The numbers: As Pakistan enters its fifth month dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, The tally of nationwide infections has reached 217,809 with 4,473 fatal cases. 77,740 cases have been reported so far in Punjab, 86,795 in Sindh, 10,608 in Balochistan, and 26,938 …Continue reading
The news: On June 23, the Islamabad High Court responded to a petition filed against the lack of e-commerce in Pakistan, by giving two weeks to the federal government to explain the e-commerce situation. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued notices to …Continue reading
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine takes a closer look at the benefits of volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers, both validating and refuting findings from previous research. The results verify that adults over 50 who …Continue reading
Wifigen–gives free Wi-Fi to customers in exchange for their information. What does it take for a man to reach his full potential? Good advice – more than anything else. And this was exactly what Bilal got during his journey in creating Wifigen …Continue reading
On Saturday, people around the world were glued to their screens as SpaceX and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the first commercial rocket to space, with two astronauts on board. Many in Pakistan were inspired by the new development …Continue reading
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and preeminent physicist, Dr. Hoodbhoy is currently Zohra and Z.Z. Ahmad Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Earlier, he taught at the Quaid-i-Azam University for 40 years. He graduated from …Continue reading
For many people, 2020 started with anxiety over how they would be managing their lives better. We let go of humorous resolutions and opted for serious reflection. Why? Because it seemed like the ‘internet’ thing to do. Let’s be honest though. Both …Continue reading
The numbers: As Pakistan enters its fifth month dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, The tally of nationwide infections has reached 217,809 with 4,473 fatal cases. 77,740 cases have been reported so far in Punjab, 86,795 in Sindh, 10,608 in Balochistan, and 26,938 …Continue reading
On March 16, the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team published a paper, forecasting an alarming mortality rate from the novel coronavirus. The study estimated that the number of deaths in the United States alone may rise to 2.2 million. The research …Continue reading
Ayesha Khanna is CEO of ADDO AI, an artificial intelligence solutions provider. She is the author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization. Managing Editor, Areej Mehdi sat down with Ayesha about her vision for a smart city and a …Continue reading
The 021Disrupt conference, organised by The Nest I/O in Karachi in November 2019, was unprecedented on multiple fronts. Captioned with the motto ‘nothing innovative ever stood still’, the conference, designed to link up investors and budding entrepreneurs in Pakistan, was more than …Continue reading
