In a commendable step, the Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (Paapam) has offered its manufacturing capabilities as well as know-how to develop medical equipment locally.
PAAPAM, in a letter forwarded to the Engineering Development Board, said that it would like to offer help keeping in view the spread of the virus and need of ventilators across the country. The body has also lauded the efforts of the government and its steps to deal with the situation such as relaxing duty and import duty on the import of medical equipment and other goods.
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The letter said, “We heard about the request from various government forums to explore the possibility of manufacturing vital medical equipment like ventilators in Pakistan. The list of other imported medical items is long and the manufacturing of these goods will be considered keeping in view the population o..
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Unlike Other Countries, Most Coronavirus Patients in Pakistan Are Young: SAPM
While the Covid-19 cases in China have been majorly found amongst the elderly aged 65 and above but in the case of Pakistan, the majority of the cases are involving people between the ages of 21-30 years.
Dr. Zafar Mirza, PM’s Special Assistant on Health said, “Twenty-four percent of the confirmed cases in Pakistan so far are between 21 to 30 years of age. This constitutes a majority of the cases. The pattern is unlike other countries where cases mostly comprise older people,” while speaking during his media briefing on Wednesday.
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While the SAPM failed to share a complete picture with regards to the virus trend in the country, it is easy to conclude that no one is immune to the virus regardless of age.
Furthermore, new data from the US and Europe shows that young adults are not that immune to the virus with 705 of the first 2,500 cases in the US were aged 20-44. Although, complication and ICU admissions among..
Oppo Extended the Warranty Period by 2 Months For All Products
During these times of lockdown within Pakistan due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Oppo considering it a corporate social responsibility, has extended the warranty for all its products by 2 months. Warranties expiring on the 26th of March 2020, will now expire on 26th May 2020 and so on.
Consumers can check the status of their warranty easily on Oppo’s website by entering in the IMEI number. The 2-month extension is a first of its kind initative. With this promise, Oppo, re-affirms its focus on product quality and reliability backed by robust investments in product research, and development.
The company aspires to offer value to their customers. In doing so, the company tries to bring up front and a closer experience that revolves around clarity.
Oppo considers its valued customer’s safety a topmost priority amid such a crisis. Oppo is taking appropriate measures to make its consumer’s at ease and provide complete safety to its employees.
Android Malware Was Using Ads to Target Millions of Users
Check Point, a cybersecurity firm, recently reported a previously undetected malware that was present in a total of 56 applications on Play Store, 24 of them were focused on children. The malware, dubbed Tekya, imitates user actions to serve ads from networks such as Google’s AdMob, AppLovin’, Facebook, and Unity.
The code takes advantage of Android’s MotionEvent actions that report user movement events. As a result, it can generate clicks that cannot be differentiated from the movement of a pen or finger across the screen.
According to Check Point, the code is embedded in the application’s native code, which is why it could easily bypass Play Store’s security protocols. Even though the applications were removed after Check Point notified Google, they were collectively downloaded over a million times.
Manager of Mobile Research at Check Point, Aviran Hazum, took this event to explain how Google’s efforts to remove malicious apps are in vain. He said:
To us, the amount of applicatio..
Oppo Launches a 4G Variant of the Reno 3 With Quad Cameras
Oppo released a 4G-only variant for last year’s Oppo Reno 3 Pro 5G a while ago and now they’re doing the same with the regular Reno 3 5G as well. The non-5G Reno 3 features a design identical to the 5G variant, but with a few differences in hardware specifications.
Design and Display The Oppo Reno 3 LTE has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a tall 20:9 aspect ratio and a waterdrop notch. The display includes an optical fingerprint sensor that is capable of incredibly fast unlocking speeds.
The back has a vertical quad-camera setup in the top left corner and a dual-LED flash unit next to it.
Internals and Storage The device is powered by the Mediatek Helio P90 SoC with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage space. Unlike the 5G variant, this one does not come with a 12GB RAM option. The storage, however, is expandable via a micro SD card.
For gamers, Oppo has included a Hyper Boost feature to stabilize in-game frame rates up to 38% and increase response time by 16%.
Camera The primary camera setup..
KSE-100 Records The Biggest Two-Day Decline in History
Pakistan Stock Exchange continued its bearish trend owing to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as investors were swamped by extreme uncertainty.
During the last two consecutive sessions, KSE-100 has declined by 3,444 (-9.55%) points which is the highest two-day decline in the history of Pakistan, stated an AHL report.
At the end of the day, the KSE-100 index fell by 3.17% or -1,068 points to close at 32,617. The market rose by 209 points to 33,894 points during the opening minutes of trading but failed to maintain upward momentum as it touched an intraday low of 1,268 points.
Source: Capital Stake Samiullah Tariq, Head of Research at Arif Habib Ltd said that the market is down as a consequence of a decline in regional markets, lower commodity prices, expected slow down in the global economy and negative impact arising from the outbreak of COVID-19.
After today’s session, KSE-100 saw a 20% decline in the ongoing year.
The market remained Yo-Yo in light of new virus cases emerg..
Cricketers React to PCB’s Decision to Postpone PSL 2020
Following the decision to postpone the last three matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the social media is saturated with opinions regarding the development.
Cricket fans, experts and cricketers are all sharing their views on the decision to call off the matches for an indefinite period. With almost all sporting events being canceled or postponed, it looks like the right thing to do.
Both former and active cricketers have also weighed in with their opinion. Let’s have a look at what they are saying:
Sad but wise.
Should Multan be crowned as champions? Afridi thinks so.
Safety comes first.
Rashid Latif likes the decision.
There’s more to life than cricket.
What are your thoughts on the decision? Let us know in the comments.
Here Are PSL 2020’s Statistics for All 30 Matches
Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The decision was taken earlier today following a meeting between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials and PSL franchise owners.
PCB has said that it will reschedule the remaining matches once the country controls the pandemic that has resulted in over 200 reported cases in the country.
Now that the PSL has been postponed, let’s have a look at the stats from the league at the end of 30 matches:
Most Runs Babar Azam, the Pakistani run-machine, is leading the charts in terms of runs, followed by two Australians, Chris Lynn, and Ben Dunk.
PLAYER TEAM MAT INNS RUNS SR HS AVE Babar Azam KK 10 9 345 123.65 78 49.28 Chris Lynn LQ 8 8 284 179.74 113* 40.57 Ben Dunk LQ 7 7 266 186.01 99* 53.20 Luke Ronchi IU 8 8 266 156.47 85* 38.00 Shadab Khan IU 9 8 263 159.39 77 37.57 Most Wickets Teenagers Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Afridi are at the top of the wicket-takers’ list with 15 and 13 wi..
PIA Will be Forced to Shut Down if Flights Aren’t Resumed in a Couple of Months: Report
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to shut down if flights for Saudi Arabia, China, Gulf, and Europe sectors are not resumed in a couple of months, reported a local media outlet.
The report quoted a source saying that the Finance Division has worked out three different scenarios to compute the net deficit of the national flag carrier after the complete suspension of flight operations to Saudi Arabia, China, Doha, Kuwait, and Milan due to coronavirus.
According to the report, PIA has incurred a revenue loss of over Rs 1.7 billion only on Saudi Arabia sector due to ban on the entry of Umrah pilgrims by the Saudi government for last 19 days and added that if this ban is not lifted, the loss will extend to around Rs. 3 billion till the end of March.
The report while quoting a source stated that if UAE, operating at 40 percent of normal schedule and rest of the international operating at 75 percent of the normal schedule, was also suspended along with Saudi Arabia, China, ..
Shahid Afridi & Ravi Bopara Pick PSL 2020 Winner After Postponement Decision
Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 was recently brought to an end due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. With teams like Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars making it to the semi-finals for the first time ever, it truly is a sad ending to a very competitive tournament.
While Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the revised schedule will be conveyed in due time, it is highly unlikely that the coronavirus situation will be controlled anytime soon. What it means is that we might not get to see which team wins the 5th edition of the tournament.
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Former Pakistan cricketer and star all-rounder, Shahid Afridi has picked his winner. Guess what, it’s his own team, Multan Sultans. The legendary cricketer believes that the table-toppers – and that too by a fair margin – should be awarded the trophy.
In another interesting tweet, England and Multan player, Ravi Bopara has also decided the winner. No prizes for gue..
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