Elon Musk on Wednesday tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from Apple Inc’s App Store was resolved following his meeting with the iPhone maker’s Chief Executive Tim Cook. “Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so,” the billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said in a tweet. On Monday, Musk had accused Apple of threatening …
IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque said on Thursday that the finance ministry had agreed to devise a mechanism for making payments against Google app services and directed the State Bank of Pakistan to delay the revocation of direct carrier billing (DCB) for telecom companies, abating concerns about the possible unavailability of paid Google apps in Pakistan. “The Ministry of …
(Reuters) – Stephanie Frappart’s appointment as match referee for Thursday’s crunch World Cup clash between Germany and Costa Rica is a step forward for women in a “sexist sport”, according to Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez. Frenchwoman Frappart will make history as she leads the first all-female refereeing team at a men’s World Cup in the Group E …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (INP): Chinese enterprises are optimistic about Pakistan’s electric motorcycle industry, according to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Thursday. Driven by market demand and favorable national policies, a growing number of Chinese electric vehicle companies have come to Pakistan to invest and start their business, and local companies have also started manufacturing electric …
(Reuters): Landslides after heavy rains in southern Brazil left dozens of people missing in Parana state and cut off access to a major port for grains and sugar shipments, authorities said on Wednesday. The BR-277 road to Paranagua and Antonina ports has been closed to vehicle traffic toward the coast since Tuesday. The Parana state government said it expected …
BEIJING, December 1 (INP): Two imported books from Pakistan were announced to be officially launched in China, during the recently concluded Tianfu book fair in Sichuan, China. The book release will be the maiden voyage of Pakistani women’s literature to Chinese readers. According to a report of China Economic Net (CEN) two novels, “I Can Still Live Like the …
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (INP): “After the 14-day aid in Pakistan, we are ready to continue giving full play to our professional strengths and enhance exchanges with Pakistan and contribute to the reconstruction of Pakistan’s health system”, said Mr. Huang Wenxin, head of China (Guangxi) Medical Expert Team for Aiding Pakistan in Flood Relief. The team has concluded its work …
SODERTALJE, Nov 30 (AFP): Barrelling down a motorway south of Stockholm in a 40-tonne lorry and trailer, the driver keeps a careful eye on the road but, jarringly, no hands on the wheel. Instead, the truck drives itself, and veteran driver Roger Nordqvist is at the ready only in case of unexpected problems. Swedish truck maker Scania is not …
LAHORE, Nov 30 (EW): The Elections Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced to hold long-delayed local bodies elections in Punjab in April next year. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikandar Raja. The meeting was briefed that the top election body had to delimit the constituencies for the third time. …
Former England Test captain Joe Root on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of his team teammates falling ill due to food poisoning ahead of the first Test match in Rawalpindi, saying “it is just I think one of those things that we, unfortunately, picked up as a group”. “I don’t think it’s food poisoning or Covid or anything lke that,” …
