KARACHI: While Sindh became the first side to confirm their semi-final qualification in the Pakistan Cup on Friday, a trio of Test discards made signification contributions to keep Southern Punjab and Balochistan in the hunt for next week’s knockout round. Sindh’s win over Northern, their sixth victory in eight matches, was set up by Khurram Manzoor who recorded his 26th …

KARACHI: Stocks drif­ted lower on the last trading day of the week in the absence of triggers that could carry the market forward. The benchmark index was down by 116.42 points, or 0.25 per cent, to close at 45,868.04 on Friday. Profit-taking took hold at the start of the second session which was so intense that the index drifted deep …

ISLAMABAD: The export of telecommunication and information technology grew 40 per cent to $958 million in the first half-year of the current fiscal year from $684m over the corresponding period of last year, reflecting a higher boost in the post-Covid-19 period. “The ICT exports will soon become a very important sector in Pakistan’s total exports of services and I am …

KARACHI: The monetary policy announcement immediately caught the attention of trade and industry on Friday, but analysts found it to be more than a bi-monthly interest rate call. For the first time the central bank provided additional confidence to the stakeholders of the economy by saying clearly that the interest rate would remain unchanged in near-term. Most analysts think near-term means the …

Leading Turkish actress Esra Bilgic aka Halime Sultan once again left fans   in split as she shared loved picture with co-star Murat Yildirim from her romantic thriller Ramo. Esra, who receive massive applause from fans for  her outstanding performance in  the historical drama series ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’,  looked incredibly beautiful in the romantic scene of her ongoing  drama Ramo. In the …

Princess Eugenie shared a delightful picture of herself and her husband Jack Brooksbank to celebrate the third anniversary of their engagement announcement. In the loved-up photo, Eugenie is seen enjoying the happiest moments of her life with jack, touching her nose to her other half’s cheek to share her excitement. She took to Instagram on Friday and shared the  picture  …

Zayn Malik’s fans claimed that One Direction star had secretly revealed daughter Khai’s name with his wrist tattoo before Gigi Hadid’s big announcement on Wednesday. Gigi, who says she discovered her pregnancy during New York Fashion Week, updated her Instagram bio to read “Khai’s mom”. It took four months for the supermodel to decide to share her daughter name with …

Rapper Saweetie shared that touching moment when she realised that her man Quavo is in love with her. Speaking on Page Six, the Best Friend hit maker said that the defining moment of her relationship was when he beau save a piece of chicken for her. While the gesture was insignificant she said that it was something that touched her heart. “Those are …

There is no doubt that superstar Jennifer Lopez has the ability to do anything, but she recently revealed that she struggled to love herself. Speaking on Coach Conversations with Jay Shetty, the Let’s Get Loud singer became candid about her experience and what it taught her, adding that that children should be aware of self-love at a very young age. “They should have a …

Kelly Clarkson shared a hilarious story of how her four-year-old daughter River completely misunderstood about the concept of where babies come from and how she has been embarrassed since then. Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer said that River began wondering about life and death and so she took matters in her own hands to explain the cycle of …