ISLAMABAD: The Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR), a think tank led by a PTI leader, on Monday questioned the government’s celebrations over Pakistan’s improved ranking in terms of post-Covid economic recovery, saying this did not point anything significant. Pakistan ranked second after Egypt among selected 50 major economies monitored by The Economist’s global normalcy index last week. “With news all bad, it makes sense for government to clutch at the weakest straw that brings it pretences of glory,” said the IPR in a fact-sheet released on Monday. The IPR is led by former minister for investment and commerce Humayun Akhtar Khan of the PTI.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday asked the Sindh government not to create hurdles in the way of launch of Dhabeji Industrial Zone (DIZ) and pursue the matter “positively” in court. According to the Prime Minister Office (PMO), Mr Khan directed the authorities concerned to resolve issues of special economic zones on a priority basis and enforce measures for facilitating investment within the given “time frame”. He issued the directive while chairing a high-level meeting here on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) being established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The participants were told that land in the SEZs…
Pakistan dropped 16 places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2021 compared to the previous year, ranking 140 out of 180 countries, Transparency International said in a report on Tuesday. The CPI, which measures how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be by its experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of zero to 100 where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. The 2021 edition of the CPI ranked 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, drawing on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives. In 2020, Pakistan’s CPI was 31…
ISLAMABAD: While the number of Pakistan’s active Covid-19 cases has increased seven times in less than one month, as many as 7,195 persons were infected and eight succumbed to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Besides, the number of critical patients has increased by 40 per cent in around a month. On Monday, the national positivity rate was recorded at 12.53pc and as many as 10 cities reported over 10pc positivity rate. According to the data of the National Command and Operation Centre, the number of active cases has increased by over seven times in less than a month…
Hira Mani has updated her millions of fans about her and husband Salman Saqib Sheikh aka Mani’s health, saying ‘we are covid free fit and fine.’ The Do Bol actress took to Instagram and shared loved-up photos with the husband and informed that they are covid free now. She wrote, “Thank God we are covid free fit and fine” followed by a heart emoji. Hira Mani also thanked her fans for their prayers. The celebrity couple was diagnosed with Covid-19 on January 18. They had confirmed their coronavirus diagnosis on Instagram.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez has been dubbed an ‘evil woman’ by her uncle in a recent interview. The 27-year-old, who is currently expecting twins with the famous football player, has allegedly ‘forgotten’ old family after moving in with rich boyfriend. Speaking to The Sun, Georgina’s uncle Jesus revealed he took care of her at the age of four when her father was put behind bars for smuggling $100,000 worth drugs. “She may feel ashamed of us and consider she’s better than us because we don’t live with her luxury. I’ve never asked her for anything. She has only rung…
Kanye West won’t compromise time with kids, even if he is forced otherwise. In a recent interview with Jason Lee, the 44-year-old rapper launches warning to Kim Kardashian and her family for keeping way children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm away from him. “And to participate without no noise,’ he said. ‘Cause they can go on SNL and make jokes. They can make jokes in the media. They can plant stories about whoever I’m dating whatever they want to do. They can block deals they could do all that type of stuff,” said Ye. “But I’mma tell you straight up,…
Anushka Sharma fans are calling out Shoaib Akhtar’s comment on Virat Kohli. In a recent interview, the former Pakistani cricketer confessed that he feels Virat should have married later in his career for him to perform to the maximum level during his peak cricket years. The advice, that did not sit well with the Virat wife’s fans, called out Akhtar for blaming Virat’s performance on his private life. “Please do not drag anybody’s family in the profession,” wrote on fan on Twitter. “Sachin had no problem being married and having children and making runs and records,” another added. “I don’t…
Alizeh Shah touches upon the work offers she has been receiving eversince her viral video of smoking leaked online. Turning to her Instagram over the weekend, the star shared how filmmakers want her to do an item song in movies. “I got offered an item song right after my cigarette video got leaked,” Alizeh began in her note on the photo-sharing app. “One video with a cigarette in it and it was assumed that I was ready to be an item girl,” said a disappointed Ehd-e-Wafa star. In the final months of 2021, Alizeh Shah landed in trouble with fans…
Julia Fox credits Kanye West for her Paris Fashion Week look. The mother-of-one turned to her Instagram on Monday sharing photos from her BTS look for the evening. In one of the snaps, Julia was being styled by none other than her 44-year-old beau, who was spotted bending as he helped the Uncut Gems actress wear makeup. “WANNA KNOW WHO MY FAVE MAKEUP ARTIST IS?” captioned Julia as Kanye helped her signature winged eyeliner. Speaking about her leather dress for the evening, Julia later told Vogue: “Every single part of my outfit was intentional and had a purpose.” “They curated…
