ISLAMABAD: A new World Bank report projected that remittances in Pakistan will grow at about 9 per cent in 2020, totalling about $24 billion. The ‘Migration and Develop­ment Brief’ released on Friday says that the negative impact of the Covid-19-induced global economic slowdown has been somewhat countered by the diversion of remittances from informal to formal channels due to the …

ISLAMABAD: Amid low fuel demand locally, the government slashed prices of petrol by Rs1.57 per litre effective from Sunday (today), the Ministry of Finance announced in a statement issued here on Saturday. With a cut of Rs1.57, the price of petrol has been reduced from Rs103.97 to Rs102.40 per litre. High speed diesel (HSD) will be sold for Rs103.22 per …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to pick one of the international law firms short-listed for fighting Pakistan’s case in the European Union to protect the country’s long-grain aromatic Basmati rice after India applied for ‘an exclusive’ GI (Geographical Indications) tag for the brand name. Both Pakistan and India had earlier in the late 1990s and the early 2000s …

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra mourned the death of former James Bond star Sir Sean Connery, who passed away at the age of 90 on Saturday. Priyanka turned to Instagram to pay homage to Sean Connery. Sharing a throwback photo of the 007 star, Priyanka wrote, “‘one of the most prolific actors of all time…suave and debonair, with that powerful voice. Rest In …

Anne Hathaway threw her wardrobe specialist a doozy by getting pregnant while filming for The Witches. The star addressed the complexity that followed her growing belly during her interview with E Online. She  was even quoted saying, “It’s complex and I managed to make it particularly complicated in the design for the construction.” Even her costume designer Joanna Johnston admitted to the leading …

American supermodel Gigi Hadid shared the first ever family photo featuring her beau Zayn Malik and their daughter. Turning to her Instagram, the fashion icon, 25, showed off her Halloween outfits and gave a glimpse of her and Zayn’s one-month-old daughter, making it their first public appearance as a family together. The former One Direction member’s love for Harry Potter …

Ariana Grande reportedly made her new album Positions after being inspired by her real estate mogul boyfriend Dalton Gomez. The news comes via a source that is close to E online. The insider highlighted the love Grande shares for Gomez and was even quoted telling the publication, “Ariana is still madly in love with Dalton and is head over heels. It’s a …

Pakistani heartthrob Armeena Khan seemed to be panicking as she heads back to the United Kingdom, which on Sunday passed one million cases of the deadly coronavirus. Armeena, who announced the airing date of her latest project last month, said she was “flying straight into #Lockdown2”, referring to the UK going into a fresh lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic spirals …

Beyoncé’s impact upon the musical world is one that will inevitably go down in history and the Grammy award-winning singer is hyper aware of it all. Beyoncé touched upon her thoughts regarding the impact of her words during an interview with British Vogue, and was even quoted telling the publication that 2020 “Absolutely changed” everything in her life. “It would be …

Royal author Ingrid Seward hopes Meghan Markle is advised to settle the privacy case as it could be ‘very damaging’ to the British royal family. The Duchess of Sussex, who won her bid to have a privacy action against a tabloid newspaper postponed until next autumn, is advised to ‘settle’ the case as it could be ‘very damaging’ to the …