The federal government has decided to start vaccine registration for people of more than 18 years of age from Thursday, June 3, across the country. The decision was made during the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) meeting today, Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar, said. Taking to Twitter, Umar said: “In today’s NCOC meeting it was decided to start scheduling vaccination of registered 18 plus from Thursday, the 3rd of June. With this step, the vaccination of all eligible age groups would be carried out. Please register as soon as possible.” ALSO READ Kia Teases the All-New…
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Pakistan Reports New Cases of Indian Coronavirus Variant
Four more cases of the deadly Indian variant of the coronavirus (B.1.617.2) have been reported in Sindh, which has taken the national tally of such cases to five, as stated by the Sindh Secretary, Kazim Jatoi. “Three of them had come from Iraq, while another arrived from Muscat”, Jatoi revealed. For the time being, all of them have been quarantined, and their family members have also been tested for the virus. ALSO READ Govt to Buy 10 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine in June Prior to this report, the National Institute of Health (NIH) had previously confirmed Pakistan’s first case…
Kohli Believes A Former Pakistani Would Have Caused Him A Lot of Trouble
Indian captain, Virat Kohli, believes that the former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram, would have been a handful to play against, and the legendary pacer would have caused him trouble. Kohli, widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen of this generation, recently took to Instagram to hold a question and answer session. Kohli was asked by a fan which bowler from the past would have troubled him, to which Kohli replied, ‘Wasim Akram.’ ALSO READ Wasim Akram Advises Pakistanis To Learn From Indians The legendary left-arm pacer is widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in the…
Happy 10th RapidCompute, Happy 14th CIO Pakistan. Here’s to a Powerful Pakistan!
The 3rd episode of TechDrive takes a backseat and is a no guest show. With the two hosts Aqsa Tariq, Imran Khan, and producer Salaina Haroon piping in for a casual no holds barred conversation about what the Pakistani tech industry has been like as part of their own work journey in the industry. The episode also celebrates a decade of RapidCompute this May and interestingly enough has CIO Pakistan entering its fifteenth year. Though RapidCompute and CIO were actually already a year in working before their formal event launches, you can catch the history of the releases here and…
Kuwait Allows Family and Business Visas for Pakistan After 10 Years
Kuwait has officially restored family and business visas for Pakistanis after a nearly decade-long suspension, owing to a productive meeting between the Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, and the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City. The Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait, Syed Sajjad Haider, also attended the meeting. ALSO READ PM Launches Pakistan’s First Green Eurobond After thanking the Kuwaiti Prime Minister for the symbolic restoration of Kuwait’s visa policy for Pakistan, Sheikh Rashid stated that Pakistanis can now avail themselves of the potential working/business opportunities in Kuwait. He also acknowledged the importance of establishing…
Govt to Set Up Dedicated Vaccination Centers for Teachers
National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has decided to set up dedicated COVID-19 vaccination centers across the country for teaching and non-teaching staff of all public and private educational institutions. According to details, new vaccination centers will be established at the tehsil level across the country while separate counters in the existing vaccination centers will be reserved for the purpose. ALSO READ This Fish Was Just Sold for Rs. 7.8 Million in Gwadar NCOC has taken this decision to expedite the COVID-19 vaccination of teaching and non-teaching staff and ease the pressure on mass vaccination centers across the country. Last…
Rupee Continues Improvement Against the US Dollar Second Day in a Row
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continued with its upward momentum from Friday and posted nominal gains against the US Dollar (USD). The final trading day of the past week had pulled PKR out of two weeks of deterioration. ALSO READ Rupee Breaks Two Weeks of Slump With A Huge Gain Against the US Dollar The PKR posted 3 paisa gains against the USD, closing at Rs. 154.39 to the USD at the end of the trading day today (Monday, 31 May), as compared to Rs. 154.43 to the USD on Friday (28 May). Regarding the PKR’s downfall in the previous weeks,…
Kia Teases the All-New Next Generation Sportage SUV
Lately, the world’s leading auto-manufacturers are browsing new venues for innovation, particularly for their high-end commercial production lineups. For starters, automakers such as Kia are making day-time running light signatures something of a common feature in their cars. It’s an emerging trend for sure, but stylistically, it’s a pretty good one. And now, Kia is throwing its hat in the Sportage ring again with an improved version of the two-row Sportage SUV. ALSO READ BAIC Starts Online Pre-Booking for Its Super-Affordable Cars Kia teased the car on its social media pages this morning. While it provided almost zero information about…
AMD Takes on Nvidia with its RX 6000 GPUs for Laptops
AMD has finally released the laptop versions of its RX 6000 GPUs that aim to take on Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series. These graphics cards are quite similar to Nvidia’s counterparts in terms of both performance and prices. ALSO READ AMD Launches Ryzen 9 5900 And Ryzen 7 5800 Desktop CPUs The top tier model in AMD’s latest mobile GPUs is the Radeon RX 6800M which should enable high-end gaming on the go. Just like the others, this model is also based on a Navi 22 GPU with 40 CUs, which puts it on par with the full-sized Radeon RX 6800.…
This Fish Was Just Sold for Rs. 7.8 Million in Gwadar
A rare fish found from Jiwani’s seashores has been auctioned for a whopping Rs. 7.8 million. Local fishermen caught the fish known as Sowa or Kir over the weekend from the seaside of Jiwani Beach, 72 kilometers from the multibillion-dollar Gwadar port near the Balochistan coast. ALSO READ Punjab Govt Launches ‘Khidmat Apki Dehleez Per’ App The fish weighs 48 kilograms and has significance in the medical field. As per reports, Kir, a type of rare croaker fish, is known to have some specific minerals in its chest and stomach that are used for producing medicines. The fisherman held an…
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