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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…
Pakistan Post 2.0 – more than 1000 Digital Franchise Post Offices to be set up by December 30
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Communication and Postal Services, the ministry has finalized the arrangements for the establishment of more than 1,000…
China bails out Pakistan yet again, agrees to help pay off Saudi debt
China has reportedly swooped in to help Pakistan pay off a debt yet again, by agreeing to immediately provide $1.5 billion in financing to pay…
Cadastral land records to be digitized by Survey of Pakistan on orders of the PM Imran Khan
The Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has instructed the Survey of Pakistan (SoP) to digitize all cadastral land records in Pakistan. Imran Khan…
Pakistan’s external public debt has grown by 6%, says new EAD report
Pakistan’s total external public debt stood at $77.9 billion as of June 30, 2020, compared to $73.4 billion a year ago, according to a new…
Careem reduces its commission to 5% in support of the restaurant industry
Careem, the Super App of the greater Middle East and Pakistan has announced to slash its restaurant commission fees to 5% with the second wave…
CIVIC HACKATHON 2020 CONCLUDES
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
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”
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
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
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
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…
