Valve's popular MOBA game, DOTA 2, will have an anime series on Netflix. It will be an 8-episode series called Dota: Dragon's Blood and will launch on Netflix on March 25th. It seems that more and more of the best PC games are ready for animated adaptations. Not only do we have Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf and a Tomb Raider 'anime' series on the way - streaming...
A young man named Khalid of Layyah, Punjab has developed an all-electric mini-tractor from commonly available components, according to a recent media report. The intention behind its creation is to reduce air pollution caused by toxic emissions from tractors with traditional internal combustion engines. Khalid told the media that the tractor was built at a cost of just Rs 40,000, adding that...
It’s with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that this country bids goodbye to one of it's best son, Ali Sadpara, who along with his two comrades was officially declared dead after frantic search operations failed to locate the men on the treacherous slopes of K2, the second-highest peak in the world. “Mountains require passion. “Aap ki dillagi hone chahiyee paharoon kay saath” said a beaming Muhammad...
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged Egyptian companies to invest in Pakistan by highlighting the incentives the government is offering to foreign investors in various sectors, including housing, energy and health, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday, February, 2021. The FM is on an official two-day visit to Egypt at the invitation of it’s Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Hassan...
Islamabad, February 16, 2021 - Ufone has now eliminated the need to install the physical SIM for Its customers with the introduction of eSIM. The Pakistani telecom operator has partnered with Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security (G + D) to roll out these SIMs across the country. The Ufone eSIM platform allows customers to integrate multiple SIM card numbers directly into their phone or IoT device with a...
MODEL ECONOMIC ZONE TO BE SET UP UNDER CPEC: Minister A model economic zone will be set up under the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to captivate the interest of overseas Pakistani and Chinese investors’. LAHORE: A model economic zone will be established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to maintain the interests of overseas Chinese and Pakistani investors, while...
RUPEE STRENGTHENS AGAINST DOLLAR Rupee Strengthened Against the US dollar to 159.31 rupees The rupee strengthened against the US dollar to 159.31 rupees in the interbank market on Wednesday compared with a close of 159.34 rupees on Tuesday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Previously, the SBP allowed the rupee to depreciate massively in the interbank market after the completion of an...
Imran Khan thanks Overseas Pakistanis for ‘record-breaking’ month of remittances ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Pakistanis overseas after seeing a record breaking month of remittances of up to $ 2.27 billion in January 2021. Prime Minister Imran Khan said in his Twitter posts: "Good news from the industrial sector, which shows sustained growth." He said large-scale manufacturing saw...
Zaha Hadid Architects wins the competition for the construction of Phase II of the Beijing Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), founded by Pritzker Architecture Award winner Zaha Hadid, won the design competition for the construction of the second phase of the Beijing International Exhibition Center. The announcement comes just weeks after it was confirmed that the architects will work on two new projects: the...
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICT) conducted a massive operation against the territorial mafia in the Shah Allah Ditta area of Islamabad on Wednesday January 27, 2021. According to officials, about 100 kanal of dirt were recovered during the operation. Land mafia illegally occupied 800 kanals of government forest land. They...
CDA has prepared a project for development of five parks along with jogging and cycling tracks in Sector D-12. They are doing this project as part of the campaign to develop, restore and beautify public parks in the capital city. According to a statement issued by CDA, they will start the work on the parks, jogging and cycling tracks soon. In addition, they will do this work in coordination with other...
After a break of seven long years, Capital Development Authority (CDA) has finally resolved a dispute with a previous contractor to pave the way towards restarting the project of construction of a road from G.T. Road to D-12. MARGALLA ROAD CDA started this project, worth PKR 588 million in 2012. It includes construction of an 8.5km portion of Margalla Road. Authorities had to complete this project...
Authorities have completed the assessment of land acquisition and transfer of services in the Leh Expressway (Nullah Lai) and flood channel project. However, the decision on the financial model remains indecisive, an official shared on Monday(25.1.2021). Prime Minister Imran Khan recently chaired a high-level meeting on the project. Thus, during the meeting he formed a committee to conclude the...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched an online complaint resolution portal. Thus, to resolve complaints of potential customers under the government's mark-up subsidy scheme for affordable housing. The Prime Minister of Pakistan chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development (NCCHCD) in Islamabad. Moreover, he appreciated the development of a...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has joined hands with the Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) to revamp the old city area of the garrison city. RMC in collaboration with UNDP has prepared the project concept (PC-I) for the urban regeneration project of historic areas of Rawalpindi. According to the PC-I , the project to uplift ancient areas of Rawalpindi including Sarafa Bazaar and...
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved building plans of 41 commercial and residential structures. They approved these out of a total of 121 buildings during the past 20 days, a spokesperson shared. The authority also issued completion certificates to 10 out of 87 buildings while collecting tax over PKR 80 million in this regard, he added. The official informed that the Building Control...