Bangladeshi batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das fought back Friday after an early setback in the morning session of the first Test against Pakistan being played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Pakistan’s bowlers had reduced Bangladesh to 69 for four at lunch after Mominul Haque won the toss and decided to bat first. At the break, Mushfiqur Rahim was on five and Liton Das on 10. As usual, Shaheen Afridi was the first bowler to get Pakistan a breakthrough, bowling a deadly bouncer to Saif Hassan, who was unable to duck and instead, sent it into the hands of Abid Ali. Hasan Ali then dismissed Shadman Islam, trapped lbw. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a couple of boundaries before he was dismissed by an excellent catch by Sajid Khan off a Faheem Ashraf delivery. Sajid Khan took Mominul Haque’s wicket, with the batter getting out after softly edging one straight into the hands of wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan. The Men in Green, fresh off an impressive T20 World Cup campaign, quickly brushed off their disappointing semi-final loss against Australia by registering an impressive 3-0 victory over hosts Bangladesh. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have failed to find their form even after a dismal T20 World Cup campaign. Their batting was unable to withstand the Pakistani bowling onslaught, failing to give a tough time to Pakistan’s pace battery in each of the three-match T20 series. Pakistans playing XI in first Test against Bangladesh. Pakistan’s playing XI in first Test against Bangladesh. As far as the head-to-head record goes, Pakistan have played three series in Bangladesh and won five of the six Tests the two teams have played. Pakistan’s last win came in Dhaka, in May 2015, when they trounced Bangladesh by 328 runs. Azhar Ali and Mushfiqur Rahim are the only players from either sides who are still playing. Azhar had scored 226 and 25, while Mushfiq scored 12 and zero as Azhar walked away with the player of the match, which will also be remembered for centuries from Younis Khan (148) and Asad Shafiq (107) as well as match figures of 36.3-7-128-7 by Yasir Shah, who will miss the series as he is yet to recover from a thumb injury he sustained during the National T20. It will be a special debut for Abdullah Shafique, who will make his debut against Bangladesh in today’s match. The right-handed batsman, who has impressed in Pakistan’s domestic cricket so far, has been chosen by skipper Babar Azam to play instead of the more experienced left-handed batsman Imam-ul-Haq. Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Shadman Islam, Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Yasir Ali, Mahmudul Hasan, Rejaur Rahman.

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  • Abolished all taxes on petrol, reduction in oil prices will benefit public, says Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin.
  • Real effective exchange rate should be close to 165, 166. Our money is undervalued by Rs10, says Tarin.
  • Government will not allow any increase in taxes, there will be no new tax, assures Tarin.

KARACHI: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that all taxes on petrol have been abolished and that all benefits from the reduction in oil prices will be transferred to the people.

Talking to media in Karachi, Tarin said if we do not refinance, something else will have to be done. “The real effective exchange rate should be close to 165, 166. Our money is undervalued by Rs10,” he said, adding that there were rumours that lockers would be seized, but no such thing will happen.

Tarin said that our problem is with the lower middle class because they are being exploited. “Our problem is not of poverty, but of inflation,” he said, adding that according to the World Bank, poverty in the country has decreased by 1%.

Inflation in the United States has reached 9% and the US has taken action on the price of oil, which is coming down, he said.

The finance advisor said that the government will not allow any increase in taxes, and that no new taxes will be imposed. “Only tax exemptions will be abolished and all taxes on petrol have also been abolished. All the benefits of reduction in oil prices will be passed on to the people,” he said.

Speaking about the rupee, Tarin urged people not to pay attention to rumours. “The value of the rupee will not decrease,” he assured, warning those who are thinking that they will earn from the dollar that they will be hit hard when the value of the dollar comes down.

These speculators will be shocked when the value of the dollar decreases, he commented.

He further said that we have to develop the agriculture sector, highlighting that the government is giving a subsidy of more than Rs150 billion to fertilizer companies for gas.

“Is this subsidy reaching the farmers?” he asked, adding that the government will make sure this becomes a reality.

Tarin then spoke about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) being the backbone of any country. There are 400,000-500,000 SMEs in Pakistan, he said.

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