World
Muslim Truck Attack Victims given Farewell with Coffins Draped in Canadian Flags
London: Several hundred mourners joined a public funeral on Saturday to bid farewell to a Canadian Muslim family who was tracked and killed by a man in a pick-up truck last Sunday, which later on police stated was driven by hate. The hour-long ceremony began after the four Canadian-flagged coffins entered the compound of Islamic Center in southwest Ontario, and end…
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Taxation reduction
Budget 2021-22: Govt Decision on Taxes Reduction For Small and Electric Cars
Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin announced the budget in which he mentioned the tax on domestically manufactured cars. He referred to reducing the tax rate on locally manufactured cars from 17% to 12.5% The government also announced a significant reduction in the sales tax for electric vehicles from 17% to 1%. He said the federal excise duty would be remov…
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Wi-Fi
SpaceX plans to provide faster inflight Wi-Fi to airlines in near future
SpaceX's Starlink program aims to provide affordable broadband internet access across the world. It utilizes small satellites in low Earth orbit. The first Starlink satellite batch was launched in 2019 while the latest batch of satellites was launched last month. SpaceX is in talks with several airlines to allow them to provide faster inflight Wi-Fi to passen…
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vaccination
Punjab Government to Block Sim Cards of People Refusing Vaccines
Punjab government decides to take strict actions against those who refuse to get vaccination. Covid vaccination has been declared mandatory for all people working in government and private offices. Registration for vaccination of people older than the age of 18 is open now, yet people are not registering themselves for vaccination. In a meeting chaired by provinci…
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World
PM Imran Khan Condemns Murder of Muslim Family in Canada
Citizens mourning the attack on the Muslim family A Canadian Muslim family of Pakistani-origin was murdered in cold blood by a 20-year-old man who rammed his truck on the family in a hate-driven Islamophobic crime. The attack occurred in the city of London, Ontario province, Canada . The family were out for a walk when the attacker, Nathanial Veltman, rammed his pick…
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vaccine
51,000 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Distributed Among Various Provinces of Pakistan
Pakistan started distributing limited Pfizer vaccine doses to various provinces. According to Dr. Faisal Sultan; assistant of health minister, Pfizer vaccine doses will only be used to vaccinate immunocompromised individuals. Pakistan has distributed a total of 51,000 Pfizer doses to several provinces through COVAX. Moreover, he added that Punjab will receive 26,…
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Space
Jeff Bezos Announces Spaceflight Plans
Amazon’s CEO and World Billionaire, Jeff Bezos announced in an Instagram post on Monday, that he is flying to space alongside his brother Mark on July 20. The flight will take place via Blue Origin’s rocket ship named “New Shepard”, which is Bezos’s landmark in the aerospace industry. The flight will take place just after 15 days of Bezos's resignation as Ama…
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train crash
Ghotki District Train Crash: 40 People Killed and Many Injured
On Monday morning, two passenger trains collided in Daharki, a city in Sindh, due to which almost 40 people were killed and 100 others were injured. According to officials, the accident took place on Monday morning at 3:30 am after Millat express train loaded with hundreds of passengers derailed and landed on another track and collided with Syed express train which…
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Pakistan
Students of Selected Classes to be Promoted without Exams in Federal Govt Schools
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to promote students of schools run by it from classes 1-4 and 6-7 without exams amid closure of educational institutions due to Covid-19 outbreak. Students will be promoted to the next class based on their past year's results. Exams of classes 5 and 8 however will be conducted. Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) n…
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South Korea
BTS Tops the Billboard Charts Once Again
BTS South Korean Pop Band South Korean boy band “Bangtan Sonyeondan” (Bulletproof Boy Scouts) also known as “BTS” has once again topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Billboard Global 200 chart for the fourth time with their new hit single “Butter”. They reached no. 1 on billboard with their songs, “Dynamite” which is the disco pop single sung in English. Then “Sava…
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World Environment Day
Pakistan Hosts World Environment Day 2021
Islamabad: Islamabad Convention Center, June 5 th 2021, held the event of World Environment Day which was hosted by Pakistan under the supervision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. It was first time in history of Pakistan that Pakistan had hosted the event partnership with United Nation Environment Program (UNEP). Pakistan has been on upfront in battling the climate …
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Startup
TAG Innovation – Pakistan’s First Digital Bank
The Pakistani startup TAG Innovation Pvt. is all set to begin its operations in June as the country’s first digital bank. The CEO Talal Gondal stated that the Islamabad-based fintech will commence its operations with a limited number of customers and will begin commercial activities in 2-3 months. Just a few days back, TAG was able to raise $5.5 million in a pre-…
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Venus
NASA’s Return to Study the World of Venus
NASA tweeted on June 5 in which it announced the two new missions it wanted to achieve. It basically wants to study the lost habitable world on Venus. According to NASA, our planetary neighbor is hot, hellish unforgiving world. Its toxic atmosphere and sweltering surface makes it a challenging place to study. It has been over 30 years since NASA last visited Venus - …
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Youngest
Shehroze Kashif: Youngest Pakistani to Summit Mount Everest
Shehroze Kashif at the peak of Mount Everest. On May 11, 19-year-old alpinist, Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to summit the highest peak of the world. Shehroze is only sixth Pakistani to summit the Mount Everest. According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan, Shehroze successfully climbed 8849-meter high peak. Shehroze started the journey of being an a…
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Sheikh Jarrah
Pakistan Condemns Israeli Assault on Palestinian Worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli forces advancing towards Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Source: AFP) Israeli police fired stun grenades, rubber coated bullets, tear gas and water cannons on Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque and in other parts of occupied East Jerusalem. The attack has injured over 200+ people. Tensions had escalated after Israeli court ordered the eviction of Palestinian f…
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restricted transport
Pakistan Sets Foot in Partial Lockdown
Pakistan enters partial lockdown from 8-16 May as Eid-al-fitr comes near. Officials suggest that lockdown is necessary to deal with potential danger from 3 rd wave of coronavirus given India’s catastrophic surge in cases. Prime minister Imran Khan has implemented nationwide partial lockdown to keep the virus from spreading, saying last month he wanted to avoid s…
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rise in digital currency value
Dogecoin ($DOGE), so-called a memecoin has hitted a record breaking rise in its cryptocurrency value
Dogecoin’s total value of each coin has jumped over $84 billion, equivalent to Sri Lanka's annual economic output. So anyone who thinks Dogecoin as a joke; there are now billion reasons that say, it’s not. This meme-inspired token is nearly up to 30% on Tuesday (4 May, 21), 40% on Wednesday (5 May, 21) and over 11,000% this year. Despite the circumstance of the…
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Pakistan
Pakistan Earns a Position in Amazon’s Authorized Seller List
As disclosed by Sunny Ali, CEO of Largest International E-commerce Ecosystem called Extreme Commerce, Pakistan has got the approval from Amazon to register Pakistan in the verified Amazon seller list. Pakistanis can now register their account on Amazon and become part of the seller list by using their Pakistani Passport and details. Previously, Pakistanis had to …
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Punjab
All Punjab’s Brick Kilns shifted to Zig-Zag Technology in Record Six Months
Yet another landmark has been achieved as the government converted the brick kilns of Punjab into zig-zag technology in record of six months. There are total of 7896 traditional brick kilns in Punjab, which ran on smog causing fossil fuels. This environmentally smart zig-zag technology helps in reducing the breath chocking carbon emissions by 60 percent and save en…
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Ramadan
Inflation Tops at 11.1% in April 2021
According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), inflation has reached to 11.1%. An accelerated increase has been seen in the prices of fruits, vegetables, chicken, and oil, particularly in Punjab, followed by other provinces. With the commencement of Ramadan, prices rose further, which adversely affected the public. The Consumer Price Index soared to 11.10% y/y…
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