LAHORE: The Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) and Ecommerce Gateway conducted the inaugural ceremony of PTCL Business Solutions ITCN Asia-Pakistan Tech Festival at Expo Centre, Lahore. According to a statement, Consul General of China in Pakistan Peng Zhengwu while inaugurating the festival, appreciated the IT products being developed in Pakistan. He … Read more
According to US intelligence, Russia is utilising secret ‘decoy dart’ missiles to hit Ukrainian sites, which they have refused to export in order to prevent the West from reverse-engineering them. Mobile rocket launchers in Russia and Belarus are said to be firing Moscow’s Iskander-M missiles while also deploying decoy systems to trick Ukrainian air defences. … Read more
A juvenile immigrant escaping war-torn Ukraine who was reportedly gang raped by two men on board a German hotel ship has fled to Poland, claiming that she is not safe in Germany. While residing aboard the Oscar Wilde hotel ship in Düsseldorf, which is being used to house migrants fleeing Ukraine, the 18-year-old woman was … Read more
COLOMBO – The Maldivian Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Wednesday advised the Maldivians to get their COVID-19 booster shot if they are traveling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage. The Maldivians who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, six months before the proposed departure to Saudi Arabia, should take the booster shot two weeks … Read more
Commander National Guard of Bahrain General Shaikh Mohamed Bin Isa Bin Salman AI-Khalifa called on COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and measures to further enhance professional cooperation between both armies were discussed. Speaking on the occasion, the Army Chief said Pakistan … Read more
Joe Biden has shamelessly used TikTokers to blame rising prices on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the fact that it has been a severe issue for months before the war began. The White House convened a zoom briefing for roughly 30 notable online individuals, who immediately took to social media to discuss what the White … Read more
PARIS: Henrik Stenson says he will do “everything in my power” to reclaim the Ryder Cup from the United States after being named as captain of the 2023 European team by golf chiefs on Tuesday. The first Swede to be named European captain boasts an impressive Ryder Cup record, helping Europe to victory over the United States … Read more
LAHORE: Lahore Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested as many as, 6026 hardcore criminals during its ongoing crackdown against criminals involved in heinous crimes. According to a spokesperson of Lahore Police, out of the total 6026 offenders, as many as 2217 were Proclaimed Offenders whereas 984 were Targeted Offenders and 2825 were Court Absconders. … Read more
KARACHI: The free fall in the rupee value against the dollar continued on Wednesday, as the local unit fell to the new historic low of Rs179.44 in interbank foreign exchange market. The rupee lost 22 paisas against the dollar to end at Rs179.44, compared with the previous day’s closing of Rs179.22 in the interbank market. … Read more
Pakistan’s talented star Sonya Hussyn never fails to impress her fans with amazing fashion sense. She is the true fashion icon and can easily pull off any look with sheer grace and rock it. Sonya, apart from her incredible acting skills, is known for bringing her A-game to events, rocking the most stylish of ensembles. … Read more
103 children have reportedly been killed by heartless Russian forces, forcing parents to leave their small preterm kids at a hospital. Thousands of scared Ukrainians have fled their homes nearly three weeks after Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion began, with Russian soldiers bombing key cities repeatedly. Mariupol has been shelled on a regular basis, prompting 20,000 … Read more
According to authorities, a 23-year-old Hawaii man admitted to murdering his much-older boyfriend after learning he had HIV, in a plan in which the Honolulu resident attempted to cover up the homicide by encasing the victim’s rotting body in concrete in a bathtub. After dead 73-year-old Gary Ruby was found Tuesday entombed in cement in … Read more
KARACHI: The government has been disincentivising investments in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) compared with the real-estate and construction sector, an official said. PSX Managing Director Farrukh M Khan while speaking at Karachi Press Club, said that the stock market investors demand a level playing field where they could carry on business activities. “The PSX … Read more
Bollywood’s talented star Alia Bhatt was showered with a plethora of best wishes and prayers from her fans, friends and fellow celebs as she turned 29 on March 15. After being overwhelmed by the sweet wishes, the Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania star gave a glimpse of her birthday celebration in a video on Instagram as … Read more
HONG KONG: Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city’s morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge. In under three months since the highly transmissible variant broke through, Hong Kong has recorded nearly a million infections and more … Read more
In the fight against Russian soldiers, Ukraine has an unexpected ace in its sleeve in the form of a reasonably inexpensive drone. Despite being fairly rudimentary in comparison to other technology, the small Turkish-made unmanned vehicle has become something of a favourite. Videos of the Bayraktar TB2 destroying Russian missile launchers on the ground have … Read more
KARACHI: The lack of laws allowing for inflow of foreign investment capital, and appropriate venture capital friendly legislation and processes, pose considerable barriers to local and international investors alike, a report by invest2innovate stated. According to Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 by invest2innovate, much more needs to be done to improve the regulatory environment, especially … Read more
With the ongoing bombardment from Vladimir Putin’s troops, nearly 30 women have given birth in the basement of a hospital in one city. As bombs fall on their homeland, their infants are born, and sometimes shells fall around the hospitals. Anastasia Hlazenko, 24, is one of them, having been forced to prepare for the birth of … Read more
The disgraced navy engineer and his wife attempted to sell US nuclear submarine secrets to Brazil, but were caught and are now facing a combined sentence of 20 years in prison. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, and his Trump-hating teacher wife, Diana, were arrested last October after prosecutors claimed he approached a foreign government in an attempt … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile exports witnessed an increase of 26 per cent to hit a record high of $12.6 billion in the first eight months of the fiscal year 2022, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday. In rupee terms, the exports witnessed an increase of 33 per cent to 2.15 trillion during the … Read more
Punjab Board of Technical Education Lahore (PBTE) and Tang Corporation for International Education and Technology explore new avenues of cooperation for assessment and certification of the DAE-Dual diploma joint education programme during a meeting between the PBTE team and Executive director and President Tang International, Max Ma. PBTE team comprised Dr. Muhammad Naazir Khan Niazi, … Read more
Terrifying drone film purports to show Russian soldiers shooting a man as he raises his hands in the air. The disturbing video shows the man coming out of his car and surrendering, but he nearly instantly falls to the ground. The video was obtained by German broadcaster ZDF. The outlet reports that the incident appears to … Read more
Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor shared happy news about her OTT debut with a Netflix film which is the screen adaptation of Japanese author Keigo Higashino’s bestseller, The Devotion of Suspect X. Kareena turned to her Instagram and gave fans a glimpse of her upcoming OTT project co-starring Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma in the lead. “And … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments on a petition against the denial of voting rights to overseas Pakistanis in the local body elections. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan was hearing the petition of Atiq-ur-Rehman, an Australian-born Pakistani, challenging the decision to deny overseas Pakistanis the right … Read more
ISLAMABAD: His Excellency Ahmed Ameen Rabaie, Ambassador of Palestine in Pakistan met the founders of AGAHI Awards, Puruesh Chaudhary and Amir Jahangir here in Islamabad today at the Embassy of the State of Palestine. Read more: Bol’s Fiza Akbar wins Current Affairs Anchor of the Year award Ambassador Rabaie shared his thoughts on the role … Read more
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Peter Dutton slammed Vladimir Putin as “paranoid, cynical, and ruthless.” As Russian soldiers struggle to advance because to intense Ukrainian opposition, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed Putin’s war was a “miscalculation” that may lead to his doom after 22 years in power. Mr Dutton also went after Russian President Vladimir … Read more
KARACHI: Bazaar, a Karachi based B2B ecommerce and fintech startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Tiger Global, a statement said. The round that came just six months after Bazaar’s $30 million Series A was also joined by existing investors, including Indus Valley Capital, Defy.vc, Acrew … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on Tuesday organised a roundtable conference on ‘Dialogue on Balochistan’ to discuss the overall socio-political trends in Balochistan, a statement said. The conference also discussed how the political and autocratic regimes have fared in the restive and desolate province in the last seven decades, it added. IPRI Acting … Read more
