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  Pakistan’s middle-order batter, Umar Akmal expressed his displeasure over the irrelevant question asked by one of the journalists during a press conference. The Lahore-born cricketer responded that since everyone knows about his fitness, the question should not be raised. “Who has told you that I frequently upload videos on Tiktok?,” questioned Akmal.  The right-handed batter continued by saying that everyone can see his fitness and that, not just him, every cricketer would answer the question in the same way. Umar Akmal went on to say that he considers himself to be extremely fit and that he has been working hard on his fitness and wants to represent his country.  Recently, former Pakistan captain, Shahid Afridi claimed that no franchise was ready to pick Umar Akmal for the upcoming eighth edition of PSL.  Shahid Afridi stated that the 32-year-old batter has had fitness problems for a long time and that he still needs to work on his fitness and temperament a lot. ...

Outlining the policy measures agreed upon between the government and the IMF, Pakistan minister said taxes amounting to 170 billion Rupees would be imposed. Islamabad:  The Pakistan government has received a memorandum on the terms and conditions from the IMF for the completion of a USD 7 billion loan programme, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday but acknowledged that both sides are yet to clinch a staff-level agreement on the much-needed bailout for the cash-strapped country.  Mr. Dar made the statement after an IMF delegation, which left Pakistan on Thursday night after 10 days of talks with the government, said virtual discussions would continue on the ninth review of the programme. The Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) is a key document that describes all the conditions, steps, and policy measures on the basis of which the two sides declare the staff-level agreement. Once the draft MEFP has been shared, the two sides discuss the policy measures ou...