost the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today to England after only scoring 137 runs, a low total but one that was not easily defended by the English batters. Pakistani batters may have struggled but our bowlers made even a low total like 137 difficult to score for the English team despite England’s strong batting lineup. It was bad luck for Pakistan in many ways. Not only were we 20 runs short but the way Stokes had nine lives (or more) and Shaheen Afridi’s injury just before his two crucial overs at the end made the loss even more heartbreaking for our Boys in Green who went all-out to win the final at the MCG today.
It was indeed a heartbreaking moment for Pakistanis across the world as we came quite close to lifting the trophy but at the same time, we should celebrate the fact that we reached the final despite all odds and performed brilliantly. Our batting strategy leaves much to be desired, especially when it comes to difficult pitches. On the bowling front, from Haris Rauf to Naseem to Shadab to Shaheen Afridi, our bowlers put in their hearts to win the game. Alas, we couldn’t but our players did all they could.
The way that Pakistan managed to reach the semi-finals when they had been written off clearly shows that our boys have what it takes to be a world-class team. In today’s game, we lost a toss that went in England’s favour. A World Cup final also comes with its pressure but our team did not show any jitters and were ready to defend a small total. Our batters did not perform as well as they could have and hit unnecessary shots to lose wickets when we shouldn’t have. To rely solely on the bowlers without giving them a defendable total may have been a bit much to ask but our bowlers did not disappoint and played splendidly well. They tried their best and got early wickets but luck favoured the English today. Known for playing a clinical game, the English seemed worried when our bowlers hit the right line and length.
England was always going to be a tough team to play against given their performance throughout the tournament. And England did not disappoint. They bowled well and restricted Pakistan to a small total. But we can say that the best team — Pakistan — outperformed in the end. Even then, Babar Azam’s Playing XI has made the entire nation proud for playing almost till the last over. Pakistan cricket united the country in cheering for our cricket team at a time when we need unity the most.
Pakistan lost to England in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after posting up a meagre total.
England chased down Pakistan’s 137-8 with five wickets in hand and six balls to spare.
The defeat has left many Pakistanis heartbroken, who were looking for a replay of the 1992 final. Soon after the match ended, Pakistani fast bowler Shadab Khan took to twitter to apologise to Pakistanis.
“Thank you to all the fans of Pakistan for your constant support. We gave it our all but couldn’t win the trophy for you. Sorry to let you down. We will try to improve as a team and come back even stronger. Never stop believing, your belief makes us stronger,” the 24-year- old bowler wrote in the tweet.
Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam offered congratulations to the English side in the post- match ceremony. “Congratulations to the England team, we felt like everyone came here to support us, thank you so much,” said Azam, addressing fans.
“The way the team has gone in the last four matches [was] incredible. I told the boys to play their natural game, with freedom.
“We were 20 runs short [in the final] but to fight to the last over was unbelievable. Our bowling is one of the best but unfortunately Shaheen’s injury cost us a different result, but that’s part of the game,” he concluded.
In order to enhance the cost of non-filers and generate additional income in the second quarter (October-December) 2022–2023, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to carefully monitor budgetary measures established under the Finance Act 2022.
The higher cost to non-filers was one of the budget’s driving concepts (for the years 2022-23), sources told Business Recorder. For those who don’t submit income tax returns, the withholding tax rates have increased significantly.
The last budget included new steps in this regard (2022-23). The remainder of the current fiscal year must see some measures completely implemented, though. All procedures put in place for individuals who do not appear on the FBR’s list of active taxpayers are tightly under the FBR’s vigilance.
For instance, the government raised the tax rate for people who don’t pay taxes regularly from 100 per cent to 250 per cent when they buy property. Similar to this, the tax rate on the acquisition of a motor vehicle by a person who is not an active taxpayer has increased from 100 per cent to 200 per cent. The financial impact of raising the advance tax rate for non-ATL individuals who purchase real estate from the current 2 per cent to 5 per cent is Rs20 billion.
The Excise and Taxation authorities currently collect advance tax on passenger transport vehicles operating for hire based on the vehicle’s seating capacity. By substituting the Table in the manner described below, the rates of adjustable advance tax on such vehicles stipulated in Division III of Part IV of the First Schedule of the Ordinance have been increased. According to rule 1 of the Tenth Schedule to the Income Tax Ordinance, the tax rate has been increased by 100 per cent in cases where a person’s name does not appear on the Active Taxpayers List.
The rate of tax to be collected under section 236K will rise by 250 per cent of the rate indicated in Division XVIII of Part IV of the First Schedule in the case of a purchaser of immovable property who is not listed on the Active Taxpayers List. Rule 1 of the Income Tax Ordinance’s Tenth Schedule has been updated as necessary.
The provision 236Y has been reinserted by Finance Act 2022. When sending money outside of Pakistan on behalf of a person who has completed a credit card, debit card, or prepaid card transaction with a person outside of Pakistan, every banking company will collect this adjustable advance tax. In the case of individuals who are not on the Active Taxpayers List, the rate will increase by 100 per cent.
The advance tax on motor vehicles that is collectible under this section will increase by 200 per cent in the event that a person does not appear in ATL. Rule 1 of the Income Tax Ordinance’s Tenth Schedule has been updated as necessary.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was stopped for hours by the Customs Department at Mumbai Airport last night over some luxury watches that he and those accompanying him were carrying in their baggage. Sources said he had to pay INR 6.83 lakh in Customs Duty before being allowed to leave the airport.
The DDLJ star was returning after attending an event in Sharjah and had landed at Terminal 3 of Mumbai International Airport on a private jet.
The luxury watches were found in the baggage when SRK and those accompanying him were leaving the terminal.
According to reports, while Khan and his manager left the airport upon completion of Customs formalities, some members of his entourage, including his bodyguard, were allowed to leave only around morning.
Reports said packaging for six luxury watches valued around ₹ 18 lakh was also found in the baggage of the star.
Mr Khan attended the Sharjah International Book Fair 2022 yesterday, where he was honoured with the Global Icon of Cinema and Cultural Narrative Award for his contribution to international cinema and culture.
Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan continues his Twitter tirade against Pakistan cricket fans after he turned his guns towards Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif.
After the England team crushed Indians in the T20 World Cup semi-finals, the premier wrote an interesting tweet, writing, “So, this Sunday, it’s: 152/0 vs 170/0″, he said in reference to the scores of Pakistan and England against Indian cricket team in T20 World Cups of 2021 and 2022, respectively. Both teams defeated India without losing a single wicket.
But the premier’s tweet didn’t sit well with Indian cricket fans. Replying to PM Shehbaz’s tweet, on the eve of World Cup final, Pathan said, “Aap mein or hum mein fark yehi hai. Hum apni khushi se khush or aap dusre ke taklif se. Is liye khud ke mulk ko behtar karne pe dhyan nahi hai.” (This is the difference between you and us. We are satisfied with our happiness, while you look for happiness when others are in trouble. That is why you are not concentrating on your country’s well-being).
Pathan, who has criticised Pakistan’s cricket team and fans in the past, was taken to task by Twitterati with many of them calling him a “hypocrite”.
Earlier, the Indian bowler came under fire after he cracked a joke at the expense of the Pakistani cricket team during the ongoing T20 World Cup taking place in Australia.
On Wednesday, when Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets and booked a place for themselves in the final of the tournament, Pathan tweeted that while Pakistan won the match, they still have no “grace”.
After receiving the backlash, Irfan tweeted again and clarified that his comment was not meant for Pakistani players.
After users started misusing it to impersonate major companies and known personalities, Twitter appears to have suspended its $7.99/month Blue membership service, which allowed customers to pay for a verification check mark.
This week, Twitter introduced a feature that lets users purchase a checkmark that had previously been used to denote a verified or official account in its iPhone app. Friday saw the removal of the Twitter Blue sign-up option from the iPhone app.
The swift suspension of the service shows that, at least right now, CEO Elon Musk’s grand strategy to attract new user-based revenue isn’t succeeding as anticipated.
According to NBC, due to the expensive subscription service, many pranksters started setting up fake Twitter accounts. It made the site even more conducive to false information, and numerous easily obtained checkmarks were used to discredit corporations, governments, and celebrities.
According to a current Twitter sales employee, the company decided to reduce Twitter Blue verification due to the influx of impersonators.
The employee, who wanted to remain anonymous because they were not allowed to speak on behalf of Twitter, said that a fake Eli Lilly account that tweeted that “we are excited to announce insulin is free now” caused a major issue.
Before it was deleted, the tweet remained visible for several hours. Later, the genuine Eli Lilly account tweeted, “We regret to individuals who have received a false message from a bogus Lilly account.
Following the fraudulent message’s publication, the stock price of Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical firms, notably AbbVie, which was also the target of a Twitter impersonation, both fell precipitously. Major stock indices were then rising during a market surge.
Another imposter mocked Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla by mimicking the blue subscription checkmark for paid subscribers. In a barrage of insulting tweets, a user whose name looked to be “@TeslaReal” claimed, “honestly the 53 per cent reduction in stock price doesn’t phase[sic] us. We are the ones who are most knowledgeable about Crashing.
For marketers, the impact of so many changes to the Twitter platform is a significant challenge; several have already suspended their expenditure there.
Some users who had already paid for the programme also reported that their freshly acquired blue checkmarks had vanished from their accounts.
No one from Twitter was immediately available for comment. Musk was unavailable for comment right away.
The removal of Twitter Blue verified comes as Musk and Alex Spiro, who is currently serving as Twitter’s top lawyer, are attempting to reassure staff, clients, and regulators that they will abide by all legal requirements and the terms of an earlier FTC consent decree.
“I cannot emphasize enough that Twitter will do whatever it takes to adhere to both the letter and spirit of the FTC consent decree,” Elon Musk wrote in a company-wide email that CNBC was able to get on Thursday night.
In a subsequent email, Spiro stated that his team had communicated with FTC officials on Thursday and that Twitter would soon be subject to the agency’s “initial forthcoming compliance check.” He made it clear that any violations would be the responsibility of Twitter, not “those who work at Twitter.”
Despite an increase from month to month in October, the total number of cars sold fell by 47 per cent to 39,700 units in 4MFY23 from 74,952 units as a result of increased prices, restrictions on auto financing and part imports, and high interest rates.
However, the number of cars sold in October increased to 11,129 from 9,213 in September, a significant decrease from the 17,413 sold in October 2021.
Assemblers have been allowed to hand over automobiles after the release of auto parts from the port as a result of the State Bank’s decision to increase the import quota, which led to a recovery in car sales as well as production in October.
Honda Civic/City sales decreased to 6,416 units in 4MFY23 from 10,444 units during the same period in FY22, while Toyota Corolla and Yaris sales significantly decreased to 8,253 units from 19,214 units. Sales of the Suzuki Cultus and WagonR decreased from 11,454 to 6,779 units to 2,952 and 2,181 respectively. Sales of the Suzuki Bolan and Alto were unchanged at 1,469 and 13,464 units, compared to 4,012 and 20,773 units in 4MFY22.
Jeep and pickup sales decreased by 45 percent, from 14,969 units in the same period last fiscal year to 8,234 units in July-October FY23.
Additionally, the total number of tractors sold decreased by 47 per cent, from 17,386 units to 9,258 units, indicating a decline in agricultural activity.
Compared to 2,011 and 184 units sold in 4MFY22, trucks and buses showed sales of 1,109 and 210 units, respectively.
Sales of two and three-wheelers in the country fell dramatically, from 629,212 units in the same period last year to 412,111 units in the first four months of the current fiscal year.
Bollywood star couple Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover, who tied the knot in 2016, welcomed their baby girl on Saturday. The couple announced the news on Instagram.
They are currently on cloud nine as they are all set to hop on to their parenthood journey. The actress has been living her pregnancy days to the fullest, and she is leaving no stone unturned to make every moment of her life memorable. Bipasha has been serving major maternity goals, and needless to say, she’s the hottest mamma-to-be in Tinseltown.
In a recent interview, Bipasha Basu revealed that she and Grover, have always wanted to have a girl. She also talked about how her life changed after getting pregnant and shared how this beautiful phase would evolve her relationship with Karan.
“Karan and I were clear from the beginning that we wanted a baby. I don’t have any thoughts on why it is so late or why it took time. For me, this is the right time. I believe this is when we were supposed to have our baby. We believe in manifestation. From the time we have wanted a child, we have hoped for a baby girl. I know a baby is a beautiful gift, and we are supposed to be in acceptance of any gender, and the bigger picture is that, but we call our baby ‘she’. We believe it’s a she, and we have believed that since the time we decided to have a baby.”
The Alone duo announced their pregnancy with a heartfelt note on social media.
The Dhoom 2 diva penned an emotional note about her new journey and posted photos from the recent pregnancy photoshoot featuring her baby bump.
The couple is seen posing in matching white shirts in these photos along with a note saying, “A new time, a new phase, a new light adds another unique shade to our prism of life. Making us a little more whole than we used to be. We began this life individually and then we met each other and from then we were two. Too much love for only two seemed a little unfair for us to see…so soon, we who once were two will now become three. A creation manifested by our love, our baby will join us soon and add to our glee Thank you all, for your unconditional love, your prayers, and good wishes as they are and will always be a part of us. Thank you for being a part of our lives and manifesting with us another beautiful life, our baby Durga Durga”
For the uninitiated, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover, met on the sets of the horror film Alone which was released in 2015, where they fell in love. They later tied the knot in April 2016 in a big fat Indian wedding in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was ordered by London High Court to deposit £30,000 (Rs7.8 million or almost Rs80 lac) through his lawyer by November 23 after the premier’s advocates applied unilaterally to the court to withdraw the stay application in favour of the trial proceedings to go ahead in Daily Mail defamation case, reports Geo News.
This “stay” was agreed between all parties — Daily Mail publishers, Shehbaz Sharif and his son-in-law Imran Ali Yousaf — in agreement but then Shehbaz Sharif’s lawyers decided to withdraw the “stay” just ahead of the case management hearing where the dates for the trials were to be set.
The purpose of the costs and case management hearing is to set directions for the case to proceed to trial and to consider the parties’ costs budgets, i.e. their estimated costs of the proceedings to a conclusion.
The court has also asked Sharif’s lawyers to submit a comprehensive reply to Daily Mail’s defence within a month or the case could be struck out.
Earlier, PM Shehbaz’s request for an indefinite adjournment, in this case, was denied by a court. The court had said that if PM Shahbaz and Imran fail to respond to Daily Mail’s lawyers in court, they would have to pay the defendant all the cost of the legal proceedings.
In July 2019, renowned media law firm Carter-Ruck sued British newspaper The Mail on Sunday, online news site Mail Online and its journalist David Rose on behalf of Shehbaz Sharif for publishing a “politically motivated” article. The story, published on July 14, 2019, had suggested that Shehbaz and Yousaf “stole British taxpayers’ money” given to Earthquake Relief and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA) set up to help the victims of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake.
Earlier this year, London High Court ruled that the article by reporter Rose carried the highest level of defamation (Chase level 1 – the highest form of defamation in English law) against both Shehbaz Sharif and his son-in-law.