ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expected to roll out a Track and Trace (T&T) System for specific goods including tobacco, cement, sugar, and fertiliser by the end of June 2021, the body announced on Friday at the pre-bidding conference. The FBR said the last date of the bids — to grant a five-year licence for an IT-enabled …

ISLAMABAD: The legal arrangements for additional electricity and gas supplies to K-Electric from the national networks have been stalled owing to non-settlement of over Rs253 billion receivables of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGCL). Informed sources said managements of both the public sector companies — NTDC and SSGCL — had declined to …

ISLAMABAD: A UK-based global aviation services specialist Menzies Aviation on Friday announced the acquisition of a 51 per cent shareholding in Royal Airport Services (RAS). An aviation services business based in Pakistan, RAS has been operating in the country since 2007 and has a strong position in local markets, a press release said. It has been providing a range of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports grew for the third consecutive month in November to $2.161 billion, up 7.67 per cent from $2.007bn in the corresponding month last year, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. The increase in exports is mainly driven by double-digit growth in proceeds from textile and non-textile commodities. Meanwhile, during the month under review, …

Days after teasing her fans with her upcoming music video,  Shakira on Friday took the internet by storm as she informed her fans that the video is finally out now. The singer’s new music video ‘Girl Like Me” premiered on YouTube and thousands of fans started watching it the moment it was uploaded on the website. Minutes before the video …

The trailer of Priyanka Chopra’s next offering We Can Be Heroes is out now. Taking to Instagram, the actress shared the trailer with her fans on Friday. Captioning her post, Pee Cee wrote, “Power comes in all sizes and it arrives on Christmas Day! These amazing kids have a secret weapon – Teamwork.” “It brought a different energy on set and is …

Leading Turkish actresses Esra Bilgic and Ozge Torer’s dazzling photo is doing rounds on the internet and has won the hearts of their fans. Esra Bilgic essays the role of Halime Sultan in Dirilis: Ertugrul while Ozge portrays the role of Bala Hatun, the wife of Osman in Kurulus Osman. The photo has taken the internet by storm after it appears on …

Gigi Hadid’s mom, Yolanda Hadid, is doing her best to facilitate the supermodel as she gears up to make a comeback on the ramp. Taking to Instagram Stories, mama Hadid shared an endearing photo of herself holding Gigi’s baby. “We spent the day while Mamma was away,” Yolanda captioned the photo, featuring the pair snuggling each other. Yolanda can be …

Hollywood’s leading lady Angelina Jolie wore her heart on her sleeve about her children and their possessiveness when it comes to their phones. The 45-year-old was interviewing Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year recipient Gitanjali Rao—a young scientist who invented a project that tackles cyberbullying. Rao’s app called Kindley, she explained, is a way to “detect cyberbullying at an …

Sophie Turner, who welcomed her first daughter Willa with hubby Joe Jonas in July, posted unseen dazzling photos from her pregnancy and their surprise wedding. The Game of Thrones actress, 24 and US singer Joe Jonas welcomed their first daughter Willa in July. Sophie took to Instagram and shared a slideshow of throwback photos that also included unseen snap with hubby during …