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Karachi bound Khyber Mail derailed near Mian Channu amid brake failure

Khyber Mail derailed

A train en-route from Lahore to Karachi derailed near Mian Channu due to brake failure.  The incident occurred after the brakes of the Khyber Mail Express failed and the train drove off track, according to Pakistan Railways. There were no casualties, reported. According to sources, the driver stated that he left another driver in control … Read more

Viral: Amazing transformation of SRK and Kajol by Indian makeup artist

Indian makeup artist

Dikshita, an Indian makeup artist, transforms herself into Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol using various makeup techniques. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are some of Bollywood’s most popular on-screen couples, with fans constantly duplicating their appearance and songs. Now many people are amazed by one make-up artist’s outstanding transformation. While many people, including fans from … Read more

UAE Gold: Today Gold Rate in Dubai on, 30th December 2021

today gold rates in dubai

UAE: Today’s Gold Rate in Dubai (Last updated: Dec 30, 2021) stands at AED2568.115 24k per tola. The rate of 24 karat/gramme increases to AED207.00 from previous day’s AED205.75. The gold rate (22 karat/gramme) came up to AED207.00 from previous day’s AED205.75. Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Date Ounce 24 Carat 22 Carat 21 Carat 18 … Read more

Kareena Kapoor gives a glimpse of Saif & Tim’s breakfast in bed morning

Kareena Kapoor shows her boys having breakfast

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is quite active on social media and often shares pictures of her family with the Instagram family, has dropped a candid photo from her beautiful morning. The picture shows a glimpse of Saif Ali Khan and Taimur’s breakfast in bed morning. “My mornings…Saif-Beboo are you taking another picture for … Read more

Pakistan’s forex reserves slip to $24.27 billion

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KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan have slipped $360 million to $24.273 billion by the week ended December 24, 2021, the central bank reported on Thursday. The foreign exchange reserves of the country stood at $24.633 billion by the week ended December 17, 2021. The official foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank … Read more

CTO Karachi launches crackdown against sales tax evaders

CTO

KARACHI: The Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Karachi has launched a crackdown against individuals and companies involved in the sales tax evasion, sources said on Thursday. The CTO Karachi is a major revenue collection arm of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and has jurisdiction over corporate retail entities operating under various sectors. In its ongoing … Read more

CPDI seminar calls for more women representation in Punjab’s new LG system

LAHORE: At least 33 per cent representation for women at all levels of committees, councils, and boards in the newly proposed Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2021 has been demanded by the participants of a seminar organised by Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI). A seminar for seeking recommendations for improvements in the ordinance was … Read more

WATCH: This is how Aisha Khan’s daughter says goodbye to 2021

Aisha Khan daughter

Former Pakistani actress Aisha Khan has treated fans with an adorable video clip of her daughter Mahnoor saying goodbye to the year 2021 with a ‘heart full of gratitude’. Aisha took to her Instagram and dropped a video of her fun-loving daughter who is seen sliding amidst a bright smile. “Sliding into the new year … Read more

Review: Top 5 on-screen couples of 2021

Every year Pakistani drama industry comes up with new brilliant content for the audience to relish their screen time. Pakistani viewers have witnessed amazing drama serials throughout 2021 that kept the audience clung to their screens. Read more: Hania Aamir, Farhan Saeed pair-up for upcoming drama ‘Mere Humsafar’ watch teaser As the year is now … Read more

India wrap up impressive first Test victory over South Africa

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CENTURION: India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first two overs after … Read more

Euronext sees record listings in 2021

Euronext

PARIS: A record number of companies made their market debut on the Euronext index in 2021 as the pan-European exchange benefitted from Brexit and added Milan to the group, the operator said on Thursday. Euronext said 212 companies were newly listed this year for a total market capitalisation of €123 billion ($139 billion), but it … Read more

Emirates upbeat on growth despite global surge in Covid

Emirates

DUBAI: Aviation giant Emirates said on Thursday it expects business to grow next year despite the surge in global coronavirus cases fuelled by the Omicron variant. The Dubai-based carrier said in November it was already on the path to recovery as six-month losses dropped by more than half from a year earlier. “Despite the recent … Read more

More industrial units moving away from grid power

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KARACHI: The rapid growth of solar and wind power offering exponential cost reduction has compelled the industries and businesses to modify their energy consumption mix, as more and more industrial units are opting for distributed power generation to ensure reliability and cost savings. Bulleh Shah Packaging has awarded the 1.82MW grid-tie solar power project to … Read more

Mini budget to lay burden of Rs2bn only on common man: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said the mini-budget to be tabled in the National Assembly today would lay a burden of Rs2 billion only on the common man. Talking to the media after the meeting of the parliamentary members in Islamabad, Rashid claimed that the mini-budget would impose 17 per cent GST … Read more

Iqra Aziz meets Eva Longoria; both attend a sexual harassment session together

Iqra Aziz Eva Longoria

Pakistan’s talented actress Iqra Aziz recently met American star Eva Longoria as they both attended a sexual harassment awareness session in Dubai. To prevent sexual harassment in public spaces, Iqra Aziz attended the training session on how to fight these harassment incidents. Had the honour of attending a live Stand-Up training at the Dubai Expo…I … Read more

Remove your tattoos, Beijing tells Chinese football players

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BEIJING: Footballers playing in China’s national team should remove any existing tattoos and are “strictly prohibited” from getting any new ones, the country’s sports administration body has said. The sport has found itself in the crosshairs of the Communist Party’s purity drive in recent years, and players on the national football team routinely cover their … Read more

Djokovic ‘trying’ to get to Australian Open, say teammates

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SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic could still play at the Australian Open, a Serbian teammate said Thursday, despite the world number one’s last-minute decision to pull out of the ATP Cup in Sydney. The 20-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from this week’s teams event days before its start on Saturday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian … Read more

Areeba Habib kick starts wedding festivities with Mayoun ceremony

Actress Areeba Habib had a great time with her friends on Wednesday night! On her roof-top, the Koi Chand Rakh actress was joined by close friends and family for a Mayun ceremony. The bride-to-be, who was decked out in yellow from head to toe, accessorised with marigold handcrafted jewellery for the occasion.     View … Read more

Anushka Sharma drops stunning selfies as she enjoys a good hair day

Anushka Sharma selfies

Bollywood’s power queen Anushka Sharma often shares her daily routine with her fans via social media and she exactly knows how to keep them glued with her feed. The actress, who is currently in South Africa accompanying her cricketer-husband Virat Kohli, dropped a few selfies flaunting her cool and short tresses. Anushka shared some clicks … Read more

PM Imran Khan says Shehbaz Sharif’s speech in assembly is his ‘job application’

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Setting aside rumours that the tenure of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government would be cut short soon, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday assured that the government was not in any trouble. Read more: Cabinet approves Finance Bill 2021, will be tabled in NA today: Fawad Talking to the media informally on his way to … Read more

US sports leagues scramble amid Covid spike

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LOS ANGELES: The NBA, NFL and NHL are scrambling to keep teams competing, even as Covid case rates skyrocket in the United States and Canada due to the Omicron variant. As of Wednesday, the United States had hit its highest ever average of new Covid cases, with a seven-day average of 265,427 surpassing the previous … Read more

FIA arrests three suspects for withdrawing others’ money from Ehsaas Programme

FIA arrests four suspected human traffickers from Peshawar

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Cybercrime Wing has arrested three suspects for fraudulently withdrawing money from the government’s Ehsaas Programme, during an operation in Naushahro Feroze district. FIA Director Imran Riaz said the accused were identified as Irshad Ali, Ahmed and Pir Bakhsh. He said a laptop, a biometric machine, mobile phones, a bank … Read more

Investors’ consortium moves to acquire stakes in Sanofi

Sanofi

KARACHI: Sanofi-aventis Pakistan has received a public announcement of intention by an investors’ consortium to acquire stakes in the company, a bourse filing said on Thursday. The consortium led by Packages Limited, and comprising IGI Investments (Private Limited), and affiliates of Arshad Ali Gohar Group, through its manager of the offer, Arif Habib Limited intends … Read more

Watch a video of a woman’s crazy dance at a wedding

woman’s crazy dance

On social media, videos about marriage continue to make the rounds. Apart from the bride and groom, the baraati dances are also quite popular at weddings. Even though they don’t know how to dance, some people feel so energetic when music is played that they dance crazily, taking over social media. Now, in this clip, … Read more

Saba Qamar is in love with Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘fine’ acting

Saba Qamar Ranbir Kapoor

Actress Sabar Qamar is just in love with Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor as she hailed his acting skills. Taking to Instagram, the Cheenkh star shared a clip from Ranbir Kapoor’s film Tamasha whilst an intense scene and praised him on his ‘fine’ acting. “Such a fine actor!,” wrote Saba Qamar. Earlier, after making a huge name … Read more