Instagram tackles hate speech in direct messages through new updates

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a recent post, Instagram announced that they will disable the accounts of users who send hateful or offensive messages in direct messages. Numerous users,…

Internet services disrupted in Pakistan as major submarine cable goes offline

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The submarine communication cable, termed as IMEWE, which oversees majority of the internet traffic in Pakistan has recently gone offline. This cable connects Pakistan to…

A Pakistani fintech startup called Safepay raises 7 figure seed funding from global company

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Safepay, a startup located in Karachi, raised upto nearly a 7 figure seed funding in USD from a global financial technology company called Stripe. The…

Pakistan to ask China for debt relief on loan for power projects

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

Pakistan is seeking yet another infusion of debt relief on Chinese loans, this time for the purpose of the power projects that Beijing has been…

Banks in Pakistan introduce ATM receipt fee

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

A few banks in the country have started charging an unannounced fee on the receipt following cash withdrawal from ATMs. As reported by Daily Pakistan…

Pakistan ranks 3rd in the world in terms of govt support for SMEs

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

In a highly encouraging development that speaks volumes about the business-friendly environment being fostered in Pakistan as of late, it has emerged that according to…

Army resorts to C-130 aircraft as search for missing K2 climbers continues

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

In yet another bid to find the missing K2 climbers, including Muhammad Ali Sadpara, the army is ready to deploy C-130 aircraft in order to…

Predoctoral Fellowship open for Computer Science students to apply

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A 9 – month program called the Fatima Al – Fihri Predoctoral Fellowship 2021-2022 is now officially open for Computer Science students to apply from…

SadaPay introduces the first ever numberless debit card in the Middle East & Africa region

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

SadaPay, a company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, introduced a numberless card in collaboration with Mastercard which caught a lot of…

A medical city to be introduced in Sector I-7 in Islamabad as NUMS aims to accelerate healthcare

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

To ensure a paramount progression in the healthcare ecosystem in Pakistan, Lt. General Nigar Johar, Surgeon General of DGMS (IS), proposed the concept of a…

Cloud ecosystem skyrockets its market value by billions in 2020

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With almost everything now virtual, the Cloud ecosystem has been massively skyrocketing in the market to huge heights. The companies who provide cloud services are…

Dark Mode feature coming soon to Microsoft Word

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft is set to release Dark mode on, the most widely used word processor in the world, Microsoft Word. Dark mode has become a really…

Early teasers for Android 12 featuring a fresh UI redesign with security updates

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

With the Google’s Android 12 update coming this fall, there are alot of expectations in regards to performance, outlook and features. However, Beta versions of…

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