ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced Pak ID mobile app through which the people will be able to get Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and Family Registration Certificate (FRC) online. According to the details, the NADRA has provided modern facilities, refraining the citizens from long queues at the centers.  After completing the process through the app, the applicant …

The most renowned messenger application – WhatsApp – recently added a new custom sticker creation option on iOS, enabling users to edit images from the camera roll into their unique visual combinations. FUN NEWS! YOU CAN NOW TURN YOUR PHOTOS INTO STICKERS OR EDIT EXISTING STICKERS 🤩 IN OTHER NEWS, YOU’LL LIKELY HAVE TO SHOW THE ENTIRE GROUP CHAT HOW …

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Thursday launched new residency programmes aimed at attracting skilled professionals and investment as the Gulf country forges ahead with its plan to pivot its economy away from fossil fuels. “The initiative aims to further drive the country’s economic transformation by creating employment opportunities and fostering knowledge transfers,” it said in a statement. The five new premium …

Authorities in India’s most populous state halted some payments this week to teachers of subjects such as mathematics and science in madressahs after the end of a federal government scheme. The funding halt, affecting more than 21,000 teachers in Uttar Pradesh, comes as the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which took office in 2014, sets its sights on winning …

JOHANNESBURG: A statue of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf will be put up in Cape Town on Friday to symbolise his decades-long work championing justice for Palestinians, his foundation said. The late Nobel peace laureate’s “life-size statue” will be temporarily on show “until the bombing of Gaza stops”, the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said …

BEIJING: China pledged on Thursday to extend funding for infrastructure in the Maldives, after it upgraded ties with the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago. With Beijing and New Delhi tussling for influence, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was elected in September after pledging to cultivate “strong ties” with China and eject Indian troops. Muizzu embarked this week on his first state visit to China …

PESHAWAR: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has recalled cough syrup after the detection of ‘poisonous ingredients’ in its composition.  The raw material, Propylene Glycol was imported by a local firm from Thailand and supplied to different pharmaceutical companies throughout the country for manufacturing of cough syrups, which are high in demand these days due to the outbreak of …

The University of Oxford said on Thursday it had begun human testing of an experimental vaccine against the brain-swelling Nipah virus that led to outbreaks in India’s Kerala state and other parts of Asia. There is no vaccine yet for the deadly virus. Nipah was first identified about 25 years ago in Malaysia and has led to outbreaks in Bangladesh, …

DOHA: Less than 13 months after hosting one of the all-time great World Cup finals, Qatar takes centre stage once again when 24 nations compete for the AFC Asian Cup in nine stadiums spread across the capital city of Doha. Twelve years of controversy dogged the World Cup when Qatar were named 2022 hosts as the Muslim Gulf nation denied …