PM Shehbaz inaugurates ‘Salam Pakistan’ brand & ‘e-Portal’

ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (Online): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated “Salam Pakistan” brand and “e-Portal” at a ceremony held in Islamabad on Friday to promote tourism in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion, he said Pakistan is a great place for promoting tourism, culture and heritage. […]

Saad Rafique praises Pakistan Meteorological Department’s KISSAN App

ISLAMABAD, Aug 4 (APP): Minister for Railways and Aviation, Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday praised the efforts of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) to introduce the Kissan application and online business interface. The minister inaugurated PMD Online Business Interface and Kisaan Mobile Application as a […]

Amazon and Apple beat earnings forecasts as they polish AI skills

San Francisco, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Amazon and Apple on Thursday reported earnings that topped market expectations, aiming for even better days ahead with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). “Inside Amazon, every one of our teams is working on building generative AI applications that reinvent […]

E-verification functional across South Punjab

DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 02 (APP): The e-verification system is now functional across south Punjab after the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Dera Ghazi Khan Wednesday formally launched an online facility for the verification of educational certificates of students here Wednesday. Secretary higher […]

Senate body on Science and Technology meets

Islamabad, 2nd August, 2023 (Online): Meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was held here at Parliament House on Wednesday with Senator Sardar Muhammad Shafiq Tareen in Chair. The Senate Committee deliberated on the recruitment process in Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority […]

NASA hears ‘heartbeat’ from Voyager 2 after inadvertant blackout

Washington, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): NASA’s distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a “heartbeat” signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the US space agency said Tuesday. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the […]

EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over Teams

Brussels, July 27 (AFP/APP): The European Commission on Thursday announced an antitrust probe into Microsoft bundling its Teams communications app with its popular Office suite, on concerns the firm could be cutting out competitors. The investigation, to see whether the US software giant is “abusing […]