The sale-purchase activity in used imported cars and jeeps continues to be subdued following the import curbs introduced in January 2019. The import of used cars and jeeps plunged to 16,000 units in 2019-20 from the peak of 80,000 units in 2017-18. The trend has let the established and new assemblers of local vehicles sail smoothly without facing nail-biting competition …

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering an end to expansion of gas pipe­line network for residential consumers, conversion of all coastal independent power plants (IPPs) on furnace oil to water desalination plants and exemption of all energy sector inv­estments from the scope of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). This is part of a broad energy sector reform plan currently being finalised …

ISLAMABAD: The government has submitted a project to the World Bank, seeking $200 million to strengthen digital connectivity as a key foundation for the development of digital economy, and to enhance the government’s capacity for digitally enabled public service delivery. The proposed project, to be financed by the loan from the International Develop­ment Association (IDA), will focus on critical digital …

ISLAMABAD: The PTCL Board of Directors has appointed Matthew Willsher, currently CEO of Etisalat Afghanistan, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone), effective from December 2020. According to a press release issued on Sunday, Mr Willsher succeeds Rashid Khan, who was president and CEO of PTCL Group since March 2019 and decided to leave the group due …

Reality star Kim Kardashian made interesting revelations about her main source of income during her appearance in a Netflix show. The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ beauty claimed that she’s making more money from her paid posts on Instagram than an entire season of her long-running reality show KUWTK. Speaking on an upcoming episode of ‘My Next Guest Needs No …

Prince Harry has  allegedly ‘put cash before royal duty’ when he signed a multi-year Netflix deal, according to  new report. Dan Wootton,  a royal commentator,  claimed: ‘Harry has sold his right now to have a problem with people commercialising the royal family, commercialising his mother because that’s what he’s done’.   According toExpress.co.uk, he made this comments during  his appearance  on True …

Joe Jonas has shown how much he loves his brother  Nick Jonas as he wore a face mask with his sibling’s smile during his appearance in the city. Joe shared a selfie of himself on his Instagram Story, showing him wearing the mask with Nick’s smiling face printed on it. The 27-year-old, wearing a dark cap and sunglasses on his …

Shakira has stunned fans with her reaction to Blackpink Rose’s ‘Waka Waka’ cover,  as she reacted to the fan’s video in a surprising way. The singer noticed the short video, posted by a social media user, and wasted no time to react as she retweeted and tagged Rose in the post. The two musicians shared mutual respect for each other …

Adele has delighted fans with an announcement about her long-awaited comeback as she is ready to host ‘Saturday Night Live’. The 32-year-old singer took to her Instagram handle on Sunday night to stun her followers with the exciting news, revealing that she will be the musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’. It’s the ‘Someone Like You’  singer’s first major appearance …

Former flame of Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich has been under fire lately as many fans slammed him over his alleged ‘attention-seeking’ moves after their breakup. After photos of him sulking at the site of his and Demi’s proposal went viral, the actor has now been religiously flaunting his ties with American Idol singer Sonika Vaid. After Ehrich recently uploaded a …