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Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

The government blames the violence on armed groups including left-wing rebels and drug traffickers.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:25am

World

WHO's Tedros hails 'historic' US support for vaccine patent waiver

Tedros clashed repeatedly with former US president Donald Trump, who began withdrawing his country from the WHO before President Joe Biden immediately rescinded the move upon taking office in January.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:38am

World

Facebook oversight board to rule on Trump’s return to Facebook

Facebook's oversight board on Wednesday will decide whether to uphold the company’s indefinite suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Several academics and civil rights groups have publicly shared their letters urging the board to block Trump permanently, while Republican lawmakers and some free expression advocates have criticised the decision.

Published 05 May, 2021 05:08pm

Life & Style

Twitter bans Bollywood star for 'abusive behaviour'

"We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm," a spokeswoman for Twitter told AFP via email.

Published 04 May, 2021 07:22pm

Business & Finance

Twitter posts disappointing quarterly results

WASHINGTON: Twitter shares took a pounding Thursday after the short messaging service reported weaker-than-expected...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

World

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies

WASHINGTON: American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the...

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:07am

World

India's coronavirus crisis deepens as countries promise aid

Hospitals in Modi's home state of Gujarat are among those facing an acute shortage of oxygen, doctors said.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:09pm

World

US, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India

A surge in recent days has seen patients' families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds, and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:22am

World

Twitter censors tweets from politicians, public that criticized Modi govt's handling of Covid crisis

Twitter has been ordered by the Indian government to censor 52 tweets that criticized India’s handling of the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This includes tweets by Revanth Reddy, a sitting Member of Parliament; Moloy Ghatak, a West Bengal state minister; actor Vineet Kumar Singh; and two filmmakers, Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das.

Updated 24 Apr, 2021 08:32pm

Editorials

Digital gains must not be squandered away

EDITORIAL: Last Friday and Monday, the government felt compelled to arrest the unrest in the country by shutting ...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Pakistan

Grade 1-8: On-campuses classes delayed by 10 days in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh government on Sunday announced to delay resumption of on-campus classes for grade one to eight in the...

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 09:58am

Technology

Twitter says services down for some users

"Tweets may not be loading for some of you. We're working on fixing a problem and you'll be back on the timeline soon," the company said in a tweet.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 10:27am

Pakistan

NACTA includes TLP in banned outfits

ISLAMABAD: National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has included Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in the list of...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

World

China says climate onus on US in Kerry talks

BEIJING: China said Friday that the United States needed to take more responsibility on climate change but welcomed...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Social media shutdown for hours

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Friday, blocked all social media platforms in the country for several hours in order ...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Social media platforms restored in Pakistan after a brief shut down

Several social media services were shut down from 11 am to 3 pm.
PTA said it was done on the orders of the Interior Ministry to maintain public order and safety.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan temporarily blocks major social media sites including Facebook and Twitter after TLP's violent protests

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has shut down social media apps till 3 pm
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order in the country following violent protests by a banned religious party

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 12:25pm

World

One dead in Tennessee school shooting: police

"My message is that we all need to work together to stop the violence," Kincannon added.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

Pakistan

Superior judiciary: PTA asks Twitter to block malicious content

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has approached the top management of Twitter, a micro blogging...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

World

Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

HONG KONG: Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the “#MilkTeaAlliance” online protest movement that has...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:21am

World

Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

It has also directed local telecom service providers to block access to social media sites, which protesters have skirted by using virtual private networks and foreign SIM cards.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 01:14pm

World

HK democracy activist granted asylum in UK

LONDON: Hong Kong Democracy activist Nathan Law said on Wednesday he had been granted asylum in Britain after ...

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:12am

Pakistan

PM shares breathtaking pictures Of Deosai Ski Traverse

Imran says that Deosai plains – the high altitude plateau in Gilgit Baltistan, had turned out to be the country’s first winter ski traverse
The premier shared a number of pictures of the local and foreigner skiers traversing in the snows of Deosai

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:18am

World

Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

Russia has since March impeded the speed of Twitter for not removing content it deems illegal, and threatened to block it entirely. Photos and videos take longer to load for some users.
"It was a productive discussion about how we can both work to ensure that reports of such illegal content are dealt with expeditiously," it said in a statement.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:52pm

World

Russia extends Twitter slowdown, deadline to remove content

The watchdog gave Twitter a month to remove the content or face a complete blockage in Russia.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:38pm

World

Officers hurt near US Capitol after being rammed by vehicle

WASHINGTON: Two police officers were injured near the US Capitol on Friday after being rammed by a vehicle whose...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

World

Russian court fines Twitter on charges of failing to delete content

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow said in a series of statements that it had issued three separate fines against Google of 3.2 million roubles, 3.3 million roubles and 2.4 million roubles.
It said the fines related to offences committed on Jan. 22-24 this year, including "violating the procedure for removing information", all under Russia's Administrative Offences Code.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:06pm

BR Research

On social media rules

The fate of the government’s social media regulations hangs in the balance. The second version of the rules –...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:35am

Technology

Twitter says in process of identifying new independent board director

The company also said board member Jesse Cohn, who is also hedge fund Elliott Management's head of US equity activism, will be nominated for re-election as a class II director.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:57pm

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips - for now

WASHINGTON: Twitter said it permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot because...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Gainers
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Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	269.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	637.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	269.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	637.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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World
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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	207.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	207.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	135.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Jun 24	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 24	3911.74
India Sensex / Jun 24	52727.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	26491.97
Nasdaq / Jun 24	11607.62
Hang Seng / Jun 24	21719.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	7208.81
Dow Jones / Jun 24	31500.68
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	13118.13
France CAC40 / Jun 24	6073.35

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	107.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	122300.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	1826.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	98.05

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