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Pakistan Railways has reduced the freight rates of its services for the Eid holidays, a press release issued by the Divisional Superintendent Office said. The move is aimed at offering affordable cargo services and container transportation through railways during the lockdown, the press release said. ALSO READ Govt to Officially Regulate Poultry: Minister The cargo booking rates have been significantly reduced by 25 percent, and a five percent reduction is being offered for all bookings of coal and container wagons. The booking fare for the online premium train has also been slashed by Rs. 10,000 per wagon. Earlier, Pakistan Railways…

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Yesterday, Xiaomi announced that it is working on new pair of truly wireless earphones with ANC that will break covers on 13th May. Just a few hours after the announcement, the company shared two teaser posters and the name of the earbuds on its official Weibo page. The new earbuds will be called Mi FlipBuds Pro. It has been designed per the company’s new logo. The teasers reveal the design of the earbuds as well as the charging case. The earbuds look a lot like the Mi True Wireless earbuds launched last year with similar in-ear design and a similar…

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Minors driving vehicles on busy roads is becoming an increasingly common sight in Pakistan. A video made in Sukkur showing a child driving a small commercial vehicle on a busy market road in broad daylight has recently been circulating on social media. The details indicate that the driver of the mini pickup truck is a 9-year old boy who frequents the Sukkur vegetable market area. Upon noticing that he was being captured on a mobile phone, the little driver raced away to avoid trouble. ARVE Error: src mismatchurl: https://youtu.be/mrcjZRYV2XEsrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mrcjZRYV2XE?feature=oembed&modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mrcjZRYV2XEActual comparisonurl: https://youtu.be/mrcjZRYV2XEsrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mrcjZRYV2XE?modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mrcjZRYV2XE As…

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The world-renowned blockchain solutions provider, Fantom Foundation, will soon collaborate with the Pakistan Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) to launch a blockchain-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. The new software that was originally hailed as a Database Management suite for product trials will enable real-time database audits and information oversight at the concerned academic institutions. ALSO READ Govt to Officially Regulate Poultry: Minister Expressing his delight for the partnership with PEIRA, Fantom’s Operations Chief, Barek Sekandari, said, Our ERP/CRM products bring transparency and accountability to the complex database systems used by civic and governmental organizations. We note that our…

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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…

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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…

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