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Sindh Ombudsman may hear sexual harassment case against KE’s CEO

sexual harassment case against KE’s CEO

KARACHI: The Provincial Ombudsman is likely to begin hearing into a sexual harassment petition against K-Electric’s CEO Moonis Alvi, filed by the company’s former Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO), Mehreen Aziz Khan. The petition was filed before the Sindh Ombudsman in November last year following which K-Electric had approached Sindh High Court where the … Read more

Brazil qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup with Colombia win

Brazil

SAO PAULO: Lucas Paqueta’s instinctive strike gave Brazil a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Thursday to book their place at Qatar 2022. The five-time world champions join the hosts and Europeans Germany and Denmark as early qualifiers for next year’s finals. They have produced a near-perfect qualifying campaign, winning 11 of 12 matches — … Read more

 Pakistan, Russia to hold 7th meeting of IGC from November 24

Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission

ISLAMABAD: The 7th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission will be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from November 24 to 26, 2021. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan and Minister for Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov are the co-chairs of the commission. In this regard, Omar Ayub Khan chaired a high-level meeting … Read more

Information minister calls for global efforts to curb fake news

Information minister calls for global efforts to curb fake news

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Friday while citing India’s fabricated propaganda against Pakistan on different issues, has called for global efforts to curb odious and fake news. Chaudhry while talking to the press attaché of foreign embassies in Islamabad said that excessive use of technology has led to problems with fake news and … Read more

US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years: employer

YANGON: An American journalist detained in Myanmar since May was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer said. “Frontier Myanmar is deeply disappointed at the decision today to convict its Managing Editor, Danny Fenster, on three charges and impose … Read more

ICCI, minister discuss establishment of new Islamabad Industrial Zone

(ICCI) Islamabad Chamber of Commerce

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), led by its president Muhammad Shakeel Munir, called on Minister for Planning Asad Umar and discussed with him the establishment of new Islamabad Industrial Zone project. Welcoming the newly-elected ICCI delegation, Asad Umar said that the existing industrial areas in Islamabad had exhausted … Read more

SBP should act as autonomous body: official

State Bank of Pakistan

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should act as an autonomous body and operate independently through its schemes and policies, an official said. The Monetary policy should be treated as a public policy and there should not be any political intervention in the business of the central bank, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) executive … Read more

English cricket racism row pains Yorkshire’s Asians

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BRADFORD: A hilly landscape dotted with serried terraced housing, mill chimneys, church spires and mosque minarets reflects the industrial past and multicultural present of Bradford. But a racism row at local county cricket team Yorkshire has shattered trust between the club and its diverse fanbase in the northern English city. Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s mishandling of a report … Read more

Bitcoin’s rise likely to continue until second quarter of next year

Bitcoin

RIYADH: The Bitcoin price is likely to continue rising until at least the second quarter of 2022 amid continuing global inflation fears, predicts the CEO and founder of deVere, Nigel Green, Arab News quoted. He was speaking as the world’s dominant cryptocurrency hit another all-time high at $69,000. It followed data revealing that inflation has … Read more

Cheetahs fast running to extinction as cub trade thrives

HARGEISA, Somalia: Tiny, weeks-old cheetah cubs suckled from baby bottles and purred weakly, their condition still dangerously precarious after their rescue from the Horn of Africa’s illegal wildlife trade. Around half the cubs saved from traffickers do not survive the trauma — and there are real concerns for the smallest of this lot, a frail … Read more

Opec says high energy prices to dampen fourth quarter demand

Opec

OPEC on Thursday cut its world oil demand forecast for the last quarter of 2021 due to high energy prices, although the group stuck to its prediction of robust growth to above pre-pandemic rates in 2022. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said in a monthly report it expects oil demand to average … Read more

 Kuwait’s budget deficit hits record $35.5 billion

kuwait budget deficit

RIYADH: Kuwait recorded a deficit of 10.8 billion dinars ($35.5 billion) in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, a surge of 174.8 per cent, which is the highest budget deficit in the country’s history, according to a report by the Kuwaiti Finance Ministry. Revenues amounted to 10.5 billion dinars in the fiscal year ended in March 31, … Read more

Babar backs ‘fighter’ Hasan after dropped catch in Australia defeat

hasan ali

DUBAI: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Thursday described Hasan Ali as “a fighter” who will bounce back from dropping a catch off Matthew Wade in a key moment of the T20 World Cup semi-final which Australia won by five wickets on Thursday. Marcus Stoinis (40) and Wade (41) put on an unbeaten stand of 81 to pull … Read more

Dollar hits Rs175 at interbank opening

KARACHI: The dollar reaches to Rs175 at the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market on Friday. The dollar gained 81 paisas against the rupee. The last day’s closing of the exchange rate was Rs174.19 against the dollar. Currency dealers said that the local unit is under pressure due to higher import payments. They said … Read more

Wade says Australia to be careful on reviews after Warner miss

Pak vs Aus

DUBAI: Australia’s Matthew Wade said the team will work better on referrals in the Twenty20 World Cup final after David Warner walked off caught behind without an apparent edge in Thursday’s semi-final win over Pakistan. The Aussies won by five wickets after Wade and Marcus Stoinis put on an unbeaten stand of 81 to chase … Read more

Troika Plus group asks Taliban to form inclusive govt with fellow Afghans

ISLAMABAD: The Troika Plus group has called on Taliban to work with fellow Afghans to take steps to form an inclusive and representative government that respects the rights of all Afghans and provides for the equal rights of women and girls to participate in all aspects of Afghan society. In its joint statement, Pakistan, China, … Read more

Bella Hadid opens up about mental health issues & anxiety

Bella Hadid talks about depressive moods in a latest interview

Supermodel Bella Hadid recently opened up about her battle with anxiety by sharing multiple selfies of herself crying along with an empowering message on Instagram.

In a long post, the 24-year-old told her huge Insta fam that she had cried “every day and every night for years.”

“All humans are different, every single human has something so special and unique to offer. And people forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they’re here. That anxiety, like, everyone is feeling that- – and trying to cover it up in some way,” she added.

“Social media is not real,” Bella Hadid added.

“For anyone struggling, please remember that. Sometimes all you’ve gotta hear is that you’re not alone.”

“So from me to you, you’re not alone. I love you, I see you, and I hear you,” the post further read.

Hadid said mental trauma and depression was like a “flowing rollercoaster of obstacles.”

“It has its ups and downs, and side to sides,” the model wrote.

 

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Hadid also uploaded a video of actor Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, talking about her mental health.

“People forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they’re here,” Smith says in the video.

“That anxiety, everyone is feeling that, and trying to cover it up in some way.”

The response from her fans was comforting and supportive. Fans also lauded her for being brave enough to put her vulnerable side on social media.

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KSE-100 opens bearish on Friday

KARACHI: Pakistan equity market opened on a bearish note, as the KSE-100 Index witnessed a decline of 51.37points, or 0.11 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Friday. The bourse on Thursday kicked off on a positive note, but concerns on inflation and weakening of the rupee against the dollar created uncertainty for … Read more

England captain Root demands change after cricket racism scandal

Root

LONDON: England captain Joe Root on Thursday demanded change after a racism row engulfed Yorkshire County Cricket Club, saying the events had “fractured our game and torn lives apart”. Root, who is currently in Australia leading England’s Ashes preparations, issued his statement following weeks of escalating pressure at the club he has represented since childhood. Former Yorkshire … Read more

Paris Hilton gets married to Carter Reum in a fairytale wedding

Paris Hilton Carter Reum

The American socialite Paris Hilton tied the knot with long-time beau Carter Reum on November 11, in Los Angeles.

According to the source, “Paris selected her dress late last night and there is a lot of love and support surrounding both Carter and Paris.”

In the This is Paris podcast episode, Reum shared, “It is definitely going to be your fairytale wedding,” adding, “That first kiss and that first hug and as we always say, the electric bolts that are going to shoot between us—I’m going to think about all those memories.”

Hilton revealed that she was “nervous” for the first dance and took dancing classes. “I have not had a free second. I did dancing lessons twice; it’s just hard.”

“It’s going to be, like, a three-day affair,” she told host Jimmy Fallon earlier. “We have a lot happening…Lots of dresses, probably 10. I love outfit changes.”

On the other hand, Paris shared an invitation to broadcast her incredible wedding journey on #ParisInLove.

“The day we’ve ALL been waiting for is finally here! Join me along my incredible wedding journey on #ParisInLove, streaming NOW on @PeacockTV.#ForeverHiltonReum,” she captioned alongside her post.

 

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The couple got married after getting engaged to each other almost nine months ago.

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BOL NEWS BUSINESS DIGEST: November 12, 2021

Pakistan’s forex reserves inch up to $24 billion KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan have increased $100 million to $24.026 billion by the week ended November 5, 2021, the central bank reported on Thursday. – BY SHAHNAWAZ AKHTER Read more   FBR to abolish sales tax concession on sugar by month-end KARACHI: The Federal … Read more

FM Qureshi urges Taliban to keep watch on anti-peace elements

FM Qureshi urges Taliban to keep watch on anti-peace elements

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged the visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and his delegation to keep a close watch on anti-peace elements inside and outside Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Thursday, the visiting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi and Foreign Minister Qureshi held … Read more

US Dollar rate in Pakistan on, 12th November 2021

USD to PKR - Dollar rate in Pakistan

Karachi: USD to PKR – Today US Dollar price in Pakistan on 12th November 2021 is Rs. 173.70. This is the inter-bank closing exchange rate for the US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee which is provided by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) every day. US Dollar to Pakistan Rupee rate is based on open market rates which … Read more

Today’s Gold Rate in Pakistan on November 12, 2021

Gold Rate in Pakistan

KARACHI: Gold rate in Pakistan on November 12, 2021 stands at Rs124,800 per tola (11.66 grammes) for 24 karat. The rate of 24 karat per tola increased by Rs9,500 as compared with previous day’s Rs115,300. The rate of 22 karat per 10 gramme is at Rs98,080. Today Gold Rate in Pakistan Karachi is the main hub of the gold market, … Read more

Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ and eyes new projects

Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts 'tick, tick... Boom!' and eyes new projects

LOS ANGELES: Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway sensation “Hamilton,” has returned to his first love of cinema with his directorial debut “Tick, Tick… Boom!” — but is itching to write a musical again. The movie, which had its world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, pays tribute to Jonathan Larson, the writer of “Rent” … Read more

Minal or Ahsan? see who won the bet on today’s Pak vs Aus semi-final match

Minal or Ahsan? see who won the bet on today’s Pak vs Aus semi-final match

The newlyweds Minal Khan and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram placed bets on today’s T20 world cup Pak vs Aus semi-final match.

Took to Instgaram, Ahsan shared a video while placing a bet with Minal on Pak vs Aus semi-final before the match.

In the video, Ahsan asks Minal, “Which team will win today’s semi-final?”, Minal replies, Pakistan, then Ahsan asked, “What if Pakistan will not win today’s match?” then Minal replies, “I will give you 10,000 cash if Australia wins and you will give me 10,000 cash if Pakistan wins.”

Now it’s clear that Ahsan won the bet as Australia thrashed the Men in Green by 5 wickets in the semi-final and Pakistan’s surprising exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Take a look at their videos:

It should be noted that the power couple tied the knot on 10 September this year in a luxurious wedding.

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