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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...