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Third edition of the auto industry survey published by PakWheels.com has revealed new insights into the automotive sector of Pakistan, including people’s buying and selling habits, patterns and preferences. PakWheels said that 11000+ individuals — from all age groups, industry sectors and income level — participated in the survey. The survey revealed that 75% of the drivers on Pakistani roads are breaking the law by not complying with the Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965, which mandatorily requires every car in Pakistan to be insured. Drivers without license According to the survey, 24% out of the respondents drive cars without a license in Pakistan with 41% of them being even below the age of 21 years. Cars Without Insurance Survey further revealed that only 25% of Pakistanis have their cars insured, which is primarily because they are bank financed and insurance is mandatory for such cars. The number could go further low if insurance wasn’...

This is a pretty expected script by now. Regardless of its competitors’ phone launches, every quarter the market share of Google’s Android only grows. Latest figures by Gartner put it at 86.2 percent of the entire market. The same quarter of last year, it stood at 82.2 percent share, compared to iOS’s 14.6 percent. As of today, Apple’s OS is further below at 12.9 percent, further brought by its own decline in sales. The remaining players got just 0.9 percent of the market. Windows, which remained third earned just 0.6 percent of the market. BlackBerry which has all but ditched BB10 for Android had 0.1-percent of the market while the “Others” segment recorded 0.2 percent of sales. Smartphone sales grew 4.3 percent in the quarter to a total of 344 million units. When it came to the companies’ table, the story was not different than expected there, either. Samsung continued its domination with 22.3 percent of the market, followed by Apple at 12.9. Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi ...

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...

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, ...

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 U...

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. 15...