A resurgent Steve Smith smacked his 27th Test century before being the last man out as India snared eight wickets on Friday then safely negotiated a fiery spell before tea to trail Australia by 312 runs on day two of the third Test. On an overcast morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the hosts resumed at 166 for two after …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday received briefings from the chief secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh and the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on various urban development projects. According to an official announcement by the PM Office, Mr Khan expressed the hope that the provincial governments would take maximum advantage of the concessions announced by the …

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to launch the completion of the first phase of Pakistan’s Instant Payments System project soon, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir on Thursday while steering the third nation-wide stakeholders’ meeting on Digital Financial Services. The meetings, organised by the SBP aim to accelerate the agenda on promoting digital …

ISLAMABAD: The government confirmed on Thursday that power sector’s circular debt went past Rs2.306 trillion as of Nov 30, 2020, up by Rs156 billion over the first five months of the current fiscal year, at a rate of Rs31.2bn per month. With this on the table, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) presided over by Planning and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 32.04 per cent to $2.683 billion in December from $2.032bn over the same month last year mainly on account of higher imports, latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Thursday. The country’s imports have been on a rising trend since September. The continuous decline in imports in the last …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday successfully tested an indigenously developed extended-range guided Multi-Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), while announcing the successful test flight of Fatah-1 (guided multi-launch rocket system), said the new weapon system would give the Army “capability of precision target engagement deep in enemy territory”. Fatah-1 can carry the conventional warhead and it has a …

Ezgi Esma Tümen, who played the role of Banu Çiçek in the second and third seasons of “Dirilis:Ertugrul”, won the hearts of millions of people with her stellar performance in the series. On Wednesday, the Turkish actress took to Instagram stories to share a picture of fan-made portrait of her character. She lauded the Pakistani artist who made the portrait …

Khloe Kardashian left fans in awe as she shared her latest snap from the gym on Instagram Wednesday. After seeing the photo, the 36-year-old reality star’s fans couldn’t get over just how much she looked like her younger sister Kendall Jenner. Khloe, in the stunning snapshot, is seen crouching down at her home gym to take a selfie, and half …

“Dirilis: Ertugrul” actor Celal AL who played the role of Abdul Rehman Alp is a part of a Turkish delegation that arrived in Pakistan. The delegation, also comprising producer of the historical TV series Kamal Tekdin, met Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed, Federal Ministers Shibli Faraz, Shaheryar Afridi and others in Islamabad. Adnan Siddiqui on Thursday took to Instagram …

Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday expressed gratitude to President-elect Joe Biden after the Democratic leader issued a statement on the situation that emerged owing to Trump supporters who stormed Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Taking to Instagram, the “On the floor” singer shared a picture of Biden with his statement with a folded-hands emoji. “At this hour our democracy is under …