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Day: July 16, 2021

SU digitalises data of 919,000 students from 60 universities

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HYDERABAD: The Sindh University (SU) has made history by digitalising data of 919,000 students from 2018 to 2020 batches of its 60 government-affiliated degree colleges. The students will now be able to deposit their fees, submit all forms, including admission and examinations online. The move will also allow the alumni to get copies of their … Read more

Pak-India Relations: PM Imran Gives Candid Reply To Indian Journalist

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Pak-India Relations: PM Imran Gives Candid Reply To Indian Journalist

Indian Journalist asked Prime Minister Imran Khan about the Pak-India relation and also taunted on the peace situation. Responding to a question from an Indian journalist, Prime Minister  Imran Khan said that Pakistan has been urging India to be a civilised neighbour for so long, but the ideology of the RSS is the biggest hurdle … Read more

Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Market in Q2 2021, Xiaomi Closes In

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Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Market in Q2 2021, Xiaomi Closes Up

Samsung topped the global smartphone market yet another time in the second quarter of the year. But the company needs to be aware of Xiaomi as it is getting dangerously close. Apple slipped to the third rank, despite selling 100 million iPhone 12 models since release. According to the latest figures from market research firm … Read more

Machine Gun Kelly had a Megan Fox poster in his bedroom

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Machine Gun Kelly

American actress and model Megan Fox and singer Machine Gun Kelly aren’t shy about showing off their love. The pair aren’t interested in wasting time when it comes to tying the knot. Machine Gun Kelly was a Megan Fox fan way back when he was a teenager. As a teenager, the 31-year old, had a … Read more

India, Pakistan To Face In Super 12s Of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has on Friday announced the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be hosted by the BCCI in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 17 October to 14 November.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 groups, selected on the basis of team rankings as of 20 March 2021, see defending champions the West Indies pooled along with former champions England, Australia and South Africa in Group 1 of the Super 12s, with two qualifiers from Round 1 joining them.

Group 2 will comprise former champions India and Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and the other two qualifiers from Round 1. Eight teams will contest the first round including automatic qualifiers Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with the remaining six who booked their spot through the World Cup Qualifier 2019.

Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia join Sri Lanka in Group A, whilst Oman, PNG and Scotland will face Bangladesh in Group B.

ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice: “We are delighted to announce the groups for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. There are some great matchups offered by the groups and it starts to bring the event to life for our fans as our first multi-team event since the onset of the global pandemic draws closer.

“Given the disruption caused by COVID-19, we selected the cutoff date as close as possible to the event to ensure we were able to include the maximum amount of cricket in the rankings which determine the groups. There is no doubt we will witness some highly competitive cricket when the event gets underway in just three months.”

Venues

The venues for the tournament are Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground.”

The tournament schedule will be announced in due course.

Groupings: 

Round 1

Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman

Super 12s

Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2.
Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B1.

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WWE Receive Heartwarming Message from Bray Wyatt

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WWE Receive heartwarming Message from Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt has been off WWE TV because of the RAW after WrestleMania 37. Following his loss to Randy Orton at the Showcase of Immortals, Wyatt seemed in a Firefly Fun House segment and stated he was preparing for a fresh start. The latest report from PW Insider mentioned that Bray Wyatt was purposely being … Read more

Ahsan Mohsin becomes a meme after his vaccination pictures go viral

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Ahsan Mohsin Ikram

Pakistani showbiz industry actor Ahsan Mohsin Ikram has come under the spotlight and become a meme on social media after pictures of him getting vaccinated surfaced over all social media platforms. The pictures were also shared by Ahsan Mohsin himself. Recently, Ahsan Mohsin took to Instagram to post some cute photos of himself and his fiancée Minal … Read more

Demi Lovato and Valerie Bertinelli share fun while filming ‘Hungry’

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Demi Lovato

While filming their forthcoming NBC comedy, “Hungry,” Demi Lovato and Valerie Bertinelli seem to have a blast. In between shots at Hollywood’s Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the actors, who play a mother-daughter duo on the show, were photographed flashing wide smiles. Demi was photographed wearing a striped blue and pink top, black … Read more

Ericsson presents latest tech, thought leadership to Jazz Pakistan

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Jazz

KARACHI: Ericsson organised a dedicated Ericsson Digital Unboxed 2021 event virtually for Jazz Pakistan, a statement said on Friday. Crafted for Jazz Pakistan, Ericsson’s global and regional experts and thought leaders showcased the latest insights, use cases and technologies tailored to Jazz Pakistan, it added. During the virtual event, Ericsson shared its technology vision and … Read more

World economy expected to grow 5.6% in 2021: WB

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KARACHI: The world economy is booming, as the global GDP is expected to expand 5.6 per cent, while the growth in advanced economies is expected to reach 5.4 per cent in 2021, the highest rate in nearly 50 years, powered by rapid vaccination and unprecedented fiscal and monetary policy support since the beginning of the … Read more

Mahira Khan’s return to TV with Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay

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    Mahira Khan is all set to return to the television screens after a hiatus of 5 years. We last saw her in the drama serial Bin Roye (2016). Sharing screens with Kubra khan as Mashal Tahir, Usman Mukhtar as Aswab Ayub, Mahira will be playing as Mehreen Mansoor who is an ingénue who … Read more

Ashley Iaconetti expects her first child with Husband Jared Haibon

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Ashley Iaconetti

After months of trying, Bachelor Nation pair Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are expecting their first child. Iaconetti, 33, and Haibon, 32, shared the news on Thursday, saying she is 10 weeks pregnant and due in February 2022. “Jared hasn’t kissed me in a while because I can’t stop throwing up,” the former “Bachelor” contestant … Read more

PM Imran Khan lauded for giving priority to MSME sector

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PM Imran among the most admired men in YouGov survey, Obama tops the list

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) Council in its meeting appreciated and thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for special interest in the micro to medium sized sector (MSME) and expressed the hope that the bureaucracy would follow his advice earnestly just like the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), which has made finance … Read more

Netflix Might Launch Game Streaming Service Like Stadia and Xbox Cloud

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Netflix Might Launch Game Streaming Service Like Stadia and Xbox Cloud

There were several rumors but now Bloomberg report confirms that Netflix is working on a game streaming service of its own. However, it won’t be competing against YouTube and Twitch. Instead, it will go against Google’s Stadia and Xbox Cloud services that are actual gaming services. Mike Verdu has worked on The Sims, Plants vs. … Read more

Wiz Khalifa tests positive for Covid 19 as he warns people to stay away

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Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa, the hip-hop megastar, confirmed that he had tested positive for covid-19 in a tweet on Wednesday. “Okay loved ones….sooo…..Ya boy got covid. No symptoms. Just stay away from me for a lil while,” the musician wrote on Twitter. While im in the house I’ll be givin y’all new content, planning raves, and readying … Read more

Cabinet committee okays summary on validation of IPPs deal process

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ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has approved a summary submitted by the Power Division regarding the process of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) agreements. The Cabinet committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. After detailed discussion, the committee approved the proposal that the … Read more

Happy Birthday Katrina Kaif – A Star To Reach The Zenith Of Success All By Herself

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Katrina Kaif

Bollywood’s charming actress Katrina Kaif, who rose to acclaimed recognition despite the language barrier and intense criticism, celebrates her 38th birthday on July 16 (today).

Katrina Kaif began her Bollywood journey back in 2003 and never looked back. Born as Katrina Turquotte, she changed her last name to Kaif and made her debut in the Bollywood industry.

The stunning actress has been a part of over 35 films till now out of which many films have been successful. Katrina began her career as a model and despite being from a different cultural background, she managed to work hard and learn the tricks of the trade-in Bollywood with her commitment.

However, fans and friends from the industry have taken to social media to wish the actress sweet posts.

#KatrinaKaif trends on Twitter as Katrina Kaif is showered with wishes by her fans.

Katrina Kaif trends on Twitter on her 38th birthday

Katrina Kaif trends on Twitter on her 38th birthday

The actress had debuted in Bollywood with Boom (2003). She is probably one of the few outsiders who has made a pretty advantageous place for herself in the industry. She said she is not someone who enjoys staying her initial days, she had said, “No. Because if I do, then there is so much to think about. But yes, it does happen if I see something that I did when I first started out or when an ad or video clip from my initial work comes online. I laugh about it. When these things come up, I think about the head space that I was in and it all feels funny now. But over all, I have had a really really great time.”

On the work front, Katrina is now awaiting the release of her Rohit Shetty film Sooryavanshi, with Akshay Kumar.

She has reportedly also started preparing for Tiger 3 with Salman Khan and has also started readings for Sriram Raghavan’s next with Vijay Sethupathi.

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Asad Umar Urges To Restrict Travel During Eid Holiday To Prevent 4th Wave

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Asad Umar Urges To Restrict Travel During Eid Holiday To Contain 4th Wave

Federal Minister for Development, Reforms and Planning Asad Omar has appealed to the people to restrict travel during the upcoming Eid holidays. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he said, “Vaccination is necessary to avoid coronavirus. The number of vaccinations has been more than 500,000 in a day for the last four days.” He … Read more

PM Imran Meets President Ashraf Ghani On Sidelines Of Central & South Asia 2021

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Prime Minister Imran Khan Ashraf Ghani

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has on Friday held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the sidelines of the Central and South Asia 2021 conference.

PM Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani are leading their respective delegations in the talks during the meeting.

Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (DG-ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz also attended the talks.

“Pakistan hosts more than 3 million Afghan Refugees, does not have a capacity for more,” the premier said.

He further said that turbulence in Afghanistan is the last thing we want.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that no country has done more than Pakistan to bring the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table adding that it is very unfair to blame Pakistan for what is happening in Afghanistan.

Addressing the Central and South Asia Conference in Tashkent, he responded to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s remarks about Pakistan’s negative role in the Afghan conflict, saying, that Pakistan is the most affected due to the Afghan conflict.

He further said that Pakistan has lost 70,000 lives in the last 15 years, adding that escalation of the conflict would be the last thing Pakistan wanted.

“Our economy is finally recovering, and we are going through one of the most difficult periods,” he said.

“I repeat, the mess in Afghanistan will be the last thing Pakistan wants. I can assure you that no country has done more than Pakistan to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table,” he said.

“With the reduction of military action against the Taliban in Pakistan, we have made every effort to bring them to the negotiating table so that a peaceful settlement can take place,” he said.

The Prime Minister said that it is very unjust to blame Pakistan for what is happening in Afghanistan.

“The whole point was to see Pakistan as a partner in peace. I was very disappointed that Pakistan was blamed for what was happening in Afghanistan,” he said.

He said that what is happening in Afghanistan is due to two decades of conflict, deep divisions and unfortunately the United States tried finding a military solution but they did not win.

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Govt committed to providing essential items at affordable prices: Tarin

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Finance Minister hints at "extraordinary" drop in flour prices in next few days

ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to providing essential food items at affordable prices to the consumers across the country, a senior government official said. Talking to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema at the Finance Division, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin underscored the importance of building strategic reserves of key … Read more

Umar Akmal Decides To Condone Fans Who Allegedly Attacked Him

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Umar Akmal

Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal, who was been fined for breaching the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code, has decided to forgive fans who showed up outside his house and attacked him.

Umar Akmal had filed a case against four persons, accusing them of attacking him at his house earlier this week.

“We will not challenge the suspects’ request for bail,” Akmal’s lawyer told media.

After the incident, the cricketer had registered an FIR against the suspects in Police Station Defence B, following which they were arrested.

The batsman has also decided to withdraw a petition he had filed in court, expressing a lack of confidence in the judge hearing the case.

A few days earlier, four fans of the cricketer showed up outside his residence in Lahore to get his autograph.

However, when Akmal refused to please them, the situation got out of hand and a heated exchange took place. The cricketer pressed charges against the suspects after they allegedly attacked him.

He had also called the police to his residence after which the suspects were arrested.

Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) had announced its decision on the Appeals filed by PCB and Umar Akmal against the Order of the Independent Adjudicator.

CAS through a consolidated Order on both Appeals had been pleased to impose on Umar Akmal a sanction of a 12-month ban and a fine of PKR4.25million on one count of breaching Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code.

Umar Akmal would be eligible to reintegrate into competitive cricket subject to deposits of a fine of PKR4,250,000 and undergoing the program of rehabilitation under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code.

CAS had also refused the request of Umar Akmal seeking the return of his two mobile phones, which are in PCB’s custody for some different investigation and held that under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code it has the power to do so.

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Govt vows to remove impediments to promote businesses

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Kamyab Pakistan Programme

TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the present government was committed to remove impediments in the way of various businesses and industries, including in the pharmaceutical industry. In an interactive session with Pakistani businessmen in Tashkent, the prime minister said unnecessary regulations were also being done away with to encourage and promote the … Read more

Former veteran actress Sultana Zafar passes away at 66

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Sultana Zafar

Former most popular veteran actress Sultana Zafar breathed her last breath in the United States at the age of 66 today. Sultana Zafar was a well-known former actress of the Pakistani drama industry. She has also shown the true essence of her acting in dramas like ‘Tanhaiyyan’. She showed the essence of her acting in … Read more

Afghanis have to decide future of Afghanistan: FM Qureshi

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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that Pakistan will continue to play its reconciliatory role for peace in Afghanistan. Talking to US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on the sidelines of International Conference on South Asia-Central Asia Regional Connectivity-Challenges and Opportunities in Tashkent on Friday, the foreign minister said Afghanis have … Read more

Petrol Price Hits Record High In Country’s History

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Petrol Price Hits Record High In Country's History

The price of petrol reached its highest level in the history of the country with Rs Rs 118.9. According to sources in the Petroleum Division, the previous highest price of petrol was Rs 117.83 on August 1, 2019. Petroleum levy at zero per litre price of petrol while GST has been fixed at 10.77% for … Read more

Police complaint Filed Against Kareena Kapoor over the title of her book ‘Pregnancy Bible’

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Kareena Kapoor police complaint

A police complaint has reportedly been lodged against Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan after she launched her new book titled Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible.

The Christian community has expressed a dislike to the title of a book written by actress Kareena Kapoor and filed a police complaint in Beed city of Maharashtra against her and two others, accusing them of hurting the religious sentiments of the community, an official said.

The holy word ‘Bible’ has been used in the book’s title and this has hurt the religious sentiments of Christians, he has said.

Alpha Omega Christian Mahasangh president Ashish Shinde has asked registration of a case under IPC section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs) against the actress and the two others.

A police official confirmed receiving the complaint but said no FIR has been filed yet.

On July 9, the actress launched her book calling it her ‘third child’.

Taking to Instagram, the iconic actress shared a video clip in which she is seen wearing oven mitts and taking out a book placed on a baking tray from the oven in the kitchen. Kareena Kapoor is heard saying, “So what’s been baking? This is what’s been baking.”

The mother of two also detailed on her entire pregnancy journey and how she managed to write her book.

“This has been quite the journey… both my pregnancies and writing my Pregnancy Bible. There were good days and bad days; some days I was raring to go to work and others where I struggled to get out of bed. This book is a very personal account of what I experienced both physically and emotionally through both my pregnancies,” the caption along with her post read.

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Pakistan COVID-19 Positivity Rate Exceeds “Warning Flag”

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Pakistan sees surge in daily Covid cases ahead of fifth wave

The National Command and Control Center said that the coronavirus positivity rate in the country has risen to 6.1 per cent. During the last 24 hours, 37,690 tests were conducted while the number of active cases of the corona is 42,330. Currently, the condition of 2,388 patients is critical. The NCOC added that 917,329 people … Read more

Josh Peck Addresses Drake Bell’s “Upsetting” Attempted Child Sentencing

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Josh Peck

Josh Peck speaks out in support of former Drake & Josh co-star Drake Bell, who was recently convicted for attempted child endangerment after pleading guilty. Former Drake & Josh co-star Drake Bell was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to child endangerment charges. Josh Peck weighs in. On Thursday, July 15, Josh spoke with Variety … Read more

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