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Pakistan developing its own messaging app as cybersecurity threats grow
Faced with intensified cyberattacks, Pakistan is nearing the completion of its own new messaging app for communication among key officials. Pakistan’s information technology ministry has completed 60 percent development work of the country’s own messaging app...July 20, 2021 741 0 -
Pakistan pioneers production of diet mangoes
The availability of sugar-free mangoes is a cheerful news for many...Read MoreJune 28, 2021 1821 0 -
Pakistan ready to partner with the U.S. for Afghan peace but no bases: Imran Khan
Pakistan is ready to partner with the United States toward establishing peace in Afghanistan but would not provide its bases for any military action into the Afghan territory, prime minister Imran Khan has said. Khan’s remarks...June 22, 2021 1082 0 -
US, China help Pakistan gear up COVID fight
Pakistan has become one of the first few countries outside the developed world to produce homemade COVID-19 vaccine “PakVac”, a week after Islamabad announced it had successfully accomplished the process of making the preventive medicine with...June 6, 2021 695 0 -
A cuppa tea in the time of COVID pandemic
A cup of tea in the COVID times is not just a drink. It means a lot to those used to taking thee drink several times while at work or socializing. It’s been more than a...May 22, 2021 671 0 -
Modi refuses oxygen supplies from Pakistan as COVID takes more Indian lives
A milestone on the Indian side of Wagah-Attari border shows Pakistani city of Lahore just 22 km away, Image: Satdeep Gill via Wikimedia Commons Even as more Indians lose lives to COVID-19, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi...May 19, 2021 566 0 -
Pakistan’s infotech exports boom, raising hopes for $5 billion target
Pakistan’s COVID-19-induced economic boom is not just about a jump in its traditionally largest textile exporting base. Technology exports are also leaping ahead with a sizzling momentum. For a country confronted with many longstanding economic challenges,...May 18, 2021 1077 0 -
Legendary puppeteer and creator of Uncle Sargam passes away
Farooq Qaisar, the creator of puppet character Uncle Sargam, passed away in Islamabad due to cardiac arrest, leaving behind a legacy of producing humor, fun, and satire through novel characters. Born in Lahore on October 31,...May 15, 2021 822 0 -
In long-awaited move, overseas Pakistanis get right to vote
Pakistanis living abroad welcomed Islamabad’s move to allow them to be participants in the political fortunes of their country of origin with the grant of the right to vote in general elections. Prime Minister Imran Khan...May 8, 2021 788 0 -
Pakistan eyes big business prospects with inclusion on Amazon Sellers List
In a promising development for entrepreneurship, Pakistani businesses would now be able to use the global e-commerce platform Amazon to sell their products from within the country after the giant platform added the South Asian country...May 7, 2021 712 0
