Pakistan will this week begin the process of selling unused telecom spectrum in an auction it hopes will raise around $1 billion and enhance network capacity, said three senior government officials familiar with the matter. The spectrum is in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands typically used by operators for 4G LTE (long-term evolution) networks […]
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Karachi Saddar market updates innovations in AC, fridge, washing machine
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSThis is the latest update from Karachi’s Electronics Market in Saddar where international home appliance manufacturing companies are launching new products and local companies are focusing on improving the quality of their existing ranges. Fridges International brands such as Dawlance and Haier are working on inverter technology by introducing European compressors which allow the appliance […]
READ MOREBBC journalists warned of sackings for breaking social media rules
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSBBC journalists and presenters who violate impartiality rules on social media face potential dismissal under forthcoming new guidelines, the broadcaster’s new director-general said on Tuesday. The guidelines will be published “in the next few weeks”, covering both the BBC’s news department “and beyond”, Tim Davie told a committee hearing of MPs. “We will be able […]
READ MOREUS ambassador confirmed Zaheer-ul-Islam was active in politics: Shuja Nawaz
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTShttps://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/09/NML-Shuja-Nawaz-30-09.mp4 Shuja Nawaz, the author of The Battle for Pakistan, said on Wednesday that former US ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson had confirmed in an interview with him that former ISI chief Lt Gen (retired) Zaheer-ul-Islam was very active in political matters and the US embassy was keeping an eye on it. “I interviewed Ric[hard] […]
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Sindh okays Rs625m for vaccines, fodder, mosquito net for livestock
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSSindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has approved Rs625 million for the purchase of vaccines, fodder, poultry feed and mosquito nets for livestock in flood-hit areas of the province. The provincial government has approved Rs40 million for the purchase of vaccines, Rs80 million for essential medicines and Rs250 million for the purchase of fodder for […]
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PCB’s Ehsan Mani admits PSL 1, 2 had financial irregularities
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSFollowing questions by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly on Wednesday Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani admitted that there were financial irregularities during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 1 and 2. “There indeed were financial irregularities in PSL 1 and 2 but this matter is with the committee now,” he […]
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Azerbaijan ‘determined’ to fight until Armenian troops leave Karabakh
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSAzerbaijan on Wednesday vowed to pursue military action against Armenian separatists in the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region until a full Armenian withdrawal from the disputed territory. Armenian and Azerbaijani forces are engaged in the heaviest fighting in years over Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian province that broke away from Azerbaijan in the 1990s during the collapse […]
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Joe Biden’s use of ‘Inshallah’ to mock Trump raises eyebrows
Abdul Gh Lone 30 September 2020 0 COMMENTSFormer US Vice President and Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday night took on incumbent President Donald Trump in the first debate and used the word “Inshallah”. Apart from its original meaning of ‘If God wills it’, the phrase ‘Inshallah’ is also often used sarcastically by Muslims when they are talking about something […]
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