PSX dismisses the fake notice about placing M/s. WorldCall Telecom in the Defaulters’ list

Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited has dimissed the rumors about the alleged circulating a notice on social media regarding M/s. WorldCall Telecom Limited.

According to a statement issued, PSX “has received multiple calls for confirmation of alleged PSX Notice No. PSX/N-215 dated February 11, 2021; circulating on social media relating to the placement of M/s. Worldcall Telecom Limited in the Defaulters’ Segment”.

The notice said, “It is hereby clarified to all market participants that the aforementioned Notice is fake and is not issued by Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited.”

“It is re-emphasized to all concerned that all notices issued by PSX are placed and disseminated through PSX Corporate Website i.e. https://www.psx.com.pk/” it added.

“All Investors / Market Participants are advised to follow PSX Website (PSX / Companies Announcements) at all times for correct information pertaining to any company/issuer and not pay heed to any unverified notice/information seen on social media platforms.”

Legal proceedings will be taken against those involved in the spread of fake notice as PSX reserves the right.

Pakistan Tobacco Company Unveils Its New Corporate Identity

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited unveiled their new logo reflecting on the company’s evolved strategy, in line with its parent company British American Tobacco plc (BAT) that has set out three clear priorities for its business across the globe:
– Drive value from traditional combustible products
– Ensuring a step change in New Categories performance
– Simplifying the business

Usman Zahur, MD/CEO, Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited, said:
“We are now challenging ourselves with a clear purpose to build “A Better Tomorrow” by reducing the health impact of our business through offering a greater choice of less risky products for our consumers and underscoring our commitment to our new sustainability agenda by announcing stretching new targets across the Environment, Social and Governance landscape and contributing to the group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. To achieve our ambitions, we need to be bold, fast, empowered, responsible, and diverse.

He further added that looking forward, we will drive the implementation of our strategy and deliver on our financial goals through the framework of our three clear priorities. We are on a journey and these are exciting times at PTC.

Babur IA cruise missile: Pakistan’s third successful test in less than a month

A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations informed that on Thursday, Pakistan carried out a successful training launch of the Babur IA cruise missile.

The Shaheen-3 and Ghaznavi ballistic missiles were conducted respectively in late January and early February.

This is the third armed forces missile test in less than a month.

“Capable of engaging targets at land and sea with high precision” capable of high-precision engagement of targets on land and sea.

The event was watched by Dr Raza Samar, NESCOM Chairman, Lieutenant General Muhammad Ali, Commander of the Army Strategic Forces Headquarters, and other senior military and civilian officials.

The second impeachment trial for former President, Trump is Guilty

A recent vivid and graphic footage of the day his followers stormed the US Congress has been presented to Senators at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.

The video showed police engaged in clashes with rioters hand-to-hand and urgently begging for help.

According to The Guardian “Police bodycam footage showing officers under attack at the US Capitol attack has been released during the second impeachment trial for Donald Trump.”

It is also added that “Democrat congressman Eric Swalell played footage captured from the officer’s perspective showing the crowd attacking police with whatever items were at hand, including crutches and a Trump flag. Swalell also revealed a vision showing the evacuation of representatives including Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer being ushered away by security ”

 

Google Tests the Dark Mode SERP for Desktop

Apparently, Google is ramping up the SERP page and testing for the dark mode of Google Search, before releasing a larger feature rollout. One of the favourite new additions of late 2019 and early 2020 was the dark mode, with the dark theme coming from the previous year of the most popular applications and services.

The dark mode of Google Search for desktop computers was first established in alpha and beta testing rounds.

According to the reports, for Google Search Dark Mode, Google could be widening its trial circle to more users, and the same now appears across a broader range of users.

Nonetheless, it remains uncertain, however, how common the dark mode experiments of Google Search are being carried out.

Reports have that the selection remains entirely random as of now, which seems to hold true for Indian users as well.

Right now, there does not appear to be an option to activate the dark theme while those [having the dark mode option available] can retain the dark theme preference.

Kangana Ranaut makes tall claims on Twitter

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has once again made absurd claims declaring herself to be the most ‘talented’ actress of this ‘planet’.

This time around, the indian movie sensation spoke along the lines of being more capable than ‘any other actress on this planet’.

The actor even went too far that she even compared herself to Hollywood star Meryl Streep asserting that, “I am open for debate if anyone can show me more range and brilliance in craft by any other actress on this planet. I promise to give up my arrogance, until then I can surely afford the luxury of pride.”

She turned to twitter to assert about her talent.

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Ranaut continued to add, “Massive transformation alert, the kind of range I display as a performer, no other actress on this globe can right now. I have raw talent like Meryl Streep for layered character depictions but I can also do skilled action and glamour like Gal Gadot.”

After making tall claims about herself, many called the Bollywood actress pretentious and a narcissist to which she answered, “Please prove my claims wrong or illogical will accept my statements as gloating disorder then. If you can’t, you too have to accept [that] in this world of mediocre hyenas, which will do anything to look through genuine talent, modesty is not good. Not at the cost of HONESTY.”

Houthi drone attacks Saudi Arabia’s airport

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group informed that a drone assault on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Wednesday which the Saudi-led union battle Houthi forces in Yemen induced fire in a civilian aircraft.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea told that 4 Houthi drones were employed in an onslaught that he asserted struck Abha airport, in southern Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday afternoon.

Yemen’s Houthi movement regularly undertakes drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia, numerous of which Riyadh tells it intercepts.

However, some have formerly attacked Abha International Airport which is about 120 km (75 miles) from the border with Yemen.

Fire erupts in a threat factory in Karachi

A fire erupted at a thread factory in Karachi on Wednesday. No casualty has been reported.

Four labours have need reported to stuck in the building.

The cause for the fire eruption has yet to be ascertained. However, it caused damage worth millions of rupees.

The fire could not be extinguished even after hours of eruption, however, the fire brigade is making an effort to take over the control of the three-storey building in which the fire has been broke out.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Legendary NFL head, Marty Schottenheimer passes away

The longtime NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer, who came agonizingly close to reaching the Super Bowl many times only to fall short, has passed away today at the age of 77.

The sportsman was under care in Charlotte as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014. He also moved to a hospice last month, North Carolina. His family informed the news through Bob Moore, former Kansas City Chiefs publicist, according to the Associated Press.

Schottenheimer’s popularity was rooted in “Martyball,” a traditional approach that included a good passing game and a rugged defense. He cherished the mantra, “One play at a time,” which he would screw his teammates in the pre-kickoff huddle.

It was never a challenge to succeed in the regular season. Schottenheimer’s teams won 10 or more games 11 times, including a 14-2 record with the Chargers in 2006 that secured them No. 1 AFC seed in the playoffs.

A month later, when he fired Schottenheimer, owner Dean Spanos shocked the NFL, mainly due to an ego dispute between the coach and strong-willed general manager AJ Smith.

After global market, gold prices rise in Pakistani market

Gold has also become more expensive in Pakistan after the rise in the international bullion market.

In the international bullion market, the price of 24 karat gold per ounce rose by dollar 20 to 1843, while in the local barter markets, the price of gold per tola and per ten grams increased by Rs. 300 and Rs. Done.

In the markets of Peshawar Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, and Quetta, the prices of gold per tola increased to Rs. 112,100 and the price of gold per ten grams increased to Rs. 96,108 as a result of the price hike.

However, the prices of silver per tola remained constant at Rs. 1390 and the prices of silver per ten grams remained stable at Rs. 1191.70.

Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa addresses the 239th Corps Commanders’ Conference

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa presided at the 239th Corps Commanders’ Conference which took place at General Headquarters on Tuesday.

According to the director-general Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), participants conducted a systematic analysis of the regional and domestic security environment with a specific emphasis on the boundary, internal security and other technical concerns of the Army.

In the sense of the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the Forum welcomed the increase in international forums on deteriorating humanitarian and security crises in IIOJ&K.

The Forum reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support for the resilient Kashmiri people in their just struggle for the right to self-determination in line with the related resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.

Dilating to the Afghan Peace Process, the participants shared their desire for a prosperous and secure Afghanistan for international peace and security.

Commanders stated that the severity of security threats requires a systemic national approach, holding national interest above all else.

Participants emphasized the need to maintain constant organizational readiness to foil any potential misadventure by the rival.

The Forum also expressed its complete satisfaction at countering the hostile intelligence agencies’ desire to undermine peace and development, especially in Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan, which revealed the world as a whole, thus vindicating Pakistan’s position on the involvement of hostile agencies in the training and financing of terrorists.

The dividends of improving security conditions, including the return of international cricket in the region, are the product of multiple sacrifices and obstacles to removing extremism and terrorism from Pakistan. We’re going to continue in the direction of InshaAllah, COAS concluded.

Here is the sneak peek of Android 12 redesign

If the company sticks with its past release timeline then we are soon going to see Google’s Android 12 launching this year amid this fall.

But before digging into that let’s just see a few betas, the first of which, again going on what happened for past versions, should appear within a few weeks.

While the users are eagerly waiting for all that to come out, some aspects of Android 12 have been leaked through screenshots. So brace yourselves, a redesign is coming alongside New features.

Google made a document summarizing the new look in the new version which is allegedly disclosed in a few screenshots. and Here are those leaked screenshots

To some extent, the looks are particularly reminding of iOS. Some of the novel privacy features as icons that show up in the top right that allow you to know that an app is using your camera or microphone.

If you tap those icons you’ll get a pop-up letting you know which app is still using what.

The new version has a quick way to disable the camera or mic with a single tap.

Google will also include and mandate camera and mic usage indicators and all Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) will have to include the feature once they release their updates to the new version of Andriod.

The Quick Settings icons either aren’t finalized or they’re going to change shape depending on the operation, which looks strange-does the Wi-Fi icon transform round when attached, alongside shifting colour? Perhaps!

However, this time around there are four Quick Settings icons that will make them easier and bigger to access but buries the others while leaving plenty of white (or rather, in this case, cream) space.

Background colors are likely to rely on the theme, and we’re not sure whether or not this is a new light theme.

With a new Conversations widget, new widgets are also on the way, that highlights new messages, activity statuses, and missed calls. This will only show, in its smallest size one item only once.

Other things expected to land in Android 12 are app pairs, the ‘double tap on the back of your phone’ gesture, sharing Wi-Fi passwords with nearby devices, an improved theming system, emoji updates decoupled from system updates, and an app hibernation feature.

Major General Babar Iftikhar says to stop dragging Pak-Army into politics

Karachi: Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has stated that political parties should not drag the army into politics.

On Monday, Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar dismissed rumours about the army and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) are in contact through ‘backdoor channels’.

He categorically said that it has nothing to do with any kind of politics.

He said during an interview to Samaa TV “the people who are making speculations, I requested them previously as well [and] I will tell them again: do not drag army into politics,”

DG ISPR continued to reiterate, “I would again request please don’t drag the institution into this dialogue”.

Covid vaccines

About a donation of vaccine doses, the ISPR chief also spoke, sent to the Pakistan Army by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

He stated that the military is considering that the vaccine, which was meant to be administered to army personnel, will be donated to the ongoing national vaccination drive “so that Pakistan’s frontline workers can be given this vaccine”

According to the News, in a statement, Major General Babar Iftikhar said that everyone knows that the whole world was affected by Corona.

The Pakistani nation successfully fought against Coronavirus and the health care workers helped the nation against Corona.

The DG ISPR said that the Chinese army donated the vaccine to the Pakistani forces, and the Pakistani military gave the vaccine donated by the Chinese military to front line health workers.

National Hero Sadpara

The ISPR leader hailed Mohammad Ali Sadpara, a climber who had been stranded for the last three days alongside two others, as a “national hero” and vowed that the Pakistan Army will continue its search and rescue operation to locate him and his companions.

He admitted that it was a “very challenging mission” which was made more complicated by weather conditions.

However, search and rescue operations have been afoot since the news came to light, but with no luck so far.

Telegram beats WhatsApp, becomes the most downloaded app

WhatsApp’s new privacy policy was unveiled recently, after which users started deleting WhatsApp and using its alternative apps.

Recently, the latest report has been released by the mobile app rating company Sensor Tower, according to which the mobile chat application Telegram has become the most downloaded app in the world in January last year.

According to the report, in January 2021, Telegram became the most downloaded app in the world with 63 million users.

If the number of users downloading the Telegram app is compared to the previous year, January 2020, it has increased 3.8 times.

On the other hand, in January 2021, the most downloaded app is Tik Tok and the Signal app are the second most popular apps.

US dollar sold at Rs160.6 on 8 February

The sales rate of the US dollar was Rs159.9, while the sale rate was Rs160.6 on Monday, 8 February.

In the meantime, the prices of the US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound, UAE Dirham, and other foreign currencies in the free market were as follows.

Currency Buying Selling
Australian Dollar 121 123
Canadian Dollar 123 125
China Yuan 24.85 25
Euro 190.5 192.5
Japanese Yen 1.55 1.58
Saudi Riyal 42.4 43
UAE Dirham 43.51 44
UK Pound Sterling 218 221
US Dollar 159.9 160.6

Bilawal: PDM determined to give Government a “tough time”

PPP President Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari responded by saying Monday that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was even prepared to handle the ruling party with an open Senate vote and give it a “tough time”.

“The government wants to make the Senate elections controversial like the general elections were made controversial,” said the PPP chairperson, adding that the federal government was attempting to do so through ordinances and references.

He retorted that the “right to secret ballot” was accessible to every individual of Pakistan so that no one could inhibit their right to elect their member without fear of any kind of repercussion or revenge.

“My right to a secret ballot is being attacked, my MPAs’ right to a secret ballot is being attacked,” he stated “.

“We are supportive of electoral reforms but this government does not want it,” said Bilawal.

He said that if the PTI’s government wanted to enforce voting reform, it could have done so quickly in the last 3 years that it was in power.

“When they got to know the Pakistan Democratic Movement was contesting Senate elections and they knew their MPAs and MNAs were not happy [with the government] they showed a lack of confidence in their own parliamentarians,” said the chariperson.

The PPP chairperson added that the Opposition will challenge the presidential ordinance on the open Senate ballot signed by President Arif Alvi.

Gold rates remain constant in Pakistan

KARACHI: on Monday 8 February, one tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan was sold for Rs118,000,  at the closing of the bullion market.

According to the details, 10 grams of 24k gold was sold for Rs95,850 at the closing of trading.

on the other hand 10 grams of 22k gold was traded for Rs87,863.

The CTD killed a Terror suspect, five others arrested in clash.

Karachi: The Counter-Terrorism Department killed a suspected militant, in Karachi, while five others are captured five after a clash that occurred amid an exchange of fire.

According to the details, the exchange of fire lasted for more than an hour in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town Sunday.

CTD in-charge CTD Raja Umar Khattab even said that the criminals were located in a building in Shah Latif Town and operation was undertaken against them on a tip-off.

He said the assailants had parked a rickshaw in front of the building entrance, which had bombs in its secret compartments, and the men were completely prepared for major criminal attacks.

The National Counter-Terrorism Authority had warned of a “major terrorist activity” Khattab said.

Terrorists are planning a VBIED attack on “an unspecified important government department” in the city in the near future, NACTA had said.

The criminals had long been monitored, The CTD official said.

According to the Bomb Disposal Squad, four suicide jackets, 15 grenades, four Kalashnikovs, hundreds of bullets, and two rockets were recovered from the terrorists’ possession and are sent for a forensic examination.

Authorities say the building used by the terrorists has been cleared while the explosives in the rickshaw have been defused, with ball bearings and nut bolts hidden in various compartments.

Information Minister Nasir Shah, on Monday afternoon, the Sindh IG and CTD Deputy Inspector-General Omar Shahid Hamid held a media presser to mete out the latest developments on CTD’s operation.

Shah praised CTD for foiling a major terror bid, saying an excellent operation was carried, out in which the “most wanted” terrorists were arrested.

According to the official reports, the terrorists were affiliated with RAW and are from Afghanistan.

Pakistan jump to No 5 on ICC Test Team Rankings

As Green Team won the Test after whitewashing the South African team in its home ground, Pakistan gains number 5 on the ICC Test Team Rankings list.

Soon after Proteas won the match, ICC released the Rankings chart on Twitter.

In the charts, the Pakistani team was at the 7th position before the start of the series while South Africa was at 5th.

Pakistan won by 95 runs.

Shehryar Afridi tweeted that “Hassan Ali’s performance after his return is extraordinary. Inspiration for the youth.”

ICC shared a tweet on the magnificent victory, “what a performance that was from Hasan Ali, who has won the Player of the Match award!”

After 18 Years, Pakistan Team “achieved the highest ranking of 5th since 2017”.

PCB shared a video of Wasim Akram writing Pakistan’s historic Victory on the honors board at Pindi Stadium.

Previously, the hosts won the first Test by 7 wickets in Karachi.

Pak vs SA: Pakistan beat South Africa and chased Highest 370-run target

Rawalpindi: During the fifth and final day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on February 8, 2021, Pakistan’s Hasan Ali (3L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Faf du Plessis (R). -AFP

If they are able to follow the intimidating 370-run target set by Pakistan to win the second test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, South Africa will rewrite historical books.

It is important to note that in ten tests in Rawalpindi, no team has chased more than the 220 scored by Sri Lanka in 2000 and that South Africa has not chased 250-plus since 2014.

Courtesy Pakistan Cricket Board

The Proteas can rely on the fact that two 300 plus goals have been chased in the last 20 days with India reassessing 324 against Australia in Brisbane on 18 January and West Indies scoring 395 against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Sunday—both on the last day.

Elon Musk to set an exemplary tunnel under Miami city

Elon Musk told Miami’s mayor Friday that The Boring Company could dig a two-mile tunnel under the city for as little as $30 million and asked them to complete the work within six months, which is originally done in four-years.

In a video posted on Twitter, Mayor Francis Suarez shared this information about his “wonderful call” with Musk. “He is focused on trying to deliver a project that, for the least amount of money, will have the maximum utility for our residents,” Suarez said. “The order of magnitude is substantial in terms of savings.”

Musk first tweeted about wanting to tunnel under Miami on January 18th.

“Cars & trucks stuck in traffic generate megatons of toxic gases & particulate, but @boringcompany road tunnels under Miami would solve traffic & be an example to the world,” he wrote.

The billionaire also informed via Twitter that he had already spoken to Ron DeSantis – Florida Governor – about the idea. “If Governor & Mayor want this done, we will do it.”

“I think we have a unique opportunity to create a signature project not just for Miami, but for the world,” Suarez said Friday that he will speak to the Miami Authorities.

Since the city is constructed on limestone, tunneling under Miami will be difficult. For the sky-high price tag quoted in 2018 that hurdle is one reason.

The price of a tunnel under the Port of Miami, which was less than a mile but still cost about $700 million, also helped to rise.

 

On Friday The Miami Herald informed that the limestone bedrock and the consequence of rising sea levels were among the key points for the call.

Formerly, Musk has been talking about digging tunnels as deep underground as skyscrapers are tall.

Musk commenced The Boring Company in 2016 with a small group of people, and completed projects around the country since then.

Although the goal and scope of the tunnels have been shifted to some extent over time now the company’s aim is to make a transportation service that uses Teslas traveling through the tunnels.

Companies to address the selfie camera notch dilemma

Apparently, many firms are attempting to address the selfie camera notch dilemma in different ways. Oppo has a concept that they could introduce as early as this year that allows a single pop-up camera module to use mirrors to take both front and backward images from a single unit.
A light path deflecting mirror will be used for the pop-up module, identical to a concept that Xiaomi has patented but arguably more advanced. The architecture of Xiaomi only uses one mirror, while Oppo uses two that are arranged in a triangle shape. In order to adjust the direction that the two cameras can image, that device reflects light paths as required.
The urge to find a way to get around the cutout of the front-facing camera as well as the “camera bump” on the back of smartphones seems to be very high, as many companies from Samsung and Vivo, Xiaomi and Oppo, all patent various ways to try and solve the issue.
Usually, pop-up cameras have been brittle and vulnerable to malfunction, so it is uncertain why it remains a common option, at least in early patent designs, among businesses.

India floods: people are missing and feared dead

After a glacier fell into a dam and created a massive flood in northern India, hundreds of individuals are missing and presumed dead.

A deluge of water caused the broken dam to spill into a valley in the state of Uttarakhand.

At least three bodies have been found and 150 people are registered as missing, a police spokesman told the AFP news agency.

dozens of those missing were workers at the dam near the Tapovan area.

Villages have been evacuated, but officials warned as many as 150 people may have been victims of the flooding.

Villages have been cleared, but as many as 150 residents could have been victims of the floods, authorities warned.

Sanjay Singh Rana, who lives near the Dhauli Ganga River, told the Reuters news agency, “It came very fast, there was no time to alert anyone,”

Uttarakhand Police Chief Ashok Kumar said that 50 or more people were working at the dam. some are feared dead.

Yet he said there were several employees evacuated from the site.

The emergency team managed to rescue 16 workers who were trapped inside a rubble-filled tunnel. In a video released by India’s ANI news agency, some of the workers being carried out are seen.

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, said teams from the police and the army were “doing their best to save the lives of the workers”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wrote on Twitter shortly following the speaking with the state minister, claimed to be monitoring the incident. “The nation prays for everyone’s safety there,”

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