PCB still paying CC mentors

KARACHI: Despite the termination of the mentors’ positions, four former cricketers are still being paid their salaries. According to details, last year the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed five former national team players — Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis, and Saqlain Mushtaq — as mentors for a new project, the Champions Cup. They were each … Read more

Taylor Swift as a showgirl

for her forthcoming album the life of a showgirl taylor swift dresses up as a las vegas dancer photo file

With Taylor Swift, a new album unveils a new “era,” and a new era dictates a new costume. This time, she embodies the dazzling spirit of a Las Vegas dancer for her upcoming album “The Life of a Showgirl”. It’s a far cry from the woolen overcoats and broderie-anglais dresses of “Folklore” (2020), or the … Read more

World mourns with Pakistan amid ‘doomsday’ floods

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan grapples with one of the deadliest monsoon disasters in recent memory, messages of condolence and solidarity poured in from across the world. As the nation mourned, world leaders extended their sympathies and support. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a condolence letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed grief and sorrow over the … Read more

TCP rejected lower bids for sugar import, document reveals

[ KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Documents reveal that the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) raised objections to documents submitted by two companies and consequently rejected their bids, despite them offering lower prices in their tenders for importing 200,000 metric tons of sugar. Out of the five companies that submitted bids, two with higher-priced offers were accepted. According to … Read more

Trump tariffs target ‘Made in USA’ cowboy boots

south africa supplies about 70 per cent of the global production of ostrich derived products including cowboy boots photo file

OUDTSHOORN: The manufacture of iconic “made in the USA” cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump’s 30-percent tariffs on South African exports that came into force in August. Texas’s most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from the small South African town of … Read more