The instant messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out shortcut keys for Mac and Window users. These shortcut keys being called “cheat codes” can be used on Windows and Mac. WhatsApp shared these codes on Twitter with the caption, “Final Boss Mode: Unblocked”. The shortcut keys allow users to explore a wide range of options such as unrolling the message, opening …

“Cricket is the only thing that unites the country” is perhaps the most often-repeated statement one hears in Pakistan. Even though this is mostly said in a light-hearted manner, it directly stems from an overarching feeling within Pakistani society that, as a republic, the country is severely polarised on numerous social and political issues. This is not a recent feeling, …

LONDON: Manchester City’s march to the Premier League title stalled on Saturday as 10-man Leeds beat the runaway leaders 2-1, while Liverpool climbed into fourth place after Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late strike sealed a 2-1 win against Aston Villa. City are counting down to their third title in four seasons, but Stuart Dallas’ stoppage-time strike leaves them still needing 11 points …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 will resume from June 1, 2021, said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday. The PCB announced that the tournament will resume after the players and officials undergo a seven-day quarantine stay at one hotel and following three training sessions, the PSL will resume from June 1. “HBL PSL 6 matches will resume …

KARACHI: Pakistan Blind Cricket team arrived back home on Saturday after winning the Triangular Blind Series in Dhaka. President World Blind Cricket Council and Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, Syed Sultan Shah lauded the team’s fantastic efforts and said that the credit for the victory goes to all the players and the team management for their brilliant performance throughout the …

LAHORE: Pakistan U-19 team’s tour to Bangladesh, scheduled to start from April 17, has been called off due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh which has extended a nationwide lockdown in the country. The Pakistan U-19 team was originally scheduled to fly out to Dhaka from Lahore on April 11 for the tour comprising one four-day and five …

KARACHI: Foreign currency dealers in the open market have deposited more than $2.8 billion in banks during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (9MFY21) indicating the deposits could touch an all-time high figure of $4bn by the end of FY21. Inflows of foreign exchange from both the open market and banking channels have increased significantly during the …

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital emerged third after Balochistan and Sindh in terms of gap between actual prices of essential food items and rates fixed by the district administrations. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) ranks the provinces with Islamabad on a weekly basis. The exercise is aimed at highlighting issues of governance in controlling the prices. The average gap of …

KARACHI: The stock market made a splendid recovery in the outgoing week with the KSE-100 index regaining 886 points, or 2 per cent, to close at 45,186. The bears that had wreaked havoc the earlier week and pummeled the index by 1,221 points were driven away after the first session in the outgoing week. The equities rallied as the investors …

LAHORE: The PTI government’s strategy to cap the flow — or the addition of new stock — of the power sector’s circular debt in the next two years has ‘too many variables and moving parts’, which need to be implemented concurrently for the success of the proposed plan. The government has formulated the Circular Debt Management Plan with the assistance …