Govt promises free COVID-19 vaccination for all starting from Q2 2021

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

This has been quite an intense week for COVID-19 in Pakistan, with Wednesday (i.e. yesterday) featuring the highest number of deaths (75) on a single…

PIA to obtain eight new aircraft on dry lease, agrees to send daily cargo flights to China

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

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be adding eight new narrow-body aircraft to its fleet on dry lease. It has also signed an agreement to…

This student from NUST is among the first ones to become a NVIDIA Certified Jetson AI Specialist

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

Muhammad Uzair Khattak, research assistant at SIGMA and the TUKL Deep Learning Lab in SEECS, NUST, is officially one of the first NVIDIA Certified Jetson…

40 million children affected by school closures in Pakistan: report

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

Around 40 million children in Pakistan have been affected by the COVID-19-induced school closures, forcing students to rely on virtual learning. Of course, for those…

SC allows lawyer to attend via video link for the first time in Pakistan’s history

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

For the first time, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has allowed a senior lawyer to represent his client from home using a video-link facility. The…

Pakistan exports surge to $2.156b in November, highest figure in 10 years

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

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan’s economy has been following a positive trend. With the country’s economy following a steady growth rate, it appears that…

The three most exciting takeaways from the #021Disrupt2020 Investors’ Roundtable

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

021Disrupt 2020 has officially kicked off, and yesterday featured an intense and engrossing Investors’ Roundtable that brought forth quite a bit of hope and excitement…

P@SHA survey reveals the seven IT skills you need to succeed in 2021

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

In a survey conducted by Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) assessing the modern-day training requirements of the IT industry in Pakistan, it was revealed that…

Pakistan is handling COVID-19 much better than India, according to new rankings

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

Ideally, every single country in the world should be putting up a strong fight against the coronavirus pandemic that has defined pretty much all of…

Italy slaps $12M fine on Apple for its false iPhone claims

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

Nowadays, it feels like Apple is getting fined left, right, and center! After the company was forced to settle for $113 million last month for…

Scottish company chairman wants to establish skiing facilities in Pakistan

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

Executive Chairman of John Menzies Philipp Joeinig called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday to discuss the prospect of tourism and the aviation industry…

DeepMind’s latest breakthrough solves a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Be it bodybuilding or adopting a healthy diet, it’s impossible not to talk about proteins. These macromolecules, made up of chains of amino acids, are…

This company’s vaccine just reported 100pc success in preventing severe corona cases

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

Ever since Pfizer revealed its groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccine to the world, the possibility of a “magical cure” for the virus responsible for one of the…

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