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The government of Punjab has drastically cut down the taxes on imported vehicles. This move was announced in its Finance Bill presented on Tuesday. In the revised budget for the fiscal year 2018-19, the government of Pakistan’s largest slashed 50 to 80 per cent of taxes on cars with different engine capacities. The PTI-led government hopes the move will encourage people to register their imported vehicles in Punjab instead of the federal capital or other provinces. The revised tax for cars from 1,300cc to 1,500cc will now be Rs. 15,000, coming down from Rs. 70,000. Taxes on cars with engine capacity from 1500cc to 2000cc is proposed to be Rs. 25,000. Previously it was 150,000. Furthermore, those wanting to import cars with engine capacities from 2,000cc to 2,500cc will have to pay as much as Rs 100,000, not 200,000. Importers of the vehicles with engine capacities above 25,00cc did not receive this perk as the government believes these cars are used by th...

The cricket field has seen so many bizarre things in history. It has witnessed Inzimam’s moonwalk, Angelo Mathews running at a snail’s pace and Mohammad Yousuf’s scary calls for a run, but never have it observed anything that we saw on the third day of the Abu Dhabi Test. This time it was non of the previous three, of course, it instead involved Pakistan’s one of the quickest runners between the wickets. It was Azhar Ali. If you think Labuschagne’s run out in the first innings of Australia was careless, I wonder what would you say seeing Azhar Ali’s ridiculous dismissal. He was sitting comfortably on 64, driving, sweeping and cutting the ball with regained confidence and slowly approaching to the much-awaited hundred, until this happened! After edging a ball past the slip, Azhar and Shafiq hung in the middle of the wicket, having a chinwag, thinking the ball had gone for four – which in reality, did not! Starc was smart e...

You didn’t need to lift a finger. [ Further reading:  Windows 10 update (and retirement) calendar: Mark these dates  ] Worst Windows 10 rollout ever Hard to believe that Windows 10 version rollouts could get any worse, but this month hit the bottom of a nearly bottomless barrel. Some folks who clicked “Check for updates” wound up with a brand spanking new copy of Win10 version 1809 — and all of the files in their \Documents, \Pictures, \Music, \Videos and other folders disappeared. I have a series of articles on that topic, arranged chronologically: Word to the Win10 wise: Don’t click 'Check for updates'  — Microsoft has unilaterally given itself permission to upgrade your Win10 PC to the brand-new version 1809, if you have the temerity to click “Check for updates.” How to block the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809, from installing  — the best ways to ensure you install 1809 when you’re ready, even in the face of recent forced u...

Nathan Dumlao / Matejmo / Getty Images If approved, a draft of the  Eclipse Foundation Specification Process  would be used for  Jakarta EE, Eclipse’s implementation of enterprise Java  as a new “open” specification process. The proposal would replace the Java Community Process (JCP), which has been used for amending the predecessor Java EE (Enterprise Edition) platform. [ The new Java is coming! Discover the  Jakarta EE enterprise Java roadmap . | The new Java versions are here! Learn everything you need to know about  what’s new in Java JDK 11  and  what’s new in Java EE 8 . | Keep up with hot topics in programming with InfoWorld’s  App Dev Report newsletter . ] The Eclipse specification committee’s approach centers on these points: Designing a process that would be as lightweight as possible. Have the specification process be as close to open source development as possible. Creation of a process that allows code-first development...

Introduction Good morning, Bonjour— selamat pagi . Welcome to the  2018 Annual Meetings ! On behalf of the IMF, I would like to express my sympathy, my condolences to the people of Indonesia and certainly to the families who have suffered losses and who are in distress at the moment. I was in Lombok on Monday; my team was in Sulawesi the day before; and we could see on the ground the devastation caused by the tragic natural disasters. But we could also see the resilience, the courage, the determination of the Indonesian people and certainly as an institution, as a community, we are trying to help in whichever way we can. And as I said in Balinese:  IMF berdiri bersama anda  (the IMF stands with you). That spirit of solidarity and courage and resilience also demonstrates how a country can grapple with difficult economic circumstances and do so with success. Certainly, Indonesia is a clear example of that. You will have seen not only the  Global Po...

Last year  Samsung  has launched Flip Phone  W2018  with Widest Aperture Camera. It was a high-end phone with many interesting specs. Now, the company is working on its successor which is W2019.  Samsung New Android Flipper W2019  Appeared on TENAA. Samsung New Android Flipper W2019 will launch by the end of this year TENAA listing has not revealed any of the specs of the phone. However, It revealed the pictures of the phone. The photos revealed that  W2019  will have almost the same design as of last year’s 2018. It is a combination of metal and glass and may also come colors – Elegant Gold and Platinum. Moreover,   W2019  may sport a pair of 4.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen displays, each with a 1080 x 1920 resolution. The phone also features a full keypad and navigational buttons. Most probably, Samsung New Android Flipper W2019 will be powered by  Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845  chipset. Moreover, th...

As we all know that  Huawei   will launch its  Mate 20  series on October 16. We have been listening to many rumors for quite a time about the different variants of Mate 20 series. Previously,  Huawei’s  video teased the upcoming  Mate 20 Pro  as “something new that’s worth exploring”. Then  Huawei Mate 20 Pro’s Video Teaser  Reveals Rectangular Camera  as well.  Silver Huawei Mate 20  also Appeared in New Hands-on Video. After so many rumors, we now came to know that Huawei will also launch a new variant that will be a gaming phone. Then,  Huawei Mate 20X Gaming Phone  Teaser Revealed Large Battery and Better Cooling. Now Alleged Huawei Mate 20X Appears in Live Pictures. Alleged Huawei Mate 20X will look like other variants of Mate 20 series. However, it will have a larger screen of 7.2 inches. Also, the phone appears in live shots. The live photos revealed that the phablet will pack the sa...

        COMMENTS For the 8 th  year in a row, Google has commemorated Pakistan’s Independence Day (14 th  of August) with a customized Google Doodle on their Google Pakistan homepage. You can see the seven doodles below, starting with this year: 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2014 DOODLE 2014’s Doodle outlined the Pakistan Monument, Pakistan’s newest national monument located in Islamabad. This monument is an architectural masterpiece that portrays different aspects of Pakistan in a beautiful manner. The overall structure (also shown in the Doodle) showing four petals represent the four provinces of the country. Art depicting Islamic architecture is used to cover the insides of the walls of these petals. The monument is located on a small hill in Islamabad, making it a vantage point to see the beautiful capital city. Google has a rich tradition of doing Doodles to mark differen...

In recent years, with the further development of reform and opening up and the rapid development of electronic and electrical appliances, the living standard of the people has been greatly improved. All kinds of high-grade household electrical appliances and valuables are owned by many families. However, there are more and more illegal elements. This is to see that most people are not strong enough to guard against theft. The phenomenon of theft is common. Therefore, more and more residents are worried about property safety. Most of the foreign advanced technology is used, and its functions are very advanced. Types are also very diverse, including infrared alarm, harmful gas control alarm, multiple touch alarm, including voice and light alarm device, that is, the product introduced in this article. At the same time, as an important part of alarm control system, the voice and light alarm device has been paid more and more attention by users. The  mp3 sound chip  and ...