Islamabad, Sep 24: Dr. Musadik Malik, the federal minister for petroleum, met with representatives of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), a major participant in the exploration of oil and gas, on Monday. Both parties reached a consensus on a plan for future investments, according to a news release. According to the Vice President of CNOOC, Pakistan continues to be a top focus for the company in its international collaboration initiatives. In order to help Pakistan fulfill its growing energy demands, Dr. Musadik emphasized the country’s growing energy needs and expressed optimism that working with CNOOC would improve exploratory…
Author: Iqra Khan
Islamabad, Sep 24: The 79th United Nations General Assembly will convene today, and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will be present to witness the start of this yearly assembly of world leaders. In addition to meeting with the participating leaders on the sidelines, the prime minister and a high-level team arrived in New York on Monday evening to attend the annual session of the 193-member UN General Assembly and give speeches at several other events. The prime minister’s team includes Federal Education and Professional Training Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar,…
Islamabad, Sep 24: MMA star Shahzaib “King Khan” Rindh won the Karate Combat Interim Lightweight Championship title by TKO over Bruno Assis, a Brazilian. He thereby became the first Pakistani champion in the promotion’s history. Shahzaib Rindh recently met former Federal Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind in Islamabad in the wake of this incredible accomplishment. The former minister congratulated the newly crowned champion on his triumph and thanked him for improving Pakistan’s standing in the world community. The former Federal Minister went on to say that he will reward the national hero with 25 acres of land and Rs 1…
Islamabad, Sep 24: Popular TikTok user Nadeem Mubarak, also known as Nadeem Naniwala, was detained by Lahore Police for driving a car with a fictitious license plate. After a case was filed against him for the offense, the Defense C Police made the arrest. Nadeem was taken into custody during a standard traffic stop close to Main Boulevard in Lahore, a police spokesman said. When the police inspected his car, they found that the license plate was fake. His instant arrest and subsequent legal action resulted from this. Nadeem Naniwala has a sizable social media following, which has brought attention…
Islamabad, Sep 24: The owner of social media site X (previously Twitter), Elon Musk, has revealed a big update to the blocking feature on the network. Musk disclosed in a statement on Monday that although blocked users will remain unable to interact with an account, they will now be able to see the public postings made by accounts that have blocked them. Currently, a user receives the notice “You’re blocked” when they try to see the profile of an account that has blocked them. Beyond only postings, this limitation also blocks access to replies, media material, and follower data. X…
Islamabad, Sep 24: Next month, in the United Arab Emirates, will mark the start of the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The tournament’s official song, “Whatever it Takes,” has been published with just over a week to go. The song was co-written by composer Parth Parekh, music director Mikey McCleary, and all-girl Indian pop group W.i.S.H. The song’s one-and-a-half-minute music video, which was produced by Bay Music House, features a number of noteworthy scenes from prior ICC Women’s T20 World Cups. The official music video for “Whatever it Takes,” the song for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, is…
Islamabad, Sep 24: Redmi is scheduled to introduce the much awaited Note 14 series in China on September 26. Official specifications have already been made public by the company through teaser posters, but now there is a leak that displays almost the whole Note 14 Pro spec sheet. The Note 14 Pro is expected to sport a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a resolution of 1,220 x 2,712, according to the source. It will have a fingerprint sensor beneath the screen and a maximum brightness of 2500 nits. The phone will be water…
Islamabad, Sep 23: Although Apple has been making reliable iPhones for a number of years, the durability of the most current Apple flagships is now in doubt due to internal modifications made to the iPhone 16 series. The classic durability test conducted by YouTuber JerryRigEverything, which the iPhone 16 Pro Max passed without a hitch, provided a prompt response to this query. The new M4 iPad Pros snap rather readily, exactly like its predecessors, which places the iPhone 16 Pro Max in sharp contrast. The new camera control button on the iPhone 16 is only scratch-prone at a level 7…
Islamabad, Sep 23: In partnership with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is offering a 5-day Coding Fellows training program. The program is divided into two sessions, with 40 fellows each. The project aims to bridge the digital divide and promote early-age tech literacy by empowering skilled individuals to teach coding and AI skills to government elementary school kids in Islamabad, according to the Education Ministry. The ministry shared an outline of the training, stating that the main focus areas include classroom management, coding principles (block-based programming, Scratch), pedagogy for…
Islamabad, Sep 23: Romina Khurshid Alam, the Prime Minister’s Climate Change Coordinator, has announced that Pakistan will soon see the opening of its first Green-Tech Hub (G-TH), a cutting-edge facility designed to revolutionize the nation’s energy landscape and lower carbon emissions by promoting green technologies, renewable energy sources, and environmentally friendly innovations. The PM’s coordinator further stated that the G-TH, an initiative backed by the Government of Pakistan in collaboration with private sector stakeholders, academic institutions, and international green technology leaders, aims to position the country as a regional leader in sustainable innovation. She was speaking as a chief guest…
