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Saba Qamar teams up with Urduflix for web series

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Acclaimed Pakistani TV and film actress Saba Qamar Zaman has teamed up with country’s digital entertainment channel Urduflix for a web series project. The upcoming project for Urduflix will be the Baghi starlet’s second web series for this year. Directed by Saqib Khan, the web series will be a love triangle, a romantic comedy with a thrilling angle.

While the rest of the cast of the web series is yet to be finalized, Qamar has been signed on as the lead. Earlier this year, Qamar finished shooting for Mann Jogi, a web series for Zee5, opposite actors, Agha Mustafa Hassan and Noman Ijaz.

The upcoming series will be produced by Emax Media and available on the streaming site.

 

Apple’s iPhone 13 series to be more expensive than iPhone 12

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The upcoming iPhone 13 series is expected to be a lot more pricey than previously expected as leaks indicate Apple might sell the smartphone at a higher price to prepare itself for the upcoming chip shortage. Apple is going to launch the much-touted iPhone 13 series soon and there are rumours it would be a lot pricier than previously expected as US technological company might sell the smartphone at a higher price to prepare itself for the upcoming chip shortage.

According to a report by Digitimes, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), one of the leading Apple suppliers for SoC is expected to increase its costs of chip production by a whopping 20 percent, which would result in a domino effect that would impact TSMC customers (which includes Apple) and by extension, us.

The new pricing is expected to go into effect in January 2022, however, to prevent itself from spiking its pricing again, Apple could price their phones in a way that would factor this price hike, and try to minimize its impact on the profits.

The spike in cost is due to TSMC’s adoption of more advanced and mature manufacturing processes. The report also highlights that these price adjustments would be also seen on orders scheduled to be fulfilled starting December this year.

According to new leaks, it has been revealed that Apple has created a new Face ID hardware, which basically will allow you to unlock the iPhone even if you wear a mask or glasses.

This has been tested by the company’s employees in various scenarios. Even after that, they are needed to set up the Face ID without a mask or glasses.

The iPhone 13 is expected to have improved cameras, bigger batteries, a small notch, an A15 Bionic chip, iOS 15, and other exciting features. Its launch is expected to be followed by more Apple products, including the AirPods 3, new Macs, and more.

Yasir Hussain shares his first look from film ‘Javed Iqbal’

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Pakistani actor, playwright and host Yasir Hussain on Sunday shared his first look from his upcoming feature film Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer.

The Baandi actor took to Instagram and shared the first poster of the film and announced that it will be released soon in cinemas.

He shared the poster with caption, “Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story Of A Serial Killer. Coming Soon!”

Iqra Aziz also turned to the photo-video sharing platform and extended best wishes to husband Yasir Hussain for the upcoming movie.

The Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor shared the first look of Yasir Hussain from film Javed Iqbal and said, “BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF JAVED IQBAL‼️”

She further said, “Best of luck @yasir.hussain131. I know how difficult this character is for you to play, to feel this entire heartbreaking story and then perform. #comingsoon #feauturefilm.”

 

Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor bring back Mughal Era in latest photo shoot

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Pakistan star couple Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor are exuding infectious chemistry in their latest social media update and fans are smitten.

The couple is bringing back the traditional Mughal era while they model for a clothing brand. “1554 is a time that is to be cherished,” says Ayeza.

“It almost felt like @Danishtaimoor16 and I met a long long time ago – it felt real,” captions Ayeza alongside her photos with Danish.

Pakistan earns US $2123 million from IT services’ export during FY 2020-21

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Pakistan earned US $2123.035 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the fiscal year 2020-21.  This shows growth of 47.44 percent when compared to US $1439.970 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

During the period under review, the computer services grew by 50.32 percent as it surged from US $1108.690 million last fiscal year to US $1666.615 million during July-June (2020-21).

Among the computer services, the exports of software consultancy services witnessed increase of 35.50 percent, from US $408.974 million to US $554.180 million while the export and import of computer software related services also rose by 30.88 percent, from US $318.937 million to US $417.415 million.

The exports of hardware consultancy services decreased by 71.84 percent from, US $1.957 million to US $0.551 million whereas the exports of repair and maintenance services also decline by 56.19 percent from $1.511 million to $0.662 million.

In addition, the exports of other computer services rose by 83.88 percent from US$ 377.311 million to US $ 693.807 million.  Meanwhile, the export of information services during the period under review increased by 56.47 percent by going up from US $ 2.550 million to US $3.990 million.

Among the information services, the exports of news agency services increased by 69.41 percent, from US $ 1.360 million to US $ 2.304 million whereas the exports of other information services also increased by 41.68 percent, from US $ 1.190 million to US $ 1.686 million.

The export of telecommunication services also witnessed an increase of 37.63 percent as these went up from US $328.730 million to 452.430 million during the fiscal year under review, the data revealed.

Among the telecommunication services, the export of call centre services increased by 22.10 percent during the period as its exports increased from US $ 125.964 million to US $153.806 million whereas the export of other telecommunication services also increased by 47.28 percent, from US $202.766 million to US $298.624 million during the period under review, the PBS data revealed.

TikToker Hareem Shah’s another dance video goes viral

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TikToker Hareem Shah s another video of dance on Indian song went viral on social media.The videos of showbiz personalities go viral on social media but some videos quickly become the focus of users  attention.

If we talk about the well-known Pakistani TikToker Hareem Shah, then every day his videos keep making a fuss on social media.

Reportedly, after her alleged marriage, Hareem Shah is on her honeymoon and has been updating her admirers with dazzling views of Turkey. Her dance video also went viral from Turkey.

Now, once again, Hareem s dance video is going viral on social media in which she is seen dancing to the songs of the Indian film “Hum Dil De Chake Sanam”.

Earlier, the video posted on Hareem Shah s TikTok and Instagram accounts, she was dancing to the famous song Bismillah Karan. In this video, Hareem Shah was in a room that looks like an office. The room also has two other flags in the background with Turkish and Pakistani flags. The video shows a chair lying on one side and a laptop on the front desk.

Pakistan’s mobile phones production surpasses import

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Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said that the number of mobile phones manufactured locally has surpassed the number of devices imported during the period between January and July 2021.The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones imports in the country. During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants was 12.27 million and imported mobile phones recorded at 8.29 million.

This trend reflects a positive uptake on PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Authorisation regulatory regime whereby local manufacturing within the first year of regime introduction has resulted in production of 12.27 million phones in a short span of seven months including 4.87 million 4G smartphones.

The successful implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) along with conducive government policies including the mobile manufacturing policy has created a favourable environment for mobile device manufacturing in Pakistan.

It has also contributed positively to the mobile ecosystem of Pakistan by eliminating counterfeit device market providing a level playing field for commercial entities and has created trust amongst consumers due to the formulation of standardised legal channels for all sorts of device imports.

It is important to highlight that the government of Pakistan introduced a comprehensive mobile manufacturing policy to encourage and attract manufacturers to establish their units in Pakistan. PTA in light of the policy issued Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations on January 28, 2021. Till now, 26 companies have been issued MDM authorisation enabling them to manufacture mobile devices in Pakistan.

Airlink set for biggest IPO at PSX

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Airlink Communication Ltd, a cell phone distributor in Pakistan, is set for the largest ever Initial Public Offering of Pakistan’s private sector. The company has ventured into manufacturing recently – assembling TCL, ITel and Tecno cell phones in the country.

The company will be selling 90 million shares at a base price of Rs65 per share, which will amount to Rs5.85 billion in total at base price.

The book building will be held on August 30 and 31 and the price will be decided with institutions and high net worth individuals bidding via the Dutch auction method. The general public will be able to buy the company’s shares on September 6 and 7. JS Global Capital Limited is the consultant and book runner to this issue.

JS Global is set to bring the largest ever initial public offering of Rs6 billion to the capital market as the consultant and book builder of Airlink Communication Limited, a statement said.

Airlink Communication Ltd, a cell phone distributor in Pakistan, has ventured into manufacturing recently for the Transsion Group China. As a vertically integrated company, it also has retail stores for distributing top international smart phone brands like Samsung, Apple, Huwawei, Xiaomi, Itel, Techno, TCL and Alcatel.

The company would be selling 90 million shares at a base price of Rs65/share.

Airlink sales grew from Rs140 million in 2012 to over Rs47 billion in 2021, showing an unprecedented growth as e-commerce and digitisation continued to expand at a fast pace. All the big smart phone manufacturers such as Samsung, Itel, Tencho, Infinix, TCL and Alcatel would now be assembled in Pakistan. Further Xiaomi, the largest smart phone manufacturer of the world would also soon start assembling in Pakistan.

These big brands not only want to venture into Pakistan to fulfil the demands of the 5th largest population, but also aim to start exporting within the next 12-24 months, with bodes well for the country’s economy.

“We have seen the stock markets flourishing during the last 12 months and it is expected that on the back of the improving macro economic situation the markets will witness more IPOs and liquidity in days to come,” the statement added.

TikTok testing five and 10-minute video time limits

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Video-sharing app TikTok is experimenting with the time limit on its uploads, with chances of the video duration to be expanded to five minutes or longer according to the Pocket-lint .

In December 2020, the platform lengthened the maximum length of the videos to three minutes.  TikTok’s social media consultant Matt Navarra indicated via Twitter that the limit on the video may be increased once again.

As seen in Navarra’s tweet, some users have already begun receiving the option to upload five-minute video clips on TikTok.

Some specific users will receive a notification by the app reading: “Upload videos up to 5 minutes long from your device. Make sure you’re using the latest version of TikTok before trying out the feature on your app or tiktok.com.”

Besides the 5-minute option, some users have also received an option to upload videos with a time limit of 10 minutes. The notifications suggest that the application is still weighing the ideal limit to roll out for all users.

In addition, more changes in the application are expected soon with TikTok Stories — which follows the same format as Snapchat and Instagram — rumoured earlier this month, and TikTok Shopping announced earlier this week.

TikTok Shopping is a partnership with Shopify and will offer business users on TikTok the option to add a shopping tab to their profiles. The tab will allow such users to feature products and provide links to online stores for payment.