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6 Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Biz Dollar rate falls by 20 paisa in open market KARACHI: The US Dollar on Monday had registered a decline of 20 paisa in open market after which green side is trading at Rs 138.60. On the other hand, the dollar value remains intact at interbank sans fluctuation to trade at previous Rs.138.90. Following a 20 paisa E-commerce growth: Sale value reaches Rs100b mark I S L A M A B A D : Pakistan has witnessed reasonable growth in e-commerce activities over the past few years as sale value KARACHI: It is high time for the oil and gas sector of a developing country like Pakistan to adopt most updated, stringent, and digital safety systems and regimes as being practised by the European Union to safeguard the environment. “I would not say that we should all start blindly following the EU’s regulatory and safety regime as adjustments should be made in it according to the peculiar environment of any country but so far the European system provides the best industry practice for the oil and gas sector,” said Raja Bou Fakher Aldeen, representing Technical Centre of Middle Eastern Region of Bureau Veritas that is a Francebased international certifi- of industry is on rise and reached Rs100 billion mark. According to State Bank of Pakistan, the sales of local and international e-commerce merchants were Rs20.7 billion in 2017 and Rs 40.1 billion in 2018 with an encouraging growth of 93.7 percent. Call for Pakistani oil, gas sector to upgrade to EU’s safety regime to safeguard environment cation provider having HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) expertise also. Mr. Aldeen is speaking here at a Technical Seminar on “OPEX Services for O&G Industry” attended by the representatives of oil, gas, and related industries of the country. The HSE expert based in the UAE said that during his stay in Pakistan, he was more than willing to interact with the representatives of the government and regulators here in order to help Pakistani oil and gas industry to adopt the best safety systems. “It is basically not the issue of new assets being developed by the oil and gas sector of a country like Pakistan as such safety systems would be very much there owing to the international collaboration and partnerships as this is basically the problem of the existing assets whose safety standards have to be upgraded and digitized to meet the EU’s standards,” said Mr. Aldeen. He said that his company had recently worked with the government of Lebanon so that the Lebanese assets in oil and gas sector should adopt the most updated safety systems. He said that regulatory regimes of Pakistan so far assessed by him showed that government and regulators in the country were working in the right direction to protect the environment. LCCI for construction permission making easy for business community the province will have to take the ownership of doing business indicators related to the province of Punjab for the improvement of business climate in the province”, he added. He said that Pakistan’s performance is below the par in the indicator of dealing with construction permits” where the country is at 166th place as compared to Hong Kong and China who are occupying first position. Almas Hyder recommended that automation of urban land record on land record management infor- LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)’s President Almas Hyder has said that dealing with construction permits is a surmounting task for Pakistani business community and slowing down the smooth running of businesses. In a statement issued from LCCI on Tuesday he said that there is a dire need for more automation and streamlining the procedures adopted by the civic bodies in line with the best country in dealing with construction permits where it takes only 72 days and 11 procedures mation to get the construction permit of a warehouse. “Political leadership of system(LRMIS) should be expedited. He said that court proceedings or stay orders, if any, should be displayed at LRMIS. He further stated that all rules, regulations and procedures for dealing with construction permits should be listed and placed on one website. The LCCI President demanded that commercialization fee of land should be eliminated and zoning should be clearly demarked so that conversion is not needed. All stakeholders should be added in committee which decides zoning for commercial and industrial activities. He said that water and sewerage connections should be provided automatically within 30 days of approval of construction permits. HYDERABAD: DIG Hyderabad Naeem Shaikh holding meeting with Saleem Shaikh President Hyderabad Chamber Of Commerce and Industry. increase in the open market, dollar is trading between Rs 138.60 to Rs 138.90. The financial experts are of the view that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent Karachi visit is good omen for the economy as an improvement was seen in purchase of the power, cement and banking sectors. Agriculture sector being made part of multi billion dollars CPEC project ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Tuesday that government is giving priority to the uplift of agriculture sector as this sector is also being made part of multi billion dollars China Pakistan Economic Corridor project. Responding to the points raised by Ajmal Khan on the problems faced by farmers, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary said the government is giving priority to the uplift of agriculture sector as this sector is also being made part of multi billion dollars China Pakistan Economic Corridor project. He said that country whole economy depends on agriculture and sitting government was committed to solve the problems of farmers. Earlier, member Assembly Rao Ajmal has stated that wheat sowing process has been completed across the country. He stated that government earlier promised to provide 0.1 million ton fertilizer and currently 50000 ton fertilizer has reached. National Assembly was also informed that no gas load shedding is being carried out in any part of the country. Responding to a calling attention notice moved by Agha Hassan Baloch, Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan admitted there is issue of low gas pressure in different cities. He said Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited is executing two projects of replacing the old pipelines with new ones at a cost of 2.28 billion rupees. He said the laying of new pipelines and installations of new compressors will help address the issue of low gas pressure. The Petroleum Minister said the gas distribution companies have also been directed to check their losses and gas theft. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said all the stakeholders including the political parties should sit together to formulate a charter of economy. On the protest of teachers of basic education community schools at D.Chowk in Islamabad, Minister of Education Shafqat Mahmood assured that their salaries will soon be paid after approval of over three billion rupees by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for this purpose. Abdul Qadir Patel stated that fifty seats of Lyari Medical College has been reduced and this decision will affect our people. On this Minister of Education Shafqat Mahmood stated that Lyari Medical College has no link with education ministry. Sindh and PMDC looks this. A number of bills were laid before the House on Tuesday. These are: The Constitution (Amendment) bill, 2018 (Articles 25 B, 51, 63 B, 92 and 106), Pakistan Psychological Council Bill, 2018, The Election (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, (Article 106). CORPORATE CORNER DS-Concept announces rebrand to ‘Tradewind’ The new brand reinforces the company’s investment in innovation and serves as an opportunity to remain unique in the marketplace KARACHI :DS-Concept, a Multinational German based, global provider of trade finance solutions for export enterprises, has changed its name to Tradewind. The firm, a recognized leader in international export factoring, decided on the change in order to illustrate its prominent role in financing cross-border transactions, which resemble trade winds on the globe. Like the conductive climate its namesake’s currents provide for trade, Tradewind propels commerce worldwide, with its network of more than 20 offices on 4 continents. Via export factoring solutions of Tradewind Pakistan, suppliers can offer desired credit terms to their international buyers from 30 days up to 120 days without any risk and avail immediate post shipment finance in foreign exchange as well as security of their receivables. With more liquidity in hand, the supplier plans to further penetrate the international market and enhance ones business by grabbing potential buyers. “We are glad to offer a cash flow solution that satisfies not only the client’s, but also its buyers’, needs. Tradewind Pakistan has been recognized as a pioneer in factoring services in the region, providing its services since 2006, and is happy to see that our clients are meeting the rising demand to conduct business on open account terms with our help” states Mr. Rafi-ul- Hasan, Managing Director of Tradewind Pakistan. The group has built an unrivaled reputation for the depth of its international finance expertise by maintaining a network of offices around the world including the USA, China, India, Hong Kong, UAE, Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iceland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Peru and its headquarters in Germany. Combining financing, credit protection, and collections into a single trade finance facility, Tradewind offers streamlined, flexible and best-inclass services. ISLAMAABAD: Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan Country needs sustained growth of petroleum reserves, supplies to control huge import bill: Sarwar Khan ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan opened the Annual Technical Conference in Islamabad. Event is held every year by Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and SPE Pakistan (Society of Petroleum Engineers), with the support and active participation of Oil & gas professionals and E&P businesses operating in Pakistan. He said that the theme of the conference “Challenges and strategies to sustain E&P growth” very rightly addresses the prevailing energy challenges the country is facing. Our country needs the sustained growth of indigenous petroleum reserves and indigenous supplies to control the huge import bill. This conference highlights the investment opportunities for international local businesses. International speakers attending the conference are very effectively sharing their knowledge and technology experiences which can improve Inaugurated the Annual Technical Conference (ATC) 2018. Pakistan’s E&P industry. He said, “our government will make all out efforts to increase exploration acreage by introducing more exploration blocks in the country. We are encouraged to see that companies participated and offered winning bids for the blocks in exploration bid round that took place last month. This shows the trust of investors and their interest in future exploration licensing rounds”. He appreciated the efforts of organizers and participants and encouraged them to continue to discuss the challenges and the means & tools of sustaining exploration and production activities and ensure indigenous supplies of oil & gas continues. Secretary Petroleum Mian Asad Hayaud Din said, “the gathering of geologists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers is always inspirational and motivating because they offer strategies and share innovative ways of finding and enhancing new petroleum reserves and production in the country. Pakistan is bestowed with huge shale gas and conventional oil & gas resources, locked up in areas of difficult access. We need high level of commitment, technology and financial resources to find and develop these natural resources. Only way to make this happen is that all stakeholders including public sector companies, private IOCs, GOP organizations all work together as a synchronized and efficient team.” He applauded the efforts of PAPG, SPE Pakistan and country’s E&P companies in organizing such activities and taking steps to enhance country’s energy security. Dr. Saeed Khan Jadoon, Chairman Conference, thanked the Minister, officials and participants and stressed that the sustaining E&P growth requires formulation of commonly agreed strategy. Oil and gas are major contributor of energy and require aggressive efforts for their search and development. For last 60 years, efforts are continuously made to explore conventional oil and gas reservoirs while unconventional reservoir are yet to be exploited. In this conference, Geo-technical Workshop (GTW) is also being organized to address new methodologies. Dr. Nadeem Ahmad, Chairman PAPG and Technical Committee, said that over the last 10-15 years, replacing reserves and maintaining oil and gas production has remained a serious challenge for our domestic oil & gas industry. “New value” is created only through “Exploration” which is the starting point of “petroleum value chain.” Organic growth costs 2-4 times less than buying reserves or importing oil and gas. Dr. Nadeem sadi, “Exploration-based growth does miracles for the countries in saving the foreign exchange ($), supporting other businesses, generating the economic activities, and it spares funds to spend on unproven high-risk high-reward opportunities in under-explored remote regions. Support of state organizations is required to facilitate “access” to these territories, both operationally and in the form of incentives. Samsung Pakistan Launches the World’s First Ever Quad Camera Smartphone KARACHI: 11th December, 2018 – In keeping with its commitment towards maximum efficiency and innovation, Samsung Pakistan recently introduced the new Galaxy A9, the world’s first quad camera smartphone. With four rear cameras such as the 8MP Ultra Wide camera, the 10MP Telephoto Camera, 24MP Main Camera and the 5MP Depth Camera, customers will now be able to take four times the quality of photos for all their special occasions. All four rear cameras of the new Samsung Galaxy A9 offer a diverse range of options that gives customers the freedom of choice while taking photos. The 8MP Ultra Wide Camera offers a 120º view that helps capture a vast landscape while the 10MP Telephoto Camera with 2x optical zoom displays beautifully detailed photos even from a distance. In addition, the 5MP Depth Camera adjusts the depth of field, blurring out the background to deliver quality, professionally touched photos. Finally, the 24MP Main Camera is able to shoot crystal clear photos in both intense and low light conditions and minimizes other disruptions for greater detail. Apart from the aforementioned features, customers will also be able to use intelligent features such as Scene Optimizer and Flaw Detection to enhance the quality of their photos with complete ease. Other features on the phone include a 6.3-inch Infinity Display that offers a more expansive view, greater storage with 6 GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, Dolby Atmos surround sound, a sleek, ergonomic touch that makes it easier to hold and a unique, colorful design that speaks to customers’ aesthetic sense. With the new Samsung Galaxy A9, Samsung Pakistan hopes to provide customers with greater flexibility that in turn helps them to make the best of their phone, thereby allowing them to enjoy their special moments to the fullest. This amazing device is available across in the price of PKR 99,999. Pak-Qatar Takaful & IBA-CEIF along with Islamic Finance Industry leaders honor Dr. Ishrat Husain KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Takaful Group jointly hosted an event with IBA Center for Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF) to honor Dr. Ishrat Husain, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms & Austerity. The Managing Director of Pak-Qatar Takaful, Mr. Said Gul, along with all renowned and prominent leaders of Islamic financial industry attended the event including CEOs, Shari’a Scholars, Regulators, and Practitioners. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ishrat emphasized and said, “It is my desire to see the Islamic Finance Industry to grow to 50% of the total financial KARACHI: Mr. Said Gul, Managing Director Pak-Qatar Takaful Group and Mr. Jameel Ahmad, Deputy Governor SBP presenting a token of appreciation to Dr. Ishrat Husain. Dr. Farrukh lqbal, Executive Director, IBA and Mr. Ahmed Ali Siddqui, Founding Director of IBA-CEIF also present at the occasion. industry and that every key player in attendance plays a vital role in achieving that target.” The session was concluded as Mr. Said Gul, Mr. Jameel Ahmad, Dr. Farrukh Iqbal and Mr. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui presented Dr. Ishrat Husain with a unique gift of old PKR currency notes with signatures of Dr. Ishrat as Governor State Bank of Pakistan in the year 2001.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Sportlight 7 Didn't retire from Tests out of fear of facing Steyn, says Hafeez Pak crash out of World Cup after emphatic 5-0 defeat by Belgium LAHORE: Veteran allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has rejected the rumours surrounding his retirement from Test cricket, clarifying that he did not retire from Tests out of fear of facing South Africa's Dale Steyn in the upcoming tour. Speaking to Geo News Hafeez said, “I did not retire from Test cricket because I was not performing. I retired from Test cricket because of personal reasons.” “I have achieved many milestones in my career and there were no other milestones left for me to play Dr M. Arif Hafeez Sports Reporter KARACHI: Mr. Ehsan Mani Chairman Cricket Board gave assurance of full support to activities of Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association. A delegation of PVCA led by the Chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan met Ehsan Mani at the National for,” Hafeez said, adding, "I want to focus on white ball cricket from now on.” Stadium Karachi yesterday. Mr. Fawad briefed Mr. Mani about the Seniors, Veterans, Super Veterans and School Cricket organized regularly by PVCA. Mr. Mani said he was aware of the activities of PVCA and fully appreciated the efforts and gave special praise for the Inter School Tournament regularly Responding to a question, the 38-year-old said, “People think that I am organized by PVCA. Mr. Fawad presented the idea of Youth afraid of South Africa's playing conditions and [Dale] Steyn and [Kagiso] Rabada.” “I have to face these bowlers in one-day cricket also. I will answer these statements with my performance." Turning to the subject of Lahore Qalandars whom he will be leading in the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Hafeez said, “Qalandars have entrusted me with a huge responsibility. I will do my best with the help of the players and management.” Praising the Qalandars PCB Chairman assures Full Support to PVCA KARACHI: Group photograph of Mr. Ehsan Mani Chairman PCB with PVCA officials. Seen from left to right Salman Sarwar Butt, Ejaz Faqih, Fawad Ijaz Khan Chairman PVCA, Nadeem Omar, Amjad Islam, Alamgir Ahmed and Shariq Hasib. HOLDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SJAS cancels 5 journalists membership Sports Reporter KARACHI: Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) has cancelled membership of five members over their migration and settling abroad; this announcement was made by Secretary SJAS, Muhammad Asghar Azeem after the approval of SJAS General Body. The General Council confirmed the decision to remove membership of five journalists who shifted have abroad were, Fahad Aziz, Sohail Abbas, Abdul Majid, Fasahat Fatima and Syed Ali Hassan. On this occasion, senior journalist Rashid Aziz became a member SJAS. According to details, SJAS organised its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here at Karachi Water & Sewerage Board Officers Club on Sunday, where Secretary SJAS presented the annual working of the body and annual budget report to its members. The General Council also agreed with the annual budget. General Council hailed SJAS annual performance and their effort on organising a historic event ‘AIPS Asia Youth Sports Reporter Workshop’ in November. Patron SJAS, Dr. Farhan Essa appreciated SJAS’ efforts and said that SJAS is moving on the right track. Farhan Essa while discussing regarding the annual audit of SJAS, it is laudable to have the audit done through recognised auditor. Patron SJAS and ex- Sindh minister, Dr. Syed Junaid Ali Shah said ‘I have attended the last three AGM of SJAS, and I am self-witnessed of SJAS’ annual performance. SJAS organised a memorable international event titled ‘AIPS Asia Youth Sports Reporter Workshop’ in Karachi, where the participation of senior sports journalists and guidance to young journalists, proved the authenticity of SJAS, he added. Secretary SJAS also announced to send three members for Pakistan Super League (PSL-4) coverage to Dubai. Later, President Tariq Aslam thanked all the members for attending the meeting. KARACHI: Senior Vice President Sindh Olympic Association Eng. Syed Mehfooz Ul Haq cutting ribbon along with Sardar Muhammad Abbas Khan Saldera Patron in-chief Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation to inaugurate 5th Saldera All Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Championship, Ahmer Abbas Saldera, Dr. Kausar Abbas Khan Saldera also seen in picture. Development Program which PVCA can do in collaboration with PCB. Mr. Mani told PVCA officials that he will discuss with us once the new CEO of PCB takes charge in February 2019. Mr. Fawad also discussed with Mr. Mani possibilities of inviting Seniors Team of other countries to tour Pakistan. Mr. Mani also congratulated PakistanVeterans Cricket Team for the excellent performance in just concluded Veterans World Cup played in Sydney. Mr. Fawad also requested Mr. Mani to arrange a grand function for Qamar Ahmed after his retirement from Cricket Journalism after the South African Series. Mr. Mani gave a positive response and said that PCB will also honour Chishty Mujahid.The PVCA delegation included PVCA Directors Nadeem Omar, Alamgir Ahmed, Salman Sarwar Butt, Ejaz Faqih, Shariq Hasib, Amjad Islam and senior member Brig. (Retd.) Salauddin. Dananjaya suspended from bowling over illegal action DUBAI: Sri Lanka offspinner Akila Dananjaya has been suspended from bowling in international cricket over an illegal action, the International Cricket Council announced on Monday. Dananjaya was reported over a suspect bowling action during last month´s first Test of the England series in Sri Lanka, which the tourists won by 211 runs on their way to a 3-0 whitewash. He underwent an independent assessment of his bowling action on November 23 in Brisbane which revealed his deliveries exceeded the 15-degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations. "International Cricket Council today announced that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Sri Lanka´s offspinner Akila Dananjaya to be illegal and, as such he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect," the ICC said in a statement. Sports Reporter KARACHI: The 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of World Blind Cricket Ltd took place in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10th and 11th of December 2018. The elections of the Executive Committee of World Blind Cricket Ltd held WBCL during that. Pakistan contested on two positions of Executive Committee and was elected unopposed. Syed Muhammad Salman Tariq Bokhari elected as First Vice President of WBC (for the 1st term) whereas Maher Muhammad Yousaf Haroon elected as Director Technical for WBC for the 3rd consecutive term. They have been elected for the term of next two years, for their work in finding new talent, the former captain said, “Qalandars have done great work with the players' development programme.” “Our [Lahore Qalandars] aim is now to win matches in PSL. We have a good combination of players, especially AB de Villiers who is a worldclass player,” Hafeez said. “The best thing is we are trying to convince de Villiers to play the full length of the tournament. If that happens we will get to see him in action in Pakistan also.” PSF announced group of junior players Sports Reporter KARACHI:Pakistan Squash Federation has selected a group of junior players for participation in US Junior Championship 2018 and the British Junior Championship, 2019. A comprehensive training camp was arranged for selected players at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. The US Junior Squash Championship would be played between 15 – 18 December, 2018 at Bostan for which PSF has selected 04 players. Abbas Zeb would play in U-19 age group, Muhammad Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman would play in U-15 age category and Hummam Ahmadwould participate in U-13 Category. All the players of USA junior will depart today at 2000 hrs. Subsequently, British Junior Squash Championship would be played at Birmingham (UK) between 02 – 06 January, 2019 in which Abbas Zeb will play in U- 19 whereas 03 players , Haris Qasim, Farhan Hashmi and Asad Ullah Khan) will play in U-17 age category. Sports Reporter KARACHI: Rawalpindi region defeated Islamabad Region by six runs and Lahore Region White defeated Lahore Region Blues by 6 wickets in the 15th Golootlo National T20 Cup 2018-19 here at Multan Cricket Stadium. Summarized Scores: Rawalpindi Region: 154-4 in 20 overs (Sami Aslam 56, 47 balls, 6x4s, Haisder Ali 28, 15 balls, 2x4s, 2x6s, Nasir Nawaz 23, 18 balls, 2x4s, 1x6, 1. Syed Salman Bokhari (Pakistan) First Vice President 2. Maher Yousaf Haroon (Pakistan) Director Technical Decisions made on Pakistan’s proposals: 1. Upon Pakistan’s proposal, World Blind Cricket B H U B A N E S WA R : Pakistan crashed out of the ongoing Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, after losing 5-0 to Belgium in an all-important cross-over match. The match was played between the two teams to Sports Reporter KARACHI: Steven Stern, a key member of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) system, which is being used by the ICC (International Cricket Council) for the rain affected matches is in India to take part in a 3- day seminar arranged by MathsportsAsia 2018 in Jamshedpur. The ICC updated the new version, which came into affect from October 1 this year. Steven Stern, the Professor of Data Science, Bond Business School, Bond University, Australia delivered his lecture on "Rain Rules in Modern Limited Overs Cricket: The Duckworth-Lewis- Stern method in context. Speaking exclusively, he said, "I will be speaking about the basic principles that any reasonable rain rule should satisfy and then discuss whether the prominent competitors such as DLS, VJD and WASP are consistent with these principles". Interestingly, India's V. Jayadevan, a Civil Engineer, whose VJD sys- secure a place in the quarter-final of the tournament. The lone point that the men in green earned in their group D match was against Malaysia, where they were held to a 1-1 draw. They lost their other two games, 1-0 to Germany and 5-1 to tem, which also got praise from Sunil Gavaskar, is also scheduled to present his calculations for the rain affected matches on Tuesday. This is Steven Stern's first visit to India. "Yes, this is my first visit to India, and I am amazed with the constant motion of the place!". the Netherlands. Earlier, before this match, Pakistan and Belgium have played against each other twice in the World Cup, with Pakistan winning both the times, 2-0 in 1973 and 3-2 in 2002. ICC's rain ruler arrives in India Hammad Azam 22*, 22 balls, 1x6, Immad Wasim 1- 21, Sohail Khan 1-29, Umar Gul 1-33, Junaid Khan 1-34). Islamabad Region: 148- 7 in 20 overs (Sohail Khan 39, 3x4s, 2x6x, Immad Wasim 33*, 26 balls, 4x4s, Faizan Riaz 32, 34 balls, 2x4s, Rohail Nazir 21, 18 balls, 4x4s, Asif Ali 2-14, Zahid 2-23). Result: Rawalpindi Region won by 6 runs Man of the match: Sami Aslam (Rawalpindi Ltd has endorsed “Cricket for the Blind Women”, and bilateral series, competitions between member countries will have the status of International series. 2. World Blind Cricket Ltd has endorsed the forthcoming Pakistan-Nepal Blind Cricket Series as the Region) Toss: Islamabad Region won the toss and to field 1st International series of Women Blind Cricket. 3. World Blind Cricket Ltd will form a panel of proficient Umpires and every member country must nominate at least 1 umpire who is qualified and well versed in Umpiring both normal and blind cricket. Though being in India, Stern did follow the Test match in Adelaide. "I am certainly following the Test match, and am sad that Australia seem to be destined for a loss, but the match was much closer than I thought it would be, so maybe there is still some hope for the rest of the series", he signed off. Rawalpindi region and Lahore Region White win in Golootlo National T20 Cup Umpires: Muhammad Asif and Faisal Afridi TV Umpire: Waleed Yaqoob Reserve Umpire: Khalid Mahmood Sr. Referee: Shahid Butt Official Scorer: Wasim Abbas in the second match of Golootlo National T20 Cup Lahore Region White beat Lahore Region Blues by 6 wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium. Summarized Scored: Lahore Region Blues: 139-9 in 20 overs (Rizwan Hussain 55, 35 balls, 3x4s, 3x6s, Nauman Anwar 23, 23 balls, 2x4s, Adnan Akmal 21*, 17 balls, 2x4s, Ammad Butt 3-18, Bilal Asif 2-35). Lahore Region White: 141-4 in 18.5 overs (Salman Butt 47, 39 balls, 7x4s, Zeeshan Ashraf 26, 27 balls, 1x4, 1x6, Saif Badar 25*, 13 balls, 2x4s, 1x6, Ehsan Adil 2-42). Outcomes of 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of World Blind Cricket Ltd 4. Totally Blind (B1) players shouldn’t be used as sandbags as a close-in fielder. They must not field with in the 5 yards C-Circle drawn on either side of the wickets. 5. On the recommendations of Pakistan, certain laws specifically for the Blind Women has been approved. 6. The account of World Blind Cricket ltd will be relocated, opened and operated in UAE. Other Major Decisions: 7. Minimum quota for the number of overs to be bowled by B1 bowler in limited overs game is increased from 30% to 40%. 8. WBC has created the post of CEO as a paid employee.
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