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Pakistan desperate to see PayPal, other payment gateways

By Express Tribune LAHORE: As the world moves closer to adopting digital economy, the business community of Pakistan has started feeling the absence of e-commerce payment gateways in Pakistan. The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has started demanding government authorities to bring global e-commerce payment gateways in Pakistan, as this mode of business will replace the traditional business methods and transaction in coming years. “Government should direct concerned authorities including the State Bank of Pakistan, Ministry of Information Technology and others to strive for bringing e-commerce payment gateways like PayPal, Google pay, Samsung pay, Ali-pay to Pakistan for necessary promotion of exports and business in international arena,” said SCCI President Majid Raza Bhutta. For Bhutta, electronic commerce offers unprecedented opportunities to both developing and developed countries; the advancement of technology has aided international business and has impa...
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Seabin Project: Dream nears reality for WA surfers fighting to cut ocean pollution

By mobile.abc.net.au A unique Australian invention aimed at reducing marine pollution is set to be made available in up to 17 countries next year, with a prototype undergoing final trials in luxury European marinas. Best mates and surfers Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski came up with the unique ocean-cleaning device, dubbed the "Seabin", after becoming frustrated at the amount of rubbish floating around. The Perth pair quit their jobs to find a sustainable solution, eventually designing an automated rubbish bin with a pump for marina docks. With the help of a successful crowdfunding campaign and willing WA seed investors, and with the Seabin becoming a viral sensation, they took a prototype to market in Mallorca in Spain, a marina capital of Europe, earlier this year. Mr Ceglinski said there had since been huge interest from cities and corporate companies around the world who had seen a pilot project at La Grande-Motte in France. "[With] the amount of inte...
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Student killed in Metro Bus accident in Pindi

By Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: A student in Rawalpindi died on Friday morning after she was run over by the Metro Bus she was riding in. Police have arrested the driver and booked him for manslaughter and rash driving. A police officer at the Sadiqabad police station in Rawalpindi said that a side mirror on the bus had struck a pole, ostensibly due to rash driving by the driver. The mirror struck one of the windows of the bus, shattering While riding through an unpaved section of the track, the driver had to pull the emergency brakes. Owing to the sudden change in momentum of the bus, 19-year-old medical student Sumera was thrown out of the broken window of the bus. Stunned, she was unable to move in time as the rear tyre of the bus crushed her. “The accident took place at around 7:25 am,” SI Amanat Ali told The Express Tribune. “There are reports that there was construction material lying on the track and the driver, who was unaware of this, had to hit the brakes immediately,” he...
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Dawn Leaks: PM withdraws portfolio of Tariq Fatemi

By GEO ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday approved the recommendations of the Dawn leaks Inquiry committee, withdrawing the portfolio of Foreign Affairs from his Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi. A notification from the PM Office said that Rao Tehsin Ali, the principal information officer at the Foreign Ministry, will be proceeded against under the E&D rules 1973 on the charges based on the report findings. Read more: Interior Minister calls on PM Nawaz to discuss Dawn leaks report It added that the role of the editor of Dawn Newspaper, Zaffar Abbas, and reporter Cyril Almeida will be referred to the All Pakistan Newspaper Association (APNS) for necessary disciplinary action to be taken against them. The notification also said that the APNS will be asked to develop a code of conduct for the media, "especially when dealing with issues relating to security of Pakistan and to ensure that stories on issues of national importance and security are published by a...
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Will expose who made Rs10b offer in court: Imran Khan

By Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Welcoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s challenge to file a defamation suit, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan publicly said he would reveal the names of the individuals who offered him Rs10 billion on behalf of the Sharif family to back off from the Panamagate case only in court. He was addressing a public gathering at the Parade Ground on Friday. Workers who converged at the Parade Ground came from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, who according to political analysts and newsmen, were well above 30,000. While reiterating his stance that Premier Nawaz has lost moral authority to further rule the country, Khan asked the citizens to boycott him socially for refusing to step down after a clear-cut judgment against him in the Panamagate case. It was the first of a series of scheduled public gatherings announced by the party as part of a ‘mass contact drive’ primarily aimed to propel the premier to step down so that the joint investigation team could c...
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These are the sports that burn the most calories

By Bussiness Insider To watch video go to http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-burn-most-calories-running-tennis-soccer-taekwondo-flag-football-basketball-athlete-exercise-2017-4 Sports are a great way to get in some exercise. And while burning calories isn't the only measure of an exercise's value, the number can tell you something about how hard you're working your body. The important caveat here is that exercising on its own actually doesn't do much to make you lose weight. Sports get your heart going, which can help you live longer. But if you want to slim down, we suggest talking to a doctor about what a healthy weight is for you and working on cutting sugar and large portions out of your diet. Still, keeping track of calories burned per hour is a good measure of how intense a particular exercise is. The Mayo Clinic, drawing on research published by the National Institutes of Health, lists 36 popular forms of exercise by their caloric impacts. We've orde...
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Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason

By BBC Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites. It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. The Turkey Blocks group said the site was inaccessible from 08:00 (05:00 GMT) by order of the Turkish authorities. People in the capital Istanbul were unable to access any Wikipedia pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Switzerland investigates Turkey spying claims Turkey blocks web drives after leak Wikipedia founder creates news service "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651 [governing the internet], an administrative measure has been taken for this website," Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as saying. No reason was given. Turkey Blocks and Turkish media, including the Hurriyet Daily News, said the provisional order would need to be backed by a full court ruling in the next few days....
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