Image: PakWheeks.com The auto financing dropped to Rs 317 billion in March as compared to Rs. 363.55 billion in the same month last year. This indicates a plunge of 12.83% for the ninth time in a year. In February, a drop of 2.4% was recorded bringing the figures to Rs. 325 billion, as quoted by […]
Image: CNA LinkedIn, the Microsoft Corp owned social media network aimed at helping professionals, said on Monday that it is firing its 716 employees as demand wavers. The social media app also announced to shut down its job app focused on China. LinkedIn with over 20,000 employees onboard showed revenue throughout the last year. However, […]
Image: CNBC The popular messaging app is being used by spammers and scammers to deceive people lately. The latest menace involves calling users form international numbers and leaving them puzzled. Most of these calls are originating from Kenya, Malaysia, and Vietnam, according to their ISD codes. These scammers are exploiting WhatsApp’s Voice Over Internet Protocol […]
A UNICEF report states that Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the top three countries in South Asia to reduce the number of child marriages. Although South Asia is doing great efforts in reducing the rate of child marriages, it will still take the region another 55 years to completely eradicate this practice. According to […]
Image: WHO A meeting of global health experts has been called to decide whether COVID-19 is still an emergency under the rules defined by the World Health Organization. COVID was first declared an international emergency on Jan. 30, 2020, and since then, in every meeting held after three months the same label was attached to […]
Image: AFP Talha Mehmood, Religious Affairs Minister, while addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday said that there will be no VIP Hajj Facilities for the members of parliament (MPs). Mehmood said, “The facilities that will be provided to the common Hujjaj will also be provided to the MPs. I have clearly said that no one […]
Image: Profit by Pakistan Today Chinese authorities have agreed to keep Khunjerab Pass open throughout the year for travel and trade activities. Amjad Hussain, a PPP leader from Gilgit-Baltistan told the media that China has also allowed import of different items from Pakistan on easy terms and conditions. Hussain also added that the people of […]
Austria’s Wiener Zeitung is considered to be one of the world’s oldest newspapers still in print. Now the newspaper intend to start publishing online after a decision given by the Austrian Parliament. The decision was long pending due to a dispute between the newspaper and the government authorities about the future of the newspaper. Now […]
Image: Al Jazeera A local media outlet on Wednesday reported that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government received less Hajj applications against the quota allocated by the Saudi Government. The Express Tribune also reported that the government is thinking to surrendering the used quota to the Saudi Government. However, the […]
Image: NADRA NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) has come up with a new fingerprint identification system with 99.5% accuracy. The system, named as “NADIR” is based on Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology, which is a major breakthrough in biometrics. The newly launched system will assist public with automatic fingerprint identification. NADRA has also […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may announce another march toward Islamabad if elections are not announced on time. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry told this to the media outside Lahore High Court. While answering a question related to the elections, Chaudhry said that the government is liable to implement Supreme Court’s decision. However, if this does not happen, […]
Naila Kiani becomes the first ever female Pakistani to summit Annapurna peak in Nepal. Earlier share has also reached the peaks of Gasherbrum-1, K2, and Gasherbrum-II. Annapurna is the tenth highest peak in the world standing at 8,091 metres above sea level. Kiani climbed the peak on Monday morning becoming the first Pakistani woman to […]
Image: Dawn A recent audit by the country’s top auditor revealed that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) lost two of its aircrafts due to technical negligence. The investigation further revealed that PIA’s two Regional Transport Airline aircrafts met accidents on November 24th, 2018 and July 20, 2019, making the national carrier lose over Rs. 10.1398 […]
Image: AFP Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued an official statement stating, “this was the deadliest barn fire for cattle in Texas history and the investigation and cleanup may take some time.” The horrific explosion and fire erupted in the Southfork Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle and killed over 18,000 cattle. The rescue teams […]
Image: File Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recently announced that passengers can now avail amazing discount on tickets this Eid-ul-Fitr from 22nd to 23rd April, 2023. The national carrier has announced up to 10% off on fares for domestic passengers. The federal government on Thursday has announced a five-day holiday on Eid-ul-Fitr. According to a notification […]
Image: Dunya News Pakistan is all set to remake Bollywood’s classic movie “Pakeezah” and our very own Meera Jee is likely to portray the role of Meena Kumari in it. The actress herself confirmed the news and told media that she has been working on this project for a long time. She also hinted that […]
According to the latest data released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECO), the number of registered voters in Pakistan has reached over 125 million. Of this, 54 percent are male voters, which is around 60.7 million while female voters account for 46%, which is over 50.7 million. Voter Demographics According to the report by […]
Image: NASA The above image is of a globular star cluster NGC 2419. These clusters are absolutely fascinating and beautiful. They are actually stars arranged in a spherical setting that orbit the galaxy. In this case, the galaxy of NGC 2419 is our Milky Way. According to NASA, the NGC 2419 is approximately 300,000 light-years […]
image: Parkview Health If you or someone you know is feeling tightness, pressure, heaviness or squeezing across your chest, it is time to call an ambulance immediately. Often the pain starts spreading toward your arms, mostly toward the left arm, neck, jaw, tummy, back coupled with sweating, shortness of breath, nausea, lightheadedness, vomiting, wheezing or […]
Image: Lollywood City Shamoon Abbasi and Sherry Shah have finally confirmed that they are a married couple. In an Instagram post, Shah wished her husband on his birthday, “I appreciate so many things about you — your strength, your calmness, your character and integrity, your sense of humour, your way of seeing the beauty in […]
