Pakistan national carrier inches closer to full international flights
Pakistan's state-owned airlines now meet global safety standards, the state's aviation minister said Thursday, but to lift the ban before resuming flights to major western destinations. Needs European and US authorities.
Economy on a bumpy yet steady road to recover
The pandemic became a severe challenge for Pakistan's fragile economy, which is cited as the main stumbling block on the country's road of development. Despite the lockdowns and the third wave of covid-19, the economy of Pakistan has recovered strongly in FY-2021 posting a growth of 3.94 percent, substantially higher than the previous two years.
Police arrests ‘creator of app’ auctioning Indian Muslim women
Several Indian Muslim journalists were targeted by the app, including Ismat Ara who filed and then shared on social media a police complaint on Sunday that said the app was "designed to insult Muslim women".
Saudi Arabia says anti-Israeli force Hezbollah is ‘terrorist’
The latest exchange of insults follows a crisis between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states over the war in Yemen, and Saudi accusations that Hezbollah was meddling in the conflict.
Spy chief reacts to Chinese parody of James Bond
Entitled ‘No Time to Die Laughing’, the oddball ‘James Bond’ mock-up centers on two ‘MI6’ spies – Agents 0.07 and 0.06 – who are seen discussing the agency’s fixation on China as a “top priority” over a sitcom-like laugh track.
Fawad Chaudhry suggests new names for PPP & PML-N
Fawad said efforts were afoot to engage other political parties so that a request should be made to the Election Commission of Pakistan for reviewing the code of conduct. About audio leaks of Maryam Nawaz, Fawad said those were real as she herself had admitted that it was her voice.
205,000 EVMs required for Punjab LG polls: ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday agreed to hold Local Government (LG) elections in Punjab through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
South Korea grounds entire F-35 fleet after risky crash-landing
An ill-fated training flight earlier this week has prompted a probe into what may have caused the malfunction, which affected a number of systems in addition to the plane’s landing gear, South Korean defense officials said.
China hits back at criticism over Tesla Xinjiang showroom
The US electric carmaker announced the opening of its new showroom in Xinjiang. The announcement prompted a backlash from US politicians who accused Tesla of helping China cover up genocide in the region. But China on Thursday hit out at the criticism.
France imposes huge fines on Google, Facebook
Cookies are little packets of data that are set up on a user's computer when they visit a website, allowing web browsers to save information about their session.
Usman Khawaja back to haunt England with Sydney ton as Australia dominate
Usman Khawaja returned to haunt England Thursday with a stylish century four years after plundering another big Ashes hundred at the same ground as Australia took a firm grip of the fourth Test in Sydney.
Pakistan successfully delivers cargo via first ITI train
Before reaching its destination, the goods loaded onto the train were shifted to other bogies (trans-shipment) compatible with the Iranian and Turkish rail/gauge system. The train consisted of eight wagons carrying pink salt weighing 150 tonnes.