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Driving on the road requires attention and focus, and unnecessary activities like listening to one’s phone, watching a movie, and even eating can be fatal. Another habit that could be considered as the biggest risk factor while driving is wearing headphones or earphones. A study in this regard conducted by the US-based auto manufacturer Ford on such a scenario under controlled situations had astonishing results. ALSO READ Elon Musk Drops from First to Third Richest in the World Thanks to One Tweet Ford used data collected from more than 2,000 participants immersed in a virtual environment. The researchers developed an…

Pak-Qatar Takaful Group, which comprises of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited and Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited, reviewed and approved the financial statements of both the Companies for the year ended December 31, 2020, during the Board meeting recently. The group achieved an aggregate turnover of around Rs. 8.56 billion. It posted a net profit after tax of Rs. 182.6 million for the year 2020, with profit before tax amounting to Rs. 225 million. Participant Takaful Fund generated the net consolidated surplus of Rs. 113 million. Profit before tax of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) increased to Rs. 208.1 million as compared…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to postpone the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 due to operational challenges. There was quite a lot of uncertainty around the remainder of the league with PCB hoping to host the matches in UAE after deciding against using Karachi as the venue. The constantly bad COVID-19 situation in Pakistan meant that the remaining matches had to be held somewhere else and as per the reports, the PCB held talks with the Emirates Cricket Board to organize the league in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi. ALSO READ Salman Butt &…

The Pakistan Rupee (PKR) continues to slide down against the US Dollar for the third day in a row after a week’s halt in trading owing to the Eid holidays, crossing the Rs. 153 mark today. ALSO READ Rupee Posts Big Loss Against the US Dollar Second Day in a Row PKR went down by 33 paisas against the USD today, closing at Rs. 153.22 to the USD at the end of the trading day today (Wednesday, May 19) compared to Rs. 152. 89 to the USD on Tuesday (May 18). PKR has lost almost an entire rupee (94 paisas)…

After launching its M1 chipset last year, Apple is now working on expanding its silicon portfolio to power up its future devices. Bloomberg reports that the company is developing a smaller version of the Mac Pro and a higher-end Mac mini. The Mac Pro will be available in two versions, one with a 20-core chipset, while the other will boast a 40-core SoC. Their GPUs will have either 64 or 128 cores. Codenamed 2C-Die and 4C-Die, the new Mac Pros will adopt 16 and 32 high-performance cores respectively and the power-efficient cores will be dedicated to low-power workloads. As far…

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has allowed the reopening of schools and colleges in areas where the coronavirus prevalence ratio is less than five percent. The decision was made during a session on 19th May under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Asad Umar, and co-chaired by Lt General Hamood uz Zaman Khan. SAPM on Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, Sindh Health Minister, and Chief Secretaries of all federating units attended the session via video link. ALSO READ KP’s New Dress Code Irks University Students A detailed review of disease prevalence in the country was done. These important…

Amidst the ongoing Israel’s deadly bombing campaign in Gaza, a group of Jewish Google employees is calling on the company to support Palestinians. According to a recent report, the employees formulated an internal letter in which they asked the Google CEO Sundar Pichai to put out a statement condemning the attacks, including “direct recognition of the harm done to Palestinians by the Israeli military and gang violence.” Here is what the letter says. This letter comes from a new employee resource group that formed last year in response to pro-Zionist sentiment within Jewglers (the colloquial term for Google’s Jewish employees).…

The decision by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to impose a province-wide dress code has caused an uproar among university students. According to the details, the ban on t-shirts, skin-tight jeans, and makeup among other things, has been termed as ‘an act of moral policing’ by the students, and they are unwilling to accept it. Yusra Khan, a Peshawar-based undergraduate student remarked, “This is shameful and incomprehensible. Why is the government policing the universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?” She said that it is beyond her comprehension how such a decision that is against the wishes of students can be implemented. ALSO…

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Neo TV for broadcasting immoral and inappropriate language during a live show. In a tweet on Tuesday, PEMRA said that the notice was sent for airing an argument, exchange of immoral and inappropriate words among the guests during a morning show aired on May 17, and irresponsible and unprofessional behavior of the host of the show, who opted not to intervene. pic.twitter.com/FlJNWjnYDf — Report PEMRA (@reportpemra) May 18, 2021 The TV channel has been asked to submit its reply within 14 days. ALSO READ Can Pakistan Meet…

Hospitals, diagnostic centers, and healthcare service providers have availed a significant amount of loans, nearly Rs. 12.5 billion, from various commercial banks to enhance their treatment facilities through their respective networks, official data by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed. The massive amount on the account of loans was made possible by the SBP, as the central bank introduced a low-cost loan facility for healthcare institutions for the first time in 2020. The facility is aimed at enhancing the treatment capacity of hospitals in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The facility allows healthcare institutions to borrow from banks…