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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has lifted the ban from PUBG; a popular online mobile competitive multiplayer game  played by millions in Pakistan, following meeting with judicial negotiators of the online game.  The PTA said in a statement published on Thursday that Proxima Beta Pte Ltd (PB) negotiators instructed it on queries with related to controls put in place by to forbid abuse of the gaming platform.  “The authority expressed its satisfaction on measures adopted by PB so far, and emphasised on continued engagement and a comprehensive control mechanism,” PTA tweeted. “Keeping in view the positive engagement and response of the company, the authority has decided to unban PUBG.” The ban has been revoked days after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the PTA to lift the ban on online game, while announcing a reserved finding of fact on a petition challenging PTA's ban on the game. Meanwhile, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said placing a ...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that the people of all provinces are on the same page to eject Prime Minister Imran Khan out of power. “The PTI government is involved in the theft of flour, sugar, petrol and other basic merchandise but not a single investigation has been carried on. We’ll have to get rid of this selected government,” the PPP chairman told media after holding a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif at the latter’s Model Town residence in Lahore. “We are conjointly working for the people of Pakistan as they are facing multiple problems due to this inapt government,” he said. Bilawal said that different suggestions have been offered by the opposition parties, including an in-house change and demand of fresh elections. “All these issues will be discussed in the coming APC which is being convened shortly,” he said. In answer to a question, the PPP chairman said that there is no need to carry ...

China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal have agreed to continue cross border flow of people and discuss laying down of fast track and green channel to ease each other’s citizens  A Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday, “We will resume cross-border flow of people in orderly manner when certain conditions are met, and we will discuss setting up of fast track and green channel.” H e said this during his regular briefing held there, while answering to a question regarding the video conference on coronavirus between foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal. Wang Wenbin explained that in face of attacking pandemic, all parties should fortify joint prevention and control, maintain people’s health, promote renewal of work and production, facilitate trans-border trade, assure people’s livelihood until the four   virus. “We believe affinity and the cooperation is the most powerful weapon,” he said and added, “We should adhere to c ou...

Police confirmed that at least seven people were injured when the blast took place in the market. Two are said to be in critical condition amongst the injured ones. Rescue teams are on their way and the injured are being send to the nearest hospital. The blast took place near a car after which the vehicle engulfed in flame, whilst a motorcycle also caught the fire. Balochistan's Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani condemned the attack, saying that “The agenda of anti-state elements won't be allowed to succeed.” The chief minister further said that those who “shed innocent people’s blood for their evil purposes deserve the strictest punishment”. He assured that medical facilities will be provided to the injured and directed security forces taking more effective measures to ensure the peace of the area.

انڈیا میں کورونا وائرس سے متاثرین کی تعداد دس لاکھ سے زیادہ ہو چکی ہے اور اب وہ امریکہ اور برازیل کے  بعد دنیا میں کورونا وائرس کے کیسز میں تیسرا سب سے زیادہ متاثرہ ملک ہے۔ انڈیا کی بڑی آبادی کو دیکھتے ہوئے یہ تعجب کی بات نہیں لیکن اس کے چھوٹے پڑوسی ممالک بھی اس وائرس سے بہت زیادہ متاثر ہوئے ہیں۔ پاکستان، بنگلہ دیش، نیپال، سری لنکا اور افغانستان وائرس سے متاثر ہیں

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused PTI government of putting the lives of the public in danger by decreasing the coronavirus testings "on purpose". He said while in a press conference flanked by PPP leader in the metropolis, " Imran Khan is the first and the last prime minister who failed to unite the nation even on the Kashmir cause." "Every government in the past - dictatorship, democratic, selected, or elected - was able to unite the people on the cause of Kashmir." The PPP chairman blamed the PTI government of putting public's lives in danger by decreasing the number of coronavirus testings 'on purpose' while not claiming that coronavirus cases in the country were going down. He said that prime minister Imran Khan and his ministers are making a mockery of themselves when they claim that the graph of the virus cases is decreasing. "If you stop testing, then the graph will go down. But the same number of people will fall ill and...

ایران نے چاہ بہار بندرگاہ سے افغانستان کی سرحد کے نزدیک واقع شہر زاہدان تک ریلوے لائن انڈیا کی مدد کے  بغیر خود تعمیر کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ ایران نے یہ فیصلہ ریل کے اس منصوبے کی تعمیر کے لیے انڈیا کی جانب سے فنڈز کی عدم دستیابی اور اسے شروع کرنے میں تاخیر کے سبب کیا ہے۔ انڈیا کے سرکردہ اخبار ’دی ہندو‘ نے ایرانی حکام کے حوالے سے بتایا ہے کہ ایران اب اس منصوبے کو انڈیا کے تعاون کے بغیر شروع کرے گا۔ حکام کے مطابق اس کے لیے ابتدائی طور پر ایران کے قومی ترقیاتی فنڈ سے 40 کروڑ ڈالر مختص کیے گئے ہیں۔ ایران کے نقل وحمل اور شہری ترقی کے وزیر محمد اسلامی نے گذشتہ ہفتے 628 کلومیٹر لمبی چاہ بہار، زاہدان ریلوے لائن بچھانے کا افتتاح کیا تھا۔ مستقبل میں یہ ریلوے لائن وہاں سے افغانستان کے زارانج خطے تک جائے گی۔ یہ پورا منصوبہ مارچ 2022 تک پورا کیے جانے کی توقع ہے۔

Taliban terrorists conflicted with security forces followed by a car bomb blast at an intelligence compound in northern part of Afghanistan which resulted in killing of 11 people and wounding of many more, said by the officials. After the car bomb blast near the National Directorate of Security office in the Samangan province, shots were fired which wounded more than 40 people. The attack claimed by the Taliban group on Monday actually took place at a government facility in Samangan province's capital city Aybak, near to an office of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the main intelligence agency of the country. Mohammad Sadiq Azizi, a spokesman for the provincial government said,"It's a complicated attack that started with a car bomb blast." The attack finished after four gunmen died during the clash with the terrorists, he added. Officials said that the 11 people who were killed in the conflict were security personnel. The province's health director, Kh...

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani banned big gatherings like weddings on Saturday to halt the spread of the coronavirus, but alleged Iran's economy to stay open. After Rouhani's speech on television, a police official in Tehran announced close down of all big gatherings including weddings and venues in the capital until further notice. Iran has been gradually decompressing its lockdown since April's mid, but has recently a big rise in the coronavirus infected patients chart. The death toll on Saturday increased by 188 over the anterior 24 hours to 12,635, whilst the total number of coronavirus positive cases reached is 255,177, increased by 2,397 by the same period, Iran's Health Ministry spokesperson Sima Sadat Laro said on state television. President Rouhani said that We must ban ceremonies and gatherings all over the country, whether it be wakes, weddings or parties, also said that Now is not the time for festivals or seminars, adding with,"Even university ent...

Narges Muhammadi, a social working Zanjan jail, is infected by the coronavirus. Shereen Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer confirmed that had been infected with the coronavirus in prison. Lawyer Shereen Ebadi wrote on her telegram channel on social media quoting family members of Narges Muhammadi that she has been infected with coronavirus in the jail. According to her family, a human rights activist suffered from kidney failure due to respiratory problems. She expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Narges Muhaamdi. According to Narges Muhammadi's family, she's been suffering from kidney disease for the past several years and now her health deteriorated further due to the coronavirus, and she is now at greater risk than ever before. Prison officials are reportedly depriving her of test and treatment, According to the family members, Narges Muhammadi has been deprived of basic rights like treatment for many days.

Punjab: 730 new coronavirus infected patients and 13 dead. According to the spokesman for the Punjab province for the Primary & Secondary Health Care Department, the total number of infected people in the province has risen to 85,991 with 730 new cases. The total number of deaths in the province have risen to 1985 after 13 more deaths from the virus. According to official details, the province has conducted 581,231 test of coronavirus so far, whereas the number of patients who beat the virus are 53,863.

Middle Eastern airline company Emirate's president said that due to coronavirus, Emirates decided to lay off 9,000 employees. This is the first time that the biggest airline company is going to lay off their employees. Before this pandemic, the employees working in the airline company were around 60,000. Tim Clark said that the company has already laid off 1/10th of its staff. He also said that "We will lay off some more employees that make up about 15 percent of the staff."  The coronavirus has severely affected all kinds of business around the world. Stay Home, Stay Safe.

Lahore: Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Punjab's health minister, stated on Thursday that the coronavirus cases peaked in June and were now declining. The statement came days after the chief executive of Mayo Hospital, Prof. Dr Asad Aslam, who's leading the coronavirus campaign in Punjab, said a similar statement claiming that June 12-13 was the peak of the virus in the province. He said that the hospital was receiving 100 carping and serious patients daily on average in the mid of June, which are now declining slowly, and have declined to 5. Dr Yasmin Rashid stated speaking to a media house that,"It appears that the peak time of the pandemic has passed in June". She also added that a "smart" lockdown will be imposed in the virus' hotspots under the government's new quarantine strategy. The minister said that the smart lockdown imposed in worst affected areas of Lahore stopped a big number of positive cases and insisted on the people to continue taking safety pre...

China will construct from 6 to 8 nuclear reactors a year between 2020-2025 and raise the total volume to 70 Gigawatts (GW), and up to 43.5 percent to the end of May, the China Daily Official stated this on 9th July 2020, after summoning the country's nuclear association. The Chinese Nuclear Energy Association said that the country's total installed volume to expected to stand at 52GW by the end of 2020, falling short of a 58GW target. But it would soon get back on track and could bring total volume in operation or under construction to around 200GW by 2035, the association elaborated. China's nuclear energy ambitions have been delayed on major projects having previously untested technology, as well as a 4-year abeyance on new approvals following the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011. Government officials said in April that the nuclear industry would not be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but no new reactors have been given the go-ahead in this year. 6 were approved in ...

Afghan authorities said on Thursday that they will release 600 Taliban kept as prisoners if the Taliban come to talk. A day after, they refused to release the imprisoned ones. Non concurrence over  around 600 imprisoned Talibans from a total number of 5,000 has averted the launch of US-Brokered peace talks that aimed at the conclusion of around 19 years of war since the group was banished. The Afghan Government said that it doesn't want to free some prisoners for security reasons and it's Western associates. Javed Faisal, National Security Council's point person said that," They have given us another list, the release process will continue but direct talks must also start instantaneously ." The Taliban couldn't be contacted for comment it wasn't clear if they are willing to start the talks on the release of the imprisoned Taliban. United States of America and the Taliban signed an agreement in February on the recession of American forces in exchange for...

PUBG is a video game developed by South Korean company designed in 2017 in which players are dropped onto an island to battle it out against others. P akistan T elecommunication A uthority ( PTA ) will decide today if either to prolong or remove the ban on popular online competitive video game Player Unknown's Battle Grounds. A temporary ban was levied on the game on 1st July . over numerous complaints against PUBG wherein it is stated that the game is addictive, wreckage of time and poses a serious negative impact on the physical and psychological health of children. Justice Farooq asked the PTA lawyer that whether PUBG is a game or a website. He replied with, PTA had banned the link for the game all over the country. Justice Farooq reminded PTA that whatever action they take, must be according to the law . If you want put a ban on it, you must mention what law the game violates, he replied. The court sent the petition to PTA. The PTA will make a decision on the petition by July...

Imran Khan Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said China-P akistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will take Pakistan on the path of rapid progress and development as its economic future is related to the completion of various energy and cadre projects. He was speaking after witnessing the signing of agreement with China Gezhouba for Azad Pattan hydropower project at a ceremony here. A part of CPEC, with an investment of 1.5 Billion USD , 700.7 MW Azad Pattan won't involve any fuel import, thus enabling the country to move towards cheaper and greener power while generating local job opportunities. The project is located at River Jhelum and is expected to be completed in 2026 . Referring to the signing of agreement, the prime minister sa id it was part of the investment to complete a power project based upon the clean energy. Like the past, the project would not burden the people, he said, and mentioned that the previous governments’ costly projects which were made functional with imported ...