Popular video-sharing platform TikTok has said that it removed nearly 12.5 million videos from Pakistan in the first quarter (January to March) of 2022 for violating community guidelines, placing the country second on the list of largest volume of videos removed. In a press release, TikTok said as per the latest “Community Guidelines Enforcement Report”, Pakistan had a removal rate …

Google on Tuesday announced the launch of its Earthquake Alerts System in Pakistan which is aimed at detecting seismic activities that could help people prepare for an impending emergency. “Android Earthquake Alerts System is a no-cost, helpful android feature that detects earthquakes around the world and alerts people. It uses sensors in Android smartphones,” the search engine giant said in …

Abdullah Shafique hit an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan chased down a record target of 342 in Galle on Wednesday to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test. The tourists achieved the win in the final session of the fifth day’s play to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The previous highest successful fourth-innings chase at …

GALLE: A Yasir Shah delivery was drawing comparisons with Shane Warne’s “ball of the century” on Tuesday, the day after the Pakistan leg-spinner ripped out Kusal Mendis. Sri Lanka’s Mendis had reached 76 on the third day in Galle when Yasir pitched one outside leg stump only for it to take huge turn and hit the top of the shell-shocked …

KUWAIT CITY: China will host the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, organisers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of Covid-19. The Games will now be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 2023, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said. The event was originally scheduled to be held in September this year, but organisers …

FOIX: Tadej Pogacar went on the offensive as promised but was never in a position to unsettle the Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard in the first of three key mountain stages on Tuesday. The defending champion attacked twice on the ascent to the Port de Lers (11.4km at 7%) and once in the descent but yellow jersey holder …

Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique smashed his second test hundred to put the tourists on course to accomplish a mammoth chase on day four of the opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday. Pakistan finished on 222-3 needing 120 runs to grab the lead in the two-test series. Sri Lanka had appeared to have the upper hand in the contest …

KARACHI: Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) has emerged as the first company to pass on the huge impact of rupee’s devaluation by raising prices by up to Rs1.1 million. In a circular to its authorised dealers on Tuesday, the company said the price of two models of 1,000cc Picanto (manual and automatic including capital value tax) has been raised by Rs5m to …

WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has underscored Pakistan’s continued commitment to the International Monetary Fund’s programme, hoping that this would encourage the IMF to give early approval to its staff agreement with Islamabad. In a meeting with Deputy Managing Director Antoinette M. Sayeh on Monday, the minister also sought the IMF’s assistance to the country’s agriculture sector, especially …