ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for a loan of $600 million to roll out an innovative hybrid social protection scheme to support its aspirations around risk mitigation and financial inclusion among the poor and informal workers. The scheme will blend social assistance with social risk mitigation elements to help reduce the vulnerability of the missing middle to …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Sunday that tax receipts had surpassed Rs2,205 billion during the first six months (July-Dec) of the current financial year. A meeting, held to review tax reforms with the prime minister in chair, was briefed that a growth in number of taxpayers had been witnessed because of tax reforms. Federal ministers Dr Abdul …

ISLAMABAD: With cyber security a major concern, Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said his ministry is considering introducing a strong data protection law to protect citizens’ privacy. His comments came on Sunday in response to the new WhatsApp privacy policy that allows sharing of consumers’ sensitive information. The new policy requires users to share personal data …

Ayberk Pekcan has won hearts of millions of people across the world  with his stellar performance in “Dirilis:Ertugrul”. The actor portrays Artuk Bey in the historical  TV series . The series is being currently aired on Pakistan Television with Urdu dubbing on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Ayberk’s character is admired by millions of Ertugrul fans due to …

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma welcomed a baby girl on Monday. Turning to his Instagram, Kohli made the announcement that he and his wife were finally parents to a baby girl. “We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon,” he said. “Anushka and the baby are …

Vocal powerhouse Lana Del Rey jumped in to clear the air about the cover of her upcoming album Chemtrails Over the Country Club. The singer had taken to Instagram to share the cover in an exciting post. “There’s always turmoil and upheaval and in the midst of it- there’s always beautiful music too introducing my new album chemtrails over the country …

e Eminem and Nick Cannon have dissed each other  in their songs during  the last few years. Em and Cannon’s feud spans more than a decade. The issues between them largely stemmed from Cannon’s relationship with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, who Em has dissed on multiple occasions. Em fans are circulating a clip of Mariah’s interview in which she was …

Machine Gun Kelly has crossed 1.5 million followers on Twitter days as his popularity continues to increase. The rapper, who recently released his new album “Tickets to My Downfall”, is currently dating Hollywood diva Megan Fox. The Cleveland rapper has posted more than 29,000 tweets and he follows only 1008 people. MGK recently dropped the teaser of his upcoming musical …

Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan and his wife Neslisah Alkoclar celebrated the fifth birthday of their son Emir Aras Düzyatan on Sunday. Neslisah turned to Instagram and gave a glimpse of the birthday party of her son. She also penned down a sweet birthday note for her ‘biggest love’ son Emir in Turkish. “Happy 5th! Birthday. Emir # mybiggestlove #happybirthday.” …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have quit social media after growing disillusioned by the “hate” they have found on sites like Facebook and Twitter, a UK newspaper reported on Sunday. The couple were rejecting social media in both a personal and professional capacity as part of their new “progressive role” in the United States, the Sunday Times said. A source close to …