ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is launching the Smart Pilgrim app this year to further utilize technology in its services. The app allows pilgrims to communicate with their service providers and report any violations to the ministry, which has pledged to handle the remarks and complaints without delay or leniency towards any […]
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CM visits JPMC to enquire about the health of blast injured persons
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and enquired about the health of injured persons of Saddar blast here on Friday. He directed the JPMC’s head Dr. Shahid Rasool to provide proper and better medical treatment to the injured persons. He also met brother of a […]
G-77 urges push towards debt sustainability, food security and sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram, in his capacity as the Group of 77 Chairman, has called for mobilisation of resources to enable the pandemic-hit developing countries to eradicate poverty and hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented response from the international community based on the […]
Facebook’s crypto project Diem sold after pushback
San Francisco: The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million sale of its technology, capping a years-long initiative that drew significant concern from regulators. Facebook’s announcement in 2019 of plans to design a cryptocurrency and payment system raised immediate red flags for global finance officials, who expressed a barrage of […]
Saudis near Yemen border learn to live with Huthi fire
Saudi Arabia: Huthi fire from Yemen this month in the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in a turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home and abroad, but for many Saudis it’s nothing new. In the Jizan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia, the local population has had to live for years with the threat of […]
Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought
Lima: The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said Friday. The announcement came hours after a court banned four directors from the Spanish oil company Repsol, which owns the refinery where the accident took place, from […]
Syria Kurds hunt down militants after prison attack
Syria: Kurdish-led forces on Thursday found dozens of militants holed up in a Syrian prison during mop-up operations after recapturing the facility from Islamic State group fighters. An IS assault on the sprawling Ghwayran prison complex near the city of Hasakeh on January 20 sparked six days of fighting, in violence that claimed at least […]
Finland to start scaling back Covid curbs early
Helsinki: Finland will scale back some of its coronavirus restrictions early, the government announced Thursday as the strain on the healthcare system eases despite the Omicron wave sweeping the continent. Starting February 1, curbs on low-risk events and businesses will be eased. “The burden on hospitals is still high, but the most serious cases are […]
“Khidmat Aapki Dehleez Par”: Usman Buzdar goes digital for the masses
The Government of Punjab’s recent digital initiative called ‘Khidmat Apki Dehleez Per’ brings about a new approach to service delivery or ‘khidmat’ in our local terms. The program aims to revive government machinery for effective delivery of services in residential and other areas through the use of smartphones. Currently designed for the province of […]
IHC accepts apology but issues another show cause notice to Firdous
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued another contempt notice to Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan in the contempt of court case. During the hearing of the contempt of court notice, presided over by IHC Chief Justice Justice Athar Minallah earlier today, the premier’s special assistant had […]