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Photo: AFP Two thirds of antivirus applications for Android do not work properly. AV-Comparatives tested 250 antivirus apps for Google’s platform and just 80 passed their basic standard. Their basic standard is that the app should detect more than 30% of malicious apps from 2018 and had zero false positives. …

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson on Sunday said that the people and security forces of Pakistan deserve appreciation for their efforts that have changed the international perception that Pakistan was not a safe country for cricket. Addressing a press conference at the National Stadium Karachi, where he …

File photo: AFP Manohar Parrikar, the Goa chief minister and former Indian defence minister, passed away on Sunday at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer, Indian media reported. Parrikar had been diagnosed with cancer in February last year. He had been in and out of hospitals …

Quetta Gladiators fought their way to ultimate victory against Peshawar Zalmi in the title match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. The occasion marks the side’s first victory after having reached the final on two previous occasions. Zalmi had set a lower-than-expected …

Photo: AFP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Pakistan of harboring terrorists and said that the US administration “needs Pakistan to do more”. “We need Pakistan to do more,” Pompeo told Fox News. The US secretary of state claimed that the terrorists who “departed from Pakistan” was the reason …

Former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf has been shifted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering a reaction from a rare disease for which he is already under treatment, his party said on Sunday. The former president was taken to the hospital as an “emergency” on Saturday night after …

Photo: Naeem Rashid/Facebook A prayer and memorial service were held in Abbottabad for the victims of the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, especially Naeem Rashid and his son Talha. A large number of people, including local politicians and representatives of civil society, attended the memorial in Jinnahabad. Political leaders, …

Photo: Naeem Rashid/Facebook A prayer and memorial service were held in Abbottabad for the victims of the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, especially Naeem Rashid and his son Talha. A large number of people, including local politicians and representatives of civil society, attended the memorial in Jinnahabad. Political leaders, …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has added the prefix ‘Chowkidar‘ (watchman) to his Twitter profile as part of a campaign ahead of national elections scheduled for next month, Indian media reported on Sunday. The origin of the term dates back to the 2014 Indian elections, when Modi had promised to …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has added the prefix ‘Chowkidar‘ (watchman) to his Twitter profile as part of a campaign ahead of national elections scheduled for next month, Indian media reported on Sunday. The origin of the term dates back to the 2014 Indian elections, when Modi had promised to …