Author: i2wtc
The Deutsche Telekom pavilion at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBARCELONA — Europe’s telecommunication firms are ramping up calls for more industry consolidation to help the region compete more effectively with superpowers like the U.S. and China on key technologies like 5G and artificial intelligence.Last week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, CEOs of several telecoms firms called on regulators to make it easier for them to combine their operations with other businesses and reduce the overall number of carriers operating across the continent.Currently, there are numerous telco players operating…
‘LUMINARA’, the PSL’s 10th edition’s trophy.—courtesy PCB LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is hoping to expand from six to eight teams after the 2025 season, PSL CEO Salman Naseer said on Thursday. First staged in 2016 in the United Arab Emirates due to security concerns, the PSL is now hosted in Pakistan, where it aims to strengthen its commercial appeal and competitiveness. The planned expansion comes at a key commercial juncture for the PSL, with media and sponsorship rights going up for sale. PSL 2026 will also embrace new cities with Peshawar set to host its first exhibition game,…
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing the growing concerns regarding terrorism in the country has highlightted the importance of unity in combating the rising threats. While addressing the National Assembly regarding the Jaffar Express attack, he commended the forces for preventing a major disaster, Express News reported. He stated, “Terrorism is not a new issue; it has a different context in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.” “Whether it’s religious terrorism or separatist terrorism, the PPP opposes all forms. No one has suffered more from terrorism than the PPP.” Bilawal Bhutto continued, “I was the Prime Minister’s son, and at…
Benchmark S&P 500 falls 1.39 percent, dragging index more than 10 percent below its February peak.The United States’ stock market has taken another tumble following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on wine and other alcoholic products from the European Union. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 1.39 percent on Thursday, dragging the index into a correction – Wall Street lingo for a decline of 10 percent or more from the peak. Corrections are not unusual in the US stock market, which has consistently recovered from losses over its history, though they can be unsettling for investors in…
Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says.Sea levels rose faster than expected around the world in 2024 – the Earth’s hottest year on record, according to new findings from the United States’ NASA space agency, which attributed the rise to warming oceans and melting glaciers. “With 2024 as the warmest year on record, Earth’s expanding oceans are following suit, reaching their highest levels in three decades,” NASA’s Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, head of physical oceanography programmes and the Integrated Earth System Observatory, said on Thursday. Josh Willis, a sea…
Listen to article Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for spreading a “fake narrative” regarding the recent terrorist attack on Jaffar Express. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, the federal minister accused PTI’s social media platforms of misrepresenting the tragic incident and undermining national unity by promoting misinformation. The statement comes after security forces carried out a two-day operation to neutralise the terrorists who had hijacked the Jaffar Express. The ordeal began on Tuesday when separatist militants ambushed the Jaffar Express en route from Quetta to Peshawar, blowing up the railway track and attacking the train with rockets.…
Outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede says ‘disrespect’ for Greenland must stop as US president again says he wants Arctic island.Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede has called for a stronger rejection by local politicians of United States President Donald Trump’s promise to take over the strategically-located island, warning that “enough is enough”. “This time we need to toughen our rejection of Trump. People cannot continue to disrespect us,” Egede wrote on Facebook after Trump reiterated on Thursday his desire to annex the autonomous Danish territory. “The American president has once again evoked the idea of annexing us. I absolutely cannot…
PodcastPodcast, The TakeSerbia’s student protesters have a new approach and are more organised than ever. How did Serbia’s students prompt a national movement for change? They’re leading countrywide protests after a railway station collapse killed 15 people last November. The protests have grown beyond demands for resignations, calling for structural change. Will they pull it off? In this episode: Andela Milivojevic (@djandjava), Investigative Journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Amy Walters, with Ashish Malhotra, Chloe K. Li, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, Remas Alhawari, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten.…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that there is no official visa ban on Pakistani nationals, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed the National Assembly in a letter, local media reported on Thursday. Responding to a query from lawmaker Dr Nafisa Shah, the ministry stated that the UAE Embassy in Islamabad had clarified the matter. According to the embassy, the UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security has introduced a new five-year visa policy with additional requirements. Under the revised policy, applicants must provide round-trip tickets, hotel bookings, proof of property ownership (if applicable), and…
Listen to article Foreign Office on Thursday dismissed reports of a potential US travel ban on Pakistani nationals as “speculative,” saying Islamabad had received no official indication of such measures. Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan addressed the issue during a weekly media briefing after a Reuters report last week suggested that the US, under President Donald Trump, could impose new travel restrictions on Pakistan and Afghanistan following a government review of security and vetting risks. “As of now, this is all speculative and hence does not warrant a response,” Khan said. “So far, we have not been given any indication of…