Vivo S10 Leaks with Flagship Grade Specs and Better Camera

Vivo S10 is launching soon as a direct successor to the Vivo S9 that launched in March this year. A new leak from China hints that the handset has been finalized and is ready to go public. ALSO READ vivo V21e Launches in Pakistan with 44MP Eye Auto-Focus Selfie & 64MP Night Camera  According to speculation, the Vivo S10 will feature the flagship-grade Dimenisty 1100 SoC that goes on par with the Snapdragon 865. This is the same chipset as its predecessor, but the camera will be upgraded to a 108MP sensor. The phone will have support for NFC, UFS…

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SECP to Launch RDA-type Accounts for Resident Pakistanis

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) are jointly working to launch digital accounts for resident Pakistanis that will be similar to the Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) for overseas Pakistani to enable citizens to invest in various investment avenues through a hassle-free process. Official sources told Propakistani that the customers of banks and financial institutions will be able to open accounts in the Pakistan Stock Exchange and mutual funds easily, using the information submitted to their banks. ALSO READ SECP Allows AMCs to Invest in Unlisted or Private Real Estate Investment Schemes The…

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Six-Hour Load Shedding to Begin in Bahria Town Rawalpindi

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced extensive load shedding for Bahria Town due to unpaid bills. A notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday, 29 June that revealed that IESCO would temporarily disconnect the power supply to the housing society because of the non-payment of bills worth millions of rupees. ALSO READ LinkedIn Hacked Again Within Months Exposing 700 Million Users Additionally, from 30 June onwards, Bahria Town will have a four-hour power out every day, which will be extended to six hours as the town’s management has racked up a whopping Rs. 608 million in unpaid…

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Etihad Airways Extends Flight Suspension From Pakistan

Etihad Airways has announced that the suspension of passenger flights from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will remain active until 21st July 2021. The airline made this decision following the UAE government’s updated directives to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. TRAVEL ALERT: Due to ongoing restrictions, all Etihad flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka remain suspended until 21 July. Read more: https://t.co/mjTAQ0uAS5 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Hvx1CZ7TTI — Etihad Airways (@etihad) June 29, 2021 ALSO READ Gilgit Makes Vaccination Certificates Mandatory for Tourists The Abu Dhabi-based carrier told reporters that “Etihad…

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NITB Introduces Messaging App for Govt Employees

The federal government is set to launch a unified communication and collaboration tool to ensure better, efficient, and safer official communication. Named “Beep Pakistan,” the platform has been developed by the National Information Technology Board (NITB). ALSO READ Islamabad’s School Students to be Promoted Without Annual Exams تاریخ میں پہلی بار سرکاری ملازمین کو بہتر،مؤثراور محفوظ ترین مواصلاتی سہولت فراہم کرنے کیلئے “بیپ پاکستان”سرکاری سطح پر متعارف ہوگا. ڈیجیٹل پلیٹفارم این آئی ٹی بی نے وزارتِ انفارمیشن ٹیکنالوجی اینڈ ٹیلیکام کے زیرِ اہتمام تیار کیا ہے جو مواصلات کی دنیا میں اہم سنگِ میل ثابت ہوگا۔ pic.twitter.com/sM7CBCEKcz — National Information…

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British Company to Conduct Licensing Tests for Pakistani Pilots

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completed its preparations to award a British company the contract to conduct license tests for Pakistani pilots. According to the proposed agreement, the British company UKCI will conduct licensing tests at the cost of six million Pounds Sterling. The test fee will be paid by pilots in British pounds. ALSO READ 3 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reach Pakistan From China However, a local flying school has opposed CAA’s decision to award a British company the contract for licensing tests and has asked the authority to review its decision. “The course is already very expensive and…

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Pakistan is Now Among World’s Top 15 Countries in Cryptocurrency Adoption

Cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow around the globe in 2021, with trade intensity based on regional presence surging in the wake of recurrent bullish and bearish trends. During this time, the blockchain data platform Chainalysis devised a Global Crypto Adoption Index report based on trading metrics. As per the report’s findings, Ukraine and Russia are leading the crypto adoption bandwagon, way ahead of tech-savvy countries such as the USA, China and Japan. ALSO READ Honor X20 SE Launched With 64MP Triple Cameras for Under $300 African nations landed some big spots on the top 20 list as well. Kenya comes…

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Pakistan Raised its Highest Ever Capital From IPOs in FY 2020-21: Report

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had the highest ever equity during FY2021 that was raised via initial public offerings (IPOs) of Rs. 20 billion. ALSO READ MSCI Proposes Downgrading Pakistan from Emerging Markets To Frontier Markets It is notable that these IPOs had generated a demand of Rs. 44 billion against the Rs. 20 billion raised. This year, the PSX also had the highest number of transactions in 14 years according to a report by the brokerage house Arif Habib Limited. Prior to this, the highest transactions within one year had been 12 transactions in FY2007. Overall, the PSX has…

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LinkedIn Hacked Again Within Months Exposing 700 Million Users

Things aren’t looking good for LinkedIn right now, as the world’s largest job-finding platform reported a massive data breach for the second time since April 2021. The hack reportedly exposed the data of more than 700 million LinkedIn profiles, which is more than 92 percent of the total 756 million user-base that the platform currently holds. While the exposure appears to be tremendous, many publishers and analysts have stated that the hacker mistakenly “misused” LinkedIn’s API to download the data, a method that was used in April’s breach. ALSO READ Zameen.Com, Furnishia Sign MoU to Strengthen the Country’s Digital Ecosystem…

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3 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reach Pakistan From China

To augment the ongoing countrywide vaccination campaign, 3 million doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine have reached Pakistan from China. During a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday, it was briefed that there is no shortage of Coronavirus vaccine in the country and its availability is satisfactory. ALSO READ Gas Crisis will be Over in Three to Four Days: Tabish Gauhar Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lt. Gen. Akhtar Nawaz Satti, apprised the meeting that more than 21 million doses have reached the country since February this year. Of these, 17 million doses were bought…

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