ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday made it clear that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is answerable to the committee which is the apex accountability forum of the country. At the outset, PCB chairman Ehsan Mani contested that the Board is autonomous. However, the Auditor General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) as well as the parliamentarians ruled the otherwise. Following …

PARIS: Serena Williams suffered another blow in her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title as the American withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday with an Achilles injury, while 12-time champion Rafael Nadal raced into the third round. The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, pulled out ahead of her second round match against Tsvetana Pironkova citing …

KARACHI: Rising Pakistan batting star Haider Ali and Zeeshan Malik put up a star-studded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the sword with career-best knocks while inspiring defending National T20 Cup champions Northern to a clinical 79-run victory in the opening fixture in Multan on Thursday. After Shadab Khan — standing in for regular captain Imad Wasim for the entire duration of the …

ISLAMABAD: Despite a slight price decrease in the international oil markets, the government on Wednesday decided to maintain the rates of petroleum products barring high speed diesel (HSD) for the first fortnight of October. The HSD price has been decreased by Rs2.40 to Rs104.06 per litre for next 15 days, the Ministry of Finance announced on late Wedn­esday evening. However, …

KARACHI: For the second session this week, the stock market witnessed a bear onslaught that spilled blood across the board. The KSE-100 index plunged by 632.88 points (1.54 per cent) and closed below the 41,000 yet again, at 40,571.48. The trade remained volatile throughout the day and market lost value of Rs86 billion in a day as 304 of the …

ISLAMABAD: The government’s revenue collection in the first quarter of this fiscal year surpassed the target despite missing the monthly target in September, latest data released by the Federal Board of Revenue showed on Wednesday. Revenue collection in September stood at Rs401 billion, missing the monthly target of Rs418bn by four per cent. Meanwhile, the collection increased by 5pc from …

An emerging face in the acting business, Imaan Vellani has nabbed the title role of Ms. Marvel as she was recently roped in by the studio, making history as the first-ever Muslim superhero on screens. Taking on the leading role as Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, 18-year-old Vellani, hailing from Toronto, Canada may not be a prominent face as of …

Chrissy Teigen shared a heart-wrenching health update about her baby. The Cravings author took to Twitter to reveal that she was not able to hear her child’s heartbeat in a horrific health scare. “Just had a really scary morning,” she wrote. “huge clot, almost save-worthy. The scramble to hear the heartbeat seemed like hours. I never thought I’d relief sigh so much …

Australian singer Helen Reddy, best known for her feminist anthem I Am Woman, has died in Los Angeles aged 78, according to a statement from her children on Wednesday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” the statement on her official Facebook …

American actor Jake Gyllenhaal gets hilariously slammed with a number of on-point Taylor Swift lyrics underneath his most recent throwback post. The post in question is a black-and-white close-up of Gyllenhaal’s youth. With striking eye wear and a gelled up back-do, the actor reminisced upon his look, claiming, “I’ve worn my glasses ever since I parted my hair meticulously with …