Month: December 2024
Why are media files facing issues on WhatsApp?
As users across Pakistan continue to face internet hindrances, resulting in difficulties with browsing, as well as downloading and sharing media files, Sajjad Mustafa Syed, chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has hinted at “possible surveillance” of social media platforms. “If a message is being delivered on WhatsApp but a picture is not, it is possible that monitoring is underway,” he said in a statement. Reports indicate that both WiFi and mobile data services were experiencing severe slowdowns, making it nearly impossible for users to send or receive…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman looks forward to Pakistan visit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has expressed his interest in visiting Pakistan during his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the ‘One Water Summit’. Both leaders agreed to bring about a qualitative change in the economic, trade and investment relationship between the two countries. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the pace of progress in the implementation of Saudi MoUs and agreements regarding investment in Pakistan. PM Shehbaz thanked the Crown Prince for his most genuine affection…
PM Shehbaz lands in Riyadh to attend ‘One Water Summit’
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the “One Water Summit”, scheduled to be held on December 3-4. Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, along with Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and others, received the visiting premier at Riyadh’s Royal Airport Terminal. The prime minister was being accompanied by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi. “Just landed in Riyadh to join Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and other global leaders…
Daily Metro Times-03 December 2024
Leaked audio: Ali Muhammad hints PTI leaders flouted Imran Khan’s Sangjani sit-in orders
In a leaked audio, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Muhammad Khan has suggested that party founder Imran Khan’s directives to stage a “do-or-die” sit-in in Islamabad’s Sangjani area were allegedly violated by the leaders, who led the supporters to D-Chowk instead. The audio was leaked days after PTI abruptly postponed its march following a government crackdown on protesters attempting to reach D-Chowk, sparking widespread condemnation within the former ruling party. Questions are emerging within the PTI parliamentary leadership about why supporters were instructed to go to D-Chowk instead of staging…
Musk pushing own agenda on socal media ban issue, says Aussie PM
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded to Elon Musk’s criticism of the nation’s newly legislated social media ban for children under 16, suggesting that Musk, as the owner of X (formerly Twitter), was pushing his own agenda, Reuters reported. The law, passed by the Australian government late last week, aims to restrict social media access for minors, making it one of the strictest regulations globally targeting Big Tech. The debate surrounding the ban has been highly emotional, drawing attention both domestically and internationally. Musk criticized the measure, posting that it appeared to…
Daily Metro Times-02 December 2024
Naqvi says formula ‘beneficial’ for both country, cricket on cards amid Champions Trophy deadlock
DUBAI: Amid ongoing talks with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over Pakistan-hosted Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said that they will chalk out a formula which will be beneficial for both country and cricket. “A forumla will be made that will apply to all future events of ICC [International Cricket Council],” Naqvi, who is also the interior minister said while speaking to journalists in Dubai on Saturday. The tournament, scheduled to take place in Pakistan, has become a bone of contention…
UN urges action over alarming rate of HIV cases among girls in 2023
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on Friday as it released a report in which it discovered an alarming rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among young women and girls. The report, which was released ahead of the world acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) day on Saturday, revealed that in 2023, 96,000 girls and 41,000 boys aged 15-19 were newly infected with HIV, with girls accounting for 70% of these cases. The report warned that these new cases resulted from lack of access…