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Lionel Messi said that he is frustrated at being blamed for every problem at his club. Messi’s comments came in after his teammate Antoine Griezmann’s former agent accused Messi of having too much control in Barcelona and termed it as ‘reign of terror’.

Messi, who was on international duty with Argentina, was questioned by the reporters upon his arrival back in Barcelona.

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“The truth is that I’m a little tired of always being the problem for everything at the club. On top of that, after a 15-hour flight, I had the tax authorities waiting for me. It’s madness,” he added.

Griezmann’s former agent, Eric Olhats, while talking to a sports publication said that Messi made life very difficult for Griezmann upon his arrival in Barcelona. His attitude was deplorable and he made Griezmann feel it. He said that Messi may be good on the pitch, but his attitude off it is bad.

Earlier in the year, Messi announced his decision to leave Barcelona but ultimately decided to stay at the club as he did not want to proceed in a legal battle with the club.

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He has also been under investigation by the Spanish tax authorities over the past few years. He was found guilty in 2016 of evading tax after failing to report €4.2 million income from image rights, hence he was handed a 21-month prison sentence and a €2 million fine.

However, he did not serve any prison time, instead was asked to pay an additional fine, as per the law in Spain.

Messi has been at the forefront of accusations at the club and is expected to leave Barcelona at the end of the season, having been at the club since the age of 13.

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The Sindh Health Department has banned COVID-19 screening of asymptomatic people under 60 years of age at public labs, said a notification on Thursday.

The decision has been taken following a shortage of test kits at public labs.

For timely processing COVID-19 tests at public sector laboratories, only suspected patients of more than 60 years age, having symptoms and suffering from comorbidities will undergo PCR testing at public sector laboratories till further orders.

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Those who don’t fall in the mentioned category and those having a contact history should be quarantined for 14 days under the supervision of health staff.

Testing in educational institutions will continue where students and faculty suspected to have the virus will be tested.

Once antigen tests are available at the health department, all symptomatic suspect cases and educational institution contacts will have tests done for antigen. The PCR will remain reserved for Category 1 patients. Travelers are advised to have their COVID-19 testing done at their own expense from private labs.

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Speaking on the development, a health department official told the media that they face an acute shortage of kits, while thousands of people, especially those traveling abroad, go to public laboratories for screening daily.

He revealed that the private labs, such as Aga Khan, have refused to accept samples from the health department as they too are under tremendous pressure of having a huge backlog.

The official, however, mentioned that the ban was temporary and hoped that the situation will likely get normal in the next few days.

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After paying $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in May, Apple has now agreed to pay $113 million in a settlement for an investigation into its past practice of intentionally slowing down people’s iPhones. The consumer fraud lawsuit, now known as “batterygate,” was brought by more than 30 states, including Arkansas, Indiana, California, and Arizona.

The Batterygate scandal dates back to 2017, when consumers started noticing that their devices were slowing down after downloading new versions of Apple’s iOS. However, at the time the Cupertino denied that it intentionally slowed down iPhones and said that this was done to preserve battery life amid widespread reports of iPhones unexpectedly turning off. Nevertheless, customers and critics questioned if the move was instead designed to prompt more sales of new iPhone models.

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Apple pushed back on this question as it said that iPhone users didn’t need to replace their sluggish phones, but state attorney general found that people saw no other choice. The investigators alleged that Apple was aware that its updates were slowing devices down but failed to inform customers.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in the press release,

Big Tech companies must stop manipulating consumers and tell them the whole truth about their practices and products. I’m committed to holding these goliath technology companies accountable when they conceal important information from users. Many consumers decided that the only way to get improved performance was to purchase a newer-model iPhone from Apple. Apple, of course, fully understood such effects on sales.

This is not the only financial penalty levied against Apple in the matter. However, many of the payments amount to a drop in the bucket when compared to Apple’s sales. Recently a French competition watchdog fined the company $27 million in February for purposefully slowing performance on older iPhones.

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The Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PSHD) of Punjab has recommended early and extended winter vacations in educational institutions, starting from 23 November, in the wake of rising Coronavirus cases in the province.

The recommendation was tabled during a review meeting of the Anti-Corona Cabinet Committee presided over by the provincial Law Minister, Raja Basharat.

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According to sources, Education Minister, Dr. Murad Raas, opposed PSHD’s recommendation during the meeting, adding that closing all educational institutions would do little in containing the resurgence of the viral infection and suggested sealing only high-risk institutions.

He also briefed the meeting that private schools are not providing accurate data on Coronavirus infection rate.

The meeting agreed to ensure strict compliance with the COVID-19 SOPs across Punjab. It also decided to relaunch a public campaign to raise awareness about the rising infection rate.

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Earlier this week, the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers’ Conference (IPEMC) met to discuss early and extended winter vacations in the country but failed to reach a consensus on the issue.

Following the meeting, the Federal Education Minister, Shafqat Mahmood, said that the decision on the matter will be made in the IPEMC on 23 November.

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A four-member jury of Ramiz Raja, Nadeem Khan, Urooj Mumtaz and Bazid Khan selected PSL 5 team of the tournament which has created a stir amongst the cricket fans in the country. Fans have questioned the credibility of the team as no player from table-toppers, Multan Sultans, was selected.

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Cricket fans have also questioned the selection of Shadab Khan as captain of the side instead of winning captain, Imad Wasim. Shadab Khan’s Islamabad United finished last in the entire tournament but was selected as the captain of the side, whereas Imad Wasim led Karachi Kings to their first-ever PSL title. Many fans called for either Imad Wasim or Shan Masood to be included in the side ahead of Shadab Khan.

Question marks were also raised on Mohammad Amir’s selection. Amir was the tenth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with only 10 wickets to his name in 11 matches. Whereas, Multan Sultans veteran fast bowler, Sohail Tanvir, picked up 14 wickets and finished the tournament as the third-highest wicket-taker.

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The team of the tournament includes 6 players from Lahore Qalandars, three players from Karachi Kings, and one player each from Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United. The leaders of the group stages, Multan Sultans, had no representative.

What do you think of PSL’s team of the tournament? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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A private airline’s Karachi-bound flight was canceled after it was discovered that a mouse had snuck onto the aircraft at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport.

The incident occurred on Thursday when the pilot of Flight 551 spotted the mouse on the aircraft just before takeoff.

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The captain refused to fly with a mouse onboard and informed the authorities. On his complaint, a cleaning team was sent in but they could not find the rodent.

The airline’s management canceled the flight and shifted the passengers from Peshawar to Islamabad on a bus. The passengers were then flown to Karachi from Islamabad.

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Last year, a Jeddah-bound private airline flight was grounded after a mouse onboard did not leave the plane even after several hours of struggle.

Flight PA-470 was originally slated to take off at 5:20 pm from Lahore Airport, and was first rescheduled for departure at 8:00 pm and then at 12:30 pm before being grounded for fumigation.

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CEO PIA, Air Marshal Arshad Malik, visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry where he was welcomed and received by President Lahore Chamber, Tariq Misbah, and other office-bearers.

An MoU was signed for enhanced business cooperation and services between PIA and Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. A committee will be formed comprising of three representatives each from the chamber and PIA to enhance business cooperation. PIA will set up a help desk at the office of the chamber and will initially offer a 10 percent discount on domestic and international travel to its members.

CEO PIA informed the members that the airline achieved operational profitability after a period of eight years. All efforts are being made for the betterment of the airline as PIA is going for restructuring and will offer a voluntary separation scheme to its employees among other initiatives.

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Tariq Misbah assured CEO PIA of the full support of Lahore Chamber and the business community. Vice President of Chamber, Muhammad Nasir Hameed Khan, office bearers, and members of the business community were also present at the meeting.

PIA Chief Commercial Officer, Ali Tahir Qasim, District Manager, Abdul Muqaddum Khan, along with marketing officials of PIA Lahore station accompanied CEO PIA.

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