Chinese crackdown triggered by Jack Ma’s insulting comments wipes $250 billion off Alibaba’s valuation

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

China’s record antitrust fine of $2.8 billion on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is the latest in a series of actions that have wiped more than $250…

Tasdeeq, an app that conducts free criminal background checks raises privacy concerns

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Tasdeeq Pakistan app’s database comprises domestic, industrial, and corporate workers and thousands of blue-collar employees from different organizations whose data can be verified before…

Arslan Ash beats fellow Pakistani & 120 international players, wins World UFL Tournament

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

On Monday, Pakistan emerged as the global Tekken champion after Arsalan Ash defeated 120 players to win the World Ultimate Fight League E-gaming finals. WUFL…

Record breaking remittances reach above $2 billion for 10th consecutive month in a row

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The flow of workers’ remittances into Pakistan continued its record run of going above $2 billion for the 10th consecutive month in March, State Bank announced…

Human hair can help create better solar panels, study finds

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A carbon dot material can be derived from human hair and used to improve the performance of solar panels. Researchers at the Queensland University of…

Karachi will become the world’s 4th largest city by 2035, says US intelligence forecast

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Karachi is set to become the world’s 4th largest city, with a population reaching 23.1 million in 2035, according to a United States intelligence report,…

Entrepreneurship on the rise, SECP registers a whopping 19,251 new companies in 8 months

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

From July 20 to March 21, SECP registered 19,251 new companies, indicating a growth of 39% as compared to the same period last year. SECP…

Imran Khan calls for automation to replace human labor, more Pakistanis to become jobless?

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need for automation to improve the ease of doing business and lower overall costs. However, he didn’t address…

KPK records the highest decrease in income inequality under the PTI government

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is already the fastest-growing economy, is now outperforming other provinces in ending inequality. KPK’s finance and health minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra, on…

Pakistan to get “top-secret” military equipment from Russia, Indian concerns expected

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Despite a shared cold war past, the two countries continue to break ice gradually. The first Russian foreign minister’s visit to Pakistan in nearly a…

Who will be the world’s first-ever trillionaire? The race has begun & the candidates are all American!

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Despite growing global concern about the rising inequality and the chaos it creates, and the skyrocketing wealth of the Big Tech billionaire CEOs, the race…

Another step towards Smart City, PITB, to automate Lahore’s waste management operations

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a press release by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), the board will collaborate with the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWCM) in automating…

Google’s I/O developer conference goes virtual for the first time in history

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Wednesday that the search giant would hold its annual developer conference virtually this year from May 18 to 20, after…

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