Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PM Kakar approves hike in pay of senior bureaucrats

PM Kakar pay

A significant increase in pay scales for MP1, MP2, and MP3 positions has been approved by the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. This revision of the management position salary package comes with several notable changes. For MP1 scale, the maximum salary has been raised from Rs 532,000 to rs 772,000 thousand, while the minimum salary … Read more

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson pay tribute to Robbie Coltrane

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson paid tribute to co-star Robbie Coltrane. Robbie passed away on Friday night at the age of 72. He was most remembered for his role as Harry Potter’s kind-hearted half-giant Rubeus Hagrid. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson paid tribute to co-star Robbie Coltrane. There was no better Hagrid, according to Emma, … Read more

Alex Jones has to pay $965m to the victims of Sandy Hook families

Alex Jones

Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist, has been forced to pay $965 million (£869 million) in damages for making false claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 was a fabrication. They claimed that the right-wing radio host’s false statements caused a decade of stalking and threats of death. Sandy Hook Elementary School saw the … Read more

Unisame seeks ‘Pay As You Earn Scheme’

Unisame

Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that in view of the judicial rulings. The obvious inclination of the different segments of the society. Council members expressed the need for modernisation. KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed to consider “Pay As You Earn Scheme” … Read more

British Airways workers at Heathrow call off strike, vote to accept new pay deal

British Airways

Check-in staff at Heathrow Airport went on strike after airline agreed to improve its pay offer. GMB union said 75 percent of workers voted to approve the offer on Friday. Workers will receive an 8 percent pay increase, a one-time bonus and reinstatement of shift pay. LONDON, 22 July (Reuters) – Hundreds of British Airways … Read more

To end their legal dispute with app creators, Google to pay $90 million

$90 million

Alphabet’s Google agrees to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers. Lawsuits accused Google of shunting payments through its Google Play billing system with a default service fee of 30%. Google will also set up funds to support app developers who made $2 million or less in annual revenue from 2016-2021. … Read more

TikTok launching Twitch-like subscriptions in beta

TikTok

TikTok has announced a program that lets viewers pay to subscribe to specific live streamers they want to support. Dubbed Live Subscription, it gives fans access to perks like a subscriber-only chat, creator-specific emotes, and badges that differentiate them from non-subscribers (via TechCrunch). It’s launching in beta on May 26th, according to an announcement video … Read more