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Careem reduces its restaurant commission fee to 5%
Ride-hailing giant Careem has announced that it will be reducing its restaurant commission fee to 5%. This development has been motivated by the government-enforced closure…
Japan grants PKR 1.54bn to Pakistan to help tackle COVID-19
Japan will be providing a sum of PKR 1.54 billion as a grant to Pakistan to help the country take measures to mitigate the impact…
Samsung to release four foldable phones in 2021
After the Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Fold 2, and the Z Flip, Samsung now plans on releasing four new folding smartphones in the upcoming year.…
40% Pakistanis say they will not get COVID-19 vaccine if it becomes available: survey
While this might not be the most surprising thing in the world, an overwhelming number of Pakistani citizens refuse to believe in the “miracle of…
Cybercriminals hack into a Peshawar ATM, steal Rs 3.3 million!
A private bank in Peshawar reported a Rs 3.3 million robbery this weekend. Hackers reportedly hacked into an ATM and stole the large sum of…
Reddit acquires video-sharing app Dubsmash
Reddit has announced that they have acquired the short-video-sharing platform, Dubsmash. The deal was made on December 13th, according to a blog post made by…
Pakistan govt gives private firms permission to import COVID-19 vaccine
The government has reportedly allowed the private sector to purchase COVID-19 vaccine for people who can afford it before the government’s own rollout next year.…
Never-ending debt? Govt signed $10.5 billion worth of loan deals in FY20
According to the Annual Report on Foreign Economic Assistance published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), the Government of Pakistan (GOP)…
Solar-powered electric car that ‘never needs charging’ goes on sale; sells out in 24 hours
Aptera motors, an American electric vehicles’ Startup has just launched a $26,000 solar-powered electric vehicle that supposedly never needs charging. The Paradigm and the Paradigm+,…
Studies suggest the next pandemic could originate in Southeast Asia
The coronavirus ravaged the world shutting down industries all over. The world receives a global pandemic roughly once a century. With scientists rushing to find…
FBR introduces new tax corruption complaint facility for the public
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new service on its website that allows members of the public to immediately file a complaint…
First digital currency trial in China concludes with over 20k transactions made
China witnessed a flurry of digital currency activity over the weekend as citizens conducted roughly 20,000 transactions through e-commerce giant JD.com in a trial run…
