KARACHI: The three-day gaining streak at the stock market snapped on Friday — the last trading day of the rollover week — when the KSE-100 index made an initial false start to extend the earlier day’s gains by 31 points. However, the index soon succumbed to selling pressure. Cements, steel, fertilisers and banking stocks came under pressure. The index hit …

ISLAMABAD: Extending the deadline for the submission of taxpayers’ profiles to June 30, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday warned non-compliant taxpayers that their names will be removed from the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) and linked re-inclusion with the payment of a surcharge. Under Section 114 A of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, the deadline for online submission …

ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation for the combined group in the period ended on March 25 slightly increased by 0.61 per cent on the back of uptick in prices of essential food items, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday showed. The week-on-week increase in inflation was noticed after a drop for the past second consecutive week. Since …

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Friday signed agreements with Pakistan to provide $1.336 billion worth of assistance which would boost the country’s foreign exchange reserves and help support social sectors. A total of six project agreements worth $1.336bn, including $128 million grant, were signed to support the government’s initiatives in social protection, disaster and climate risk management, improving infrastructure for …

KARACHI: The US dollar lost 42 paisas against the rupee on Friday in the inter-bank market as currency experts believe that the downward trend would continue and the greenback would soon reach the pre-Covid level. The dollar was traded at around Rs154.50 during the day but closed at Rs154.59 compared to Rs155.01 a day before. The greenback has depreciated 7.5 …

Demi Lovato said her engagement with Max Ehrich was done only with the intention of being stable. In an chat with Entertainment Tonight, Lovato said it was liberating when she finally broke off her alliance. “I really had myself fooled,” ths songstress said, “because it was the safe and expected thing. Obviously I cared deeply about the person. But there was something …

Pakistan’s  versatile actress Mahira Khan, who is adored by everyone for her talent and beauty,  gave a fan a heartwarming response over his sweet expression  of love for her. The Humsafar star on Thursday treated her fans with her stunning  picture  on Instagram, which garnered massive praise from her followers  as she  was looking gorgeous in Denim ensembles. Admiring her post, …

Body positivity advocate and singer Lizzo recently decided to clap back against haters bashing plus sized women for being fat. The singer gave haters a piece of her mind in a TikTok video and set the record straight about body image issues and its horrid instigators. “I just wanted to say I’ve seen a few of these videos about fat …

Hollywood star Zooey Deschanel ditched her signature bangs and showed off her forehead, leaving fans in awe. Known for her role in New Girl, Deschanel was quite literally a ‘new girl’ in the mirror selfie she shared on her Instagram, showing off her forehead for those ‘doubting’ she had one. The 500 Days of Summer star, 41, shared the selfie and joked: “Proof …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ruffled quite a few feathers when they decided to make their royal struggle public in a recent interview. While the consequences were tactfully and cordially dealt with by the Buckingham Palace following the couple’s startling claims, that may not be the case in the future. According to royal expert Ingrid Seward, the royal family will …