Saturday, November 26th, 2022
What’s happening with Google Play Store for Pakistani users?
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has suspended a payment of $34 million to international service providers after which mobile users will not be able to download Google Play Store services from December 01, 2022, The News reported Saturday. The direct carrier billing (DCB) mechanism was discontinued by the central bank after which a payment of $34 million on an annual basis through mobile companies to international service providers, including Google, Amazon and Meta, got stuck. Pakistani customers will now be forced to download Google and other international apps forRead More
Pakistan sees alarming rise in HIV cases
Newly infected people include low risk males, females, clients of key populations. Punjab tops in new HIV cases with 6,106 people infected. Doctor says healthcare system biggest culprit in spreading HIV in Pakistan. ISLAMABAD: As many as 9,773 people have tested positive for HIV in Pakistan during the last 10 months of 2022, raising serious doubts about HIV prevention and control efforts and clearly indicating spread of HIV from the key populations to the general public, health authorities in the federal capital said, citing official data. “Every month, more orRead More
Hina Rabbani expected to represent Pakistan in FIFA World Cup in Doha
Hina Rabbani likely to attend world cup in first week of December. Sources say dates are still being finalised. They add it was important for Pakistan to show solidarity with Qatar. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar is likely to visit Doha to attend the FIFA World Cup in the first week of December, The News reported Saturday, citing diplomatic sources in Doha. Invitations had been received by the Foreign Office even before the World Cup started with the inaugural being attended by world leaders, including Saudi Crown PrinceRead More
Lt. Gen Faiz Hamid decides early retirement
Lt Gen Faiz Hamid is one of military’s top officials. News comes a day after Lt Gen Abbas’ decision of early retirement. Lt Gen Hamid served as director-general of Inter-Services Intelligence wile Imran Khan was PM. RAWALPINDI, NOV 26: Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, who is one of the top military officers of Pakistan, has decided on early retirement. News of Lt General Hamid’s retirement comes a day after family sources said that Pakistan Army’s Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lt General Azhar Abbas had sought early retirement as well. TheRead More
Ethiopian Prime Minister to attend ICCI BOC in Addis Ababa – Jemal Beker Abdula
Islamabad, NOV 26 /DNA/ – Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador of Ethiopia welcomed the ICCI proposal to organize a Business Opportunities Conference (BOC) in Ethiopia and said that the Prime Minister of Ethiopia would join the event as Chief Guest while he would provide full support to make it successful. He said that his country is a gateway for African countries and Pakistan can enhance its exports with the African region by developing closer cooperation with Ethiopia. He said that Ethiopia has made reforms for ease of doing business and isRead More
Pakistan, Türkiye to further strengthen trade and investment ties
ISTANBUL, NOV 26 /DNA/ – The deep-rooted brotherly relations between Pakistan and Türkiye will be further consolidated through strengthening trade and investment ties. This was expressed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing Turkish business leaders in a meeting organized by Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK) in Istanbul, today. Underlining the important role played by businessmen to create economic linkages between the two countries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated important contribution of DEIK in developing commercial ties between Pakistan and Türkiye. Prime Minister voiced his government’s strong commitmentRead More