Web archive - February 24, 2021

Technology

Telenor collaborates with Spotify to enable users to enjoy unlimited #MoreSeZyadaEntertainment

Tune into Spotify using the Telenor mobile balance for an ultimate music experience

Sindh

A maestro dips into nostalgia

Photographer Arif Mahmood's Pestonjee, Silver Linings leave one in sweet melancholy

World

UN aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine 

The United Nations describes Yemen as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the people in need

Pakistan

NCOC lifts curb on commercial activities amid decline in Covid-19 cases

Condition for offices to enforce 50% work-from-home policy also lifted

World

India plans new social media controls after Twitter face-off 

In India, Twitter ignored orders to remove content over farmers’ protests

Pakistan

WATCH: With blackened faces, drug peddlers paraded on donkeys in K-P

Locals also shave the heads of drug dealers, take law into their own hands as police remain mere spectators

Business

Oil edges higher but surprise US stock build weighs

Crude stockpiles rose by 1m barrels against estimates for draw of 5.2m barrels

Business

Market watch: Bearish spell continues at stock market

Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 366.17 points to settle at 45,362.58

World

Facebook to invest $1 billion in news industry after Australia row 

Facebook restored Australian news pages, ending a week-long blackout after wringing concessions from the government

World

India warns of worsening Covid-19 situation, vaccinations to expand 

A month after health minister declared that Covid-19 had been contained, Maharashtra and Kerala reports surge in cases