NCOC allows travel from C category countries
- 14-Dec-2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis living in Category C countries can return to the homeland until December 31, announced the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday. Earlier on December 6, the NCOC had slapped a complete ban on inbound travel of Category C countries amid the threat of the potential spread of the new Omicron variant […]
Saudi women to enter stadiums for the first time on Friday
- 08-Jan-2018
RIYADH: Sports stadiums in Saudi Arabia will open their doors to women to attend football matches for the first time ever on Friday, the government has announced. “The first match that women will be allowed to watch will be Al-Ahli versus Al-Batin on Friday January 12,” the ministry of information said in a statement on […]
Saudi Arabia allows women to drive, in historic move
- 27-Sep-2017
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it would allow women to drive, the last country in the world to do so. The longstanding driving ban was seen internationally as a symbol of the repression of women in the Gulf kingdom and its repeal comes after years of resistance from female activists. The shock announcement, which risks riling religious […]
IBM launches enterprise-ready blockchain service to allow businesses build apps
- 20-Mar-2017
NEW YORK: International Business Machines Corp has launched a service that will allow businesses to build applications on its cloud using blockchain code from the Hyperledger Project, the cross-industry group led by the Linux Foundation. The US technology company said on Monday its new product called IBM Blockchain was the first service for developers to build […]
Pakistan disapproves use of proxy against any country, says Raheel
- 25-Jun-2016
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday said Pakistan disapproved use of proxy against any country and would neither allow any proxy to be used against Pakistan, ARY News reported.
Facebook launches feature to allow businesses to privately message users
- 06-Aug-2015
SAN FRACNISCO: Facebook Inc rolled out features Wednesday that enable businesses to privately communicate with customers through messages as part of the social networking company's push to make its Messenger app a stand-alone platform.
Facebook allows users to sign up for Messenger without account
- 25-Jun-2015
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc has enabled users without an account to sign up for its Messenger app with a phone number, the social media company said on Wednesday, in another move to broaden the app's reach and make it a standalone platform.
Pakistan not to allow its soil for terrorism activities: FO
- 17-Oct-2014
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson on Friday stated that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against any country for terrorism, ARY News reported.