Pakistan will continue availing tariff preferences in EU under GSP Plus, said the Ministry of Commerce.
Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry Razzak Dawood took to Twitter on Friday and announced that Pakistan will continue to enjoy tariff preference in EU under GSP plus.
The 3rd Biennial Assessment of GSP was published by the European Commission on 10th February, 2020.
The ministry issued a statement saying that as per GSP Regulation, the commission and European External Action Service (EEAS) has to submit a report to the European Parliament and European Council on the performance of GSP Scheme and the status of compliance of GSP beneficiary countries on the 27 international conventions covered under the Regulation.
On the economic front, Pakistan was a significant beneficiary of the benefits availed by 9 GSP Plus beneficiary countries. Besides Pakistan, other beneficiaries of GSP Plus include Armenia, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, and Sri La..
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PSL #HamaryHeroes Initiative is Recognizing the Unsung Heroes of Pakistan
PSL #Hamarayheroes is an initiative launched by PCB to commemorate the unsung heroes of Pakistan.
From the tech industry, first-person was Shahmeer Aamir, an ethical hacker followed up by Arsalan Ash, an e-sport champion and the most recent award (in yesterday’s match between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators) went to a freelancing icon Hisham Sarwar.
Other featured heroes include Marvia Malik (Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor), Saad Ali (formula car racer who represented Pakistan at various international events), Naseem Hameed (the fastest woman in South Asia), Samar Khan (first woman in the world to ride a bike on the 4,500 meters Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit Baltistan) among others.
Hisham and His Work for Freelancing Community in Pakistan
Hisham started working freelance in the late ’90s after he was fired from his full-time job and struggling to find a new job.
After offering graphic design services but meeting mixed success on various platfo..
PSL 2020: PCB to Offer 30% Discounts to Female Fans on Women’s Day
The women buyers will be awarded 30% off on the tickets for the VVIP, VIP and Premium category enclosures for the last 11 PSL 2020 group matches, which run from 7-15 March. The tickets can be purchased from the TCS outlets.
PCB Director – Commercial, Babar Hamid, said:
Women are an integral part of any society and play an enormous role in its development.
“The PCB being a responsible organization has decided to use the PSL 2020 platform to celebrate the women of our country and create awareness regarding the issues surrounding gender gap and to make our society more inclusive”, he further added.
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On International Women’s Day, PCB will also be honoring Olympics swimmer, Kiran Khan, and Sarah Mahboob, Pakistan’s number-one ranked tennis player, for their services through the Hamaray Heroes platform.
Kiran, also known as ‘golden girl’, represented Pakistan at the age of just 13 in the Commonwealth Games..
Moto G8 is the Newest Competitor to Redmi Note 8 Pro
Motorola’s G series has enjoyed a lot of success over the years and, why not? The mid-range series from the company has offered great specifications, and an overall impressive package at a very decent price.
Today Motorola unveiled the 8th iteration of the G series and while we do to see some improvements, the G8 falls short in some other aspects.
Design & Display The Moto G8 uses a 6.4-inch IPS LCD panel that uses an HD+ (720 x 1560 pixels) resolution, coming in at just 268 PPI. On the top left corner of the display, the front-facing camera is placed in a punch hole instead of a notch this time around.
The construction is plastic overall but the finish is hefty and still gives a premium feel in the hand. Another noteworthy aspect of the phone is the fact that it retains the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Camera Looking at the optics you may be fooled into thinking that there’s a quad-camera setup on the back but in reality, the Moto G8 actually has a triple camera setup. The main camera un..
Saudi Govt Shuts Down Holy Kaaba Courtyard, Zam Zam Well for Everyone
With 3,300 dead and 99,000 infected according to the latest reports, the world has been sent scrambling to adopt preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Educational institutes have been shut down, flights delayed, sports events called off, and other public spaces cordoned all over the world following the outbreak.
In pursuance of one such measure, the Saudi Arabian government was forced to empty the most revered site in the Muslim world, the Holy Kaaba.
Although upper floors of the Masjid Al-Haram remained opened for pilgrims to perform Tawaf, images of Saudi health officials sterilizing the sealed ground floor, the Mataf, were widely televised.
Last week, the Saudi Arabian government banned the entry of all foreign Muslims intending to perform Umrah as a preventive measure. It had also ordered Saudi Airlines to cancel any booked or reserved tickets and compensate all those affected by the move. So far, Saudi Arabia has reported 5 cases of Coronavirus.
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Excise Dept Will Now Use SMS Service for Token Taxes in Punjab
In a bid to remind people to pay taxes, the excise department has contracted the services of mobile phone companies to send text reminders to car owners (defaulters) of token tax.
In the first stage, these messages will be sent to 100,000 vehicle owners and the defaulters won’t be fined till the end of this month.
The E&T department has also sent letters for tax collection on 32,000 cars registered by the government, semi-government departments, as well as private companies. In a bid to collect tax, these departments and firms have been visited by Excise officials.
Punjab police are the biggest defaulters when it comes to token tax in government departments with 1,768 vehicles, followed by Rescue 1122 with 357 vehicles. As mentioned before, the E&T department has started a huge operation against token tax defaulters with officers visiting various departments.
For more accurate information, data on registered cars has been gathered, from which those 32,000 vehicles were listed. The ..
Islamabad Gets New App That Makes Public Offices a Thing of the Past
The Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad, Hamza Shafqaat, has announced the official launch of ‘City Islamabad’ app.
The all-in-one app is up and can be downloaded for all android devices from the Google Play Store.
An iOS version of the mobile app will also be available within the next few weeks.
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While speaking to media, the DC Islamabad said that this app will prove to be a blessing for the citizens of Islamabad, as they won’t have to stand in long queues outside public offices to get their issues resolved.
Through this app, he said, people could register their vehicles, apply for any type of license, and get their domiciles.
Going into the details, Hamza Shafqaat said that citizens could apply for birth or death certificates of their loved ones, can get their driving or weapon licenses delivered at home through this app.
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Oppo’s Camera Focused Find X2 & X2 Pro Offer Better Specs Than Galaxy S20
Many major manufacturers were expected to showcase their new products at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February and perhaps one of the most awaited one was Oppo’s event. Unfortunately, the event was canceled due to the coronavirus concerns and the Oppo event was moved to an online global launch on the 6th of March. The Oppo Watch and Find series was expected to be launched today but the Watch’s event has been postponed and will be revealed on a later date.
For now, let’s look at the Oppo Find X2.
Design & Display Showing off some premium materials, the X2 series will be available in two finishes – Ocean Glass and Black Ceramic. As the name suggests, the former will be using a glass construction while the latter will have a smooth textured ceramic finish.
Both phones come with an “Ultra Vision” Screen; a 6.7-inch AMOLED display sporting 1440p Quad HD resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The 120Hz refresh rate is available at both FHD and QHD resolution. Something still not avail..
Punjab Introduces First Ever Literacy Policy
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government has introduced the first-ever Literary Policy, confirmed the Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Social Welfare Raja Basharat.
Formally known as ‘Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education (LNFBE) Policy’, it aims to achieve a 100% literacy rate in Punjab by 2030.
Under the policy, the government will undertake numerous public-private partnership projects to provide out-of-school children in distant areas easy access to education.
The Literacy policy was launched by Raja Basharat in the presence of Minister for LNFBE, Raja Rashid Hafeez, and Secretary, Sumaira Samad.
Some other prominent characteristics of the policy are:
Establishment of a directorate to monitor the progress under the initiative Launch of a comprehensive movement to increase the literacy rate Enforce education plans at schools throughout the province to achieve 100% literacy rate Invite international organizations to set up their institutes in the province ..
Vivo S6 Will Launch With 5G Support in March
In 2019, we saw a number of Smartphones with 5G support. However, most of them belonged to the flagship tier and were too expensive for the average consumer. Analysts were expecting a more widespread adoption of 5G in the middle tier smartphones in 2020, and it looks like they were right.
Recently, China News Network, via its official Weibo account, unveiled a timeline of upcoming 5G smartphone launches. Other than Oppo Find X2, Huawei P40 series, Realme X50 Pro, and Redmi K30 Pro, the post detailed that Vivo was all geared up to launch its first S-series 5G smartphone, i.e., Vivo S6.
If the news is to be believed, Vivo will be shifting another line-up to 5G networking. However, the pricing will most likely be higher as compared to previously launched Vivo S-series smartphones.
Since the starting price for the Vivo S5 is roughly $380, Vivo S6 will most likely cross the $450 mark. Nevertheless, considering support for 5G, this seems plausible.
Other than this, details regarding the ..
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