Rise and shine Marvel buffs! Our fiercest superhero is ready to send shockwaves down the Marvel Cinematic Universe once again as the Captain Marvel sequel is now in development. Circulating reports from the comic book world revealed that Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel is ready to make a bang once again with the second instalment of the franchise as Disney officially launched …

Priyanka Chopra attended the ongoing World Economic Forum 2020’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland as the Global Citizen Ambassador. The starlet spoke on extreme poverty, climate change and inequity prevailing in the world in a ‘fireside chat’ which also featured other world renowned dignitaries and personalities. Summarizing her incredible time at the WEF, Pee Cee on Thursday, penned a …

  Brad Pitt is on a high these days, both personally and professionally.  The Ad Astra star, who had the entire world counting on him to reunite with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston at the ‘Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards 2020,’ has won another accolade. The 56-year-old actor was honoured at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Wednesday with the ‘Maltin Modern Master …

KARACHI: From deep in red, the KSE-100 index re­­bounded in the last hour to close at marginal loss of 65 points (0.15 per cent) at 42,561. The market performance on Wednesday was mainly directed by one heavyweight scrip: Oil and Gas Develop­ment Company. It opened positive and the index rose to intraday high 48 points. In a short while, the …

Pakistan ranked 120 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 released by Transparency International on Thursday, slipping by three spots from the previous year’s ranking despite increased anti-corruption efforts. On a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), Pakistan was assigned a score of 32, a point lower than its score of 33 on …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Wednesday was informed that international companies investing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) will bring in roughly $500 million foreign direct investment without any financial subsidy and off-take guarantees from the government which earlier placed unnecessary financial burden on the state. During the meeting of Standing Committee of National Assembly on Maritime Affairs, members inquired about …

KARACHI: Amid strained bilateral relations between New Delhi and Islamabad, the trade between the two countries continued to suffer, but still mostly skewed in India’s favour in the first half of 2019-20. The latest data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan shows that bilateral trade volume plunged in the first half of this fiscal year. Pakistan’s exports to India …

Pakistan’s bowling great Shoaib Akhtar has dismissed former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag’s claim that the Rawalpindi Express bowler showers praise on India because “it makes business”. An old video, showcasing Sehwag, has recently resurfaced and made waves on social media in which the former Indian sportsman says Akhtar praises the cricket rivals as it would make a quick buck. Akhtar, …

The most capped player in Twenty20 international cricket doesn’t want to think about this year’s T20 World Cup because he wants to focus on performing well for Pakistan in his comeback series against Bangladesh. The 37-year-old Shoaib Malik, who has played 111 T20s, has been recalled for the three-match series starting Friday. He last played for Pakistan against South Africa …

ISLAMABAD: Top seed Haris Tahir and unseeded Umer Farooq reached the final of the Jubilee Insurance U-21 National Championship on Wednesday. Haris and Umer, both of Punjab, beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Saad Khan and also Umer Khan — also Punjab’s — respectively. In the first semi-final top seed Haris beat Saad 5-2 (30-62, 80-5, 85-6 (85), 71-24, 72-34, 15-64, 75-41). He …