LONDON: Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored after just 42 seconds as Everton ended their losing Premier League run with a 3-2 win at Fulham, while injury-ravaged Liverpool prepared for their crucial clash with Leicester City on Sunday. Calvert-Lewin maintained his fine form to put Carlo Ancelotti’s side ahead inside a minute at Craven Cottage. Bobby Decordova-Reid equalised for Fulham, but England striker …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board feels confident that it will get the hosting rights of at least one major ICC event during 2023-31 as there is now a stronger will from the game’s world governing body to spread the global events unlike the 2015-23 cycle, PCB chief executive Wasim Khan said on Sunday. According to Wasim, the PCB has expressed …

AT the recent China International Import Expo (CIIE), a Chinese-speaking Pakistani jeweller, Aqeel Ahmed Chaudhry, was very happy because the sapphires and other jewels he exhibited attracted many Chinese businessmen. He was among many Pakistani businessmen who actively participated in this major global trade gala to explore market opportunities in China. The CIIE has successfully concluded with a cumulative intention …

ISLAMABAD: Amid demand by gas utilities for increase in their prescribed price and meter rent by up to 123 per cent and 100pc, respectively, the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has decided to have testing of gas meters by independent third party, instead of gas companies themselves. The Ogra would be taking up on Monday (today) at a public …

The foreign portfolio investment has been steadily declining over the last many years. Since the beginning of 2020, overseas investors have sold off Pakistani stocks worth a massive $446 million (Rs71.4bn at Rs160 a dollar). Local participants have been net buyers with the highest pick by insurance companies ($203m) and individuals ($183m). A market strategist said that Pakistan is off …

Early this year, many an economist and Captain Obvious came up with a list of sectors that stood to gain from the pandemic. The telecom sector, along with health care–related businesses, was at the top of that list because of the expected rise in the use of mobile phones during the lockdowns. Like most weather and economic forecasts, that turned …

Founded by Pushtun migrants back in the 15th century and known as the burial place of the 17th-century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah, Kasur has been in the limelight in the recent past for all the wrong reasons. It has earned international notoriety for its child abuse cases, the best-known one being Zainab’s case that made the authorities enact the Zainab …

Justin Bieber celebrated her wife Hailey Baldwin’s 24th Birthday in style as he shared a sweet message to wish her sweetheart on her special occasion, saying: ‘Can’t believe you are mine forever’. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the Canadian singer shared an affectionate tribute to his model wife in honor of her 24th birthday. The pop star, along with a …

American social media star Charli D’Amelio has become the first TikToker to hit 100 million followers on the Chinse-owned app. The teen sensation reached the milestone a couple of days after she was caught up in a video scandal which also involved her sister Dixie D’Amelio. Charli lost over one million followers after she and her sister Dixie D’Amelio got …

Sofia Richie felt betrayed over Amelia Hamlin’s romance with her ex Scott Disick and unfollowed the 19-year-old model and her sisters. The 22-year-old model split from the realty star, 37, in August following a three year relationship. Scott Disick wasted no time in moving on with 19-year-old Amelia. Scott and Amelia sparked dating rumours in October after they were seen …