Kuwait will impose a new round of swift restrictions from Sunday, including a two-week entry ban on non-citizens, as part of its latest attempt to curb the spread of the Covid. The decision was announced on Wednesday following an extraordinary cabinet meeting as the country is witnessing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 infections […]
Uk is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said it was adding the UAE, Burundi, and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list; because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and […]
At least 27 countries ban flights and travellers from the UK after the detection of a new coronavirus strain in England. Several countries have banned or will ban flights and travellers from the UK after the British government said on Sunday that the spread of a more-infectious new strain of the coronavirus was now “out […]
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said the decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Pakistani citizens was taken due to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions are “temporary”, it emerged on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates had last month temporarily stopped issuing new visas to citizens of Pakistan ; […]
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Thursday added China’s top chipmaker, SMIC, and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, drawing condemnation from Beijing as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office. The Department of Defense designated a total of four additional companies as owned or controlled by the Chinese military, including […]
The Modi-led government in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) extended on Wednesday its ban on high-speed internet in 18 of 20 districts in the region until November 12. In an order on Wednesday, the government said the restrictions on high-speed internet were “absolutely necessary in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of […]
PTA has asked Twitter’s administration to block all handles running an exploiting campaign against Pakistan and its institutions. PTA took this action because of some Indian twitter handles who spread false information about Karachi. Moreover Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reached out to the twitter’s administration. So, PTA has asked Twitter to immediately appoint its moderation […]
The Pakistani government has “conditionally” lifted its ban on TikTok which was issued earlier this month. It happened after platform agreed to moderate its content in accordance with “societal norms and laws of Pakistan” on last warning. PTA said in a statement that the app is unblocked after a ban for failing to filter “immoral […]
TikTok says it has received no communication from PTA despite efforts. The notorious video making application, was banned due to “immoral” content according to PTA. TikTok on Saturday expressed disappointment that its users and creators in Pakistan were still unable to access the video-sharing platform. Despite the company’s efforts to enrage with the country’s telecom […]
TikTok Banned: Pakistan telecomunication authority (PTA) banned the video sharing app “TikTok” on Friday. Because they failed to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, the country’s telecommunication authority said in a statement. They blocked the app after receiving a “number of complaints from different segments of the society”, the regulatory body said in a press […]
