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Marking the three years since the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government, Prime Minister Imran Khan will Thursday (today) address the nation to highlight the key achievements. On its Twitter account earlier today, the prime minister office said the premier will launch the three-year report today. PM Imran Khan will launch the Three-year Performance Report (2018-21) to give an insight into the efforts of each ministry and division.The event will be held at Convention Centre Islamabad to recall the government’s milestones and targets achieved in three years. The Report 2018-21,… from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3znNO1x

Over 4,500 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Pakistan.This was revealed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday. Meanwhile, another 85 people lost their lives to the virus. As many as 4,553 people tested positive for the virus after 61,446 COVID-19 tests were taken, as per the NCOC's data. This brings the positivity rate to 7.4%. The total number of active cases in the country rose to 92,244 on August 26. A total of 1,022,847 people have so far recovered from the virus while the total number of deaths, with the fresh count of 85 fatalities, have risen to 25,320. Read more: Pakistan records highest daily coronavirus death toll in nearly four months Pakistan's total confirmed case count now stands at 1,140,411. A day earlier, Pakistan reported 141 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since 161 deaths were recorded nearly four months ago on May 4. Pakistan has administered

WhatsApp has started working on a new message feature that will allow users to send reactions to messages. According to WABetainfo, the instant messaging platform's move is an unexpected one, considering how WhatsApp has been working on introducing new features over the past few months but has not done the same for its messaging functions. "You already know what is a reaction: it’s usually an emoji that you can place on a message to express emotions. Instagram, Twitter, iMessage already support message reactions and today we can start to discover… from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3jiQpEc

Facebook has decided to bring back the audio and video call option to the main app. According to a report by Bloomberg, the feature will allow users to make video or audio calls to their Facebook friends via the main Facebook app. The feature is expected to be introduced soon. Chats, however, are not being brought back to the main app and users will still have to download Messenger if they wish to chat with Facebook friends. Earlier versions of Facebook had allowed users to chat with friends while browsing… from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/2WhmpQN

K-Electric has offered to set-up a short-term hot desk to facilitate the members of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). The KE officials extended the offer during their visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on Tuesday. During the visit, the KE officials briefed the business community of Karachi on new connection procedures, mechanism of withholding tax and time of use (ToU) metering. The KE management apprised the businessmen of the initiatives taken by the utility to overcome the challenges faced by the industry as well… from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3sMXyzN

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said, and he will now be restricted to complete his 10-day quarantine in Jamaica. The head coach — who is asymptomatic — will not be departing for Lahore with his side later today, the PCB statement said. Misbah will leave for Pakistan after concluding his quarantine period. Misbah was the only Pakistan squad member who failed two pre-departure PCR tests. All other members will leave Jamaica as per schedule later today. "The PCB is constantly in… from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3yhkTLg

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday emphasised the need for "close coordination" on the situation in Afghanistan as he began a four-nation regional diplomacy tour. A day earlier, Qureshi left for a visit to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran in order to share Pakistan’s perspective on the latest developments in the war-torn neighbouring country. In his meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Tashkent, Qureshi discussed the regional security situation, particularly the evolving Afghanistan situation, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO). "Emphasising Pakistan’s support for an inclusive political setup, the foreign minister remarked that peace in Afghanistan would bring stability in the region, promote trade and facilitate people to people linkages," the FO statement reads. "It was therefore important that neighbours of Afghanistan coordinate closely on the situation in Afghanistan." The