Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Akshay Kumar says Bollywood should ‘dismantle’ its system

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar has endorsed strong messages in his films and in industry statements. He said the industry needs to rebuild. He addressed everything wrong with Indian cinema at the Leadership Summit. Akshay Kumar has endorsed strong messages in his films and in industry statements. He said the industry needs to rebuild. He addressed everything wrong … Read more

CLM combines art and science

CLM combines art and science

The two-part series examines contract lifecycle management . There was a comparison made between contract management and lifecycle management. The right-sizing process elevated CLM to the next level. CLM has cleared the road for creative and scientific approaches to more closely meld together and become inexorably connected. This two-part series investigates the development of contract … Read more

An unfair system?

system

LAHORE: The quota system has remained a contentious issue and a politically divisive factor in Pakistan since its inception. The urban community has been decrying it as discriminatory whereas people of rural areas consider it as affirmative action. Allocating special quotas in education, scholarships and job opportunities for any marginalised groups is not an alien … Read more

President Alvi inaugurates pensioners’ biometric verification system

President Alvi advises NBP to pay Rs500,000 to bank fraud victim

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has inaugurated the biometric verification system for pensioners, which will ensure transparent dispensation of the monthly amount of Rs60 billion among the country’s 1.4 million pensioners. Addressing the launch of digital facility for pensioners at the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR), the president expressed satisfaction that the initiative would not … Read more

PTCL Group marks International Day of persons with disabilities

PTCL

KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited Group, PTCL and Ufone, has successfully concluded its flagship “Justuju Internship Programme”, an exclusive development programme for persons with disabilities to mark the International Day of persons with disabilities, falling on December 3, a statement said. The PTCL Group, in collaboration with the Network of Organizations Working with Persons … Read more

Apple introduces new MacBook Pro models with notch

MacBook Pro

Apple announced the new models of the MacBook Pro. It comes in two models, a 16-inch model and a 14-inch model. The new models feature many changes, including new design and displays, the connectivity, the battery, and the most important is the introduction of the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets. The new MacBook … Read more

Corporate tax office seals three retail outlets in Karachi

Corporate tax office

KARACHI: The Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Karachi has sealed three business outlets for non-compliance to integrate with the Point of Sale (POS) system of the Federal Board of Revenue, a statement said. The Corporate Tax Office Karachi sealed three businesses, including Salam’s and Sons; Kurta Corner; and Bin Dawood for no-compliance to integrate with the … Read more

Apple to Scan Photos on iPhones and iCloud for Child Abuse Imagery

Apple to Scan Photos on iPhones and iCloud for Child Abuse Imagery

Apple will scan photos stored in iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery, according to Financial Times. This new system could help in enforcing laws in criminal investigations. But it may also increase the legal and government demands for user data. The system is named neuralMatch. It will “proactively alert a team of human reviewers … Read more

Key to counter REvil attack discovered

After the July 2 incident of ransomware attack, the affected US software firm Kaseya has able to get access to the universal decryption key to catch REvil ransomware attack that targeted its managed service provider customers, worldwide. The company late Friday has announced finding of the decryption tool some 20 days after the attack as … Read more