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Remembering Chuck Yeager (1923-2020): Flying Legend Admired Pakistan Air Force Pilots

United States Air Force's legendary pilot Charles Yeager died on December 7, 2020 at the age of 97. He was a highly decorated soldier who was also awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian award. He remained active on twitter until very recently. In a 2017 tweet, Yeager called Pakistan Air Force pilots "the best in the world".  In another tweet in 2015, Yeager said "they (PAF pilots) kicked the Indians butt". …

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Added by Riaz Haq on December 9, 2020 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Pakistani Scientists Publishing CRISPR Gene Editing Work in International Journals

CRISPR CAS9 is the latest revolutionary gene editing technology to take the world by a storm. Pakistan is among a select group of nations where scientists are publishing their work on CRISPR in international journals. In fact, Brazil, China, India, Iran and Pakistan are the only developing nations listed among the countries where scientists published CRISPR research in 2018. The rest of the list is made up of highly developed countries of North America, Europe and East Asia. A…

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Added by Riaz Haq on December 8, 2020 at 6:00pm — 10 Comments

Pakistan Leads South Asia in Infrastructure Investments; Among Top 5 in the World

Pakistan led South Asia region and ranked 4th in the world in infrastructure investment commitments in the first half of 2020, according to World Bank's "Private Participation in Infrastructure" report for the first half on the year 2020. Mexico led the pack with $4,016 million, followed by Brazil 2nd with $3,543 million, China  3rd with $2,859 million, Pakistan 4th with $1,921 million and India 5th with $1,762 million in private infrastructure investment commitments in the first 6 months of…

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Added by Riaz Haq on December 6, 2020 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

BBC's Stephen Sackur Dismantles Pakistani Opposition's Entire Narrative

Feverish spinning by pro-Opposition media spinmeisters suggests that BBC's Hard Talk host Stephen Sackur has done serious damage to the Pakistani Opposition's narrative about the Army and democracy in the country. By his aggressive questioning of Ishaq Dar, former Finance Minister and  former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's close associate, Sackur has not only dismantled the Opposition parties' narrative but also clearly established that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a …

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Added by Riaz Haq on December 3, 2020 at 11:30am — 8 Comments

Pakistani-American Technologists Receive US Congress' Largest Ever Award to Settle Wrongful Termination Claims

Five Pakistani-American information technologists have quietly been awarded $850,000, the largest ever award by US Congress, to settle discrimination and wrongful termination claims, according to the New York Times. Awan's accusers included President Donald Trump and the right-wing US media.  Recipients…

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 26, 2020 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Stanford Ranks 243 Pakistani Scientists Among World's Top 2%

Stanford University has ranked 243 Pakistani scientists among the world's top 2% scientists for 2019.  Among them are 81 Pakistani professors who are recognized in the lifetime research work list of 160,000 scientists. 

Stanford…
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Added by Riaz Haq on November 24, 2020 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Pakistani-American Starts Defense-Focused AI Company

Amir Husain, a Pakistani-American AI expert, has started a defense-focused artificial intelligence company, according to builtinaustin.com.  Amir Husain's AI company SparkCognition has been building artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) software for its various clients since 2013. After closing on a $100 million Series C round last year, the company claims to be “one of…

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 21, 2020 at 9:30am — 19 Comments

Turkish and Israeli Drones Enable Azerbaijan's Decisive Victory Over Armenia

Defense analysts believe that Turkish and Israeli drones have helped Azerbaijan achieve decisive victory against Armenia. "Azerbaijan’s drones owned the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh — and showed future of warfare" says the Washington Post headline as tweeted by drone warfare expert Franz-Stefan Gady.…

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 13, 2020 at 1:30pm — 41 Comments

Turkish-Born Muslim Scientists Behind Pfizer's Successful COVID19 Vaccine

Pfizer has announced today that its COVID19 vaccine has been found to be more than 90% effective in its recently concluded large-scale trial. The two key scientists who developed this vaccine are Turkish-born Muslims named Dr. Ugur Sahin and his wife Dr. Ozlem Tureci, according to media reports.  The couple started BioNTech, a technology startup based in Germany, to develop treatments…

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 9, 2020 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

Prop 22: California Voters Save the Gig Economy

While the world is focusing on the US presidential race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden, the app-based service companies have made big news in the Silicon Valley tech world: The gig economy has been saved by California voters who passed Proposition 22 with 60% majority. The entire gig economy was facing the threat of extinction from California Assembly Bill 5 that required all gig workers to be classified as employees with full benefits rather than…

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 6, 2020 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Soaring Exports of Pakistan's Information Technology and Pharma Industries Amid COVID Pandemic

Pakistan’s IT exports increased by 44% during the first quarter (July, August and September) of the fiscal year 2020-21, according to a tweet by Razzak Dawood, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pharmaceutical exports saw 22.6% increase in the same period over last year.  Pakistan's information technology and …

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Added by Riaz Haq on November 3, 2020 at 1:14pm — 24 Comments

Pakistan's Exports Surging At The Fastest Rate in South Asia

With several major brands moving production to Pakistan amid the COVID19 pandemic, the country's exports have grown at a faster pace than those of Bangladesh and India, according to Bloomberg News. Pakistan's total textile shipments rose 7% in September, compared with India’s 6% and  Bangladesh’s 3.5%. …

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Added by Riaz Haq on October 31, 2020 at 4:30pm — 11 Comments

ملک بھر میں کورونا سے مزید 11 اموات

Pakistan Urdu News

پاکستان میں کوروناوائرس کے نئے 807 کیسز رپورٹ ہوئے جس کے بعد متاثرہ افراد کی مجموعی تعداد 3 لاکھ 32 ہزار 993 ہو گئی ہے۔ …

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 31, 2020 at 2:19am — No Comments

ملک میں سردی کی لہر میں اضافہ، درجہ حرارت منفی 6 تک گر گیا

Pakistan Urdu News

پاکستان کے اکثر علاقوں میں سردی بڑھ گئی اور شمالی علاقوں میں کہیں کہیں برفباری کے بعد بھی سردی کی شدت میں اضافہ ہوگیا ہے۔   …

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 29, 2020 at 12:15am — No Comments

CNG stations across Sindh closed for 24 hours

Sindh News

The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across Sindh will remain closed for 24 hours from 8 am today (Wednesday).

According to the spokesperson of Sui…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 28, 2020 at 2:29am — No Comments

Preparations to celebrate Eid Milad un Nabi in full swing in Hyderabad

Preparations to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) on Friday (October 30) are in full swing in Hyderabad, like other parts of Sindh.

According to details, preparations for Eid Milad un Nabi of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are in full swing in Hyderabad, adjoining areas.

The city is beautifully being decorated and all the…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 28, 2020 at 12:45am — No Comments

ECC to meet today to discuss five-point agenda

Pakistan Breaking News

The meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will be held today (Wednesday) to discuss a five-point agenda.

According to sources,…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 27, 2020 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Karachi: Valuables reduce to ashes as fire hits two factories, warehouse

Sindh News

Fire in two factories and one godown in different areas of Karachi on late Monday night.

The blaze in various places reduced cloth, shoes and other…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 26, 2020 at 11:11pm — No Comments

Metro train service, the Orange Line starts operation for public

Punjab News

The Orange Line Metro train service started its operation for public today (Monday) in Lahore. 

According to details, the citizens have started…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 25, 2020 at 11:39pm — No Comments

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Get Latest and Breaking Punjab News from Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Gujrat, Kasur, Jhang, Sheikhupura, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Chiniot, Okara, Mianwali, Attock, Toba Tek Singh, Burewala and more cities of Punjab…

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    American Prof John Mearsheimer on International Geopolitics in South Asia

    Professor John Mearsheimer, a renowned international relations expert known for his theory of "offensive realism", has recently spoken to India's CNN-News18 about the impact of US-China competition on geopolitics in South Asia. Sharing his thoughts in interviews on India-Pakistan conflict after the Pahalgam attack, he said: "There is really no military solution to this (Kashmir)…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on May 24, 2025 at 5:30pm — 10 Comments

    Has Pakistan Destroyed India's S-400 Air Defense System at Adampur?

    Pakistan claims its air force (PAF) has destroyed India's high-value Russian-made S-400 air defense system (ADS) located at the Indian Air Force (IAF) Adampur air base. India has rejected this claim and posted pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi posing in front of its S-400 rocket launchers in Adampur.  Meanwhile, there are reports that an Indian S-400 operator, named Rambabu Kumar Singh, was killed at about the time Pakistan claims to have hit it. Pakistan is believed to have targeted…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on May 21, 2025 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

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