Google Chrome’s experimental power-saving feature dubbed ‘WebContents Occlusion’, was silently rolled out to many users around the world and was developed to improve the overall browsing experience but it ended up burning millions of dollars. Even though the average home user was not affected, thousands of enterprise users were left without service and complained they lost a day and half of the work which affected their whole month’s revenue.
A video has recently surfaced on social media, where a chicken supplier was seen readying a pickup full of dead chicken for delivery. When asked he clearly mentioned that he will be delivering the chicken to “Bao Jee Murgh Pulao at Khanna Pul” Islamabad. An inquiry has been initiated after the release of video to ascertain the authenticity and food samples have been taken for testing by Deputy Director of ICT Food department.
After a gap of more than four years, Pakistan posted $99 million current account surplus in October. The latest data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed recovery from long prevailing deficits, but four-month current account position still showed a deficit of $1.5 billion. Current account deficit in last fiscal year, clocked in at $12.75bn, down 36 per cent from record-high $19.9bn in FY18.
The federal government is setting up a new force to put an end to cross-border smuggling incidents as it has caused a significant loss to the national exchequer over the years. Under the Border Monitoring Initiative (BMI), more than 2,000 officials will be inducted into the security forces and strict action will be taken against relevant authorities indulged in such activities.
Retired Indian Army Major General Sinha has called for rape of Kashmiri women, on live television. Recently, the ex-General SP Sinha was part of a live television program. During the program, despite requests from the anchor and everyone else to keep his ‘rape advocacy’ to himself, he began shouting ‘rape for rape’ at the top of his lungs.
The federal government has started the process of identifying retired federal government employees in attempt to keep track of pensioners. Pensioners’ Identity Card forms and proformas, devised by the Accountant General Pakistan Revenue (AGPR), have been forwarded to all government departments and will be available online to facilitate the employees in distant areas and also to eliminate fake pensioners.
Government of Italy is planning to invest €40 million on social sectors in Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). According to the Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Stefano Pontecovero, Italy hopes to invest more in youth development policies to empower the future of the country and contribute towards a prosperous tomorrow as Pakistan’s youth that is 65 percent of the population posses immense potential.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is all set to start direct flights to the United States, ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Washington next week. Islamabad has geared up to take direct flights to New York for the first time in the country’s history after discontinuing it in October 2017 via Manchester due to Washington’s security concerns.
A record 23 female candidates of Pakistani origin will be participating in the upcoming general elections in UK, which will be held on December 12. The UK is set to break its record as more than 1,000 female candidates will take part in the elections. Total number of candidates vying for seats in the House of Commons is more than 3,300, 34% of which are female candidates.
Dinar Standard, a US-based research and advisory company’s, latest report has revealed that the global spending in Islam-inspired ethical consumption sectors will increase by 45%, reaching $3.2 trillion by 2024. The report titled “7th Annual State of the Global Islamic Economy” states that Malaysia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia have dominated the Global Islamic Economy Indicator rankings. Pakistan ranks 8th ahead of Kuwait and Qatar.