The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has highlighted a number of violations made by the captain of ill-fated Pakistan International Airline (PIA) aircraft that crashed on May 22.
The report was sent by the Additional Director Operations of Civil Aviation Authority to PIA’s safety department on Tuesday. It revealed that the pilot of the Airbus A320 aircraft avoided several instructions of the air traffic controller (ATC).
The report highlighted that the plane was at high altitude before its approach point and the ATC had warned the pilot of PK-8303 about it. The aircraft was at 3,500 feet at four nautical miles that are considered high from the approach profile.
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Moreover, the speed of the aircraft was more than 250 knots before landing which is higher than the required acceleration.
The air traffic controller warned the captain twice and asked him to turn the jet to 180 degrees besides maintain..
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CM Punjab Approves Lahore Ring Road Expansion to Ease Traffic
Chief Minister Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, has approved the expansion of Lahore’s ring road in a meeting of the Lahore Ring Road Authority (LRRA) held earlier today.
Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-III Project will be an 8 km long and six-lane wide road between Raiwind Road and Multan Road that will help ease traffic congestion in the provincial capital.
The Southern Loop-III will be completed within a year under a public-private partnership agreement between LRRA and National Logistics Cell (NLC) which will be signed next week.
Besides, CM Punjab has also directed LRRA to expedite the groundwork of Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-IV and start its construction at the earliest. The Southern Loop-IV will connect Multan Road to Motorway M-3.
The 90 km long Lahore Ring Road project will conclude with the completion of Southern Loop-IV.
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National Savings Schemes Get a Major Cut in Profit Rates
The government has decided to reduce the profit rates on all national savings schemes and accounts of the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) with immediate effect in line with cuts in the benchmark interest rates.
The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has slashed the interest rate by 1% on the savings certificates investment applicable from June 02, 2020.
Interest rates on savings scheme are linked to cut-off yield of long term Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs). In recent months PIBs yields fell sharply after the State Bank of Pakistan cut the policy rate by 525 basis points in the space two months to ease the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
According to a series of notifications issued by the ministry of finance,
The return on regular income certificates has been reduced to 7.44% from 8.28%. The return on special savings certificates has been reduced to 7.10 % from 8.10%. Profit payable on the deposits made in savings bank accounts has been fixed at 6.5 ..
KP Launches a Mobile App to Report Child Abuse, Harassment & More
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, along with Zomung Joundon, a private organization part of the women protection wing, has launched a mobile application and a website to register abuse against women, children, and transgenders.
This is the first time an application of this nature has been launched in the province. It comes at a time when domestic abuse and child abuse are on the rise amidst the lockdown. As per available numbers, since the lockdown started, around 500 cases of domestic abuse were reported in KP alone.
Currently, the application is available in eight different languages which include Urdu, English, Pashto, Chinese, and Arabic. According to Wafa Wazir, Women Protection Wing Chairperson, the affectees can easily register reports of abuse via the app since it is designed to be user friendly and has a simple interface.
As soon as the complaint is registered, the Women Protection Wing staff will contact the filer and forward the concerns to authorities within an hour. ..
PIA Suspends Lunch & Dinner Facility for Crew On International Flights
Pakistan International Airways (PIA) has suspended the facility of lunch and dinner for its crew and staff members that was added due to the lockdown in foreign countries.
The facility was provided to restrict the movement of staff to prevent the spread of the virus; staffers were served meals at their hotel rooms.
But, on Tuesday, the crew members were informed through an email that the facility will not be given any more. They were told that the provision of breakfast will continue as before.
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Pilots and crew members who are bringing stranded Pakistan from other countries may face difficulties due to the suspension of this facility.
It is worth mentioning here that the national flag carrier had previously suspended meal services on its flights to countries in the Middle East on May 12 due to the virus. A letter issued by the airline said that PIA will only provide juice and beverages to passengers.
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Kumar Sangakkara Rates This Pakistani Bowler as the Toughest He’s Ever Faced
Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer, Kumar Sangakkara, has picked a fast bowler and a spinner as the toughest he has faced in his career. The wicket-keeper batsman’s career spanned over 15 years in which he scored over 28,000 international runs including 53 centuries.
When asked to name the best fast bowler and spinner he had the privilege of facing in international cricket, the former wicket-keeper batsman picked Pakistani legend, Wasim Akram, and Australian great, Shane Warne.
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Sangakkara himself was one of the most prolific batsmen of the recent era considering he is the 6th highest run-getter in Test cricket with 12,400 runs and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar with 14,234 runs in ODIs.
The best fast bowler was Wasim Akram, without a doubt. He believes that his fellow cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan was the best spinner, however, he never faced him which is why he went with Shane Warne.
Whe..
Startup Early – Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Education
It wasn’t long ago when the Institute for the Future (IFF) collaborated with Dell Technologies to publish a report which estimated that around 85% of the jobs that today’s learners will be doing in 2030 haven’t been invented yet.
While some have challenged the accuracy of the report’s predictions, there can be no denying the fact that demands of the future jobs will seriously challenge the traditional learning establishments. Plus, the debate that schools are failing to adapt to a sharp shift in the nature of job skills cannot be called totally baseless either.
The numbers in the IFF report predictions may be questioned, but the concerns it raises are solid. Technology is transforming the world so fast that even the most modern of global education models haven’t been able to keep pace with the rapid change. Naturally, the situation is worse in developing countries like Pakistan.
Here, expecting the public – or even private – education landscape to change and adapt to the fast-evolvi..
Satellite Images Reveal High Security Chinese Base in Gwadar
Recently published satellite images of newly established compounds of the alleged Chinese naval base in Gwadar demonstrate China’s strengthening foothold in the region. This was reported by Forbes yesterday.
If materialized, the naval base at Gwadar will complement China’s largest overseas naval base built from scratch in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
Reports of China building a naval fortress in Gwadar, a major port in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), first surfaced back in 2018. However, the reports have been never confirmed officially by China.
Here is the satellite image showing a high-security compound and two other smaller complexes.
Via: Forbes Reportedly, the high-security compound is under the use of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC Ltd), a majority state-owned Chinese enterprise specialized in civil engineering projects.
The high-security compound is surrounded by anti-vehicle berms, security fences, and a high wall. Sentry posts and elevated guar..
Google Faces $5 Billion Fine for Snooping On Your Incognito Tabs
On Tuesday (2nd June 2020), Google was sued in a proposed class-action lawsuit for allegedly tracking users even in the private browsing mode.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the complaint accuses the California-based company of collecting users’ browser history even when the incognito mode is turned on. It states, “Google cannot continue to engage in the covert and unauthorized data collection from virtually every American with a computer or phone.”
Additionally, the accusation details that the Alphabet-owned company gathers data through Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, as well as third-party plug-ins and smartphones to feed its need to learn about the general hobbies and user habits.
Where the filed complaint says:
Google is in violation of the Federal Wiretap Act, a statute that grants users the right to sue if their private communications are tapped.
Google is adamant that the company did nothing wrong. Jose Ca..
Google Search Rankings Will Factor in Page Load Times & More
One of the most irritating things about surfing the internet is badly made websites with slow loading times, terrible UI, shifting content across the page, and other problems that make it difficult to get what you are looking for. This is the main reason why Google will now factor in user experience as part of its web search.
In the near future Google will stop using keywords exclusively to optimize search results, instead, it will also take into account, an intuitive, user-friendly page experience to rank website in its search results. This ranking factor will combine quantifiable metrics such as page loading speeds, responsiveness, visual stability, safe browsing, mobile-friendliness, and more, to judge the user experience of a website.
However, the search engine giant clarified in a blog post that websites will still be ranked with the best information first, even if the user experience is not ideal.
Great page experience doesn’t override having great page content. However, in ca..
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