Day: August 12, 2024

Turkey restores Instagram after nine days

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Turkey, on Saturday, announced that it had restored access to Instagram after the platform agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government’s concern, Reuters reported.  Turkey had blocked Instagram on August 2 for not adhering to the country’s “laws and rules” and public sensitivities. A high-ranking Turkish official had accused Instagram of blocking posts expressing condolences for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Islamabad bans toy horns for 10 days as nation preps for 14th Aug celebrations

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and disrupt flow of traffic ByAyaz Akbar Yousafzai August 11, 2024 ISLAMABAD: The city administration in the Islamabad Capital Territory has prohibited the sale, purchase and use of honking toy horns in the federal capital ahead of the Independence Day as the nation gears up for celebrations.  A notification issued by Islamabad Additional District Magistrate Usman Ashraf Sunday stated that the ban comes into immediate effect and will remain imposed for the ten days. It further stated that the ban has been imposed under Section 144 as local traders sell…