Youtube’s new feature will benefit sellers

Karachi: Shopping links inside videos could soon be added by YouTube. The video streaming site will experiment with embedding links within videos that it says would assist both sellers and users. In order to help creators connect with the viewer and have useful references through other YouTube channels, the platform also uses connections in the …

Pakistan: 45 died, 2432 more diagnosed with COVID-19

Karachi: On 16 January 2432 more people were diagnosed with the coronavirus and 45 people died of the deadly virus in Pakistan. According to statistics published by the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), 42,422 tests of the Covid 19 were administered across the country in the last 24 hours while the total number of …

Sindh Health Minister opposes announcement to open educational institutions

Karachi: Sindh Health Minister, Azra Fazal Pechuho, opposed the decision to open schools and asked the federal government to provide Covid vaccine soon. She warned that the coronavirus is spreading fast, which is why it is inevitable to start a vaccination campaign. Azra Fazal Pechuho called the decision to open educational institutions is not right in …

Gold prices continue to decline

Karachi: Today, the price of 24 karat gold has been further reduced by Rs. 500, bringing the price of gold per tola to Rs. 112,400. The price of gold per tola has declined by Rs. 500 while 10 grams of gold has decreased by Rs. 429. Consequently, one tola of gold is worth Rs. 112,400 …

WhatsApp’s new feature is rolling out

Karachi: WhatsApp will now allow you to “Read later” as it is changing the Archive inbox with a read later section. The instant messaging mobile application is all set to introduce a new feature to the users by altering the archived chats option. The WABetainfo spotted the feature and said about the altered- feature, that …

Earthquake shakes Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken northern Indonesia, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 600, officials said on Friday. The meteorological department warned of possible strong aftershocks that might cause to trigger a tsunami in the region. Earthquake shakes Indonesia, the strongest earthquake shakes Sulawesi island, magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale …

Gen Pervez Musharraf’s mother passes away in Dubai

Karachi: The former president of Pakistan General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s mother died today in Dubai, at the age of 100. On 15 January, the news starts to emerge of the death of Zarin Musharraf. The former president was also with his ailing mother. The deceased was admitted to the hospital in the United Arab Emirates …

Pakistani Conjoined Twins Separated Successfully

Muhammad Ayan and Muhammad Aman, born as conjoined twins to Mr. and Mrs. Israr Ahmed, are now living as two healthy children after a successful separation surgery performed at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on 12 December 2020. Ayan and Aman were Omphalopagus type of conjoined twins, in which the bodies of the two …

Boxer Amir Khan Tricks Punjab Government

Karachi: Box Rec has denied accepting the record announced by British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan. The boxing competition that took place, on 19 December in Lahore. The event was organized by the Punjab Government where millions of rupees were spent on the event. In the competition-event the winner, Nadir Baloch received the boxing title that was …

FBR’s priority is to cut costs for businesses in the next budget, says Dr. Ashfaq

KARACHI: Member Inland Revenue – Operations, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad has said that for the next budget, FBR’s priority is to cut the cost of doing business, get rid of excessive taxation, reduce compliance cost and set businesses free so that they could have minimum interaction with tax authorities and …

PIA’s Boeing 777 seized in Malaysia

Karachi: The Boeing 777 of the national airline (PIA) in Malaysia was seized by the local authorities at the Kuala Lumpur airport, the PIA plane was confiscated on the orders of the local court. According to the report, PIA’s Boeing 777 aircraft was held back at Kuala Lumpur Airport. National Airlines Flight P855 arrived in …

Petroleum products likely to rise by Rs 5 to 7 per liter

Karachi: The Khan-led government, today, is likely to increase the rate of petroleum commodities by Rs 5 to 7 per liter. A report of The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has been sent to Prime Minister Imran Khan as he is the ultimate authority to make the decision. Prices of petroleum products are likely …

20-member squad for Test series against South Africa announced

Karachi: With the arrival of the new chief selector, the team was uprooted on a large scale, poor performers were dismissed while 9 new players became part of the squad. National cricket team selection committee announces 20-member national squad for Test series against South Africa. There are 9 players in the squad who have not …

Punjab in the grip of heavy fog

Lahore: Motorway M3 from Lahore to Darkhana was closed owing to fog as the visibility in different areas on the national highway was reduced to 10 meters. Motorway M3 from Kolahor to Darkhana and M4 from Pindi Bhattian to Sham Kot were closed as the heavy fog continued to reign over national highways in Punjab. …

Gong Ceremony on Listing of Preference Shares of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited

Karachi: In an exciting development at Pakistan Stock Exchange, a Gong Ceremony was held to mark the listing of preference shares of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (EPCL). The said listing which brings forth a new investment opportunity from EPCL, took place on 31st December, 2020. To open the trading day, the gong was struck …

Ogra denies rumors about rise in petrol prices

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) denied news making rounds on media on Thursday about recommending the government to increase in petrol prices. “Reports that are spreading on media relating to the rise in prices of petroleum products are uncorroborated,” clarified a spokesperson. The sources in the petroleum division informed that Ogra has proposed …

46 died of coronavirus in Pakistan in the last 24 hours

Nearly 46 coronavirus deaths has been reported in Pakistan and 3,097 new positive cases in one day. According to the statistics released by National Command and Control Center (NCOC), virtually 3,097 cases of coronavirus were reported and 46 patients died due to the infection in a day, bringing out the total death toll to 10,818. …

Trump’s second Impeachment: Twitter cant stop talking about it

The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president for a second time on Wednesday owing to the last week’s unrest at the Capitol Hill by Trump supporters. The president has become the first to be impeached twice in the history of the US. The week has not been favourable for the outgoing president, first, he …

Donald Trump becomes the first president to be impeached twice

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice in US history to be impeached twice. Due to the last week’s violation in the Capitol, Ten Republicans has joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge him with provoking an uprising In a new video broadcasted after Donald Trump’s impeachment, he declared …

Army Chief meets families of Mach victims, DG ISPR

Karachi: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a day-long visit to Quetta in order to console the families of victims of the Mach tragedy. DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) also interacted with a large gathering of the Hazara community at HQ Southern Command. Army Chief clearly stated that the Martyrs’ …

Atif Aslam in hot water for failing to pay Taxes

Karachi: Famous Pakistani singer, Atif Aslam, received a notice from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). According to the details FBR sent the superstar a month’s notice to pay all the taxes that are around Rs. 58 Million. FBR has also presented the notice after coming to know his income via audit for the year …

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