Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain have been gearing up for their upcoming nuptials which it seems are happening soon. Amidst all the hearsay suggesting that the two stars will be tying the knot really soon, Iqra and Yasir recently turned bride and groom for renowned designer Ali Xeeshan’s latest bridal collection named Prem Nagar. Iqra turned to Instagram to share a …

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt despite the fame and glory has his fair share of controversies as he often finds himself entangled in. The 55-year-old Troy actor who is a defendant in a lawsuit involving alleged substandard construction of homes in New Orleans, requested for removal in the case but had his appeal turned down on Friday. The actor along with other directors …

Selena Gomez is presently at the top of her game as she made her striking comeback in the music panorama with an instant hit song. And as the 27-year-old Spring Breakers star rolls in fame and glory after the release of Lose You To Love Me, the singer had her close friend Taylor Swift standing by her and applauding her feat. During an …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top tax machinery has linked approval of a fixed tax regime for small to medium traders with prior approval of the International Monetary Fund’s review mission, which is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday. On Oct 28, the IMF mission — headed by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo — will start review of Pakistan’s first quarter (July-September) performance as part …

ISLAMABAD: According to the Federal Board of Revenue’s records, the number of tax returns filed this year has seen a sharp increase. The records were tweeted by FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi. Tax returns filed so far (till October 25) stand at 918,027. Tax returns filed in the same period last year or by October 25, 2018 were clocked at 585, …

LONDON: Pakistan issued a tender on Friday to buy five cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery in January 2020, Pakistan LNG documents showed. The delivery windows are Jan 6-7, Jan 11-12, Jan 16-17, Jan 23-24 and Jan 28-29. The deadline to submit offers is on Nov 26. Asian spot prices for LNG slipped this week, weighed by global …

WASHINGTON: America´s budget deficit soared to nearly $1 trillion in the 2019 fiscal year as government borrowing swelled, the US Treasury announced Friday. The deficit jumped by 26 percent to $984 billion, the highest since 2012, as spending outstripped tax receipts in the wake of the 2017 Republican-led tax cuts. Tariffs imposed in President Donald Trump´s multi-front trade confrontations brought …

NEW YORK: Wall Street finished a solid week on an upbeat note Friday as the S&P 500 flirted with a record following upbeat comments from US trade officials about progress in China talks. The US Trade Representative´s office said officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of the a trade agreement with China announced two weeks ago. Details have remained …

Being interrogated for 10 hours and wrongfully arrested for murder still haunts Anderson Jones. Tears well up in his eyes as he describes the three weeks he spent in Dallas County Jail in 2015. “The last thing I wanted was to be sitting in jail 20 or 30 years for a crime I did not commit,” Jones said in an …

Dallas businessman Will Douglas is challenging incumbent Democrat Rhetta Bowers in Texas House District 113, one of several seats that Republicans hope to recapture in 2020. “The voters of House District 113 are hard-working Texans, seeking their piece of the American Dream,” Douglas wrote this week after launching his campaign. “My whole life, I’ve been after the same thing.” Douglas, …