On Saturday, Instagram, owned by Meta, experienced a widespread outage that left thousands of users unable to access the platform for several minutes. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks internet disruptions, more than 6,000 users in India reported issues with accessing Instagram, peaking around 12:08pm today. Among the complaints, 57% were related to problems with Instagram’s feed, 33% had issues accessing the app altogether, and 10% encountered server connection problems. Frustrated users took to social media to express their inability to log in and reported that Instagram’s Reels feature failed to load, showing error messages instead. Using the hashtag…
Author: Iqra Khan
The 2024 Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum was held in Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, attracting more than 1,600 participants from nearly 40 countries and regions to attend.Themed on “enhancing the level of port and shipping services and building an open and integrated important port hub along the Belt and Road”, the forum focuses on trendy topics and development of international port and shipping industry. Digitization and intelligent development can help port enterprises improve productivity, reduce operating costs and reduce carbon emissions by saving shipping time, said Santiago Garcia-Mil , deputy general manager of the Barcelona Port Authority.…
A statewide protest against rising electricity costs has been called by the All Pakistan Traders Association, and it is set to begin on July 1.Ajmal Baloch, the president of the association, and other traders made this announcement at a press conference in Islamabad. Baloch said, “The government has been unjust in its approach to electricity bills, prompting us to organize this nationwide protest.” in reference to the way the government handles billing for electricity.He made note of the discrepancy in billing and highlighted out The bill for 200 units is not the same as the bill for higher consumption. The…
The closing ceremony of “Building Resilience by Strengthening Communities – II Project” under the auspices of Muslim Aid Pakistan was held in, Islamabad, where Ms. Sherry Rehman, Chairperson Senate Standing Committee for Climate Change, Senate of Pakistan graced the occasion as the chief guest. The closing ceremony was attended by the senior management of Muslim Aid Pakistan, representatives of NDRMF, Asian Development Bank, NDMA, PDMAs, national/international humanitarian organizations, philanthropists, civil society, academia, and also representatives from the media. Addressing the closing ceremony, Amanullah Rind, Director of Planning PDMA Balochistan said: “Strengthening communities is essential for enhancing resilience against natural disasters…
The first-ever Al Hamba Festival in Qatar’s capital Doha is celebrating the richness of Pakistani mangoes, featuring wide variety and diverse flavours of the seasonal fruit.Amid the popular varieties put on display such as Sidhri, Chaunsa, Safeed Chaunsa, Anwar Ratol, and Duseri, the mango enthusiasts and food lovers thronged the festival being held at Souq Waqif, that kicked off on Thursday and will continue till July 6. The highly-anticipated event organized by the Embassy of Pakistan in Doha in collaboration with the Celebrations Organizing Committee of the Private Engineering Office (PEO) is showcasing the rich and varieties, and diverse flavors…
Reaffirming its dedication to delivering seamless digital financial services to all Pakistanis, easypaisa is offering “easy cash”, a digital service providing instant, hassle-free access to loans for users.”easycash” enables easypaisa customers to obtain an instant loan of up to PKR 15,000 seamlessly, without any documentation, allowing them to repay their loans through flexible terms, without any hidden charges or ambiguity said a press release issued here on Saturday. Loan approval is contingent upon a credit score, which is determined through our state-of-the-art in-house credit scoring model based on the user’s easypaisa account activity and credit history.To avail “easycash” service, users…
The Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Tashkent are organizing the first ‘Made in Pakistan’ Exhibition from 28-30 June with the cooperation of the Government of Uzbekistan. Made in Pakistan Exhibition, Tashkent is an initiative under the Regional Connectivity Policy of the Government of Pakistan to bring businessmen from Pakistan and Uzbekistan under one roof, to explore ways, to enhance trade and establish long-lasting partnerships, said a press release issued here on Saturday. The event was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Industry, Investment and Trade of the Republic…
A milestone in the educational cooperation between China and Pakistan was achieved last week with the formation of the China-Pakistan Digital Education Alliance.The alliance, jointly initiated by ITMC Technology Co., Ltd. and UNI International, along with over 160 Chinese and Pakistani technical and vocational education and training (TVET) partners, aims to strengthen Pakistan’s TVET system and transform it into a leading digital education hub. The formation of the alliance was announced during the International Digital Skills Exchange Seminar of the 2nd Belt and Road International Skills Competition held in Chongqing, China from June 24 to 26, local media reported.Over 200…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday forecast mainly hot and humid weather in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours.However, rain-windstorm/thundershower was expected at isolated places in Kashmir, northeast Punjab, Pothohar region, Islamabad, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, southeast Sindh, northeast/south Balochistan, the PMD added.Light rain/drizzle was also likely at isolated places in coastal areas of Sindh. According to the synoptic situation, “a low lies over the north Arabian Sea and adjoining areas of southeast Sindh and is likely to persist during next 24-30 hours”.Weak monsoon currents were penetrating in upper/central parts of the country. A westerly wave was…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said, relief has been provided to the laborers, retirees, and members of the salaried class.When the premier met with Muhammad Aurangzeb, the finance minister, in Islamabad, he reaffirmed his commitment to using every resource at his disposal to help the average person. According to the prime minister, the fields of information technology, health, education, and agriculture have received particular attention. He claimed that as it is impractical for the impoverished to pay taxes while the wealthy continue to enjoy benefits, the privileged and non-taxpayers will eventually be forced into the system. The economy of…
