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March 22, 2023

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Twitter lashes out at PML-N Senator for Attacking Mahira Khan

Several social media users, including actors Farhan Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui, have taken to Twitter to call out Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Dr Afnan Ullah Khan for his derogatory and “misogynistic” remarks against ace actor Mahira Khan and renowned satirist Anwar Maqsood. The insulting remarks came a day after the Humsafar starlet revealed her support of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan during an event organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on Sunday. While discussing politics, Maqsood quizzed Mahira about which political party she supported. The starlet took the mic and said: “There was a film released recently.” “You support the movie?” Maqsood asked. After...
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March 22, 2023

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HEC, Microsoft Announce Imagine Cup 2023 Winners

Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan and Microsoft Pakistan announced on Tuesday the winners of jointly organized Imagine Cup 2023. The announcements were made during a closing ceremony held at HEC head office in Islamabad. Dr. Salim M. Al-Malik, Director General, Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) was chief guest on the occasion. The event was attended by Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail, Microsoft Country Manager Jibran Jamshad, vice chancellors and a large number of students. Microsoft announced winners in all four categories of Imagine Cup competition i-e Earth, Lifestyle, Health and Education. Winners included team ‘Smart Fruity Bytes’ in the Earth category from Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan, team ‘Journovolt’ in the Lifestyle...
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March 21, 2023

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Acting British High Commissioner hosts returning Chevening scholars, renews commitment to girls' edu…

The British High Commission organised a reception on Tuesday, 21 March for returning Chevening scholars who were awarded the scholarships for the year 2021/22. Through a rigorous recruitment process, 42 Pakistanis were selected for the Chevening scholarship last year. Half of those selected consisted of female scholars who went to study master’s programme at the UK Universities. Acting British High Commissioner, Jo Moir, congratulated the returning Pakistani scholars and welcomed them into the Chevening alumni family, which is an influential network of over 2000 alumni across Pakistan. The event was attended by officials of the British High Commission, returning scholars, and...
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March 20, 2023

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President calls for development of intellectual resources to support sustainable progress

The president Arif Alvi, at the occasion also distributed prizes among the winners of National Ideas Bank contest. According to details, 2100 ideas were submitted and of them 18 were selected as winner while 15 start-ups based on the winners ideas of 2022 had already begun their operations. Addressing the ceremony, President Dr. Arif Alvi, on Monday, stressing on development of intellectual resources for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan on sustainable grounds, said that there was enormous potential of promoting innovation in the country. Promoting innovative ideas, focus on health and education sectors, timely adoption of and adaptation to emerging technologies...
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March 17, 2023

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Pakistan Army is 7th Most Powerful Army in World

Since 2005, the Global Firepower Index (GFP) has been providing an annual ranking of countries based on their military strength utilizing over 60 different factors. These factors are grouped into eight categories which are — geography, manpower, airpower, naval power, land power, financials, resources, and geography. Among the top 10 countries, the United Kingdom (UK) and Pakistan have improved their positions, as the UK is ranked 5th and Pakistan is ranked 7th in the index compared to their previous 8th and 9th positions respectively. On the other hand, Japan and France were demoted to 8th and 9th positions from their previous...
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March 17, 2023

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Twitter Introduces Bookmark Count Tweets

https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1636440696176427032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636440696176427032%7Ctwgr%5E81c8b4fbbbbee904743103f8a384ed828665a7d0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2406583%2Ftwitter-adds-bookmark-count-to-tweets The tweet from Twitter now shows bookmark counts on tweets after adding other viewership statistics earlier. As of now, the statistics are only visible to the users on iOS but will soon be available for others. Unlike Instagram, the number of times a tweet is bookmarked will be shown publicly. However, those who bookmark the tweet will remain private. The reaction of the users to the new feature is quite mixed. Some feel that it makes the platform more cluttered, while others, especially women, find it disturbing to see the count of bookmarks. Previously, Twitter already displayed numbers for retweets, likes and quotes....
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