The inflation rate eased to 5.65 per cent in January, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Monday, from 8pc the previous month. A decrease in the prices of vegetables, pulses, eggs, spices and chicken helped bring down the consumer price index (CPI), the bureau said. It said the Urban CPI recorded a decrease of 0.16pc while Rural CPI …

ISLAMABAD: For the fifth fortnight in a row, the government on Sunday increased the prices of all petroleum products by 2.5 per cent to 4.6pc for the next 15 days. According to an announcement by the Prime Minister Office, the ex-depot prices of high speed diesel (HSD) and petrol were increased by Rs2.88 and Rs2.70 per litre, respectively. The prices …

Visit any Pakistani news website and then go to a foreign one. What’s the one difference you’ll definitely notice? Contrary to what the boomer drawing-room expert who exclusively relies on WhatsApp for all sorts of information says, it’s not that the local media is doing lifafa journalism. The key distinguishing feature is that they ask you to pay to read. …

Today’s weather will be highlighted by plentiful sunshine across North Texas. A cold morning will transition to a seasonably cool afternoon with a high in the mid to upper 50s. The wind will be light (for a change!). Milder air is set to make a comeback toward the middle of the week. Highs will be well into the 60s by …

It didn’t take long for Texas lawmakers to resist President Joe Biden’s energy and environmental policies. What’s interesting is that some of the blowback is coming from Democrats. Last week four Texas Democrats wrote a letter to Biden asking him to rescind his moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters. It puts the Democratic lawmakers …

The Village in Dallas was designed, as its name suggests, to be a village for its residents — an insular neighborhood near Southern Methodist University with walkable amenities. Since the first apartments sprung up in 1968 east of Central Expressway and south of Northwest Highway, the development has grown to an 11,000-person village-within-a-city that spans 300 acres. But as restaurants, bars and …

The man behind the success of “Dirilis:Ertugrul” and  “Kurulus:Osman” on Saturday made an announcement  regarding a new   historical TV series. Taking to Instagram, Mehmet Bozdag said his new project Mendirman Jalaluddin (Jalaluddin Khwarazmshah) would start broadcasting in Uzbekistan on February 14. “I would like to thank our audience and all my teammates who never left us alone. Good luck to …

“Game of  Thrones” star Sophie Turner on Saturday called Blake Lively “Khaleesi” after the Gossip Girl star discussed her postpartum struggles on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Addressing her insecurities following the birth of her third child, Lively wrote: “I put together a @lavinoffical shirt and dress from @netaporter to make this pretty outfit, because no one had samples …

Kim Kardashian’s seven-year -old daughter North amazed her mom as she left a heartwarming note for her on toilet roll. The 40-year-old reality star  could not help but shared her eldest child’s adorable message   with her  more than 200 million Instagram followers on Sunday. “Mom, I Love You,” the note on the toilet roll read. The mum-of-four, who was emotional …

Reese Witherspoon   has sent sweet wishes to her  friend Kerry Washington on her 44th birthday. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, The Walk The Line actress shared a photo relaxing on the back of a golf cart together with her pal. Witherspoon was looking stunning shining in a dark blue dress, while  Washington sported a white long-sleeve blouse that was paired with gold …