KARACHI: The State Bank on Wednesday remo­ved the condition of filling the lengthy Form-E for small exporters in a bid to boost exports amid the Covid-19 pandemic and changing global consumer markets. The central bank issued a detail regulatory framework to facilitate Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-Commerce exports from Pakistan. Under the new regulatory framework, the mandatory requirement of the ‘Export’ (E) …

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to add eight new narrow-body aircraft to its fleet on dry lease. The aircraft with seating capacity of 170-plus (all economy with soft divider after two rows) are expected to be delivered from January to December 2021. The PIA management has sought bids from different parties by January 11 next year for …

KARACHI: Manufacturers of mobile handsets in Pakistan are advancing steadily towards their goal of local assembly under the Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy approved by the cabinet in June 2020. On Wednesday, Industries Minister Hammad Azhar met with representatives of Vivo following which he announced via his account on the social media platform Twitter that the company “has decided to establish …

• Defers decision on turning Rs2tr loans of the authority into grant • Planning Commission told to find alternative sources of funds for Karachi projects ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Wednesday granted a one-month moratorium to the National Highway Authority (NHA) to work out details for payment of dues and present recommendations regarding its financial …

ISLAMABAD: The Central Develo­pment Working Party (CDWP) on Wednesday cleared five development projects at a cumulative cost of about Rs54 billion including Rs38bn second phase of a project for laying cross-border optic fibre cable with China. At a meeting presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, the CDWP itself approved four development projects with cumulative estimated cost …

Award-winning singer Harry Styles believes that while conversations surrounding race may prove to be very “uncomfortable,” they are also deeply important. He touched upon these thoughts during his interview with Variety and was quoted saying, “Talking about race can be really uncomfortable for everyone. I had a realization that my own comfort in the conversation has nothing to do with the problem …

Selena Gomez graced the cover of People magazine this month speaking out about embracing her beautiful scars. The songstress who suffered from autoimmune disease lupus had a kidney transplant in 2017. Opening up about the same, Gomez revealed, “At the beginning of my recovery, I was a little bit sad. You’re already going through something, and then there’s the added pressure of …

Singer Britney Spears has been embroiled in a bitter courtroom drama regarding her conservatorship since a while now. However, with the new year just around the corner, the Toxic singer is looking to make some much-needed changes in her life that require her to take more control of her life—which has been completely taken away from her. A source spoke to Entertainment Tonight about …

Hollywood star Elliot Page, who recently came out as transgender, will continue to play the lead role in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. According to a report by Variety, the Academy Award-winning actor who is featured in the starring role on the show will return following his transgender disclosure. Currently Netflix is in the process of changing his name from Ellen Page to …

Jessica Simpson spoke at length about the struggles she faced when attempting to record her memoir as a dyslexic individual. The singer shed light on her struggles while promoting the launch of her memoir, titled Open Book. She took to Instagram and wrote, “Fact: I’m dyslexic and this was the first time I have ever read out loud without hesitation. …