LAHORE: Pakistan is struggling to achieve a decent cotton output this year if the arrival of 5.5 million bales reported by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) on Jan 18 is any guide. Overall, the country’s cotton production is estimated to decline during the present marketing year by almost a third to 5.7m bales from 8.3m bales last year and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani exporters received more than $5 million worth of export orders from Sudan under the ‘Look Africa’ policy. An official announcement by the Ministry of Commerce said that the orders are the outcome of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) International Trade Fair at Khartoum which was held from Jan 21 to 28, 2021. This participation has opened …

KARACHI: Rural areas were hit more by food inflation than the urban areas, with the food inflationary gap between these areas increasing mostly in the second half of the calendar year 2020, the State Bank said in a recent report. The SBP report on inflation shows that food prices gradually increased during the last 12 months, both in urban and …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collection in the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year stood at Rs2.570 trillion, surpassing the projected Rs2.550tr target by Rs20 billion, shows provisional data released on Saturday. However, the revenue collection increased by 6.4 per cent year-on-year when compared to Rs2.416tr during the same period last year. While preparing the …

Film star Shaan Shahid on Saturday informed his fans that his mother Neelo has passed away. Taking to Twitter, Shaan wrote, “It is wit saddest of heart I share departure of my mother as she has gone to her creator.. may Allah bless her.” Born in 1940, Neelo was an acclaimed actress who rose to fame for her work in …

TV actress Ayeza Khan  recently became the most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram. The “Mere Paas Tum Ho” actress on Friday took to the photo and video sharing app to express her gratitude o her fans. In a lengthy note, Ayeza explained how she went on to become such a popular person. But she added that numbers don’t matter in ‘the …

Billie Eilish on Saturday revealed the release date for upcoming documentary. The singer, while answering fans questions on Instagram, said that the documentary titled “The World’s A Little Blurry” will be out on February 26, 2021. During the question and answer session, she also revealed the name of her favorite show.

Scottish electronic pop producer Sophie has died at the age of 34 in a “terrible accident”, the artist’s record label said in a statement on Saturday. The Glasgow-born producer was nominated for a Grammy for her debut studio album in 2019 and collaborated with Madonna and the British singer Charli XCX. “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after …

Video-on-demand service Apple TV + has commissioned a miniseries based on the saga of WeWork, the shared office giant that almost went bankrupt after becoming a darling of Wall Street, with Jared Leto playing the role of its colorful former boss Adam Neumann. WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork, will follow “the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, …

Turkish star Engin Altan Duzyatan aka Ertugrul mesmerized his fans with a sweet photo of him alongwith son Emir Aras Duzyatan from their recent getaway where the father-son duo enjoyed snowfall. Taking to Instagram, Engin Altan, who portrays titular role in historical drama series Dirilis: Ertugrul, posted the photo with five years old son from the trip of a snowy region. …