A heavy downpour frustrated Australia on day two of the fourth Test decider in Brisbane on Saturday, with play abandoned after tea and India spared from resuming on 62 for two in reply to the home side’s first innings of 369. India number three Cheteshwar Pujara was eight not out, with stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane on two at the tea-break, …

KARACHI: Nine uncapped players were inducted on Friday in a new-look Pakistan squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa as new chief selector Mohammad Wasim wielded axe on eight members — including Shan Masood, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah — of the side that toured New Zealand recently. Included in the 20-man party for the …

KARACHI: The stock market on Friday remained choppy where the KSE-100 index moved between the intra-day high and low of 188 points (positive) and 114 points (negative). The index settled at 45,931 points to represent loss for the day at 58.35 points or 0.13 per cent. The second session in the red after Friday’s fall was thought to suggest consolidation …

ISLAMABAD: With sufficient oil-related revenue in the kitty, the government on Friday increased the prices of all petroleum products by three per cent to 6pc for the next 16 days. According to an announcement by the finance ministry, the ex-depot prices of petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) were increased by Rs3.20 and Rs2.95 per litre, respectively. The prices of …

ISLAMABAD: Contribution of the telecom sector to the national exchequer increased by 129 per cent in the fiscal year ending in June 2020 compared to a year ago owing to Covid-19 lockdown, the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) said on Friday. Sharing its Annual Report 2020, PTA highlighted that the surge in demand for telecom services due to lockdown resulted in …

ISLAMABAD: Textile exports during December 2020 increased by 22.72 per cent to a historic high of $1.401 billion compared to $1.14bn in the corresponding month of last year, latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s exports during the month increased by 9.20pc. On a cumulative basis, the textile exports …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are keeping Archie’s royal identity strictly under wraps in order to make life as normal for him as possible. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are doing everything in their might to avoid spoiling their 19-month-old son. An insider revealed, “Archie’s playroom [has] big windows, but it isn’t ostentatious like many celebrity playrooms. Harry and …

  Award winning singer and songwriter Selena Gomez spills the beans behind the real reason she chose to call out tech giant Mark Zuckerberg over his blatant disregard for spreading ‘disinformation’ on social media. Gomez sheds light on it all during her interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and was quoted saying, “But do you see, Zane, I did that for …

Turkish actor Osman Soykut, who portrays the role of Ibn Arabi in historical drama series Dirilis: Ertugrul, reminisced his first meeting with ‘Ertugrul’. Osman turned to Instagram and shared the video clip of his first meeting with Engin Altan Duzyatan, who essays titular role in Dirilis: Ertugrul. Osman, who is an avid social media user, shared the video with caption both in …

Leading Turkish actress Esra Bilgic aka Halime Sultan shared a romantic scene from her crime drama series Ramo and fans can’t stop gushing over it. Esra Bilgic, who rose to fame with her outstanding performance in historical drama series Dirilis: Ertugrul, shared a romantic scene with co-star Murat Yıldırım. “The last hour! #Ramo tonight at 8 p.m. My Last Word,” she posted the …