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Samsung has a new mid-range device coming up soon, and it is expected to be part of the Galaxy F series. The Galaxy F52 5G is expected later this month and a tipster on Weibo has already provided some live images along with a possible price. ALSO READ Samsung to Launch Apple M1 Chip Competitor The device will reportedly launch in China first, costing around $310, which is much lower than the Galaxy A52 5G that goes in Europe for €430 and $467 in China. Interestingly, it appears that Samsung is looking to change the design a bit this time…

Pakistan imported cotton worth $1.838 billion during nine months of the current fiscal year. This is 46 percent higher than the cotton import bill of the same period last year, of $1.258 billion. From July 2020 to March 2021, Pakistan’s lint imports clocked in at $1.704 billion, which is higher than the total cotton import bill for the same period FY19 at $1.65 billion. At the same time, local cotton production dived from over 14 million bales in 2012 to 5.6 million bales in 2021. Exports from this industry were also consequently impacted, which registered an increase of only $212…

Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has postponed exams scheduled during May and June due to the ongoing third wave of Coronavirus. According to the official notification, the exams will remain postponed till further orders and the commission will announce new dates for exams accordingly. ALSO READ Pakistan’s Exports to US Cross $4 Billion Between July-April FY2021 Here are all the exams which have been postponed by FPSC. General recruitment exam phase-1/2021 (Ad 5-10/2020) FPOE of FSP, PAAS, C&TG, ML&CG, and OMG Section Officer Promotional Exam (SOPE) Appointment by transfer in OMG exam Survey of Pakistan Regularization of contractual employees ALSO…

Middle East Eye reported that around 90,000 Palestinian worshippers had congregated at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Saturday for prayers during Laylat Ul Qadr (one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar) before scores of radical Israeli forces stormed the place with brutal force, marring the ongoing Ramazan rites. Although the prayers had been conducted safely that day, the attacks had begun as soon as the worshippers exited the Old City. The occupation forces had reportedly attacked unarmed worshippers, bystanders, and journalists with rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas, and smoke grenades over the weekend. Just for praying to God @POTUS@VP@ECtHRwatch_FR@UN@amnesty@simoncoveney@court_criminal…

Former opener and current cricket commentator, Ramiz Raja, came under fire on social media for his comments regarding the Pakistan and Zimbabwe Test series. Ramiz said that the Pakistani fans would switch to other sports if such series keep happening in international cricket. He added that Zimbabwe should stop playing Test cricket for some time and turn their focus solely towards limited-overs cricket. His comments came after Pakistan comfortably won the two-match Test series, registering an innings victory in both matches as a weak Zimbabwe side was unable to put up a fight against a solid Pakistan Test side. ALSO…

The Realme Narzo lineup introduced the 30A and 30 Pro 5G earlier this year but left out a base model. This will change soon as the company is finally set to unveil the base model soon, the Realme Narzo 30, on May 18. ALSO READ Realme Laptop is Coming Soon: Leak The Realme Narzo 30 will launch in Malaysia next week and Realme Malaysia has also confirmed a few specifications for the device. Realme has previously confirmed that the Narzo 30 will feature the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC, which is more or less equal to the Snapdragon 732G. It will…

Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister, Firdous Ashiq Awan, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to regularize the poultry sector in Pakistan. She said that the poultry sector has turned into a mafia in Pakistan, which has necessitated its regularization. She added that the poultry mafia has political backing, and once this sector is regularization the prices of poultry items would not be decided on a cartel basis. Firdous said that the PM had taken this decision, keeping in view the price-fixing strategies of the sector players. A bill will be introduced in the parliament to bring this…

National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to keep the COVID-19 vaccination centers closed on the first two days of Eid-ul-Fitr. On the other hand, Sindh’s health department has already notified the closure of vaccination centers for three days starting from 13 May. ALSO READ Kuwait Bans Entry for Pakistanis In another development, NCOC has decided to extend the walk-in COVID-19 vaccination facility to citizens aged 40 years or above from 12 May. According to the Federal Planning Minister, Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, citizens can go to their nearest vaccination centers after registering at 1166 to…

Last year, ZTE launched the world’s first phone with an under-display camera dubbed the ZTE Axon 20. Now, the company is working on another handset with the same tech. However, this time it will not be from the Axon series, rather will belong to the Nubia Z-series. Last week, ZTE Nubia’s VP Ni Fei confirmed that the company will launch the Nubia Z30 Pro on May 20 with an under-display camera. This new selfie camera will likely have quality improvements over the last generation. Soon after the announcement, Nubia uploaded an official teaser of the upcoming phone along with the…

Pakistan’s exports to the United States of America crossed the $4 billion mark during July-April 2021, as announced by the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Trade and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood, on Tuesday. He tweeted: “The United States continues to be an important market for us. We are happy to share that our exports to the US during Jul-Apr 2021 have increased by 29 percent to USD 4,092 million as compared to USD 3,173 million in Jul-Apr 2020”. The United States continues to be an important market for us. We are happy to share that our exports to the…