The World Happiness Report continues to rank Pakistan as the happiest nation in South Asia for several years now. The country ranks 66th among 153 nations surveyed for the World Happiness Report 2020. India ranks 144, Bangladesh 107, Nepal 92, Sri Lanka 130, Maldives 87 and Afghanistan 153. China ranks 94th.  Finland tops the list followed by Denmark second and Switzerland 3rd in the world. …

An increase of just one degree Celsius and 1% relative humidity increase substantially lower the (Covid-19) virus’s transmission, says a study published on March 10, 2020 by Chinese researchers. In an earlier 2009 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers had found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles…

Pakistani public health system's ability to deal with Covid19 pandemic is increasingly being questioned with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases spiking in the country. The current hotspot is in southern Sindh province where the provincial government is taking the lead in fighting its spread by shutting schools, closing restaurants and…

لاہور: میو اسپتال میں کورونا وائرس کا پہلا مریض دم توڑ گیا ہے۔

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Thar Foundation celebrated International…

Women's education, literacy and labor force participation levels remain low in Pakistan but the gender gap is declining in terms of literacy rates and mean years of schooling, according to Pakistan Labor Force Survey 2017-18.  There is about one year gap between men and women in terms of education attained. On average, a Pakistani male born after 1995 will…

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Former President, Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has challenged verdict of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) regarding Ex-Prime Minister (PM) Benazir…

Congressman Ro Khanna has won 65% of all votes cast to deal a heavy defeat to pro-Modi candidate Ritesh Tandon in primary elections in California's 17th district that covers part of Silicon Valley. Khanna angered many of his Indian-American constituents last summer when he criticized Prime Minster Narendra Modi's Hindutva politics and joined US Congress's Pakistan Caucus. Vast majority…

Securiti.ai has been named "Most Innovative Startup" at RSA Conference in San Francisco, according to media reports. It has been founded by Rehan Jalil, a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur of Pakistani origin who graduated from NED University located in Karachi. Jalil's startup is taking advantage of the growing global data privacy…

کورونا وائرس سے متاثر  مسافر کے کراچی ائیرپورٹ سے کلیئر ہونے کی تحقیقات شروع کردی گئیں۔

سول ایوی ایشن کے ذرائع کا بتانا ہےکہ ‏تحقیقات میں وفاقی وزارت صحت، سی اے اے اور سیکورٹی ادارے بھی شامل ہیں۔

ذرائع کے مطابق  متاثرہ شخص کا کراچی ائیر پورٹ پر…

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed on Monday has resigned from his post.

He has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia's king, his…

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The renowned Bollywood icon Shantrungna Sinha called on President Arif Ali, on Saturday late night.  

According to the sources, Bollywood actor Shatrungan Sinha visited Pakistan to attend the wedding of…

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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, severn people were dead, here on Sunday. 

According to the details,  at least 7 people were dead including three children in eastern Turkey after…

Hundreds of Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans attended Pakistan Tech Summit 2020 at Draper University in San Mateo, California on February 15, 2020. It was organized by Arzish Azam of Ejad Labs with sponsorships from JS Bank, Netsol, VisionX, Pakistan IT ministry, Pakistan National IT Board and Pakistan Software Exports Board. This event came after a recent report in Germany's Deutsche…

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Pakistan’s most popular comedian of the stage and TV actor and host, Umer Sharif’s daughter, Hina Sharif has…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader and special assintant Naeembul Haq passed away, here on Saturday.  

He had been battling blood cancer for the last two years. 

His party tweeted its condolences,…

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The coronavirus death tally mounted to 1,500 on Saturday but new infections fell following a mid-week surge caused by a change in the way cases are counted.

Over 66,000 people have now been…

Thirty-eight year-old Mayor Pete Buttigieg (بو دجاج)  of a small Indiana town of South Bend has so far been the biggest surprise with his surge in Democratic Party primaries for the presidential nomination this year. His strong showing among the top two candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire has been as much of a shock to the pundits as the poor performance of former Vice President Joe Biden who is also seeking the nomination. Mayor Pete is now beginning to get more scrutiny by media pundits…

Aqsa Ajmal, a graduate of Pakistan's National University of Science and Technology, is among six finalists for Lexus Design Award 2020 for industrial design.  Each of these finalists will receive 3 million Yen (over $25,000) in funding and mentorship in an exclusive program in New York City under the guidance of prominent design leaders from a variety of design fields.…