Web archive - May 11, 2024

Sports

Nadal unclear on playing French Open

The 22-time Grand Slam winner is contemplating retreat after the Italian Open exit

Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Levies, khasadar force sit-in enters second day at Bab-e-Khyber

Protesters demand integration of Khasadar and Levies force into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police structure

Pakistan

PM wants more investment from UK

PM Shehbaz says digitisation process of the Federal Board of Revenue was in final stage

World

MMA Icon Khabib’s accounts frozen due to $3 million tax debt

Some of former UFC champion’s firms now reportedly closed over irregularities uncovered by Russian authorities

Technology

Microsoft hit with $242m US verdict in Cortana patent lawsuit

Jury agrees with IPA after week-long trial that Microsoft's voice-recognition technology violates IPA's patent rights

Technology

After layoffs, Musk says Tesla to spend $500 million on charging network

EV makers adopting Tesla's North American Charging Standard could make Tesla's superchargers an industry standard

Pakistan

Pakistan-China strategic dialogue next week

Two countries will also hold a meeting of Joint Cooperation Committee of CPEC in Beijing to review progress

Pakistan

Newly promoted three-star generals assigned postings

DG ISPR to continue at current posting

Film

Woes, wits and veils: ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is a light-humoured parable of patriarchy for all women lost

A bit too unsubtle at times, Kiran Rao’s latest is a feminist polemic against the ‘fraud’ of respectability 

Pakistan, World

KSA to test flying taxis for pilgrims, Pakistan applauds initiative

Saudi minister says it's vital to introduce such new technologies and determine optimal method for their incorporation