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With a plan to discontinue the 8th generation Sonata soon, Hyundai is now seeking to launch the 9th generation or DN9 Sonata in 2023. The 8th generation Sonata was launched in 2019 and received great praise around the world due to its contemporary looks, features as well as promising performance. ALSO READ Here’s How Much Car Prices Have Gone Up in Pakistan Since 2015 [Updated] Initially, Hyundai had planned to give the 8th generation model a mid-cycle facelift, but those plans were scrapped in early 2021 on account of low sales in North America and South Korea. Furthermore, with car…

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To ensure the rightful provincial share in oil and gas production, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has demanded the Federal Government apply the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) in all the prospective onshore exploration leases. “It is reiterated that the Regulation of Mines and Oilfield and Mineral Development (Government Act), 1948 which, is the guiding document for regulating matters pertaining to exploration and production of oil and gas in the country expressly calls for Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) both offshore and onshore. It is further stated that PSA is equally beneficial to Federal Government and Provincial Government in terms of Article…

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The multinational technology conglomerate, Meta, in a blog post, announced on Monday that it will soon be launching one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to boost its capacity to process and manipulate data rapidly, despite the company’s persistent controversies over invading users’ privacy and fueling misinformation. ALSO READ Instagram Users Will Now Have to Pay to Watch Their Favourite Influencers and Exclusive Content According to the US tech giant, this new array of superfast machines would be able to process images and video up to 20 times faster as compared to their current systems. The firm in a blog…

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10 Million and still going strong – My Zong App’s family has grown and reached a remarkable mark of 10 million active users. With 1 in every 4 customers of the company using MZA, this feat makes My Zong App one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing apps with the highest digital penetration rates in the industry. The new milestone is a testament to Zong users’ confidence in My Zong App in terms of system performance, useful features, convenience, and state-of-the-art user interface. Moreover, My Zong App also offers exclusivity to its users in terms of offers and games, which has brought good…

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Afghan cricketer, Rashid Khan congratulated Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Muhammad Rizwan, after the trio bagged ICC awards. Taking to Twitter, the Afghan leg-spinner appreciated the Pakistani cricketers and wished them the best for the future. Many many congratulations on winning the awards and wish you all the very best rest of the career @iShaheenAfridi @babarazam258 @iMRizwanPak — Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) January 24, 2022 International Cricket Council declared Mohammad Rizwan as the T20I Cricketer of the Year after his phenomenal run in 2021. Pakistani opener smashed 1,326 runs at an incredible average of over 73. On the other hand, captain…

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Power consumers are likely to face another increase in power tariff up to Rs. 0.95 per unit following a decision of the government to withdraw a subsidy worth Rs. 20 billion The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday held a public hearing relating to approval of Policy Guidelines under section 31 of Regulation, Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 for Retargeting of Power Sector Subsidies Phase–II. ALSO READ CDWP Recommends Another Motorway Project Worth Rs. 108.5 Billion to ECNEC The federal government had filed a petition before National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to approve…

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The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approved three projects worth Rs. 13 billion and recommended another project worth Rs. 108.5 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration. The CDWP meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, while Secretary Planning, Abdul Aziz Uqaili, senior officials from Planning Commission, and federal ministries and divisions were also present. Representatives of provincial governments attended the meeting through video link. Projects related to governance, higher education, mass media, physical planning and housing, transport, and communication sectors were presented in the meeting. ALSO…

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has said that it has nothing to do with taxes on smartphones, as FBR is the body that proposes, approves and collect taxes from smartphone users. PTA, in its clarification wanted to say that government increased the taxes and FBR collects them; and that PTA has nothing to do with taxes on smartphones. PTA further clarified that it is offering its Device Identifications and Registration Database (DIRBS) system for mobile device registration, without any charges for the facilitation of the general public, and that all tax collected from registration of smartphones goes to FBR. PTA made this…

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