ISLAMABAD: As consu­mers continue to suffer from high prices of various commodities, a stalemate persi­sts between sugar mills, far­mers and government auth­o­rities on the value of sugarcane. The middlemen, on the other hand, were earning significant profits due to the new law that required payments through bank accounts only. Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Saturday acknowledged that …

ISLAMABAD: The government has evolved a comprehensive package for textile and apparel value chain to promote local production and exports from the country. The package will be announced as part of textile policy for specific sectors — cotton, manmade fibres, natural fibres, ginning, spinning, knitting, weaving and processing, apparel and made-ups/home textiles, carpets, and handicrafts. Official documents seen by showed …

Canadian singer and Elon Musk’s girlfriend Grimes confirmed she has “finally” been diagnosed with COVID-19. Turning to her Instagram, the musician, 32, said she is having quite a trippy experience in quarantine after she tested positive for the infectious disease. “Finally got Covid but weirdly enjoying the Dayquil fever dream 2021,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. The singer has …

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been relishing in marital bliss ever since they tied the knot and the two do not shy away from showering each other with love. In the latest upload by the Canadian singer, the duo can be seen serving major couple goals while packing on the PDA. The photo shows Justin holding Hailey close to …

Zac Efron and girlfriend Vanessa Valladares enjoyed a dinner date on Friday, amid rumours that they have reportedly parted ways. The couple was snapped holding hands  as they headed down to the north of Byron Bay in Sydney, alongside their friends. As seen in pictures obtained by E!News, Zac chose to wear a black beanie, a denim jacket over a grey button-down …

Nicki Minaj has officially been required to pay Tracy Chapman back after losing her copyright infringement case. For those unversed with the repeated back and fro, Minaj was illicitly used Tracy Chapman’s song Baby Can I Hold You back in 1988. According to the findings, Nicki will reportedly be required to pay Tracy Chapman upwards of USD 450,000 according to  Hollywood Reporter. The …

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan recently came after critics that have been hating on Bridgerton for having a diverse cast. Nicola candidly dished her thoughts out over on Twitter and wrote, “You know the way some people were like ‘Diversity in period drama doesn’t work’ … 63 million households thought it did tho so.” In the next tweet the star added, “Remember …

Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor has a number of fans all across the globe dying to catch a glimpse of him. However, the dreamboat once had a fan-boy moment himself that turned into an awkward one after he ran into Natalie Portman on the streets of New York City. The Tamasha actor narrated the incident on The Kapil Sharma Show back in 2016 during the …

Turkish star Celal AL, who portrays the role of warrior Abdur Rehman in historical drama series Dirilis: Ertugrul, has paid a rich tribute to the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Celal, who is currently in Pakistan, visited Pakistan Monument in Shakkarparian Islamabad and shared his snap from there. Quaid-e-Azam’s photo can be seen in the background. Celal aka Abdur …

The new year has begun with high hopes and big dreams after 2020, which has been anything but what most of us expected it to be. Blessing our feeds and appetite with soul-warming music right at the beginning of the year is Bisconni Music; a local platform that has just ventured into the industry with the aim of bringing to …