Web archive - March 1, 2023

Pakistan

Imran’s 'comical' Jail Bharo drive ends in 'fiasco': Marriyum

Says ex-PM forced president, NA speaker and deputy speaker to violate Constitution on pretext of 'foreign conspiracy'

World

TikTok to develop parental control tool to block certain videos

ByteDance is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity to the Chinese govt and protection of user data

Pakistan

PM orders establishing passport counters at NADRA centres

The step would not only facilitate the applicants but also reduce the burden on national kitty, says PM Shehbaz

Pakistan

COAS lauds Pakistan team's rescue efforts in quake-hit Turkiye, Syria

Army chief briefed on Pakistan Army team's rescue and relief efforts for earthquake victims of in Türkiye and Syria

Cricket

Islamabad United suffer multiple injury setbacks amid Hales boost

Tymal Mills has suffered a setback during his injury

Cricket

PSL 8: Franchises make changes to their squad

Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran has come in for Jason Roy

World

China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic

The FBI has assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan, says Wray

Business, Pakistan

Pakistan inflation jumps 31.5%, highest in nearly 50 years

Food, beverage and transportation prices surged more than 45%, says PBS

Gossip

Forgive me for what I wore and trying to protect what was meant to be mine: Ushna Shah

The actor apologised to the blogger, adding while some people snuck in, she shouldn’t have let social media get to her

Pakistan

India ranked worst country in internet freedom

Report details global internet shutdowns throughout 2022; India biggest offender with 58% of outages in IIOJK