It is still not natively possible to write WhatsApp messages in different font colours despite the introduction of new features besides having the option to write text in bold and italic or to send GIFs and stickers. However, there is a way to change the WhatsApp font colour through third-party apps. Third-Party apps There are a number of third-party apps …

ISLAMABAD: While 1.7 million people were vaccinated against Covid-19 in two days, federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar called on Monday for maintaining the vaccination rate in all parts of the country. In another development, the Punjab government, during its reach every door (RED) campaign, has vaccinated 12.5 million people in just 16 days. According to …

Bitcoin went through a major upgrade on Sunday that enables its blockchain to execute more complex transactions, potentially widening the virtual currency’s use cases and making it a little more competitive with Ethereum for processing smart contracts. Smart contracts are self-executing transactions whose results depend on pre-programmed inputs. The enhancement, called Taproot, is the most significant change to the bitcoin …

LONDON: England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has said he heard the country’s former captain Michael Vaughan question the number of players of Asian heritage in the Yorkshire side in 2009, an allegation first levelled by Azeem Rafiq. The BBC dropped Vaughan from a radio show earlier this month after he was named in a report looking into allegations of institutional racism at Yorkshire made by …

ISLAMABAD: Amid heating up of political climate, the government on Monday approved Rs10 billion supplementary grants for Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme (SAP) for utilisation on the recommendations of ruling party parliamentarians. A formal decision to this effect was taken by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which also approved about Rs182bn worth of six other supplementary grants, …

KARACHI: Makers of roti, naan, sheermal and taftan have increased prices by Rs2-Rs10 per piece in the city, thus multiplying the woes of consumers, who are already depressed by soaring rates of essential food items. “Please! Do not argue.” This is a clear message pasted at a shop for the customers near Gulberg Chowrangi, Federal B. Area. The owner of the shop …

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has assured land developers that the federal government will extend the exemption on wealth reconciliation statement for first-time home buyers beyond Dec 31. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Naya Nazimabad Hospital on Sunday, Mr Tarin said it’s “everyone’s right to receive a tax break” when they purchase …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil and eatable import bill recorded a sharp increase in the first four months (July-October) of 2021-22 from a year ago owing to rising prices on the international market and massive depreciation of the rupee. The total import bill inched up by 65.4pc to $25.1 billion in 4MFY22 as against $15.17bn in the corresponding period of last year. …

SOFIA: A new centrist anti-corruption party appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission said on Monday. With nearly 76pc of the ballots counted, results showed that the We Continue the Change party, founded a few weeks ago by two Harvard graduates, has captured 25.3pc of the vote, edging out the opposition center-right GERB …

BRUSSELS: The European Union will slap sanctions on Belarus over the migrant crisis in the “coming days”, after the bloc’s foreign ministers gave their backing, Brussels’ top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday. After meeting the ministers, Borrell said the new sanctions would hit “quite an important number” of individuals and entities for “facilitating illegal border crossings into the EU”. …