Hamza Zakir
Platonist. Humanist. Unusually edgy sometimes.
Pakistan signs $19.85m COVID-19 grant deal with the World Bank
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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The government of Pakistan and the World Bank yesterday signed a grant agreement worth $19.85 million. Entitled Covid-19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project,…
Govt to use IT tools to bring unregistered people into the tax net
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and Minister of State on Revenue Dr. Waqar Masood Khan has called a special meeting of the IT Wing…
New astrophysics discovery shows how the Universe might end
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Remember dark energy? The mysterious force that physicists claim is responsible for causing the Universe to continue expanding at an accelerated rate? Well, a team…
Xbox Series X is more powerful than PS5, but the PS5 still delivers better performance. Here’s why.
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Microsoft has made no secret of the Xbox Series X’s insanely good performance in the build-up to the console’s launch, especially when pointing out its…
Fawad Ch just announced a video games certification program. Here’s why we need it.
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has been on a roll this year. From signing contracts with electric bus manufacturers to planning the launch…
Snapchat officially launches Spotlight to compete with TikTok
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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TikTok might be making waves nowadays, but it sure can’t breathe easy. Snap clearly has every intention of boosting its social media platform and competing…
SAPM Sania Nishtar features on ‘BBC 100 Most Inspiring Women’ list
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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BBC has just revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women worldwide for 2020. This year, the list highlights those leading change and making…
PM Imran Khan directs health ministry to start coronavirus vaccine production
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Pakistan might get the highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine sooner than we think. Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Health to initiate the process…
PM Imran Khan to chair NCC meeting today to review coronavirus strategy
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) today to review the coronavirus situation across the country. With the…
Musk beats Gates: Tesla CEO is now the world’s second-richest person
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Eccentric serial entrepreneur (and Twitter memelord) Elon Musk has officially overtaken Microsoft’s Bill Gates as the second richest man in the world. As per the…
Pakistani researchers develop AI system that detects COVID-19 in under a minute
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Pakistani scientists have developed a software based on artificial intelligence that can help detect COVID-19 within a minute. The news was broken by Science Diplomacy…
GoDaddy tricked into helping hackers conduct cyberattacks
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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GoDaddy, one of the world’s biggest domain and hosting providers was tricked into helping hackers conduct cyberattacks that took down several websites. These hackers reportedly…
Russian hackers put the PIA network and database up for sale on the dark web
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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A team of Israeli cybercrime researchers has revealed that Russian hackers have put up the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) network access and database for sale…
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