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Day: March 29, 2023

Lionel Messi scores 100th goal for Argentina in Curacao romp

Argentina, the defending FIFA World Cup champions, thrashed Curacao in a 7-0 friendly victory, giving Lionel Messi another night to remember. A hat trick by the Paris Saint-Germain player in the first half helped Argentina cross the 100-goal barrier for the nation. Nicolas Gonzalez doubled the advantage for the home team, and Enzo Fernandez scored from the edge of the…

Elon Musk’s Starlink ready to provide Internet services in Pakistan

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services has officially registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to provide satellite internet services in Pakistan. According to a statement released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Monday, SpaceX Director for Global Licensing and Market Activation Ryan Goodnight met with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed…

Apple introduces ‘buy now, pay later’ service

Apple launched its “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service in the United States on Tuesday, threatening to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by companies such as Affirm Holdings and Swedish payments firm Klarna. According to the company, Apple Pay Later will allow users to split purchases into four payments spread out over six weeks with no interest or fees. It…

LHC permits Shahbaz Gill to travel abroad for four weeks

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former SAPM Shahbaz Gill permission to travel to the United States (US) for four weeks on Wednesday. A three-member bench led by the LHC chief justice heard Gill’s petition challenging his inclusion on the Exit Control Lists (ECL). After hearing arguments, the court granted Shahbaz Gill permission to…

Scientists find new water resources on Moon

Experts have discovered new water reserves from samples taken by the Chinese lunar mission “Chang’e 5” from the moon dirt they had brought back in 2020, according to the Independent. This discovery comes as scientists step up their efforts to locate sources of life in space. This might be a significant development since it would enable astronauts to use the…

Woman, man died in attempt to get free flour4

SAHIWAL/RAHIM YAR KHAN: A woman and a man died, and several others were injured, in stampedes at flour distribution points across the country on Tuesday, as people protested the government’s handling of flour distribution. The first stampede occurred in Sahiwal, when a large crowd gathered to get free flour, with women also waiting in long lines. As time passed, the…

Imran khan’s non-bailable arrest warrant issued

ISLAMABAD: In a female judge threatening case, a district and sessions court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for PTI chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to reports, Judicial Magistrate Malik Aman heard Imran Khan’s exemption petition in the judge-threatening case and issued a reserved verdict. The court denied PTI chief Imran Khan’s exemption request and ordered him to…

Pakistan removed from EU’s list of high-risk third countries

ISLAMABAD: According to Federal Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, the European Commission has removed Pakistan from its list of “High-Risk Third Countries.” Naveed Qamar stated on Twitter, “The EU has removed Pakistan from the List of High-Risk Third Countries.” European legal and economic operators would no longer conduct ‘Enhanced Customer Due Diligence’ on Pakistani businesses and individuals.” Qamar emphasized that…

US govt to recognize Pakistani-American psychiatrist as top faith leader

Dr. Farha Abbasi, a renowned psychiatrist and active member of the Pakistani-American community in Michigan, will be named one of the nation’s top women faith leaders by the US Department of Health and Human Services. On March 30, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will host an event called Women on the Frontlines: Celebrating Women Faith Leaders…

Malala calls on Taliban to release education activists like Matiullah

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, has urged the Taliban to release Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan education activist detained in Kabul. Wesa had been providing mobile schools and libraries to Afghan girls and boys, according to a Nobel laureate, who described his arrest as an attack on education. Malala condemned the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education and the…