Tech and Telecom

Bringing the world-renowned Crystal Lagoons Technology to Pakistan, ARY Group and DHA City have made history in developing South Asia’s first-ever beachside community. Located in DHA City, Karachi, ARY Laguna DHA City promises luxury living to its residents – with sky villas, penthouses, one, two, three, and four-bedroom lavish apartments, the mega-project is the first-of-its-kind in offering an idyllic beach lifestyle, all-year-round, with five-star amenities. Despite being the economic epicenter of the country, Karachi – to this day – has never housed an experience this grand. The city of lights has been deprived of resort-style living for far too long.…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withdrawn middle-order batsman, Haider Ali, from the national squad for the tours of England and West Indies. The development comes after Haider Ali and Umaid Asif, both of Peshawar Zalmi, met with people from outside the bio-secure bubble ahead of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 final against Multan Sultans. ALSO READ Peshawar Zalmi’s Star Players Suspended From PSL Final According to a statement by PCB, Sohaib Maqsood has replaced Haider Ali who has been suspended for breaching the PSL bio-secure bubble. The middle-order batsman has been rewarded with a return to the national team for…

MG has finally begun the local assembly of the ZS EV at its plant in Lahore. This is a promising milestone for both the company and the industry as it provides insight into the possibility of assembling more electric vehicles (EVs) in Pakistan to other automakers. Made in Pakistan MG EV pic.twitter.com/zggppTFBR7 — Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) June 23, 2021 MG JW SEZ’s key stakeholder, Javed Afridi, tweeted a video of the MG ZS EV being assembled and rolled off of the assembly line in Pakistan with the caption “Made in Pakistan”. This makes the MG ZS EV the first mass-produced…

vivo’s long-awaited device, V21, was launched in Pakistan earlier this month. Ever since its launch, there has been a buzz in the market about how sleek and trendy the device looks, how it supports OIS not only in the rear but also in the front camera, and how amazing its night photography results are. Every tech enthusiast has been talking about vivo V21 features and we are no different. We were equally fascinated by all the features marketed by this global brand. The fact that vivo had always delivered on its promises, persuaded us to try the device ourselves. In…

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate two-way chartered flights between London and Islamabad. The national carrier has increased the number of two-way chartered flights to cater to the increasing demand. These flights will be operated until July 10 through Hi-Fly, a Portuguese chartered company. The first flight will take off for Islamabad from London’s Heathrow Airport on July 10, whereas the remaining flights will operate on July 12, 14, 17, 22, 24, 28, and 31. ALSO READ Karachi Develops a Rain Emergency Plan for Monsoon The PIA administration says that passengers traveling to and from London on charter flights will…

Omni Motorsport Pvt. Ltd. and Z2C Limited have signed a groundbreaking motorsports marketing and media agreement. The exclusive three-year deal is the single largest sports marketing deal in the history of Pakistan, aside from cricket, and a historic first in the nation for motorsports covering the complete sponsorship, branding, marketing & media rights of the Omni Karting Circuit and its Racing/Karting Championships which have been exclusively acquired by Z2C. The appointment comes as the state-of-the-art Omni Karting Circuit is nearing completion and gearing up to usher in a new era for motorsports in the country. The coming together of these…

With speedy developments in self-driving cars and flying vehicles, the transport industry seems to be poised for a radical paradigm shift within a decade. It was recently reported that a German startup called Volopter has initiated its first-ever air-taxi service that successfully took its first flight at a show in the Le Bourget airport, France on Monday. ARVE Error: src mismatchurl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxJNlfLl0ssrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dtxJNlfLl0s?feature=oembed&modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dtxJNlfLl0sActual comparisonurl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxJNlfLl0ssrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dtxJNlfLl0s?modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dtxJNlfLl0s The air taxi is a tiny unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is propelled upward, downward, backward, and forward by remote-controlled drone-like propellors around its body. The company told…

Two Peshawar Zalmi players, Haider Ali and Umaid Asif have been suspended from Pakistan Super League 6 final against Multan Sultans after they violated the health and safety protocol. The duo admitted to meet the people from outside their designated bio-secure bubble and also failed to adhere to the prescribed social distancing protocols. ALSO READ Young Adults Are More Stressed Due to The Pandemic: Research The incident happened on Wednesday after which both players were isolated. The decision regarding their suspension came early Thursday and was taken by the Tournament COVID-19 Management panel comprising Barrister Salman Naseer (PCB, Chief Operating…

Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has renewed Telenor Pakistan’s license to operate in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) to continue empowering the region through its connectivity services. The license renewal signing ceremony took place at PTA headquarter in Islamabad which was attended by Major General (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa, Chairman PTA, Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO Telenor Pakistan and its management. Telenor Pakistan has been connecting people in AJK and GB through its state-of-the-art connectivity solutions since 2006 when it was first granted the license. As the first operator to provide its services in this region, Telenor Pakistan…

The consultant of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar has identified 4,887 faults in the completed 27 km route and 32 stations of the project. In this regard, the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) has signed a descoping agreement with 6 subcontractors to rectify the defects and complete the remaining work of the BRT Peshawar. ALSO READ Balochistan Govt is Constructing 49 New Dams in the Province PDA has also forwarded a summary to the provincial government, seeking relaxation in PPRA rules to allow subcontractors to repair the faults and finish the remaining work without a tendering process. The development work of…