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Like we told you earlier about the  NADRA’s online passport system  that they have been developing for quite some time now and it appears that we have finally a sneak peak of what it will look like at the time of launch. NADRA and Directorate General of Immigration and Passports have collaborated to offer Pakistani citizens a service that they badly needed, i.e. to be able renew their passports online without going to Passport offices. Service would be aimed for both Pakistanis living in Pakistan and abroad. Service is currently not available immediately, but it is said that service will be made available very soon now. Anyone with an expired passport or if its validity is less than 7 months would be able to ahead and apply for passports online and get the renewed passport delivered to a designated postal address. Apply for Passport Renewal Online Make sure you have all  supporting documents  available with you. You should have printer/scanner, as you will print some do

Despite the fact we are divided into sects, nationalities and cast system but still there are many habits that being a Pakistani we share with each other. It give use sense of belongingness about what are the common point among use. Some are funny, some or emotional and some are simply heart touching. But it is the love of nation that force them to deliberately live with that values that are so called for others. Here are some habits Pakistani people have in common. There will be surely someone you are doing. 1 Life Phases of A T-Shirt; Bara Bhai, Darmiyana Bhai, Chota Bhai and Pocha 2 Drawing Room is No Go Area with Expensive Sofas Covered with Old Bed sheets 3 The Common Cause of All the Diseases Found in Pakistani is “Nazar Lag Gai Hai” 4 Take The First Tea Sip Like “SHRRRRAP” and Then Breath Out Like “AHHHH”, If You Are A Tea Lover. 5 When Saalan Finishes Roti Remains and If You Ass Up More Saalan Then Your Roti Finishes and The Saalan Remains

Government of Pakistan has allocated a total of Rs. 938.02 Million from Public Sector Development Programe 2016-17 for new and ongoing telecom and IT projects, official documents available with ProPakistani revealed. Rs. 834.02 million will be spent on various on-going projects while Rs. 90 million is allocated for three new projects to be started during 2016-17. In addition to PSDP’s Rs. 938 million, another Rs. 171 million will be availed through foreign aid and hence total allocation for IT and Telecom project would stand at Rs. 1.10 Billion. It must be noted that total fund for public sector development programme for 2016-17 is around Rs. 800 billion, out of which less than Rs. 1 billion is allocated for It and Telecom projects. Rs 800 billion PSDP for 2016-17 higher from Rs 700 billion in 2015-16 — Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan)  June 3, 2016 It must be noted that IT and Telecom ministry comes under Transport and Communication head, for which a total of Rs. 260

Most people in Pakistan think petrol is just petrol. Unfortunately that’s not it. Petrol comes with a certain quality, standard of purity and a pre-calculated formula of mixture and obviously not all petrol is good petrol; especially when you are in Pakistan. Would you be shocked if you are told that Pakistan is (officially) selling one of the the worst qualities of “standard petrol” in the world? Illegally imported petrol — that’s widely available across Pakistan — is even further degraded in quality that can not only harm your pockets due to low average mileage but it also damages the engine of your vehicle. How Engines Work The reason why people end up with ample engine faults is usually because of the low quality petrol. Engines work by igniting the fuel, resulting in a detonation. Petrol engines rely on combusting air and fuel compressed together as a mixture. Hence, compression is an important factor for petrol engines (compression engines). Problems Caused by Using

The fee for the Smart National Identity Card (SNIC) has been decreased by NADRA. Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar, has ordered the authority to reduce the fees for the smart ID cards substantially, we have learned. Smart National Identity Card The smart ID card contains  a QR code for easier and faster identification as well as a data chip with 36 security features which makes it one of the most secure cards in the world. Each layer of the card comes with its own security features and it also has secure communication protocols for remote identification. A large amount of space on the card has been made available for the private sector to utilise for their products and services. Although, its expensive private sectot to use this card, once the number of smart card users in the country reaches critical mass, it will be much more profitable for them to use this universal and secure platform. New Fee Structure NADRA has decreased the fee for smart ID card from Rs. 1500 t

Revenues of telecom sector during July 2015 to March 2016 are estimated at Rs 333.2 billion, revealed the Economic Survey (2015-2016) released on Thursday. Revenues for 12 months during July 2014 to June 2015 were recorded at Rs. 449.6 billion. Survey said that decline in revenues could be due to loss of millions of cellular subscribers after Biometric Verification System (BVS) re-verification process and intense competition and low tariffs. Economic Survey of Pakistan said decline in telecom revenues is in line with the international trend of profitability and revenues in telecom industry. However, the report said that Pakistan’s telecom industry can improve its revenue generation by expanding their value added services and entering into new avenues of growth such as branchless / mobile financial services and other ICT enabled services in collaboration with other service providers in the economy. Report didn’t say anything on the impact of  increased government taxes on t

There are more than 2 million apps on Google Play Store and around 1.5 million on Apple’s iTunes App Store yet the number of apps that actually get installed and used regularly is quite small. We have known for quite some time that people usually use a few apps for their daily tasks. However, a new study on mobile app usage reveals more insights like how 1 in 4 people abandon apps after first use. The study takes a look at these aspects: App Retention App Abandonment User Retention for Messaging Apps Lets take an in-depth look at each of the aspects. App Retention A study based on mobile app usage shows that one in four users use an app only once. Data from Localytics suggests an improvement in user retention to 38% in 2016 compared with 34% in 2015. Conversely, the number of users which use an app less than 11 times stands at 62%. App Abandonment Only 23% of users launch an app once, which is only a slight improvement from last year’s 25%. It was also found that

The Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Mr. Takashi Kurai, called on the Minister of State for Information Technology Mrs. Anusha Rahman here in her office today. Federal Secretary IT Mr. Rizwan Bashir Khan was also present in the meeting. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of bi-lateral relations and cooperation in IT and Telecom sector between the two countries were discussed in the meeting. The Minister apprised the Ambassador regarding key initiatives being taken by Ministry of IT for the development of IT & Telecom sector of Pakistan. Anusha Rehman said that Pakistan is a country of almost 200 million people with 60% population below the age of 30 years. Therefore, capacity building of our young entrepreneurs is on our priority agenda. We are establishing a “National Incubation Centre” with Mobilink in Islamabad. Initially 50 startups will be selected and mentored in this incubation centre on yearly basis. Subsequently two more incubation centres would also be establi

A major rebranding is expected to take place in Pakistan this year. One of the leading cellular services in Pakistan, Zong, is in the process of rebranding and redesigning the entire business setup in Pakistan. It is coming with a new slogan Zong 4G – A New Dream. According to Zong media persons, Zong is getting a complete overhaul by changing the logo, brand presence, and positioning. This will take a huge amount and time to successfully implement this project. This rebranding project will take millions of rupee for marketing the new logo and design. Zong Website New Look At official levels, Zong has started to change the new design in publicity. Meanwhile, the official website of Zong has got a totally new design. Soon it will be officially announced by Zong after full preparations and meeting legal requirements.

In a country where 200 million people reside and where the government likes to remind us about the financial improvement in Pakistani’s lives, over 60 million people earn less than Rs 2,500 each month. These stats were revealed in the most recent Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Based on the aforementioned report, the government is planning to devise a new criteria for what it means to be in a poverty line. The new poverty line will be set at Rs. 3,032 per adult equivalent per month. Any household income that comes to less than that, which translates to about one-third (29.5%) of the whole country, will be classified as poor. The poverty threshold will be set at monthly Rs. 3,032 per adult equivalent The newly-defined poverty line comprises of 6.8 million to 7.6 million households or 53 million to 59 million people. The Planning Commission’s document states that the new definition will help improve the government’s reach towards low-income households through its

Some years back in the desktop processor market, the megahertz race was in full swing. But gradually it has almost died out and now the race is all about how many cores can be crammed inside a processor. Today at the Computex 2016 event, Intel announced its first  10-core desktop CPU, the Core i-7 6950X Extreme edition. Before we tell you its remarkable features, we need to inform you that this processor will cost you a whopping $1,700! With the price tag out of the way, lets take an in-depth look at the processor. Whats makes it so expensive & special? Such an expensive processor must have an exceptional set of features to compliment its price. PC World magazine has reported that this processor runs at a speed of 3 GHZ and this speed can be boost upto 3.5 GHZ via boost mode. This silicon chip features a 25 MB cache and Intel’s new technology named Turbo boost 3.0. You can even overclock it to 3.8 GHZ if the need arises! Its a Processing speed monster! Previously