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Despite all the hype and attention that surrounds the “Big Three” of internet browsers, there are far more options than the standard internet user may realize. Each of the lesser-known options has its best features and its selling points, but there may be no bigger factor in this current digital climate than privacy and security. Secure Browser was built with complete privacy in mind, intent on making sure no one tracks the user’s history or can access it later. That’s why closing out the browser automatically deletes the browsing and search histories, the cookies, and more. It might be annoying to those who want to “autocomplete” their search terms based on what they have viewed in the past, but for those who recognize the potential for harm–especially those looking for a secure browser to protect proprietary information related to their work–this is a huge plus. But that only prevents outsiders who’ve gained access to your computer or device from seeing what you’ve been up to. W

On Monday Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited exercise area around Kharian-Gujranwala and witnessed troops engaged in the ongoing Army Field Exercise, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated on Monday. The COAS was briefed in detail about objectives and conduct of the Exercise from newly inducted hi-tech net enabled virtual war room. He later also witnessed field manoeuvre at night. Army field exercise is being conducted in Central and Southern Command to validate operational plans and enhance own preparedness. Infantry and Mechanised columns of the central command with their requisite supporting troops and Punjab R angers are carrying out the exercise. The COAS appreciated an excellent standard of training, professional skills and high morale of the participating troops. Commander Central Command, Lt Gen Umar Durrani, Commander Gujranwala Corps Lt Gen Ikram Ul Haq and Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGTE) Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa were also p

 home-made plane on a landmark journey across the world landed in Karachi. The kit-built RV-8 single-engine aircraft arrived in the city from Muscat. Hank, who happens to be a Boeing 777 pilot working with Cathay Pacific, said he really enjoyed Pakistan’s mountains and its coastline. “We fly lower than commercial aircraft. We fly at 9,000ft from where the terrain is visible. It is my first time in Pakistan, an amazingly beautiful place. The mountains in Gwadar and Pasni and the beaches here are absolutely stunning,” he remarked. Pakistan marks the tail-end of his journey as from here he will be heading to Colombo, followed by stopovers in Phuket and Chiang Mai, China, and then back to Hong Kong from where he started three months ago. The Inspiration, registered as B-KOO, is the realisation of Hank’s boyhood dream of building an airworthy plane. “My daughter, Yui, is eight years old, as is my plane. I started working on it in 2008, the same year my daughter was born,” said Han

How To Browse Privately In Google Chrome Google’s game changing browser Chrome combines sophisticated technology with a simple UI, to create a faster, safer and easier browsing experience. Launched in 2008, Google Chrome quickly dominated the browser market to become the most used browser globally within 4 years of its public release. Google’s rapid and continuous development cycle ensures the browser continues to compete with the other most popular and advanced web browsers available. Speed Perhaps the area Google invested most of its development time to differentiate from other browsers. Google Chrome launches extremely quickly from your desktop, runs applications at speed thanks to a powerful JavaScript engine and loads pages rapidly using the WebKit open source rendering engine. Add to this quicker search and navigation options from the simplified UI and you have a browser that is pretty hard to beat on speed,  especially if gaming is your thing . Clean, simple UI

LibreOffice is the free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs. Writer  is the word processor inside LibreOffice. Use it for everything, from dashing off a quick letter to producing an entire book with tables of contents, embedded illustrations, bibliographies and diagrams. Calc  tames your numbers and helps with difficult decisions when you're weighing the alternatives. Impress  is the fastest and easiest way to create effective multimedia presentations. Draw  lets you build diagrams and sketches from scratch. A picture is worth a thousand words, so why not try something simple with box and line diagrams? Base  is the database front-end of the LibreOffice suite. Math  is a simple equation editor that lets you lay-out and display your mathematical, chemical, electrical or scientific equations quickly in standard writte

Just over two weeks into the massive offensive to retake Mosul — IS’s last major stronghold in Iraq — the army said its forces had managed to push within city limits. Troops had “entered the Judaidat Al-Mufti area, within the left bank of the city of Mosul”, the Joint Operations Command said in a statement. Mosul is split by the River Tigris, with the eastern half of the city known as the left bank. Judaidat al-Mufti is on the south-eastern side of the city. Elite Iraqi forces had also recaptured the key village of Gogjali and taken control of a television station building belonging to a local affiliate of Iraqiya state TV on the eastern edge of the city. Fighters from the US-trained Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) had pushed into the area amid heavy fighting on the eastern front over the past two days. “Now is the beginning of the true liberation of the city of Mosul,” Staff General Taleb Sheghati al-Kenani, the commander of the CTS, told Iraqiya from Gogjali. Soldiers