KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr. Reza Baqir on Thursday said the economy would resume along the path of stability and recovery on which it had made strong progress before the pandemic. In a joint statement released by the SBP and Pakistan Embassy in United States, Baqir said the decisive measures taken by the central bank and government …

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric (KE) remained under attack on Thursday from consumers and the power regulator for prolonged load shedding in many parts of Karachi on the second day of public hearing on its request for Rs1.54 per unit increase in its electricity sale rates. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) reserved the judgement and asked the power utility company …

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) jumped 23.5 per cent to $112.3 million in August, up from $90.3m in same month of 2019, reported the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday. Month-on-month, the FDI edged lower by $2m or 1.75pc from July’s figure of $114.3m. In the first two months of FY21, the FDI surged 40pc to $226.7m, compared to $162m …

ISLAMABAD: With Punjab’s reluctance to finance subsidy, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday allowed cancellation of a tender for import of 150,000 tonnes of wheat over suspicious activities of the bidders and ordered the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to go for small tenders in a gradual manner. A meeting of the ECC presided over by …

Mehwish Hayat on Thursday left her fans drooling over her brand new picture. Taking to social media, the actress shared her photo with a poetic caption that read, “Waqt milaa to socheinge..” The Punjab Nahi Jaon Ge actress sported a pair of denim with a white shirt, wearing her hair in a bun and complementing her look with sunglasses.

Months after postponing their marriage due to the coronavirus pandemic, Liz Gillies has married to  music composer Michael Corcoran. The couple married in an intimate ceremony on August 8. The Dynasty star, 27, on Wednesday, shared several photos from the outdoor nuptials on her Instagram. A photo shows Gillies and Corcoran, 47, standing in front of a floral arch while …

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expanding their family with a third member arriving very soon. On Thursday, the celebrity duo took to Instagram Stories to talk about their pregnancy. However, Chrissy accidentally revealed the gender of the baby, taking everyone by surprise! “I wanted to update you,” the Cravings author said. “My placenta sucks. It’s always been kind of the bad …

Shakira’s new Instagram post garnered  millions of likes  on Thursday when the singer shared her latest picture. “Waiting for midnight like…,” read the caption accompanying Shakira’s picture on Instagram. The singer’s picture garnered over three million likes within an hour while thousands of others poured in comments as they gushed over the Latin queen’s beauty.

Ashley Tisdale, famous for her role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, shared  the ecstatic news that she is  pregnant. The former Disney star is going to have her first baby with husband Christopher French. Taking to Instagram, the duo shared a couple of photos wherein the mom-to-be glows in a stunning white gown, standing alongside French, who is also dressed in white. …

Gigi Hadid has the entire world waiting for the arrival of her baby with bated breath. While the supermodel is rumoured to have already given birth, she has treated her fans to an extremely rare glance at her precious baby bump. On Thursday, the ramp queen took to Instagram to share a few snaps of her pregnant tummy. In the …