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CIVIC HACKATHON 2020 CONCLUDES

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The online Civic Hackathon 2020, presented by Code for Pakistan, OPEN Islamabad, and Telenor Velocity, came to a close on Sunday. During the virtual Closing…

Pakistan aiming for 60% clean energy by 2030: PM Imran Khan tells UN summit

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

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday informed the United Nations’ climate change summit that Pakistan is targeting 60% clean energy by 2030 as part of…

US approves Pfizer vaccine, first immunizations to take place “in less than 24 hours”

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

After slightly more than a year of COVID-19 having first announced itself to the world, we are starting to see developments in vaccine treatments, from…

Govt to increase prices of locally assembled cars by Rs 2 lakh per unit

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

The federal government has reportedly decided to increase prices of locally-assembled cars by up to Rs 200,000 per unit. This increase will come about as…

Coca-Cola donates essentially required ventilators amid second wave surge in Covid-19 cases

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Amidst the rapid recent surge in second wave of Covid-19 reported cases in Punjab, The Coca-Cola Export Corporation (TCCEC) stepped forward to donate 37 essentially…

Here is everything you need to know and be aware about India’s disinformation campaign

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

A network of lies The EU DisinfoLab, discovered a huge worldwide disinformation campaign targeting international institutions to further India’s interests. The campaign has been dubbed…

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Record-breaking 0.98 million Pakistani sent abroad for jobs by PTI government

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, the current PTI government has sent a record-breaking 0.98…

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Vaccines everywhere? Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine has 86% efficacy

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to sources, the health ministry of the United Arab Emirates has said that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm, a Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical…

Roshan Digital Account receives more than $7m in a single day

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

The Roshan Digital Account (RDA) received a total of $7.7 million on December 9, which is the highest amount that has been obtained in a…

Latest lawsuit against Facebook could break it up and destroy Zuckerberg’s empire

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

As the famous meme goes, looks like Mark Zuckerberg is about to get zucced. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just made the breakup of…

Bill Gates commends Pakistan’s efforts and continued economic growth amid current COVID-19 situation

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan and founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday.…

Workers’ remittances remain above $2 billion for the sixth consecutive month: SBP

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

Workers’ remittances have continued their steady (and impressive) momentum by remaining above the $2 billion mark for a record sixth successive month. In aggregate, remittances…

Pakistan’s Foreign Exchange Reserves rise to $20.4 billion

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s Forex reserves (foreign exchange reserves) have increased by $161 million during the first week of December 2020. The rise was a 0.78 percent increase,…

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