In a new interview with an Indian media outlet, seasoned writer and film producer, Shailja Kejriwal, who serves as chief creative officer of Zee Entertainment’s Zindagi channel, spoke about the ban on Pakistani artists in India, following the Uri attack, and urged for a ‘more open and inclusive’ approach for the industry to flourish. “My […]
The action then shifts to T20 cricket with the nine-team Top End T20 Series from 9-18 August. Pakistan Shaheens, last year’s finalists, will take on Perth Scorchers in its opener on 10 August. Apart from Bangladesh ‘A’ and hosts the Northern Territory Strike, other participating sides are the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Comets, Adelaide Strikers, […]
The team, playing under the name of Muslim Hands FC, had an unwanted start to the semi-final as they conceded an early goal in the first half. Pakistan team, however, made a stunning comeback in the second half as skipper Mohammad Adeel struck a brilliant equalizer. The scoreline remained intact at 1-1 until the regulation […]
The court has instructed the police to arrest Afzal Mahmood and present him before the court by Monday. If he is not found, the IHC has ordered that the Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) and passports of his entire family be blocked. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard a petition filed by the child’s mother against […]
It rained heavily here on Friday, causing the outfield to be extremely dampened. As a result, the toss for the all-important duel between the Tigers and Nationals was delayed. After a tireless effort from the ground staff, the outfield was deemed fit for the action and the coin toss finally happened. The coin flipped in […]
In a statement, the company announced that gas will remain suspended for 12 hours. The suspension of the gas supply is part of the utility’s efforts to improve the low pressure of gas for domestic consumers as well as industrial and commercial sectors in the port city, said SSGC’s spokesperson in a statement on Friday. […]
Reflecting on the tragedy, the ‘Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum’ actor said, “I’ll just say, don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” In a new interview with a digital magazine, Emmad Irfani spoke about his son saying, “He was an angel sent from the heavens. He came for a very specific kind of purpose.” […]
Brent crude futures settled down $2.71, or 3.41%, to $76.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down $2.79, or 3.66%, at $73.52. Both benchmarks fell by more than $3 per barrel at their session lows. U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July and unemployment increased to 4.3%, raising fears of […]
Sources close to the development revealed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked the economic team to revise the current income tax rate on salaried classes earning up to Rs 100,000 per month. In the recent budget, the government had increased the income tax rate to 2.5 percent on monthly salaries up to Rs 100,000. […]
During the intraday trade, the KSE-100 index reached a high of 78,434.16 points, while the lower point was recorded at 77,926.53 points before settling at 78,225.98 points. A total of 443,483,358 shares were traded during the day as compared to 278,986,985 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 20.497 billion […]
