PM Imran Khan praises overseas Pakistanis for ‘record increase’ in remittances

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been full of praise for overseas Pakistanis as workers’ remittances exceeded $2 billion for the eighth consecutive month and amounted…

Lahori man defrauds two foreigners of 1.86 Bitcoin

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A man based in Lahore pulled off a scandalous crypto scheme by cheating two foreigners to the tune of Rs14.7 million under the guise of…

This Chitrali doctor just became the first Pakistani to be featured in “Best Ophthalmology Books of All Time”

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a moment of national pride, Dr Zubaida Sirang, an eye surgeon from Chitral, recently became the first Pakistani doctor to have her work featured…

Trailer carrying Korean electric cars overturns in Nawabshah

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

At least 13 electric cars imported from South Korea were damaged after a trailer on which they were loaded overturned near Nawabshah on Friday. As…

Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of ARM

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has told regulators around the world that it is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, according to sources…

Facebook might be secretly working on an Android-powered smartwatch

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is up to something, but thankfully, it has nothing to do with your privacy this time. Instead, it appears that the social media behemoth…

SECP registers 2,201 new firms in January

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) enrolled 2,201 companies in January, thereby taking the total number of registered companies in the country to…

Twitter to experiment with letting users receive payments from followers

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted at the possibility of his social media platform introducing a mechanism for its users to receive digital tips or payments…

Mastercard to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With cryptocurrency rapidly and surely establishing itself as a form of payment for business all around the world (most notably Tesla in recent days), credit…

Bank deposits increase by 16.5% in one year: SBP

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Total deposits in the nation’s banks grew by 16.5% over the past year to Rs17.08 trillion in January 2021, as a majority of businesses and…

Govt to improve internet services in Waziristan within ‘next four weeks’

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With directives to the private mobile service providers to improve services in South Waziristan, the government is working to recommence fixed-line broadband services in the…

Pakistan to ask China for debt relief on loan for power projects

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan is seeking yet another infusion of debt relief on Chinese loans, this time for the purpose of the power projects that Beijing has been…

Banks in Pakistan introduce ATM receipt fee

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A few banks in the country have started charging an unannounced fee on the receipt following cash withdrawal from ATMs. As reported by Daily Pakistan…

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