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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

By Tribune.pk I know this is the 456th time Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called the masses to the streets for a rally, but this time Imran Khan is serious. All those things he promised the nation four years ago will come true if this rally is successful. This is finally the rally that will make it all worthwhile. Being a PTI supporter is like being an old lady sitting at the slots machine at a casino in Las Vegas – either it will end when you will win the jackpot, or you will die in wait. Either way, you are hoping for the misery to end but till that sweet relief comes you keep putting in more money in the machine because you think: I have already invested so much, what’s another rally? This rally is when all my investment will come to fruition. PTI’s ‘Huqooq-e-Karachi March’ on April 30 is different from all other rallies ever held by the party. It is about the same issues PTI has complained about for last several years but has done nothing about them in the province they are...

By dailypakistan.com LAHORE – A large number of rickshaw drivers gathered at the headquarters of PITB (Punjab Information Technology Board) in Arfa Software Technology Park to protest against the growth of their leading competitors- Uber and Careem – the companies providing private cars via smartphone applications. The rickshaw owners expressed their outrage at the ride-hailing services ‘stealing’ their businesses. The protest caused congestion in surrounding areas. The mass rally was headed by Majeed Ghauri, president of the Rickshaw Union and Green Cab. The protesters demanded that Careem and Uber must be forced to pay taxes and brought under the regular clearance mechanism adding that there should be proper stands for rickshaws. Both Careem and Uber have launched rickshaw services and made promises to provide reasonable prices. At the time of their launch, they enticed customers with generous flat discounts. Now promo codes are offered occasionally. Both companies maintain that...

By tribunist.com Nerf guns were created so it was completely possible to shoot your friends and relatives in the most enjoyable and painless way possible. Sure, getting shot by a Nerf toy gets marginally irritating if it keeps happening and you don’t actually want to take part, but it was never super-painful. Until now… Toy manufacturers want to avoid lawsuits so they limit the power that products such as those created by Nerf have. It might not particularly tickle when you get hit by a Nerf dart, especially at close range or in in certain sensitive areas, however, you more than likely won’t find yourself writhing on the ground in agony. A YouTube user by the name of Giaco Whatever struggled to see the fun in that concept and decided to knock things up a notch. Giaco Whatever, who posts videos under the tagline “I make things,” has found a way to make Nerf darts deadly and has posted several videos of his results online. Using an air-powered cannon packing 400 PSI of pressure, ...

By techspot.com Of all the futuristic technologies that seem closer to becoming mainstream each day, robotics is the one that is likely to elicit both the strongest and widest range of reactions. It’s not terribly surprising if you really think about it. After all, robots in various forms offer the potential for both the most glorious beneficence and the most insidious evil. From performing superhuman feats to the complete destruction of the human race, it’s hard to imagine a technology that could have a more wide-ranging impact. Of course, the practical reality of today’s robots is far from either of these extremes. Instead, they’re primarily focused on freeing our lives and our businesses of the drudgery of mundane tasks. Whether it’s automatically sweeping our floors or rapidly piecing together elements on an assembly line, the robots of today are laser-focused on the practical. Still, whenever most people think about robots in any form, I’m guessing visions of dystopian robot ...

By dawn.com ISLAMABAD: The six departments tasked with deputing a representative each to the joint investigation team (JIT) that will probe the assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family have submitted lists of proposed names to the Supreme Court. The apex court, in its April 20 judgement, had given the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) a week to submit names. A day before the closing date, a source privy to the development told Dawn: “The Supreme Court has received names from the six government departments.” Six departments, including ISI and MI, will send an official each to the probe team The Supreme Court had directed the departments concerned to furnish three names each, from which one each would be picked by the Supreme Court to form a six-man JIT. Soon after the announc...

By dawn.com Two men on Tuesday reportedly hurled abuse at an elderly Muslim man in India who had requested them to vacate a seat for him on a Delhi Metro coach, Hindustan Times reported. Hurling abuses at the senior citizen, the men told him to "go back to Pakistan", the daily said. According to a post on Facebook by women's rights activist Kavita Krishnan, when the request was made a second time, the two young men said: “This seat is for Hindustanis not for Pakistanis like you. If you want a seat, go to Pakistan and get it there.” Krishnan's post on Facebook recounted the incident as witnessed by Santosh Roy, the National Secretary of All India Central Council of Trade Unions, who was also travelling on the Delhi Metro. Watching the incident unfold, Roy got up from his seat and asked the two young men to apologise for their behaviour. According to Krishnan's post, the youngsters, instead of apologising, started hurling abuse at Roy and, grabbing hi...

By tribune.pk Pakistan Peoples Party’s official website was allegedly hacked on Wednesday by Indian hackers. “Team IBH is back again on Pakistan government servers. You should have expected us,” a message on the website read. The party however, recovered the website shortly after the attack. Lahore district govt website defaced by ‘Indian hackers’ The attack which came in retaliation to alleged Pakistani hackers targeting Indian websites, was carried out by a hacker group called Ind_C0d3r and Mr Sh3ll. Pakistan Peoples Party’s official website was allegedly hacked on Wednesday by Indian hackers. “Team IBH is back again on Pakistan government servers. You should have expected us,” a message on the website read. The party however, recovered the website shortly after the attack. Lahore district govt website defaced by ‘Indian hackers’ The attack which came in retaliation to alleged Pakistani hackers targeting Indian websites, was carried out by a hacker group called Ind_C0d...

By wonderfulengineiering.com What Would Happen If An Ant Falls From A Skyscraper? Physics Has the answer. Insects are generally not afraid of heights, and they have science to thank for it. Let us put your mind to rest by a simple explanation of how and why. You must have heard about the square-cube Law. Say a human has been increased to double of his original size, then the structural strength (muscles and bones) increase by 4 times, the reason being that his strength relies on his cross-sectional area. Whereas the volume is the derivative of mass, which will increase once the cube is taken. This will increase the weight by 8 times. If this scaling process is reversed, say a human was 6 ft tall and is now somehow made to shrink to 3ft tall, then the structural strength will reduce to a quarter along with a decrease of mass by 1/8 times. And if this tiny creature is falling from a significant height, here are the factors we need to consider in order to imagine its fate. We kno...

By ESPN Wednesday's latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC's What's Trending... MAN UNITED: Jose Mourinho has ruled Paul Pogba out of the Manchester derby on Thursday. Antonio Valencia and Ander Herrera fit. But there is no Chris Smalling or Phil Jones. - Mourinho is targeting Chelsea midfielder Willian as part of his summer rebuilding plans at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN FC. - Marcus Rashford has told the Daily Telegraph he hopes Zlatan Ibrahimovic will extend his stay at Old Trafford so he can continue to learn from him. - Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has called on Ibrahimovic to follow him in making the move from United to Major League Soccer. BURNLEY: Burnley midfielder Joey Barton has been suspended from all football activity for 18 months after admitting a misconduct charge relating to betting, the Football Association has announced. CHELSEA: Antonio Conte claimed that Chelsea had made a "big psychologica...

By theguardian.com More than half of young people watch illegal streams of live sports, study finds • 54% of ‘millennials’ take advantage of piracy to watch events • Sport Industry Group survey also shows fewer young people pay for TV The scale of the challenge facing sports broadcasters in combating piracy has been made clear in figures that show more than half of young people watch illegal streams of live events. Research into the viewing habits of “millennials”, those aged between 18 and 24, has found piracy has become normalised among this generation while the take-up for traditional subscription services is far less than among older viewers. The figures, which are likely to only confirm suspicions that viewing habits among younger people have changed dramatically from their parents’ generation, were compiled in a study of 1,500 people, 1,000 of whom were millennials, according to research by SMG Insight commissioned by the BT Sport Industry Awards. According to the s...

By Geo.tv ISLAMABAD: China helped Pakistan stave off a currency crisis by providing over $1.2 billion in loans during the past one year, the Financial Times claimed in a report on Tuesday. According to the publication’s sources, state-backed Chinese banks have twice come to Pakistan’s rescue of Pakistan with $900m in 2016 and $300m in 2017’s first quarter. Pakistan’s stocks of foreign currency remained saw volatile activity due to rising imports and a parallel fall in exports and remittances in the recent months. The financial help extended from Pakistan’s close neighbour is indicative of increasingly close ties between the two countries at a time when the relationship between Pakistan and the US remains strained. “Beijing is preparing to invest at least $52bn in Pakistan to build a highway, energy pipelines, power generation facilities and industrial parks from the western port of Gwadar on the Gulf to the Chinese border to the north,” the Financial Times reported. Howev...

By officialcharts.com There's nothing holding Shawn Mendes back this week – his new single There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back tops the latest Official Trending Chart. The Official Trending Chart is the UK's leading indicator of the freshest tunes making an impact this week, based on movement up the Official Singles Chart, and following its release last Thursday, There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back leaps 138 slots on the Update which helps it lead this week's trending countdown. Lady Gaga's surprise release The Cure makes gains this week, as does Disciples' On My Mind, and Paramore's new single Hard Times is shaping up to be a Top 40 hit, according to the Trending Chart barometer. Other new singles set to make an impact in the upper reaches of the chart soon are: French Montana's Unforgettable, feat Swae Lee; Lana Del Rey's Lust For :Life, feat The Weeknd, and, following the emergence of a version featuring Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi ...

By dailymail.com Taliban roadside bombing kills 9 in northwestern Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A roadside bombing targeted a minivan in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region on Tuesday, killing nine people, a local official and the military said. The attack was claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction. The blast ripped through the van travelling through a minority Shiite region of the Kurram tribal area, which borders Afghanistan, said Arif Khan, a tribal administration official in the town of Parachinar. The area has long been the scene of sectarian violence. A woman and two children were among the nine killed while 13 people were wounded in the explosion. With few adequate medical facilities in the area, a Pakistani army helicopter evacuated the wounded to a nearby military hospital. Pakistani paramilitary troops take up positions during a gunbattle with militants in Karachi, Pakistan Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Pakistani paramilitary forces raided an apartment in t...

Pakistani migrant workers in Greece normally work 10 hours a day reported Al Jazeera. In an interview with foreman Faisal Razza and his group of farm workers, Al Jazeera found that the nature of their is seasonal. This means they don’t stay in one place too long. They also live in substandard conditions. They cook lunch, not on a cooker but by lighting a fire in a metal drum and cooking the chapati directly on it. Amir Ali, 25, from Gujrat, Pakistan tries to find humour in the situation. “This is like 19th century cooking. In Pakistan we don’t live like this, we’d use gas cookers.” An estimated 90 per cent of Greece’s agriculture wage labourers are migrants. When they arrive in the country without money or a legal status, this is their only option. Adnan Ahmad, 20, has worked for Razza for three months. He was a qualified nurse in Pakistan but went to Europe to find a better life. However, once in Athens, he found himself trapped by closed borders and no money. Ahmad says ...

Bh dunyanews.tv Honda Atlas introduces BR-V in Pakistan   The launching ceremony took place at Faletti's Hotel in Lahore. LAHORE (Dunya News) – As new weapon against its competitors in Pakistan, Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited launched the much awaited all-new Honda BR-V, a 7 seater SUV. The launching ceremony was held at Faletti’s Hotel Lahore and attended by Mr. Shinji Aoyoma, Chief Operating Officer, Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President & CEO of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Mr. Toichi Ishiyama, President & CEO of Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Ltd. BR-V is the first locally produced mid-size SUV, powered by a 1.5-liter i-VTEC engine. Mr. Shinji Aoyoma said: “In the last financial year ended March 31, 2017, Honda Atlas Cars achieved the highest record sales with over 35,000 units sold. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to our Pakistani customers who have supported Honda with this great achievement....

By geo.tv Adnan Sami says Pakistan should return Jadhav to India Adnan Sami says Pakistan should return Jadhav to India NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani national and renowned singer Adnan Sami has said that Pakistan should return self-confessed RAW spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to India. Speaking in an interview, he further added that all bilateral issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved amicably. On the Kashmir issue, he opined, “Dialogue is the only way forward. Kashmiris and Indians should sit down and talk things out. All conflicts should be resolved with love and peace.” Separately, Rubbishing Indian allegations regarding the trial of Indian RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said the enemy spy was tried under Pakistani laws in a fully transparent manner and has the right to appeal his death sentence. Speaking at a press conference, the PM's advisor said Jadhav was involved in different acts of terrorism in Pakis...

By mobipicker.com Xbox Scorpio full specs  were recently revealed by Microsoft via Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry. Now that all the information is out, many of you, the players might be wondering about which one of these two next-gen consoles will be better for you based on their specs, performance and the 4K gaming. To be honest, choosing between these two powerful consoles is quite hard. So, it’s better to have all the facts and figures lined-up and then determine which one is actually the best. So, here’s a detailed comparison between the Xbox Scorpio and PlayStation 4 Pro for you to understand which one of these two 4K consoles is best for you. The 4K Performance The release of PS4 Pro enabled the players to enjoy 4K gaming with HDR. However, both of Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Pro have their own special way of running 4K games at high resolutions. This is mainly because both of these consoles have different specs. For example, the Xbox Scorpio has 6 Teraflops of the computat...

By Geo.tv Saif Ali Khan’s statements on Pakistan will shock you By: Noman Naushad Lalani Looks like the debate of the ban on Pakistani celebrities in India will never end. While Pakistan has started screening Bollywood movies in cinemas, Bollywood has seemed to put an everlasting ban on our stars. However, Saif Ali Khan has made shocking statements about it. Speaking to Indian Express, the Bollywood Nawab opens up about India’s hatred of Pakistan. “We probably don’t like to admit there is a stronger neighbour around the corner. We think we can easily bash up Pakistan, apart from the nuclear missiles that are pointed towards us,” he said. Last year, Saif got criticized for his aggressive statements concerning Pakistan. This time, he looks quite diplomatic. “Make up your mind; make it a law if you want to,” he said. Saif also spoke about Fawad Khan and said that there was an extra ‘sense of exotic’ to Pakistani actors since they were from another country. “Also, there...

By tribune.com.pk Tech giant Samsung released its much awaited smartphone, the Galaxy S8, this month and while the new flagship doesn’t come with exploding batteries like its predecessor, it does have an issue of its own. Some of the early Galaxy S8 owners are complaining of a reddish tint on the display. The screen on the new smartphone doesn’t seem to improve even after adjusting the red colour to the lowest setting. Luckily, Samsung has now confirmed that it will roll out a software update to address the red screen issue. “Because there are some complaints about the red-tinted screens, we decided to upgrade the software next week for all Galaxy S8 clients,” a Samsung spokesperson told The Korea Herald. The South Korean manufacturer sent an announcement to all of its Samsung Service Centers, saying, “There will be an additional update to make colour revisions more minutely at the end of April.” The update which is expected next week, will expand the colour range so that G...