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  • WhatsApp introduces new privacy controls for users

    WhatsApp introduces new privacy controls for users

    WhatsApp has introduced a new privacy setting and invite system that will help users to decide who can add them to groups, Dawn reported.

    According to the details, the tech giant Facebook in a statement said, “WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience. Today, we’re introducing a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups”.

    With the new control features, users will have more control over the group messages they receive. The press release also said that these new privacy settings will begin rolling out to some users starting today and will be available worldwide in the coming days to those using the latest version of WhatsApp”.

    How to enable new settings:

    To enable them,

    • Go to settings in the app.
    • Tap account > privacy > groups
    • Select one of three options: ‘everyone’, ‘my contacts’, or ‘my contacts except’.

    “The users will have three days to accept the invite before it expires,” the statement said.

    Media Matters for Democracy Director Sadaf Khan welcomed the decision, saying: “Developing new ways to increase consumers’ control is a positive step.”

    She also expressed the hope that WhatsApp will continue to empower consumers with tools that help them define their own information experience in “an active and informed manner”.

  • Police arrest man for raping more than 30 children

    Police arrest man for raping more than 30 children

    Rawalpindi police have arrested a man for raping more than 30 children in different cities.

    According to reports, the suspect has been identified as Sohail. He was arrested after a woman filed a case against him for kidnapping her 13-year-old son, drugging him and then raping him for four days. The man even recorded his videos and blackmailed to release them if the child tells anyone about it.

    The man has also been imprisoned for raping children in the United Kingdom and Italy. He was then deported from both the countries after he completed his prison sentences.

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    The suspect has confessed to his crimes and claimed that he uploaded videos of the children on a website.

    The Rawat police have filed a case against him under articles 367-A (kidnapping), 377 (unnatural offenses), 337-J (attempting to poison) and 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

  • Youth empowerment card likely to be introduced soon

    Youth empowerment card likely to be introduced soon

    The government is planning to launch Youth Empowerment Card to make the youth of the country empowered.

    As per reports, the Youth Empowerment Card would be a subsidy card for the youth to get civic services.

    Prime Minister Youth Affairs Programme (PMYAP) is collaborating with NADRA to launch this card for the youth, Radio Pakistan reported.

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    The youth will avail subsidy on travel, passport fee and CINC and the youth across the country will also be provided Rs 4000 to Rs 5000 under this card. NADRA will collect the basic data of youth across the country for this programme.

  • Punjab bans mobile phones in schools, colleges to curb drugs menace

    Punjab bans mobile phones in schools, colleges to curb drugs menace

    Punjab Education Department has reportedly banned the use of mobile phones in all public and private educational institutions across the province in an attempt to curb the growing trend of drugs among students.

    “Under the prevailing dangers of menace of drugs in educational institutions (public and private sector) and to safeguard the young generation from this curse, it is mandatory to impose [a] complete ban on the use of mobile and other sources to use social media in the premises of educational institutions across the province,” read an Education Department notification doing rounds over the internet.

    While it also called for a ban on the use of social media for children under the age of 16, people are questioning if the move even makes any sense.

    Drug addiction in Pakistan has reached an alarming high within the past few decades, as according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    (UNODC), the total number of addicts has reached 67 million.

    More than 800,000 Pakistani aged between 15 and 64 use drugs on a daily basis and an estimated 44 tons of processed heroin is consumed annually in Pakistan. According to another report, 57% of school, college and university students in Lahore are using at least one drug.

  • How to get your stolen phone blocked

    How to get your stolen phone blocked

    If your mobile phone has been stolen or misplaced, you can immediately lodge a complaint and get it blocked within 16 hours.

    This service has been introduced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to prevent the possible misuse of the stolen mobile phones.

    According to a statement issued by the authority on Monday, a complaint can be lodged through call or email or the complainant can also “contact the Citizens Police Liaison Committee helpline for filing a complaint”.

    To file a complaint regarding a stolen phone visit PTA’s website to get the official contact details.

    Through this service, mobile phone users don’t have to go all the way to PTA’s offices to lodge a complaint about stolen phones, which are located in a few cities only.

    How to check the status of your phone?

    You can check the status of your stolen phone 16 hours after reporting. It can be checked through SMS, PTA’s official website or an Android application (DVS). The IMEI search for your phone will show that it has been blocked.

    The IMEI of your mobile phone can be found by dialing *#06#. It can also be checked from your phone settings.

    The advisory has further said that PTA is only responsible for the reporting of the stolen phone, If someone wants to trace or locate his/her device then they must contact the police.

  • PIA launches a mobile app for booking flights

    PIA launches a mobile app for booking flights

    Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced a mobile application to facilitate passengers in online bookings and confirmation of seats.

    The PIA app features a user-friendly interface. It allows the user to perform several functions, including booking their flight directly from their mobile phones, checking their booking status, and monitoring the status of their flight.

    “The application has recently been launched and now the air passengers will enjoy improved services. The airline’s overall seat factor has improved and reached nearly 84 percent while on some sectors, the seat factor is at 90 percent,” a PIA spokesman told state-run wire service.

    As per reports, significant improvement was obvious in different pointers like seat occupancy ratio, aircraft utilization, cargo load factor and customer service.

    The mobile app even generates a digital boarding pass for an easier check-in experience.

  • School children file petition in Lahore High Court against toxic smog

    School children file petition in Lahore High Court against toxic smog

    School children from Lahore have lodged an appeal in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the hazardous level of smog and air pollution in the Punjab province.

    Leila Alam and her class fellows through their appeal aim to draw the acting Chief Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh’s attention towards the worsening air quality in Lahore and its surrounding areas.

    The children’s lawyer, Rafay Alam, told the court that the Environment Protection Department, Punjab, measured the air quality index (AQI) of 182 as safe to breathe when by international standards the index should not cross 50.

    Last week, the city’s air quality index crossed safe limits and was recorded at well over 400. The city also has continued to be engulfed by a toxic blanket of smog since October.

    Health
    experts say that children and the elderly are most vulnerable to toxic air. The
    LHC has directed the Punjab government to submit its reply in the next hearing.

  • Men dig up woman’s body from grave, say area only reserved for feudal lords

    Men dig up woman’s body from grave, say area only reserved for feudal lords

    Influential men dig up and removed a woman’s body from her grave allegedly annoyed that she was buried near their local feudal landlords.

    As per reports, men also attacked the
    deceased woman’s relatives in the Sakhi Hassan Graveyard of Rahim Yar Khan’s
    Khan Bela neighborhood, hurting at least three of them.

    The men had reserved graves for feudal landlords without the local administration’s permission. They were upset that a woman who was not related to the landlords had been buried near their self-allocated graves and, therefore, desecrated the burial area.

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    Rahim Yar Khan police said they have
    registered a first information report (FIR) over the incident and made sure
    that the woman whose body had been removed was buried again.

    The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital whereas the other relatives of the family protested against the injustice. FIR was registered against more than 15
    suspects. Authorities arrested at least two of the men suspects.

  • Realme XT #64MPQuadCameraXpert stands out at star-studded launch

    Realme XT #64MPQuadCameraXpert stands out at star-studded launch

    The megapixel camera race has truly made a comeback for smartphones. But this time, it’s nice to see mid-range phones leading the pack rather than the high-end ones while putting better cameras in the hands of the masses.

    On October 26, 2019, Realme fans and media gathered at the
    Royal Palm Golf and Country Club in Lahore for the launch party of Realme XT
    #64MPQuadCameraXpert. Celebrities in attendance included Rawalpindi Express Shoaib
    Akhtar, superstars Ahsan Khan and Nimra Khan among others.

    Realme has decided to be first-past-the-post this time
    around, bringing a whopping 64 MP lens to its quad-camera set on the new Realme
    XT. The quad-camera set was just seen on the Realme 5 and 5 Pro. That’s quite a
    slew of devices and lenses from the Chinese brand that has stepped out from
    under the Oppo umbrella.

    While XT’s nomenclature is like Realme’s ‘flagship’ X, it is much closer in look, feel, specs and operation to the Realme 5 Pro, with the big difference being a 64 MP lens instead of a 48 MP. The drop notch, quad-camera strip on the back, lovely patterns and gradients, are very similar to the 5 Pro.

    The Pearl White review unit was a thing of beauty, with
    light bouncing off and also giving shape to gorgeous patterns on the phone’s
    back. The way it looks belies its price point and to the uninitiated, this
    could well look like a phone that is at flagship-level prices. The camera
    assembly juts out, but there’s a case in the box to do away with that
    awkwardness. However, the case robs the back of some of its sheen, which is a
    pity. If you are not butter-fingers, try doing without one if you want to
    flaunt it.

    A remarkable feat in a place where new smartphones are launched nearly every other day and every player wants a slice of the pie, the Realme XT is yet another smartphone from the brand and it comes with a whole new shtick.

    A whopping 64MP camera makes it a great buy. The Realme XT
    is an easy recommendation. Between competent internals, fetching design and the
    all-new camera, it is one of the best high-end mid-rangers in the market right
    now. Realme has been pretty good with pushing out quality-of-life updates to
    hardware, and if the company sticks to it, you can expect image quality and
    design to improve further.

    The smartphone has a quad-camera setup featuring an 8MP
    ultra-wide-angle lens, 2MP depth sensor and 2MP macro lens. For selfies, it
    offers a 16MP Sony IMX 471 sensor up front.

    Under the hood runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 712 processor. The phone is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 20W VOOC 3.0 flash charge. Its storage stands at 128GB with an 8GB RAM.

    On the software front, it will ship with ColorOS 6 based on Android Pie. Realme has added system-wide dark mode, new fonts, and Android Pie’s ‘Digital Wellbeing’ on the XT.

    As it stands, the Realme XT is definitely one to consider if
    you’re in the market for one of the best high-end smartphones under Rs55,000.

  • UNESCO labels Lahore as a ‘creative city’ in literature

    UNESCO labels Lahore as a ‘creative city’ in literature

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has included Lahore in its list of cities that have been designated as Unesco Creative Cities. A total of 66 cities have been selected for 2019’s list.

    The cities on the list have been selected for one particular field. While Lahore has been selected in the field of Literature, other categories include gastronomy, music, design, media arts, and film. Meanwhile, other cities on the list include Angoulême (France), Kuhmo (Finland), Wonju (Republic of Korea), Wrocław (Poland), Slemani (Iraq), Leeuwarden (the Netherlands), Beirut (Lebanon), Nanjing (China), and Odessa (Ukraine).

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    Unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay made this announcement and said that this step would promote political and social innovation, particularly among the youth.

    “All over the world, these cities, each in their way, make
    culture a pillar – not an accessory – of their strategy,” he said.

    The project is being run by Unesco’s Creative Cities to make
    these places home of ideas and help in the contribution to attaining the
    Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through innovative ideas and action.

    The cities on the list have committed to support and achieve the SDGs especially those that directly benefit communities at the urban level.

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    The Unesco Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246
    cities. The member cities come from all continents and areas with different
    populations and income levels.

    Unesco representatives said the cities work together towards
    a common mission. placing creativity and the creative economy at the core of
    their urban development plans to make cities safe, inclusive and sustainable,
    in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.