KARACHI: The government raised Rs569.7 billion through auction of market treasury bills on Wednesday. The cut-off yields on both three-month and 6-month papers were slightly reduced by 5 and 4 basis points, respectively. Banks participated in the auction with huge liquidity as the total bids for three-month, six-month and 12-month reached Rs1,683.7bn while the government raised Rs569.7bn. All bids for …

KARACHI: The look of despair was quite noticeable on beleaguered Misbah-ul-Haq’s face on Wednesday. The head coach offered no excuses after Pakistan were embarrassingly overwhelmed in the One-day International series with the depleted England side recording a famous clean sweep. Led by Ben Stokes, England — classified by experts as the ‘C’ side after the first-choice squad was forced into …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received $1 billion against the issuance of Eurobonds which took the foreign exchange reserves of the central bank to a five-year high of $18.2bn. Pakistan issued Eurobonds last week which attracted investors from the international market — reflecting improved confidence in the economy and external account. With the arrival of $1bn, total …

ISLAMABAD: A high-powered Ru­­s­­sian delegation is currently in Islamabad for critical talks on the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project. When contacted, an official of the petroleum ministry said that talks with the Russian delegation, led by A.A. Tolparov, deputy director of department of foreign economic co­­operation and fuel markets development, were continuing and exp­e­cted to conclude on Thursday (today), following …

Kim Kardashian amazed fans  with her incredible fit physique, looking smashing in   a crop white top at her $60M mansion. The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ shared her bliss , saying that she’s in the best shape of her life. The  reality Tv star seems hell bent on reminding fans of that as she has spent her summer posting Hot …

we Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian received flak from fans after uploading a promotional photo for her new swimsuit line that appears to have been Photoshopped. The 37-year-old  KUWTK star  posted a photo of herself posing in a pink bikini to Instagram, where she wrote: “Teasing you until Thursday.” The appearance of the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ feet in …

It’s a well recognised fact that the Pakistan women’s national cricket team is bolstered by the talent Nida Dar brings to the field. Yet despite Dar’s place in international cricket, our men cant seem to get past judging her for her appearance. In a video clip from G Sarkar with Nauman Ijaz broadcast June 6 on Neo News, cricket player Abdul Razzaq commented …

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Britain´s Royal Shakespeare Company has returned to the stage after an enforced 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic — at a specially built open-air theatre in the bard´s home town. The first performance of “The Comedy of Errors” took place on Tuesday night, in front of a 250-strong crowd — half the capacity until pandemic restrictions are eased …

CANNES: A biopic of Celine Dion offered some light relief from the usual gritty arthouse fare at Cannes. “Aline: The Voice of Love” is one of the least pretentious music biopics in memory, presenting Dion as a gawky nerd who nonetheless sailed from child stardom to become the stadium-filling queen of soft rock. The filmmakers said they tweaked the star´s …

Pop icon Britney Spears is looking to press charges against her father Jamie Spears for ‘conservatorship abuse’. The vocal powerhouse spoke in court via phone on Wednesday after getting approval from Judge Brenda Penny to choose her own legal representation for her conservatorship battle, in which she seeks to terminate her father’s control over her estate and personal life. “I …