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  • Karachi declared world’s 57th safest city

    Karachi declared world’s 57th safest city

    The financial and industrial capital of the country, Karachi, has scored 39 points out of 100 to secure the 57th position among 60 cities ranked by the recently published Safe Cities Index.

    The report, issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit, has ranked 60 metropolises around the world based on over 50 indicators covering their digital, health and personal security, infrastructure, and lifestyle.

    Japan’s capital city Tokyo stands at the top of the list with a score of 92 points, Singapore at second with 91.5 and another Japanese metropolis, Osaka, stands third with 90.9 points.

    United States (US) capital Washington DC — ranked seventh — is the only American city to make it to the top ten, Chicago has grabbed the eleventh place whereas Australia’s Melbourne has secured the 10th spot.

    Other than these, only two European cities, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, could make it to the top ten, at the fourth and eighth positions, respectively.

    The five lowest-ranking cities include Caracas (Venezuela), Yangon (Myanmar), Karachi (Pakistan) and Dhaka (Bangladesh).

  • Pakistani couple’s startup secures $8.1 million financing

    Pakistani couple’s startup secures $8.1 million financing

    A Pakistani e-commerce brand and one of the trailblazers in the world of footwear, Atoms, has raised $8.1 million from a list of illustrious backers to bring its concept to the masses, TechCrunch has reported.

    The company since its beginning has been selling directly to consumers in the United States via its website — which at one point had a waiting list of nearly 40,000 people — and the idea will be to fold in other experiences, including selling from physical spaces in the future.

    The company plans to use the funding to invest in further development of its shoes and to expand its retail and marketing presence.

    The list of investors is being led by Initialized Capital, the investment firm started by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan.

    They had first encountered Atoms and its co-founders, Sidra Qasim and CEO Waqas Ali, as mentors when the husband-wife duo was going through Y Combinator with their previous high-end shoe startup, Markhor.

    “The thing that I love about Atoms is that it isn’t just a different look, it’s a different feel,” said Ohanian adding that when he put on a pair for the first time, it was a “totally unique experience”.

    Even before the recent achievement of closing a Series A, the startup has come a long way on a relative shoestring with just around $560,000 in seed funding and some of the founders’ own savings.

    Atoms built a supply chain of companies that would make the materials and shoes that it wanted and developed a gradual but strong marketing pipeline with influential people in tech, fashion and design.

    Currently the shoes sell for $179 a pair, which is not cheap and puts them at the high end of the market, so it will be interesting to see how and if price points evolve as it matures as a business, and competitors big and small begin to catch onto the idea of selling their own footwear at a wider range of sizes.

  • Lahore cinema releases night-vision explicit videos of couples

    Lahore cinema releases night-vision explicit videos of couples

    In what is being termed as a blatant breach of citizens’ privacy, a cinema in Lahore has released explicit footage of couples putting on public display of affection at the movies.

    The videos showing couples holding hands, making out and being involved in sexual activities, started doing rounds on Friday evening, sparking outrage over social media.

    While some called out the cinema for “blatant violation” of the couples’ privacy, others stepped in to train guns at the couples for publically being involved in the activities.

    https://twitter.com/SuagaDesi/status/1167727643246125056
    https://twitter.com/ARfrom1947/status/1167698419240058880
    https://twitter.com/MaazPervez/status/1167600430202814464

    No official statement over the episode has yet been released, however, former Punjab’s Strategic Reforms Unit director general (DG) Salman Sufi has announced filing a lawsuit against the cinema.

    “Just found that video recordings of citizens from cinema halls in #Pakistan have been shared around. This is NOT acceptable and is a violation of law. We demand that all theaters/Public places delete ALL video recordings that have no recorded safety threat ASAP [sic],” Sufi tweeted.

  • Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets

    Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets

    The account of Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey was hacked, sending public tweets and retweets including racial slurs and curse words to 4 million followers before Twitter secured the account.

     The offensive tweets and retweets were deleted less than an hour after the incident. The social media company said the phone number associated with his account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider.

    “This allowed an unauthorized person to compose and send tweets via text message from the phone number. That issue is now resolved.” the company said. There was no indication that Twitter’s systems had been compromised, it added.

    One of the tweets from the hacked account said Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was innocent, while others contained derogatory comments about black people and Jews. There was also a tweet suggesting there was a bomb at Twitter’s headquarters.

    This was not the first time that Dorsey’s Twitter account has been hacked. His account was compromised in 2016 by a group that also hacked the Twitter accounts of Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

    Twitter shares were down less than 1% in after-hours trade following the hack.

  • IN PICTURES: Celebs observe Kashmir hour

    IN PICTURES: Celebs observe Kashmir hour

    Upon Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call to the nation to show solidarity with Kashmiris by observing the weekly Kashmir Hour, Pakistani across the country responded and gathered across the country in silent protest.

    After the Kashmir Hour, PM Khan also took to Twitter to thank those who spoke up.

    Prominent media personalities and celebrities were also part of the monumental gatherings and even addressed those present to continue to raise their voice against Indian atrocities in Indian occupied Kashmir.

    Here’s everyone who showed up.

    Hamza Ali Abbasi

    Hamza Ali Abbasi was present at the Prime Minister Secretariat with PM Khan himself.

    Shahid Afridi

    The former captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team was present at Mazar-e-Quaid along with Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and PTI Minister Faisal Vawda. He also addressed those gathered and criticised Modi for his actions.

    Adnan Siddiqui & Bilal Ashraf

    The two along with Superstar director Ehteshamuddin waved Kashmir’s flag at Jehangir Kothari Parade in Karachi.

    Shehzad Roy

    The singer made a human chain with 2500 girls of Zindagi Trust’s adopted SMB Fatima Jinnah Government School.

    Zara Noor Abbas & Asad Siddiqui

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1x6_c8nGMG/

    Faysal Qureshi & Aijaz Aslam

    Faysal Qureshi, Aijaz Aslam, and former cricketer Moin Khan gathered at Moin Khan Academy to express their support.

    Sheikh Rasheed

    Rasheed addressed the protestors outside Lal Haveli. He also got an electric shock while delivering his speech.

    Fawad Chaudhry

    Fawad lead a rally in Jehlum.

    https://twitter.com/FawadPTIUpdates/status/1167345096653717511

  • Leading hotel chain eliminates tiny toiletries

    Marriott recently announced it is replacing travel-sized toiletries — tubes of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel — with larger bottles in an attempt to reduce plastic waste.

    The world’s largest hotel chain said the small toiletries being used aren’t usually recycled. The new bottles will be made from recyclable materials.

    Once the change is fully implemented, the hotel chain said it expects to reduce its plastic disposal by 30%, or nearly 2 million pounds of plastic it sends to landfills annually.

    The change will affect roughly 500,000 guest rooms and will be made at most of its 7,000 hotels around the world by December 2020.

  • All traffic to be suspended for Kashmir Hour

    All traffic to be suspended for Kashmir Hour

    To observe Kashmir Hour, all traffic lights across Islamabad and Karachi will turn red at 12 pm on Friday and remain so for half an hour. During this time, the national anthems of Pakistan and Kashmir will be sung, traffic will be halted, sirens will be blared and demonstrations will be held across the country.

    PM Khan in his address to the nation on Monday had announced that an event will be held on Friday every week to show solidarity with the Kashmiri people and send out a strong message.

    In a follow-up tweet, the premier requested everyone to observe the Kashmir Hour and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the PM will be outside the PM House to mark the occasion.

    Deputy commissioners in all the districts across the country have been directed to formulate a comprehensive plan for staging demonstrations against Modi-led Hindu nationalist Indian government’s illegal actions and gross violations of human rights in Kashmir.

    Meanwhile, local political leaders in their respective constituencies will lead protest rallies. Students and civil society have been appealed to participate in the demonstrations. Celebrities and sportsmen will also be present at prominent locations across different cities to express their solidarity and have also appealed to their fellow countrymen to do the same.

  • Three Pakistani women Mrs Khan would disapprove of

    Three Pakistani women Mrs Khan would disapprove of

    Ever since Mrs Khan made an appearance on a morning show, she has become quite famous. On the live show, Mrs Khan had said that rising divorces are due to women’s inability to bow down before their husbands and because they argue too much.

    While most Pakistani women have moved beyond the notion of the ideal “woman,” who Mrs Khan believes in, here are three Pakistani women she would disapprove of.

    Saba Qamar

    Saba Qamar has been turning heads and putting the ghairat brigade on fire with her latest photoshoot. Mrs Khan would certainly disapprove of her showing off her long legs and bare arms. Aur toh aur Saba has said, “I do a thing called what I want.”

    • Sorry Saba but ladies don’t sit like that
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qmlO3BPTX/

    Mehwish Hayat

    Another Pakistani woman who does what she wants. Mehwish is bold and daring and doesn’t shy away from anything – whether it is speaking her mind or dancing her heart out. And let’s not forget how lit her recent speeches and television appearances have been.

    Want? Want kya hota hai?

    Benazir Bhutto

    The real OG. Benazir Bhutto had the power to shut down anyone without even uttering a single word. A woman who shattered glass ceilings, stood up to bullies and inspired women across the world.

  • Petition filed in Karachi court over city’s fly infestation

    Petition filed in Karachi court over city’s fly infestation

    Karachiites are worried about fly’s infestation in the city and a person approached the Sindh High Court to make sure that the authorities do something to address the problem.

    Swarms of flies have occupied Karachi after the recent monsoon rains during Eidul Azha. The city’s situation worsened because streets and roads were flooded, mounds of garbage continued to pile up, and animal waste wasn’t disposed of properly.

    A petition was filed on Tuesday. The Sindh government, Karachi mayor, and chairmen of all six districts have not been responsible in cleaning the city. People have to brush off flies from everything and it has made everyone’s lives quite difficult, the petition reads.

    The petitioner even claims that diseases such as dengue and Congo viruses have become common because the administration doesn’t have a proper garbage disposal system. The situation will get worse if nothing is done. The court should order the Sindh government and city government to clean the city, it adds.

  • Burqa-clad man sneaks inside girls hostel in Multan

    Burqa-clad man sneaks inside girls hostel in Multan

    A burqa-clad male student was caught red-handed inside the girls’ hostel of Multan’s Bahauddin Zakaria University.

    As per reports, the culprit, Daniyal, who had hidden his identity by wearing a burqa (veil), entered the hostel with his female classmate. Though he managed to enter, the authorities caught him inside the hostel after he became skeptical.

    The hostel’s warden and the resident officer were informed about the case and Daniyal was handed over to the police. His female class fellow has confessed to her mistake and apologised to the administration.