ISLAMABAD: While vowing to steer the country’s sports sector out of the current crisis, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general retired Col Asif Zaman on Monday said the main focus of the improvement plan would be Olympic sports. “We will take every possible step to bring marked improvement in Pakistan’s sports sector, which has faced a number of issues and …

Noted Olympian and a member of Pakistan’s winning team in the 1994 Hockey World Cup, Naveed Alam, passed away after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, his family said. He was 47. Alam, who was recently diagnosed with blood cancer, underwent chemotherapy in Lahore yesterday, after which his condition deteriorated. He was immediately moved to a hospital where he passed …

ISLAMABAD: The petroleum division on Monday said it did not avail the offer of Azerbaijan’s state-run company for import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on credit because its price was ‘substantially expensive’ besides other challenges. “Socar’s proposal was substantially higher than recent LNG agreement with Qatar Petroleum and spot LNG cargoes purchased through tenders,” the petroleum division said in a …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday directed all banks to improve their grievances handling mechanism, making it accessible and convenient for people to lodge complaints, track progress and get quick and efficient remedy. The federal banking ombudsman earlier in a quarterly report had mentioned that over 135 per cent more complaints had been received in the first …

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) on Monday said that businesses should strive to have one-fourth women employees in the overall workforce as well as in management roles by 2025. This will play a critical role in ensuring an inclusive economy and robust business growth, the chamber said in a position paper titled “Increasing women’s inclusion …

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee has express­­ed satisfaction over the recent declining trend in sugar price. Presiding over a meeting of the committee here on Monday, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin ordered procurement of 100,000 tonnes of sugar to ensure strategic reserves of the sweetener. The finance secretary briefed the meeting about a slight increase of 0.07 …

Supermodel Heidi Klum opened up about what she thinks about Victoria’s Secret’s long overdue re-branding. The former VC Angel spoke to The Sunday Project about the lingerie brand’s overhaul which came after years of backlash of the brand not being size inclusive and body positive. The flak was so severe that it had to cancel their over-the-top fashion show in 2019. Now …

British actor Claire Foy was lauded far and wide f9or her role as a young Queen Elizabeth in Netflix’s The Crown. However, despite her stellar performance, the actor was initially paid an embarrassing salary, less than her male costar Matt Smith, who played her husband Prince Philip. This secret was let out during a panel at the INTV conference in Jerusalem …

American rapper Cardi B had recently come under fire for showering her daughter with extravagant gifts. The 28-year-old has now come to clap back at detractors, defending herself for spending $150,000 on a necklace for her three-year-old daughter Kulture, whom she shares with rapper Offset. “Kulture got my whole tuition around her neck,” one social media user had commented. “I …

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez might be planning to take their relationship to the next level. The loved-up couple is eager to share a house with each other, sources said. plans of moving in together very soon. They have asked a real estate agent to start showing them homes for sale in Los Angeles, specifically, in Beverly Hills and Bel …