Tag: block

PTA issued notice over decision to block unregistered cell phones

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) decision to block unregistered mobile phones was challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. The hearing was conducted...

Catalan protesters attempt to block transport to mark referendum anniversary

    BARCELONA: Hundreds of protesters attempted to block roads and train tracks in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Monday while students marched in Barcelona...

US, Russia block consensus at ‘killer robots’ meeting

GENEVA: A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as "killer robots" is blaming countries like the US and Russia for blocking consensus at...

PTA directed to block websites, pages containing blasphemous material

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to immediately block all the websites and pages containing blasphemous material...

Thai police block Bangkok march on coup anniversary

  BANGKOK: Police in the Thai capital blocked a march Tuesday by pro-democracy activists protesting four years of military rule and detained several of the...

US govt shuts down after lawmakers block spending bill

WASHINGTON: The US government officially shut down on Saturday, the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, after lawmakers failed to agree on a...

Iran lifts block on Telegram imposed during unrest

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday lifted restrictions on the messaging app Telegram, the state news agency IRNA said, after blocking the popular service as security...

India blocks three rivers flowing from its territory into Pakistan: report

India has blocked water flow from the rivers Sutlej, Beas and Ravi into Pakistan, while another 50,000 cusecs of water of river Chenab has...