Pakistan has recorded 1,376 new infections and 30 deaths during the last 24 hours, whereas, the number of active cases of coronavirus went up to 16,242 from 15,317. 317,086 patients have recovered from the virus, according to statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). 35,745 tests were carried out for the detection of COVID-19 during the last 24 …

WhatsApp on Thursday finally launched its much-awaited “Disappearing Messages’ feature with a time limit of seven days before the message gets automatically deleted. In a blog post, WhatsApp said the disappearing messages function is now official and will be rolled out during this month to its 2-billion plus users. The feature is available for individual as well as group chats. …

Sahabettin Ozcelik from Turkey, who started repairing phones as a profession two decades ago, has a large collection of 1,000 old cellphones. According to Anadolu Agency, Sahabettin Ozcelik from Turkey’s eastern province of Van started repairing phones as a profession two decades ago and his interest is collecting rare models of old cellphones. The repairman has a collection of 1,000 phones, …

TOKYO: Tokyo’s ability to cope with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and stage next year’s Olympic Games safely will undergo a major test this week with gymnasts from four nations gathering in the Japanese capital for a friendly tournament. The meet on Nov 8 — featuring 30 gymnasts from Japan, the United States, China and Russia — marks the first international …

CHRISTCHURCH: A new strength and conditioning programme and better shot selection has led to West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher hoping a strong tour of New Zealand will help him force his way back into contention for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup. The 32-year-old Fletcher has not played for West Indies since 2018 but has been brought back for their tour …

LONDON: As two of the wealthiest and proudest clubs in Europe, Manchester United and Paris St Germain expect to be contenders to win the Champions League. Both lost their games in Group ‘H’ on Wednesday after shambolic moments that left last season’s finalists PSG at risk of failing to advance to the knockout rounds. United’s 2-1 loss at Istan­bul Basaksehir …

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has so far approved Rs237.211 billion for 2,949 businesses under its Rozgar scheme for protecting businesses and employees from the impact of Covid-19. Similarly, under its refinancing scheme for protecting businesses from the impact of Covid-19, the central bank has so far deferred Rs655.27bn principal repayments of loans up to one year. The …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Babar Azam will be looking to regain the top place in the ICC Twenty20 player rankings, in the upcoming three-match ser­ies against Zimbabwe to be held in Rawalpindi from Saturday. Babar, who scored 221 runs including a fine 125 in the final match of their ICC World Cup Super League ODI series against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, has …

QUETTA: The Accountability Court of Quetta on Thursday admitted for hearing the Reko Diq copper-cum-gold project reference against 25 people, including former officials of the Balochistan government and multinational companies, for allegedly causing a loss of billions of rupees to the exchequer. Accountability Court Judge Munawar Ahmed Shahwani issued notices to 25 suspects directing them to appear before the court …

KARACHI: Stocks recorded a strong rebound on Thursday with the KSE-100 index up by 789.34 points (1.96 per cent) and closing seen at 41,071.30. The index touched intra-day by 803 points with Rs119 billion added to the market capitalisation. In the early morning as the market opened, the nail-biting finish to the US elections was far from over. The complaining …