WhatsApp launches Advanced Chat Privacy feature
KARACHI: A new privacy feature, ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’, has officially been launched by WhatsApp, which is designed to improve security for both individual and group conversations. The recent update stops users from exporting chat histor...
Malaysian airline AirAsia starts new Karachi-Kuala Lumpur route
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has welcomed the World’s best low-cost Airline AirAsia in Pakistan and congratulated the milestone in expanding its footprint in South Asia with the official announcement of its latest new route between Ka...
Pakistan condemns Israel's attacks on Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel's continued aggression and atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, particularly in Gaza, stating that the latest military actions amount to war crimes under international law. In a stateme...
PIA still grounded in UK as air safety ban remains in place
LONDON: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will remain banned from flying to and from the United Kingdom, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed on Tuesday, dashing hopes of an imminent return after a four-year hiatus. A spokesperson for...
PM Shehbaz's Azerbaijan visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties
BAKU: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Baku yesterday for a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan. Upon arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the prime minister was warmly received by senior Azerbaijani officials, including...
Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump's Gaza plan
RIYADH: Arab leaders will gather in Saudi Arabia today (Friday) to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its inhabitants, diplomatic and government sources said. The plan stirred rare unity among Arab state...
King Salman green lights Saudi riyal symbol
RIYADH: King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved the official symbol for the Saudi riyal, marking a milestone that strengthens the identity of the Kingdom's national currency, the Saudi Gazette reported. Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Governor Ayman Al-Sayari e...
PM Shehbaz meets WB delegation to discuss $40bn agreement
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with the Executive Directors of the World Bank, who arrived in Pakistan on Monday for the first time in two decades to review the progress and implementation of a $40 billion...
Top Russia, US officials to meet in Saudi Arabia today
MOSCOW: Top Russian and US officials will meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties, "Possible" truce in Ukraine and a summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The talks come amid a burst of diplomacy on the Ukraine conflict, kick-started...
Bilawal Bhutto says no one be allowed to challenge writ of state
MUNICH: PTI Founder remains in jail or not, it has nothing to do with Pakistan's progress, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in an informal chat on the sidelines of the Munich security conference. "The PTI's Founder has a role if today's young generation i...
