ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s food import bill widened by 54.45 per cent to $6.12 billion year-on-year during the nine months of the current fiscal year (9MFY21) mainly due to sugar and wheat imports to bridge the shortfall in domestic production of agriculture produce. The rising food import bill also triggered trade deficit which would cause some uneasiness on the external side for …

A rusty nail pierced a man’s forehead in a freak gardening accident. The man was mowing his lawn when the mower ran over an inch-long nail that flicked up his face in Verona, northern Italy. It missed his left eyeball by millimetres but still penetrated muscles in his eyelid, leaving him unable to open his eye. The 58-year-old Italian man …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started the renegotiation process with foreign lenders to defer steep increases in electricity tariff it had committed for reviving the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme along with $500 million disbursement and $2.5 billion international bond. As an alternative plan, the government is now working to “rationalise general sales tax on electricity, purchase some old oil-fired independent power …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of textile and clothing rebounded in March mainly due to value-added sectors and posted a growth of 30.4 per cent from a year ago, showed data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The export value of these sectors edged up to $1.355 billion in March from $1.039bn over the corresponding month of last …

Jeffree Star, a YouTuber who shot to fame for makeup tutorials and beauty videos, is reportedly in stable condition  after her severe car accident. The crash reportedly happened early in the morning on Hat 6 Road  when  Jeffree, who was driving the Rolls Royce, lost control and rolled over after experiencing   slushy road conditions. The YouTube star and beauty influencer …

American actress Natalie Portman, who is busy shooting  Thor: Love and Thunder, will star in a new movie as HBO announced the 39-year-old Israeli-born actress will have a lead role in an upcoming film, The Days of Abandonment. The Black Swan actress will play a woman Tess who has to keep her spirited and composed after her marriage comes to …

American music superstar, Billie Eilish’s mother cannot believe that her daughter is a megastar in the music world ever since she stepped into the musical arena with a bang while she was just 13. Mother Maggie Baird is unable to believe that her 19-year-old daughter is a five-time Grammy winner, who is turned into an artist with the most music …

Hollywood star Megan Fox and her beau and rapper Machine Gun Kelly are going stronger than ever. Latest intel on the couple suggests that the two might finally be ready to take the next step forward in their relationship as soon as the Transformers actor is able to finalize her divorce with ex-husband Brian Austin Green. A source spoke to E! News and said …

Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been reigning over hearts since decades now with his on-screen brilliance and irresistible good looks. There was a time when the ‘Golden Boy of Hollywood’ didn’t want to be known just for his attractiveness after the success of his breakout film Thelma & Louise. This was discussed by experts during E! True Hollywood Story about how the star …

Radio star Roman Kemp has shared details of wild nights and endless partying with Baby artist Justin Bieber. The Capital FM presenter, who also enjoyed a stint on I’m A Celeb, shed lights on  the Yummy singer’s partying ways. The 28-year-old,  while chatting to The Sun, revealed that he witnessed Justin partying every single night for over three weeks when …