Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PARC’s Variety Evaluation Committee approved cultivation of 29 hybrid seed varieties

Variety Evaluation Committee

The PARC VEC authorized 29 hybrid oil seed types for commercial cultivation. The Committee chose proposals for more than 30 candidate varieties/hybrids of various oil seeds, including canola, mustard, and sunflower, for examination. PARC Chairman Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali asked specialists and scientists to focus on local seed production. The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) … Read more

SECP registers 2,362 new companies in August 2022

SECP registers 2362 new companies in August 2022

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 2,362 new companies in August 2022, raising the total number of registered companies to 176,329, a statement said on Monday. This shows an increase of 16 per cent, compared with the corresponding period of the last year. The total capitalisation (paid-up capital) with regard … Read more

MoU inked to donate Mortein Coils to flood victims

MoU inked to donate Mortein Coils to flood victims

KARACHI: Reckitt and Carrefour have teamed up to donate Rs2 million worth of Mortein Coils to the flood victims of Pakistan, a statement said. The Pakistan Red Crescent Society will be the trusted channel that will be conducting on-ground facilitation of the donations provided by Reckitt, it added. Reckitt Chief Executive Officer Kashan Hasan said … Read more

Asif Ali, Fareed Ahmad fined 25% match fees for violating ICC Code of Conduct

Asif Ali

Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmed and Pakistan’s Asif Ali involved in violent mid-pitch altercation on September 7, 2022. Babar Azam’s men beat Afghan bowlers by one wicket to reach Asia Cup 2022 final. Both players found guilty of violating International Code of Conduct Level 1. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sanctioned Pakistan’s Asif Ali and Afghanistan’s … Read more

‘My All Time Favourite’: Mohammed Amir shares pic with Preity Zinta

Mohammed Amir

Mohammed Amir is currently playing for Jamaica Tallawahs in the CPL. The 30-year-old shared a photo of himself with Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta. Saint Lucia Kings won the match by two wickets, chasing down a 164-run total. Mohammed Amir, a former Pakistan bowler, is currently playing for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier … Read more

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm up fixtures

ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022

The official warm-up schedule for all 16 countries competing in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has been released. Matches will be played in Brisbane and Melbourne. Warm-up matches will not have official T20 International status, however they will be streamed live on the ICC website. The official warm-up schedule for all 16 countries … Read more

David Schwimmer mocked Jennifer Aniston’s recent viral shower selfie

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer mocked Jennifer Aniston’s recent viral shower selfie with a racy one of his own. The actor grimaced while his face was smeared in suds and shampoo. Schwimmer captioned the photo, “@jenniferaniston – a towel I hope?”. David Schwimmer mocked Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston’s recent viral shower selfie with a racy one of his … Read more

Victoria Beckham stuns with her elegant look despite Nicola Peltz controversy

Victoria Beckham

Victoria was spotted getting into her car in a green boilersuit and big black sunglasses. The outing follows reports that she is “fearful” of losing her eldest son Brooklyn. She is said to have an ongoing feud with her daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz. Victoria Beckham walked out in a stunning ensemble, channelling her inner boss lady … Read more

‘They think they are superstars. Your cricket is nothing right now’: Javed Miandad bashes Afghani players

Javed Miandad

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by one wicket in the 2022 Asia Cup in Sharjah. The match was marred by a brawl between Pakistan’s Asif Ali and Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmed. On Thursday, Afghanistan and Pakistan faced off in the 2022 Asia Cup, with the Babar Azam-led side claiming a dramatic one-wicket victory in Sharjah. After battling to … Read more

Zac Efron opened up about his unattainable Baywatch look

Zac Efron

Zac Efron opened up about his unattainable Baywatch look. The actor said he felt “burned out” after intense training for the film. Six months after the film’s completion, he took a break from acting. Zac Efron opened up about his unattainable Baywatch look, which caused him to develop insomnia and despair. To Men’s Health, the … Read more

Ozzy Osbourne expressed support for wife Sharon in face of racist accusations

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, discussed her dismissal from The Talk show. She was dismissed for defending Piers Morgan’s comments about Meghan Markle. Ozzy Osbourne has expressed his support for his wife Sharon in the face of racist accusations. According to Variety, Ozzy and Sharon went on Good Morning America and discussed his wife’s … Read more

Netflix settled ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ lawsuit with chess grandmaster

The Queen's Gambit

A lawsuit launched by a chess champion has been settled. Nona Gaprindashvili claimed she was defamed in an episode of The Queen’s Gambit. Terms of the settlement were not released, but both parties were reportedly pleased with the outcome. A lawsuit launched by a Georgian chess master who claimed she was defamed in an episode … Read more

Pakistan bourse witnesses lacklustre activity

Pakistan Bourse closes higher over positive sentiments

KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market witnessed another slow session on Thursday in the wake of a continuous decline in the rupee value against the dollar, analysts said. An analyst at Arif Habib Limited said that the market continued to trade sideways after opening in the positive zone, where economic and political unrest kept the investors … Read more

CCP conducts search and inspection of float glass makers

CCP conducts search and inspection of float glass makers

ISLAMABAD: As part of an ongoing inquiry to investigate the prima facie violations of Sections 3 “Abuse of Dominance” and Section 4 “Prohibited Agreement’ (Cartelisation) of the Competition Act, 2010 in the glass industry, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) teams entered and searched the premises of two undertakings on the suspicion of their involvement … Read more

Watch: Afghanistan fans damage Sharjah stadium after humiliating loss to Pakistan

Afghanistan fans

Afghanistan fans started damaging Sharjah Cricket Stadium after a humiliating loss to Pakistan. Naseem Shah blasted two last-over sixes as Pakistan beat Afghanistan by one wicket on Wednesday to set up an Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Afghan fans could not control their emotions and as always expressed their anger by hitting Pakistani fans … Read more

Aryna Sabalenka into US Open semi-finals after defeating Karolina Pliskova

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka beats Karolina Pliskova to reach US Open semi-finals. Belarussian will play either Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula for a place in Saturday’s final. Pole is the first Polish woman to reach the last eight in New York in the modern period. Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the US Open semi-finals for the second year … Read more

France’s star Virimi Vakatawa is upset by his career’s early end

Virimi Vakatawa

The 30-year-old Fiji-born centre had a heart problem detected before the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Club doctor Sylvain Blanchard revealed the news at a press conference on Tuesday. The 32-times-capped centre scored 49 tries for Racing since joining the club aged 17. In an emotional press conference on Tuesday, France international centre Virimi Vakatawa said … Read more

Important news about Mohammad Rizwan has come out

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Rizwan had an injury to his leg while wicket-keeping against India. He will not participate in the training session before the Afghanistan match. The Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that he has yet to undergo a CT scan, but is feeling much better. According to the spokesperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohammad … Read more

Trevor Immelman announced his International Presidents Cup roster

Trevor Immelman

Trevor Immelman announces International Presidents Cup team. World No. 2 Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann have defected to LIV Golf series. The Internationals have only won one of the previous 13 editions, in Australia in 1998. Trevor Immelman announced his International Presidents Cup roster on Tuesday, with six captain’s picks rounding out a team “eager” … Read more

Aaron Judge resumed his march toward Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge’s 54th home run of the season puts him on pace to break Roger Maris’ record. Judge has now homered in three consecutive games and has eight in his last 13. Yankees manager Aaron Boone: “Just a special season he’s in the midst of”. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees resumed his march … Read more

Carlos Alcaraz into US Open quarter-finals after defeating 2014 champion Marin Cilic

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz beats Marin Cilic to reach US Open quarter-finals in New York. Spaniard will play Jannik Sinner of Italy in the semi-finals. The 19-year-old is seeded third and considered the title favourite for the tournament. Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the second year in a row after defeating 2014 champion … Read more

Equity market remains flat over inflation concerns

Equity market remains flat over inflation concerns

KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks market witnessed another profit-taking session on Tuesday where the KSE-100 Index recovered at the end of the day to close at an edge of green level. An analyst at Pearl Securities said that the investors seemed reluctant throughout the day amid a lack of positive triggers followed by prevailing uncertainty on … Read more

Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in ICC T20 World Cup 2022

Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa in the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup. Cricket South Africa selection convener Victor Mpitsang selected the squad. After recuperating from an elbow injury, Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa in the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October. Bavuma sustained an injury during a T20 … Read more