KARACHI: Jodia Bazaar, the country’s oldest and biggest wholesale market of essential goods, remained shut on Thursday as traders protested against the decision of Additional Commissioner (AC) Karachi to sell commodities at three-year old rates. The AC further imposed heavy fines on traders for selling goods at higher rates which led to a strong protest by wholesalers. Talking to Dawn, Chairman …

ISLAMABAD: While increasing the tax rates on certain products, the government on Thursday reduced the prices of all the petroleum products by 1.6 to 2.5pc for the next 15 days to pass on the partial impact of decline in the international prices. According to a notification issued by the ministry of finance, the ex-depot price of petrol was reduced by …

ISLAMABAD: Showing concerns over the fall in cotton production and low wheat yield, the National Standing Committee on Commerce on Thursday asked the relevant ministry to bridge shortfall with timely imports to contain price hike in domestic market. The meeting, chaired by committee chairman MNA Naveed Qamar, suggested to the Ministry of National Food Security & Research to fix minimum …

ISLAMABAD: The petroleum exploration and development companies on Thursday asked the government to improve the working environment for oil and gas exploration activities by addressing issues relating to security, revocation of their existing blocks and procurement rules. At a round-table meeting with chief executives of the local and foreign exploration companies, a government team led by Minister for Energy Omar …

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Thursday extended the flat electricity tariff to industrial consumers without the application of expensive peak-charges despite concerns of the Power Division. Also it could not resolve a dispute between the power regulator and the Power Division over the future of about 100 Alternative and Renewable Energy (ARE) projects. The meeting of CCoE …

English child star Millie Bobby Brown loves her character Eleven in the Netflix series – Stranger Things. However, the actress said it is depressing that while filming the American science-fiction horror television series she cannot do anything about an aspect of her appearance. Giving life to her character and making it the beloved and powerful as it is now with …

Game of Thrones fans have begun speculating about a possible remake of the final season following a cryptic tweet from the show’s official account. A ‘Winter is Coming’ post on Twitter  has left  viewers speculating about the cryptic message, expecting a remake  of the final season as the epic drama’s gearing up for its 10th anniversary. As the eighth season …

JERUSALEM:  Thousands of Palestinians streamed to Al-Aqsa mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the largest such gathering since the coronavirus pandemic. Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Waqf Islamic affairs council, said he expected as many as 100,000 arrivals from Jerusalem, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and including Arabs from …

Kris Jenner seems to be wanting to put her rocky past with ex Caitlyn Jenner behind her. In an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the 65-year-old was weighing in on the decision to reconnect with the former Olympian in the company of her daughters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian. The matriarch was approached by a friend of Caitlyn seeking …

Former YouTube star Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita are officially engaged. Julien, in a Twitch stream, casually shared the news that he popped the question to the 34-year-old after eight years of dating. “A little while ago—this is so weird—I asked Jenna to marry me and she said yes. So, we are engaged,” he said. He then shared a glimpse …