ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top-notch pro boxer Muhammad Waseem will be flying to Glasgow this week as part of his plan to begin training for next year’s title bout in the IBF flyweight division. “I’ve obtained a five-year UK visa and will be leaving for Glasgow on Friday to train there,” the Quetta-born Waseem told APP on Tuesday. The 33-year-old gladiator, who had been …

KARACHI: Stocks rebounded on Tuesday recovering almost half the losses suffered a day earlier. The KSE-100 index climbed by 463.41 points (1.14 per cent) and settled above the 41,000 level at 41,204.36. The recovery encouraged many participants to ex­­press satisfaction over the “correction” on Monday, which they said was essential for the health of the market. Trading started on a …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to double the amount of subsidised financing to establish hospitals in the country, a circular issued by the central bank said on Tuesday. “It has been decided to enhance loan size from Rs500 million to Rs1 billion per hospital,” the SBP said. The bank further said the scheme for setting up of …

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division on Tuesday took the Federal Cabinet in confidence over a string of measures to contain pace of increase in the circular debt and suggested some unpopular proposals for curtailing capacity payments to independent power producers (IPPs). The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan took a special briefing from Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar …

KARACHI: Famous actor of Pakistani films and TV plays Mirza Shahi has died of cardiac arrest here at a local hospital on Tuesday. He was 70 years old. Mirza Shahi was a versatile actor who played a variety of roles in various films and TV dramas. The most memorable one was the character of ‘Chacha Kamal’ ‘, he played in …

Priyanka Chopra’s latest Instagram post became a great cause of concerns for her 57 million fans. The actress, on Tuesday, uploaded a cryptic message with a blank post, making her followers contemplate if things in her life are not entirely blissful. Priyanka captioned the post, “Something’s coming…” Following the post, some fans started to wonder if, like most other actors, …

Meghan Markle’s friend Jessica Mulroney has broken her social media silence as she shared new photo on her Instagram Tuesday. The stylist posted a picture on her Instagram stories as she leaned against a punching bag dummy, clad in skin-tight black gym gear, writing: ‘Missed Igor and punching.’ Mulroney’s post comes just one week after she announced she would be …

Meghan Markle spoke about the importance of creating ‘humane tech’ as she took part in the Fortune Most Powerful Women Virtual Summit on Tuesday. The Duchess of Sussex told interviewer: “We have got to all put our stock in something that is true, and we need to have reliable media and news sources that are telling us the truth…when you …

Seems like Angelina Jolie has some serious beef with former husband Brad Pitt, specially after his romantic adventures in France with new rumoured girlfriend Nicole Poturalski. According to sources, the Salt actress did not let Brad meet their kids upon return from his romantic getaway in Chateau Miraval. Moreover, she insisted that Brad quarantines himself before coming in close contact with the …

Dilip Kumar has come forth reacting to Pakistan’s efforts of purchashing his ancestral home in Peshawar in order to preserve it. The veteran actor took to Twitter to express his sentiments, while reminiscing about his childhood abode. He added that the mere thought of the house alone sends his mind racing to memories of happy days. “I have lovely memories …