No, the PTA has not banned TikTok: viral notification is fake, regulator says
The regulator says it issued no such order and urges people to check its official channels
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Spotify audiobooks reach Pakistan: what you get and what it costs
Fifteen hours a month and more than 100,000 English titles, but check the price before you pay
Government plans to abolish super tax in phases, FBR chairman says
Rashid Mahmood Langrial told Karachi industrialists work has begun, after a two-point cut in the rate
NASA unveils X-70 Fractal, a new crewed experimental aircraft
The agency expects a first flight within two years, testing manoeuvres and flight controls never before tried in a crewed plane
NASA’s Swift telescope falls back to Earth over Indonesia after 22 years
The observatory re-entered the atmosphere over North Sumatra. NASA expected most of it to burn up, though some parts may have survived
US sanctions Indian couple’s ‘criminal network’ over fake ship flags for Iran
The Treasury says a Chandigarh-based operation posed as flag authorities for countries from Guyana to Laos, helping Iran’s shadow fleet carry oil
Petrol cut by Rs7.06 a litre to Rs362, diesel down Rs3.71 to Rs387.81
It is the third cut in three days under the daily formula, taking almost Rs16 off petrol and just over Rs15 off diesel
PIA to fly direct between Islamabad and Birmingham from December 1
Three flights a week on a Boeing 777, with tickets on sale now, as the airline aims for 23 weekly flights between Pakistan and Britain
Pakistan to curb imports of camera smart glasses, ECC decides
The committee also wants workplace rules from the provinces. No start date or details yet, and Punjab already has its own 30-day ban in force
Ozone hole is seventh largest on record, but still healing, NASA says
An unusually strong polar vortex enlarged this year’s Antarctic hole, scientists say, but the layer is on track to recover by the 2070s
