The online game Players’ Unknown Battle Ground (PUBG) will remain blocked in Pakistan, announced the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Friday. In a statement released on the microblogging website, the country’s telecommunication and internet regulator said it reached the decision to keep the game banned after a detailed hearing conducted at the PTA premises on July 9 […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said it would implement the July 17 verdict of International Court of Justice (ICJ) and provide consular access to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. Foreign Office Spokesperson Ayesha Farooqui at a weekly press briefing said Pakistan, in the spirit of upholding the ICJ decision, had twice granted consular access to Jadhav besides […]
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram was on Thursday unanimously elected to head the the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the world body’s economic arm, for the term 2020-2021. Ambassador Akram has been elected as the president of the 54-Member ECOSOC, which is the third principal organ of the UN, along with the […]
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KATHMANDU: Nepal said Tuesday it will resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation shut its airports in late March to combat the spread of the virus, which has so far infected 17,844 people and claimed 40 lives in the country. The shutdown hit just before […]
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LONDON: Two studies have given hope for the emergence of a potential vaccine for coronavirus on Monday with the World Health Organisation fearing a possible acceleration of the disease in Africa. Seven months after COVID-19 was first identified in China and has since killed more than 600,000 people worldwide and battered economies, there is growing […]
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DUBAI: Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) — made up of seven sheikdoms including the oil-rich capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai — has […]
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League on Tuesday seized upon the postponement of the Twenty20 World Cup to propose holding its cash bonanza tournament in the United Arab Emirates from September. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP that the Board of Control for Cricket in India was seeking government permission to finally stage the event after multiple […]
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MANCHESTER: West Indies coach Phil Simmons is disappointed by his batsmen’s failure to convert promising starts into major scores in the in the second Test against England at Old Trafford on Monday, as he hinted possible top-order changes for the series decider. Whereas England built a first-innings total of 469-9 declared on the back of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed expressed anger over the lack of preparedness by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its response to the apex court in a suo motu case regarding Pakistan’s response to COVID-19. The top court asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to take notice of the management authority. A five-member […]
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KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that the Zilhajj moon has not been sighted anywhere in the country, therefore, Eid ul Adha in Pakistan will be observed on August 1 (Saturday). The committee’s meeting to sight the Zilhajj moon was held in Karachi with Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman in the chair. Meetings of the […]
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