Category: Information Technology

Over the years, Amazon’s internet infrastructure service, dubbed the Amazon Web Services, has become the backbone of many online services and applications. Hence, a small outage has a massive effect on the services attached to the platform.

The core provider of internet infrastructure services went through a major outage yesterday, and since then, its spotty uptime has caused significant issues to thousands of services. Almost all major cloud-based software apps that rely on AWS for their backend are currently impacted, from Adobe Spark to Roku and from Flickr to Autodesk. Other impacted services also include smart devices that cannot access their private cloud, cryptocurrency portals, and streaming and podcast services.

Most of these services are announcing an outage via Twitter. At the same time, users have taken to DownDetector to report an outage on services like Ring, Prime Music, Pokemon Go, Roku, MeetUp.com, League of Legends, Anchestry.com, Chime, and others.

Unfortunately, a full recovery might still be a few hours away.

While addressing the issue, Amazon said,

We continue to work towards recovery of the issue affecting the Kinesis Data Streams API in the US-EAST-1 Region. We also continue to see an improvement in error rates for Kinesis and several affected services, but expect full recovery to still take up to a few hours.

Around 4 hours after the outage, Amazon updated AWS’s dashboard, saying that it was “observing steady signs of recovery” of the problem affecting the Kinesis Data Streams API in the US-EAST-1 Region.

The company has still not given a definite answer about when the service will be fully back online.

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Pakistani ex-pats deposited $100 million, approximately Rs. 16 billion, in Roshan Pakistan Digital Accounts since its launching, said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Reza Baqir.

He made these remarks while talking to the media at an event for non-resident Pakistanis in Dubai for the promotion of Roshan Pakistan Digital Accounts.

Dr. Baqir was the special guest at the event. Bank Alfalah Chairman, Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, was the chief guest of the event.

Speaking to the media, Dr. Reza Baqir said that Pakistan has received approximately $2 million through digital accounts daily since the introduction of these digital accounts. “Overseas Pakistanis have been opening more than 700 Roshan Pakistan Digital accounts every day”, SBP Governor said, adding that around 1,200 accounts are being opened on weekends.

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He also informed that these repatriable accounts can be opened remotely and in multiple currency offerings.

Chairman Bank Alfalah lauded Pakistan’s emerging financial market that has been attracting ex-pats to invest in their homeland. He thanked 1.6 million Pakistani expatriates for their contributions to the UAE. He also expressed hopes that the Roshan Pakistan Digital Account will attract thousands of ex-pats through sophisticated digital platforms.

Senator Faisal Javed Khan concurred with the statements by the SBP Governor. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, he wrote that over $100 million have been deposited in Roshan Digital Accounts, and more than 44,000 accounts have been opened by overseas Pakistanis.

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Pakistan achieves another feat on the diplomatic front after the UN elected Islamabad as President of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). Pakistan’s ambassador to Italy, Johar Saleem, commented that this achievement is a manifestation of the UN’s confidence in Pakistan.

IDLO is a United Nations affiliate organization dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law. Earlier in October, Pakistan was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the term 2020-2023.

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Pakistan secured 169/193 votes during elections held at UN General Assembly. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, was full of renewed vigor for the country’s rising trajectory in recent times.

He had maintained his stance since HRC’s establishment in 2006. This was the fifth time Pakistan had been elected to the premier UN body on human rights.

The Foreign Minister added, “Our re-election is a manifestation of the international community’s confidence and trust in Pakistan’s commitment to a progressive national and global human rights agenda”.

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In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stance, Pakistani Twitter users have rejected the idea of Pakistan opening ‘channels of communication’ with Israel, as the hashtag #PakistanReject_Israel became the top trend on Twitter on Thursday.

Pakistan is currently one of the few nations that do not recognize Israel. Pakistan has been a staunch supporter of the rights of Palestinians.

Though Prime Minister Khan has categorically rejected the idea of normalizing ties with the Jewish country, a faction of media continues to raise the issue to cause a stir.

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The latest episode started earlier this week when a renowned Pakistan journalist, Mubasher Luqman, appeared on an Israeli TV channel and supported the idea of normalization between Pakistan and Israel. He also praised Israel as a nation and said it was a reality, not a dream anymore.

Luqman’s statement was followed by a tweet from another pro-government journalist Kamran Khan tweet, who first broke the news of the meeting between Saudi Crown Prince and Israeli Prime Minister and then called for Pakistan’s policy shift towards Israel.

Message for we Pakistanis from the Custodians of the Holy Mosques and other brothers in the Arab world. “Nations don’t have permanent friends or enemies, only interests”. Why is Pakistan shy of exercising its options?

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The developments over the week renewed the discussion of whether Pakistan was reconsidering its policy for Israel. However, the Foreign Office moved quickly to rubbish the notion on Wednesday. FO spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, ‘categorically rejected baseless speculation regarding the possibility of recognition of the State of Israel by Pakistan.’

The decision is in line with the public sentiments who see Israel as an illegitimate state that has been established on occupied lands of Palestinians. It was evident on Twitter where people hailed PM Khan as a hero for not succumbing to international pressure to recognize Israel.

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Here is how people reacted to Khan’s decision in this regard:

We (??) can never accept a country which is based on the occupied lands of Palestine . Give them their rights and then call yourself a well desciplined state ?? . you are a dancing doll connected with ropes . You are being used by the hands of your owner . #PakistanReject_Israel

— Abdullah xhykh (@abdullah_xhykh) November 26, 2020

“Israel is illegitimate child of west, we will never recognize it.”
*MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH*

*We will not Recognize Israel, that's it.*
PM *IMRAN AHMAD KHAN NIAZI*#imrankhanPTI#PakistanReject_Israel pic.twitter.com/qS6tDum0VG

— Shaharyar Ejaz? (@SharrryOfficial) November 26, 2020

Pakistan is not the weakest nation like Arabs to recognise Israel. We are committed with our stance.#PakistanReject_Israel

— Amir (@amirvncr) November 26, 2020

#PakistanReject_Israel Accepting Israel means We have Handed over Kashmir To India How can we do that Palestine and Kashmir r Same Issue PM clearly mentioned accepting Israel is same as handing over kashmir to Endia

— شیر دل???? (@WaliMirza10) November 26, 2020

We cannot let our names represent an apartheid regime and ethnic cleansing of Palestine. We should push for peace in one of the most complex conflicts of our time, and simultaneously hold Israel accountable for its actions.
#PakistanReject_Israel https://t.co/k40TQ1OixH

— ????ℕ?? ?? (@Mr_Malangi) November 26, 2020

#PakistanReject_Israel
PMIK must engage Palestinian as well as Israeli leadership to agree & implement a just solution for Palestine State as per the UN Resolution.
Its a lifetime opportunity as the whole World is desperate. Only Pakistan could provide security to Hijaz❤️? pic.twitter.com/0tNHNBRL5u

— Umar Farooq (@umar_251) November 26, 2020

If we retreat from the issue of Palestine, So how can we talk about Kashmir's rights?Israel is oppressing Palestine and India is on Kashmir, We will always be the support of the oppressed, We have a right over Bayt-Ul-Muqadas we will free it from the jews!#PakistanRejectsIsrael pic.twitter.com/Lql9zrckzX

— Muhammad Waseem (@FWaseem54) November 26, 2020

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Fast bowler, Mohammad Amir, has expressed his desire of seeing the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He said that he would have loved to bowl to them if they were to take part in the league.

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Amir said that sports should be separate from politics and the players from both countries should have been allowed to take part in PSL and IPL.

“We have always said, as players, that cricket or any other sport, and politics should be kept separate,” Amir said

I love challenges like bowling to top batsmen and it would have been great to bowl to them [Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma]. Be it the IPL or PSL, it would be beneficial for players, from Pakistan and India, playing in these competitions in terms of exposure and quality of cricket.

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Pakistani players took part in the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008 after which they were barred from taking part in the competition. Indian players, on the other hand, are not allowed to take part in T20 leagues around the world except the IPL.

Pakistan and India haven’t faced each other in a bilateral series since Pakistan toured India in 2013. The teams only face each other in major ICC tournaments.

The possibility of seeing superstars compete against each other in either a bilateral series or T20 leagues looks slim as the tensions between the two countries are still very high.

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The University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore has postponed all its examinations due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in Pakistan.

In a notification issued by its administration, the UHS stated that all the theory and practical examinations scheduled for 26 November to 24 December have been postponed indefinitely due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. It added that this decision is in line with the instructions of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).

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“In light of the current situation of COVID-19 and the conversion of all higher education institutions to the online mode by the Government of Pakistan, all written examinations have been postponed,” read the notification.

The examinations for BA/BSc and Associate Degree Parts 1 and 2, that had been scheduled to start from 26 November, have been deferred accordingly.

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The announcement came days after the Punjab University postponed its annual written examinations.

The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC), on the recommendation of the NCOC, has already closed all educational institutions for one month starting November 26.

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The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), as the operator (100 percent) of Lakhirud Exploration Licence, has discovered gas from its Exploratory Well Lakhirud X-1, which is located in Musa Khel district, Balochistan.

According to the statement released by the company, the structure of Lakhirud X-1 was drilled and tested using OGDCL’s in-house expertise.

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The well was drilled down to the depth of 3000 meters based on logs data and was tested at the rate of 2.5MMSCFD of gas and 18 BPD of water through 32/64” choke at wellhead flowing pressure of 600 pounds per square inch (Psi) from Mughal Kot Formation.

The discovery of Lakhirud X-1 is a result of the aggressive exploration strategy adopted by the company, the statement said. It has opened a new avenue and would add to the hydrocarbon reserves base of OGDCL and the country. The strategy would also contribute to reducing the gap between the supply and demand of oil and gas in the country through the exploitation of indigenous resources.

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40 Pakistani universities have made it into the recently published QS Asia University Rankings for 2021, with the National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad being the top-ranked Pakistani institute out of 650 universities from Asia.

Ranked at 76, NUST is the only Pakistani university in the top 100 in the QS Rankings. Besides NUST, Quaid-i-Azam University, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), COMSATS University Islamabad, and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore are the top 5 Pakistani universities in the QS Rankings.

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First published in 2009, QS Asia Rankings recognizes the top Asian universities each year.

QS Asia University Rankings consider the following indicators while compiling rankings each year:

Academic reputation
Employer reputation
Faculty/student ratio
International research network
Citations per paper
Papers per faculty
Staff with a PhD
Proportion of international faculty
Proportion of international students
Proportion of inbound exchange students
Proportion of outbound exchange students

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Here is the list of all Pakistani universities in QS Asia University Rankings for 2021.

Sr.No
University Name
QS Asia Rank

1.
National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad
76

2.
Quaid-i-Azam University
106

3.
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
121

4.
COMSATS University Islamabad
146

5.
University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore
175

6.
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
176

7.
University of the Punjab
=178

8.
University of Peshawar
217

9.
Aga Khan University
231

10.
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
244

11.
University of Karachi
281-290

12.
University of Lahore
301-350

13.
Air University Pakistan
351-400

14.
Arid Agriculture University
351-400

15.
Bahauddin Zakariya University
351-400

16.
Institute of Space Technology
351-400

17.
International Islamic University, Islamabad
351-400

18.
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology
351-400

19.
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES)
351-400

20.
NED University of Engineering and Technology
351-400

21.
Dow University of Health Sciences
401-450

22.
Bahria University, Islamabad. Pakistan
451-500

23.
Government College University Lahore
451-500

24.
Riphah International University
451-500

25.
University of Central Punjab
451-500

26.
University of Malakand, Chakdara
451-500

27.
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
451-500

28.
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
501-550

29.
Iqra University
501-550

30.
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
501-550

31.
University of Management and Technology
501-550

32.
University of Sargodha
501-550

33.
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
501-550

34.
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)
550-600

35.
Government College University, Faisalabad
550-600

36.
National Textile University Faisalabad
550-600

37.
Ziauddin University
550-600

38.
Foundation University Islamabad
601+

39.
Islamia College Peshawar
601+

40.
Lahore College for Women University
601+

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