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Karachi's NED University Alum's Startup Has Raised $190 Million to Challenge ARM's Dominance

Silicon Valley based SiFive, a technology startup headed by NED University alumnus Dr. Naveed Sherwani, has raised $60 million in series E round, bringing the total raised to $190 million to date. This round is led by SK Hynix, joined by new investor Prosperity7 Ventures, with…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 20, 2020 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

VOA Urdu Chief Suspended For Covering Pro Biden Muslim American PAC

Voice of America (VOA) Urdu language service chief Kokab Farshori and the managing editor for digital operations Tabinda Naeem have been suspended by VOA CEO Micheal Pack who was recently appointed by President Donald Trump. They are accused of violating a federal law by showing a 2-minute promotional video clip of Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden's speech to Emgage, a pro-Biden Muslim-American Political Action Committee.  The clip shows Biden promising "I will end the Muslim ban on day…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 20, 2020 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

49th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas being observed today

Pakistan Breaking News

Pakistan's national hero, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed's 49th martyrdom anniversary is being observed across the country today (Thursday). 

Rashid, who was born on February 17 1951, remains the youngest…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 19, 2020 at 10:59pm — No Comments

Brothers From Rural Pakistan Teaching AI to American High-Schoolers

Haroon and Hamza Choudhry, born in rural Pakistan, are teaching artificial intelligence (AI) American high-schoolers. Twenty-something Choudhry brothers were 8 and 6 when they came from Pakistan to the United States in 1998. They have co-founded "AI For Anyone", a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization that sends volunteers to teach…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 19, 2020 at 12:07pm — 3 Comments

Former president Zardari to appear before AC today

Pakistan Breaking News

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and erstwhile president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari will appear before Accountability Court in Toshakhana case today (Monday) in…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 16, 2020 at 11:24pm — No Comments

ایک بار پھر ایم کیو ایم پاکستان نے نئے صوبوں کے قیام کا مطالبہ کر دیا

Pakistan Urdu News

متحدہ قومی موومنٹ پاکستان (ایم کیو ایم پی) نے ایک بار پھر کراچی سمیت ملک بھر میں نئے صوبوں کے قیام کا مطالبہ کر دیا ہے۔…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 16, 2020 at 1:26am — No Comments

Karachi's NED University Alum Raises $100 Million For Silicon Valley FinTech Startup

Pakistani-American serial entrepreneur and NED alumnus Dr. Safwan Shah has raised $100 million in Series C funding for his financial technology (fintech) startup PayActiv Inc. based in Silicon Valley, California. The round was led by Eldridge Wealth Ltd, a venture capital firm headquartered in…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 15, 2020 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

After 73 Years of Independence, Caste-Ridden India Remains Dominated by Minority Brahmins

After 73 years of independence, a small upper caste Indian minority retains near monopoly of the highest ranks in both the Indian government and the private sector. A few well-educated Indian Muslims and low-caste Hindus can not escape caste-ism even when they move to work in Silicon Valley.  Over two-thirds of …

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 14, 2020 at 6:00pm — 45 Comments

وزیراعظم عمران خان آج کے پی کے میں میگا پراجیکٹ بی آر ٹی کا افتتاح کریں گے

Pakistan Urdu News

 وزیراعظم عمران خان آج  کے پی کے میں میگا پراجیکٹ بس ریپڈ ٹرانزٹ (بی آر ٹی)   کا افتتاح کریں گے۔

  تفصیلات کے…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 13, 2020 at 12:08am — No Comments

قصور میں سابقہ رنجش پر وکیل 2 دوستوں سمیت 3 افراد قتل

Pakistan Urdu News

قصور میں سابقہ رنجش پر وکیل سمیت 3 افراد کو قتل کردیا گیا۔ 

فتصیلات کے مطابق قصور کےعلاقے سلامت پورہ میں…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 12, 2020 at 11:41pm — No Comments

CNN's Fareed Zakaria Never Misses Any Opportunity to Disparage Pakistan

Interviewing Bill Gates on global fight against COVID19, CNN GPS host Fareed Zakaria said on Sunday August 9 that Pakistan "has done almost nothing as far as I can tell, you know, infections are not going crazy, death rates are not going crazy, there may be some underreporting". Needless to say, Zakaria's claim is debunked by "Government Response Stringency Index" and Google Mobility Reports…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 12, 2020 at 9:30pm — 16 Comments

SC orders to register case against KE

Pakistan Breaking News

Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday has directed to register case against K-Electric over deaths in Karachi due to electrocution during Monsoon rain spell and prolonged power…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 11, 2020 at 12:43am — No Comments

سپریم کورٹ نے کے الیکٹرک کیخلاف مقدمہ درج کرنے کا حکم دے دیا

Pakistan Urdu News

سپریم کورٹ نے کے الیکٹرک کیخلاف مقدمہ درج کرنے کا حکم دے دیا۔



تفصیلات کے مطابق چیف جسٹس گلزار احمد نے سی ای او مونس علوی کا نام ای سی…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 11, 2020 at 12:17am — No Comments

Pakistan Independence Day 2020: National Resilience Amid Deadly COVI19 Pandemic

On Pakistan's 73rd Independence Anniversary, the people of the South Asian nation have demonstrated their resilience yet again. They have defied all foreign and domestic doomsayers, including media, activists and think tanks of all varieties. Pakistan has successfully fought off the deadly COVID19 virus and begun to bounce back economically. Moody's rating agency has raised Pakistan's…
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Added by Riaz Haq on August 10, 2020 at 8:00pm — 25 Comments

Rains wreak havoc in Dadu district, flood more than 350 villages

Sindh News

Torrential rains wreaked havoc in Dadu district, Sindh province…
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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 10, 2020 at 1:49am — No Comments

Shopping malls, hotels, cinemas, salons in Pakistan to reopen today as restrictions lift

Pakistan Breaking News

Shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, gyms, theatres, cinema halls, beauty parlors across the country will reopen today (Monday) with the implementation of…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 9, 2020 at 11:46pm — No Comments

ملک بھر میں ون ڈے پلانٹیشن ڈرائیو کا آج آغاز ہو گا

ملک بھر میں آج ون ڈے پلانٹیشن ڈرائیو کا آغاز ہو گا۔



تفصیلات ک متابق ملک بھر میں آج ایک دن میں 35 لاکھ پودے لگائے…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 8, 2020 at 11:27pm — No Comments

Intermittent rain turns Karachi roads, streets into canals

Sindh News

Intermittent rain hit Karachi on third straight day and turned many roads and streets into rivulets on Saturday. 

The citizens are facing severe trouble due…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 8, 2020 at 1:45am — No Comments

India: A Paradise For Pakistani Hindus?

A recent New York Times piece titled "Poor and Desperate, Pakistani Hindus Accept Islam to Get By" talks of "Pakistan’s dwindling Hindu minority". An earlier New York Times story in December 2019 mentioned "the pressure for (Pakistani) Hindus to weigh moving to India".  The paper also reported that "the Indian government granted 12,732 long-term visas, compared with 4,712 in 2017, and 2,298 in 2016".…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 6, 2020 at 5:30pm — 15 Comments

PM Imran to preside over Council of Common Interests meeting today

Breaking News

The 42nd session of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) will be held in Islamabad today (Thursday) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:30am — No Comments

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    Iron Brothers China and Pakistan Celebrate 75 Years of "Unbreakable" Friendship

    President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have met today in Beijing to reaffirm the "unbreakable" bond between their two "iron brother" countries on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Pakistan diplomatic ties. "No matter how the international landscape may evolve, China will always place priority on the development of China-Pakistan relations in its diplomacy with neighboring countries," he said. Over 7 decades of friendship witnessed Pakistan help…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on May 25, 2026 at 8:39pm

    Pakistani-American Franchisee Joins Bid to Acquire Papa John's Pizza

    A Pakistan-American franchisee has joined a Qatari-backed investor group's bid to buy out the US-based Papa John's Pizza restaurants chain. Nadeem Bajwa started his part-time job in 1991 as a pizza delivery driver for Papa John's while attending college in Indiana. He has since risen to become the largest franchisee with nearly 300 restaurants across the United States. Bajwa's backing could help Irth, which is also backed by Brookfield Asset Management, in its $47 a share pursuit of…

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