China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, booked revenue of $7 billion to $8.4 billion in a better than expected result for the first half of the year. The owner also posted a profit in June and was confident of making a similar or better profit in the second half of the year. Tiktok’s robust growth has led to revise its revenue target for 2019 from 100 billion yuan to 120 billion yuan.
India is building the world’s biggest face recognition system, according to an official announcement made to the international media. The automate facial recognition aims to identify suspects immediately across the country. The system would work by matching images from the CCTV network across the country against the database maintained of mug-shots of criminals, passport photos and images collected by various government agencies.
As scientists estimate that the probable increase in global average temperature will be at least 3°C by the end of the 21st century, Jacobabad the hottest city in Pakistan and in Asia might become uninhabitable. With temperatures reaching as high as 51.1°C (124°F), the people of Jabocabad suffer further as electricity blackouts can last as long as 12 hours.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mulling possibility of allowing women to perform Hajj without a male guardian. According to Arab News, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is conducting researches to issue visit visas for both tourism and Umrah purposes, and this process is expected to pave the way for allowing women to come without a mahram (male guardian).
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada’s national elections with most seats in Parliament. The results were a shock to many as a series of scandals had tarnished Trudeau’s image as a liberal icon. However, falling short of a majority meant the Liberals would have to rely on an opposition party to pass legislation. With results
A team of foreign diplomats posted in Pakistan were taken to Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to witness firsthand whether the Indian army had “smashed four terror launch pads” there early Sunday, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said in a tweet. The diplomats have been taken to the Nauseri, Shahkot and Jura sectors near Line of Control (LoC).
Australian airline, Qantas Airways set a record of longest non stop flight i.e. 19 hours and 16 minutes from New York City to Sydney under a project. During the research, pilots’ brain waves, alertness and efficiency were monitored. For further research, two additional flights will be carried out as part of the airline’s effort while carrying out long flights, as the final decision is expected at the end of this year.
Sindh Food Authority (SFA) conducted a raid on a retailer shop located in Clifton, Karachi and recovered at least three crates of plastic eggs and arrested four people including the shop owner for selling fake eggs for consumption. Over 100 creates of fake eggs in a supply van were also confiscated and sent to laboratory for further testing. SFA along with Sindh police also raided the shops in the area for further inspection.
Pakistan along with Turkey, Mexico and Saudia Arabia is likely to be among the top 20 drivers of growth in 2024, according to a Bloomberg report. International Monetary Fund projections, adjusted for purchasing power parity was used by Bloomberg in order to identify these growing countries. The report stated that the global economy alarmed by tensions that obstructed the international trade, is expected to see slower growth in the next half-decade across economies.
Urdu website is launched to facilitate the taxpayers by Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Muhammad Shabbar Zaidi. The Urdu website offers online facilitation and services to the taxpayers about Income Tax, Sales Tax, Custom etc. and also information related to it. The website allows the users to file a complaint as well as seek response to their queries in the national language.