The second quarter of 2023 has not been kind to the startup ecosystem of Pakistan as the funding have significantly decreased. According to Data Darbar, the funding have reduced by 95% as compared to the previous year and shows a drop of 77.5% as compared to the previous quarter. The current startup funding in Pakistan […]
British Airline Virgin Atlantic announced to suspend its operations in Pakistan on Sunday. The airline started operations in Pakistan in 2020 from Islamabad International Airport and was offering seven weekly flights initially. Later on, it was reduced to three flights per week to London’s Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic was flying between London, Lahore and Islamabad. […]
Image: Times Now A video of a woman is getting viral on Tiktok recently in which she claimed to have discovered the cheating of her boyfriend via a Smartwatch. The couple had synchronized smartwatches for emergency situations. However, one night the woman noticed an unusually increased activity in her boyfriend’s smartwatch. It was 2 am […]
Image: Daily Mail Parents are advised to avoid this potentially fatal mistake when putting children to sleep. According to a team at CPR Kids, parents should never put their children to sleep when they are wearing a beanie, bonnet or hoodie. The team said, ‘Keeping your baby’s head and face uncovered during sleep reduces the […]
The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan witnessed an increase of 9.6% on Thursday on a week-on-week basis. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported that the foreign currency reserves rose to $4.4 billion, after an increase of $393 million. On June 23, 2023, the foreign exchange reserves were recorded at $4.06 billion. Experts claim that […]
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Meta (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram’s parent company) have partnered to train 500 Pakistani women entreprenurs. A press release issued on Wednesday said that this partnership will “digitally empower 500 women entrepreneurs and other high value small businesses.” The initiative was announced in Karachi at the launchings ceremony of […]
A recent study has revealed that 67% of millennials and 80% of Gen Z (born between 1997-2012) use their thumbs while scrolling on smartphones. On the other hand, almost 73% of baby boomers (aged 59-77) use index fingers on smartphones. The study further claims that these youngsters intentionally avoid using their fingers on smartphones as […]
Image: Daily Mail A TikTok user, Mia Yilin, shared this optical illusion image in which a man and a penguin can be seen. What you notice at first glance, whether the man or penguin, can tell a lot about your personality, she claims. Mia Yilin is a popular content creator and this image of hers […]
Image: The Conversation Meta Platforms have decided to launch a Twitter-like microblogging platform after Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced to restrict the number of posts a user can read on his app. Threads is expected to be launched on Thursday and will allow users to follow the same accounts they follow on Instagram. Threads is […]
Image: Pakistan Today With the latest $3 Billion loan from the IMF (International Monetary Fund), Pakistan is on its way to becoming the fourth largest IMF borrower globally. As mentioned in the lender’s data, in March, Pakistan was ranked fifth in the list of countries who borrowed the largest funds from the IMF. However, after […]
Image: The Independent Citizens of South Korea became a year or two younger when the country decided to replace the traditional way of counting age with the international method. According to the traditional method of counting age, a child is considered to be a year old on their birth and a year is added to […]
Image: The Guardian Scientists found out that only a quarter of women who froze their eggs between 2009-2019 came back for fertility treatment. More than 843 women were observed as part of the study. It is seen that the number of women choosing to freeze their eggs has increased recently. Though the physical and financial […]
Image: File The Hajj 2023 is officially starting from today. More than 3 million Pilgrims have reached the tent valley to start their Hajj rituals. The pilgrims will stay in Mina the whole day today and tonight. Then they will move toward Arafat to offer the Hajj prayers. A majority of Pakistani pilgrims will reach […]
Image: PCB This year witnessed the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the month of March. The season was won by Lahore Qalandars who beat Multan Sultans to earn this title for the second time ever since the tournament has started. With each season, PSL’s popularity is increasing and it is generating […]
Karachi, June 25th, 2023: Synite Digital, a resourceful venture of the Synergy Group and one of Pakistan’s largest integrated media communication companies has been named Pakistan’s Digital Agency of the Year for 2022-23 at the prestigious Pakistan Digital Awards (PDA) ceremony, marking their second consecutive win. The PDA engages a highly distinguished panel of experts […]
Pakistan’s national hockey team is gearing up to participate in the highly anticipated Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, set to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament will take place at the National Hockey Stadium Bukit Jalil from December 5 to 16. A total of 16 teams from around the world will compete […]
The Dawood Family has issued a statement on Friday morning confirming the deaths of Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood. The news was shared by the official Twitter account of The Dawood Foundation. The statement thanked everyone who participated in the rescue operation launched in the Atlantic Ocean to search for the missing submersible. […]
Image: Express Tribune Pakistan improved its position on gender equality, has now moved to 142nd in the list of World Economic Forum (WEF) comprising of 146 nations. Pakistan is placed just above Iran, Algeria, Chad and Afghanistan. Pakistan’s gender parity reached 57% with huge gaps in education, work and political domains. According to the new […]
The United Arab Emirates has offered to acquire Karachi Port Terminals on lease for 50 years. The negotiated deal is considered to be the first foreign businesses deal without any competitive bidding process. The Abu Dhabi Ports Company, UAE said that Pakistan will get the payment of $50 million upfront for the infrastructure and fixed […]
Image: The Mirror The latest rumor is that Marcus Rashford is about to sign a long-term deal with Manchester United. The DailyMail has also reported that United’s selection of Jordan Pickford is not going good. The paper also mentioned that the England goalkeeper is very much satisfied at Everton and that Old Trafford has not […]
