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PM’s Laptop Scheme: HEC Clarifies ‘Missing’ Laptops Were Misreported
The Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme is once again in the spotlight after conflicting reports emerged about hundreds of laptops allegedly going missing. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has now clarified that the laptops reported as “missing” under Phases I and…
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This Chitrali doctor just became the first Pakistani to be featured in “Best Ophthalmology Books of All Time”
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In a moment of national pride, Dr Zubaida Sirang, an eye surgeon from Chitral, recently became the first Pakistani doctor to have her work featured…
Apple achieves 100 million Apple Watch users globally
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According to Apple analyst Neil Cybart in San Francisco, the Cupertino based company now has almost a 100 million people wearing an Apple Watch. In…
Intel, AMD and others request U.S President Joe Biden to accelerate Semiconductor Production
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As the COVID lockdown, while varying in some countries, continues globally, the availability of semiconductors have become scarce. This will inevitably reduce the manufacturing of…
The race for 6G dominance between the U.S and China begins
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As numerous companies in the telecom sector are working to make 5G accessible on a massive public and global scale, the geopolitical race to claim…
Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of ARM
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U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has told regulators around the world that it is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, according to sources…
SECP registers 2,201 new firms in January
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) enrolled 2,201 companies in January, thereby taking the total number of registered companies in the country to…
Businesses with digital currencies being monitored by FIA
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Due to numerous illegal trading of digital currencies, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is currently monitoring all businesses and their respective trade proceedings in Punjab.…
Huawei CEO squashed all rumors of selling the company and more
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For over some time now there have has been much debate on the probable future of Huawei on how it will fare in the current…
Various cities in Pakistan hit by an earthquake
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Update 4 – Details on origination of the earthquake: https://twitter.com/pmdgov/status/1360278491279851521 Update 3 – The earthquake has been reported in the following areas of Pakistan: Islamabad Peshawar…
Indian hacker group has been spying on political figures, military officials and more
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An India hacker group, dubbed as Confucius, having certain relations with the Indian military has been spying on important Pakistani political figures, atomic personnel, military…
Mastercard to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network
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With cryptocurrency rapidly and surely establishing itself as a form of payment for business all around the world (most notably Tesla in recent days), credit…
Bank deposits increase by 16.5% in one year: SBP
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Total deposits in the nation’s banks grew by 16.5% over the past year to Rs17.08 trillion in January 2021, as a majority of businesses and…
Govt to improve internet services in Waziristan within ‘next four weeks’
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With directives to the private mobile service providers to improve services in South Waziristan, the government is working to recommence fixed-line broadband services in the…
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