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ISLAMABAD: The Covid-19 pandemic claimed 146 more lives across Pakistan over the last 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 17,957. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 4,696 new infections were detected when 48,740 samples were tested during this period. The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 9.63%, the NCOC said. Also Read: Over 5,000 Covid-19 patients on oxygen in Pakistan: Asad Umar The countrywide tally of confirmed cases climbed to 825,519 with the addition of 4,696 new cases. Thus far, 717,009 patients have recuperated from the disease. Statistics 1 May 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 48,740 Positive Cases: 4696 Positivity % : 9.63% Deaths : 146 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 1, 2021 The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care across the country has climbed to 5,490. Thus far, Punjab has reported 303,182, Sindh 283,560, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 118,413, Islamabad 754,98, Balochistan 22,369, Azad Jammu and Kashmi

US President Joe Biden on Friday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States. The new restrictions, which take effect on Tuesday, May 4 at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT), are on the advice of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and were imposed because “the magnitude and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic” in India was “surging,” the White House said. Biden on Friday signed a proclamation implementing the restrictions. The proclamation said India “accounts for over one-third of new global cases” and added that “proactive measures are required to protect the nation’s public health from travelers entering the United States” from India. In January, Biden issued a similar ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa. He also reimposed an entry ban on nearly all non-U.S. travelers who have been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and 2

There are a total of 144 Medical colleges in Pakistan, These 144 colleges are recognized by Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC). In this article, I will write a list of Medical colleges in Pakistan, Province wise. Province wise list will help you to sort out est college in your province, or city. This List Includes all Public and private sector colleges. 70 Medical Colleges are Private Sector 44 Medical Colleges are Public Sector The total number of Medical College is 144 Each Provisional List of Medical Colleges is Further Divide into Public Sector Medical Colleges Private Sector Medical College List of Medical Colleges In Punjab Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, With the estimated Population, is 110,012,442. 62 Medical Colleges in Punjab. 19 Medical College are Public Sector 43 Medical College is a Private Sector 62 Total colleges Public Sector Medical Colleges Here are the 19 Public sector Medical colleges universities of Punjab. King Edward Medic

There are a total of 144 Medical colleges in Pakistan, These 144 colleges are recognized by Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC). In this article, I will write a list of Medical colleges in Pakistan, Province wise. Province wise list will help you to sort out est college in your province, or city. This List Includes all Public and private sector colleges. 70 Medical Colleges are Private Sector 44 Medical Colleges are Public Sector The total number of Medical College is 144 Each Provisional List of Medical Colleges is Further Divide into Public Sector Medical Colleges Private Sector Medical College List of Medical Colleges In Punjab Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, With the estimated Population, is 110,012,442. 62 Medical Colleges in Punjab. 19 Medical College are Public Sector 43 Medical College is a Private Sector 62 Total colleges Public Sector Medical Colleges Here are the 19 Public sector Medical colleges universities of Punjab. King Edward Medic

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has notified reduction in prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of May, ARY NEWS reported.     According to a notification issued by the Ogra, the LPG price was reduced by Rs12.38 per kilogram, with 11.8 kilograms of household cylinders witnessing a reduction in price by Rs146.19. The new prices for the LPG would come into effect from May 2021. The new price of the household cylinder stands at Rs1572.40 as compared to its price of Rs 1718.59 in April. The reduction in LPG prices came after the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has forwarded a summary to the Petroleum Division seeking upward revision of fuel prices for the next fifteen days starting May 1 (Saturday). Sources said the regulatory authority has recommended an Rs5.75 increase in per litre price of petrol while an Rs6 increase in that of diesel. Read More: Petrol crisis 2020: Government makes inquiry commission report public The Ogra recommended

SKARDU: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday unveiled a five-year Rs370 billion uplift package for the scenic region of Gilgit Baltistan. Addressing a ceremony here, the prime minister Imran Khan said: “I have done some mistakes in awarding the party’s tickets to many people but one thing I did right was to make Khalid Khursheed Khan the chief minister of Gilgit Baltistan.”  “When I visited GB 55 years back, there was the impression that the people here are being treated as second-class citizens. The people of GB had no powers.” “In the past, the Centre would thought that the GB people had no capability to take decisions on their own,” Prime Minister Imran Khan pointed out, adding, “We gave Gilgit-Baltistan provincial status.” “How could one make decisions concerning GB by sitting in Islamabad? We are going to empower the region and the start has been made.” The prime minister said the GB CM is capable and doesn’t need to take dictation from Islamabad. He was of the view that t

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Friday warned that hospitals would not be able to cope with the COVID patients if cases continue to witness a rising trend, ARY NEWS reported. In a video message shared from the official Twitter handle, the president said that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in the region and even Pakistan’s cases have gone beyond 5,000 besides a record increase in COVID deaths. صدر مملکت ڈاکٹرعارف علوی کا کورونا کی موجودہ صورتحال پر خصوصی ویڈیو پیغام #Covid19 #PresidentMessageOnCovid #PresidentOnCovid19 pic.twitter.com/0TvB9LEtsW — The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) April 30, 2021 “If this rising trend continues, then the situation will go out of the hands of the hospitals,” he said while urging people to act upon the teachings of discipline taught by the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Arif Alvi said that the Muslims should adopt precautionary measures to remain steadfast during these testing times. “Wear masks during Ramazan, Taraweeh, Youm-e-Ali, and Eid occa

KARACHI: Two commercial banks and a school were sealed in Karachi over COVID-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) violation, ARY News reported on Friday.  The action was taken in the city South District, where the assistant commissioner visited various private offices, banks and a school to review implementation on the COVID SOPs. Upon violation, two commerical banks and a school were sealed at II Chundrigar Road and Clifton respectively. The action was taken over violation of 50 per cent work from home policy enforced by the Sindh government amid the third deadly wave of the pandemic . On Thursday, the Task Force meeting, chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, was informed in a briefing in a week from April 22 to 28, the ratio of Covid-19 positive cases in Karachi was recorded 10.75 percent. Read more: Sindh registers 7 pct positivity ratio, Covid-19 Task Force briefed “In Hyderabad, positive cases rate remained 20 percent and in Sukkur 9.48 pct in the week,” ac

As the third wave of coronavirus continues to sweep across the country, veteran actor Marina Khan has also tested positive for COVID-19. Khan shared the news with her followers on Instagram with a series of videos. “I have COVID, and this is my room and me, all alone for the next fourteen days,” she announced. The renowned actor went on to share that she wasn’t really scared before contracting the virus, and urged people to not pay heed to people who aren’t taking it seriously. “It’s very real, it’s out there.” Taking the diagnosis in stride, Khan seems determined to fight the disease in her videos and elaborated that she does not have any severe symptoms, except fatigue, and fever.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Marina Khan (@therealmarinakhan) “Please look after yourselves, stay safe,” she added, urging people to observe SOPs especially with Eid coming up. “Unfortunately a lot of us including me will observe the first E

As the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death draws closer, an exhibition at Les Invalides in Paris sheds light on his death in exile and his efforts to save his legacy as military genius and visionary leader. Banished by the British to the windswept, rat-infested island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic, Napoleon, surrounded by a coterie of close confidantes, wrote his memoir, according historian Lea Charliquart, who co-curated the exhibition, called ‘Napoleon is no more’. “Napoleon might have sunk into oblivion. However, he uses this period in exile to write his story,” said Charliquart. “(He) transforms himself into a martyr. He becomes almost saintly.” Napoleon, who died on May 5, 1821, aged 51, still divides opinion. To some he was a celebrated commander who built a vast empire and in France constructed a modern centralised state. To others he was a despotic tyrant who succumbed to the British at Waterloo. Among the more-than 200 artifacts on display is an oil paintin

ISLAMABAD: The government decided on Friday to form a three-member committee to decide the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) plea seeking review of its April 15 decision of banning the party over countrywide violent protests. The decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed. The meeting deliberated the TLP’s review application from all legal aspects and decided to constitute a three-member committee comprising senior officers of the ministries of interior and law to decide it. The banned party submitted an appeal to the interior ministry the other day, requesting it to revisit the decision to ban it. Also Read: Ban on TLP is not being reversed, says Sheikh Rasheed  On April 15, the federal government banned the TLP after its supporters staged violent protests across the country after the arrest of their leader. A notification declaring TLP as a proscribed organisation was issued by the  Ministry of Interior  shortly after

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) to hear Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) privatisation case on May 5, ARY News reported.  A three-member bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed will take up the plea. Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Muzahir Ali Naqvi will also be part of the bench. Notices have been served to Federal Minister for Privitisation, Muhammad Mian Soomro, AGP, secretary commerce and industries and other concerned. It is to be noted that the government has decided to privatised the PSM, citing heavy losses amid zero production. The then Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh had approved plan for golden handshake to the employees of the mills. Read more:  ECC approves golden handshake plan for PSM employees: sources The plan was approved in the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC). The committee had approved Rs19.65 billion funds for the golden handshake plan for PSM employees. In the last hearin

India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scientists are studying what led to an unexpected surge, and particularly whether a variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in India is to blame. The variant, named B.1.617, has been reported in some 17 countries, raising global concern. Here are the basics: WHAT IS THE INDIAN VARIANT? The B.1.617 variant contains two key mutations to the outer “spike” portion of the virus that attaches to human cells, said senior Indian virologist Shahid Jameel. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the predominant lineage of B.1.617 was first identified in India last December, although an earlier version was spotted in October 2020. The WHO has described it as a “variant of interest”, suggesting it may have mutations that would make the virus more transmissible, cause more severe disease or e

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected allegations of the slow vote count in the NA-249 by-poll that saw PPP candidate Qadir Mandokhel securing the seat, ARY NEWS reported. “All presiding officers timely reached the office of returning officer and submitted the form 45 of each polling station,” the election body said adding that the results were compiled using the form 45. The ECP said that speculations regarding a delay in vote count were not true. “Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja was supervising the by-poll from the central control room,” the ECP spokesman said adding that Form-47, comprising of a consolidated result, would soon be issued after the final compilation of results as per Form-45. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the by-poll in the National Assembly constituency in Karachi NA-249 with its candidate Qadir Mandokhel bagging  16,156 votes, followed by PML-N candidate Miftah Ismail who got 15,473 votes. Nazir Ahmed bagged

KARACHI: After a lengthy trial spanning 11 years, an accountability court on Friday acquitted all suspects in the Pakistan Steel Mills corruption reference. The accountability court-IV judge Suresh Kumar exonerated the suspects from all charges, giving them the benefit of doubt. The accused include Sameen Asghar, Asghar Jameel Rizvi, Chaudhry Shafiq Abbas, Tariq Irshad. Also Read: NAB challenges acquittal of Moen Aftab, others in PSM corruption case The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed the reference in 2012. According to the reference, the accused embezzled funds in the award of contracts, causing a loss of over Rs13 million to the Pakistan Steel Mills. Last year, an accountability court had acquitted former chairman of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Moeen Aftab Sheikh over lack of evidence in a corruption reference involving Rs490 million. Ex-PSM chief Moin Aftab Shaikh along with ex-director (commercial) Sameen Asghar had been accused of misuse of authority whic

ISLAMABAD: Hungary has desired to boost its economic ties with Pakistan. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto while addressing the Pakistan-Hungary Economic Diplomacy event in Islamabad today (Friday). The Hungarian Foreign Minister said his country attaches special importance to this region because of cultural and historical similarities as well as security reasons. He said Hungary really values and respects the contributions that Pakistan has been making to ensure the security and stability of the region. The Hungarian Foreign Minister also commended the efforts undertaken by Pakistan to check the spread of Covid-19. In his remarks, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed the confidence that the visit of the Hungarian Foreign Minister accompanied by a business delegation will mark a new era in the bilateral economic relationship. He said a Pakistani business delegation will also soon visit Hungary. Shah Mahmood Qureshi

LAHORE: Amid an increasing number of critical COVID patients, the ventilator occupancy at Punjab government hospitals has reached 96 per cent, ARY News reported on Friday.  As per the official figures, the bed occupancy situation in the intensive care and high dependency units of the public sector hospitals in Lahore was alarming. The people are finding it difficult in acquiring a ventilator at the eight hospitals of Punjab, allocated for the coronavirus patients . The data shows out of 84 ventilators at Mayo Hospital, 80 are currently in use of critically ill patients. 32 ventilators allocated for the COVID critical patients at the Services Hospital are also occupied. All the ventilators designated for the critical COVID patients at Kot Khawaja Saeed and Mian Nawaz Sharif (Yakki Gate). 33 out of 40 ventilators at Jinnah Hospital are currently occupied, 28 out of 30 at General hospital and 16 ventilators out of 20 at Ganga Ram Hospital have also been occupied. Read more: Covid-19:

A video of a hare swimming across a lake has gone viral on social media. Hares are classified in the same family as rabbits, and are fast-running, long-eared mammals. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda tweeted a short clip showing a hare swimming across a lake before it hopped onto the grasslands and escaped into the forest. “If you haven’t seen a hare swimming. Same as they run,” Susanta Nanda wrote on Twitter. Watch the video here: If you haven’t seen a hare swimming Same as they run pic.twitter.com/6K1WAJRvXe — Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) April 26, 2021 The video has been viewed more than 9,000 times so far. Since being shared, users took to the comment section and called the hare’s swimming stunt “Unbelievable”. “So cute. Never knew a hare can swim,” one comment reads. The post WATCH: Hare swims across lake, viral video leaves viewers amazed appeared first on ARY NEWS . from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/3nz43Uo

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday rejected NA-249 by-election unofficial and unconfirmed results, ARY News reported.  The polls were rigged with the alleged help of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Sindh police, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Karachi chapter leader MPA, Khurram Sher Zaman. ECP utterly failed to conduct transparent by-polls in Karachi and played a partial role during the process, the PTI leader accused. Zaman said Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were not campaigning for the by-polls and the survey was showing PTI is going to win. But all of a sudden Pakistan People’s Party won the seat. Read more: PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhail wins NA-249 by-poll Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has bagged the by-poll in the National Assembly constituency in Karachi NA-249. According to unofficial results of all 276 polling stations released by the District Returning Officer (DRO), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Qadir

LAHORE: Punjab reported as many as 2,296 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections in the province to 301,114.    According to the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 83 more people died of the virus during this period, pushing the death toll to 8,410. Also Read: Stay home, stay safe: NCOC announces six-day Eid holidays amid COVID surge Of the 2,296 new cases, Lahore reported 1,086 while 30 more people succumbed to the disease in the provincial capital. A total of 18,962 samples were tested, out of which 2,296 turned out to positive. Also Read: Punjab govt mulls complete lockdown in some cities before Eid: sources Pakistan recorded 131 more COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 17,811. According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) data,  5,112 persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the same period, taking the number of positive cases to 820,823 . A

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase prices of petroleum products by up to Rs6, ARY News reported, quoting sources. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has forwarded a summary to the Petroleum Division seeking upward revision of fuel prices for the next fifteen days starting May 1 (Saturday). Sources said the regulatory authority has recommended a Rs5.75 increase in per litre price of petrol while a Rs6 increase in that of diesel. Also Read: Petrol crisis 2020: Government makes inquiry commission report public The Ogra recommended the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel on the basis of current petroleum levy. The current levy on petrol is Rs11.23 while that on diesel Rs15.29. The new prices of petroleum products are likely to be announced later today following approval of Prime Minister Imran Khan. On April 15, the federal government had slashed prices of petroleum products by up to Rs2 per litre. According to a notification, the government reduced the

India posted a record daily rise in coronavirus cases of 386,452 on Friday, while deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,498 over the last 24 hours, according to health ministry data. India has added about 7.7 million cases to its total caseload since the end of February, when its second wave picked up steam, according to a Reuters tally. In contrast, it took India nearly six months to add the previous 7.7 million cases. Even with vaccine rollouts underway, fatalities are still speeding past major milestones across the globe, such as in Brazil where total deaths have now surpassed 400,000 people since the start of the pandemic. On Thursday, the south Asian nation reported 3,645 deaths over the past 24 hours, while confirmed new cases were more than 379,000. The official numbers are widely believed to be far below reality. In many Indian cities, hospitals are running out of beds as relatives of the sick jostle for medicines and oxygen cylinders. “We rushed to multiple hospitals, but wer

PESHAWAR: The administration of Peshawar airport has sought action against the responsible persons involved in projecting laser lights on aircraft, ARY News reported on Friday. As per the airport administration, as many as eight incidents of projecting laser lights on the aircraft of foreign and domestic airlines were reported in the current month. The airport administration raised concerns over the rising number of incidents from the flight safety point of view and has informed the district administration of Peshawar and police. The district administration has imposed section 144 in areas surrounding Bacha Khan International airport Peshawar to prevent any mishap. Meanwhile, four incidents of laser light projection were reported at Karachi International airport in the current month of April.  The pilots of many airlines raised complaints about the disturbance caused by subject technologies which affected the flight operations and distracted the maneuverability of pilots. The inc

WhatsApp will soon make it easier for you to transfer chats between Android and iOS. The social media giant is planning to let users officially transfer their chat history between the two different platforms. At the moment if you are an iOS user and decide to shift to an Android device, it won’t be possible to export and import chat history without having to pay or use third-party apps which is against WhatsApp’s policy. When you currently switch from iOS devices to Android devices, WhatsApp transfers your account information which includes your display picture, name, about, individual chats, group chats, and settings, but it doesn’t transfer your chat history. According to reports, WhatsApp was found to be working on a new feature that would allow iOS users to export their chats. The latest version of the beta for Android has revealed that WhatsApp has included a new chat import feature according to a report by  WABetaInfo . The feature will allow iOS users to export their chats

April’s full moon called the “Super Pink Moon,” wowed skywatchers as it shone brightly in the night sky. The images shared by International Space Station (ISS) on April 29 left netizens mesmerised. “The ‘Super Moon’ was recently photographed from the station. It is a spectacular sight from space no matter what phase the Moon is in,” read a post on the ISS’s official Instagram page with stunning pictures of the celestial phenomenon.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by International Space Station (@iss) The ‘Super Moon’, also known as the ‘Pink Moon’, appeared on April 27-28, 2021 and is said to be the first of at least two such celestial events this year. For the uninitiated, a ‘Super Moon’ occurs when the Moon is at or near its closest point to Earth at the same time it is full. This event makes the Moon look larger and brighter in the sky. The post ISS shares stunning images of ‘Super Moon’ appeared first on ARY NEWS . f

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has registered 131 more COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 17,811, ARY News reported on Friday.   According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC),  5,112 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 for the same period, pushing the number of positive cases to 820,823 . Pakistan has conducted 49,099 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 5,112 persons were tested positive for the disease. Overall 11,788,126 tests have been conducted so far to detect the deadly virus. The COVID positivity ratio was recorded at 10.41 percent during the last 24 hours. Read more:  Drug regulatory approves ICU-ventilators made in pakistan The recovery of the COVID patients is on the rise as many as 711,465 have regained their health from a pandemic, with 3,272 people in the past 24 hours, while 5,360 patients are still battling for their lives at the country’s various hospitals. On Wednesday, Pa

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has bagged the by-poll in the National Assembly constituency in Karachi NA-249, ARY News reported on Friday. According to unofficial results of all 276 polling stations released by the District Returning Officer (DRO), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail secured 16,156 votes to win the NA-249 Karachi West-II by-election, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Miftah Ismail got 15,473 votes to remain second. Nazir Ahmed grabbed 11,126 votes and came third. Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal received 9,227 votes to remain fourth. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Amjad Afridi secured fifth position by obtaining 8,922 votes. The National Assembly seat had fallen vacant due to the resignation of PTI MNA Faisal Vawda from the District West-II constituency. Read more: NA-249 by-poll: PML-N’s Miftah, Zubair express concerns over ‘slow pace’ of vote count Bilawal thanks people of Karachi Pak

LAHORE: An accused named in a fraud case climbed a water tank in a bid to escape from the Lahore High Court (LHC) after his interim bail plea was rejected, ARY News reported on Thursday. The accused named Shehbaz started running and climbed a water tank in the premises of the Lahore High Court, soon after hearing the ruling about his bail rejection. Luckily the respondent in the case managed to catch Shehbaz and handed him over to the police. He is accused of property fraud in Gujranwala and was on interim bail. Read more: Dr Maha suicide case: Suspects flee court after bail rejected In one similar incident in Karachi, last year, two suspects, Junaid and Waqas, named in Dr Maha Shah suicide case escaped from the City court after their bail plea was rejected. Both accused in Dr Maha case, Junaid and Waqas had appeared in court to hear the verdict on the bail petition. As the hearing went underway, the court rejected the bail plea of both accused Junaid and Waqas in Dr Maha Shah m

Samsung Electronics snatched back the crown from Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone producer, accounting for a fifth of overall global sales in the first quarter, market research firm Canalys said. China’s Xiaomi clocked its best quarterly performance ever, with shipments surging 62% to 49 million phones and market share to 14%, taking it to the third position after Samsung and Apple. Overall, global sales surged 27% to 347 million units in the first quarter as the Chinese economy opened up after the pandemic and a swift vaccine rollout in the United States raised hopes of an economic recovery. Xiaomi clocked its best quarterly performance ever, with shipments surging 62% to 49 million phones and market share to 14%, taking it to the third position after Samsung and Apple South Korea’s Samsung shipped 76.5 million smartphones in the quarter to grab a 22% share of the market, Canalys said. The company on Thursday reported a 66% surge in quarterly profit in its mobile busines