Tiny meteorite may have caused coolant leak from Soyuz capsule

Washington, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) that may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike. The coolant leak forced the last-minute cancellation of a […]

SAPM, IT secy breaks ground for Jazz 5G Innovation Lab at NUST

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT) Mohsin Mushtaq on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of Pakistan’s first 5G Innovation Lab at NUST which was powered by the country’s leading digital operator Jazz in collaboration with Huawei. He was accompanied by […]

3rd Int’l Conference on Artificial Intelligence to be held in February

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP):The National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) has invited submissions of research papers from students, researchers and faculty members on Artificial Intelligence for the 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence to be held in the month of February. According to an official […]

Pakistan, Hong Kong lead roster at 21st Asia Pacific (APICTA’s)

ISLAMABAD, Dec 12 (APP): Pakistan and Hong Kong lead the roster at 21st Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA’s) grand finale for promoting Pakistan IT Industry. The 21st Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award concluded on high notes highlighting the potential of Pakistan’s IT industry, talent, […]

Scientists find 2-million year-old DNA in Greenland

Copenhagen, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Scientists in Greenland announced Wednesday they had found DNA dating back two million years — the oldest ever extracted — in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics. “We are breaking the barrier of what we thought we […]

BoR launches e-stamp service to prevent fraudulent practices

CHITRAL, Dec 3 (APP)::Board of Revenue (BoR) here on Saturday has launched e-stamp to prevent fraudulent practices related to documentation and the limitation of reduction in the collection of government revenue is to be determined. Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfan was the chief guest at […]

US to unveil high-tech B-21 stealth bomber

Washington, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): The United States will on Friday unveil the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The B-21 — which is on track […]

China’s two meteorological satellites put into operation

ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (APP): Two meteorological satellites, along with their ground application systems, have officially started operation, said the China Meteorological Administration. The trial operation of the two satellites, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) and Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), began in June this year. They will provide observation data and […]