The Punjab government on Tuesday extended for another 30 days the ban imposed under Section 144 on flying drones in open-air spaces across the province, citing security concerns. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department, the complete ban on outdoor drone operations will remain in force throughout the province. The spokesperson said the […]
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Prestianni gets six-match ban for homophobic conduct
Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has been given a six-game ban by Uefa for homophobic conduct during their Champions League knockout play-off match with Real Madrid in February. The match at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon was halted for 10 minutes after Real’s Vinicius Jr accused Prestianni of racially abusing him. Prestianni, 20, denied making […]
Austria to ban social media for children under 14
Austria has announced plans to ban social media for children aged under 14, becoming the latest country to consider introducing restrictions for children online. It follows lengthy negotiations within the conservative-led three-party coalition government, but it is not yet clear how or when the ban will be implemented. Announcing the plans, Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler of […]
Ban on drone use extended
Section 144 has been extended across Punjab, under which there is complete ban on outdoor flying of drones in the province. The Punjab Home Department has maintained a complete ban on outdoor drone flying across the province, and the ban on drone flying has been extended for 30 days. The Punjab government imposed a ban […]
Social Media Ban
Australia has chosen to interrupt childhood. That is the real provocation behind its new ban on social media for those under sixteen. Not the fines, not the platforms targeted, not even the talk of enforcement. It is the cold acknowledgement that the digital economy has shaped adolescence faster than democratic societies were willing to confront. […]
PA passes resolution to ban Imran, his party for being ‘anti-state’
The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to ban incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and his party for being “anti-state”. The development comes days after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed Khan for creating and spreading an “anti-army” rhetoric, stating that such […]
No ban on inter-provincial flour supply: Azma
Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has strongly refuted claims of any restriction on the supply of flour, terming the ongoing propaganda in this regard baseless and contrary to facts. In a statement issued on Sunday, the minister clarified that the inter-provincial transportation of flour is continuing transparently through official permits, ensuring a clear […]
Punjab extends wheat ban in poultry feed
The Punjab government has extended a province-wide ban on the use of wheat in poultry feed mills under Section 144, aiming to safeguard the supply of wheat, flour, and bread for human consumption. According to a notification issued by the Punjab Home Department, wheat may now only be used in flour mills for producing flour. […]
PTA denies youTube ban, says viral notice is from 2012
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has clarified that a viral notice about a YouTube ban is outdated. The notice, dated back to 2012, is being wrongly shared on social media. PTA urged people to ignore this false information. The original ban came after protests against the film Innocence of Muslims and was ordered by the […]
New Zealand runner hit with eight-year ban for doping, fraud
WELLINGTON: Commonwealth Games medallist Zane Robertson was banned from all sports for eight years by a tribunal in New Zealand on Wednesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug and falsifying documents. Athletics NZ chief executive Peter Pfitzinger told AFP this is the longest ban handed out to an athlete from New Zealand. The 33-year-old […]