KARACHI: Bears dominated the stock market in the outgoing week as the KSE-100 index tumbled by 1,221 points, or 2.7 per cent, to close at 44,301. The market has been unable to gain a firm foothold after it slipped from the rec­ent high of 47,000 points. In the outgoing week, the market was held hostage to the flare-up in Covid-19 …

LAHORE: Punjab’s collection of agriculture income tax (AIT) has increased by slightly over 50 per cent to Rs2.1 billion from Rs1.4bn in the last five years but remains far below the province’s estimated potential and unable to become a major revenue generation source for the government. A study, done a few years back by Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives …

American actor Ellen Pompeo had riled up social media after fans claimed she spoiled Grey’s Anatomy for fans. The actor, who also produces the medical drama, clapped back at social media users with a tweet about not blaming her character on the show for the decisions she made. One fan tweeted: “Meredith Grey can [expletive] off with her spoiler posts. Like give …

English television presenter Ant Anstead got his fans gushing over a snap he shared on social media with himself playing soccer on Saturday. The motor specialist said he misses playing football. The 42-year-old British star, taking to Instagram, posted a snap of himself with a caption: “I needed that! First game of football in a VERY long time!!” The English …

Is Hollywood diva Jennifer Lawrence on the verge of a breakup with her better half Cooke Maroney? Some media reports said the Hunger Games actress is facing problems owing to her partying habit. But, there is no truth in the story. These tabloids mint such stories by quoting certain ‘friends’ who may or may not exist in the real world. …

Vocal powerhouse Demi Lovato is getting candid about her friendship with pop icon Ariana Grande which strengthened amid pandemic. The 15 Minutes crooner spoke about the frenzy that their friendship has caused in their fandoms and what she thinks about the many ship names coming to surface. Speaking about it in her TikTok ‘Headstream’ on Saturday, Lovato said: “It’s nice to see …

TEHRAN: Iran wants the United States to lift all sanctions and rejects any “step-by-step” easing of restrictions, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Saturday ahead of planned talks in Vienna next week on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and global powers. The comments came as France urged Iran to show a constructive stance in the indirect talks with …

Singer songwriter Mariah Carey managed to belt a high note as her covid-19 vaccine needle pierced her skin and fans are in disbelief over the vocal range of her pipes. The singer captured the iconic moment in a Twitter video with a caption that read, “Vaccine side effect: G6” (sic) Check it out below:

Pop icon Cher has landed in a bit of trouble after a tweet about George Floyd and the Derek Chauvin murder trial. The singer turned to Twitter and said that had she been in Minneapolis at the time of Floyd’s death, she could have helped save him. “Was talking With Mom & She Said ‘I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who …

American actor Lori Loughlin’s husband and designer Mossimo Giannulli has been released from federal prison facility in California. According to the Associated Press, Giannulli is now under home confinement after he was released following his five-month sentence over the college admissions scandal. According to prison records, he is still a Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate and is under the jurisdiction …