KARACHI: The federal government, while acknowledging the fact that domestic prices of essential food items have gone up over the last three years, has claimed that it has absorbed a considerable amount of increase in international prices and has not allowed its full passage to consumers in Pakistan. A Finance Division statement released in Islamabad on Sunday says it is …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) was on Monday conveyed that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and TikTok officials are engaged in talks to lift a ban on the video-sharing app. During a hearing of a case pertaining to a ban on TikTok headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, the court directed the PTA authorities to raise the issue of the …

Independent blog reporting on WhatsApp, WABetainfo, says the multimedia messaging app is adding multi-device support to now include iPads. Years after the service’s launch, its beta version today has revealed it will work on an iPad. WhatsApp allows both iPhone and Android users to use the service but currently, it doesn’t have native app operation available on iPads. As per …

PayPal will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. The roll-out, which marks the first international expansion of PayPal’s cryptocurrencies services outside of the United States, could inspire further mainstream adoption of the new asset class. With over 403 million active accounts globally, the San …

EUGENE: Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah scored an emphatic 100 metres victory over the returning Sha’Carri Richard­son at the Eugene Diamond League on Saturday. Jamaican star Thompson-Herah powered over the line at Hayward Field in 10.54 seconds — the second fastest time in history — as Richardson finished a distant last in 11.14 seconds. The clash in Eugene had been billed …

DHAKA: Bangladesh have expressed confidence that senior opener Tamim Iqbal will recover fully from a knee injury in time for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October and November. Tamim hurt his knee during the April-May tour of Sri Lanka and returned midway through the team’s subsequent Zimbabwe tour in July. The left-hander will miss …

LAHORE: Sarfraz Nawaz has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan to nominate either Zaheer Abbas or Majid Khan as next chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), while urging his former new-ball partner against the possible appointment of Ramiz Raja, given his past record. “Reports are circulating in the media that with your approval, it has been decided to replace Ehsan …

LONDON: Romelu Luk­aku and Harry Kane, two of the world’s best strikers, were back in action in the Premier League on Sunday after some time away. Lukaku made the better impression. Making the first appearance of his second spell at Chelsea, the Belgium international marked his return to England’s top division after a two-year absence by scoring one goal and …

Fawad Alam’s fifth Test century and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s new ball potency pushed Pakistan into the ascendancy on a truncated third day of the rain-affected second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Sunday. Fawad’s unbeaten 124 lifted the tourists to 302 for nine declared in their first innings before Shaheen removed both openers swiftly and Faheem Ashraf …