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Pakistan is going to the Election 2018 polls today July 25, 2018. Brands are also hoping to capitalize on the Election 2018 Fever that’s gripping the whole country right now & offering Election 2018 discounts for Pakistani voters who do their civic duty & encouraging people to go out and cast a vote. Election 2018 Discounts for Voters In most cases, it’s as simple as you casting your vote, show up at these places, and show your inked thumb to avail these offers. We will be updating the list as more brands reveal their offers. Note: Some of these outlets are…

Pakistan is going to the Elections 2018 polls today July 25, 2018. Brands are also hoping to capitalize on the Elections 2018 Fever that’s gripping the whole country right now & offering Elections 2018 discounts for Pakistani voters who do their civic duty & encouraging people to go out and cast a vote. Elections 2018 Discounts for Voters In most cases, it’s as simple as you casting your vote, show up at these places, and show your inked thumb to avail these offers. We will be updating the list as more brands reveal their offers. Note: Some of these outlets…

National Savings is continuing to move forward on its reform agenda and is entering the Digital Age by launching a mobile application “Qoumi Bachat Digital” for its investors. The app will help National Savings investors by enabling them to view up-to-date certificate and account balance, access product-wise investment details, get SMS and email alerts on any transactions in the accounts/certificates, view transaction history and account statements, search draw results of prize bonds and save prize bond numbers for future draws. Qoumi Bachat Digital will be available in both the Urdu and English language versions for the ease of National Savings…

Punjab Food Authority has banned bottled water from three companies that failed to meet the quality standards. Shockingly, the banned products belong to renowned brands. PFA has also told that they have collected samples from several private and government hospitals and are awaiting the results. Samples from Water and Sanitation Agency have also been collected. Banned Companies The Authority banned bottled water products from the following companies: Aquafina, Kinley, Springley Aquafine’s inclusion is rather surprising one. According to previous survey it was the only drink labelled fit for use by Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA). PFA surveyed Lahore and…

India on Thursday  Jan 4, 2018. began investigating a report that access to its database of the identity details of more than 1 billion citizens was being sold for just $8 on social media. The Tribune newspaper said it had been able to buy login credentials to the Aadhaar database, allowing it to acquire information such as the names, telephone numbers and home addresses of millions of people. The paper said it bought access for as little as 500 rupees ($7.89) from someone on a WhatsApp social media group. The “case appears to be an instance of misuse,” said the…

Feasibility Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority had awarded a contract for study and design of the 1100 to 1200 MW Kohala Dam hydroelectric project on Pakistan's Jhelum River. Snowy Mountains Engineering Corp. (SMEC) of Australia had to prepare a feasibility study, detailed engineering design, and tender documents for the project, to be built in Azad-Jammu-Kashmir State. The two-year study had included comprehensive analysis of the project's requirements - engineering, power optimization, transmission, geotechnical, economic, financial, social, and environment. It was SMEC's first major hydropower project work in Pakistan. Kohala Dam is a dam on the upper branch of the Jhelum, 40…

Online business-to-business marketplace Expert Market has put together a ranking of the global cities where people have the best balance between their work and leisure time — the so-called "work-life balance." Using data from Swiss banking group UBS, the site compiled information on the biggest, most important cities globally, taking into account how many hours per week and per year people work as well as how many days holiday they take, before creating the ranking. All 13 cities are in Europe, although 12 different countries are represented. France is the only nation where two cities feature, and no British cities…

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